Classical Composer Reacts to Infinite Dreams (Iron Maiden) | The Daily Doug (Episode 167)

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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm reacting to Infinite Dreams by Iron Maiden. This is the third tune off of Seventh Son that I've reviewed and reacted to. Great album!
Reference Video: • Iron Maiden - Infinite...

[@SylviusTheMad]

That whole Seventh Son album is a masterpiece.

[@cracker3932]

IN.DEED.

[@ninaholicova3984]

Absolutely!

[@ChrisPage68]

My favourite.

[@Meatloaf_Sandwich1]

Best album of all time!

[@ivanbuljanvanboelken4676]

Piece Of Mind is great too.

[@danteuk8024]

The ending doesn't resolve, just like the question of the song is never answered. Makes sense to me.

[@abobrinha4647]

yeah, fits the song so well.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Exactly. The resolution of this song is deliberately unconvincing in order to leave the mood hanging in mid air, but then Can I Play With Madness kicks in with a major key and it takes care of the problem. This is the issue when you listen to the tracks from a very progressive album in isolation from each other.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@pentagrammaton6793 So TRUE. It's just 1 piece of the overall puzzle. This is why you need to listen to some albums from start to finish, so you can hear how they flow from one song, into the next. A perfect example of this is: SYMPHONY-X "V".

[@marcvolgers8352]

I think that's debatable. From the perspective of the Gm tonality, no, Em is not even a chord in this tonality, but in perspective of the main tonality of the song (Em) it is a resolution. But since we were last in Gm it definitely doesn't sound or even feel like a resolution. Which of course makes it very interesting. Since it's a concept album, the relation to the next song is also important. This ends in an Em chord, Can I play with madness starts in G, which is the relative major from Em. If Infinite Dreams would end in Gm, the transition would definitely sound different.

[@DaveC.5]

Yeah, I don't think that was an accident. It was left open ended for a reason, exactly like you said the chords and words remain unresolved, it drives the point.

[@jinzoslegions]

This is a song that you really start to appreciate the more and more you listen to it. Over time it has become my favorite track on the record.

[@letstalkmetal6867]

This song is amazing, can’t wait to see this weeks uploads. Powerslave next for maiden Monday

[@darinhusk366]

I'll second that

[@fkops2773]

and the Long Beach Arena version and not the terrible Flight 666 version.

[@garymitchell5899]

@@fkops2773 The Live after Death version is sublime.

[@letstalkmetal6867]

@@fkops2773 both are great, the book of soul tour one is great too

[@69Tiburoncito]

@@fkops2773 Yes the long beach version of Power Slave

[@Trygvar13]

The thing is that there is no real resolution to the song. It leaves open the fact that we might be coming back to do it all over again and again again...

[@JoaoMarcelo_1]

Exactly! This song is a part of a tale, it isn't supposed to make sense by itself.

[@alexandre_am]

...and agaaaaaaaaaaainnnnnnnnn!

[@Dan-C-71]

Interviewer: How many of your songs are in E minor? Iron Maiden: Yes

[@jackclements2163]

That's not really a fair comment. How many of your songs are minor would be more accurate. Once analysed, many are D minor, A minor and others. Maiden have never been a detune band so, once they want to go as heavy as possible in standard tuning, E minor is the go to key...however when Adrian Smith rejoined the tracks in D minor and A minor had a lower bottom end guitar to give depth between bass and guitars. So his guitar has often been drop D with Dave and Janick above and Steve below. The nature of the genre demands these keys, to use anything else modulating at will brings your into something else...shite! It's heavy metal. Choose thine weapon!

[@Dan-C-71]

@@jackclements2163 Quit overthinking and enjoy the joke.

[@bradgrant3338]

I almost spit my drink out when I read this. LOL!

[@Dan-C-71]

@@rabarebra 🙄

[@julianortiz4151]

@@Dan-C-71 , 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xylon8]

I'm 45. I've loved Maiden for 30 years or more and I've finally concluded that Infinite Dreams is my favorite Maiden song. Musically and lyrically it's got it all. Just wish it was a part of their current live set. Thanks for this reaction! I loved your analysis.

[@arganoth2005]

45 here, and this is also my favourite Maiden song.

