Can’t be real! First time hearing Iron Maiden cover, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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The band B Sides of the Beast and their singer Raphael Mendes ‪@RaphaelMendesOfficial‬ cover one of my favorite and most epic songs from Iron Maiden’s album, PowerSlave. Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner is a song based on the story by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This turns out to be one of the best covers of an Iron Maiden song that I have ever heard. If you enjoy our video please like the video and subscribe to our channel. If you have any suggestions for artists you would like to see us react to, please post it in the comments section.
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[@andresantos4964]

Rafael Mendes is incredible, on his channel he has a playlist called "What if Bruce Dickinson sang for" putting vocal power in the most iconic bands.

[@erwinvanginkel3367]

Just like you I'am a big Iron Maiden fan. I discovered also Raphael and just like you I was flabbergasted, never heard someone which voice is so close to Bruce. If I heard it with closed eyes I would believe it was Bruce. Although he is Brazilian he even sing some words with an English accent. Another great cover is from Machine Head, Hallowed be thy name, they turn it in a thrash version. I'm going to see Maiden in July in Amsterdam with the new tour, I can't wait. I've seen them also many times. Up the Irons from the Netherlands, Erwin.

[@Rogeriodav]

His name is Raphael Mendes and he is from Brazil. So proud of you, Raphael! Up the Irons!

[@robertghanem1424]

These guys need to open for maiden

[@michaelheath76901]

This was 7 months ago, but I just heard and watched it today. Sorry for your loss. I know the pain, and the emptiness of someone missing in your life is still fresh and real. Understandable to feel melancholy, and that desperate need to feel lifted up with music that is meaningful to you. 💝 I was impressed, but also disappointed for the same reasons you were. I appreciate you and the effort you put into admiring this great music we love. Thanks, buddy. 🤘😊💖

[@marvcar]

Raphael is following the live version of this song, that's why he doesn't pronounce "Rain" at 14:41 Listen to Maiden playing this live at Flight 666 on KZbin

[@pramukhsubramanian3740]

you have not liked his improv here but the guitarist Luis on this cover has played Steve Vai and people from Slipknot, megadeth. He is quite a talent

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Oh he can play, no doubt. The whole band is spot on. It just threw me off when they worked to get 98% of the song perfect and then swayed just a bit. But the boy can play!

[@alexandremaireno-ni4ec]

Talented or not, he screwed up the solos (two of the best Maiden ever did)

[@DartJedi]

If he is for real, he is lucky to have a voice like that.

[@Rogeriodav]

He, definitely is real. I've been in a concert in São Paulo- Brazil in the last weekend watching his new band named The Beast Experience. It was amazing. These guys are fantastic!

[@guillermocarrera5150]

They are from Brazil!

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thank you Guillermo! Amazing stuff, still can't get my head around how much he sounds like Bruce

[@guillermocarrera5150]

@@flickeringboxofficial Check them live here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXWagJ13p5p3jpI

[@brianroberts8638]

I got goosebumps listening to this! I’ve Maiden several times and my claim to fame is that I was at the concert in Birmingham when they filmed the show Maiden in England 🤟🏻

[@randybaker6042]

Condolences on your loss of a friend. Very well done. He's a great vocalist. I prefer interpretative covers of songs (which I consider to be the greatest element) instead of bands. I think the best Maiden cover is Melanie Mau and Martin Shnella's Wasted Years with Johan Hallgren from Pain Of Salvation lending a great guitar solo. For my money, the best cover ever made is Tuck and Patti's cover of Castles Made of Sand/Little Wing. Really shows that the main thing we lost when Hendrix left us was his great song writing. Scary Pockets is a treasure trove of great covers. Sweet Child of Mine, You Shook Me All Night Long, Walk This Way, Wonderwall....

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thank you Randy and I will add your suggestions to the list. I think we are on the same page, I love when an artist takes a song and give it a different composition but still manages to retain the heart and soul of the original. That is such a fine line to walk. As for this cover, I just appreciate the very similar sound in the vocals which is so amazing and quality of their remake.

[@randybaker6042]

@@flickeringboxofficial his copy of the vocal is downright incredible. If you've never heard Tuck and Patti's cover of Castles Made of Sand/Little Wing (I assume you have), be sure and check it out. Needs to be the full length studio version. At least 6 minutes. Enjoying the channel!

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Nope, have not heard of Tuck and Patti but will add them to the list to do. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@jeremyc9229]

Holy crap! Amazing!

[@Vialli100.]

