The Charge of the Light Brigade was a British Military disaster where although the Light Brigade demonstrated conspicuous gallantry on the field, they never had a chance because their leadership completely F*cked it up, sending them into the "Valley of Death" taking enemy cannon fire from 3 sides. It's an amazing Poem: "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay’d? Not tho’ the soldier knew Some one had blunder’d: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
"Alexander The Great" is one of their absolute best! If you like guitar solos you can't go wrong with that one and also with historical context as lyrics.
Fantastic reaction!👍 With many Iron Maiden songs, you get an accurate history lesson. The Trooper tells the account of a British soldier in the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War. Lord Cardigan led the British cavalry against Russian forces during this battle on 25 October 1854. Lord Raglan had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions. However, there was miscommunication in the chain of command and the Light Brigade was instead sent on a suicide mission charging straight at heavy Russian artillery which cost the lives of over a hundred British soldiers. Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote a poem to commemorate this disaster and he called it "The Charge of the Light Brigade". The bronze that the recaptured guns were made from was used to make the Victoria Cross, a military medal of the very highest order that was awarded "for valour". Very few of these have ever been awarded, even to this day. Other great Iron Maiden history lessons you could check out.... Run to the Hills, Alexander the Great, Paschendale and Empire of the Clouds. I've been a Maiden fan since hearing their debut album in 1980 when I was 10 years old. I've seen them live every time they've played in London, their home ground, and they never disappoint. Up the Irons!!!
Nice reaction, guys! This is one of the few Maiden songs that I actually like the studio version better. Check out "Dance of Death" En Vivo next for a great live performance. Bruce Dickinson at his best (storytelling and vocals). 3 guitar solos in this one as well that will blow your mind.
The words on the screen are Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge Of The Light Brigade". it is about the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The Light Cavalry Brigade suffered massive casualties during this battle. Tennyson wrote read a couple of accounts of this battle and thus wrote this classic poem. It is worth a read and captures the essence of battle, war, decimation and cost.
That rift is so iconic...Have not heard Iron Maiden in years but when I hear the guitar rift....boom.... I knew the song instantly. Absolute great performance.
Great reactions guys. I actually like the idea of you listening to the studio versions first, definitely helps to know the song a little bit so you can enjoy the live performance more. Rime of the Ancient Mariner would be another great one to react to, taken from the famous poem of the same name and they even use a few lines from the poem.
the energy man!!!! when im riding my bike up hill or sprinting this is my go to song. it drives me on. the lyrics paint such a vivid picture. i love this band so so much
This was the very first song I heard form iron maiden and it was an instant favorite. This was followed by Run To The Hills, and then my first Iron Maiden album, Powerslave, spearheaded by Aces High. All 3 feature videos of similar format ; "live" performance/appearance of the band interspersed with old movie footage. Run To The Hills takes a humorous route with an old Buster Keaton movie.
Aces high has such a nice intro and what their talking about and the guitar playing everything about that song jus sounds great every maiden song has history lesson to it
Maiden is awesome, but if you like history you should also check out this band: Iced Earth and their album The Glorious Burden and the song Gettysburg (it's 3 parts totaling 30 minutes)
The song does have a galloping feel just like riding a horse!!! Live After Death 1985 was the greatest live performance ever captured on film in Long Beach California!!!!
Welcome to the Maiden family;-) This is the best rabbit hole in the world,,,.....so enjoy the ride;-D Iron Maiden is the best (live;) BAND in the world;-P Up the mighty Irons!!!!!
For the best experience of Iron Maiden classic sound, please, do listen to Live After Death. All songs are top notch and also A Real Live Dead One. Both albums are so good and yet, so underrated.
So many great songs. Number of the Beast is a good one to try. Also Aces High and Flight of Icarus touch on the historical and classical literature genres
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Revelations, Caught Somewhere in Time, Where Eagles Dare, 22 Acacia Avenue, Powerslave, Alexander the Great. Always the studio version first.
