Hardest vocals......
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RuntoHills
Lightside of Aquarius
I can answer that as well.
I am a singer too, and I can sing just like Bruce.
From experience, I can tell you that "Hallowed be thy Name" is a nightmare to sing.
"Die with your Boots On" has some hard singing here and there, especially in the middle section of the song: "THEY DIED with their BOOTS ON!!! Yes, they died!! We die!! We die, with our boots on!!! They died! We die. We die. We die. We die. You die." That high note there can sometimes be hard to hit right.
"Invaders" is kind-of tough, but not as hard as "Hallowed be thy Name".
I think "Rime of the Anicent Marnier" is pain to sing as well. Mostly b/c it is so long and so many lyrics to pronouce. It is MAIDEN's longest song by the way.
Some parts of "Drifter" can be hard to sing as well, b/c of the high screeching/screaming by Paul Di'Annio.
Those are the only ones that I can think of right off hand.
I know some songs from other bands apart from MAIDEN that their songs are nightmares to sing as well. "And Then There was Silence" from Blind_GuardiaN, "Keeper of the 7 Keys title song" from Helloween, "Painkiller title song" from PRIEST, and a few other songs from different bands.
I am a singer too, and I can sing just like Bruce.
From experience, I can tell you that "Hallowed be thy Name" is a nightmare to sing.
"Die with your Boots On" has some hard singing here and there, especially in the middle section of the song: "THEY DIED with their BOOTS ON!!! Yes, they died!! We die!! We die, with our boots on!!! They died! We die. We die. We die. We die. You die." That high note there can sometimes be hard to hit right.
"Invaders" is kind-of tough, but not as hard as "Hallowed be thy Name".
I think "Rime of the Anicent Marnier" is pain to sing as well. Mostly b/c it is so long and so many lyrics to pronouce. It is MAIDEN's longest song by the way.
Some parts of "Drifter" can be hard to sing as well, b/c of the high screeching/screaming by Paul Di'Annio.
Those are the only ones that I can think of right off hand.
I know some songs from other bands apart from MAIDEN that their songs are nightmares to sing as well. "And Then There was Silence" from Blind_GuardiaN, "Keeper of the 7 Keys title song" from Helloween, "Painkiller title song" from PRIEST, and a few other songs from different bands.
RuntoHills
Lightside of Aquarius
"Invaders" can be tough from time to time.
It is somewhat like "Hallowed be thy name" as in: Fast singing, and you have to spit out words very fast.
The chorus is a little unusual in that song, in that, you sing very high the first second, and the next second you sing very low. Almost like a roller-coaster type of effect with the singing. That's why a lot of people do not like that song, just b/c of the chorus.
Get the pronounciations down, and learn how to sing fast, and spit out a bunch of words at one time, and you can sing "Invaders" and the fast parts of "Hallowed be thy name".
Now for stretching out notes like what Bruce does at the beginning and the end of Hallowed, and at the end of Flight of Icarus: Take a deep breath before you sing the note. In someways, it is almost like holding your breath while trying to swim.
"The sands of time for me are running (take a deep breath and fill your lungs with air first, then sing) LLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW."
Samething with Flight of Icarus: "Fly (take a deep breath and fill your lungs with air first, and then sing) ooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn."
It is somewhat like "Hallowed be thy name" as in: Fast singing, and you have to spit out words very fast.
The chorus is a little unusual in that song, in that, you sing very high the first second, and the next second you sing very low. Almost like a roller-coaster type of effect with the singing. That's why a lot of people do not like that song, just b/c of the chorus.
Get the pronounciations down, and learn how to sing fast, and spit out a bunch of words at one time, and you can sing "Invaders" and the fast parts of "Hallowed be thy name".
Now for stretching out notes like what Bruce does at the beginning and the end of Hallowed, and at the end of Flight of Icarus: Take a deep breath before you sing the note. In someways, it is almost like holding your breath while trying to swim.
"The sands of time for me are running (take a deep breath and fill your lungs with air first, then sing) LLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW."
Samething with Flight of Icarus: "Fly (take a deep breath and fill your lungs with air first, and then sing) ooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn."
Air Raid Siren
Maidens' Vox
Each song presents it's own challenge - whether it's the range of the melody or the screams or a full mouthful of lyrics! The hardest one is usually the one I'm learning at the time....
But if I have to pick one, I would choose Where Eagles Dare as one of the more challenging ones to do justice to since the whole song is in the high belt range. I guess I'm lazy!
But if I have to pick one, I would choose Where Eagles Dare as one of the more challenging ones to do justice to since the whole song is in the high belt range. I guess I'm lazy!
Air Raid Siren
Maidens' Vox
Rik&Roll said:
The phrasing on that one is pretty tricky in the verses (esp the first one, it's a mouthful!) because of the unison lines with the guitar & bass.
Air Raid Siren
Maidens' Vox
RuntoHills said:
I would definitely agree with you there, RTH. And ya gotta think fast to remember if you're raping, pillaging, plundering or marauding!
Another one that deserves a mention is Seventh Son! The o- o- o- parts are kickbutt. So majestic! Bruce is a god!
Lord of Delusions
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Air Raid Siren said:
Damn, you know I have that same problem! I mean, I try to act profesional about it, but you can't always get it right. Its glad to know I'm not alone anymore...
Air Raid Siren
Maidens' Vox
Lord of Delusions said:Damn, you know I have that same problem! I mean, I try to act profesional about it, but you can't always get it right. Its glad to know I'm not alone anymore...
Lord of Delusions
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I'm sorry Aja, but that has got to be the best thing I have heard anyone say here in a loooong time! Maybe we could get some shirts made......hmmmm
RouxBodine
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Lord of Delusions
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RouxBodine said:Or perhaps some undies, kinda like the day-of-the-week sort.
Yeah, that would work good too. How about some official "Iron Maidens" refrigerator magnets? They might look like this....
Today I am supposed to be___________________
And then you could stick whatever magnet on it that pertains to your particular situation or mood. I bet you could sell ten's of them!
RouxBodine
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Whiplash402
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RouxBodine said:
You know, that might be a pretty cool idea now that I've given it some thought, even if the Maidens don't run with it. You could use a little Viking dude or something. If nothing else it could be a cute conversation peice. Someone with a much better printer than I should make one up and see how it looks!
I thought a bit about the underwear and even how you could have special designs for each word, and the only one that really shouldn't be considered would be the ones for "rape". Not only is that a pretty objectional subject, imagine if you were to end up in the emergency room with your crotchless, black leather, metal studded undies with the words "Today I am supposed to: Rape" !
That asks alot of questions that I really wouldn't want to answer. I don't think many people would get that joke...However, you could easily replace it with "Burn Something Down" or "Spread the word of Evil to All Mankind".Similar threads
