The boys were just firing on all cylinders at this point. 2nd album with the classic lineup, they were in the pocket and just crushed every single track on this album. One of the greatest albums of all time.
I wonder if Doug realizes he is stumbling upon the next level top tier Maiden era in Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son. This is best of the best category. Love the reaction to the growl and run right after 22:48.
spent many a night looking for his little symbol he put on all of his album artwork - me and my dad would enjoy a lot of time both listening and delving into the artwork , such amazing memories !!!
I am a high school teacher and my deadline to submit any electronic assignments is always 11:58 PM. Iron Maiden is in my top 2 favorite bands of all time.
Should you ´up - date´ the countdown clock of yours, since it´s 11:59/23:59 nowadays in this reference on the track(?) Haha..Kiddin´ 😉🙃 ... Just my humble opinion about this particular metaphora of the " Nuclear Doomsday " *UPTHEIRONS* 🤘😎💙🎶💯💥
I had a girlfriend who was not into rock and was very much into classical music. I picked her up one day with Maiden playing and promised to change it. After a few minutes she asked me to leave it on. She said she could not believe how melodic it was - she was into some pretty heavy classical stuff like I was and totally got the connection.
They are not like any other band! Very well-balanced with a lot of great and strong melodies, beauty, emotions, sentimentality, moderate heaviness, power, vigor, boldness, drama, theatrical sense, dynamics, that’s something rare, and you can’t hear things like that every day!
I remember as a teenager when Powerslave was released followed by the World Slavery Tour... Opening band was W.A.S.P. Holy Hell what a great time to be a metal head.
And that is why Iron Maiden is hands down the greatest heavy metal band ever. No one even comes close. Each member is a master at their craft and it all comes together in absolute perfection. Beautiful!
Powerslave was my first concert ever. My mom took me. W.A.S.P. opened. They came out with the ass cut out of their pants. My mom took it in stride and didn't say a thing, just let me be a crazy teenager and enjoy the heck out of two great bands. Maiden has been my favorite band for some 40 years now. 40 years. I've got a few more to go and I don't see another band taking their place. Such great musicians all around.
They took many of the "World Slavery Tour" recordings to create the "Live After Death" album. I'll put the LAD album up against just about any other live metal album... Especially the cassette version that includes the 5 bonus tracks they omitted on the CD version.
On "the duelists," I always pictured Dave and Adrian "dueling" on the guitar solos. I can picture two swordsmen fighting as they trade solos and come together on other parts. This song, in my opinion, is one of the most visual songs they've recorded.
I've been literally waiting for years to see you react to Aces High, my favorite Iron Maiden song. It's a perfect combination of music and lyrics. The high tempo of the song and guitars perfectly capture the urgency of the lyrics. It has perhaps the greatest of all Iron Maiden choruses. Can't believe you hadn't reacted to it or 2 Minutes to Midnight! These are seminal Maiden songs. All time classics.
1984 was the year I first heard Iron Maiden. I think I must have listened to Powerslave and Live After Death a thousand times in 1985. Powerslave made me what I am today, an absolute fan of the band for over 40 years. Thanks for the reaction.
Couple of weeks ago I bought my 6-year old son a CD - "Best of the Beast", which starts with a live version of "Aces High". Now every morning when I brush my teeth, I hear this song as my son is getting dressed up for kindergaden. That was money well spent ;)
"worked" this tour in '84 with a crew pass (one show, Fargo ND). Friend got those all the time back then. So, watch side-stage, move a couple crates to a truck after the show, get the pass stamped, party with the band after. Great times.
I heard that concert and I lived halfway between the fairgrounds and Harwood. It sounded like someone a few blocks away had their stereo too loud. I rode my bike around trying to find the source. I don't know if there was an inversion keeping the sound near the ground or what.
@@PaulNelson156 I thought Eddie was cool. I would see the older kids with T shirts or the mirrors you would get from the games at the Red River fair but none of my friends were into it at the time.
You should listen to the A Matter Of Life And Death album, the way they showed so much growth in the writing songs art is really something, and very good lyrics too, and my personal favorite jeje
With everything thats happening in the Middle East & Ukraine, 2 Minutes to Midnight drives home the madness of war, a song from thr 80s sadly as relevant today as it was then.
