I worked for Sanctuary Music at this time in the Production Dept. This was the 1st big tour I helped put together. My boss Teresa and I were office based, and liased with Dickie Bell the Production Manager for Maiden and Bill Barclay, I think, was the Tour Manager. They were a great bunch to work for. I worked there for another ten yrs and travelled all over the world on Maiden related work, and stuff for the other bands that were managed there. Good times.
@@moreblack It was very weird! We knew Bruce had left the band weeks before it was announced. Then someone had the bright idea to run a competition to replace Bruce. Basically people sent in a demo of then singing and the production dept, Teresa, myself, and Dickie Bell had to sit and listen to each and every tape and narrow it down to about 20 of the best. We had to do this whilst still putting tours together for the other bands. So when we had the big meeting to let us know whom Rod and Andy (Maidens Mangers), and Steve Harris had chosen, we were stunned to hear Blaze was the replacement, not one of the entrants, and there was a couple of really good guys that would have been great. I feel that Blaze never really felt comfortable in Maiden. It was a bad choice and he knew it! He couldnt sing many of the regular hit songs live, he was not used to performing in front of that size of crowd, and the list went on. He was a super nice guy though, just was not a natural rock star. I remember he freaked out in Japan (alot of musicians have a real shock in Japan. Nothing is in English, no one talks English, Etiquette and manners are very different) he kept pissing of the Japanese with his behaviour. It would have been fine in the west, and he couldnt understand what he was doing. Then he got lost. There is no frame of reference over there, and it just got to much for him!! Apart from that he was easy to work for, no big demands etc.
@@leonmohan1708 mate, Blaze was awesome, that's why The X Factor is one of their best albums. But of course, Bruce was the right choice for the band and I'm happy he decided to return.
It's great having footage of this tour it was the first time I saw Iron Maiden in Dublin in 1990 when I was 12 it was.a.great show and No Prayer for the Dying is highly underated and have always liked the album
18:39 - Janick's first ever live performance with Iron Maiden. June 27, 1990 at the Astoria Theatre in London during the Tattooed Millionaire Tour, Iron Maiden joined Janick and Bruce for a version of the Trooper.
Me to. It was also the first big Maiden tour with basically no set except the amps LoL. Kinda disappointing for my 12 year old self after watching all their previous Live VHS releases but I was still psyched.
I never understood the uproar and dislike of this album. It's a solid collection of great Maiden tunes. It's certainly better than anything they procured in the whole of the 21st century.
I have been listening to it again and it is pure Iron Maiden. Great tunes, riffs, production, guitar tones, etc. it’s like a blend of Seventh Son and Killers
@@remmingtoncruzoe8282 the real problems were live. Blazes range was so small they had to drop Loafs of crowd favourites from the set list. He also got the world's press' backup coz he came across as arrogant and ignorant when in reality he was just shy and was ill prepared to go from wolfsbane to fronting the biggest British rock band at the time and one of the biggest in the world. He was actually a decent bloke.
I'm really looking forward to The History of Iron Maiden Part 4 when they discuss the concept of this album, and this particular era of Maiden. Up the Irons!
@@colbillington unfortunately I agree with you. I'm very happy with the reunion era. But the 90s maiden stuff is really where the new proggy songs and heavier sound came from. No prayer, FOTD, and x factor are some of my favorite records and they should not be slept on.
@machupikachu1085 He refused to sign my ticket at the back of the Glasgow Appollo Theatre . I was a little teenage lad in those days for the Piece Tour and it was normal to get shouldered out of the way by the bigger drunken teens.
TheMadMattster yea they played alll the wee venues at the time with this album,seen them in 1991 at ayr pavilion,shit hot man,it's a pitty I was pissed at the time and dont remember some of it but some of it was branded into the memory,Wolfsbane were the back up band,i think the lead singer replaced Bruce for a bit when he left for a bit,fucking glad he came back though,couldn't imaging them with anybody else
@@krisskriss1223 xi of course. I don't rate x factor. Sign of the cross to me is the only good song. Man on the Edge is a typical maiden hard rocker. Little to salvage on that album. And as a singer and front man Blaze was not exactly setting anything on fire. My opinion of course
@mattwalder5081 haha mate that's ace! I remember going inside, doors opening, and the loud boom of Anthrax as we went into the arena. I saw Maiden many times after that including Donnington. Seeing them next year! First 9 albums tour!
1st time seeing this little doc. Great footage. It was the first tour I saw them on in Dublin, the night before Belfast. Right up the front getting Steve Harris sweat on me and hearing his strings clanking. Awesome.
1st December 1990, Birmingham NEC with Anthrax as support (On their "Persistence of time" tour). My first Gig. Got to meet the whole of Maiden, and even got to sit in the front passenger seat of Nicko's car (a Jaguar) while he signed the back of my denim jacket from the drivers seat. Got to meet Scott Ian also :) Good times...
yep double headliner imo i was at edinburgh ingleston absolutely shocking venue and accoustics also the second of all maidens gigs to date ive ever seen support get an encore....first being grand prix on pom tour and rightfully so
Dave Murray is a very very shy person - unfortunately you hardly see him in motion in today's concerts, he usually just grins at one spot and plays his thing down. I really liked his "fairy" movements at the previous concerts. The others jumped wildly around the stage and he almost flew, rocking, swaying, waving his hair gently. I always thought that was something very amusing.
