College Students' First Time Hearing - 2 Minutes to Midnight | Iron Maiden Reaction

[@andyandalex]

Patreon link is in the video description if interested! What’s the next Iron Maiden track we’ve got to check out! Let us know down below! ⬇️🔥🤟🏻

[@ANationalAcrobat]

I’d suggest ”Rime of the Ancient Mariner” from the same album.

[@johnmccullough6540]

“Children of the Damned” or “The Duellists”

[@michaelbohlman4144]

ALEXANDER THE GREAT!!

[@patrickmichaelrosser6287]

Hey guys... rockin tune yet again... try "the Prisoner", great music, great story . FYI...2 minutes to midnight might be their biggest radio hit

[@powerzlave6663]

The Clansman, (Live , Rock In Rio (2001).... sooo many amazing songs , but that live performance is best proof of Iron Maiden's Unreal Live Power/Uniqueness..., cheers!!!!, love your reactions!!!

[@Byte187]

Wasted Years is another Maiden classic you should check out.

[@adamprovo5964]

Yes!!! Adrian Smith's best solo!!!

[@cacho2112]

Somewhere in Time was my first Maiden album. Fell in fucking love dude

[@peggyhenderson3595]

You are really missing out on something special if you do not listen to Wasted Years... Hell, you don't even have to react for the fans, just listen to the song for fucksake! You will not regret. Could turn out to be your favorite, as is mine! Best wishes and stay safe! 🎸🎵🎶🎼🎧

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

Somewhere In Time was the last Maiden record I bought,went to college and discovered SUB POP but ironically Wasted Years is my fave Maiden song! (Kinda rips off Floyd's Time though!?!?!?)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ricardo5228]

Wasted years, My favorite❤

[@daemondif7051]

You also should react to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

[@aggcavan943]

Daemon Dif this song is an absolute journey. I highly recommend it.

[@marcovanveen5287]

Hell yeah. Can't wait for you guys to hear that masterpiece 1🤘

[@marcovanveen5287]

I guess they will rate that above 10 😊

[@roadogsc]

Flight 666 version

[@prs149]

It is abounds better than the trooper

[@remohio]

Hallowed be thy name - live 82 Rime of the Ancient Mariner - studio Caught Somewhere in Time - studio

[@rickcoate2379]

You need to listen to Hallowed be thy name.

[@aggcavan943]

rick coate this is a must.

[@MrDuneedon]

And then the live version from the Beast Over Hammersmith performance (1982)!

[@rogeriopenna9014]

Gee, you need to r react to this whole album, including the cover art!

[@FePyroMaiden]

YES HBTN is a must!

[@johnwilliams7283]

Nice! Okay, Rime of the ancient mariner, Powerslave, Aces High, Blood Brothers, Somewhere in time etc etc, I could be here all week. I highly anticipate your next Maiden experience :)

[@johnmccullough6540]

You should just start doing Iron Maiden albums. Stop fooling around doing 1 song at a time. 🤟🤟

[@Chris_Clark1MaidenFan]

John McCullough Amen brother I couldn’t agree more.

[@TheBlackQueen]

John McCullough Killers, The Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, Powerslave and Somewhere In Time are must listens!!!

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Yeah, "Somewhere In Time".

[@LokitheSiberian]

Seventh Son as well

[@brianneal1733]

One of my favorite Iron Maiden songs. You should definitely listen to The Prisoner and Flight of Icarus. Can't go wrong with either one.

[@Chris_Clark1MaidenFan]

Brian Neal My 6 year old son loves The Prisoner. We do the beginning of it together, it cracks me up when he says “I am not a number I am a free man.”

[@Rafms1993]

Hallowed Be Thy Name The Number Of The Beast Flight Of Icarus Aces High Powerslave You have to listen to these songs!

[@JaniSieni]

Number of the beast is a must

[@davidtokash4701]

its the complete amalgamation of what was great about metal back then. Encompasses everything one would love

[@zilla66]

For the devil sends the beast with wrath.....

