Returning to Iron Maiden's roots! Vocal ANALYSIS of "Phantom of the Opera"
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- čas přidán 28. 01. 2024
- When prepping to analyze the 2024 nominees for best metal performance at the Grammy Awards, Ghost's cover of Iron Maiden's "Phantom of the Opera" came up. How can I judge a cover if I don't know the original, with the original singer Paul Di'Anno? This felt really weird coming back to Iron Maiden's roots!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Iron Maiden performing "Phantom of the Opera" for the first time.
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Sorry, just wanted to correct one comment.
This song (1980) pre-dates Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Phantom of the Opera" (1986) by nearly 6 years.
They're both based roughly on the silent film of the same name. (1925)
The film was based on Gaston Leroux's novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" (1910).
So the song is not inspired by the musical, but rather they share the same source material. Both Webber and Harris have pointed to the film, rather than the book as their main inspiration.
Lon Chaney was tremendous
Killer comment ;)
Harris seems to be a major movie fan. I'd say about 80% of Maiden songs are inspired by films, most of which are in turn based on novels or historical events.
Eddie looks meaner than Lon Chaney
this
It's so rare to see people react to Di'Anno-era Maiden and honestly it's sad he's so overlooked, because Paul really carried his weight in gold during the early Maiden days! Such a unique and powerful vocalist!
The Dianno era's was my favorite than the Beast era in my opinion maybe because that's what I grew up to
I loved him. Those early ones are my faves.
Also Clive Burr
@Nissardpertugiu agreed(man probably one of the best drummers nobody heard of sadly)
Definitely. Paul was so good on these first two albums. My favourite song of his, and one of my favourite Iron Maiden songs is Drifter. So great and quite poignant when you think it was the last song on his last album with Iron Maiden. 😢
Paul dianno had an insane voice. Remember tomorrow is incredible
Remember Tomorrow is still one of my all time favorite Maiden tracks.
"Remember Tomorrow" is one of my favorite songs, and it's specifically the one I'd pick to showcase Di'Anno's vocals. I love "Phantom of the Opera" for the music, but I honest think it's one of the least vocally-appealing songs of the Di'Anno era.
@@stuffyouotterlistento1461 I agree with you on Phantom. I think Bruce performs that one better.
There's a live video from some german tv show (in 1980 apparently) wich is just perfection voice-wise
still has
Di Anno era of Maiden are my favorite years. Maiden had such a raw unfiltered sound with Paul.
100%
It was punk with a metal edge. It was also the era of punk ofcourse. I like Killers a lot. There they started to sound more metal.
Clive Burr's drumming is incredible - blisteringly fast and punchy.
love Clive, but Cozy will forever by my favorite drummer ;)
Yes! And Clive didn't play traditional beats...he played the guitar parts which is unusual and interesting.
McBrain was the one "upgrade" that Maiden when through in the late 70's / early 80's that I didn't care for.
forearms, shoulders, and lats of steel!
@@deementia6796Nicko was killer in Pat Trabers, but i don't think style wise Nicko upgraded Maiden.
Clive was efficient, subtil but he was kind of proto extreme, greasy.
A lot of tempi went a bit down and agression as well when Nicko joins.
Clive and Paul were the ingredients of that crazy, moody and in your face approach .
Clive was kind of thrash before thrash in many ways.
Like Ian Paice with Keith Moon + punk
If you want to hear a song completely different than any other Iron Maiden song, do Strange World. You'll think you're in a Strange World hearing it.
Strange World is a must, still my favourite Iron Maiden song
I was thinking the same thing
Hear hear
It's the perfect Maiden song for him specifically. It's one of the only ones I can't see Bruce ever doing justice without changing it completely.
yes
You have to remember: Paul was 20 years old when he sang this. He was let go from Maiden at a very young age. His live shows were brilliant: He never received the respect he deserves. Maiden 'Live at the Rainbow' is amazing. Im a huge fan of his...first two Maiden albums are my favorite 🎨 true masterpieces.
Yeah, Bruce Dickinson is a beast, probably one of my favorite metal vocalists of all time, but Paul Di'Anno is definitely wildly underrated.
No dude. It's not that he didn't get the respect. It's that Bruce is just widely loved by everybody. I consider him one of the greatest vocalists of all time, not just metal vocalists. That's a massive praising of Bruce, not a diss to Paul or any of the other Maiden vocalists.
Given the amount of years Maiden have been making music and touring It's only natural the older band members don't get much mention. I'm pretty sure Paul was in the band like 2 or 3 years pre-80s, it's now 2024. His impact was huge helping the band get a start in the early days, but that today is just a blip on the record of Maidens long history.
Paul was not let go, it was a mutual decision between him and steve, paul had major drug and alcohol issues and wasn't holding up to the touring and busy schedule, he realised he couldn't continue after talking it over with steve and the band, if he had continued he would probably have self distructed.