[@TheTrooperMB]

on bass guitar the song is definitely amazing to play , the speed is what makes it hard but the melody is top notch

[@PrincessKagayaki]

My recommendation is to listen to the entire of the whole Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album. You will appreciate this song even more on the actual album. I love this live version but the mix of the studio version with the synth and everything is sven more mystical. I love this song I’m so glad you reacted to it. It’s very unique song in my opinion a lot happens in a short period of time. It’s my favorite of their songs even though it’s not one of their epics. But the first time I heard this song is in the context of the album. I think the thing with the ending chords reflects the lyrics. It doesn’t resolve like the way we don’t resolve the meaning of life and death. This concept of life and death and good v evil is very present with Iron Maiden which is why they’re one of my favorite bands.

[@celticbattlepants]

Exactly my thoughts. Seventh son is a concept album, so the story, and musical themes you might imagine, run through the whole track listing.

[@Baldrick99]

It's the one maiden album where they never do the songs justice when they play them live, they lose the nuances as the songs are sped up. Definitely need to listen to the album as a whole to appreciate it fully.

[@PauCardona]

@@Baldrick99 My thoughts exactly this versions speeds up and looses the "mystical groove"

[@1972LittleC]

Also shows the direction of the weak resolution at the end. It's intentional.

[@Kevin_Fiol]

The 'resolution' of this song, also slides perfectly into Can I Play With Madness (to go with your, listen to the whole album thought😊)

[@jingtroc23]

God i want this guy to do a complete piano cover of all these Maiden songs he reacts to/breaks down. 5:08 "so we get".. Piano epicness

[@patrickpendergast898]

Like Sean Townsend doing piano covers of killswitch engage and As I lay dying

[@patrickpendergast898]

Sean townsends piano covers is called chillswitch engage

[@patrickpendergast898]

He probably knows some ludvicio einaldi songs too

[@Macloud2]

I would‘ve preferred the studio recording for more subtle details and that recording especially makes much more sense to me than a live version (studio - getting to know the song, live - enjoying them having fun on stage and playing the songs faster). However - the chord progressions stay the same and here it‘s about those anyway.

[@lucasgandelini9834]

I agree, and also, Bruce sounds tired throughout the 80's... so anything from the golden years sound better in studio or live versions from 1999 on

[@Hy-jg8ow]

@@lucasgandelini9834 I think he sounds tired from 1999 on actually.

[@69Tiburoncito]

Yeah I wanted to comment the exact same comment. The Studio album is the best version with clean vocals, nice guitar sound and synths. Don’t think That the live version has synths and the Sound of the live version wasn’t that good and Bruce Has sang better (later in his Career his Voice got better, from the 2000’s he sang really good).

[@lucasgandelini9834]

@@Hy-jg8ow Take a second listen my friend! From the late 90's on Bruce sang better than ever! Less touring and more studying took him to a whole new level of singing

[@markydw2499]

The studio version is way better.

[@fashionkiller11]

"When the wild wind blows" by Iron Maiden is a masterclass in story telling and evoking emotion trough melodies. Would love it if you checked it out :)

[@prostfan]

Yes please.

[@Therionsylar]

its one of the worst iron maiden song imo...absolutely hate it

[@fashionkiller11]

@@Therionsylar Why ?

[@martinosimone4232]

nope. not very interesting harmonically

[@m-ray5956]

@@Therionsylar I don't like that song much either. The man who would be king is a much better song imo.

[@michanowak7060]

We're doing the whole Seventh Son, huh? 'The Evil That Man Do' is my favourite from this album

[@prostfan]

Love that one too.

[@SohaldSpike]

Can I play with madness

[@gw2955]

Always liked the opening lyric on that one.

[@PandoraWild]

Clairvoyant!!!☝🏻😁😁😁

[@stevenattias1803]

My favorite Maiden song

[@bronzeonion]

When's the Maiden piano cover album coming out

[@bradgrant3338]

Yes, please!

[@Zeebee1971]

How about a harp? kzbin.info/aero/PLxsrHVHwd7ZH3qhmL0ntCYk3BQsKPNZYh

[@mockupguy3577]

The studio version is one of Bruce’s best.

