That was insane. Also glad to see Lado's still around. I always wanted an Earth after seeing Adrian with one on the Live After Death video back in the 80's
Same with me. I remember getting ‘Powerslave’ in my Christmas stocking (on tape of course) and playing it in early hours of Xmas morning whilst unwrapping my others presents)! Someone at school has told me this was their best albums so far so asked for it and was my introduction to Maiden.
I've been playing this song for a while now, but of course thanks to you I can see the little extra nuances that I could do to be closer to the original🤘🏻😄. You've got great ear, or great resources to be able to play everything this close to the original. Thanks Nico!
Thanks so much! My hearing is not the best after all the years of loud music and I have no ressources so... I guess we'll have to give credit to just plain ol' stubbornness! 😂😂
Very, very nice. You play all the parts so cleanly. It really is a perfect copy of the original. It's funny, but earlier today I uploaded my own cover of Aces High in preparation for a 5-song Iron Maiden session I have tomorrow. What a coincidence! But there really is no comparison. Nice one!! 🙂🙂🙂
I'm sure if you're up for 5-song session of Maiden tunes, you're playing it just fine! 😃 I couldn't play it like this up until just a few years ago and yet people still thought I played it great so... As long as we keep playing and practicing, we'll keep getting better and that's what is so awesome about being a musician. Cheers! 🤜🤛
I agree with you, this is the best cover you have done so far 👏👏👏💪 Amazing job, the feeling, pace and harmonics on Adrian's solo are perfect and spot on! 👌 Cheers from Italy
Nailed it - good job🤘 Still remember buying Live After Death just because of the coverart. Must have been 13 and had no idea what the music was or even that it was a live recording. Was totally blown away and Aces High - especially that live recording - has been my favorite song ever since😄
@@LicksOfTheBeast You are most welcome - you do an awesome job with your vidoes. Even though I have ventured in to other genres of the metal universe, I somehow keep coming back to Maiden 😀 BTW - is it possibly to contact you via e-mail? I have an old Kramer guitar I would like your oppinion on. Thanks. Peter
That was great and really cool to watch! I grew up in Dallas Texas and in the early and mid 1980s. I saw iron maiden every time they came to the DFW area. I’ve been to many many concerts throughout my life. I still tell people they were one of the greatest bands of musicians that I’ve ever seen. I wish I still had some of those old T-shirts but I do have the ticket stubs and the concert buttons.
Just wow - I've been listening to that song for nearly 40 years and never get tired of it. No wonder you're so happy with you cove - you complete nail every note - congrats
I know how you feel, man! I first learned this song when I was 15 or 16 and when I played it live just 2 nights ago, it still felt the same to me as it did back then. Well... Maybe it's more enjoyable now as I don't have to struggle through it 😂
Great job Nicko! I remember back in the day first seeing Live After Death, and thinking what's that cool looking guitar that Adrian's playing? Oh, it's a Lado, and sure enough my man here has an actual Lado, lol.
If maiden ever need a standing they need to look your way 🤘 up the irons
Much much appreciated!! Thank you!!
Its true 😊@LicksOfTheBeast
El mejor de todos!!
THAT'S A LADO EARTH!!!
Fantastic as always, Nico.
Yup... It's not mine, but it definitely is a sweet, sweet axe!
10/10, rock superstar level skill
Thanks a ton man!
Great guitar work. I love the dive bombs and harmonics. I always feel like I am on a runaway train when I try to play this song on my guitar!
Thank you! It is definitely an exhilarating song to play!
Thumbs up for using a Lado on Adrian's parts!
Man this Lado (with the stop bar tailpiece), blew me away!
Please make a full review of this one!!!!
Bar chords, power chords, open chords, pinch harmonics, trills, thrills & chills. Top Shelf Nico🤘
Amazing job as always.
One of the absolute best guitarists on youtube in my honest opinion.
Possibly the best Aces High cover I have ever seen. Great job!!!!
That's a huge compliment! Thank you so much 🙏🙏
All your covers are spot on as close to the originals as you can possibly get.🤘🤘
Thank you! It's fun to try to replicate some of the nuances especially when there are different playing styles involved. 😊
Honestly man, just sat here with goosebumps shaking my head at how fucking amazingly skilled you are. Perfection, no less 🔥🔥
🤘😆🤘
Up The Irons
This comment gave me goosebumps! 😃 Thanks a ton! 🙏🤘
OMG the LADO!!!! Awesome playing, as usual!!