I too prefer the singing on the first two albums. 😀
i prefer Paul , wish there was more records with him
Maiden were ground breaking in the beginning. Clive Burr RIP played with a tempo that pushed them all to the limit. Absolutely love the early Maiden.
Definitely. Clive’s drumming style really stood out
Elizabeth if you want more Paul
1. Remember Tomorrow
2. Strange World
3. Prodigal Son ( Very underrated)
I love Prodigal Son and unfortunately they never played it live...
Man on the Edge
I second Prodigal Son
@@brunocarbone1272 Man on the Edge is Blaze Bayley on vocals.
@@brunocarbone1272wtf????
I was lucky enough to see Paul Di'Anno live last week and he performed the classic Maiden tracks including this one. He's still got it and he told us he was singing through the pain barrier from a wheelchair and he suffers from dementia. His performances were still great. Purgatory was a favourite of the night.
He's still in the wheelchair? He had surgery around a year ago so I was hoping he'd fully recover and be able to walk again - that's unfortunate.
Dude needs to lose at least 150 lb. He needs to just give it up and retire. Obviously he's in a lot of pain, and his voice is gone. Probably touring (out of necessity) to pay for his bills@@dmitryowens
@@andrewsmokler7173
Yeah, it's pretty sad. He pretty much just gave up on life as soon as he hit 60. He's obviously not living a healthy lifestyle and doesn't seem to care to.
@@dmitryowens He isn't helping himself at all. Blaming everyone else for his problems. I remember watching the interview he did in Croatia in 2022 and that's all he did. Conspiracy theories and blaming everyone but himself.
I had tickets for the Underworld, but couldn't make it owing to illness 😢
Those of us old enough in the UK will remember this track in a Lucazode advert featuring Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson.
Great analysis - though it should be pointed out this was Iron Maiden's first album and right at the beginning of their career, so it is raw, dirty and sparsely produced.
That advert introduced me to metal and Iron Maiden.
I was a sprinter at the time and the lucozade ad and the song really was in my head at the start of a race..
@@jollymollerme too.
Same as Castrol GTX and Gustav Mahler
Loved that advert, just for the soundtrack itself. Daley was pretty good as well😂😂
That commercial aired in the US also. I had just started listening to Maiden but hadn't heard anything earlier than Powerslave. Still, it had something (Harris' signature maybe) that made me really suspect it was them.
These 2 first records are gold, especially "Killers" and Paul is a legend. "Prodigal Son" should be on the show.
I still have "Iron maiden " and "Killers " on cassette . Bought them in my teens .
The music on their first album was completely different from anything I had ever heard. And, in my humble opinion, Iron Maiden was still searching for the best version of themselves, which they found with their second album ‘Killers’. Everything about that album was amazing. Even the album cover and the way it portrayed the music. Sure, it was different from their later albums, but I remember being sad when I heard ‘The Number of the Beast’ with Bruce. And then Clive Burr was replaced. While technically both Bruce and Nico were the better musicians, I just loved the raw youthful power and punkrock attitude of Paul di Anno and the unique style of Clive Burr.
This might be a weird comparison (and this is the first time I think about it), but there are some similarities between Clive Burr, Dave Grohl during his days with Nirvana, and Ringo Starr. They all did something most drummers don’t do, or try to do in a very different way. They were more like composers behind a drum kit, creating repetitive fills to function as an integral part of the song, instead of ‘just’ playing amazing grooves. Not like there’s anything wrong with playing amazing grooves. After all, that’s part of the job.
Fortunately we still have ‘Killers’. 😊
If you would really like to hear Paul Di'Anno ‘s range one of the best tacks for that is Strange World. It's not one of their most popular songs but in my opinion, Paul Di'Anno’s vocal range and style really shine on this track.
100% agree. Remember Tomorrow is another that gives him the space to really sing
Completely agree on this!
Can we all take a step back and appreciate Clive Burr's kick ass drumming here?
And the novel by Gaston LeRoux? Great example of late Gothic Romanticism.
Actually what got to me was his wicked hihat. I mean he's on a frenzy on his drum kit, and still there's an incredible finesse to his aperture... What an amazing drummer.
Honestly I don't know why, but cymbal work always gets to me (another favorite of mine is Garr Samuelson, first Megadeth drummer; does a fantastic job there but there are some bootlegs of him playing with his pal Chris Poland just ripping through some Jazz Fusion sets that is really worth listening to)
IMO Clive Burr was leagues better than McBrain any day of the week. Clive was a beast with variation, Nicko sounds like he's been playing the exact same beats every album.
@@edelcorrallira You're not alone. I've noticed for a long time that Burr's prowess was with cymbals where McBrain a monster on the toms. I think both drummers are great and that the band made the best of their respective strengths.