[@robertsimmons3336]

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner off this same album. Strap in and get ready for a journey! A long song but so worth it! As always a great reaction and spot on analysis! This gives you a taste of what they are capable of, but like you say still a little radio friendly outside of the length but Rime is a whole other beast and the Bass is sick in it! When I saw you were doing Maiden again I couldn't get here fast enough!!

[@darrellwood3913]

Hallowed be thy name and Rime of the ancient mariner has to be reacted to.You haven’t heard shit yet..lol

[@jesswilson8687]

Best. Band. Ever. Period.... Try any from "Somewhere In Time" album like "Deja Vu", "Wasted Years", "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", "Alexander the Great" whole album is my favorite... But so is all of the album "Powerslave" and whole album of "Piece of mind" with songs like "To Tame a Land" and "Quest for Fire"... And the whole album of "7th Son of a 7th Son" with the title track etc etc...

[@chrisM33]

I would die happy if they ever play Alexander the great live and its filmed....weird they never have.

[@KamalaToe]

I beg to differ....look at Andy’s shirt. That is all.....

[@triplej8666]

@@chrisM33 they played it live a few hours ago... i was there!

[@AXXXDEAN]

The first half of the solo was Dave and the second half of the solo was Adrian .so thats why they switched it up....Rime of the Ancient Mariner

[@MalamuteX]

Going to see Maiden next month. Next Maiden song... Hmm,... "Die With Your Boots On!!" RAWR!

[@jasonwilliams6005]

Me too! So excited to finally see them.

[@MalamuteX]

@@jasonwilliams6005 awesome. Seeing them in Minneapolis. I havent seen them since like 1996. Will be cool. :-)

[@shadowfire_08]

July 22 in Charlotte 🤘🏻🍻

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Dang. I'm so jealous.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

You guys should wear these to the concerts. www.cafepress.com/whatilike.427766511

[@72mhanna]

Y'all crack me up. It's like watching two cats following a laser dot on the wall, keep it up!!

[@aggcavan943]

That eyebrow raise when he sings “kill the unborn in the womb” is hilarious. I think I had the same reaction when I heard that line.

[@andyandalex]

@Agg Cavan Haha I was like shit’s gettin’ real up in here 😂😂🔥🤟🏻

[@Road_Rash]

Powerslave is one of my all time favorite Maiden albums! Everything on that album is awesome. The Duelists being possibly my favorite overall track on there. Seriously though, save yourself some time wondering & just jam this whole album! And Powerslave was originally released in 1984, you have a late 90's re-release. I love this album so much I was contemplating airbrushing the cover on the hood of my truck at one point! LOL!

[@JayTor2112]

Ahhh, you're going to love the solo section in "Caught Somewhere in Time", with it's transition between Dave and Adrian's solo.

[@pegkillion6839]

Not sure what made me happier..your reactions or the fact that after all this time I still remembered all the words. LOL Can't wait for you to do Hallowed Be Thy Name. If you get a chance to see them live, you absolutely have to. Your lives will never be the same :)

[@Chris_Clark1MaidenFan]

peg killion I see them for the first time in August in Nashville. I’m counting down the days.

[@lateramae]

Dude, the drumming, the decrescendo and crescendo, the bass, that crashing sound (I have no idea what that was, but it was awesome) and that opening!!!!!! I never knew I needed an Iron Maiden song until now!!! Can't wait for your next video guys!

[@andyandalex]

@Lana Teramae Yay I’m glad you liked it! Love that you’re checking out new music with us!! ❤️🔥😁

[@lateramae]

@@andyandalex I wouldn't miss it for the world! 👌 Have a great day! 😀

[@steveanthony5907]

For me the powerslave album was the pinnacle for iron maiden’s studio work. For something that’s not on everybody’s maiden list is Moonchild off seventh son of a seventh son album.

[@dragonseye00]

"Run to the hills" and "The Trooper" are great and usually the first songs mentioned when talking about iron maiden, together with "Hallowed Be Their Name" and "The Number Of the Beast ". You definitely will like Songs like "Aces High", "Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner", "Caught Somewhere In Time" or "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner"... And so many more to choose from 😂

[@cheese11211]

Iron Maiden is such great heavy metal, this one even feels like power metal! Loved it, added to my workout playlist

[@tackle47]

Ok from watching you guys for awhile here is the next 3 Maidens you should go 1. Hallowed Be Thy Name Live 1982. Wins essentially every poll as best Maiden song. Many consider it the best Metal song ever. 2. Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I would go lyric vid so miss none of the story. About 14 minutes long and based off the classic Samuel Taylor Coolidge 18th century poem. 3. Phantom of the Opera. Off the first album with Dianno there first lead singer. The bass in this song is killer. Up the Irons.

