Maiden Unplugged

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From Blabbermouth.net

IRON MAIDEN Go Acoustic! - Feb. 1, 2003

IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley, who is currently working with the band at a London studio on their as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2000's "Brave New World", has posted the following recording update via his web site:

"We cut the track being rehearsed [in this photo], and it came out great - and someone suggested putting an acoustic guitar on it, so I said, '... well, let's cut an acoustic version as well.' So we had to hire in some acoustic guitars (that's pretty sad!) and we cut an alternate version. Three acoustic guitars, acoustic bass and Nicko [McBrain] playing his drums, not with regular sticks but with 'bundles', and the track came out great. Even [IRON MAIDEN frontman] Bruce [Dickinson] got sensitive in his vocal booth, delivering a peach of a performance. I'm not sure where this will surface, as I feel pretty certain the electric version will make the record, but... hey, it will keep everyone guessing, I suppose!"

Coooooooool...

 

[phlogiston]

Pictures as well:
http://www.cavemanproductions.com/cavediary.htm

I hope we see it as a B-Side. Although I'm pretty certain it will be one of things that end up on a tape at the back of a drawer somewhere. Acoustic ain't "maiden" enough is it?

 

[Mark]

It'll end up on a deluxe collection for about $60 in 5 years time

 

[spawn]

With a cool biscuit tin!

 

[Sydo]

It's really about time they did something different. Anything different!!

I'm actually getting quite excited about the new album, and so far it's 100% because of what Kevin Shirley has been saying. He's doing more to promote interest in the album/band than the band themselves, the website or management!

 

[Mark]

Well, the website can only do as much as management let's them - so, yeah...

 

[Bucko]

Originally posted by Sydo
It's really about time they did something different. Anything different!!

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Yeah a tour of Oz for a start ...........

 

[Goreripper]

Three guitarists isn't different enough?

 

[Soul of a new Machine]

It sound great. I will buy the single only if it is on the b-side.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Hopefully it will be a b-side. I agree with ya Sydo, Shirley has gotten me excited about this album on his own accord, we haven't even heard what the band has to say about it yet. I think Maiden doing some accoustic stuff could work VERY well...imagine something from Bruce's solo stuff, like 'Arc Of Space' or 'Jerusalem' written into a song like 'The Clansman'. May be a bad example, but you can see what I mean.
I absolutely LOVE the outro to the song 'The Prophecy', and think the song is great simply because of the nice accoustic work, so they can pull it off.

I'm excited. Up the Irons!

 

[Goreripper]

They had to hire acoustic guitars.

 

[Southy]

Originally posted by Goreripper
They had to hire acoustic guitars.

How metal is that!!

 

[dreamwatch]

Originally posted by Mark
It'll end up on a deluxe collection for about $60 in 5 years time

Oh how alike we are - I was just about to post the same thing.

 

[Pentelesh]

holy shit, now im scared! *jaiks*