I was lucky to see Clive play with Maiden on the Killers tour and he was a beast he was an octopus and he played high tempo. I don’t think many people appreciate what’s going on in the drum department. I can confirm he was a very talented drummer. RIP Clive you are remembered.
Oh yea and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" off Killers!! For real!
You can easily hear Bruce singing this song on "Live After Death" Definitely a highlight back in the day!
I love that Bruce is not a diva, he has no issues singing songs from Paul and Blaze eras, unlike Rob Halford that makes Judas Priest pretend the albums with Tim Owens don't exist.
@@RafitoOoOThe Priest albums with Owens simply weren't very good.
Let's stop pretending otherwise.
@@Vic-Vega I agree, Ripper was a great singer but the musical composition on those albums was terrible. I expected more from Glenn & Ken but I guess they were trying something "different". Fail.
@@Vic-Vega Demolition is a fun album for me regardless. Wish I could get hold of Jugulator but can only find it as an import and I am not paying those prices lol.
@@Vic-Vega idk why I got notified two months later lol. The albums as a whole I can agree with, but there are good songs in there, just like the Blaze era with Maiden. Lord of Flies, Clansman, Sign of the Cross. Those are some great songs.
1 more second and you would have got the "TORTURE ME BACK AT YOUR LAIR!" A great ending
I was listening to this album in the dark on headphones the first time I heard this, scared the crap out of me!
@@kdbirchWhat a great story! I was a little too young to ever listen to "hard" rock vinyls through headphones during the '80s, but I definitely lived vicariously through my various array of babysitters!
@@kdbirchAre you on Kik?
Which caught me off guard and scared the hell out of me the first time I heard it. 😂😂😂
I've been listening this since 1980 and only just know realised what the end lyric is!
More Paul Di'Anno is a must. Strange World, Purgatory, Prodigal Son, Killers... you can choose any from the first 2 albuns, not a single bad song on them
She needs some Maiden Japan.
Prodigal Son is on my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Gives me chills every time I hear it.
My favorite song with Paul Di Anno is ''Killers''....
@@tolissis5702Same, especially being a bassist myself. Some of my all-time favorite lines in that track.
Ides of March, pure instrumental awesomeness...
The first two Maiden albums had a strong punk influence, as you can hear it in DiAnno's voice!! The second album "Killers", is much more polished and my first Maiden album. Still one of my favorites.
Killers was the first Maiden album produced by Martin Birch (who then did all of them through Fear of the Dark).
don't tell Steve that!
She reacting to Killers (the song) would be great, ngl
I remember them being a band that brought together a lot of punks and metalheads back in the day. It was like, "Holy crap, you like Iron Maiden too?"
Killers was Anthrax and Slayer before those bands became Anthrax and Slayer.
The lineups with Paul DiAnno and Clive Burr are phenomenal!!!!
Let's not forget Dennis's contribution to the first Iron Maiden album.
Like many are saying, Strange World is my favorite Maiden song. It really is an otherworldly song that has amazing lyrics.
Amazing melodies like usual maiden
Yes! Love it. Also "Remember Tomorrow".
One of mine too bruce coundn5 give that justice but nor could paul sing hallowed.. be thy bame.😊
Finally Paul Di'Anno on the show! 🤘🤘 Btw, Elizabeth, this song is older than the musical 😉😉
But the book came out in 1910 😎
I love Paul Diano's voice. A couple of the songs off this first album are among my favorite Maiden songs, and it's mainly because of his vocals. So glad to see Elizabeth getting to see this hugely underated vocalist.
I'm wearing my "Killers" t-shirt. Up the irons! ❤🤘🤘
This was the best Iron Maiden album.
Too bad it's not live from the Rainbow.
Of all the Maiden albums, this is still one of my favourites.
_KILLERS!_
Hands down everything on this album is great
It's basically Punk-Metal. It's amazing and Paul Di'anno is very underrated
first 2 albums are my fav, bruce is great and all but i like this raw somewhat high voice way more
@@noammkw3770 dianno and that whole setup was something else
This whole album is a gem. My dad bought this for me on cassette in 1980 when it was released. I was 10 years old. Cheers dad🍺 Even then I knew Maiden were destined to become legends. Up the Irons!!!
True listing in tape in my dad dad sierra
the song is actually an homage to the book/movie. this song came out in 1980. the musical came out in '86.
This is based on the original book of Phantom of the Opera. The musical came out a couple of years after this song did.
The musical was ‘86.
My first exposure to Iron Maiden was Bruce Dickinson era, so he will always hold a special place in my heart. However after 30 years of being a maiden fan I find myself returning to the first two albums more than anything else. Paul just had this grit and edge that the Dickinson stuff is missing. It’s absolutely less polished, but I appreciate the raw nature of those first two albums. They sound like they should be played in a smoky dive, rather than an arena, and that’s why I love it. Remember Tomorrow is definitely a DiAnno track worth checking out.
