Maiden Central

I don’t think I’ve heard this before; definitely worth a listen.

Today, a clip taken from the ‘Live At Hammersmith’ collection, which I originally saw on the 12 Wasted Years video, but is also on the DVD ‘The Early Years’.

Following on from this morning’s profile of Killers, here’s a clip of Maiden performing ‘Another Life’ (which features on that album) way back in April 1980, around the time their debut was released. Absolutely awesome. Note: this is an old home video, and naturally the quality is not top notch! It also includes a rather… meandering drum solo from Clive Burr.

The one thing that has always confused me in my study of Iron Maiden’s history – ok, ONE of the things that has always confused me – is the band’s continual ignoring of their second album Killers except for two songs (namely ‘Wrathchild’ and ‘Killers’).

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From Community Newswire:

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald and actress Helen Baxendale urged companies to sponsor one of the phone lines run by a missing people’s charity, at an event last night.

Missing People, which works to find and safeguard missing people and support their loved ones, wants firms to show their support by sponsoring a phone for £10,000. It has 12 lines available for sponsorship.

Blaze Bayley, the band and man himself, has stepped in at the last minute to perform at Hellfire II after Evile dropped out.

Hellfire II is on at the Birmingham NEC on November 6-8. Check out their site for ticket information.

(Moshing Monday is a weekly celebration of Iron Maiden live)

This week’s Moshing Monday is from Sweden, with Maiden performing Phantom of the Opera. Includes a nice introduction from Bruce.

(Friday Fave is a weekly series of my personal favourite Maiden tracks)

This, the first Friday Fave, has to be my favourite Maiden track. Written by my favourite member (Adrian Smith, natch), and from my favourite album (Somewhere In Time). It is (as you’d have noticed by now), ‘Wasted Years’.

This is certainly interesting; I’m probably behind the times in not knowing about this, but oh well. If you own it, let me know what it’s like by commenting!

Maiden tribute act Higher-On Maiden (formerly Hi-On Maiden) will be appearing at the 10th anniversary Music Live show in Birmingham, on November 8, where they will be recreating Maiden’s 1988 Donnington Monsters Of Rock set.

Official site: www.higher-on-maiden.co.uk