The first time I ever saw Maiden was on this very UK tour, in December of 1990 at Birmingham NEC, with Anthrax supporting. I was an extremely excited 14 year old :-D My older brother escorted me with one of his mates, I even remember leaving school early that day after having permission to go, but I can't remember exactly what I said to get out early now, it probably wasn't that I was going to see the mighty Iron Maiden for the first time :-D I still have my programme from that gig, and a tee somewhere too still I think. Since then, I have collected many more tour programmes and merch, and built up a superb collection of Maiden memorabilia...it's all treasured along with this amazing band. Long may they reign!!! UP THE IRONS!! \m/
These viddies are Awesome and now timeless. The've impressed me and probably have been the most entertaining bunch of guys on-stage and in their own pursuits. Up the Irons!
The latest remasters Iron Maiden have done are amazing. I just recently got No Prayer For The Dying and it is the best I have ever heard it. I have bought this album and the other seven before it at least four times. I had all of them on cassette tape originally, first pressing on CD and at least three times on different remastered periods. The first time they remastered their older albums was awesome just because of the bonus CD that came with it.
Not their best album, but the best show I ever saw them at was on this tour. It was on an Indian reservation right outside of Phoenix. The full moon was out and the weather was great. Their sound was perfect! Dickinson announced that he just got word Saddam had surrendered and was withdrawing from Kuwait. The crowd went nuts. What a night!!
I think getting rid of Saddam was a huge mistake. I have not supported U.S. foreign policy for a very long time. None the less, Dickinson's announcement that night in 1991 electrified the audience. If I had my way, the west would stay out of the east and the east would stay out of the west (unless Iron Maiden wanted to accept an invitation to tour over there).
I was there (Newcastle), a 14 year old lad somewhere near the front... Went to see them the next evening as well in Edinburgh at the Playhouse. Wolfsbane were support, I seem to remember Newcastle got the Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter chant whereas Edinburgh didn't - Bruce commented something like "ahh well at least Newcastle got it last night" lol. Also seen them at Whitley Bay for Seventh Son tour... They definitely went back to basics on this tour but it was good, very, very good. Seem to remember Newcastle went nuts for Wolfsbane, Edinburgh didn't. They just didn't seem to get the band at all. My mate and I were going nuts to Wolfsbane in Edinburgh, something noted by Blaze I think with a big thumbs up!
This tour was my second time i saw maiden in san Antonio tx remember the intro the bass cords started and all the small lights of their amps pa on the back light up and they popped out tx dressed style my first was killers tour in a 1000 seat venue ten years later 18000 seats venue
Love nickos 90s glasses! Whilst this era of maiden isn’t looked upon greatly, I think it is better than generally agreed. The 90s was maidens raw phase
I loved this album, i was 16 when it came out, great memories, wish I could have been working for them., or meet them just one time. My favorite band on earth and always will be. Thank you IRON MAIDEN you guys got me through alot of down times feing bummed.
That's maybe it, but Tailgunner, the title track and Bring Your Daughter are classics imo. Holy Smoke has really grown on me since it first came out and enjoy the deeper cuts on the album too. I think it's the last great Maiden album, Fear... has it's moments but there is too much filler on there. I also have a soft spot for No Prayer... as they played Hull City Hall on this tour, something that will never happen again!
@@MichaelHolmgaard that is exactly how I feel. I have always thought that No Prayer For The Dying was a better and more consistent album than Fear Of The Dark, but Fear Of The Dark has a few songs on it that I think are better than anything on No Prayer For The Dying album. Especially the title track Fear Of The Dark and Afraid To Shoot Strangers.
There are some fans that consider No Prayer For The Dying album the worst Maiden album but I have always loved this album. It came out when I was in middle school and I remember watching videos for Holy Smoke , Tailgunner, and Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. No Prayer For The Dying album is a better album than Fear Of The Dark. I only love half of that album while I love all of No Prayer For The Dying album.
*Fear of the Dark is a better overall album in all aspects, the only really bad song on it was From here to eternity... correction: add The Apparition to the list of forgettable songs... ain't too fond of Wasting Love either, but it ain't worse then before mentioned songs.. half of the songs on No Prayer sounded like it should have been on a Dickinson solo album (Tattooed Millionaire- hard rock style..)
the only track on fear of the dark I really like is Weekend Warrior - which is a track that seems to be a lot of people's least favourite on that album!
@@joddeurter2448 that is how I feel about the Fear Of The Dark album. That half of the songs from it sound like they could have been on Tattoo Millionaire. Fear Of The Dark is the only Iron Maiden album that I can't get into all the way. I like only about five songs from it and I have listened to the album many times since it came out and it just won't grow on me. I really love Be Quick Or Be Dead, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, and the title track Fear Of The Dark alot though.
Great tour - I went to 3 shows in Canada. This theatre in Dublin looked great, I’ve never seen the side PA on stage facing that way, must have been Loud stage volume when they had to do that.
I opened for them in October 92. After our soundcheck I walked behind that wall of Marshall's & was surprised to find that none of them were plugged in !
@woutwout8398 A band from New Zealand called The Nod ..At the time We had an album out that did well for us called 'Thirsty Work' ..there's video of us playing at the Concert on here & Tracks from the album are on Spotify & iTunes on a 'Best of ' compilation album ..We released 3 albums between 89 & 93.