Correct!
They are my favorite Maiden albums!
After almost 20 years listening to Maiden I am in a similar stage. Although I was already dating a little, I spent many months listening to Iron Maiden and Killers, almost every day. I'm listening to more A Matter Of Life And Death and Brave New World now, but I totally understand what you're saying.
Remember Tomorrow has been covered a few times. First two albums are in my top 5 maiden go tos
Facts
Before Maiden, Paul's background was Punk, which he brought with him and integrated into Iron Maiden. Btw, yeah, Remember Tomorrow is simply amazing and beautiful!
Phantom of the Opera is just an early masterpiece. One of my favorites from the beginning. People say Pauls singing is more rocky or dirty while Bruce is more artsy. A good description
Actually Paul was much more punk rock man. If you can find early footages of their gigs, and early interviews, you notised that. U also have to remember UK,s huge meaning in punk rocks history, and thats also the reason why some early British heavy bands has connections to punk rock.
@@waarisk6677Paul was never punk. He only said he was punk because he knew it wound up Harris and Smallwood.
Paul was a big fan of Gary Glitter, Noddy Holder of Slade and the British Glam scene.
If you listen to the wails and screams of British glam rock, you'll soon realise where Paul's influence came from.
Bear in mind, Noddy Holder was considered as a replacement for Bon Scott, but he turned down the offer of a rehearsal and Brian Johnson got the gig.
AC/DC was actually labelled a punk band by the British press, as was Iron Maiden - which both bands strenuously denied.
Paul was and is punk rock. He even has a punk side-project, The Almighty Inbredz. And his favourite bands are the Pistols, the Ramones and the UK Subs. He only likes SOME metal. Check your sources. @@CymruCelt01
@@CymruCelt01 Paul Di Anno was always punk rock. Sure, he liked british
glam rock, just like all the punks
from the late 70s also did, those are the roots of the genre.
He loved The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and even
covered "Faith Healer", but
some of his favourite bands are
the Sex Pistols, UK Subs, The Damned, The Clash.. and the Ramones are
HIS FAVOURITE BAND OF ALL TIME.
He even has a punk side project called "The Almighty Inbredz" and did a tour
with brazilian punk rock band Raimundos. If you still have doubts, you can
check his interview, "Lokaos entrevista Paul di Anno" where they ask
him to give votes to a list of vocalists, here's what he said:
Axl Rose: Zero.
Bruce Dickinson: 7 and a half.
Blaze Bayley: 7.
Vince Neil: Double zero.
Rob Halford: 9.
Jon Bon Jovi: Triple zero.
James Hetfield: 9.
Joey Ramone: 10.
David Lee Roth: 4.
Michael Kiske: 2.
Enough said.
@@Easun36 Paul Di'anno, whose real name is Paul Taylor, was never punk rock 🙄
His favourite band was Deep Purple. Paul's best mate from school, Steve Newhouse, has stated that Paul is a liar when he claims to be punk.
Steve has read Paul's autobiography and he says it's a load of rubbish.
I remember when he left Maiden, the bands he was in were just plain old rock bands, that played that cheesy 80s sound.
Di'anno is a liar, mate. Don't believe anything he says.
This track Phantom of the Opera was also used in an advert for the British Drink Lucozade in the Early 80's It Featured Daley Thompson
Thank you! I remembered it was in an advert but couldn’t remember what for. It’s all coming flooding back. Daley was a legend then and is still a legend today.
Maiden made a double live album, " Live After Death " that has Phantom of the Opera on it during the Bruce Dickinson era for a good comparison of their different deliveries.
Both are great vocalists but I do tend to lean towards Bruce.
Paul's voice, at least to me, is indicative to the formative years of Maiden.
Gives great insight as to where the group was heading musically at the time.
Awesome reaction!! ❤ 🤘
The Live After Death version is "the best" only for the unconditional fans of Bruce and Nicko. Because the reality is that the Marquee Club and Rainbow versions (both from 1980) are infinitely superior. As they were played more aggressively, they sounded better than on the studio album and with the original members who recorded it in the first place (Paul and Clive).
@@evil_chuckit's on the Live Plus One EP. Excellent version
Why does no one mention Dennis Stratton as the guitar player on this album?
As always a great "comment" just love it and still wonder why and how you got into this metal thing?
Keep on going, keep up the good stuff, up the irons❤️
I'm from Brazil. Paul Di'Anno loves to come by. I've seen him live in a pub here in São Paulo a few years ago. Lots of Charisma! His voice has aged but he still got it! And I like the first albums of Iron Maiden very much! Cheers!
Maidens "Live After Death" album recorded live in Long Beach, CA ..circa 1985, Bruce kills on this jam live !!!!!!