Brasilians can find it difficult with R's, because in Portuguese R's are pronounced as an H.. My wife is Brasilian and when she was learning English, R's as in my name Ray she would say Hay.. Maybe that's why he missed RAIN..

[@mattvideoeditor]

One thing that I enjoy is the fact that Rafa is still young, so when we tragically lose Bruce, we will still have another soul to push his art beyond.

[@thiagoamaralf]

Man thanks for bring this up here in your Channel this guys really deserve more attention for the perfect cover, I am from Brazil and I grow up listening to Iron Maiden and I could not believe what Rafael Mendes could do with his voice...

[@TheOicyu812]

Bruce's vocal doppelganger.

[@ericrand6276]

Raphael is the best!! Of course that is second to Bruce!!

[@louofm1]

I'm a huge Rush fan. Around 2018, another online band, called YYNOT, formed with 4 members from across the country. They do absolutely perfect Rush covers, but also now have 3 of their own albums. They started out with a fantastic female vocalist (Rocky). About a year ago she was replaced by another fantastic vocalist and musician, Patty. They now play live.gigs across the country. Check them out. Guitar and bass are perfect. Drums are spot on....vocals are amazing

[@derviscountvonouropreto4308]

All the way from Brazil buddy 🤘

[@fredericogarcia2658]

Brazilian Maiden! They are the best all over the world. We're very proud by this guys!

[@Ifyernotawakeyet]

Oh my....i sees Maiden and i clicks....i agree about the singer not doing the poetry recital. Maybe he felt he couldn't do it justice. "Raiiiin" didn't work either! Steve Harris says he wanted Maiden to emulate Wishbone Ash. Thomas Zwijsen plays an acoustic guitar of whole Maiden albums, with the occasional song with a woman playing violin.

[@MrAndrebatera]

Rafael is from Brazil, as it is the rest of the band, but the bass player, who is american.😉

[@psytrancefullon]

Great reaction, very real. Bring more songs from them please!

[@calseeor]

Condolences on the passing of your friend. :( Burch, dude, I had the EXACT same reaction when I first heard Raphael singing Maiden. Heck, every time I listen to him, I'm blown away. The only thing that separates him from Bruce, IMO, is once in a while Raphael's accent comes through. As to you doing reactions to covers, I think its a great idea. There are so many talented musicians on KZbin. You could bring those people to your audience.

[@Willie_McBride]

Aside from the vocals being otherworldly (think Dickinson in a parallel universe), and the drumming which is also just spot on… the Steve Harris Basslines are unreal!! The reverb, that galloping rhythm, are just so trademark. The guitarist is obviously talented, but when the rest of the cover was almost spot on, his improvisation & taking liberties with Adrian Smith’s playing was certainly baffling, because he sounded good enough to donut correctly. I’m thinking that POSSSIBLY because the spoken word portion during that breakdown, is actually a pre-recorded track, (many legendary British actors/personalities have done audio versions of the entire poem, Richard Burton for instance) directly quoted from the Samuel Taylor Coleridge original poem, there may have been Trademark or Cooyright regulations that prevented the band here from acquiring the rights. That is pure speculation on my part, but I figured, what the hell it’s as plausible as any other possibility. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Willie_McBride]

Sorry I ramble so much on my comments. Stream of consciousness and such…

[@flickeringboxofficial]

All good Willie, we saw no ramble. Your points are correct.

[@TheAverageDrummer]

If I was to close my eyes and place a bet that that was Bruce singing, I would lose money. That is very very close enough. Also My first song I heard from Maiden was Aces High and this album was my first as a result. My first poster was 2 minutes 2 midnight and first tshirt was Number of the Beast.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

I bet (no pun intended) a lot of people would loose money :)

[@paulrelay2205]

He's in the band Icon Of Sin.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thank you Paul, I will check them out. He is amazing!

[@steelereign]

Enjoyed the reaction. You might like Liliac's cover of The Trooper. Family group of 5 siblings. Sounds like it might be a bit underwhelming, but trust me, they did a fantastic cover.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

If it's Maiden, I'm In! Will put it on the list Dan, thank you.

[@steelereign]

Awesome, appreciate it. You'll likely gain a few hundred new followers as well. Liliac has a faithful and rabid fan base.

[@troybest6938]

Liliac's cover of Dio s The Last in Line, is phenomenal!

[@Willie_McBride]

Lilliac is full of talented kids. The family has done a great job of introducing a newer generation to classic hard rock/metal, and they’ve had a handful of successful originals on KZbin. Female lead singer & drummer.