A. Japanese translation of "Number of the Beast" is "Number of the Best" at 10:00. B. Nicko McBrain interestingly gives a shoutout to Wolfsbane & Blaze Bayley at 12:52 who later becomes Maiden's next lead singer. C. Bruce Dickinson describes how he wrote "Tattooed Millionaire" at 15:10.
I agree with you. Janick has helped write many great Iron Maiden songs throughout his years in Iron Maiden such as Ghost Of The Navigator, Dance Of Death, The Legacy, and Book Of Souls. He is a big part of the writing process. He was not just given a free ride to the greatest band ever. He has proved himself worthy of being in the band with every album he has played on.
Wouldn't most people say that Blaze was the worst thing to happen?... Why is he less bad than Janick all of a sudden?... Not that I hated his presence as much as most, because he was good on the two albums he did (and terrible live). But Janick contributed a LOT more to Maiden's existence. - Sure, he might not be as neat and tasteful as a player, but he kept the energy up while Adrian was gone, and contributed to songs as well. - Had he not been there, what boring sod could we have gotten instead?... Perhaps there were some good suitable players out there, but maybe the energy or personality wouldn't have been right. - You can't in all fairness say "the worst thing that happened" when he helped the band last as long as they did. - If he was actually bad for the band, then it might not have existed anymore.
Wow, over Piece of Mind? Thats 1 of my favorites. Number of the Beast i'm burned out over that album so its 1 of my least favorites now. Virtual XI i actually love. Basically i'm tired of hearing the classics they always play live like Run to the Hills, Number of the Beast, Hallowed Be thy Name, Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark, the Trooper. Mainly those songs. I still love all Maiden stuff just need a major break from those songs. They need to change up their setlist badly.
I think I saw them twice on this tour...one of the times was in Bakersfield Ca, and Anthrax was on the Persistence of Time tour opening for Maiden...Maiden got started wayyy late because Bruce was stuck in a snowstorm coming from LA...yes a snowstorm!! Joey Beladonna almost had to come on stage and play with Maiden for that show...crazy!!
Worked for the Rochester NY bus station back then and got a couple of the Iron Maiden bus posters they had and decorated my apartment with them, 19 years old and absolutely no clue about life. Long live the Irons!!!
Yeah they should play stuff off it, I mean surely one or two classics can make room for songs like No Prayer For The Dying or Public Enema Number One for one tour, can't they.
@Flat Earth Florida Nice one! Wish I was born earlier, my first time was during the Dance of Death tour in 2003. I have seen them nine times in total. Btw, Bring Your Daughter was actually played in 2003, you can search if you want.
They had a great thing going with Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son, to drop that momentum was extremely disappointing. It's why Adrian left. And it's not even as good as Killers, the album they seemingly were trying to emulate here.
@@okagron they were trying to emulate somewhere in time and seventh son because they weren’t happy with them. and i agree it isn’t as good as anything they did in the 80s, however i don’t think it’s disappointing.
Thanks very much !! This part of Iron maiden is very rare on vidéo .....................Nicko is absoloutly crazy guy :) ..............And at 9' Bruce seems to trueman show ..................Fucking band foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrr up the Iron
This was the first tour I saw them… it was disappointing that Adrian was gone and they didn’t do the big production…. but Janick was a breath of fresh air kinda, he was on fire and had a point to prove….. and he kinda looked like Dennis Stratton, so it was like seeing them in the beginning
I believe anyone that likes Janick is younger where they got into them with this album first. If you were a fan from 80-88 I believe we grew up hearing and watching Dave and Adrian. This is why Janick was difficult to swallow. Sloppy play especially following a precise perfectionist such as Adrian.
People are going to hate on this period, on the album, on Janick, on whatever. That's what freedom of speech is for. I'm sure many people said similar things when Den Stratton was replaced by H and when Bruce took over from Paul... But for my money, 90-98 is still my favourite period of the band - visually and sound-wise. Maybe I just hate all that 80s ****ing Spandex, but whatever. Choose your favourite Maiden era and crank the volume ;-)
Say what you will about this era, but the band looks so much better performing with jeans, t shirts, and leather jackets than everything else they’ve worn on stage. So much more metal, wish they would’ve dressed like that back in the 80s to be honest. That’s my comment on fashion for the month
Saw them twice on this tour almost got the sack from work when I went to Stoke Hanley hall thinking about it now I wished they had of done it was a shit night shift job lol up the Irons
Vocally Bruce is on 🔥, this is some of the best I've heard from him in Maiden. That said, the body language from all of them is terrible. I think Adrian leaving must have torn them apart and you almost feel like Dave and Steve hadn't fully embraced Gers at this point as you'd have Murray and Harris on one side and Bruce and Jannick on the other. Dark days for Maiden. Makes their resurgence today all the more amazing.
I don't want to hurts anybodys feelings but here is my opinion, this is not the best time period for his voice, critics in the 90s complained about his voice changed for this record if you compare it with how he sounded in the 80s. Being that said, 90s Bruce sounds way better than lots of singers nowadays.
@@Javier-qk7ms to be fair Bruce suffered badly on the Somewhere in Time tour 86-87 and his voice was gradually getting better over the next 2 album/tours. Nowadays he is singing his socks off! The biggest comparison I can think of in terms of control and high notes is Geoff Tate. In the 80s he was seriously giving Bruce a run for his money but now he cant sing for shit!
