Phenomenal album. Got so excited when the vinyl arrived in the mail. Getting Eddie the Trooper tattooed on my left forearm soon. Favorite song though is To Tame a Land as I love the Dune series of books. Just finished the video and yeah, Revelations is such a great and underrated song. One of my favorite Maiden tunes to play of bass. Powerslave for me is still my favorite to play because that riff is so damn fun to play.
When this came out, for me, some of the songs were hard to get into. I am a 13 yr. old at the time. My two favorites were The Trooper and Die with Your Boots On. As years pass, I found that all the songs on this album are actually really good. To answer your question, Die with Your Boots On is still my favorite song on it. For me it just resonated more than The Trooper at the time. I love The Trooper, it just took me a while to realize the brilliance of the song. I hope that helps. Now though, I have come to appreciate the whole album.
The entire album is perfection. I listened to the cassette non-stop over the winter of 1983 - 1984 which was my senior year of high school. My parents divorced, I was miserable and depressed and felt alone in the world. There’s something about Piece of Mind that is special and helped me make it through those times.
@@SteveKaynan he definitely got better treatment as the new guy than Jason got as the new guy in Metallica. Also was their intro song when I saw them in Houston in ‘83.
@@JoeBlow-bd1eg I play classical guitar and this song sounds more like the classical piece Asturias Leyenda I don't know if Harris got inspired by that piece or just coincientally has quite simllar notes.
My husband and I love this album. I used to have this on cassette tape when I was younger and wore it out I loved it so much. Luckily, my brother had the same album on tape as well, he handed it to me one day and said, " Don't wear this one out!" haha. My husband met Iron Maiden in 2001 at a meet and greet. He has been a Maiden fan since 1983. When my family and I went to lunch one time, my husband took his tour book with him and showed my brother his tour book signed by Maiden. My brother almost drooled on the thing!! LOL. My husband was joking and said, " Don't drool over my tour book, man!" haha. Anyway, favorite songs on the album...I'd say Revelations, Still Live and The Trooper. Realistically, there is no favorites because they are ALL my favorites. Piece of Mind is an Awesome album and a Real Masterpiece. Very informative video, Thank you.
I was 14 when Piece of Mind came out, and I fell in love with Heavy Metal because of it- I of course still listen today! Still life is one of the best songs ever written!
I'm very similar - I saw a TV commercial advertising the Piece of Mind album when I was 14. The commercial had bits of concert footage, and I distinctly remember a quick cut to a close up of Bruce singing, "You'll take my life but I'll take yours too!" I was blown away, and I had to hear more so I went out the next day and bought the album. I became a metal fan that day, more directly, I became a diehard Iron Maiden fan that day. The first concert I ever attended was on January 19th 1985 at the Philadelphia Spectrum - Iron Maiden on the World Slavery Tour. Best memories!
Not even a quote for Die With Your Boots On!? It always have been one of my favorites (not just from this album, but their entire discography), and to me it has the best solos in the album.
I remember one of my parents’ friends wanting to know more about Iron Maiden (being a skeptical adult of this heavy metal music and me just being a 12 yo kid in ‘84) and she was completely taken aback by all the literary and historical references.
I think it's arguably their most literary album although they have well known literature themed songs elsewhere from Heinlein and Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
One of absolute best bands hands down and Bruce Dickinson's voice is phenomenal live as well as the rest of the band being in sync with each other definitely seeing them live should be on your concert bucket list
One of my all-time favorite albums, I rank it second behind only Powerslave… it has a few of my overall favorite Maiden songs on it - “Revelations” is my favorite on the album, plus “Flight of Icarus,” “Where Eagles Dare” and “The Trooper” are way up there as well… incredible album, terrific artwork, jumped right out at me, and being 14 when it came out, it was perfect timing…
I was in college when this album came out and I bought it for Flight of Icarus and it was my first Maiden album. I like to read military history and I really enjoy Where Eagles Dare. My favorite song on this album is still Flight, but all the songs are solid and very enjoyable.
I remember getting this record home and thinking I'd miss Clive's drumming. I did, but also really enjoyed listening to Nicko. also, Where Eagles Dare is just phenomenal :-)
Still Life is definitely one of my favorite all time songs. I'm surprised this guy doesn't know that it was inspired by the short story "Inhabitant of the Lake" Dave Murray doesn't write a lot but he (and Steve) hit it out of the park with this one!
Most of what I have heard I say that because I didn't read either book but they say it's more related to Genius Loci by Clark Ashton Smith again I don't know but that seems to be a popular opinion but as I search the rocking in the Norselands said it was from inhabitants of the lake so I think I will stick with that
Dave always hits it out of the park with his songs. Charlotte the Harlot, Still Life, The Prophecy and the stratospheric Deja Vu are all amazing songs.
I'm going to be 50 years old and man this brought me back. Mom hated them at first, until she read the lyrics. She became a fan! 7th son was our bonding album. Great memories!!! Thanks!!! Peace for Ukraine NOW.
My favorite METAL album ever. I didnt even say Maiden album, it is my number 1 favorite metal album. I remember the day I first heard it. My older brother had an Old Cutlass spray painted black, mag rims, aftermarket upgrades under the hood. The back seat was filled up with home stereo speakers laying side by side where passengers otherwise would be supposed to sit. I was in my brothers badass musclecar with him going way too fast down dirt roads in the middle of nowhere. He was a lot older than me, I was like 8 or 9. I had been into Ozzy Osbourne for a bit, having heard Randy Rhoads play Crazy Train, my older brother bought me the Tribute cassette for christmas. When I heard Maiden blasting out of his backseat I felt that same excitement, the guitar interplay was going right directly to my soul. I told my brother I was digging his music and asked who it was and the rest is history. Glad I lived through those Suicidal backroad cruising trips with that knucklehead. Had I been my parents I would not have allowed me to go anywhere with that longhaired degenerate. And the answer to best tune? They are all amazing but I have to say REVELATIONS.
This was the album that turned me on to the band so it will always have a special place in my heart. Stand outs for me were Where Eagles Dare, Flight Of Icarus, The Trooper and Still Life.
This album came out my senior year in high school. And it was my favorite record that year. I can't pick a favorite. Because when I hear a track from this album. THAT ONE is my favorite. Great behind the scenes info. Thanks.