[@Pyps0403]

The sign of the cross live at Rock in Rio! You'll love it

[@_portis]

from this album - do POWERSLAVE. Holds the test of time very well.

[@basscom77]

Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight go hand in hand. Tracks 1 & 2 from arguably their best album. Definitely from their best period 1980-88

[@treborjones6803]

Hallowed be thy name next definitely cant go wrong with that. Its a 15 out of 10. Lyrics, vocals and playing all amazing

[@briansloan8199]

The change in the solo is when it switches from Dave Murray to Adrian Smith. You need to listen to the instrumental from this album "Big Orra" (losfer words). 👍

[@chrisj3318]

this tour was my first concert back in 1985 in houston texas

[@kentmains7763]

Oh man, this entire album is just fantastic. I saw them live for the first time on this tour.

[@revchewie1]

Same here. Where'd you see them? For me it was at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

[@kentmains7763]

@@revchewie1 Kemper Arena in KCMO. I know it was around Christmas time.

[@cabansinleaf8867]

This and many other cassettes were wore through when listening to my 'new Sony Walkman'. Great memories associated with these tunes. Listen to anything off their Killers LP {Wrathchild comes to mind} for a different {singer Paul Di'Anno} tonal quality.

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

For that old-school, pumping style of bassline, there's no one better in rock than Steve Harris.

[@thommyjacobs8921]

Love that u guys did this song! It's awesome that u caught how the music changes during the solo sections. They did that purposely to showcase that it's 2 different guitarists. The 1st half is Dave's solo & then when it switches to the halftime feel it moves over to Adrian. Keep up the great work gents!

[@palantir135]

Another great song by Iron Maiden. They're such a great band. Their song have great lyrics and great music with great transitions in tone and tempo. I love them and I have most of their albums. Listen to 'the rime of the ancient mariner' or 'ghost of the navigator'

[@jasonbrown2990]

Check them out on this summer run, basically a "best of" tour. Best stage show you'll see.

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

Powrslave album is Power Metal in his own package ! in global better than all previous albums, but they did it even better with Somewhere In Time 1986 & Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1988

[@SylviusTheMad]

Powerslave is my favourite Iron Maiden album, and that's an extremely high bar, because they've made something like 5 of the top 10 best albums ever. One of the really cool things about Maiden songs is that the bass line tells you exactly where you are in the song. If you listen to just the isolated the bassline, you can hear the whole song because there's no doubt where in the song you are.

[@sebastianthrash227]

Rime of the ancient Mariner is my favorite song of all time! But you also Need to listen to powerslave,the loneliness of the Long distance runner and every other song from iron maiden!

[@johnpower29]

All the songs mentioned in the comments so far are pretty obvious. I'd suggest 'Phantom of the Opera' next, as it's pretty different from the Maiden songs you've listened to so far.

[@vegasplayer7387]

Ha! I grew up during the good old days when this was played on the radio! Love seeing you guys play the songs of my youth!

[@kykk3365]

"I am a man who walks alone. And when I'm walking a dark road at night or strolling through the park, when the light begins to change, I sometimes feel a little strange, a little anxious when it's dark..." Just started listening to Iron Maiden again, so hope you get around to Fear of the Dark (do the official video, which is from the live album 'A real live one', it's alot better than the studio version).

[@madhatter6549]

Can you do the Greatest Show on Earth By Nightwish, please!!

[@RareHarmony]

This was my favorite album by Iron Maiden in the day. Great song!

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

Please react to Nightwish "The greatest show on earth"!

[@jimc7445]

I really enjoyed how you knew within seconds that this song was terrific. Nice reaction.

[@Naiko-teki-Complex422.]

You guys are definitely exposing yourselves to some great music. My suggestion, Rime of the ancient mariner, from the same album.

