well...my throat is raw..and i have grin from ear to ear! Tickets to this show cost me $45, and I don't regret a cent. It has been a long time since i have been to an Iron Maiden concert, and I think it did my heart and soul good.
What can I say. They were awesome. The crowd was more pumped than i would have thought. There was even a very large, conservatively dressed, black gentleman who was next to me....who sang every word note for note (even wildest dreams), air guitared the whole time..and had a blast. I never would have expected him to be a Maiden fan!
I was only dissapointed by a few things...2 of which the band had no control over.
1. The video monitors on the sides of the stage at the venue were blurry as shit...and subsequently, I never bothered to watch them...even though I had a fairly tall guy in front me of me blocking my view.
2. It was loud...and several times through the show, they started getting major feedback. Sometimes, it was so loud, it was hard to tell wtf they were doing/playing....maybe I am just getting old!
3. I wished it could have gone on longer...but this is just selfishness on my part. They played 13 songs. Let me know if you guys want to know about the setlist/stageshow. It pretty much consisted of most of their hits/singles.
4. I was not particularly impressed with the Eddie that walked out on stage. IMO, it was the worst one I have ever seen...live or on video.
All in all, i had a blast. It seems I have come full circle to the slacked-jawed 12 year old who listened to POM for the first time....and decided right then and there that Maiden was the band for me. Who would have thought that 21 years later...I would be pumping my fists in the air screaming along to many of those same songs.
What can I say. They were awesome. The crowd was more pumped than i would have thought. There was even a very large, conservatively dressed, black gentleman who was next to me....who sang every word note for note (even wildest dreams), air guitared the whole time..and had a blast. I never would have expected him to be a Maiden fan!
I was only dissapointed by a few things...2 of which the band had no control over.
1. The video monitors on the sides of the stage at the venue were blurry as shit...and subsequently, I never bothered to watch them...even though I had a fairly tall guy in front me of me blocking my view.
2. It was loud...and several times through the show, they started getting major feedback. Sometimes, it was so loud, it was hard to tell wtf they were doing/playing....maybe I am just getting old!
3. I wished it could have gone on longer...but this is just selfishness on my part. They played 13 songs. Let me know if you guys want to know about the setlist/stageshow. It pretty much consisted of most of their hits/singles.
4. I was not particularly impressed with the Eddie that walked out on stage. IMO, it was the worst one I have ever seen...live or on video.
All in all, i had a blast. It seems I have come full circle to the slacked-jawed 12 year old who listened to POM for the first time....and decided right then and there that Maiden was the band for me. Who would have thought that 21 years later...I would be pumping my fists in the air screaming along to many of those same songs.