I seen Maiden on this tour March 11th 1991 and it was awesome. 13:38 I love Maiden, but really, are they known for having really heavy riffs? I never think of Maiden as heavy riffs, sure they have some like 2 Minutes but they are more dependent on song structures rather that relaying on a riff like most metal bands.
Random question - was the footage from Newcastle filmed at the City Hall or the Whitley Bay Ice Rink? I had a feeling it was Whitley Bay, but looking at the venue it looks more like the City Hall?
Well, ironmaiden.com has lists of all the venues on all their tours. The info for the vid says Newcastle on the 25th Sept 90, which although the band's website puts it on the 26th, would make it City Hall. They revisited the UK on the same tour later in the year, playing arena sized venues, and played Whitley Bay Ice Rink on 13th Dec. I saw them at Sheffield City Hall in Oct '90, then again at Birmingham NEC Arena the following December.
I worked for Sanctuary Music at this time in the Production Dept. This was the 1st big tour I helped put together. My boss Teresa and I were office based, and liased with Dickie Bell the Production Manager for Maiden and Bill Barclay, I think, was the Tour Manager. They were a great bunch to work for. I worked there for another ten yrs and travelled all over the world on Maiden related work, and stuff for the other bands that were managed there. Good times.
You worked through the Blaze Bayley era? was it weird?
@@moreblack It was very weird! We knew Bruce had left the band weeks before it was announced. Then someone had the bright idea to run a competition to replace Bruce. Basically people sent in a demo of then singing and the production dept, Teresa, myself, and Dickie Bell had to sit and listen to each and every tape and narrow it down to about 20 of the best. We had to do this whilst still putting tours together for the other bands. So when we had the big meeting to let us know whom Rod and Andy (Maidens Mangers), and Steve Harris had chosen, we were stunned to hear Blaze was the replacement, not one of the entrants, and there was a couple of really good guys that would have been great. I feel that Blaze never really felt comfortable in Maiden. It was a bad choice and he knew it! He couldnt sing many of the regular hit songs live, he was not used to performing in front of that size of crowd, and the list went on. He was a super nice guy though, just was not a natural rock star. I remember he freaked out in Japan (alot of musicians have a real shock in Japan. Nothing is in English, no one talks English, Etiquette and manners are very different) he kept pissing of the Japanese with his behaviour. It would have been fine in the west, and he couldnt understand what he was doing. Then he got lost. There is no frame of reference over there, and it just got to much for him!! Apart from that he was easy to work for, no big demands etc.
was Bob Lefsetz running Sanctuary during that period?
@@leonmohan1708 mate, Blaze was awesome, that's why The X Factor is one of their best albums. But of course, Bruce was the right choice for the band and I'm happy he decided to return.
Man, hearing this video Bruce sounds like he is going to leave...
It's great having footage of this tour it was the first time I saw Iron Maiden in Dublin in 1990 when I was 12 it was.a.great show and No Prayer for the Dying is highly underated and have always liked the album
18:39 - Janick's first ever live performance with Iron Maiden. June 27, 1990 at the Astoria Theatre in London during the Tattooed Millionaire Tour, Iron Maiden joined Janick and Bruce for a version of the Trooper.
The album No Prayer for the Dying is an underrated gem!
I would say it's their worst
Undeniably, No Prayer has far more to offer than Fear of the Dark, which to some extent seems overrated.
You think it was a gem, but you pick it up and it's just a dried up turd
@@the_guy_actual agree
@@malakasquad2214 Shut the hell up Beavis, you don't know shit
No Prayer on the Road was the first tour I saw Maiden live! :D How I miss those times...
SaMe
Me to. It was also the first big Maiden tour with basically no set except the amps LoL. Kinda disappointing for my 12 year old self after watching all their previous Live VHS releases but I was still psyched.
I saw them at Cascais, Portugal, and Anthrax opened for them... Epic night, I'll never forget it! 😶😊
Dantres DRAMATICO
@@amilcarvalenca3381 claro! 😎
I never understood the uproar and dislike of this album. It's a solid collection of great Maiden tunes. It's certainly better than anything they procured in the whole of the 21st century.
Wrong
I have been listening to it again and it is pure Iron Maiden. Great tunes, riffs, production, guitar tones, etc. it’s like a blend of Seventh Son and Killers
@@remmingtoncruzoe8282 the real problems were live. Blazes range was so small they had to drop Loafs of crowd favourites from the set list. He also got the world's press' backup coz he came across as arrogant and ignorant when in reality he was just shy and was ill prepared to go from wolfsbane to fronting the biggest British rock band at the time and one of the biggest in the world. He was actually a decent bloke.
@@leonmohan1708 what does Blaze have to do with NPftD?
Dave Murray - probably the happiest man alive, with his perma-smile XD
Perma-smile LOL! xD
I'd bet money he was "the cute one" back in the day lol
I'm really looking forward to The History of Iron Maiden Part 4 when they discuss the concept of this album, and this particular era of Maiden.
Up the Irons!
I've got part 1. Where are the rest? Can't find them.
@@f.g.e.2976 Parts 2 and 3 are on the official Iron Maiden TH-cam channel. :)
I have a sneaky feeling they will skip that era and go straight to the reunion era
@@colbillington unfortunately I agree with you. I'm very happy with the reunion era. But the 90s maiden stuff is really where the new proggy songs and heavier sound came from.
No prayer, FOTD, and x factor are some of my favorite records and they should not be slept on.
