Iron Maiden live album recommendation & then some

[Shevy]

I received an E-Mail from a guy named Eric, and instead of giving him my personal thoughts , I E-Mailed him a link to the board so he can get everybody's thoughts. So here it is...

Hey guys

I was wondering since Maiden has so many live albums, I wasn't sure which one was the best one. I want to pick up one of their live albums, but I'm not sure which. You guys know a shit load about Maiden, so when the thought occured, asking you guys was the first thing to come to my mind. Rock In Rio maybe? Although that came right after Brave New World, which certainly isn't their best album. ive At Donington? To be honest, I'm just getting into Maiden and don't know them as well as I know others bands.

Also, as a side note, what do you guys think about Godsmack. They are so unoriginal and the definition for mainstream metal, but yet so many people go apeshit over their music. They do have some guitar solos, which is good, but some of their songs blur into each other, and it becomes difficult to define one song from another. Just listen to"Awake" and "Re-Align" and you'll see where I'm getting at. The introductions are virtually the exact same thing.

Finally, I don't know about you, but bands like Linkin Park are an utter disgrace to metal music. When Hybrid Theory came out, my naive mind went crazy over it, claiming it to be some of the best music around. I look back, and some songs were good, while others I hang my head in shame recollecting me jamming in my boxers, air guitaring to the delirious dreams of me rocking out on stage,in my room when no one was home. Then came Reanimation, and I was skeptical, but thought that maybe for once some band tries to do something different then just put out studio records and live albums. Meteora was another hit for me. Then came Live In Texas. This was when I started to get pissed. Out of 4 albums, 2 had been filler. When Collision Course came out, I was so fucking pissed. I have since lost all respect for them, and come to realize that they are even more sold out than my all time favorite
Metallica. Their music when you think about it, is shit, along with the band members. No one around here agrees with me, since no one actually puts thought into their music. I just wanted to see if I am really not seeing something, or if the world around me is missing something.

Thanks again, and sorry for sending you a novel long e-mail :-)

[Shevy]

1. My personal favorite live Maiden album is Live At Donnington. In all honesty, I haven't heard Rock In Rio, but I'm one of the few that thought Brave New World was an outstanding album.

2. I detest Godsmack. They have zero personality, zero originality, and their style of music just sucks outright.

3. As much as I absolutely hate Linkin Park, I'm not sure I would pass them off as an utter disgrace. Their music is pretty wimpy, but as a band they're a fantastic doorway for people to get into metal in the first place. Metal has been going strong for decades now, and if it wasn't for all these shitty, easily-accessable bands, metal would be a dying genre. As I've already mentioned, I fucking hate their music, but I welcome their existance as they tend to draw new people towards metal.

[sc00ts]

My favorite live album is Maiden Japan since it's the only one with Dianno on vocals... after that I'd go with Live After Death. Iron Maiden doesn't exist after that for me.

Godsmack, Linkin Park et al don't even merit comment.

[dangerzone]

I DON'T THINK MAIDEN HAVE MADE A CLASSIC LIVE ALBUM, EVEN 'LIVE AFTER DEATH'. MY FAULT WITH THEM IS THAT THEY LACK SPONTANEITY AND ARE MERELY RUN THROUGHS OF STUDIO TRACKS.

[sc00ts]

the "live at the rainbow" recording on the early days dvd (which was also released on vhs in like '80) is a great show with great sound quality. the lyrics to killers are totally different than what made it to the album too, which is cool for obsessive nerds like me.

[1:(]

Iron Maiden: Not my thing. I always thought this kind of metal had more cheese than your average Hot Pocket. While I like eating cheese, I don't like getting it in my ears.

Godsmack: ONE CHORD DUNDUHNUDUDUNDUNDUNDUND GET BACK!!!!!!! BETTR FUCKIN GO AWAY DUNDUNDUNDUDNDUNDUDNDNP[UNKROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Linkin Park: OMGCRAWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLINGINMYSKINHAXXXORS METAL NOOB DEATH OF HELL!!!! RAPPY TURNTABILS!!!! LUV HAXHATETTTZOIR!!!!!!!

[dangerzone]

I OBTAINED 'THE EARLY DAYS' DVD TODAY AND ENJOYED THE INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY. I'VE SEEN ALL THE LIVE GIGS ON VHS AT SOME POINT, BUT ALL THEY DO IS REINFORCE HOW MUCH RAWER MAIDEN WERE LIVE WITH DIANNO, ESPECIALLY THE RUSKIN ARMS GIG.