@@fritzburbank935 - 🎶 She came to me with a serpent's kiss, As the Eye of the Sun Rose on her lips, Moonlight catches silver tears I cry, So we lay in the black embrace, And the Seed is sown in a holy place And I watched, and I waited for the dawn. 🎸🎸🎸🤘
Piece of Mind Tour in 83 was my first Maiden concert in Nashville. Saxon and Fastway opened. I was 15 and worked next door at a Best Western Hotel as a dishwasher. I got off at 7pm just in time to slide in next door to get my mind blown. Over the next month after I seen this concert. I went out and bought everything I had missed up to that point and have been a fan ever since. Love these guys . They have been here for me in very tough times.
as a 53 yr old raised a mormon but by 2 musicians, i found IM at 11. i saw their Piece and Slave tour along with Judas Priest’s defenders tour in my small town backyard of Lakeland Florida United States. very inspirational. i don’t go to many shows now but it’s fun to show younger people why they hear what they hear. killers and point of entry will always be my favorites in the bands catalogs. love your content and if there is anything i can do to help, find me
So first things first. This Masterpiece of an album is without doubt their greatest followed closely by Powerslave. I think the thing a lot of people don't understand about metalheads is that in a lot of the genre, it takes a modicum of intellect to see beyond the face value. It's also why back in the day, Iron Maiden was seen as "devil worship". It's been my experience that religious zealots dont often employ critical thinking (but thats just my experience). The best tune on the album? Absolutely 100% Revelations
An absolute masterpiece. Favourite track: Still Life. I have always loved the way Nicko changes to a syncopated rhythm, following the solo(s). There really aren't many drummers who would think of doing something like that.
To Tame a Land is my favorite song on this album. But it's a tight race, so many strong songs on this album. He's right Quest for Fire is the weakest, but I still like the verse parts quite a bit.
In the age of digital music, downloads and music on demand services, there are *VERY* few physical albums worth replacing if something "happens" to them. Piece of Mind is one of those albums.
Frank Herbert was a visionaire, an outstanding author, a philosopher - but did err so hard on hardrock bands! I don't know how he could be so narrow minded on this behalf.
1.My favorite track is Revelations, because there a lot of dynamics within the song and the imagery in the lyrics always brings me into the setting. 2. I was born in 1970 and the song Still Life is what got me into Maiden and it holds a special place for me now 3. Nicki is somewhat annoying in interviews and not a good songwriter as New Frontier demonstrates, but he is a tremendous drummer and fits in perfectly w/Steve creating an impressive rhythm section! 4. I love the back cover with door to the padded room open creating the mystery to where did Eddie go 5. I could do without Quest for Fire and Sun and Steel.
I got two tickets to see Twisted Sister open up for Iron Maiden on their Powerslave tour for my 13th birthday. Changed my life... thanks mom...!! Revelations was ALWAYS my favourite tune off of this album... since the 4th grade...!! Haha...!! Enjoyed the journey and you got me to sub too...!! Peace from Canada...!!
Piece of Mind was my first Maiden album. Bought it on release day, my friends and I even ditched school to camp out for it. Well worth it since the record store gave two tickets for the upcoming live show with the first 10 customers. We were the first 4, so we got tix and then almost got arrested sneaking backstage for autographs. NICKO, STILL HAVE MY AUTOGRAPHED PAISTE CRASH, STICKS, AND PICS OF US AND THE BAND. THANKS TO YOU AND BRUCE FOR NOT TURNING US IN! AS ALWAYS : UP THE IRONS!
Revelations is clearly the best song on this album, followed by To Tame a Land. I like The Trooper but have heard that song probably a couple of times too often.
I couldnt agree with you more, To Tame a Land is the best song on this album and it wasnt even one the singles l Iike Flight or The Trooper, saw Maiden in 85 and again in 2004 and they didnt play To Tame a Land on either tour I was so crushed, but again its their BEST song I certainly feel.
I love the whole album but I my two favourites are Were Eagles Dare and Flight of Icarus. Back in 84 when I first started listening to Iron Maiden I wore out my cassette tape completely!
I remember seeing Steve Harris in an interview answering a fans question on Still Life being inspired by LotR with "I tried reading that book and never really liked it". He went on saying that the song was not inspired by it, but it's up to the listener to do their own interpretations. Or something like that.
This was the album that introduced me to Heavy Metal, it was literally a life changing experience. Favourite tracks? Where Eagles Dare, Revelations and Dune (To Tame A Land).
I love peace of mind so much. As a kid when Peace of mind came out. I was at a turning point in my life and it came at the right time. I've always had the album come and go throughout my life. I got tired of losing the album that last time when I did have the album I went and got it tattooed on me. It's one of my favorite Eddie's and one of my favorite albums.
As a teen and in my 20s I'm 53 now, piece of mind I just couldn't stop listening to it. What can you say about where eagles dare, Nickos intro to the band, what a drumming masterpiece that was. Sun and steel the intro riff and rhythm I just love it I don't think they ever played it live, to me its so underrated and a classic tune, and then to tame a land an epic masterpiece. Revelations was a revelation in itself, because it was slower than their normal stuff. I love the whole album, the trooper albeit I think it's overplayed at gigs. It's just the overall vibe and feel, it was raw, it had an old historic feel, it had everything you want from an Iron Maiden album. Must have listened to it 100s of times. I always wished they made another album like it, a piece of mind 2, or a Powerslave 2. 🤘🤘🤘
Almost impossible to pick a fav track off this album as its overall quality is so high, but if I had to chose it would be Where Eagles Dare as the drum into is phemominal, followed up with superb guitar work and Bruces operatic vocals.
An interesting fact about the "Flight of Icarus": Icarus was the son of the famous inventor Daedalus. Both men were imprisoned by Minos, the famous Cretan King. In order to escape, Daedalus fabricated two set of wings, made of wax. He warned his son, not to fly close to the Sun, because the heat could melt the wings. Both men escaped, flying. Icarus felt quite confident and he believed that his father was wrong, so he flew as high as he could. He displayed Hubris, aka became arrogant, so the Sun did melted his wings, sending him crushing to the Aegean Sea. Bruce knew the fable, but choose to alter it, to make it about the insane expectations of some parents from their children, that lead the to destruction. Also, the initial version of the song was much faster, and Bruce had to persuade Harris, to slow it down. Keep up the excellent work my friend, stay strong and safe!
Piece Of Mind is my favorite Iron Maiden album ever. I love every song on it, including Quest For Fire big time. My favorite song is and has been for over thirty years To Tame A Land. I have always loved all the 80's Epic songs that Iron Maiden did on their first seven albums, especially Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Alexander The Great, and To Tame A Land. I do love the Epic songs that came out in the 90's up to now, but the 80's songs are just AMAZING.
