Mark Kelly Report post Posted August 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, Don Keebles said: London O2 tonight, Iron Maiden. Last time I saw them was for the Powerslave tour in '84 at the Ipswich Gaumont. Last time I saw then was Reading festival with Bruce Dickinson singing . I'm a Di'Anno purist I'm afraid. Bruce sounds like Mr Cadbury's parrot to my ears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Keebles Report post Posted August 11, 2018 On 10/08/2018 at 3:01 PM, Mark Kelly said: Last time I saw then was Reading festival with Bruce Dickinson singing . I'm a Di'Anno purist I'm afraid. Bruce sounds like Mr Cadbury's parrot to my ears. IMO, all 3 singers have produced good songs. To me, Iron Maiden are 'Ronseal', they do exactly what it says on the tin. You know what you are going to get with them, but in a good way. Killswitch Engage were fantastic as support band. I've heard of them but don't know much about them. I could have listened to them as the main act to be fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kelly Report post Posted August 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, Don Keebles said: IMO, all 3 singers have produced good songs. To me, Iron Maiden are 'Ronseal', they do exactly what it says on the tin. You know what you are going to get with them, but in a good way. Killswitch Engage were fantastic as support band. I've heard of them but don't know much about them. I could have listened to them as the main act to be fair. Glad you enjoyed it , I saw them numerous times in the early eighties just before the first album came out and again when the second came out , I also saw them at the Rainbow which was Bruce's first gig . I saw him singing for Samson a couple of times too . Praying Mantis were the original support group , they were good too and French band Trust on the second tour who were amazing. Nice to see another metal head on here . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Keebles Report post Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark Kelly said: Glad you enjoyed it , I saw them numerous times in the early eighties just before the first album came out and again when the second came out , I also saw them at the Rainbow which was Bruce's first gig . I saw him singing for Samson a couple of times too . Praying Mantis were the original support group , they were good too and French band Trust on the second tour who were amazing. Nice to see another metal head on here . Praying Mantis, bloody hell, that's a blast from the past. The weird thing about a Maiden concert, are the t-shirts. At any other metal concert, there will be all manner of different t-shirts featuring different bands being worn by the fans. Last night, nearly every man and his dog was wearing an Iron Maiden t-shirt. Which is probably why I stood out by wearing a Saxon t-shirt. The Iron Maiden fans are almost like a cult. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sea foot Report post Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Don Keebles said: The Iron Maiden fans are almost like a cult. Not a typo I hope.😬 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Keebles Report post Posted August 12, 2018 15 hours ago, Sea foot said: Not a typo I hope.😬 Bloody predictive texting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ruudboy Report post Posted March 27, 2019 It's starting again - this time Rankin' Roger has gone to the great bop in the sky, one of my favourites - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47714991. Last saw him at Glastonbury a few years ago (he shared a stage with Tony Benn , albeit not at the same time - an interesting mixture). The eruption of bald and overweight middle-aged men in crombies skanking along to Rankin' Full Stop while their teenage children pleaded with them to stop will stay with me a long time. A moment of agonised embarrassment for the young, but bliss for us oldies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ham Report post Posted March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, blue moon said: It's starting again - this time Rankin' Roger has gone to the great bop in the sky, one of my favourites - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47714991. Last saw him at Glastonbury a few years ago (he shared a stage with Tony Benn , albeit not at the same time - an interesting mixture). The eruption of bald and overweight middle-aged men in crombies skanking along to Rankin' Full Stop while their teenage children pleaded with them to stop will stay with me a long time. A moment of agonised embarrassment for the young, but bliss for us oldies. Yeah gutted about this. The Beat played a big part in my formative years. Was supposed to be seeing them in November at a Weekender but he fell ill at the last minute with a stroke and they were removed from the bill. RIP Roger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Singleton Report post Posted March 27, 2019 6 hours ago, blue moon said: It's starting again - this time Rankin' Roger has gone to the great bop in the sky, one of my favourites - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47714991. Last saw him at Glastonbury a few years ago (he shared a stage with Tony Benn , albeit not at the same time - an interesting mixture). The eruption of bald and overweight middle-aged men in crombies skanking along to Rankin' Full Stop while their teenage children pleaded with them to stop will stay with me a long time. A moment of agonised embarrassment for the young, but bliss for us oldies. Remember him well. Booked them in 1980 for UEA. Nice kids (I really mean kids... I think he was 17 at the time) Saw them many times since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sea foot Report post Posted March 27, 2019 I think that the sad passing of the great Scott Walker deserves a mention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