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

S. Harris slapping that thing like no tomorrow ...Up The Irons !

[@lw3918]

Best bassist in my opinion.

[@spyro2386]

@@lw3918 Steve Harris is a very good Bass Player, but Billy Sheehan, John Myung, Tony Levin and Mike LePond are much better.

[@lw3918]

@@spyro2386 in your opinion. Sheehan is nothing more than a radical show off.

[@overdosisbringslife]

@@lw3918 Yeah, like Paul Glbert. Really impressive technically wise, but their songs don't do anything for me.

[@jeffreymeyer4848]

'Arry's slapping that bass like it lipped off to him!

[@SilverHornet13]

How many of us were waiting for the "CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS?" at the end there? (it's the next song on the album and always for me came in a little earlier than expected). Like I mentioned in another comment section of yours Doug, I was 16 at the time this album was released. The song Infinite Dreams, I didn't like at first listen. It was so vastly different than anything they had released before. But after several listens (hell, I wonder how many in total? A thousand??) , it's one of my favorites. I agree with the overall sentiment that the live version is not as good as the studio version, probably a bit faster as they usually are. 7th Son album probably one of their best studio mixes.

[@HotQahwe]

CAN I PLAY WITH MAD NESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[@konstantinospantazis6325]

I think you should listen to the studio version. This song has many details you would like fοr sure Edit: right after the video i listened to the studio version and got even more convinced you should listen to it to understand the full composition and it will surprise you i'm sure

[@matthewarms3786]

As a singer, Bruce's diction has always been one of the most impressive aspects of his toolkit to me. The way he can race through some of the patters and have no slurring, everything is understandable and clearly defined even when changing pitch multiple times through phrases.

[@williambracamonte1068]

Dear Doug: Let me use a few lines to express my deepest gratitude about what you do for us, your followers. I truly believe that music is the engine of life. As example (sorry to make it personal, but is to highlight my appreciation), I'm a physician-scientist lucky enough to have made few contributions to science, and I truly believe whatever I have done right wouldn't be possible without Beatles, Pink Floyd and Maiden. I arrive home after strenuous journeys of work here in west Texas, and find HUGE JOY in watching at your videos. As an amateur musician on my own, having the privilege of having a band (disbanded by now - wish you could have time to listen to our stuff - I know you can't), I TREMENDOUSLY APPRECIATE YOUR TEACHING!!! That makes you unique in what you do in internet. I have just a minimal understanding of theory, and the way you analyze the songs of my favorite bands (such as Maiden and Floyd) makes me understand them better... BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, you rise me the bar in terms of music theory just enough that I can (at least try to) grasp it. It's TRULY meaningful what you do... As you said in one of your earliest posts: YOU'RE A TEACHER... You do not make a trivial reaction, nor you take the theory to impossible-to-grasp levels for us... You provide us fun while teaching, as well as challenging to look for more knowledge (I think, the utopic triad in teaching!)... REALLY!!! HATS OFF FROM A DIDACTIC, PEDAGOGIC AND TEACHING PERSPECTIVE... Sorry for the lengthy words, BUT I TRULY LOVE YOUR WORK (last but not least, you're a great communicator, greatly charismatic!!!). God (whichever you believe in) bless you.

[@richardzacek8427]

Do you have any recorded songs of your own band and if yes what's the name please

[@martinosimone4232]

I wish you had chosen the studio version, it's much better from a musical point of view

[@jacksonbarker7594]

Disagree, the live version has so much more energy, it’s a better performance of the content

[@user-yn1sf9mq3z]

@@jacksonbarker7594 first listens should always be studio versions, in my opinion

[@5050spec]

"Infinite Dreams" Infinite dreams, I can't deny them Infinity is hard to comprehend I couldn't hear those screams Even in my wildest dreams Suffocation waking in a sweat Scared to fall asleep again In case the dream begins again Someone chasing, I cannot move Standing rigid, a nightmare's statue What a dream, when will it end and will I transcend? Restless sleep, the mind's in turmoil One nightmare ends, another fertile It's getting to me so scared to sleep But scared to wake now, in too deep Even though it's reached new heights I'd rather like the restless nights It makes me wonder, makes me think There's more to this, I'm on the brink It's not the fear of what's beyond It's just that I might not respond I have an interest, almost craving But would I like to get too far in? Can't be all coincidence Too many things are evident You tell me you're an unbeliever Spiritualist? Well me, I'm neither Wouldn't you like to know the truth Of what's out there to have the proof? And find out just which side you're on Where would you end? In Heaven or in Hell? Help me Help me to find my true self without seeing the future Save me Save me from torturing myself even within my dreams There's got to be just more to it than this Or tell me why do we exist I'd like to think that when I die I'd get a chance, another time And to return and live again Reincarnate, play the game Again and again and again and again