Yes!!!! The giant skull in the back ground is EDDY....That is his name....in concert they have this 10 feet tall person that represents EDDY. He walks out onto the stage and everyone goes nuts.....he shoots Lasers Beams out of his eyes..... It's a trip....for real....we were wasted Awesome concert.....This one time my girlfriend and friends went. We were seated by the huge speakers....I tell ya...after the show we could not hear for hours. They handed out ear plugs but we said F no. We dont need them. Were we wrong...lol...The good all days can't beat it!
Check this cover version on your own: STEVE'N'SEAGULLS - THE TROOPER If, or when, you like it you might concider reacting to their biggest hit: STEVE'N'SEAGULLS - THUNDERSTRUCK (an AC/DC cover). They make heavy classics their own with a totally different style.
You really need to listen to early Iron Maiden's first 2 album's with Paul D'onno on vocals. It will see how much they progressed with Bruce Dickinson. You should start with Wrathchild from the Killers album and from the first album Phantom of the Opera and Remember Tommorow.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
While I agree with Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I believe that the better of the lesser appreciated tracks from Powerslave would be Flash of the Blade.
This song is on impressions from the Crimean War (19th century). The battle described here ("Battle of Balaclava") was one of the most futile massacres in war history. Unbelievably tragic. Another deeply impressing song on war is "Paschendale" (also from Maiden). It is a _must-listen-to_ , and the most impressing anti-war Metal song in music history, in my view. Paschendale was a Belgic village which was completetely levelled in the course of bloodthirsty massacres, in the course of WW1.
It would be cool with you have a chance to check out the song Iron Maiden from Iron Maiden with there original Lead Singer Paul DiAnno and Drummer Clive Burr on Drums.
its from the poem Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson - famous in british history, as 600 men of the Light Brigade either got the wrong orders or took it on themselves to charge into a valley full Russian artillery only half of them came back !
Miscommunicated orders, their Commanding Officer was on a hill top and could see the Russians making off with some Turkish cannons. He sent orders to stop them but down in the valley the Light Brigade could only see the Russian cannons which were set up to fire, so without querying the orders they charged them instead. The following lines from the poem sort of sums it up “Theirs not to make reply / Theirs not to reason why / Theirs but to do and die.”
Some people tease me about being 61 I do not care you know why because I got to drive the coolest cars when they weren't that old yet Got to see the coolest bands when they were in their prime and that included iron maiden One of the very best live acts I've ever seen in person and I've seen hundreds of bands over my time There's no songs Buy them where you can't go wrong They've been putting out incredible music since I was 13 years old in 1975.
On my 4th video from yall. Just found your channel. Yes I subscribed since i heard 3 from my fave Band Van Halen i had to subscribe lol. Hitting this and then Hot for Teacher which i was about request! Lol EDIT: Any Iron Madien Live is good with Bruce at the helm! \m/ You need From Who the Bell Tolls from Metallica and when you do it Live do the "Day on the Green" or is it Day at the Green🤔🤷🤣 You will LOVE IT!
There is a new band out there today called Liliac who's keeping this style of rock alive, you should check out their cover of this song you won't be disappointed
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and then the live version from Flight 666.
The triplets are called a "gallop", its one of Iron Maiden's signature sounds
first thing i learned on guitar was how to gallop while wearing my number of the beast tshirt to lessons
Probably the best metal band to ever come out of the UK. And definitely top 5 worldwide. Long live Iron Maiden!!!
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a British Military disaster where although the Light Brigade demonstrated conspicuous gallantry on the field, they never had a chance because their leadership completely F*cked it up, sending them into the "Valley of Death" taking enemy cannon fire from 3 sides. It's an amazing Poem:
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay’d?
Not tho’ the soldier knew
Some one had blunder’d:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley’d and thunder’d;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Every Iron Maiden song is an adventure, history lesson or epic tale. The Charge of the Light Brigade!
"Alexander The Great" is one of their absolute best! If you like guitar solos you can't go wrong with that one and also with historical context as lyrics.
Interesting 🧐
Duuuude not even top 20.