@@robmoon3061 I love FOTD, Be Quick or Be Dead is awesome.
There are few things in this world as life-affirming as watching Nicko McBrain play drums. The guy is like an 8-year old in a toy store.
he usually seems just as chipper when he's being interviewed
@@TheLarryburns84 I was fortunate enough to meet him, and he is exactly like that. Totally upbeat, zero ego.
@machupikachu1085 He refused to sign my ticket at the back of the Glasgow Appollo Theatre . I was a little teenage lad in those days for the Piece Tour and it was normal to get shouldered out of the way by the bigger drunken teens.
album is the most underrated in their catalog and the performances on this video are absolutely killer. I'd buy a live album with these shows on them
TheMadMattster yea they played alll the wee venues at the time with this album,seen them in 1991 at ayr pavilion,shit hot man,it's a pitty I was pissed at the time and dont remember some of it but some of it was branded into the memory,Wolfsbane were the back up band,i think the lead singer replaced Bruce for a bit when he left for a bit,fucking glad he came back though,couldn't imaging them with anybody else
It is a very weak album. Bottom of the Maiden Pile with virtual XII and X Factor
@@ecptz2002 virtual 12? Vitual 11 no? X factor is good
@@krisskriss1223 xi of course. I don't rate x factor. Sign of the cross to me is the only good song. Man on the Edge is a typical maiden hard rocker. Little to salvage on that album. And as a singer and front man Blaze was not exactly setting anything on fire. My opinion of course
look around for the "war machine" bootleg. the wembly shows were professionally recorded and mixed.
The first big concert I ever went to was this tour, I was 13 years old, Wembley Arena and Anthrax supported. Up the Irons!
Me to mate, was also 13 at the same gig. I was blown away, Anthrax were amazing to. I'll always have a soft spot for this album and tour
@mattwalder5081 haha mate that's ace! I remember going inside, doors opening, and the loud boom of Anthrax as we went into the arena. I saw Maiden many times after that including Donnington. Seeing them next year! First 9 albums tour!
@@MrBillRizer nice one mate 👌 only wish I'd got into them a few years earlier so I could have seen the 7th son tour
1st time seeing this little doc. Great footage. It was the first tour I saw them on in Dublin, the night before Belfast. Right up the front getting Steve Harris sweat on me and hearing his strings clanking. Awesome.
Best BAND ON THE UNIVERSE, MAIDEN FOR EVER!!!!
davey is that you?
00:00 tailgunner
03:42 Bruce Interview
04:02 Janick Interview
05:00 wrathchild
Gracias SALUDOS DESDE ECUADOR
29:45 Hollowed by thy name (sic)
1st December 1990, Birmingham NEC with Anthrax as support (On their "Persistence of time" tour). My first Gig. Got to meet the whole of Maiden, and even got to sit in the front passenger seat of Nicko's car (a Jaguar) while he signed the back of my denim jacket from the drivers seat. Got to meet Scott Ian also :) Good times...
I was at that show. It was my 2nd show
And then you woke up
yep double headliner imo i was at edinburgh ingleston absolutely shocking venue and accoustics also the second of all maidens gigs to date ive ever seen support get an encore....first being grand prix on pom tour and rightfully so
@@xXUrObOrOSXxaww ypu jel?
seen this tour in winnepeg Manitoba Canada. ....one if not the best show I have ever been too and I have seen ALOT!
Dave Murray is a very very shy person - unfortunately you hardly see him in motion in today's concerts, he usually just grins at one spot and plays his thing down. I really liked his "fairy" movements at the previous concerts. The others jumped wildly around the stage and he almost flew, rocking, swaying, waving his hair gently. I always thought that was something very amusing.
Public enema 1, One of my favorite Dave Murray solos for sure
Nicko rocks with the King Diamond tshirt!!!
The first time I ever saw Maiden was on this very UK tour, in December of 1990 at Birmingham NEC, with Anthrax supporting. I was an extremely excited 14 year old :-D My older brother escorted me with one of his mates, I even remember leaving school early that day after having permission to go, but I can't remember exactly what I said to get out early now, it probably wasn't that I was going to see the mighty Iron Maiden for the first time :-D I still have my programme from that gig, and a tee somewhere too still I think. Since then, I have collected many more tour programmes and merch, and built up a superb collection of Maiden memorabilia...it's all treasured along with this amazing band.
Long may they reign!!!
UP THE IRONS!! \m/
I was at one of those NEC shows too! Can't remember if it was the Friday or the Saturday, but it was a damn good gig.
These viddies are Awesome and now timeless. The've impressed me and probably have been the most entertaining bunch of guys on-stage and in their own pursuits. Up the Irons!
Thank you :) Up The Irons! :)
The latest remasters Iron Maiden have done are amazing. I just recently got No Prayer For The Dying and it is the best I have ever heard it. I have bought this album and the other seven before it at least four times. I had all of them on cassette tape originally, first pressing on CD and at least three times on different remastered periods. The first time they remastered their older albums was awesome just because of the bonus CD that came with it.
This is great, never seen before.
Great Davey solo in Hallowed. Never heard him pull off a version like that before.
Not their best album, but the best show I ever saw them at was on this tour. It was on an Indian reservation right outside of Phoenix. The full moon was out and the weather was great. Their sound was perfect! Dickinson announced that he just got word Saddam had surrendered and was withdrawing from Kuwait. The crowd went nuts. What a night!!