To this day I still get goosebumps with the first notes of Aces High. The opening recorded on Live After Death with Churchill’s speech and sounds of fighter planes overhead solidified it as iconic. Fantastic album all around, with some of my favorite tracks.
I was 14 when this came out....and will still spin this and or spotify it and never get tired of PowerSlave amongst all their others. This November God's be willing I will see them once more!
There's a war inside my head between Somewhere In Time and Powerslave as my favorite Maiden albums. I think Somewhere is the best album straight through but with Powerslave's first two and final two tracks you could literally have 4 or 5 tracks of nothing but fart noises and it would still be top 5 metal album of all time. Aces, 2 Minutes, Powerslave and Rime are just that good.
Excellent reaction and analysis! The 7 albums released by Iron Maiden in the 80s: masterpieces of Heavy Metal!!! "Powerslave" (1984) is extremely special: it has 8 exceptional songs! Greetings from Brazil!!!
Not gonna lie, the start of the album always brings tears to my eyes. Reminds me of seeing them live for the first time on August 16th in 2008 on the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands. It started with Churchill's Speech and then went into those first two songs. The pure surge of power from the band and energy from the crowd was incredible. I will cherish that for the rest of my live!
Martin Birch, everyone-the secret sauce to Iron Maiden's career-best work in the 80s. He knew bands better than they knew themselves, and he wrung the best out of them by any means necessary.
My first Maiden live tour... Powerslave will always be a special one for me having seen the World Slavery tour in 84... Twisted Sister was a pretty fun opener on that leg of the USA Tour...
Back before the internet and all I had to go off of was the lyrics and had never even heard of the Prisoner TV series, I was convinced Back in the Village was a song about the perspective of a dive bomber pilot. I still can't not hear it that way even today.
"The romance of war" is an excellent way of putting it. Theres a layer of excitement and complexity to it that is fascinating, but the subject itself if grisly, grim and not always pleasant to talk about.
@@jonathanatkinson5256 my mistake. Back then, I bought the Live After Death album before I got Powerslave. After listening to the live album repeatedly, I just assumed it was on the album also.
I stood in line for this album. We had Number of the Beast and it was a favorite. I can remember my whole neighborhood group in my backyard with a boom box listening to this for the first time. The album did not disappoint. Since then, this and Live after Death have been in constant rotation for me.
Was lucky enough to catch the World Slavery Tour in Sheffield, England as a teenager and it was mind blowing. Love this album. It’s almost classical in parts. Brilliant
I'm (almost) 43 and Maiden have been my favourite band since my early days. "Live after Death" (live record, recorded during the tour of this record) was my first introduction to this band, and i got hooked since then. I was around 8 or 9, and i got hypnotized by the music, artwork and especially the photos on the inner sleeve. It's just awesome to see someone like you, getting the same vibe as i did. It clearly shows how important this band is to the nusic world. I can't imagine mt life without them!
You're listening to this just how I used to listen to music when I was younger. So passionate. I would (air)drum along as well, and read the lyrics and sing along. Nodding your head along. I think we've got ourselves an iron maiden fan, yall
I derive SO much joy watching a musician like Doug experiencing Maiden for the first time. They were the best band on the PLANET with complex musical structure, deep lyrics, and incredible musicianship. And they STILL are a relevant band who are playing (and singing) better than they were 30 years ago.
You should do the same with Piece of mind album, where eagles dare and revelations are gonna blow you away for sure, then flight of the Icarus and die with your boots on is the perfect first side of an album, another thing we missed since the CDs era
"As the reasons for the carnage cut Their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine And feed it with our babies" - Heavy Metal poetry 101
Doug - it’s such a delight to watch you experience these songs for the first time, especially when we know what’s coming up before you hear it. Cheers!
I love how the cadence of Aces High simulates the pacing of an aerial dogfight. Just an absolute banger! And the lyrics in 2 Minutes To Midnight, while graphic, are pure poetry!
Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son are peak Maiden, there's no doubt about it. The perfect balance of killer riffs, intelligent but catchy lyrics, and some proggy arrangements. Often I'll say Seventh is my favourite album, because I'm a sucker for a concept album, but honestly Powerslave transcends the band. The level of musicianship is just something else, and there wasn't a vocalist in all of rock and metal who could touch Bruce's performance on this album. The speed of delivery in The Duellist, the expression in 2 Minutes To Midnight, and those overdubbed harmonies throughout the album are incredible. I do hope you give Killers a full playthrough though at some point Doug. Although some disregard anything that doesn't have Bruce on vocals, Killers is for me a top 5 Maiden album easily. I think it's better than the self-titled debut across the board, and definitely worth checking out!
I have a clear memory of buying this cassette on the way to the beach for a surf session. Losfer Words ended as I parked and I was so amped up to surf. It became my surf soundtrack of winter 1984-1985. Also bought it on vinyl and still have that album... along with everything else Maiden ever released.
This is the album that stayed in my cassette player for about a year. Until Live After Death came out. My 13 year old self approves....Best album cover
I remember three years ago when I found your reaction to one of my favorite Iron Maiden songs of all time, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Glad to see you're still slinging videos, Doug. Stay thrashin' to the beats, man :)
Wow great stuff Doug. Just for context we are the same age. I was exposed to Maiden with this album back in 84, but being 7 years old, it didn't quite click. It wasn't till 88, that I bought Somewhere In Time that my love for Maiden was cemented. So I always lean to SIT or 7thSon as my favorite albums BUT there is no doubt in my mind that Powerslave is Maiden at their Pinnacle. The creativity, rawness, power, speed, lyrics and Bruce Fkin Dickinson! This album is ALL Killer with no Filler, I think that phrase was coined by Powerslave ;) !! Cheers, Up the IRONS!
Oh man, and I would absolutely be remiss not to mention the late legendary Producer, Martin Birch... He recorded, mixed and engineered this masterpiece. I would say, what made this record sound so clean and timeless; 50% is from the band and the other half is because of MB. It is what Maiden is missing in their modern era. I do love the new albums, i truly do, but they do not hold a candle to what was produced in the 80s
This was so much fun Doug! Taking me back to my youth. Piece of Mind and Powerslave were huge for me. Triggered me to go and discover their back catalog and to be a fan for life. Something about those 2 albums hold a special place for me. The kind of songs that immediately take you right back to that time and place. Have to love the power of music to do that.❤
One of the things that I have loved about Iron Maiden is how many of their songs are from historical events and literary works. One of my favorites is Rime of the Ancient Mariner. When it came out it made me remember seeing a school report my mom did on Rime when she was in High School. I never knew what it was about until the song came out. 🤘UP THE IRONS 🤘
Came here for maybe my favourite metal album of all time and got Doug Helvering on some of the best air drums known to man. Priceless. Not mentioned here much is Steve Harris' bass playing on this album. It's truly epic. I'm a bass player myself, and this album has some of the gnarliest bass playing ever. Not only are the lines thoughtful, but the endurance needed to play songs like The Duellists, Back in the Village etc. But to be honest - everyone on this album brought their A game. Epic. Well done Doug.
My favorite Maiden album! I was 6 years old when this came out. My older brother was 17 and this was all he listened to every day after school so it stuck with me!
Two Minutes was what got me into Metal. The main riff blew me away, not to mention how the drums and lyrics build up to interact with it. The part where the slower half-time bridge returns to the main riff will probably give me goosebumps for as long as I'll have a pulse. To this day, I basically compare every new song to that one, and most hardly come close for me. I'm looking forward to your reaction to side 2, especially Back In The Village.
I saw them the first time on this tour. I was 18 and it still ranks near the top of my in-person concerts. If you have never seen Eddie walk onto the stage live, you owe it to yourself to go to a concert.
Thank you for this, I really needed it! ... and yes WOW! Last video I watched about Iron Maiden (pardon the pun... made) I think was that 'documentary' they did about their South American tour, when Bruce organised and Piloted that Jumbo! That was a really well made documentary, with some bits and pieces oft hem playing and talking to us... they managed to do a HUGE amount of concerts in a very short time. Forgot what is called... you should watch that - possibly 2 hours long, if not wrong. You will enjoy it...
I had gotten into them the album prior to this one. Then once this record came out MTV teased all week that they'd be dropping the video to 2 Minutes so I triple-checked my VCR to make sure I got it. This tour (along with the final Metallica tour with Cliff the following year) is still my favorite show ever.
