IRON MAIDEN RULES!111!!!! - Democratic Underground

Redneck Socialist

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:11 PM
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IRON MAIDEN RULES!111!!!!

That's all.

Check here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icAzyx8EsKU if you don't believe me.

What's that you ask? Have you been drinking RS? Why yes I have.

My alcohol intake aside, Maiden still rules after all these years.

:headbang:

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Breeze54

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:15 PM
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1. Hell yeah!!!

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flamingyouth

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:19 PM
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2. You have to love a metal band that writes a kick-ass song about the Crimean War.

"The Trooper" is my favorite song of theirs. :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgqxQmAbTBc

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Redneck Socialist

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:25 PM
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3. They were (are) far more literate than most of their ilk

Hell, I went and read Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner because of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6AvHAdXz3A

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VenusRising

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:26 PM
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4. Oh, no! You went and did it.

Here he comes.

Don't say I didn't warn you. :rofl:

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Zodiak

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:30 PM
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6. curses, foiled again

If it weren't for you meddling kids.....

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VenusRising

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:40 PM
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11. Nothing I love more than giving you a hard time.

I'm a good wife like that! :loveya:

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Zodiak

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:29 PM
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5. Huge Maiden fan here!!!

I love the "Galloping Guru". I am a cheap fascimile compared to him, but I try, and love every second of it. If it were not for this man, I never would have picked up a bass.

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Redneck Socialist

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:34 PM
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9. I love Steve Harris

I touched his shoe once. That was my high school concert going claim to fame. /metal geek

Seriously though, they were head and shoulders above most everything that was passing for metal back in the eighties.

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Zodiak

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:38 PM
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10. Very true

Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 10:39 PM by Zodiak Ironfist

When Metallica and Slayer came along, they took me with them, but I never divulged myself of my undying love for the Maiden. The hair-band thing was firmly-rejected by true metal-heads back then.

Up the Irons!!!

And thanks for the thread....I love taking a break from politics to lay down my love for all things Maiden.

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Redneck Socialist

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:47 PM
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15. I was late to the Metallica party

I preferred a little more melody in my metal and as such Maiden was perfect for me, though I came to appreciate Metallica latter on.

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Zodiak

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:50 PM
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17. That's cool

I got into Helloween and Queensryche because of their melody. One can definitely be metal and be melodic.

I just avoided all that Cinderella, Faster Pussycat, Poison stuff. I don't like Metallers who smile too much, and the bass in those bands was non-existant.

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Redneck Socialist

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:57 PM
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18. Certain hair bands I have a soft spot for.

Ratt and Twisted Sister were the first bands I ever saw live, and mock me if you will, but Twisted Sister put on a hell of a live show.

I liked Motley Crue too.

If it helps my metal cred any the only two metal bands that I still have in my music collection are Maiden and Accept.

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Decruiter

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:31 PM
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7. Don't drink while you listen to Maiden. It can fuck up your...

...hair.

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Zodiak

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:32 PM
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8. Maiden never went for that poofy-hair look

Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 10:35 PM by Zodiak Ironfist

Now Motley Crue, on the other hand...

or Cinderalla more fit the bill.

Maiden was the new wave of British Power Metal....way different genre than hair-metal, which was L.A. born.

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Decruiter

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:40 PM
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12. Right you are. More Gene Simmons, maybe?

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Initech

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:43 PM
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13. 666!!! The number of the beast!!!!

:headbang:

Coincidentally, I'm wearing my Maiden shirt from the '05 tour right now.

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Throd

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:45 PM
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14. I like 'em, but every bass line sounded like the theme to "Bonanza"

...boop budda boop budda boop budda boop...

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Zodiak

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:47 PM
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16. That is why he is called the galloping guru

Maiden built their music on triplets and C-D-E progressions.

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ghostsofgiants

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Wed Jul-11-07 12:04 AM
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19. My friend sings in a Maiden Tribute band called Eddie.

They're super fun.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6010000

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Kat45

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Wed Jul-11-07 01:12 AM
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20. I interviewed Bruce Dickinson once.

But it was just a phoner.

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