[@moonchild666]

Wish you'd listened to the studio version off camera afterwards, and then gave us your conclusion. So much better. Great analogy though.

[@markpowers7823]

Much respect for hearing this, and immediately being able to play along. I would say you have a gift, but I know you have a lot of hard work behind what you do. Enjoy your videos!

[@alvaropita3487]

"The Thin Line Between Love & Hate" would be another great choice!

[@shuu33]

Nope

[@jokerd4807]

@@shuu33 leave

[@balazsbellak976]

I think some of the finer details in this song come through much better in the studio version vs live including Bruce’s voice. Thank you Doug for doing this. Both very educational and entertaining! How about some tracks off the Book of Souls (like the title track) or the Greater Good of God? Greetings from Hungary

[@gw2955]

Wondering what you would think of "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner". It's a deep cut, but an interesting one.

[@neilslater1182]

Glad to see some love for this one. Definitely an underrated track.

[@Kylora2112]

The guitar leads are just *chef's kiss* on that one. It's a shame they only ever played it live once.

[@z044408]

Adrians solo is sick on that song

[@Ragetothefullest]

Was just looking to see if you'd uploaded yet today, and there we go! Thanks for the amazing amount of Maiden Doug!

[@crisoliveira2644]

It's funny, because I know that song since I was fifteen, so I don't find that weird, but it is rather different than the usual. It sounds rather like falling instead of landing. But it does sound oneiric, I think it's fitting. The lyrics say of falling asleep, being in too deep, new heigths, being on the brink and the melody ends with a portamento down on that same cadence, the chord falling face first into place.

[@NightZ2_]

I assume you listened to the full album in your first go? The transition to Can I play with Madness is quite fitting and it makes any weirdness go away easily.

[@fhebert20]

Possibly the lack of resolution musically is suggestive of reincarnation which is a lack of resolution

[@DaniloZanaga]

I love when you pick up notes and chords at the piano. A note: Bruce have had a flu before its concert

[@kevinmerinovirtualacademy1443]

Doug, you have given me a reason to actually look forward to a Monday. LOL. Can't tell you how much I enjoy your dissections of my favorite Metal band, Iron Maiden. Well done on all your work. Your enthusiasm and what appears sheer joy for music was so refreshing these last months while in Pandemic Mode. I would love (absolutely love) to hear your own classical piano interpretation of many of these songs that you have shared. There are a couple of classical tributes to Iron Maiden available, but I would love to hear your take. cheers.

[@Stormerevets]

Doug!!! So cool to hear you playing these songs on the piano!! Your reactions/analysis are great!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@peterthomas8135]

"Isle of Avalon' from the 2010's "The Final Frontier' has all sorts of unusual timings and progressions, something a little different from the Maiden boys. I think you'd enjoy it!

[@NightZ2_]

The whole The Final Frontier is a goddamn work of art with many oddities. The first song itself is strange and amazing. Isle of avalon is also amazing. I also have a soft spot for Starblind. One of my favorite iron maiden songs. "Walk away from freedoms offered By the jailors in their cage", great line.

[@batvomit]

@@NightZ2_ I agree! The Final Frontier is a fantastic album and it does not get the recognition that it deserves.

[@peterthomas8135]

@@NightZ2_ Isle of Avalon and Starblind are possibly my favourite Maiden songs that follow on from one another on an album. Complex but also subtle. How?

[@jesusguerra1093]

totally agreed.

[@budthewiser1344]

Watching Steve Harris play the bass makes me want to learn how to play the bass

[@Petter_Flemberg]

Your videos really cheer me up! Thanks buddy!

[@Elnont]

Though you can defo hear the damage from over touring in this period in Bruce’s voice in this live performance the sheer power his voice had in the eighties was insane.