I've been a BIG fan of Maiden since the early 80's when I was a teenager. Flight of Icarus and The Trooper were my favorite songs, BUT, "Still life" was also really good. That "drunken rambling' that Nicko McBrain had recorded, had been hard to understand, BUT, I am pretty sure he mentioned had been "Don't mess with things you don't understand". Iron Maiden has always had great songs on every albumn or CD.
Revelations is by far my favourite track on the piece of mind record and it is also a hell of a live song \m/ PS I was at that show at ullevi stadium (gothenburg Sweden) (Where eagles dare is filmed from) That gig is my favoutei maiden concert I have attended on with them
Absolutely love this album. For me, the super-dry production and guitar sounds are as good as it gets in addition to the incredible song-writing and performances.
I went to the last Legacy of the Beast tour mainly to hear Where Eagles Dare and it didn't disappoint. Revelations is also my favorite track on the album.
Piece of Mind was one of the best! Met Nicko at his restaurant in Florida a few times and he is a wonderful person. He introduced me to vinegar on my "chips", and another time we talked about a personal decision he had to make. Just a great guy.
First album I ever bought with my own money as a kid way back when it came out. Still my favorite album of all time I think. Opening track Where eagles dare and To tame a land my personal favorites.
One of my all time favorite albums. To Tame a Land was, for me, the first of one of those really epic songs that they included on almost all their albums since.
Saw this tour. Iron Maiden, Saxon and Fastway. Saxon destroyed everyone, including Maiden. I have loved Saxon since this tour and it also made me not so much of a maiden fan since.
Revelations is not only the best song on PoM, but also one of the best Maiden songs ever. It is, IMO, probably the best vocal performance by Bruce Dickinson in any Maiden record. The album, as a whole, is second only to Powerslave, for me. Keep doing your stuff! Congrats. Slava Ukraini!
"To Tame a Land" is the song that made me an Iron Maiden fan. I heard Dream Theater cover it on one of their albums and knew that I had to listen to more Iron Maiden. Piece of Mind is now one of my favorite albums 🤘
I had heard Iron Maiden before and thought that they were decent. I liked them but wasn’t really into them. When “To Tame A Land” came out, on first listen, I didn’t pay attention to the lyrics. I just dug the groove. When I actually paid attention to the lyrics, I was blown away since I had just recently got done reading Dune. After that, I really started paying attention to the lyrics and realized that they were incredibly smart and well read and became a true fan.
There is a moment in the collective Maiden fandom memory that every Maiden fan in the world has shared, although each of those moments happened in different places and at different times for each individual fan. And it goes like this.... "Hey, Maiden has a new drummer. I wonder if he's any good." (Puts album on, hears opening song with that artillery barrage of an intro and a drum performance that threatens the lives of those with irregular heartbeats.) "Oh, my God!!!" (Stands stupefied, replays "When Eagles Dare" over again before going on with the rest of the album.) "Oh, my God!!!" And btw, Metal Pilgrim, you and I see eye-to-eye on a lot of things about this band and its music. Well done! Keep it up!
Revelations is also my favorite track on this album😎🤘 (one of the reasons is probably that as a newbee on the bass, I managed to play it pretty fast😊). Over all, it’s a great record, to me it have a darker mood or sound than the Number of the beast album. Anyway, it’s one of the classic Maiden albums😎
I bought this album when it came out, I was 14. It's my favorite barely because of so many others of them. Revelations and then Still Life are my top 2.
Awesome video & channel! Subscribed. My favs are revelations and Still Life. Don't forget the Easter egg on the older Iron Maiden vinyl, inscribed on the record itself, just outside the label! I used to love finding & reading them. One just said "bollocks" lol. Thanks again for the great topic
While I had heard Number Of The Beast when it came out. It was Piece Of Mind I borrowed from the Library of the College my Mum worked at that sealed the deal for me. After one long listen of that tape. I rocked up to the local record store & placed my order for it in 83. Still love this album & what an introduction to Nicko hey? like a hit with both barrels!❤
I remember me standing in front of the record store staring at the album cover with no money to spend , it totaly fascinated me, got to know their music after a few years. Stranger in a Strange Land is my all time favorite, but for POM it would be revelations and die with your boots on 😍 Nice vid, hoping for better days👍
Still Life, is one of my all time favorites. It's the first song my band ever did and it was for our first live gig, which was a battle of the bands. I wish Maiden would play it live 😢
Very cool video! Killer history..One of my favorite Iron Maiden albums. I love them all though. But "Piece Of Mind" has so many incredible songs, every song on it is a classic in its own right. My favorite three Maiden albums are "Number Of The Beast", "Piece Of Mind", and "Powerslave". But I still love everything they put out to this day. I've seen Maiden many times live in concert. I started liking them around 1982 when I was ten and have been a fan ever since.
When I first got into Maiden late 80s, for some reason PoM was the last one I acquired (they had just released 7Soa7S). I was blown away just by the studio sound alone, it was so different than their other recordings. Still Life is one of my all time favorites. I was a fan of the Dune film too, so TTAL was awesome also I finally could listen to The Trooper and Flight of Icarus anytime I wanted now. The struggle before streaming was real 😂 and they didn’t play Maiden on the radio in my area much if at all.
This album was my introduction to Iron Maiden. A friend was playing the cassette in his car and "Where Eagles Dare" was playing. Blew me away and I went and bought my own copy of the album and have been an Iron Maiden fan ever since
This was my first metal album I bought as a kid. My older brothers had metal albums that I listened to but found a little lacking. I knew nothing of the band but was so intrigued by the cover artwork that I purchased it. Then I listened to it and found the brilliance of the band. To me, the entire line up of albums were the best by the band. I agree that Revelations is the best song followed by Still Life , Where Eagles Dare, and Flight of Icarus. Such an incredible album.
Piece of Mind was the first Iron Maiden album I bought and therefore holds a special place in my heart. I love the whole album and every song on it!!! \m/
My mother was greatly concerned when I brought Piece of Mind home. I explained to my father that all of the songs were about history, books/movies or Greek mythology and let him read all of the lyrics. He then said to my mother, "Leave the boy alone. He's fine."
I bought this album second-hand for 90p from a boy at school when I was 13-14... my first ever vinyl. By the weekend, I'd bought a record player and their entire back catalog. Still my favourite band 38 years on... off to see them live for the 7th time in just a few weeks.
Piece Of Mind is my favorite Iron Maiden album and the World Piece Tour was my first concert I went to and Quiet Riot opened for them, excellent concert.