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Doug is running, scrambling, flying, rolling, turning, diving, doing it again!!!
my pants... my pants are ruine......
@@Wane34565 dud ehwat
hahaha nice !
In 1985 - Iron Maiden was the greatest band on the face of the earth.
PERIOD
With the greatest album art and t-shirts ever!
They still are!
Yes…still are
Yes sir!
The boys were just firing on all cylinders at this point. 2nd album with the classic lineup, they were in the pocket and just crushed every single track on this album. One of the greatest albums of all time.
I’m waiting for the 2nd side… Powerslave is my ultimate favorite track by Maiden!
The bass solo before the guitar solos is 🤌 😚👌
I think they never did a better combined guitar solo than on Powerslave.
I feel like it's a different genre to most of other Iron Maiden tracks, it might be the name's influnece but to me it feels like power metal.
Also, Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
The ‘Live After Death’ version is way better than the studio version.
One of the best metal albums ever.
I wonder if Doug realizes he is stumbling upon the next level top tier Maiden era in Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son. This is best of the best category. Love the reaction to the growl and run right after 22:48.
THE best.
I hope not
Can we just take a moment to admire the awesome artwork of the Cover........Derek Riggs is so humble & underrated.
#UpTheIrons 🤘🏻
His art is so good.
RIP Derek "Doctor Death" Riggs.
I got the Iron Maiden Pinball machine that has the same graphics
spent many a night looking for his little symbol he put on all of his album artwork - me and my dad would enjoy a lot of time both listening and delving into the artwork , such amazing memories !!!
@@GunnerSG not only me then! 😂
I am a high school teacher and my deadline to submit any electronic assignments is always 11:58 PM. Iron Maiden is in my top 2 favorite bands of all time.
Should you ´up - date´ the countdown clock of yours, since it´s 11:59/23:59 nowadays in this reference on the track(?) Haha..Kiddin´ 😉🙃
... Just my humble opinion about this particular metaphora of the " Nuclear Doomsday "
*UPTHEIRONS*
🤘😎💙🎶💯💥
Adrian Smith´s sense of melody on the chorus of these songs is impeccable.
Dave Murray too
Adrian and Bruce are the best songwriters in Maiden. Sorry Steve.
It's not so much his melody, but the way he plays with he plays with his timing that makes him unique.
@@JoeyArmstrong2800Man, I LOVE Janick songs these days 👏🏻
"Powerslave" and "Somewhere in Time" are my favorite Iron Maiden albums.
All things considered, it's still "Piece of Mind" for me. These two are absolutely fantastic, though...no doubt!
Powerslave, Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son Of The Seventh Son for me. All released when I was between 18 and 22
Number….of….the….Beast.
The 80’s staples: Powerslave, Killers, Number of the Beast, Somewhere in Time. All epic albums from top to bottom.
In my opinion the maidens Golden era Its from peice of mind to Seventh son
Somewhere In Time is seriously underrated
Powerslave is an all time masterpiece from start to finish. It should be put in the Smithsonian as a work of art
I think exactly the same!
Hoooo boy, this is gonna be a good one! Especially the "deep cuts" like Flash of the Blade and the Duellist with their multiple layers of harmony!
yaaaass! Cannot wait for Flash of the Blade 🤘
The instrumental break in The Duelists is peak Maiden. Amazing and overlooked song.
The deep cuts on Powerslave all have stellar middle sections and solos. 10/10 album start to finish
I had a girlfriend who was not into rock and was very much into classical music. I picked her up one day with Maiden playing and promised to change it.
After a few minutes she asked me to leave it on. She said she could not believe how melodic it was - she was into some pretty heavy classical stuff like I was and totally got the connection.
They are not like any other band! Very well-balanced with a lot of great and strong melodies, beauty, emotions, sentimentality, moderate heaviness, power, vigor, boldness, drama, theatrical sense, dynamics, that’s something rare, and you can’t hear things like that every day!
She was "in tune" Lucky fellow!
You “had” a girlfriend?
That’s a girl you don’t let go!!!
My cherished band, I believe no other band can match the perfection of Iron Maiden. I adore them endlessly.
Up the irons
That was my opinion but Lovebites just changed my mind.