[@matheusavila2688]

The weird resolution at the end kinda matches the lyrics, doesn't it?

[@lucasgandelini9834]

Since we're doing the whole Seventh Son (it looks like), The Clairvoyant is my suggestion

[@moonchildah]

Is it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the wall?

[@PandoraWild]

I second this!! Besides the Prophecy - Clairvoyant is my absolute favorite:)

[@alfonsopomasoncco8172]

First time watching one of your videos. So good. Love this and love the song.

[@norwegianguy9480]

I loved that you played that on the piano. Loved it! It would be sooo cool to hear this song played on the piano.

[@Aquila81]

Savatage "Chance" (or "Gutter Ballet") + Queensryche "Silent lucidity" (or "Eyes of a stranger") COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎶

[@iliaspanagopoulos6445]

thumbs up for Chance !! such an epic song

[@PandoraWild]

Yes!! Savatage is one of my favorites - “Chance” indeed!!💖

[@Danimal77]

If he's doing Queensryche, it needs to be "Roads To Madness." Queensryche has much better songs than the "hits" off of their 2 most popular albums.

[@RealRuler2112]

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is a concept album where all of the songs flow together & work as a whole. The feeling of this one being unresolved helps the next song begin. =) Can't wait for Wasted Years to come up on Maiden Monday... one of my favorites. \m/

[@danjmcs]

Such a great track... saw that tour and that was a fun one to hear live for the first time... always enjoy your process working through the arrangements Doug!

[@Jeremymcdev]

Always look forward to Maiden Monday. You were rocking it on the keys today. Awesome job.

[@colemantrebor6574]

I've seen a lot of comments about it already but I want to say it too: you should have done the studio version on this. Still a great reaction though keep the songs from this album coming!

[@sashabevan8529]

Please do "The Legacy" or "The Thin Line Between Love And Hate", both by Iron Maiden

[@willswills3622]

Great video!!! Thanks for doing this one!!!!

[@hectorbarbosa4147]

Beautiful song, amazing react session, thanks so much!

[@leemays1323]

Also, dive into Bruce Dickinson’s solo work. “Tears of the Dragon”, “Navigate the Seas of the Sun”, “The Tower”, “Gates of Urizen” are all great.

[@kforcer]

Tears of the Dragon is a beautiful, beautiful song.

[@korneeeee]

...and Jerusalem!

[@boozeguitar]

Omega, the arc of space..... damn it: the whole solo discography 🥰😊👌

[@esegueojogo]

IHMO The Book of Thel is one of the best in his solo career

[@alexandre_am]

"Book Of Thel" or "Dark Side Of Aquarius" !!!

[@jimmyggs91]

For future Maiden Mondays, try Powerslave next. Nice exotic scales, awesome instrumental section break with a great solo and it's not on E minor. You'll enjoy it Doug.

[@xanto_fra1626]

Thx for this Mainden Monday, Doug. You ´ re great !!

[@Greybad]

One of my favorite songs from my favorite album, it all just flows together perfectly

[@tsbiscaro]

I'd give 1 kidney to have Dave Murray's tone in this concert.

[@JohnSmith-oe4bw]

They were using gallien-kruger 2100sel solid state amps on this album and tour. So start there. Keep your kidney.

[@tsbiscaro]

@@JohnSmith-oe4bw yeah, my fave tone ever is the Somewhere in Time record. Gallien also. And over processed reveberbs delays etc.

[@JohnSmith-oe4bw]

@@tsbiscaro yep. I agree. SIT has the perfect gtr tone for the space/sci-fi theme. I believe they used a small 250ml combo amp with a built in chorus effect, and ran it through 4x12's. I think they left that chorus on for the whole album :-)

[@DM-rc4yu]

Should have been the studio version for this one.

[@harrygorrod4463]

Have to agree, definitely the better version

[@robinstrauss4351]

He is the best Reviewer I've ever heard, It's kind of music education to common musician or music lover about chords, scales and progression. Thanks Doug

[@HotQahwe]

Couldn't wait to see you do this one haha

[@ethanvanderhart5746]

This is my favorite song of all time. It’s the song that changed me from passive maiden listener to super fan. I’d do powerslave or afraid to shoot strangers next

[@flowersinformaldehyde]

That's the point. There's no resolution, no final answer, just an ongoing feeling of uncertainty: "what's next? can I try again?" and I think that really suits the album and the character.