[@DrBoneright]

ACES HIGH!! Rolling, turning, diving! Doing it again!

[@IRONIVAN89]

With this song I loved Iron Maiden. I first heard it on the radio V-Rock in the game GTA Vice City)

[@HendrixJHE]

Yesss, this was the first time I saw Maiden on the Powerslave Tour! Fantastic LP!

[@TheOtherGuys2]

2 Minutes to Midnight was the first Iron Maiden song I ever heard. The second was Aces High, so maybe try that one? There are SO many good options though.

[@TONY-qj1nk]

You really need to listen to some early Maiden. "Killers" would be great ! From the 2nd release. Album cover is insane !

[@warrensereda4782]

Another great tune and reaction you guys! Would live if you reacted to Aces High, my personal favorite. Cheers! 🍻

[@patrickadams7120]

This is even better live...it really does hit you hard and it's a crowd favourite well at least it is here in the UK.....a different request for you NIGHTWISH - GHOST LOVE SCORE (LIVE AT WACKEN 2013)...you will not believe the vocals of Floor Jansen...she is just incredible and honestly one of the tightest bands i've heard live

[@harleyquinn8011]

How about Nightwish, Greatest Show On Earth, live at Tampere 2015? Even Iron Maiden's bass dude, Steve Harris, said that Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish is a frigging musical genius! That's a big statement! *The legendary Steve Harris reveals his deep and ongoing passion for the symphonic metallers* "When I heard [2007’s] Dark Passion Play, I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Now, this is a proper effing album.' It's got everything bar the kitchen sink in there. It was controversial because of the new singer [Anette Olzon], but she was brilliant. No disrespect to Tarja, but Anette’s voice suited them a lot better. There’s heavy stuff, classical, even a bit of Disney - all kinds of shit in there. I think it’s one of the best-sounding albums I’ve ever heard in my life." “Then I got the next one, [2011’s] Imaginaerum. Storytime is a fantastic, instant song. The rest of the album took me a while to get into. Dark Passion Play was so good, I thought there was no way they could ever come up with an album that’s anywhere near that, but the more I got into Imaginaerum, the more I loved it." “I haven’t heard the new one with Floor Jansen yet, but those two albums for me - I don’t think there’s anything else that I’ve heard out there that’s even close.”

[@poneal666]

If you want to check out some of Maiden's newer stuff (by which I mean post-2000), I would recommend: Paschendale (from the Dance of Death album in '03) The Red and the Black (from the Book of Souls in '15) The Longest Day (from A Matter of Life and Death in '10) The Wicker Man (from Brave New World in '00)

[@nopeishope9988]

both of you MUST react to Queen's live performance of Don't stop me now in Japan 1979, everyone needs a friend like Roger.

[@Zoey-K-1]

New subscriber here. You guys are college students and you’re listening to a lot of songs that I listened to as NEW songs when I was a college student way back when. It’s been really cool seeing your reactions. I’d recommend Iron Maiden’s “Wasted Years”...one of the coolest opening guitar licks of any song ever.

[@platonicdescartes]

For your next Maiden song I would recommend either Powerslave, The Clairvoyant, or The Dance of Death.

[@new_mercury5367]

One of my favourites and one of the few my wife really likes. The first time I saw Maiden she came along and she loved that they played this and Fear of the Dark!

[@nataliefukuda8092]

Powerslave is my favorite Maiden album I saw the Live After Death concert in 1985 it was fri night and they told us it was being filmed. Love you guys 💕❤️ Love my Dave Murray best guitarist of all time.

[@Modzey999]

Check out the live version of The Clansman from Rock in Rio, song was written when bruce had a break from the band with Blaze Bayley on vocals , but bruce was back and singing in the live version and its amazing!

[@Wilss]

Yeah this is in my top 3 Maiden songs, along with Aces High and Wasted Years.

[@kevinmcbroom7196]

Hey guys I love the channel. On the guitar solo difference is because Maiden has 2 guitarists. Dave Murray plays first part of solo and Adrian Smith plays second part of solo.