Fantastic reaction!👍
With many Iron Maiden songs, you get an accurate history lesson. The Trooper tells the account of a British soldier in the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War. Lord Cardigan led the British cavalry against Russian forces during this battle on 25 October 1854. Lord Raglan had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions. However, there was miscommunication in the chain of command and the Light Brigade was instead sent on a suicide mission charging straight at heavy Russian artillery which cost the lives of over a hundred British soldiers. Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote a poem to commemorate this disaster and he called it "The Charge of the Light Brigade".
The bronze that the recaptured guns were made from was used to make the Victoria Cross, a military medal of the very highest order that was awarded "for valour". Very few of these have ever been awarded, even to this day.
Other great Iron Maiden history lessons you could check out.... Run to the Hills, Alexander the Great, Paschendale and Empire of the Clouds.
I've been a Maiden fan since hearing their debut album in 1980 when I was 10 years old. I've seen them live every time they've played in London, their home ground, and they never disappoint. Up the Irons!!!
Nice reaction, guys! This is one of the few Maiden songs that I actually like the studio version better. Check out "Dance of Death" En Vivo next for a great live performance. Bruce Dickinson at his best (storytelling and vocals). 3 guitar solos in this one as well that will blow your mind.
I agree with that, I think they play The Trooper way too fast live these days.
Good choice! I prefer DoD from Death on the Road, but that’s just me.
also the clansman with bruce and gers dancing.
The words on the screen are Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge Of The Light Brigade". it is about the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The Light Cavalry Brigade suffered massive casualties during this battle. Tennyson wrote read a couple of accounts of this battle and thus wrote this classic poem. It is worth a read and captures the essence of battle, war, decimation and cost.
Just seen them last Monday in Vancouver British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 awesome concert 😎. UP THE IRONS
That rift is so iconic...Have not heard Iron Maiden in years but when I hear the guitar rift....boom.... I knew the song instantly. Absolute great performance.
Great reactions guys. I actually like the idea of you listening to the studio versions first, definitely helps to know the song a little bit so you can enjoy the live performance more. Rime of the Ancient Mariner would be another great one to react to, taken from the famous poem of the same name and they even use a few lines from the poem.
the energy man!!!! when im riding my bike up hill or sprinting this is my go to song. it drives me on. the lyrics paint such a vivid picture. i love this band so so much
Now you see why so many of us have Maiden on our work out playlist. Up The Irons!
The charge of the Light Brigade is what this song is about. Bruce was a rock scholar.
I first heard Iron Maiden in Toronto CA when I was 8 yrs old '81
I always say do the studio version when hearing a song for the first time. It is the polished product the artist wants you to hear.
I don't know if they are speeding up in the video, but they have said that they tend to speed up as a tour progresses.
The poem is Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson.
By the waY THE VOCALIST (Bruce DickinsonI is also the bands pilot flying their own plane and also the 747 for them.
Good to see Bruce's pants getting the respect they deserve.
Yes that 06:39 start great guitar solo.
History in song, the greatest catalogue to explore
This was the very first song I heard form iron maiden and it was an instant favorite. This was followed by Run To The Hills, and then my first Iron Maiden album, Powerslave, spearheaded by Aces High.
All 3 feature videos of similar format ; "live" performance/appearance of the band interspersed with old movie footage. Run To The Hills takes a humorous route with an old Buster Keaton movie.
One of the biggest voices in business great music sounds and live group
Iron Maiden tell stories with a lot of their songs, one of the few Modern bands that do this are Sabaton! Worth checking out...
Aces high has such a nice intro and what their talking about and the guitar playing everything about that song jus sounds great every maiden song has history lesson to it
Not only one of My favorite songs...but one of My favorite poems as well...
I've often suggested to others that they listen to the studio version first. Kudos y'all
EPIC LIVE SHOWS
Number of the Beast is fantastic and has the best scream ever ! ❤
The Trooper “en Vivo” is a banger….S. American crowds are bananas & this video upholds that tradition !
Maiden is awesome, but if you like history you should also check out this band: Iced Earth and their album The Glorious Burden and the song Gettysburg (it's 3 parts totaling 30 minutes)
Wish you'd do some more Lainey Wilson. "Heart Like a Truck", "Never Say Never" with Cole Swindell, "Things A Man Oughta Know".