My sister had that on Beta Max and we played it constantly. It was my introduction to Maiden.
Just a little note that POTO was recorded in Hammersmith Odeon, London on October 9th, 1984
I’ve never been so excited for a reaction. I’m that guy from high school who had two dozen different Iron Maiden shirts, an Iron Maiden wrist band and an Iron Maiden wallet with chains. The instrumental break in this has always been my favorite few minutes of music ever blasted through a Walkman cassette headset.
right on! \m/
Amen brotha
Don’t forget the Iron Maiden pins you put on your denim jacket with leather sleeves
Don’t forget the Iron Maiden pins you put on your denim jacket with leather sleeves
@@PatTheRipper-zb7oj and the patches for the back of your denim jacket. Or denim vest over your leather jacket when you were 17 and old and tough. Hahaha
For Paul Diano's full voice range and style, try "Remember Tomorrow "... there is an amazing live version on CZcams.
One of my all-time favorites!
This song is one of the best examples of quintessential Maiden; perfectly balanced with numerous strong melodies, strong rhythm, moderate heaviness, strong diverse emotions, beauty, power, transitions, dynamics, vigor!!!
Agree! And well said and I love the first 2 Maiden albums with Di'Anno the most.
Appreciate you doing a review of Paul's voice. He hasn't been doing well health wise recently so I'm glad we're appreciating his voice and the beginning of Maiden. Paul has some pretty good solo stuff and covers too.
I've met Paul Di Anno and Dennis Stratton in Brazil during their gigs in Brazil... It was just a dream becoming True.
The 2 first albums became part of my life since my Teenager days.
Gotta add to the love for Strange World, but for me it's just the sheer attitude in Prowler and the melancholy in Remember Tomorrow that tops it. Strange World is great still.
YAAASSSSS Been waiting on a Di'Anno reaction for years now! This will be fantastic
Love Bruce,but really wish there were at least 3 more albums with Di'Anno
Don't blame me, I started asking after the first one with Bruce 😉😉
me too
Now we just need one of Blaze haha
@@desli3627 did not like him in maiden... but with his own band "Ablaze" he was great...
Probably stated many times already, but I'll mention again. You're listening to an early composition of the band's bassist, founder, and primary songwriter. If you listened through the band's entire catalog, you'd hear a gradual maturity but lots of stuff that brought you back to this raw beginning that was written and performed all over the UK before the band even had a record deal (1980). Imagine hearing something like this from a club band that hadn't released an album yet?
Wonderful !
Pardon me but might you have some Grey Poupon?
If I remember correctly, this is the song that got them a record deal. There was a scout watching a gig, and this was the one that made him think something like "How the hell can they come up with something like this"
Sort of. It was their manager Rod Smallwood bringing someone from EMI Records to a show in 1979 I think, and it was that guy who realized he couldn't let the opportunity pass to get them signed.@@shamr0ck75
For me, this is 'Iron Maiden'! Best song, best album, best line-up, end of!
Iron Maiden’s favorite band is UFO. They formed their sound from Michael Schenker’s guitar riff on UFO’s song “Doctor, Doctor”. Iron Maiden plays “Doctor, Doctor” EVERY show as their warm up before taking the stage. Steve Harris has said that his favorite song is “Love To Love” by UFO. You must do Iron Maiden “Transsylvania”which goes right into my favorite Maiden song, “Strange World”.
Yep, and the melodic solos of Phantom's are clearly inspired by Micheal Schenker's playing
I think the most impressive thing is how well Steve Harris wrote music to the strength of both singers. At least in my opinion Bruce's version of Paul's era songs are pretty horrible, but also Paul would never be able to pull off any of Bruce's work either. Steve's musical vision (since he writes almost everything) is truly Iron Maidens greatest strength.
I enjoy the production, no copying and pasting, limited tracks, limited effects. No quantising, just playing stuff over and over until it's exactly right.
The greatness of Iron Maiden lies precisely in having purged almost all the blues elements from which 70s rock derives, obviously passing through Rock'n'Roll. The transition from Paul Di Anno to Bruce Dickinson is paradigmatic. This transformation operation was voluntary, to recover a classical and medieval epic setting of the European tradition, in particular the English one. With Iron Maiden hard rock transforms into Rock-Metal and rock becomes independent from mom-Blues.
What you say about Paul di Anno's more bluesy voice is spot on, if you listen to the Running Free piece from the same LP, you'll understand that that sound is unimaginable with Bruce's voice. As always you do great analysis.
PS: The two LPs with Paul still remain milestones, with compositions of great beauty
Good comment. Maidens style was mostly derived from what people now call ‘neoclassical’ influence. Richie Blackmore embraced this style and pretty much spearheaded the entire movement. Other noteworthy musicians like Randy Rhodes, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Eddie Van Halen also helped this genre gain momentum.