This is the album that first exposed me to Iron Maiden. In 1983 or 1984, when my pre-teen taste in music was whatever MTV was playing (they used to play music, once upon a time) I saw the video for The Trooper. I had no idea what I was watching, but I knew music was never going to be the same for me ever again.
Most excellent album! The cover art always gave me the creeps! From my point of view, with a couple of twists, in the running order, this record flows effortlessly! Move Die With Your Boots On, after Where Eagles Dare; then Revelations and Icarus, and Sun & Steel after The Trooper. Still Life, Quest For Fire and Dune, closes this masterpiece. Anyway, it does it for me! Cheers!
Amazing album. I used to play in a Maiden cover band and I'm always swayed by how much fun a song is to play live. The Trooper ranks very high but my god, when I listen to Where Eagles Dare it makes me want to form another band. Best regards to you and Ukraine.
I remember when this album was released still one of my favorites still life. I'm glad I watched this I always wanted to know what the beginning of what they were saying in the song at the beginning lol . Peace of mind will forever be my favorite.
It is important to point out that Niko was the drum tech for Iron Maiden during NoftheB tour. He took over when Clive had to go back in England to see his sick dad. He was told after his father's death not to return to IM. Glad you're doing well, given the fight to expel the Russian forces.
Where did you hear that crap Nicko was not their drum tech and Clive was sacked before Nicko took over Clive actually spoke to him before leaving and Nicko told him if he pulled himself together he's job would be safe Clive didn't and was sacked because of some dispute Nicko had to wear a mask on stage the first time Clive was sacked because of drugs etc affecting his gig some nights he would be on stage with a bucket next to the drums which he was being sick into throughout the show had nothing to do with his father being sick or whatever Clive was sacked after the number of the beast tour Steve remembered Nicko from when his old band trust supported maiden on tour and as he was English (trust were french)he hung out with them a lot
@@markbarker6739 Hey calm down. I did not say that Clive was sacked because he went to see his father. Bruce, in his recent book, explained in details the animosity that occurred between Steve Harris and Clive that led to his dismissal in the middle of the tour. I was just saying that Clive was replaced by Trust drummer and apparently drum tech Nicko (while Trust was not touring) as discussed by Razorfist: th-cam.com/video/XYczQOvVKpY/w-d-xo.html. It is very common for drummers playing in a well-known band to be a drum tech while their band is not touring. Example: Ventor from Kreator was drum tech for Sodom for many years, Eddy Garcia (Pissing Razor) for Overkill (he played on their recent live album Live in Overhausen), John Tempesta drum tech for Anthrax, US drummer Jeramie Kling (from several bands) was drum tech for Venom Inc. (eventually replaced Abaddon full time in 2019), etc.
*What is your favourite track from PIECE OF MIND and why?*
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Phenomenal album. Got so excited when the vinyl arrived in the mail. Getting Eddie the Trooper tattooed on my left forearm soon. Favorite song though is To Tame a Land as I love the Dune series of books. Just finished the video and yeah, Revelations is such a great and underrated song. One of my favorite Maiden tunes to play of bass. Powerslave for me is still my favorite to play because that riff is so damn fun to play.
Only allowed to say ONE track? I love the whole album, it is my favourite album by IM, bought it around 1986, love!
You can’t pick one track, all the songs are epic. To even try to pick one causes my head to hurt.
When this came out, for me, some of the songs were hard to get into. I am a 13 yr. old at the time. My two favorites were The Trooper and Die with Your Boots On. As years pass, I found that all the songs on this album are actually really good. To answer your question, Die with Your Boots On is still my favorite song on it. For me it just resonated more than The Trooper at the time. I love The Trooper, it just took me a while to realize the brilliance of the song. I hope that helps. Now though, I have come to appreciate the whole album.
To Tame a Land, and Flight of Icarus. my
The entire album is perfection. I listened to the cassette non-stop over the winter of 1983 - 1984 which was my senior year of high school. My parents divorced, I was miserable and depressed and felt alone in the world. There’s something about Piece of Mind that is special and helped me make it through those times.
Same I did, just ten years later
Same I did, just 38 years later 😅
Nicko’s drum intro on “Where Eagles Dare” is amazing. I played it over and over. Great album!
Absolutely I've always said the same thing, first album, first song heard with Nicko ...and boom!!!
@@SteveKaynan he definitely got better treatment as the new guy than Jason got as the new guy in Metallica.
Also was their intro song when I saw them in Houston in ‘83.
@@kudukilla Absolutely! Plus Metallica were devastated over Cliff and therefore Jason became the scapegoat.
Yes!
I still liked Clive better 😶
It only took Nicko about 5 seconds to put our minds at ease, and the entire album was an absolute masterpiece.
Did Nicko "put our minds at ease" or give us piece of mind? 😉 😆
Absolutely well said!! 👍🤟🌎🥁
@@deantodd8103 Dean - hahahaha. Well said
@@deantodd8103 Lol brilliant! 😂
Sooty!
To tame a land is just amazing. The perfection made song.The intro, the riffs, the solos... One of the most underrated song in maidens discography.
I've played bass for decades and I am still amazed that Steve could play this live. It is an absolutely brutal workout for both hands.
@@JoeBlow-bd1eg I play classical guitar and this song sounds more like the classical piece Asturias Leyenda I don't know if Harris got inspired by that piece or just coincientally has quite simllar notes.
To Tame a land and quest for fire keep it from being perfect
@@GeorgeZimmermen to tame a land is a great song , quest for fire is ok, has some great riffs
My husband and I love this album. I used to have this on cassette tape when I was younger and wore it out I loved it so much. Luckily, my brother had the same album on tape as well, he handed it to me one day and said, " Don't wear this one out!" haha. My husband met Iron Maiden in 2001 at a meet and greet. He has been a Maiden fan since 1983. When my family and I went to lunch one time, my husband took his tour book with him and showed my brother his tour book signed by Maiden. My brother almost drooled on the thing!! LOL. My husband was joking and said, " Don't drool over my tour book, man!" haha. Anyway, favorite songs on the album...I'd say Revelations, Still Live and The Trooper. Realistically, there is no favorites because they are ALL my favorites. Piece of Mind is an Awesome album and a Real Masterpiece. Very informative video, Thank you.
Awesome! Wish I was around back then! I did see Iron Maiden live in 2003 at Long Beach arena and they were amazing!!!
@@SteveKaynan My husband says that he had seen them too many times. He lost count but he saw them enough time over the years. haha.
@@jenniferleigh4827 Right on!! Wish I could have seen one of their tours from 83 -89!!