Up The Irons!
🤘
Judas Priest and early Metallica are up there I would say
I remember as a teenager when Powerslave was released followed by the World Slavery Tour... Opening band was W.A.S.P. Holy Hell what a great time to be a metal head.
Saw that show in LA on 4th of July... what a night
As a lifelong Maiden fan, watching Doug get into it makes my day... ah, that "air drumming" was pretty much my life in high school
And that is why Iron Maiden is hands down the greatest heavy metal band ever. No one even comes close. Each member is a master at their craft and it all comes together in absolute perfection. Beautiful!
well said ! UP THE IRONS!🤘
Iron Maiden are one of my favorite bands but to say no other metal band comes close is silly.
Aces High is one of their best songs, I'm glad you appreciate it, Doug.
Powerslave was my first concert ever. My mom took me. W.A.S.P. opened. They came out with the ass cut out of their pants. My mom took it in stride and didn't say a thing, just let me be a crazy teenager and enjoy the heck out of two great bands. Maiden has been my favorite band for some 40 years now. 40 years. I've got a few more to go and I don't see another band taking their place. Such great musicians all around.
My first too. Vinnie Vincent Invasion opened. 🍻
I went to that concert. The "World Slavery Tour". It was my second Iron Maiden show. Still remember the stage. This is the best metal album ever.
They took many of the "World Slavery Tour" recordings to create the "Live After Death" album. I'll put the LAD album up against just about any other live metal album... Especially the cassette version that includes the 5 bonus tracks they omitted on the CD version.
On "the duelists," I always pictured Dave and Adrian "dueling" on the guitar solos. I can picture two swordsmen fighting as they trade solos and come together on other parts. This song, in my opinion, is one of the most visual songs they've recorded.
Bruce was the actual duelist. Should have challenged Nicky Sixx 😊.
Nothing better than a Maiden Monday!!
I've been literally waiting for years to see you react to Aces High, my favorite Iron Maiden song. It's a perfect combination of music and lyrics. The high tempo of the song and guitars perfectly capture the urgency of the lyrics. It has perhaps the greatest of all Iron Maiden choruses. Can't believe you hadn't reacted to it or 2 Minutes to Midnight! These are seminal Maiden songs. All time classics.
1984 was the year I first heard Iron Maiden. I think I must have listened to Powerslave and Live After Death a thousand times in 1985. Powerslave made me what I am today, an absolute fan of the band for over 40 years. Thanks for the reaction.
Couple of weeks ago I bought my 6-year old son a CD - "Best of the Beast", which starts with a live version of "Aces High". Now every morning when I brush my teeth, I hear this song as my son is getting dressed up for kindergaden. That was money well spent ;)
Good dad!
"worked" this tour in '84 with a crew pass (one show, Fargo ND). Friend got those all the time back then. So, watch side-stage, move a couple crates to a truck after the show, get the pass stamped, party with the band after. Great times.
Ratt opened btw
I heard that concert and I lived halfway between the fairgrounds and Harwood. It sounded like someone a few blocks away had their stereo too loud. I rode my bike around trying to find the source.
I don't know if there was an inversion keeping the sound near the ground or what.
@@brianmiller1077 Wow. Cool stuff. Wish you could have been at the show lol.
@@PaulNelson156 I thought Eddie was cool. I would see the older kids with T shirts or the mirrors you would get from the games at the Red River fair but none of my friends were into it at the time.
Went to 3 shows of that tour. They opened with Aces High. The whole place went mental.
This album made me fall in love with heavy metal. Especially Iron Maiden, my favorite band! ❤
Same with me when I was 13. I am 47 now \m/
Saw this tour in 84 in Charlotte NC. I was in high school and was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.
You should listen to the A Matter Of Life And Death album, the way they showed so much growth in the writing songs art is really something, and very good lyrics too, and my personal favorite jeje
With everything thats happening in the Middle East & Ukraine, 2 Minutes to Midnight drives home the madness of war, a song from thr 80s sadly as relevant today as it was then.
Unfortunately war is always relevant as well.
Doug has covered so many Maiden songs and finally heard why Bruce Dickinson is called the "Air Raid Siren"!
One of the greatest front to back albums of all time.