I too purchased this album as a teen and in the UK. it was huge and helped launch Iron Maiden into fame. Personally I love Paul's voice on this album and am not fond of the Bruce covers. I guess you love what you grew up with, but never forget that this is the album that started it all - at least in the UK.
Honestly, Bruce sucks at singing songs not composed for him. He’s always ruined Paul’s and Blaze’s songs not mentioning that my image of him really plummeted after watching the dvd of my favourite Maiden concert playlist (Live After Death) and hearing all the BS to please the junkies on the crowd before The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I had always praised Maiden for the depth of their lyrics, their literary and historical topics too, but hearing him say something so shallow and meaningless really made me stop following the band, which has already pissed me off enough at the start of the millennium. Post Seventh Son Maiden until Fear of the Dark is kind of lame with few exceptions, then it was great again with The X-Factor, but then once again it became dull. Especially Bruce 2.0 era: no new ideas and no spark in their music, everything feeling a commercial trick instead. That dvd actually was the last nail on the coffin. And it’s ironic, because they were the band I grew up listening to
Also started in ex Yugoslavia,Maiden, with Motorhead, Saxon & Tygers of Pan Tang..
DiAnno 🤘 Absolutely amazing. The first Maiden album I bought as a teenager and I listened to it again today. 🔥🔥🔥
Still my favorite Maiden album.
I saw Paul Di'Anno with Killers at a dive bar in Houston, TX (Jan. 15, 1993). Total respect for his contribution to Iron Maiden! 🤘
I saw him in the late 80's in Baton Rouge, at a small bar. Agreed, total respect for those early albums and live performances, especially Killers and Maiden Japan.
@@dvg4104 That's great you saw him back then, too. Paul has a unique voice and I loved his punk attitude!
I have nothing against Paul Di’Anno, but there’s no chance Maiden would have reached the heights they have had Steve Harris not let him go and hired Bruce Dickinson. Paul was a chronic alcoholic and became too unreliable from a performance aspect. I’m also blown away at the number of people who think he’s a better vocalist than Bruce. Bruce Dickinson’s vocal range absolutely blows Di’Anno out of the water and it’s not even close. Bruce can sing anything Di’Anno contributed and do it justice. Can you imagine Paul Di’Anno belting out “Hallowed Be Thy Name” and it sounding like anything other than a complete train wreck?
@@aeromedical6776 I agree 100%. I think Paul gave Maiden the jump-start they needed at the time, and Bruce took them to the stratosphere!
@@aeromedical6776 -- No question, Bruce is a world class vocalist. Paul was adequate for the time, but adding Bruce made Iron Maiden world class.
Another Di'anno favorite of mine is Remember Tomorrow. His finest performance ever IMO.
The live version of this song, sung by Bruce, is phenomenal!!!
Bruce gets on my nerves..
The first 2 albums are still the bluesy best!
No, it really isn't, Bruce butchers all of Paul's songs.
But dave changed tho solos a lot in all popular live versions on youtube, and i’m very attached and like a lot the studio version’ solos! Dave is great, but Adrian doesn’t change a lot! I know that they change some things for artistic purpose, but usually i like first and the most the studio version’ solos
One of the greatest Maiden songs. Definitely in the top 5, especially for OG fans, such as myself. 🤘🤘🤘
Your reaction made me fall in love with this great song again. It has so many passages and transitions that make it very enjoyable.
As for progressive loops of Iron Maiden, the "forever solo" of their song Starblind always gripped me as impressive.
First time I heard this song was when it was being used on a Lucozade advert here in the UK back in the 1980s!
Daley Thompson!
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Yeah I remember that, wasn’t it with Daley Thompson?
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Was going to post the same thing. First Maiden track I'd heard and blew me away, although it was Live After Death that spent most of the time on my record player.
The moment I became a metal fan, I wasn't even 10 when that advert came out but the first time I saw it I was instantly obsessed with the sound. 🤘😁
Phantom of the Opera is my favorite Iron Maiden song. Love it live.
I also have to say, I prefer Bruce on this.
@@Oswald24x7the Live After Death version is awesome 🤘
I just found your channel and now I'm going to be up all night watching these reviews on 52 years old and you're bringing back some of my 60's, 70', and 80s music. Thanks for keeping me up all night😵🐾🐾🐾
I just found your channel yesterday, checked out what you said about some Meatloaf songs. I must say thank you for what you bring to music. As I am not a singer, it is nice to hear from someone that knows the field on songs I like. It opens the mind more. And hope not rude, but I love watching your facial expressions as you listen to the music. To see how you react to certain areas, knowing you are totally into the subject you are listening to. I love listening to music, but to have someone break it down the way you do is real eye opening. Thank you so much for what you bring to the world of music.