[@hephner78]

wow, this was my fave IM song ever, I bought the "powerslave" album and LOVED it, wasnt that big on IM besides that, but I totally dug that album

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thanks hephner78, I knew a quite a few people who felt the same way. Not big Maiden people but Powerslave was the one album they really loved.

[@hephner78]

@@flickeringboxofficial yes, the cover was a big selling point for me as a 15 year old or so as I LOVED everything egypt and was an AVID dnd player

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Still have my original Monster Manual :)

[@hephner78]

@@flickeringboxofficial lol ive lost all my books due to having a pretty unstable childhood

[@mattmid7012]

I discovered these with them doing Somewhere in Time which is also an excellent cover, like you I couldn't believe how like Bruce he sounded!

[@claudiosilva4501]

Deve se destacar o trabalho dos demais musicos q mandam muito bem

[@forourtroopssake7373]

May your friend Rest in Peace. 😞

[@brockm2754]

Sorry for your loss….

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thank you Brock, stinks getting older :(

[@dankoftinoff8119]

My first Rock shirt was Purgatory, my school didn't like it :)! Another thing I 100% agree with you is about Maiden solos, especially in those first albums, for me they were never random noodling but vital parts to the songs composition.

[@valdirmedeiros2804]

Bom dia ele é muito bom

[@liammerrick6399]

I'd think they left the poem exert out because they'd need a recording of it. Bruce didn't speak it in the original

[@garethdavies8004]

You should give Chez Kane a try, she is a Welsh rocker that makes music that sounds like the 80's. She has released 2 albums Chez Kane (2021) and Powerzone (2022), both recent but could have been recorded between 1984 - 1989 as they have that sound (when music was great). Both albums have 10 songs on each. My favourite songs of hers are;- Rocket on the Radio (from her debut album Chez Kane (2021). Rock You Up (from Powerzone 2022). Children of Tomorrow Gone (from Powerzone 2022). Chez Kane has a KZbin channel. Check them out, if you like 80's style rock you will not be disappointed.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

A Welsh rocker, count me in! Thanks for the recommendation Gareth, added to the list.

[@siecola0527]

I understand the different guitar u talked about, but it's important to remind that this is not Raphael's band. He did some other covers with his band, like Caught Somewhere in Time, Dance of Death etc with other guys playing guitars, which didn't make these changes to the riffs. If u wanna check it out would be rly cool too! edit: found the name of the bad, Maiden Tubers

[@jaisondallabona4020]

He is from Brazil!

[@TheAverageDrummer]

You should also check out Machine Head's cover of Hallowed be thy name.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

I will add them to the list AD, thank you for the recommendation.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Yeah, that was a good Bruce intro. Sounds like the Live After Death version.

[@davewarrender2056]

Covers you need to show Whiskey in the jar - Metallica The real me - wasp Sound of silence - disturbed Knocking on heavens door - guns and roses Helter skelter - motley crue

[@jessierodriguez7168]

There's some guys who do a cover Alexander the Great they do a really good job with that if you haven't already listened to it see if you can find it

[@taketheleft5738]

Kalil is a guitar monster!

[@walacenogueiraobeid859]

Hes from São Paulo, Brazil...

[@erikbender1967]

Rafael Mendes I believe is from Brazil.

[@JoseDiaz-kj7vh]

I started the voice in the interlude and when I didn't hear them say it my brain ticked off cuz I was waiting for it 😅

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Yup...me too

[@luisanibalbarcenasbarcenas5929]

Raphael Mendez is from Brazil

[@Infermeiro]

From Brazil

[@rogeriopenna9014]

I wonder if Raphael's birth is around October 1985... lol

[@flickeringboxofficial]

hmmm? think you may be on to something 😀

[@DRnatal]

They are from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@WyattsMetalLife]

The Cheech and Chong song you're thinking of is Earache My Eye

[@jesusrios1388]

Rafael Mendez imitates him incredibly, but there is something very difficult to imitate Bruce, and that is that he is a great storyteller, this is one of my favorite Maiden songs, especially because of Bruce's way of narrating.

[@guilhermemuckbh]

Raphael is Brazilian. All the musicians actually.

[@gustavolinhares9469]

He is from Brazil

[@enriqueramirez714]

welcome to south america listen rafhale mendez the bruce dickinson suramericano

[@jimhinkle7245]

I'm sorry for your loss my friend. As we get older, those things happen more frequently unfortunately. Hang in there bud. Maybe he didn't do the interlude because English isn't his native tongue?

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thank you and you are right, seems to be happening far to often these days. Someone said he was doing the live version which is why he didn't do it. I will go with that I think. I am going to try to get them on here for an interview pretty soon, will ask him then.