+WICD1969 Saddam!? So what? What did you give about it!?
+Fab Fablik ?
WICD1969 I mean, you yankees what the hell did you care about Saddam!?
I think getting rid of Saddam was a huge mistake. I have not supported U.S. foreign policy for a very long time. None the less, Dickinson's announcement that night in 1991 electrified the audience. If I had my way, the west would stay out of the east and the east would stay out of the west (unless Iron Maiden wanted to accept an invitation to tour over there).
WICD1969
Ah ok, that's great! Thanks dude, I totally agree, congrats! ;)
I was there (Newcastle), a 14 year old lad somewhere near the front... Went to see them the next evening as well in Edinburgh at the Playhouse.
Wolfsbane were support, I seem to remember Newcastle got the Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter chant whereas Edinburgh didn't - Bruce commented something like "ahh well at least Newcastle got it last night" lol. Also seen them at Whitley Bay for Seventh Son tour...
They definitely went back to basics on this tour but it was good, very, very good.
Seem to remember Newcastle went nuts for Wolfsbane, Edinburgh didn't. They just didn't seem to get the band at all. My mate and I were going nuts to Wolfsbane in Edinburgh, something noted by Blaze I think with a big thumbs up!
Forgot about this thanx for bringing back good memories o the auld play house.
The Playhouse gig was my first ever gig.
Nicko wearing King Diamond T-shirt :D
He's also wearing a Vinnie Vincent Invasion shirt at one point - fucking awful band!
Great... by the way, perhaps King Diamond was in tour with Maiden, supporting the album "The Eye" released in 1990 as well.
@@alessio4832nope. Vinny vincent.
Finally found out how the Blaze Bayley idea emerged! Check 12:50
This tour was my second time i saw maiden in san Antonio tx remember the intro the bass cords started and all the small lights of their amps pa on the back light up and they popped out tx dressed style my first was killers tour in a 1000 seat venue ten years later 18000 seats venue
Love nickos 90s glasses!
Whilst this era of maiden isn’t looked upon greatly, I think it is better than generally agreed. The 90s was maidens raw phase
such a shame there is no live album from this and somewhere in time tour
No Prayer is a vastly underrated album. So many good songs on there.
Eu gosto desse álbum mesmo ele sendo mais simplista que os outros.
I loved this album, i was 16 when it came out, great memories, wish I could have been working for them., or meet them just one time.
My favorite band on earth and always will be.
Thank you IRON MAIDEN you guys got me through alot of down times feing bummed.
The title-track is among my favorite Maiden songs ever! Shame it's so underrated 🙄
The whole album is underrated - Not sure why, I really like it.
That's maybe it, but Tailgunner, the title track and Bring Your Daughter are classics imo. Holy Smoke has really grown on me since it first came out and enjoy the deeper cuts on the album too. I think it's the last great Maiden album, Fear... has it's moments but there is too much filler on there. I also have a soft spot for No Prayer... as they played Hull City Hall on this tour, something that will never happen again!
"Fates Warning" is a great song off the album as well, the whole album is fantastic.
@@MichaelHolmgaard that is exactly how I feel. I have always thought that No Prayer For The Dying was a better and more consistent album than Fear Of The Dark, but Fear Of The Dark has a few songs on it that I think are better than anything on No Prayer For The Dying album. Especially the title track Fear Of The Dark and Afraid To Shoot Strangers.
Thanks for uploading this ;)
There are some fans that consider No Prayer For The Dying album the worst Maiden album but I have always loved this album. It came out when I was in middle school and I remember watching videos for Holy Smoke , Tailgunner, and Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. No Prayer For The Dying album is a better album than Fear Of The Dark. I only love half of that album while I love all of No Prayer For The Dying album.
*Fear of the Dark is a better overall album in all aspects, the only really bad song on it was From here to eternity... correction: add The Apparition to the list of forgettable songs... ain't too fond of Wasting Love either, but it ain't worse then before mentioned songs.. half of the songs on No Prayer sounded like it should have been on a Dickinson solo album (Tattooed Millionaire- hard rock style..)
the only track on fear of the dark I really like is Weekend Warrior - which is a track that seems to be a lot of people's least favourite on that album!
same here. It's the first Maiden album I bought when it was new. I like it better than Fear as well, more concise.
@@joddeurter2448 that is how I feel about the Fear Of The Dark album. That half of the songs from it sound like they could have been on Tattoo Millionaire. Fear Of The Dark is the only Iron Maiden album that I can't get into all the way. I like only about five songs from it and I have listened to the album many times since it came out and it just won't grow on me. I really love Be Quick Or Be Dead, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, and the title track Fear Of The Dark alot though.
@@themadmattster9647 I got into Iron Maiden around 1988, so No Prayer For The Dying is the first album I got when it was new also.
Как же прекрасно когда люди получают удовольствие от музыки, а не от того, что снимут на свой телефон что-то, чтобы выложить потом в соцсетях ..
Public enema no1 is one of my fav songs... a very underrated masterpiece.
Life change even every human been has its golden years. But at the end good and bad moments are part of a great life.
I was there in Belfast and got my ears blasted off.
I was going to see them in Toronto on this tour,it would have been my first time but I couldn't make it. I've seen them 5 times since. Up the irons!
I was there as well. Great memories.
Great tour - I went to 3 shows in Canada. This theatre in Dublin looked great, I’ve never seen the side PA on stage facing that way, must have been Loud stage volume when they had to do that.