You need to react to Prowler. If you were in a record store in 1980 and the cover art jumped out at you and you decided to check out this band. Once at home you open the album place it down on the turntable drop the needle and Bam! The 70's are now over and a whole new genre has just blasted through your speakers. And the rest is history.
THIS is the Iron Maiden I started with. I remember so clearly seeing this album cover in the misc. "I" bin when it was first released. How could you pass on THAT cover? It was love at first sight, then love at first listen!!!! I love Bruce..and the material he is on is spectacular, but this is home for me, and drummer Clive Burr (rip) is untouchable here!! And Paul Di'Anno IS the Phantom! This is HIS song!!
@@xtreme4stringbass Haha, memories... Millenials and Zoomers are like "what's 8 track?"
I didn't get too shook when they transitioned from Paul to Bruce, but while Bruce was off doing his own thing they brought in Blaze Bayley. During that time they released a song called the Clansman, which I loved but longed to hear Bruce do it. When I finally got to see them live Bruce was back. They did the song, and I was blown away.
Here's an idea: do a review of bruce's vocals on one of his his solo albums. Recorded during his hiatus from Maiden (Blaze Baily era) maybe from "Tattooed millionaire"
MAIDEN 4 EVER!❤
I just love how respectful you are in your analysis of all the bands i grew up with. It really is like hearing them with new ears :)
Please do more Paul era songs. We know Bruce is superb, but sometimes its a nice treat to journey back to the first two albums and enjoy the raw energy and impressive maturity in Maidens music. Id really hope to see you react to the songs "Killers","Wrathchild" or "Murders in the Rue Morgue" or however its spelled haha. Thanks for the great video.
This for me was one of the best songs for Iron Maiden I have been fan since the first album I will always be a Paul Danno fan as front man for the band, he also had that gritty punk rock sound.
Thank you for your input.
You need to listen to more of his singing
Thank you for articulating better than I could why this is my favourite Maiden track. Brilliant channel.
I LOVE early Iron Maiden, It is Wonderful to hear you also include it into your coverage.
I love Bruce, his range and power. But, Paul is so cool with swagger and attitude. Maiden rock.
Though I love Bruce era Maiden, Dianno era is still my favorite. His vocal style is a combination of punk and metal. I love the raw, gritty style of his vocals as well as the rawness of the band itself. But he also has a softness that is really good too. Check out Remember Tomorrow.
Remember Tomorrow is my favorite Maiden song. I second your nomination.
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That was one of the first Maiden songs I heard when I was age 11 - Wrathchild was the first.
So very happy you have finally looked at phantom of the opera. I think there are several live versions with Bruce from the mid 80's but him singing on live after death in 85 is a blinder at Hammersmith Odeon. If you want to hear their raw, really early work look for the soundhouse tapes recorded in 79.
LOVE how you break it down!
Like a lot of people I came to know Maiden after Bruce joined. It took me a bit of time, but I love Paul's version of the songs just as much now, and can't imagine not having them around. This is easily one of my favorite Maiden songs.
This song and album is one of my absolute favorites all around. Definitely my favorite Iron Maiden album. The raw sound and feel on this album + Paul is pure magic
People like to trash the production on this album but its my favorite quality of it. Its dark and delicate with lots of separation between instruments and Pauls voice fits so well.
Maiden was my first realy big live show to see and hear. Never ever had another experience more intens . Back than I was 12 years old now 49 young. Thanks for this moment. Maiden is magic
The "Live After Death" version with Bruce is simply perfect. You could compare the two preformances 🙏
I was thinking this same thing!
It's one of the few Paul era songs he can actually pull off.
Steve Harris ❤❤❤❤ just love the way you can hear that distinctive bass line through all their tracks ❤❤❤❤
That's because Steve writes the guitar melodies as well as bass lines.
Steve was my sister's favorite bass player. Every time she picked up her bass, the first thing she'd play was the bass line after the verses in Revelations. After she died, I designed and tattooed, on my father, Tigger playing the bass (she loved Tigger) in a field, under blue skies, with the notation of the bass line around it.
@WastedTalent- I'm so sorry about your sister but a base playing tigger tattoo is a lovely tribute to her. I have a trigger tattoo on my thigh!! Much love xx
I forgot how much I loved early Maiden, it's been so long since I touched on anything from them. I feel the need to fully immerse myself in them again now.
On a sidenote: this analysis made me realize this song may well be one of the major inspiration pieces, musically speaking, for the song "Krov' za Krov'" ("Кровь за Кровь" - "Blood for Blood", 1991) by the Russian metal band Aria. Thematically, that song addresses Pontius Pilatus, based on the novel "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov.
one of my all time favorite songs. i like the first 2 albums the most and this song for me symbolizes the skill and talent of this group
TY 🙏🙏. With Maiden, you have their fast, hard hitting pummeling, then their instrumentals take you on a magical carpet ride of high/low emotion, that matches each song. Epic!