[@craig152]

Have a look for The Iron Maidens.

[@marcelomarota4381]

They are from Brazil

[@randySliter-ot7eb]

Brasília

[@azizizain1989]

Sir, you should check out the cover Alexander The Great by the band Children Of The Best. And say hi to Steph. She's adorable!

[@TheSlain1969]

Thought he was from Brazil

[@brockm2754]

You should listen to harvest by Tyler childers

[@flickeringboxofficial]

I think Steph has that on the list but if she doesn't, we will.

[@jari173]

12:10 This part is not out????..I really don´t know why you didn´t listen it..I can listen here everytime.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

It is missing the spoken word part from the Samuel Taylor Coleridge story: "one after one, by the star dogged moon"

[@brentnorton1602]

If you have not heard the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury in Marc Martel you need to hear him sing Somebody to Love.

[@tinanoel452]

Are you from the Tampa area?

[@jeremyc9229]

It’s like Steve Perry and Amel Pineda

[@mikesamanie8559]

The cover of Heaven & Hell by Liliac.

[@clelarsen]

Brasil

[@donsavignano4396]

Here is a request for ya..blackfoot "white man's land" a southern rock deep cut from the album siogo

[@rogeriopenna9014]

yeah, he didn´t scream RAIN. I wonder why. But the laugh part... well, I don´t see that much difference to Bruce maniacal laughs at that part in Live After Death.

[@danielancheta1950]

Seventeen by winger a reaction with Steph, please

[@rogeriopenna9014]

that part of the poem, spoken in the middle of the song is not Bruce. And it needs an English accent to feel right. Anyone has an idea who recited that poetry part in the original song?

[@IGNdrewsc503]

From the Band Icon of Sin,their album is quite good.Not Maiden good but good

[@curtjohansen5742]

I don't think its Bruce's voice during the interlude poem reading. He sounds like Bruce live.

[@claudiosilva4501]

Se preparando para Quando o bruce se aposentar

[@allanon2192]

Burch, great video! :) big Maiden fan here as well - been following them for 35 years.. Anyways, I went to see a Maiden tribute band here in the UK a few weeks ago and throughly enjoyed it, the sound production on this video is not great but the band is called "Maiden Scotland" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6eliIiJhMeDZ8U worth a watch. Up the Irons!

[@dp8262]

Spoawt awon. C'mon Burt.

[@erikbender1967]

Check out their cover of Alexander the Great.

[@enriqueramirez714]

you dont luis the guitarrist he played with steve vay yes i don t like when change the solos , more the solos of maiden but is a colaboration with rafhaek

[@eddiemckenna9414]

It was ok

[@enriqueramirez714]

you have listen more raphael mendez

[@craig152]

Whether the vocals in this are genuine is highly questionable. The highlights, accents, duration of notes held, inflections... Even the timing of the breathing is identical to that of Live after Death. If it's too good to be true... It probably is.

[@andrecampa]

Look for his channel. Theres live shows of his band. Sorry for my english, im from Brasil

[@REAPERx600]

Depends on the country, and the compatibility of the language, if you speak chinese the way to pronounce things and the movement of the tongue is diferent so they have to adapt,,, me as a portuguese...scandinavian, denmark or netherlands people it's easier to speak english and also catch the pronouncement of the region...and also the level of english or american culture in those countries and how english is essential in school to later in life, for traveling or work... Gabriel Henrique a great voice from Brazil also have bad english, and i bet he just imitates the sound and dont know proper english,,, 90% of people in brazil dont, the english is horrible..so depends..

[@cdbular]

You should react to sergio faga, he is the nearest to bruce that you will find

[@Rikrik1138]

Maybe his English isn’t good enough to do the spoken part.

[@manowKISS1234]

This guy sounds just like Bruce or he was lip syncing. Creepy. Have to hear him singing something not Iron Maiden.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

I did just that...he actually sounds like Bruce if he is singing Mary had a little lamb. Everyone has a vocal doppelganger somewhere :)

[@timish71]

Lip syncing 100%

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Tim, go check out their channel. I had to to see other stuff and it's pretty crazy. They do a lot of different songs, he is the real deal.

[@lmil0152]

@@timish71 check him out man he’s legit

[@fabulasAM]

@@timish71 Hi friend, check Raphael Mendes channel. It's not lip sync. must watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZCVdqpmmrB3oq8

[@mikekelly9368]

Yeah, you are completely wrong. The point is not to make a cover exact it’s to make it your own unless you’re a useless copycat musician