I just came across this - I was at the Newcastle show and had no idea this footage existed, amazing to see after all these years
I just found it too. It’s great footage. 🤘
Bruce chante merveilleusement dans ce live, comme toujours d'ailleurs :)
God damn love this album !!
Excelente registro,esta gira merecía un DVD oficial!!
Niko wearing a King Diamond "Abigail" shirt, badass.
29:50 Hollowed by thy name?
🤣
I opened for them in October 92. After our soundcheck I walked behind that wall of Marshall's & was surprised to find that none of them were plugged in !
Which band did you play in?
@woutwout8398 A band from New Zealand called The Nod ..At the time We had an album out that did well for us called 'Thirsty Work' ..there's video of us playing at the Concert on here & Tracks from the album are on Spotify & iTunes on a 'Best of ' compilation album ..We released 3 albums between 89 & 93.
Top three songs for me are Hooka in you, Assassin, and Fates Warning.
A. Japanese translation of "Number of the Beast" is "Number of the Best" at 10:00.
B. Nicko McBrain interestingly gives a shoutout to Wolfsbane & Blaze Bayley at 12:52 who later becomes Maiden's next lead singer.
C. Bruce Dickinson describes how he wrote "Tattooed Millionaire" at 15:10.
Cire Stamey woo
Yeah, Wolsbane were the support act on this tour.
27 years of Janick...I'm glad they kept him
Janick is the worst thing to happen to Maiden. Why they keep him I'll never know
dt jesus excuse me bitch, explain to me how
I agree with you. Janick has helped write many great Iron Maiden songs throughout his years in Iron Maiden such as Ghost Of The Navigator, Dance Of Death, The Legacy, and Book Of Souls. He is a big part of the writing process. He was not just given a free ride to the greatest band ever. He has proved himself worthy of being in the band with every album he has played on.
Wouldn't most people say that Blaze was the worst thing to happen?... Why is he less bad than Janick all of a sudden?... Not that I hated his presence as much as most, because he was good on the two albums he did (and terrible live). But Janick contributed a LOT more to Maiden's existence. - Sure, he might not be as neat and tasteful as a player, but he kept the energy up while Adrian was gone, and contributed to songs as well. - Had he not been there, what boring sod could we have gotten instead?... Perhaps there were some good suitable players out there, but maybe the energy or personality wouldn't have been right. - You can't in all fairness say "the worst thing that happened" when he helped the band last as long as they did. - If he was actually bad for the band, then it might not have existed anymore.
@@dtjesus101 so petty. Just enjoy the music.
no prayer is such an underrated album
Tyreek Murillo I agree 200 %. It’s not their worst album, I prefer it way more than Virtual XI and even more than Piece of Mind 😂
Wow, over Piece of Mind? Thats 1 of my favorites. Number of the Beast i'm burned out over that album so its 1 of my least favorites now. Virtual XI i actually love. Basically i'm tired of hearing the classics they always play live like Run to the Hills, Number of the Beast, Hallowed Be thy Name, Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark, the Trooper. Mainly those songs. I still love all Maiden stuff just need a major break from those songs. They need to change up their setlist badly.
underrated? don't you mean the worst album? Yes, it is for sure. Followed by Virtual X.
Bruce's voice sounds great on these live performances (as well as the rest of the band!)
Saw this tour at The Royal Court in Liverpool. Wolfsbane supporting.
Great record
I think I saw them twice on this tour...one of the times was in Bakersfield Ca, and Anthrax was on the Persistence of Time tour opening for Maiden...Maiden got started wayyy late because Bruce was stuck in a snowstorm coming from LA...yes a snowstorm!! Joey Beladonna almost had to come on stage and play with Maiden for that show...crazy!!
Worked for the Rochester NY bus station back then and got a couple of the Iron Maiden bus posters they had and decorated my apartment with them, 19 years old and absolutely no clue about life. Long live the Irons!!!
RIP Paul. Those first two albums were my favorite!
🤘best band 🤘
i think no prayer is a solid album all the way through and it’s a shame the us fans are too picky to appreciate it
Yeah they should play stuff off it, I mean surely one or two classics can make room for songs like No Prayer For The Dying or Public Enema Number One for one tour, can't they.
@Flat Earth Florida Nice one! Wish I was born earlier, my first time was during the Dance of Death tour in 2003. I have seen them nine times in total.
Btw, Bring Your Daughter was actually played in 2003, you can search if you want.
I see why Adrian left..
They had a great thing going with Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son, to drop that momentum was extremely disappointing. It's why Adrian left.
And it's not even as good as Killers, the album they seemingly were trying to emulate here.
@@okagron they were trying to emulate somewhere in time and seventh son because they weren’t happy with them. and i agree it isn’t as good as anything they did in the 80s, however i don’t think it’s disappointing.
Meu sonho seria ir em um show de iron maiden e king diamond
That version of HBTN is epic! So much energy! Up the Irons!!!!!!
23:30 "and I'd like to see you put that on Japanese television"
They did Dickie. The madlads did it.
So, Walter White once had a long hair! 😂
The guys are so smart being able to interpret Japanese! Thats why they are my heros
bayknight20 lol they had a translator man
Thanks very much !! This part of Iron maiden is very rare on vidéo .....................Nicko is absoloutly crazy guy :) ..............And at 9' Bruce seems to trueman show ..................Fucking band foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrr up the Iron
8:15 Masa Ito!!!!! I just wonder how much of what Nicko said Masa understood.