Thank you! It really is a sweet guitar 😊
Sounded EXACTLY like the album. Solid work brother 🤘 i always have trouble nailing the power chords in the verses. Pretty quick!
Great cover of the finest album opener. That Lado looks and sounds splendid 🤘🏻🤘🏻
OMFG that was absolutely spectacular, thank you!
Only a genius mind could write a song like that. Phenomenal
Nailed it!
My favorite song from them and you killed it!!!!
You not only nailed it, but you really captured the tight and punchy vibe of the song. Great stuff.
That was insane. Also glad to see Lado's still around. I always wanted an Earth after seeing Adrian with one on the Live After Death video back in the 80's
So good!!!...I wish we lived close and could jam Maiden together...
Lado, Pete Cornish...maiden knows Canadian quality! Great job Nico!!
Thanks man!!
That's a beautiful guitar, and that was a beautiful performance. You rock, Nico!!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and yeah this is a really sweet guitar. Not mine, though 😅
Amazing, this song was my first taste of maiden 35 years ago.. incredible sir
Same with me. I remember getting ‘Powerslave’ in my Christmas stocking (on tape of course) and playing it in early hours of Xmas morning whilst unwrapping my others presents)! Someone at school has told me this was their best albums so far so asked for it and was my introduction to Maiden.
Awesome! 👍
nailed it! :) that lado guitar is soooo sick! please make a full in depth review for us - that would be killer!
Always really good!!!
Very good indeed! I always feel so satisfied everytime I manage to hit that Adrian Smith dive bomb correctly ;)
I've been playing this song for a while now, but of course thanks to you I can see the little extra nuances that I could do to be closer to the original🤘🏻😄. You've got great ear, or great resources to be able to play everything this close to the original. Thanks Nico!
Thanks so much!
My hearing is not the best after all the years of loud music and I have no ressources so... I guess we'll have to give credit to just plain ol' stubbornness! 😂😂
Flawless man... Just like the boys.. You should be in a maiden cover band. 😜
Hahaha yeah there's an idea! 🤔😂
And thank you!!
This is the best, just like all the others you've done!
I love all your covers. Hard to tell which one is the best. U r great guitarplayer with great guitars. PRO 👑👑👑🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you so much!!
just goes to show how powerful and Melodic Adrian's power chords are !!! Masterful Job as usual !!! great sound
Perfect. The sound. The nuances in the solo's. The guitars! Love it!
Superb. This was the first maiden tune I learned. ! Up the Irons
Hell yeah Nico! And that Lado, love it! 🤘🙏
It's a beautiful guitar eh?
Not mine, though... 😅
Yup! Nicely framed and shot too, with all the guitar choices! 🙌
Many thanks, Rachael!
@@LicksOfTheBeast thank you for your continued hard work, grace and expertise!
Oh this sounds really great 👍, love that Lado
Absolutely perfect tones and playing! UP THE IRONS 🤘
Great playing and fantastic tone!
Thanks a ton!
The tone! The sound! Brilliant🔥
You are the master of "exact". Even the pinch harmonics are all there, and in all the right places. Very impressive.
10/10
Very, very nice. You play all the parts so cleanly. It really is a perfect copy of the original. It's funny, but earlier today I uploaded my own cover of Aces High in preparation for a 5-song Iron Maiden session I have tomorrow. What a coincidence! But there really is no comparison. Nice one!! 🙂🙂🙂
I'm sure if you're up for 5-song session of Maiden tunes, you're playing it just fine! 😃
I couldn't play it like this up until just a few years ago and yet people still thought I played it great so... As long as we keep playing and practicing, we'll keep getting better and that's what is so awesome about being a musician.
Cheers! 🤜🤛
@@LicksOfTheBeast Thanks for the encouragement. It means a lot. 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Fantastik performance and a jewel of a track.
Love that lado guitar 🎸 fantastic
Man! i love that lado, great cover amigo!
Fantastic! Love the multiple guitars and the final harmony. A proper tribute to the Gods of metal. Keep it up!!!
Can't even play guitar but love Maiden and see them numerous times. You Sir are incredible 🙌
Absolutely incredible Nico! Your vids are the best. Great job!!!
You're right, it IS the best cover you've done so far. NICELY DONE FRIEND! 👏🏿
1000 thanks!!
really great, sound 99% like original
I agree with you, this is the best cover you have done so far 👏👏👏💪
Amazing job, the feeling, pace and harmonics on Adrian's solo are perfect and spot on! 👌
Cheers from Italy
Grazie di cuore! Apprezzo davvero tanto che tu abbia notato la cura nei dettagli 🙏🤘
Agreed, possibly the best NIco! You even nailed the pick squeals during Adrian's solo! Well done!