[@kalamario]

Absolut masterpiece, thank you Doug

[@tasos0140]

I love it when he plays along with the songs.

[@shredder66]

Check out Maiden's epic 'Sign of the Cross'! Keen to get your thoughts on this song for something a little different as it was recorded with a different singer Blaze Bayley on vocals when Bruce left the band in the mid-90s! Another longer epic which has made its way into the Maiden setlist in recent years, that should tell you that Bruce has given it a tick of approval!

[@timg5011]

IMO the version from Bayley's post-Maiden band is better than any of Maiden's versions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioirZ4V5mLiIrNE

[@ttaz5397]

Infinite analysis by the infinite Doug.

[@gypsydal]

Woop woop!! 😁😁 one of my faves. And I was at that gig.... was only my 2nd / 3rd Maiden shows, they played 2 nights and I think they used footage from both. I have seen them sooooooooo many times since then, but this tour always holds a special place in my heart 🥰🥰

[@delorangeade]

I was there as well.

[@call_me_stan5887]

Good to see your happy face, Doug :) Great commentary, as always

[@ppppp789]

Doug: Explains the technical aspects of Maiden's music in detail Me: Maiden sounds good

[@MirkoMetal88]

Yup, that's because MUSIC should not be a competition based on how many key changes you can fit in a song...music is not a sport

[@13Nagash13]

maiden makes my earholes happy

[@facundovaz2439]

I can suggest The Talisman, a Great Song :D

[@Kondzio717]

This channel is beyond cool. Subscribed.

[@creator2986]

The progression sounds beautiful on the piano - what a masterpiece

[@tilman9506]

The talisman or when the wild wind blows should be next. The album that they’re off of is incredibly underrated

[@1disciplemichael]

oh yeah. agreed. I love the Final Frontier (except for the first track. I always start it on El Dorado)

[@michaelsmith6246]

I love both of those tracks. Probably The Talisman just over wild wind...

[@tilman9506]

@@1disciplemichael I love every track on it, even the first one. If I’m not listening to the live version of the song, I’ll skip satellite 15 and move right on to the final frontier. The bass in el dorado thoughhhh

[@tilman9506]

@@michaelsmith6246 I love both dearly. The break after the chorus (westward the tide...) blew my mind when I first heard it. When the wild wind blows live is breathtaking plus Eugene sung it on the walking dead which almost has me jumping out of my chair

[@daliusm.1587]

Could you please do something from Bruce's solo career? Tears of the dragon, Chemical wedding and etc.? :)

[@ChrisJClegg]

I was at that performance. What a night my [much] younger self had. At the time I didn’t like this song so much, but it has grown on me greatly in the intervening decades.

[@deepblack3852]

Happy Maiden Monday. Great stuff and cracking song too.

[@stratoman83]

I hope he does Starblind next. That song seems like a good fit.

[@KuzinRob]

Yup, very similar chorus but resolves on Gm

[@jesusguerra1093]

thats one of Janick's masrterpieces and is not in e minor by the way, Maiden sound so differente but yet cool when they play in differents key like A for example.

[@nivlapid3501]

I would like to see the song "revelations" next. it is probably my favorite maiden song and im 90% sure its not in E minor.

[@ChrisRash]

A minor. The main riff is the usual 1, flat 6, flat 7 progression. Love the song though.

[@nivlapid3501]

@@ChrisRash yeah thats exactly what I thought but just in I was wrong I said 90%

[@mickem4322]

I love this Album.. and I used to fall asleep to it for a year or so..when I was young.. !! Awesome reaction once again!! :D

[@kirvergalarragacastro1448]

OMG finally!! Thank you, Doug! That's how my duty of recommending you Infinite Dreams ends. It was nice.

[@andrepastore-tereos557]

Thanks so much!!!!!!!! Next one: AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS

[@jpquizzes]

Iron Maiden's identity: Key of EM and guitar solos with different keys/guitarrists.

[@konsardine7515]

Galloping rhythm section too.

