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Ok...I thought I should give this it's own thread, outside of Asterothe's...this being my first Iron Maidens concert!....so here goes...
Last night in San Diego...
Last night was my FIRST time seeing The Iron Maidens...and wow was it a great show!
My friend has seen them maybe 6 times now, and he made a statement that I scoffed at before the show. I'm the most diehard Maiden fan I've ever met, and my friend says to me about their musicianship "If you put Bruce on stage with them, and close your eyes, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference". You know what? He was really close to being correct. My jaw dropped so many times, I thought about just leaving it there!
When the show started, I was impressed and thought to myself..."ok...they're good, I'll enjoy this". However, the more the night went on, the more I got sucked in to it...and the better it got. I cannot tell you how amazed I was.
Part of what made it so amazing, was that the setlist was loaded with songs you know Maiden won't play. Oh man...Wasted Years finishes, and all of a sudden I hear this backwards voice that is so failiar to me.....
"Hassana noof, nobees neebeelem....nooooof. Snobeef nemees minnesooootoff. Nff, nff."
I was so unbelievably in lust/love with the girls at that point (ok...maybe before that, too...especially Wanda...holy freaking God she's beautiful). I had long since given up EVER hearing that song again! It's one of my all-time favorite Maiden songs. Hearing BQOBD, TPOTO, and Wasting Love also...amazing!!!!
Not much else I can say, I suppose....except to thank the lovely ladies! Oh yeah...managed to come away with a guitar pick from each of the ladies on guitar
Some specific observations about each lady...
1) Aja - Amazing pipes, and great stage presence!
2) Wanda - seems almost relaxed up there, but plays very VERY well...not to mention, I would like for her to be my future ex-wife.
3) Sarah - Holy freaking moly! Both guitar players blew me away...but Mini...wow...she gives 320% up there. You can tell that this is part of who she is...and it immediately earned my highest respect for her part in the band.
4) Elizabeth - Adrian plays some of the most amazing and precise solos...and Elizabeth just nailed them time after time. I kept paying VERY close attention, and she impressed the hell out of me, every time!
5) Linda - Besides playing an incredible show on the drums, I kept hearing a backing vocal from time to time, when no one was on the mic up front. It didn't take long to see Linda pounding onthe drums, and singing into her mic. To play the drums like that, and sing backing vocals....wow...just...wow.
Oh...and...well...Hi everyone...nice to be here. If anyone here is also on the official Iron Maiden BB....I'm "Khan" from over there.
Last night in San Diego...
Last night was my FIRST time seeing The Iron Maidens...and wow was it a great show!
My friend has seen them maybe 6 times now, and he made a statement that I scoffed at before the show. I'm the most diehard Maiden fan I've ever met, and my friend says to me about their musicianship "If you put Bruce on stage with them, and close your eyes, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference". You know what? He was really close to being correct. My jaw dropped so many times, I thought about just leaving it there!
When the show started, I was impressed and thought to myself..."ok...they're good, I'll enjoy this". However, the more the night went on, the more I got sucked in to it...and the better it got. I cannot tell you how amazed I was.
Part of what made it so amazing, was that the setlist was loaded with songs you know Maiden won't play. Oh man...Wasted Years finishes, and all of a sudden I hear this backwards voice that is so failiar to me.....
"Hassana noof, nobees neebeelem....nooooof. Snobeef nemees minnesooootoff. Nff, nff."
I was so unbelievably in lust/love with the girls at that point (ok...maybe before that, too...especially Wanda...holy freaking God she's beautiful). I had long since given up EVER hearing that song again! It's one of my all-time favorite Maiden songs. Hearing BQOBD, TPOTO, and Wasting Love also...amazing!!!!
Not much else I can say, I suppose....except to thank the lovely ladies! Oh yeah...managed to come away with a guitar pick from each of the ladies on guitar
Some specific observations about each lady...
1) Aja - Amazing pipes, and great stage presence!
2) Wanda - seems almost relaxed up there, but plays very VERY well...not to mention, I would like for her to be my future ex-wife.
3) Sarah - Holy freaking moly! Both guitar players blew me away...but Mini...wow...she gives 320% up there. You can tell that this is part of who she is...and it immediately earned my highest respect for her part in the band.
4) Elizabeth - Adrian plays some of the most amazing and precise solos...and Elizabeth just nailed them time after time. I kept paying VERY close attention, and she impressed the hell out of me, every time!
5) Linda - Besides playing an incredible show on the drums, I kept hearing a backing vocal from time to time, when no one was on the mic up front. It didn't take long to see Linda pounding onthe drums, and singing into her mic. To play the drums like that, and sing backing vocals....wow...just...wow.
Oh...and...well...Hi everyone...nice to be here. If anyone here is also on the official Iron Maiden BB....I'm "Khan" from over there.
Glad you had an amazing time!! The ladies are very talented people!