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I was 14 when Piece of Mind came out, and I fell in love with Heavy Metal because of it- I of course still listen today! Still life is one of the best songs ever written!
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I'm very similar - I saw a TV commercial advertising the Piece of Mind album when I was 14. The commercial had bits of concert footage, and I distinctly remember a quick cut to a close up of Bruce singing, "You'll take my life but I'll take yours too!" I was blown away, and I had to hear more so I went out the next day and bought the album. I became a metal fan that day, more directly, I became a diehard Iron Maiden fan that day. The first concert I ever attended was on January 19th 1985 at the Philadelphia Spectrum - Iron Maiden on the World Slavery Tour. Best memories!
Not even a quote for Die With Your Boots On!?
It always have been one of my favorites (not just from this album, but their entire discography), and to me it has the best solos in the album.
Die with your boots on needs more lovin'
Piece of Mind is a case study in perfect classic metal production. Thank you, Martin Birch (RIP).
I personally enjoy every song on the entire album equally from start to finish.
Me too, this has always been my favorite Maiden album. My friend bought it the day it was released and listened to it all day. It flows so perfectly.
Each song👍
I HAVE TO SAY EVERYONE I,I CAN’T CHOOSE,CAUSE THEY ARE ALL SO AWESOME 😎 ❤
I remember one of my parents’ friends wanting to know more about Iron Maiden (being a skeptical adult of this heavy metal music and me just being a 12 yo kid in ‘84) and she was completely taken aback by all the literary and historical references.
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I think it's arguably their most literary album although they have well known literature themed songs elsewhere from Heinlein and Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
One of absolute best bands hands down and Bruce Dickinson's voice is phenomenal live as well as the rest of the band being in sync with each other definitely seeing them live should be on your concert bucket list
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Gonna go with all my friends after high school before they're all dead, but they're probably gonna keep going for another ten years or so
One of my all-time favorite albums, I rank it second behind only Powerslave… it has a few of my overall favorite Maiden songs on it - “Revelations” is my favorite on the album, plus “Flight of Icarus,” “Where Eagles Dare” and “The Trooper” are way up there as well… incredible album, terrific artwork, jumped right out at me, and being 14 when it came out, it was perfect timing…
I was in college when this album came out and I bought it for Flight of Icarus and it was my first Maiden album. I like to read military history and I really enjoy Where Eagles Dare. My favorite song on this album is still Flight, but all the songs are solid and very enjoyable.
My favorite track is…. TO TAME A LAND. STEVE HARRIS absolutely shreds the bass on this track.
I remember getting this record home and thinking I'd miss Clive's drumming. I did, but also really enjoyed listening to Nicko. also, Where Eagles Dare is just phenomenal :-)
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Still Life is definitely one of my favorite all time songs. I'm surprised this guy doesn't know that it was inspired by the short story "Inhabitant of the Lake" Dave Murray doesn't write a lot but he (and Steve) hit it out of the park with this one!
I learn new and cool things every day. Thank you!
Most of what I have heard I say that because I didn't read either book but they say it's more related to Genius Loci by Clark Ashton Smith again I don't know but that seems to be a popular opinion but as I search the rocking in the Norselands said it was from inhabitants of the lake so I think I will stick with that
Dave always hits it out of the park with his songs. Charlotte the Harlot, Still Life, The Prophecy and the stratospheric Deja Vu are all amazing songs.
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I'm going to be 50 years old and man this brought me back. Mom hated them at first, until she read the lyrics. She became a fan! 7th son was our bonding album. Great memories!!! Thanks!!! Peace for Ukraine NOW.
My favorite METAL album ever. I didnt even say Maiden album, it is my number 1 favorite metal album. I remember the day I first heard it. My older brother had an Old Cutlass spray painted black, mag rims, aftermarket upgrades under the hood. The back seat was filled up with home stereo speakers laying side by side where passengers otherwise would be supposed to sit. I was in my brothers badass musclecar with him going way too fast down dirt roads in the middle of nowhere. He was a lot older than me, I was like 8 or 9. I had been into Ozzy Osbourne for a bit, having heard Randy Rhoads play Crazy Train, my older brother bought me the Tribute cassette for christmas. When I heard Maiden blasting out of his backseat I felt that same excitement, the guitar interplay was going right directly to my soul. I told my brother I was digging his music and asked who it was and the rest is history. Glad I lived through those Suicidal backroad cruising trips with that knucklehead. Had I been my parents I would not have allowed me to go anywhere with that longhaired degenerate.
And the answer to best tune?
They are all amazing but I have to say REVELATIONS.
This was the album that turned me on to the band so it will always have a special place in my heart. Stand outs for me were Where Eagles Dare, Flight Of Icarus, The Trooper and Still Life.
Same.
I can see how some people miss the origional singer, but for us, Bruce is King. And Piece of Mind will always be the best
This album came out my senior year in high school. And it was my favorite record that year. I can't pick a favorite. Because when I hear a track from this album. THAT ONE is my favorite.
Great behind the scenes info. Thanks.
Yes 1983 was a good release year in that heyday decade.
Piece of Mind,
Born Again by Sabbath,
Motley had Shout at the Devil,
Dio-Holy Diver,ect,,
Seeing the background of your videos, not surprised to see you here Luca.
@@kudukilla thanks for watching. That is the very "Killers" album that started it all for me in 1982.
One of the best metal albums of all time. There isnt a weak track on it. An absolute classic.
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@@herenow2895 No, that's a good song. Fritz was pointing out the weak track.
@@radicalstanza3614 - That's not the way I saw it. I thought he was just expressing appreciation of a ballsy riff.
Piece of Mind Tour in 83 was my first Maiden concert in Nashville. Saxon and Fastway opened. I was 15 and worked next door at a Best Western Hotel as a dishwasher. I got off at 7pm just in time to slide in next door to get my mind blown. Over the next month after I seen this concert. I went out and bought everything I had missed up to that point and have been a fan ever since. Love these guys . They have been here for me in very tough times.
Iron Maiden was my first concert when I was 13 for the World Piece Tour. Opening acts were Fastway and Saxon. Life changing experience. 🤘
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as a 53 yr old raised a mormon but by 2 musicians, i found IM at 11.
i saw their Piece and Slave tour along with Judas Priest’s defenders tour in my small town backyard of Lakeland Florida United States.
very inspirational.
i don’t go to many shows now
but it’s fun to show younger people why they hear what they hear.
killers and point of entry will always be my favorites in the bands catalogs.