Its a better world with Iron Maiden
side note... the singer ,,Bruce. is a very accomplished fencer
Iron Maiden are the masters of guitar riffs!
Yeah it was called The charge of the light brigade!
There's a great guitar cover of the Trooper by a youtuber called Tina S - amazing!
That bass is playing a "gallup". Don't forget BLACK SABBATH" ,, they invented HEAVY METAL !
It's the Maiden gallop!!
The song does have a galloping feel just like riding a horse!!! Live After Death 1985 was the greatest live performance ever captured on film in Long Beach California!!!!
Empire of the Clouds - if you don't want to see maiden live, that's a must that doesn't have live version
Up the irons
Check out the Steve And Seagulls version of this, recorded live at outside, at farm. It really brings lyrics into your face...
Welcome to the Maiden family;-)
This is the best rabbit hole in the world,,,.....so enjoy the ride;-D
Iron Maiden is the best (live;) BAND in the world;-P
Up the mighty Irons!!!!!
The Trooper is one soldiers perspective of the battle.
For the best experience of Iron Maiden classic sound, please, do listen to Live After Death. All songs are top notch and also A Real Live Dead One. Both albums are so good and yet, so underrated.
The running horse thing is the bass galloping, they are famous for the gallop.
So many great songs. Number of the Beast is a good one to try. Also Aces High and Flight of Icarus touch on the historical and classical literature genres
You definitely got to Run To The Hills Definitely a banger when I was in high school
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Revelations, Caught Somewhere in Time, Where Eagles Dare, 22 Acacia Avenue, Powerslave, Alexander the Great.
Always the studio version first.
Yes!!!! The giant skull in the back ground is EDDY....That is his name....in concert they have this 10 feet tall person that represents EDDY. He walks out onto the stage and everyone goes nuts.....he shoots Lasers Beams out of his eyes..... It's a trip....for real....we were wasted Awesome concert.....This one time my girlfriend and friends went. We were seated by the huge speakers....I tell ya...after the show we could not hear for hours. They handed out ear plugs but we said F no. We dont need them. Were we wrong...lol...The good all days can't beat it!
THE charge OF THE brigade light
I don't think the tempo actually changes, but it does feel like that :]
04:00 nice rool ( of course Nicko = drummer . I hope You both know all that band members names at head like I last 36 years) .
Rime of the Ancient Mariner ( lyrics.. possibly the A.I. image one).... from another poem
MAIDEN is a top5 band all time with masterpieces such as ACES HIGH RUN TO THE HILLS HALLOWED BE THY NAME NUMBER OF THE BEAST
Love the reaction! Think you guys would love “The Clansman” video from Rock in Rio!
it's a poem by Rudyard Kipling The last of the Light Brigade about the Crimean war in 1854 ,and they are still fighting there today i.e. Ukraine
It's called "The Charge of the Light Brigade", and the poet was Alfred Lord Tennison.
The lead singer’s cousin builds the best cars on earth. Look up Singer Porsche !
Not too many groups have two lead guitarists. Foot stompin' heart pumpin' from the start!
And Maiden have had 3 since 1999!
Bruce Dickenson is an amazing front man.
Love that silver grey dress with the bow tie looks smashing
08:32 Yes they get faster after first solo get next solo faster.
A legendary Iron Maiden song
The magnificent band when do Live...all out
paschendale is another epic song about a battle during world war one.
Iron Maiden......come for the Metal, leave with a History Lesson!
Up the Irons 🤘
Ya folks need to do a reaction to Rime Of The Ancient Mariner,studio first ,followed by the Life After Death version!!
And not in the Rock HOF yet? What a shame
UP THE IRONS!!!
If you have not reacted to Liliac you should react to their cover of the trooper. They are a family band of 5 siblings
Check this cover version on your own: STEVE'N'SEAGULLS - THE TROOPER
If, or when, you like it you might concider reacting to their biggest hit: STEVE'N'SEAGULLS - THUNDERSTRUCK (an AC/DC cover).