1984 was the year that just kept giving us great records. A good year to be 13 for sure
this album was first one for me. after hearing this, I bought bass guitar. this is real story.
This was my very first metal album, when I was 15. I wore the needle out! Glad to see this!
To this day I still get goosebumps with the first notes of Aces High. The opening recorded on Live After Death with Churchill’s speech and sounds of fighter planes overhead solidified it as iconic.
Fantastic album all around, with some of my favorite tracks.
I was 14 when this came out....and will still spin this and or spotify it and never get tired of PowerSlave amongst all their others. This November God's be willing I will see them once more!
This is amazing!! Whole Maidens discography deserves an analysis/reaction like this.
Still my Maiden Fave. I was 10 when i found the Tape in our Catholic Library. Great Memories.
Such a perfect album. There isn't even one second that you'd get bored.
I've been waiting for this for a long time! Thank you! Side one is epic, side two is otherworldly. Can't wait for that reaction video. Cheers!
There's a war inside my head between Somewhere In Time and Powerslave as my favorite Maiden albums. I think Somewhere is the best album straight through but with Powerslave's first two and final two tracks you could literally have 4 or 5 tracks of nothing but fart noises and it would still be top 5 metal album of all time. Aces, 2 Minutes, Powerslave and Rime are just that good.
Doug, you MUST finish the album ASAP! The entire album is so firkin good! Bruce's voice was so great back then.
On top of everything else, the album has great artwork. Imagine buying that on vinyl back in 1984!
Excellent reaction and analysis! The 7 albums released by Iron Maiden in the 80s: masterpieces of Heavy Metal!!! "Powerslave" (1984) is extremely special: it has 8 exceptional songs! Greetings from Brazil!!!
Thank you for reminding me how unbelievably awesome Aces High is!
Not gonna lie, the start of the album always brings tears to my eyes. Reminds me of seeing them live for the first time on August 16th in 2008 on the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands. It started with Churchill's Speech and then went into those first two songs. The pure surge of power from the band and energy from the crowd was incredible. I will cherish that for the rest of my live!
My favourite album Iron Maiden!
Looking forward for Side 2
Martin Birch, everyone-the secret sauce to Iron Maiden's career-best work in the 80s. He knew bands better than they knew themselves, and he wrung the best out of them by any means necessary.
My first Maiden live tour... Powerslave will always be a special one for me having seen the World Slavery tour in 84... Twisted Sister was a pretty fun opener on that leg of the USA Tour...
My first concert..
I saw them in Salt Lake City on that tour!! Excellent show!
Can't wait for you to hear the guitar work on "Back in the Village." It is quite breathtaking.
Back before the internet and all I had to go off of was the lyrics and had never even heard of the Prisoner TV series, I was convinced Back in the Village was a song about the perspective of a dive bomber pilot. I still can't not hear it that way even today.
Don't keep us waiting too long csnt wait lfor side 2 my dude.. ove ya bud
I would absolutely lose my mind if you covered all of Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime! You’re the best, man. Keep it up!
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Would blow his mind
You are such a lovely human :) Your presence and videos bring an instant smile :) continue continue
Thank you for your kind words and support!
We need Doug to react to “To Tame A Land” one of the craziest maiden songs in terms of key changes and craziness.
"The romance of war" is an excellent way of putting it. Theres a layer of excitement and complexity to it that is fascinating, but the subject itself if grisly, grim and not always pleasant to talk about.
Live there’s a video of a Chruchhill speech to open. Gives you chills.
It is on the album also. He said he was listening to side A?
It’s not on the album
@@jonathanatkinson5256 my mistake. Back then, I bought the Live After Death album before I got Powerslave. After listening to the live album repeatedly, I just assumed it was on the album also.
@@josephstevenson552it also appears on the official video for the song, it really gives the chills
@@josephstevenson552Live After Death is one of my favorite albums.
Red Rocks with Accept. I was 15 years old, still one of the best shows I've ever seen. Thanks for this Doug!
I stood in line for this album. We had Number of the Beast and it was a favorite. I can remember my whole neighborhood group in my backyard with a boom box listening to this for the first time. The album did not disappoint. Since then, this and Live after Death have been in constant rotation for me.