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So first things first. This Masterpiece of an album is without doubt their greatest followed closely by Powerslave. I think the thing a lot of people don't understand about metalheads is that in a lot of the genre, it takes a modicum of intellect to see beyond the face value. It's also why back in the day, Iron Maiden was seen as "devil worship". It's been my experience that religious zealots dont often employ critical thinking (but thats just my experience). The best tune on the album? Absolutely 100% Revelations
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Revelations is the best Maiden song ever.
An absolute masterpiece. Favourite track: Still Life. I have always loved the way Nicko changes to a syncopated rhythm, following the solo(s). There really aren't many drummers who would think of doing something like that.
I've always loved Revelations! One of the best Metal songs ever recorded!
This entire album is a great memory of my teenage years. So unique and influential in my musical experience.
I personally consider this the best Iron Maiden album, will add the fact To Tame A Land was neglected as apart of there live set was criminal.
To Tame a Land is one of the best songs ever. The guitar sounds so dense after the intro. Bought this album on release in 1983 and still love it.
To Tame a Land is my favorite song on this album. But it's a tight race, so many strong songs on this album. He's right Quest for Fire is the weakest, but I still like the verse parts quite a bit.
Definitely Maiden album No.1 for me too. Besides TTAL, Where Eagles Dare, Flight of Icarus and The Trooper, Still Life, there’s Revelations!
Tame a land is best on album no joke. Why it didn't make it popular I'll never get
I saw this tour at the garden in 83. To Tame a Land was played on that tour but I never heard it played at anymore Maiden shows
In the age of digital music, downloads and music on demand services, there are *VERY* few physical albums worth replacing if something "happens" to them. Piece of Mind is one of those albums.
The best Iron Maiden's album. I remenber so clear when I got it. It was may 1983. I was almost 15 years old. Great times and great metal bands
i was 16! It was an amazing album then, and it still is to this day! I believe Piece of Mind is superior to The Number of the Beast!
@@mylovesongs2429 I find it more listenable.
One thing that you missed, which I always thought was really cool was that the original cassette opened backwards. (Not sure about the LP/CD).
I hated that ! It fooled me every time. I think it was some printing error, CD opens the normal way !
Frank Herbert was a visionaire, an outstanding author, a philosopher - but did err so hard on hardrock bands! I don't know how he could be so narrow minded on this behalf.
Frank was into jazz and fusion… didn’t think metal was complex enough… you’re right, he blew that call lol
1.My favorite track is Revelations, because there a lot of dynamics within the song and the imagery in the lyrics always brings me into the setting.
2. I was born in 1970 and the song Still Life is what got me into Maiden and it holds a special place for me now
3. Nicki is somewhat annoying in interviews and not a good songwriter as New Frontier demonstrates, but he is a tremendous drummer and fits in perfectly w/Steve creating an impressive rhythm section!
4. I love the back cover with door to the padded room open creating the mystery to where did Eddie go
5. I could do without Quest for Fire and Sun and Steel.
I got two tickets to see Twisted Sister open up for Iron Maiden on their Powerslave tour for my 13th birthday.
Changed my life... thanks mom...!!
Revelations was ALWAYS my favourite tune off of this album... since the 4th grade...!! Haha...!!
Enjoyed the journey and you got me to sub too...!!
Peace from Canada...!!
You're Mom is a Cool Lady. :) Impeccable taste in Music.
Piece of Mind was my first Maiden album. Bought it on release day, my friends and I even ditched school to camp out for it. Well worth it since the record store gave two tickets for the upcoming live show with the first 10 customers. We were the first 4, so we got tix and then almost got arrested sneaking backstage for autographs. NICKO, STILL HAVE MY AUTOGRAPHED PAISTE CRASH, STICKS, AND PICS OF US AND THE BAND. THANKS TO YOU AND BRUCE FOR NOT TURNING US IN!
AS ALWAYS : UP THE IRONS!
Favourite track on the album is "Die with your boots on".
My favourite IM album. Personally I think the second side from still life to tame a land is pure brilliance.
Revelations is clearly the best song on this album, followed by To Tame a Land. I like The Trooper but have heard that song probably a couple of times too often.
Too many to choose from, but Revelations is my favorite for sure!
Only a couple…
You couldn’t be more right
Great song.
I couldnt agree with you more, To Tame a Land is the best song on this album and it wasnt even one the singles l Iike Flight or The Trooper, saw Maiden in 85 and again in 2004 and they didnt play To Tame a Land on either tour I was so crushed, but again its their BEST song I certainly feel.
I love the whole album but I my two favourites are Were Eagles Dare and Flight of Icarus. Back in 84 when I first started listening to Iron Maiden I wore out my cassette tape completely!
I remember seeing Steve Harris in an interview answering a fans question on Still Life being inspired by LotR with "I tried reading that book and never really liked it". He went on saying that the song was not inspired by it, but it's up to the listener to do their own interpretations. Or something like that.
Being 13 and buying this album and cassette tape.
It is the greatest album ever made.
Thanks for the breakdown .
This was the album that introduced me to Heavy Metal, it was literally a life changing experience. Favourite tracks? Where Eagles Dare, Revelations and Dune (To Tame A Land).
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I love peace of mind so much. As a kid when Peace of mind came out. I was at a turning point in my life and it came at the right time. I've always had the album come and go throughout my life. I got tired of losing the album that last time when I did have the album I went and got it tattooed on me. It's one of my favorite Eddie's and one of my favorite albums.
As a teen and in my 20s I'm 53 now, piece of mind I just couldn't stop listening to it. What can you say about where eagles dare, Nickos intro to the band, what a drumming masterpiece that was. Sun and steel the intro riff and rhythm I just love it I don't think they ever played it live, to me its so underrated and a classic tune, and then to tame a land an epic masterpiece. Revelations was a revelation in itself, because it was slower than their normal stuff. I love the whole album, the trooper albeit I think it's overplayed at gigs. It's just the overall vibe and feel, it was raw, it had an old historic feel, it had everything you want from an Iron Maiden album. Must have listened to it 100s of times. I always wished they made another album like it, a piece of mind 2, or a Powerslave 2. 🤘🤘🤘
Almost impossible to pick a fav track off this album as its overall quality is so high, but if I had to chose it would be Where Eagles Dare as the drum into is phemominal, followed up with superb guitar work and Bruces operatic vocals.
“To Tame A Land” is my fav from this masterpiece.
Couldn't agree more! This one and Powerslave are just timeless!
To Tame a Land for me. Where Eagles Dare and Revalations are close 2nd and 3rd. Trooper is probably my 4th favorite.