They make heavy classics their own with a totally different style.
If you guys like history check out Sabaton. Their entire catalog is about military history.
This song rocks. I love driving and cranking this song🔥👍🏼
You really need to listen to early Iron Maiden's first 2 album's with Paul D'onno on vocals. It will see how much they progressed with Bruce Dickinson. You should start with Wrathchild from the Killers album and from the first album Phantom of the Opera and Remember Tommorow.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I shit you not you will love the original rawness of Iron Maiden.
While I agree with Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I believe that the better of the lesser appreciated tracks from Powerslave would be Flash of the Blade.
my favorite band ever, been a fan since like the mid 80s
Paschendale is another Iron Maiden war song with a much more dramatic flair. I
"Rhyme of the ancient mariner" (live version) is their very highlight
This song is on impressions from the Crimean War (19th century). The battle described here ("Battle of Balaclava") was one of the most futile massacres in war history. Unbelievably tragic.
Another deeply impressing song on war is "Paschendale" (also from Maiden). It is a _must-listen-to_ , and the most impressing anti-war Metal song in music history, in my view. Paschendale was a Belgic village which was completetely levelled in the course of bloodthirsty massacres, in the course of WW1.
That’s called a “galloping” bass line
It would be cool with you have a chance to check out the song Iron Maiden from Iron Maiden with there original Lead Singer Paul DiAnno and Drummer Clive Burr on Drums.
Jesus of suburbia by Green day is a great song tho it’s 9 minutes song but you won’t be disappointed
Caught Somewhere In Time by them 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
what does a rock super strar singer do after all this fame and fortune? He becomes a commercial airline pilot of course.
Do " aces high" it's another good one
History metal. Iron maiden started it. Sabaton has mastered it.
its from the poem Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson - famous in british history, as 600 men of the Light Brigade either got the wrong orders or took it on themselves to charge into a valley full Russian artillery only half of them came back !
Miscommunicated orders, their Commanding Officer was on a hill top and could see the Russians making off with some Turkish cannons. He sent orders to stop them but down in the valley the Light Brigade could only see the Russian cannons which were set up to fire, so without querying the orders they charged them instead. The following lines from the poem sort of sums it up “Theirs not to make reply / Theirs not to reason why / Theirs but to do and die.”
You guys should checkout The Journey Man live in Dortmund,you'll see a different side of the band which not only will surprise you but move you too.
Listen to Can I Plat With Madness, Wickerman, Die With Your Boots On and Wildest Dreams
Les recomendaría reaccionaran a la canción "La leyenda del hada y el mago" de la banda de heavy metal Argentina "Rata Blanca" Un saludo!
Some people tease me about being 61 I do not care you know why because I got to drive the coolest cars when they weren't that old yet Got to see the coolest bands when they were in their prime and that included iron maiden One of the very best live acts I've ever seen in person and I've seen hundreds of bands over my time There's no songs Buy them where you can't go wrong They've been putting out incredible music since I was 13 years old in 1975.
Please check out "2 Cellos" version of this. It's awesome.
Latest live trooper. I think En Vivo live from Chile
You must hear Paschendale about the WW1 where British and Germans lost abut 50,000 lives in one day.
On my 4th video from yall. Just found your channel. Yes I subscribed since i heard 3 from my fave Band Van Halen i had to subscribe lol. Hitting this and then Hot for Teacher which i was about request! Lol
EDIT: Any Iron Madien Live is good with Bruce at the helm! \m/
You need From Who the Bell Tolls from Metallica and when you do it Live do the "Day on the Green" or is it Day at the Green🤔🤷🤣
You will LOVE IT!
Welcome aboard!
Another SONG OF IRON MAIDEN basada in a ponerme IS THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER'LIVE FLIGHT 666 THE BEST SONG OF IRON MAIDEN
That is my favorite song at "Iron Maiden".
The Charge of the Light Brigade....
Alexander the great! is an excellent one that you could do next
There is a new band out there today called Liliac who's keeping this style of rock alive, you should check out their cover of this song you won't be disappointed