First I saw the band on stage, in Germany. Bruce was sick and some dates were cancelled.
need an recording of tour:)
thanks🤘
Bruce checking his notes, 6.48. ha
ha. love it.
Saw them live in Torquay
This was the first tour I saw them… it was disappointing that Adrian was gone and they didn’t do the big production…. but Janick was a breath of fresh air kinda, he was on fire and had a point to prove….. and he kinda looked like Dennis Stratton, so it was like seeing them in the beginning
When you're the frontman of a Rockband and don't wanna get recognized... > 9:01
34:37 Janick killing solos since the 90’s
He is not obliged to be an Adrian's copycat.
Janick is fantastic. I am glad he is into maiden.
too bad he dances like a poser, not needed
I believe anyone that likes Janick is younger where they got into them with this album first. If you were a fan from 80-88 I believe we grew up hearing and watching Dave and Adrian. This is why Janick was difficult to swallow. Sloppy play especially following a precise perfectionist such as Adrian.
haha Janick reminded me of Dennis Sratton in those days.
13.00 Nicko talking about Wolfbane. Brilliant!
People are going to hate on this period, on the album, on Janick, on whatever. That's what freedom of speech is for. I'm sure many people said similar things when Den Stratton was replaced by H and when Bruce took over from Paul... But for my money, 90-98 is still my favourite period of the band - visually and sound-wise. Maybe I just hate all that 80s ****ing Spandex, but whatever. Choose your favourite Maiden era and crank the volume ;-)
Are you kidding me? Musically this is their worst period
These subtitles are making it more aesthetic
Say what you will about this era, but the band looks so much better performing with jeans, t shirts, and leather jackets than everything else they’ve worn on stage. So much more metal, wish they would’ve dressed like that back in the 80s to be honest. That’s my comment on fashion for the month
You can thank Janick Gers for that :) !
Maiden should play at least ‘Tailgunner’ live on their next tour! It’s one of the best songs on NPFTD🤘🏼🤘🏼
Saw them twice on this tour almost got the sack from work when I went to Stoke Hanley hall thinking about it now I wished they had of done it was a shit night shift job lol up the Irons
No prayer wasn't stripped down. they just took the keyboards off. I like how Dave is with the program though.
Dude Nicko rocken and the King Diamond shirt goes hard
weirdly enough No Prayer For Dying was one of the first IM songs I ever heard decades ago on some random mixtape with no track list
Holy smokes!. How do they understand Japanese?
Wonder when the last time they played anything from this album live? Does anyone know?
They did Bring Your Daughter on the brief tour between BNW and DOD in 2003 which was called the Give Me Ed Til I’m Dead tour. Info on wiki.
Pra mim, sensacional época.
Great album
Very sad day when Adrian left the band..... :-(
Congrads n Happy Maiden Birthday "1990"
No Prayer For The Dieing
Up The Irons\m/❤
Respect.......
9:20 Davey pretending he understands Japanese
Actually, he's listening to the question in English. Japanese was fixed in the edition.
@@ilpezkato Aw OK......he is still cute ☺
@@iadoredavey Ahhh, girls, girls...There is no doubt about that. Say no more :-))
Why are the interviews over the concert and why can’t I hear Janice? No wonder why this isn’t widely available. :(
'Hollowed by thy name' hahahaha
Is Nicko wearing a King Diamond T in this vid?!?!?!?
WE KNOWN !!!
Vocally Bruce is on 🔥, this is some of the best I've heard from him in Maiden. That said, the body language from all of them is terrible. I think Adrian leaving must have torn them apart and you almost feel like Dave and Steve hadn't fully embraced Gers at this point as you'd have Murray and Harris on one side and Bruce and Jannick on the other. Dark days for Maiden. Makes their resurgence today all the more amazing.
I don't want to hurts anybodys feelings but here is my opinion, this is not the best time period for his voice, critics in the 90s complained about his voice changed for this record if you compare it with how he sounded in the 80s. Being that said, 90s Bruce sounds way better than lots of singers nowadays.
@@Javier-qk7ms to be fair Bruce suffered badly on the Somewhere in Time tour 86-87 and his voice was gradually getting better over the next 2 album/tours. Nowadays he is singing his socks off! The biggest comparison I can think of in terms of control and high notes is Geoff Tate. In the 80s he was seriously giving Bruce a run for his money but now he cant sing for shit!
I concur. I noticed that too, about their body language.
wow never seen this one
I seen Maiden on this tour March 11th 1991 and it was awesome. 13:38 I love Maiden, but really, are they known for having really heavy riffs? I never think of Maiden as heavy riffs, sure they have some like 2 Minutes but they are more dependent on song structures rather that relaying on a riff like most metal bands.
Gran album
Random question - was the footage from Newcastle filmed at the City Hall or the Whitley Bay Ice Rink? I had a feeling it was Whitley Bay, but looking at the venue it looks more like the City Hall?
Well, ironmaiden.com has lists of all the venues on all their tours. The info for the vid says Newcastle on the 25th Sept 90, which although the band's website puts it on the 26th, would make it City Hall. They revisited the UK on the same tour later in the year, playing arena sized venues, and played Whitley Bay Ice Rink on 13th Dec.
I saw them at Sheffield City Hall in Oct '90, then again at Birmingham NEC Arena the following December.