Perfection!!! Love it
Brilliant
Bravo Nicko!!!!!!!! Awesome job brother!
NICE COVER DUDE! Keep up the good work!!!! And up the IRONS!!!!!!
Thanks a ton my man!!
Absolute fire, absolutely SPOT ON!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Just way too good, Nico...very impressive!
This is really fun, awesome guitars too!
best cover on TH-cam. you covered this song to the tea!! up the irons!!
I already knew parts of this song but this video inspired me to learn the complete song and solos . Thanks , awesome cover
Stay tuned for a full breakdown video coming at the end of the week!
Nailed it - good job🤘 Still remember buying Live After Death just because of the coverart. Must have been 13 and had no idea what the music was or even that it was a live recording. Was totally blown away and Aces High - especially that live recording - has been my favorite song ever since😄
Thanks! Same here... Seeing LAD for the first time with the way they came on stage with this song is what turned me into a life-long fan!
@@LicksOfTheBeast You are most welcome - you do an awesome job with your vidoes. Even though I have ventured in to other genres of the metal universe, I somehow keep coming back to Maiden 😀
BTW - is it possibly to contact you via e-mail? I have an old Kramer guitar I would like your oppinion on.
Thanks.
Peter
I used to play this on drums in a band I was in Essex. We smashed it. Love playing this.
That was great and really cool to watch! I grew up in Dallas Texas and in the early and mid 1980s. I saw iron maiden every time they came to the DFW area. I’ve been to many many concerts throughout my life. I still tell people they were one of the greatest bands of musicians that I’ve ever seen. I wish I still had some of those old T-shirts but I do have the ticket stubs and the concert buttons.
Dude. Amazing. I bought this record was I was 12 years old and this is my favorite maiden song.
Tone and playing very close to the original.
Really great job!
Spectacular!
Fantastic work, Sir!
Thank you kindly!👍😎
Flawless! Up the irons
Just wow - I've been listening to that song for nearly 40 years and never get tired of it. No wonder you're so happy with you cove - you complete nail every note - congrats
I know how you feel, man! I first learned this song when I was 15 or 16 and when I played it live just 2 nights ago, it still felt the same to me as it did back then. Well... Maybe it's more enjoyable now as I don't have to struggle through it 😂
Excellent. No hyperbole in that video title.
...but there is lots of kindness in your comment! Thank you 🙏
Reads title. Listens to it.
-Yes
Hahaha thank you!
You are an excellent guitar player ! Been a Maiden fan since 82 ..Seen them live and backstage in their prime . Dave Murray would be proud of you .
One of my favourite pair of solos, played expertly once again!
Nico, Awesome Cover! Beautiful Lado!
Great job Nicko! I remember back in the day first seeing Live After Death, and thinking what's that cool looking guitar that Adrian's playing? Oh, it's a Lado, and sure enough my man here has an actual Lado, lol.
Awesome as always, I love that Lado guitar, I would very much enjoy a video about it?
I’m in love with that Lado Guitar 🎸
Irons up!! 🤘🤘
Sounds amazing! Playing is on point too!
Awesome! Cool to see a Lado. I don't recall ever seeing one in person.
Awesome work!
Absolutely excellent playing!🔥🔥🔥
sounds awesome Nico!!
Wow all the harmonics in Adrian’s solo are perfect! Thank you as always Nico!
Thank you for always watching and leaving some kind words!! I appreciate it very much 🙏
I hope i can emulate such a top effort one day...
Thank you! Just keep playing and practicing, and results will keep coming! I have no special talent...if anything, I had a slow start 😅
Bravo Nico! This was the track that first sparked my love for Maiden!
Same here!
amigo ficou muito bom mesmo, saudações do Brasil 🌎
Muito obrigado!
Absolutely nailed those guitar solos sir. Fantastic work 🎸🤘🔥
10000 thanks!!
LADOOOOO❤❤❤❤
Nice 👌 You should do a video on the Lado, and talk about Adrian's silverburst one. So cool.
I don't really know much about that silver busrt model... I haven't even ever seen one!
Outstanding job!
Amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Superb!
That Lado is stunning!
Brilliant as always, my man. Love the smooth style.
Fantastic! The sound resembles Maiden's sound from '84, very precise playing. I just love it! Congratulations Nico!
1000 thanks!!
Magnificent