It's so hard to pick one. That album is amazing front to back
Die With Your Boots On has always been my favorite track from that album. Very underrated IMO
An interesting fact about the "Flight of Icarus": Icarus was the son of the famous inventor Daedalus. Both men were imprisoned by Minos, the famous Cretan King. In order to escape, Daedalus fabricated two set of wings, made of wax. He warned his son, not to fly close to the Sun, because the heat could melt the wings. Both men escaped, flying. Icarus felt quite confident and he believed that his father was wrong, so he flew as high as he could. He displayed Hubris, aka became arrogant, so the Sun did melted his wings, sending him crushing to the Aegean Sea. Bruce knew the fable, but choose to alter it, to make it about the insane expectations of some parents from their children, that lead the to destruction. Also, the initial version of the song was much faster, and Bruce had to persuade Harris, to slow it down. Keep up the excellent work my friend, stay strong and safe!
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Piece Of Mind is my favorite Iron Maiden album ever. I love every song on it, including Quest For Fire big time. My favorite song is and has been for over thirty years To Tame A Land. I have always loved all the 80's Epic songs that Iron Maiden did on their first seven albums, especially Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Alexander The Great, and To Tame A Land. I do love the Epic songs that came out in the 90's up to now, but the 80's songs are just AMAZING.
I've been a BIG fan of Maiden since the early 80's when I was a teenager. Flight of Icarus and The Trooper were my favorite songs, BUT, "Still life" was also really good. That "drunken rambling' that Nicko McBrain had recorded, had been hard to understand, BUT, I am pretty sure he mentioned had been "Don't mess with things you don't understand". Iron Maiden has always had great songs on every albumn or CD.
Revelations is by far my favourite track on the piece of mind record and it is also a hell of a live song \m/
PS I was at that show at ullevi stadium (gothenburg Sweden) (Where eagles dare is filmed from) That gig is my favoutei maiden concert I have attended on with them
Gave to agree I listen to Revelations all the time! Written by Bruce Dickinson I believe!
Absolutely love this album. For me, the super-dry production and guitar sounds are as good as it gets in addition to the incredible song-writing and performances.
I went to the last Legacy of the Beast tour mainly to hear Where Eagles Dare and it didn't disappoint. Revelations is also my favorite track on the album.
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Piece of Mind was one of the best! Met Nicko at his restaurant in Florida a few times and he is a wonderful person. He introduced me to vinegar on my "chips", and another time we talked about a personal decision he had to make. Just a great guy.
First album I ever bought with my own money as a kid way back when it came out. Still my favorite album of all time I think. Opening track Where eagles dare and To tame a land my personal favorites.
I think it was one of my first purchases too.
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They dont make em any better.
I knew every sound on that album (and still do)
One of my all time favorite albums. To Tame a Land was, for me, the first of one of those really epic songs that they included on almost all their albums since.
Piece of Mind and Fear of the Dark will always be my favorite albums. Listened to them both on repeat in my early high school years.
Saw this tour. Iron Maiden, Saxon and Fastway. Saxon destroyed everyone, including Maiden. I have loved Saxon since this tour and it also made me not so much of a maiden fan since.
I was already a Saxon fan back then so seeing them together was a dream tour for me.
Revelations is not only the best song on PoM, but also one of the best Maiden songs ever. It is, IMO, probably the best vocal performance by Bruce Dickinson in any Maiden record. The album, as a whole, is second only to Powerslave, for me. Keep doing your stuff! Congrats. Slava Ukraini!
This is easily my favorite Iron Maiden album. Still life is one of their best songs ever.
"To Tame a Land" is the song that made me an Iron Maiden fan. I heard Dream Theater cover it on one of their albums and knew that I had to listen to more Iron Maiden. Piece of Mind is now one of my favorite albums 🤘
I had heard Iron Maiden before and thought that they were decent. I liked them but wasn’t really into them. When “To Tame A Land” came out, on first listen, I didn’t pay attention to the lyrics. I just dug the groove. When I actually paid attention to the lyrics, I was blown away since I had just recently got done reading Dune. After that, I really started paying attention to the lyrics and realized that they were incredibly smart and well read and became a true fan.
There is a moment in the collective Maiden fandom memory that every Maiden fan in the world has shared, although each of those moments happened in different places and at different times for each individual fan. And it goes like this....
"Hey, Maiden has a new drummer. I wonder if he's any good."
(Puts album on, hears opening song with that artillery barrage of an intro and a drum performance that threatens the lives of those with irregular heartbeats.)
"Oh, my God!!!"
(Stands stupefied, replays "When Eagles Dare" over again before going on with the rest of the album.)
"Oh, my God!!!"
And btw, Metal Pilgrim, you and I see eye-to-eye on a lot of things about this band and its music. Well done! Keep it up!
Was my first iron maiden album
I saw the Piece of Mind Tour live three times as a teenager.
Revelations is also my favorite track on this album😎🤘 (one of the reasons is probably that as a newbee on the bass, I managed to play it pretty fast😊). Over all, it’s a great record, to me it have a darker mood or sound than the Number of the beast album. Anyway, it’s one of the classic Maiden albums😎
Dude, I love Iron Maiden. I love this album and love this channel! Up the Irons and Glory to Ukraine.
There is no favorite song. I got POM when I was 12 and it’s still my favorite Maiden record. Every song kills it.
I bought this album when it came out, I was 14. It's my favorite barely because of so many others of them. Revelations and then Still Life are my top 2.
Awesome video & channel! Subscribed. My favs are revelations and Still Life. Don't forget the Easter egg on the older Iron Maiden vinyl, inscribed on the record itself, just outside the label! I used to love finding & reading them. One just said "bollocks" lol. Thanks again for the great topic
To Tame A Land is the best 1 on the album and is this album's Rime Of The Ancient Mariner... Total AWESOMENESS!
Completely agree!
While I had heard Number Of The Beast when it came out. It was Piece Of Mind I borrowed from the Library of the College my Mum worked at that sealed the deal for me. After one long listen of that tape. I rocked up to the local record store & placed my order for it in 83. Still love this album & what an introduction to Nicko hey? like a hit with both barrels!❤
I remember me standing in front of the record store staring at the album cover with no money to spend , it totaly fascinated me, got to know their music after a few years.