[@ricardorocha813]

With a powerful bass and a voice like no other

[@Nielsenform]

Great review, thanks! I think its great that you also bring in some critique, like at the end of this video. As a Maiden fan i think too many videos of this type only celebrates what we already like, but critique from the pros is all the more called for. Keep posting!

[@deegegaming7911]

How on earth did I miss this, I was binge watching you, a little bit mad you still hadn't done this (or so I thought)

[@swordmonkey6635]

Proof that Iron Maiden songs are quality: they sound good on piano.

[@vagpap85]

Maiden had and has their own style, They dont use the most complicated scales that exist, but use only those which they like in the most unique way there is just only for what works best for the song just to rock the fuck out it,Thats what makes them maybe the best heavy metal band ever

[@andrewgarin2486]

The Sesame Street plug at the end was awesome Dave...I haven't heard that melody in 40 years. Thanks for a slice of nostalgia and happy times....great review as always.

[@mrs.esterhouse1567]

One of my all time favorite Maiden tunes. Glad to see your reaction.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

The resolution of this song is deliberately unconvincing in order to leave the mood hanging in mid air, but then Can I Play With Madness kicks in with a major key and it takes care of the problem. This is the issue when you listen to the tracks from a very progressive album in isolation from each other. ;)

[@jasperdevries1726]

First of all, I think you do your best work at the piano. It really adds a dimension. Second, at 5:00 you have B go to Bb, E to D and B stay the same. That should be G. Just so you know someone is listening to your bits of theory :).

[@phred23]

Yeah, I agree that Doug is at his finest when he can react, illustrate his examples, and improvise his own accompaniments from the piano bench. I hope he's able to build that into a more constant feature of his videos.

[@bradgrant3338]

I was thinking this... oh wait, I have no idea. It's just good music. But mad respect to you theory guys from us instrument hacks.

[@TiagoAlf]

100k is coming! Best channel ❤️

[@NickLynchDrums]

And this is it. What Maiden Mondays are for, I grew up on this whole gig, absolutely incredible experience ☺️

[@jeffvossen5854]

Should’ve done the studio version

[@korhansoydan]

listening to Maiden only through one side of stereo? who were the lucky one, Adrian or Dave?

[@agomezloayza]

Dave was always left and Adrian Right. Now and I’m not so sure with the 3 amigos

[@gekonst]

I had the same question. Why leave one ear out of the equation?

[@gabrielbrouwer]

@@porkins74 Janick wasn’t in the band back then.

[@gabrielbrouwer]

@@porkins74 my bad.

[@prostfan]

Love your reactions on the piano. I could listen to people playing Maiden songs on the piano all day... ☺️

[@cracker3932]

This entire album is everything. So good.

[@sethkaicer319]

Doug is the man who taught Onyx How to slam!

[@laranjashtear]

Spoiler alert: the main character didn't discover anything and got screwed while trying. =( Still I'd love to see The Thin Line Between Love and Hate in some other Maiden Monday.

[@leandrovr13]

Up!

[@moonchildah]

Agreed

[@BetonBenni]

Yes

[@BSeab1024]

Great song.

[@JohnDoe-fz7hz]

Your Knowledge knocks me from my feed. Would be very interesting to get more hints on Chord progressions and Key change opportunities

[@JBGoode697]

Awesome choice Doug. Love your videos. I hear music differently thanks to you!

[@NBTKDA]

Strongly recommending some Maiden off the beaten path: The Nomad Lord Of Light The Legacy Starblind Isle Of Avalon When The River Runs Deep Shadows Of The Valley Or check out some of Bruce's fantastic solo work, some of it is featuring Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden as one of two guitar players: Accident Of Birth Omega King In Crimson Dark Side Of Aquarius (Live - Scream For Me Brazil) The Book Of Thel (Live - Scream For Me Brazil) The Chemical Wedding Trumpets Of Jericho Tears Of The Dragon (Live - Scream For Me Brazil) Abduction Tyranny Of Souls Silver Wings

[@isaacalfaro1098]

Powerslave live flight 666!!!

[@WesleyDysart]

Love the piano interludes helping to break down the chord and key structures

[@MrMvidz]

A really good tour this one, saw it back in the days, incredible...