Was lucky enough to catch the World Slavery Tour in Sheffield, England as a teenager and it was mind blowing. Love this album. It’s almost classical in parts. Brilliant
What a spectacular album! "All killer no filler" as they say, and first-rate musicianship to boot. Up the irons indeed!
I'm (almost) 43 and Maiden have been my favourite band since my early days. "Live after Death" (live record, recorded during the tour of this record) was my first introduction to this band, and i got hooked since then. I was around 8 or 9, and i got hypnotized by the music, artwork and especially the photos on the inner sleeve.
It's just awesome to see someone like you, getting the same vibe as i did. It clearly shows how important this band is to the nusic world.
I can't imagine mt life without them!
You're listening to this just how I used to listen to music when I was younger. So passionate.
I would (air)drum along as well, and read the lyrics and sing along.
Nodding your head along.
I think we've got ourselves an iron maiden fan, yall
Lovely hearing you listening to this album. Haven't listened to it properly in years. Lot's of fine memories. :)
Oh I am looking forward to the side 2 reaction. It's so much better.
I derive SO much joy watching a musician like Doug experiencing Maiden for the first time. They were the best band on the PLANET with complex musical structure, deep lyrics, and incredible musicianship. And they STILL are a relevant band who are playing (and singing) better than they were 30 years ago.
You should do the same with Piece of mind album, where eagles dare and revelations are gonna blow you away for sure, then flight of the Icarus and die with your boots on is the perfect first side of an album, another thing we missed since the CDs era
I enjoyed this, because I felt like I had just put on a record and turned one of my new friends onto Iron Maiden! Great stuff! 😄 UP THE IRONS!!
After all these years (I bought this on tape when it first came out), the solo(s) on 2 Minutes to Midnight still give me chills...
When is time for Maiden, Here i am form Italy. Thanks for your reaction and company dear Doug!!!!
Doug, you will have to listen to the "Somwhere in Time" album as a whole, too. At this point this is inevitable
And then Seventh Son after that
I think he has done the whole seventh son already, at least as separate songs
That 30 minutes flew by.
"As the reasons for the carnage cut
Their meat and lick the gravy
We oil the jaws of the war machine
And feed it with our babies" - Heavy Metal poetry 101
Absolutely loved this, thank you - you’ve made an old Maiden fan very happy, keep up the fantastic work 👍💪🤘
Doug - it’s such a delight to watch you experience these songs for the first time, especially when we know what’s coming up before you hear it. Cheers!
My favourite Iron Maiden album! From the cover to the songs, instrumentation, sound... I love it!
Best album for a lot of fans. Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorites Doug. Thanks for presenting. I am so happy that the boys still play on stage. Up the irons.🎉
I love how the cadence of Aces High simulates the pacing of an aerial dogfight. Just an absolute banger! And the lyrics in 2 Minutes To Midnight, while graphic, are pure poetry!
Love how he goes from analyzing to headbanging towards end of “2 minutes “ 🎸
I’m so envious of these lads that you could write lyrics like that in your mid and early 20s!!! It’s so deep and so psychologically mature.
Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son are peak Maiden, there's no doubt about it. The perfect balance of killer riffs, intelligent but catchy lyrics, and some proggy arrangements. Often I'll say Seventh is my favourite album, because I'm a sucker for a concept album, but honestly Powerslave transcends the band. The level of musicianship is just something else, and there wasn't a vocalist in all of rock and metal who could touch Bruce's performance on this album. The speed of delivery in The Duellist, the expression in 2 Minutes To Midnight, and those overdubbed harmonies throughout the album are incredible.
I do hope you give Killers a full playthrough though at some point Doug. Although some disregard anything that doesn't have Bruce on vocals, Killers is for me a top 5 Maiden album easily. I think it's better than the self-titled debut across the board, and definitely worth checking out!
Oh, Aces High. That's got me hooked to Iron Maiden decades ago and still hits me every single time!
Where is the King Diamond react?
Sugestion: "Abigail", by King Diamond
YESSS, full album! That would be amazing!!!!
I have a clear memory of buying this cassette on the way to the beach for a surf session. Losfer Words ended as I parked and I was so amped up to surf. It became my surf soundtrack of winter 1984-1985. Also bought it on vinyl and still have that album... along with everything else Maiden ever released.