Up the Irons!
Phantom was based on original 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux.For a very prog album, check put Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, recorded by Iron Maiden with Bruce, in 1998.
*1988
Still listing to it today.😮
My favorite song on debut Album! Listening to you enjoy, reminded me how awesome this song is!
Iron Maidens first album was released in 1980, Andrew Lloyd Webbers Musical was opened in London's West End in 1986 and on Broadway in New York in 1988....there is a novel published in 1910 and a silent film in 1925...both Maiden and Webber were probably inspired by the novel and the film. Anyway....my favourite songs in that album are definitely Remember Tomorrow and Strange World.
Oh boy that takes me back to when I was a teenager. I always preferred these early albums and now I'm remembering why. This is such a great arrangement - I'd forgotten how many twists and turns it takes. Great stuff.
Both Paul's albums are great. Both still in their top 5. In my eyes. I saw him.solo in 87' in Southern California. He did a great job. Bruce does them great also.
Thank you for reviewing this metal classic! Ghost does a great job with it. LONG time Maiden fan and I LOVE the first two albums with Paul on vocals. There’s plenty of virtuosity and also a punk sensibility despite this being a reaction against late 70’s punk music.
the middle section always gives me goosebumps when I listen to it.
I remember blasting this out on vinyl when it came out in the 80's and was blown away with the raw edginess of the sound.Paul Di'anno added a layer of punk and I kind of think that recordings were less overly produced then than nowadays which added to the overall feel of the music.
There's a live version of this with Bruce on vocals on Live after Death.
Give 'The Prodigal Son' a listen, it's worth it. Definitely one of my favorites!
Fun fact: the beginning of this was used in a Lucozade advert which also featured decathlon athlete Daley Thomson!
Oh my god, I am sooo happy you are doing this song! This is one of mt favourites from Maiden. I never thought you'd even touch on this album! Strange world and Remember Tomorrow are musts! Thanks for giving this album much needed attention! How exciting
There are versions with Bruce live but the original is a killer track. Paul was a great fit for that time period 78-81 given the Punk resurgence in the UK and just before the New Romantic bands. Love Maiden
Love the layering of music and phenominal twin guitarists.
Wow, your observation on how it progresses while referring back to earlier ideas. The loops on loops. That was a great observation. And Imma implement this in my own composing/music writing/producing for sure. Thanks!
Paul Di'Anno often gets overlooked unless the Iron Maiden fan's are long time ones familiar with early Maiden. Make no mistake about it, Paul is monumental in the punk sound and attitude of the band. One of the few bands who brought punks and metalheads together. Just like with Clive Burr on the drums, Maiden as a whole wouldn't be who they are without Paul's input and influence. Nothing more I'd love to see than everyone bury the hatchet and Paul appears on stage with Bruce and they just absolutely kill the concert. Since we are on the topic of early NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal), I'd love to see a reaction video to Grim Reaper "See you in Hell". They were a MASSIVE and important part of metal's history.
Paul was great so many great songs. Same with Blaze
@@ted5536 Blaze did a fine job in his own right, also! Huge shoes to fill and he gave it a fantastic go!
Love Maiden’s Di’Anno era. Bruce Dickinson is a huge talent and probably a massive contributing factor to Iron Maiden’s global success, but for me the first two albums are phenomenal.
Interesting that Elizabeth tries to imagine Dickinson’s voice over the track, but these studio albums would just not work with Dickinson as the vocalist imo.
yes, all the songs from Diano's era just sounds better with Diano. Elizabeth is not ready for that. haha
I totally agree!
22:19 One thing I've always loved about Maiden is the awesome backing guitar riffs and drumming complimenting the guitar solo. It's two layers of pure awesomeness, I find myself flipping back and forth between focusing on one and then the other.
I've always loved this song and these vocals, and I'm not even a big Maiden fan. It was more then 30 years ago when I first heard it, and it never gets old. And by the way, your hair looks great!
Great to see you back with the guys and Paul this time. Saw them last year and they were fantastic as usual.
Bruce is soon doing a solo tour with his new project The Mandrake Project, which he has been working on for years, before going with Maiden doing US, South America and Aus/NZ later in the year.
First Maiden album I bought still takes me back to my late teens. This is now my go to gym music
Every time
Thrilled to see some early-onset headbanging from the very get go, Elizabeth. You are officially one of us now \m/
And to echo previous comments, Strange World highlights Di'Anno's voice beautifully.
Fun fact: How many diphthongs can you fit into the word 'place'? Lots when sung by Di'Anno, that's how many!
This song is released in 1980 (in Maiden’s debut album), before the musical! And it is inspired by the novel! Great dynamic song that has it all!! I like the studio version better, but also the band with Bruce performed it live sometimes and it’s great also! Maiden’s instrumental work is often superb and has it all!