Stranger in a Strange Land is my all time favorite, but for POM it would be revelations and die with your boots on 😍
Nice vid, hoping for better days👍
Still Life, is one of my all time favorites. It's the first song my band ever did and it was for our first live gig, which was a battle of the bands. I wish Maiden would play it live 😢
Very cool video! Killer history..One of my favorite Iron Maiden albums. I love them all though. But "Piece Of Mind" has so many incredible songs, every song on it is a classic in its own right. My favorite three Maiden albums are "Number Of The Beast", "Piece Of Mind", and "Powerslave". But I still love everything they put out to this day. I've seen Maiden many times live in concert. I started liking them around 1982 when I was ten and have been a fan ever since.
Still Life was based on a very cool short story “The Inhabitant of the Lake” by Ramsey Campbell.
Revelations. The riffs, vocals and tempo change just make for one of Maiden's finest songs.
When I first got into Maiden late 80s, for some reason PoM was the last one I acquired (they had just released 7Soa7S). I was blown away just by the studio sound alone, it was so different than their other recordings. Still Life is one of my all time favorites. I was a fan of the Dune film too, so TTAL was awesome also I finally could listen to The Trooper and Flight of Icarus anytime I wanted now. The struggle before streaming was real 😂 and they didn’t play Maiden on the radio in my area much if at all.
This album was my introduction to Iron Maiden. A friend was playing the cassette in his car and "Where Eagles Dare" was playing. Blew me away and I went and bought my own copy of the album and have been an Iron Maiden fan ever since
This was the perfect album if they only excluded Quest for Fire. This is their best.
This was my first metal album I bought as a kid. My older brothers had metal albums that I listened to but found a little lacking. I knew nothing of the band but was so intrigued by the cover artwork that I purchased it. Then I listened to it and found the brilliance of the band. To me, the entire line up of albums were the best by the band. I agree that Revelations is the best song followed by Still Life , Where Eagles Dare, and Flight of Icarus. Such an incredible album.
it's always fun to randomly see yourself in a YT video... well, a much younger me, at the Ulevi Show, where the Where eagles dare clip is from..
Has to be Revelations for me. This one song made me love literature and aced it in school. Up the Irons!🤘🏼
I just did a re-listen recently and the album is absolutely sizzling with pure energy. Awesome album, 👌 Awesome vid.
Piece of Mind was the first Iron Maiden album I bought and therefore holds a special place in my heart. I love the whole album and every song on it!!! \m/
My mother was greatly concerned when I brought Piece of Mind home.
I explained to my father that all of the songs were about history, books/movies or Greek mythology and let him read all of the lyrics. He then said to my mother, "Leave the boy alone. He's fine."
I bought this album second-hand for 90p from a boy at school when I was 13-14... my first ever vinyl. By the weekend, I'd bought a record player and their entire back catalog. Still my favourite band 38 years on... off to see them live for the 7th time in just a few weeks.
I remember bringing Piece of Mind home from the record store and falling in love with everything about this album. So fucking epic.
It's timeless! Wish I was around back then, the excitement of waiting at a record store! Just makes it soo much more realistic!
Piece Of Mind is my favorite Iron Maiden album and the World Piece Tour was my first concert I went to and Quiet Riot opened for them, excellent concert.
To Tame a Land is my favourite from Piece of Mind album! I would love to hear it live!
Fucking love this album! Literally listened to the whole thing yesterday during killing some weights!
Keep it up !
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This is the album that first exposed me to Iron Maiden. In 1983 or 1984, when my pre-teen taste in music was whatever MTV was playing (they used to play music, once upon a time) I saw the video for The Trooper. I had no idea what I was watching, but I knew music was never going to be the same for me ever again.
Most excellent album! The cover art always gave me the creeps! From my point of view, with a couple of twists, in the running order, this record flows effortlessly! Move Die With Your Boots On, after Where Eagles Dare; then Revelations and Icarus, and Sun & Steel after The Trooper. Still Life, Quest For Fire and Dune, closes this masterpiece. Anyway, it does it for me! Cheers!
Throoper a classic, Flight of the Icarus a coming of age rebellion, but I think one of the most overlooked is Die with your boots on. It’s very catchy
I don't know about that! "Die With Your Boots On" did get played on "Live After Death" and played enthusiastically, might I add
Their best album, hands down. Revelations best song, with Where Eagles Dare being the best opening track ever.
i bought the album "iron maiden" and "piece of mind" together on vacation. this was my first introduction to the band. loved them ever since.
Amazing album. I used to play in a Maiden cover band and I'm always swayed by how much fun a song is to play live. The Trooper ranks very high but my god, when I listen to Where Eagles Dare it makes me want to form another band. Best regards to you and Ukraine.
I remember when this album was released still one of my favorites still life. I'm glad I watched this I always wanted to know what the beginning of what they were saying in the song at the beginning lol . Peace of mind will forever be my favorite.
The theme of the album cover is brain, and their new drummer is also Brain. Is it possible that they themed the album to celebrate Nicko’s debut?
It was originally called food for thought during production and changed at the last minute when they decided to lobotomize Eddie
It is important to point out that Niko was the drum tech for Iron Maiden during NoftheB tour. He took over when Clive had to go back in England to see his sick dad. He was told after his father's death not to return to IM.
Glad you're doing well, given the fight to expel the Russian forces.
Where did you hear that crap Nicko was not their drum tech and Clive was sacked before Nicko took over Clive actually spoke to him before leaving and Nicko told him if he pulled himself together he's job would be safe Clive didn't and was sacked because of some dispute Nicko had to wear a mask on stage the first time Clive was sacked because of drugs etc affecting his gig some nights he would be on stage with a bucket next to the drums which he was being sick into throughout the show had nothing to do with his father being sick or whatever Clive was sacked after the number of the beast tour Steve remembered Nicko from when his old band trust supported maiden on tour and as he was English (trust were french)he hung out with them a lot
@@markbarker6739 Hey calm down. I did not say that Clive was sacked because he went to see his father. Bruce, in his recent book, explained in details the animosity that occurred between Steve Harris and Clive that led to his dismissal in the middle of the tour. I was just saying that Clive was replaced by Trust drummer and apparently drum tech Nicko (while Trust was not touring) as discussed by Razorfist: th-cam.com/video/XYczQOvVKpY/w-d-xo.html. It is very common for drummers playing in a well-known band to be a drum tech while their band is not touring. Example: Ventor from Kreator was drum tech for Sodom for many years, Eddy Garcia (Pissing Razor) for Overkill (he played on their recent live album Live in Overhausen), John Tempesta drum tech for Anthrax, US drummer Jeramie Kling (from several bands) was drum tech for Venom Inc. (eventually replaced Abaddon full time in 2019), etc.
@@Canuck1000 Nicko was doing session work I read it in the biography or maiden run to the hills