This is the album that stayed in my cassette player for about a year. Until Live After Death came out. My 13 year old self approves....Best album cover
LAD is the best live album from Maiden or any other band. The sound and mix is incredible!!!
I remember three years ago when I found your reaction to one of my favorite Iron Maiden songs of all time, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Glad to see you're still slinging videos, Doug. Stay thrashin' to the beats, man :)
I haven't heard Aces High for a while, damn it was really nostalgic! Such a great song! 😍
Wow great stuff Doug. Just for context we are the same age. I was exposed to Maiden with this album back in 84, but being 7 years old, it didn't quite click. It wasn't till 88, that I bought Somewhere In Time that my love for Maiden was cemented. So I always lean to SIT or 7thSon as my favorite albums BUT there is no doubt in my mind that Powerslave is Maiden at their Pinnacle. The creativity, rawness, power, speed, lyrics and Bruce Fkin Dickinson! This album is ALL Killer with no Filler, I think that phrase was coined by Powerslave ;) !! Cheers, Up the IRONS!
Oh man, and I would absolutely be remiss not to mention the late legendary Producer, Martin Birch... He recorded, mixed and engineered this masterpiece. I would say, what made this record sound so clean and timeless; 50% is from the band and the other half is because of MB. It is what Maiden is missing in their modern era. I do love the new albums, i truly do, but they do not hold a candle to what was produced in the 80s
This was so much fun Doug! Taking me back to my youth. Piece of Mind and Powerslave were huge for me. Triggered me to go and discover their back catalog and to be a fan for life. Something about those 2 albums hold a special place for me. The kind of songs that immediately take you right back to that time and place. Have to love the power of music to do that.❤
Watching Doug experience those songs for the first time brings back memories of the first time I heard that whole album!! That was fun to watch!!
One of the things that I have loved about Iron Maiden is how many of their songs are from historical events and literary works. One of my favorites is Rime of the Ancient Mariner. When it came out it made me remember seeing a school report my mom did on Rime when she was in High School. I never knew what it was about until the song came out. 🤘UP THE IRONS 🤘
Came here for maybe my favourite metal album of all time and got Doug Helvering on some of the best air drums known to man. Priceless. Not mentioned here much is Steve Harris' bass playing on this album. It's truly epic. I'm a bass player myself, and this album has some of the gnarliest bass playing ever. Not only are the lines thoughtful, but the endurance needed to play songs like The Duellists, Back in the Village etc.
But to be honest - everyone on this album brought their A game.
Epic. Well done Doug.
My favorite Maiden album! I was 6 years old when this came out. My older brother was 17 and this was all he listened to every day after school so it stuck with me!
Two Minutes was what got me into Metal. The main riff blew me away, not to mention how the drums and lyrics build up to interact with it. The part where the slower half-time bridge returns to the main riff will probably give me goosebumps for as long as I'll have a pulse. To this day, I basically compare every new song to that one, and most hardly come close for me.
I'm looking forward to your reaction to side 2, especially Back In The Village.
Aces High, haven't heard it in years but instant goosebumps. Such perfection.
I saw them the first time on this tour. I was 18 and it still ranks near the top of my in-person concerts. If you have never seen Eddie walk onto the stage live, you owe it to yourself to go to a concert.
Thank you for this, I really needed it!
... and yes WOW!
Last video I watched about Iron Maiden (pardon the pun... made) I think was that 'documentary' they did about their South American tour, when Bruce organised and Piloted that Jumbo! That was a really well made documentary, with some bits and pieces oft hem playing and talking to us... they managed to do a HUGE amount of concerts in a very short time.
Forgot what is called... you should watch that - possibly 2 hours long, if not wrong.
You will enjoy it...
Flight 666
In 2024 - Iron Maiden is the greatest band on the face of the earth.
PERIOD
Love seeing yoy get into it bro makes me smile every time watchable ya , up the irons my brother
I had gotten into them the album prior to this one. Then once this record came out MTV teased all week that they'd be dropping the video to 2 Minutes so I triple-checked my VCR to make sure I got it. This tour (along with the final Metallica tour with Cliff the following year) is still my favorite show ever.
damn! I love it so much. great reaction video and one of the best metal albums of all times