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24/05/2003 Nicko's back in the diary zone
Diary from the plane - Time : 1:15pm.
And from the hotel in Gijon - Time : 7:00pm
Well, well, well,
Here we are flying over the wonderful countryside of Northern Spain.
As you will have seen from yesterdays diary I didnt get past the first line.
That was because as soon as I had started to write it I had the call to leave for the first gig.
Man what a night!!!
Firstly though I have to step back a few months, well more than a few actually, to be exact, November 2002, last year.
We all got together in a small studio cloistered in a small part of North London.
There we got to grips with the writing of our new opus and most splendid piece of Maiden history to date.
I might add that the finished product IS without a doubt, our best yet.
We kicked off and worked from mid November up until the end of the second week of December when we all had a break to go back to our families and get ready for that most joyous occasion, CHRISTmas and New Year.
After a most splendid break at home we once again gathered in London but this time at Sarm West studios in the heart of Notting Hill Gate.
The studio room that we were using is a very famous room. The likes of the late Mr Hendrix and Bob Marley had made records there amongst such others as Led Zeppelin and whole host of others. I was overwhelmed with the history of the place. It loved my drum kit. The sound of the room is amazing.
Anyway we got the drum sound up and running and in hardly any time at all we had a couple of the new tracks laid down. It was really a great time making this album. The vibe was terrific and we all enjoyed the whole time we were together. We completed the back tracks by mid February and I headed back to Florida to spend time with the family. My son Justin had got the golf bug and so we were playing two or three times a week, HEAVEN on earth.
After a couple of months it was time to head back over the pond and return to SUNNY Blighty to do pictures and a little promo for the album and upcoming tour. We used a location out in Luton for the smudges and we used Mr Simon [blind as a post] Fowler to do the necessary lens duties. We had a great day with him.
The following day we were in London doing yet more Smudges for press and some other shots for the album. A great, yet gruelling, couple of days Ive yet to see the smudges but am told therere all out of focus and that we will have to do them all again. No Im only kidding. According to Rod and Harry, they all look fantastic, especially the ones of the drummer. Tee Hee.
Well that will do for the swift little expletive of what the last six months have been like, so on to the TOUR.
24/05/2003 Nicko's back in the diary zone
Diary from the plane - Time : 1:15pm.
And from the hotel in Gijon - Time : 7:00pm
Well, well, well,
Here we are flying over the wonderful countryside of Northern Spain.
As you will have seen from yesterdays diary I didnt get past the first line.
That was because as soon as I had started to write it I had the call to leave for the first gig.
Man what a night!!!
Firstly though I have to step back a few months, well more than a few actually, to be exact, November 2002, last year.
We all got together in a small studio cloistered in a small part of North London.
There we got to grips with the writing of our new opus and most splendid piece of Maiden history to date.
I might add that the finished product IS without a doubt, our best yet.
We kicked off and worked from mid November up until the end of the second week of December when we all had a break to go back to our families and get ready for that most joyous occasion, CHRISTmas and New Year.
After a most splendid break at home we once again gathered in London but this time at Sarm West studios in the heart of Notting Hill Gate.
The studio room that we were using is a very famous room. The likes of the late Mr Hendrix and Bob Marley had made records there amongst such others as Led Zeppelin and whole host of others. I was overwhelmed with the history of the place. It loved my drum kit. The sound of the room is amazing.
Anyway we got the drum sound up and running and in hardly any time at all we had a couple of the new tracks laid down. It was really a great time making this album. The vibe was terrific and we all enjoyed the whole time we were together. We completed the back tracks by mid February and I headed back to Florida to spend time with the family. My son Justin had got the golf bug and so we were playing two or three times a week, HEAVEN on earth.
After a couple of months it was time to head back over the pond and return to SUNNY Blighty to do pictures and a little promo for the album and upcoming tour. We used a location out in Luton for the smudges and we used Mr Simon [blind as a post] Fowler to do the necessary lens duties. We had a great day with him.
The following day we were in London doing yet more Smudges for press and some other shots for the album. A great, yet gruelling, couple of days Ive yet to see the smudges but am told therere all out of focus and that we will have to do them all again. No Im only kidding. According to Rod and Harry, they all look fantastic, especially the ones of the drummer. Tee Hee.
Well that will do for the swift little expletive of what the last six months have been like, so on to the TOUR.