[@crossfadefan67]

Check out Aces High! They had this in GTA Vice City 😂

[@Carvetii]

Blood brothers from the Brave New World album is just epic and Janick Gers guitar solo is to die for. It was written by the bassist and band leader Steve Harris after the death of his father it is simply sublime

[@134590174]

You must react to the studio version of Iron Maidens: Rime Of The Ancient Mariner off the Powerslave album.

[@MasonCorey123]

"To Tame a Land" is incredible off of Piece of Mind. Guitars, bass, vocals and switch up.. just awesome. I was in Jr. High school and this song actually got me into reading classic literature. Yes, Iron Maiden, and their lyrics got me into reading the classics. So much for the narrative of heavy metal being a bad thing. Have followed them faithfully for 30yrs. I owe them my success in life... and mainly due to this song. Not sure if you will see this since it is older... but yeah!

[@ChemicalManUSA]

Do the live version of "Hallowed Be Thy Name," from Hammersmith 1982 next. It will blow your freaking minds!!

[@lipsterman1]

It's like with all great bands. To really appreciate Iron Maiden, you need to see them LIVE.

[@ingobordewick6480]

You have to try Nightwish - The greatest show on earth.... you will like it!

[@thomasharris4942]

Trooper is my all time fave, mostly for personal reasons, but this one and Hills are my seconds. Nicely reviewed, lads.

[@revchewie1]

Not really a "later" song. Run to the Hills is off of Number of the Beast, 1982. The Trooper is off Piece of Mind, 1983. This is from Powerslave, 1984. Those are also the first three albums with Bruce Dickinson as lead singer. For the next song... As several others have said, Rime of the Ancient Mariner is amazing, especially if you like the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge! My favorite, and it may be because it's the first song I ever heard from Maiden, will always be Number of the Beast. I remember the friend who introduced me to them dropping the tape in my Walkman and cranking the volume to the max for that intro!

[@zevongrie1402]

So many classic tracks by these guys. Powerslave, Aces High, Iron Maiden, Wasted Years, Killers, 22 Acacia Ave, Runnin’ Free, Fear of the Dark, Flight of Icarus, Number of the Beast. So many great songs to choose from.

[@jaydavis4522]

You've gotta listen to 'Rime Of The Ancient Mariner' and also 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' from the 'Flight 666' soundtrack! Awesome stuff! I'm going to see them in Buffalo NY on August 13th!!

[@SSGregory]

Just saw Maiden again last week (Bristow, VA). They may be getting on in years, but you wouldn't know it from the performance. And yeah they played this, it was spot on.

[@robinschulze934]

Iron Maiden is one of my favorite bands and Dio. I’m glad to see you guys Enjoying

[@mikeembleton8713]

One of my fav Iron Maiden tracks yes you heard right 'to kill the unborn in the womb. They cut this line from the guitar hero version. A great song just love it. Next Maiden track should be 22 Acacia Avenue (continue story of Charlotte The Harlet). Rating for me is a big 10. This song just comes out the blocks and doesn't stop till the end great reaction guys. Stay lucky stay safe Mike UK

[@BlackieNuff]

Hahaha, The trooper and Run To The Hills were my first Maiden songs as well, and in that order! They appeared on one of those Canadian music compilations from K-Tel Records. The Trooper was on Masters Of Metal Volume 1 (closing out the album) and Run To The Hills was the opener for Masters Of Metal Volume 2. My first official Iron Maiden album was this one featured here (Powerslave), and so my 3 IM song was the album opener, Aces High - also an instant fave. But it wasn't long til the whole album became a fave. Metal memories of Maiden - good stuff.

[@davidgillespie2452]

Wasted Years has to be one of their best.

[@saschaschneider6355]

I'd say, switch it up a bit and go for some Priest ;) Yeah, I had to. But if you want more Maiden, Hallowed Be Thy Name would be great or Aces High. Or Fear Of The Dark. OR you could give Bruce Dickinson's solo career a chance with Accident of Birth. Adrian Smith left Maiden together with him and he played on his solo records together with the great Roy Z of Tribe Of Gypsies, who also was the producer and helped with song writing.

[@blackheartdarksoul666]

Theres no bad song that maiden ever made. Dickinson is the great voice of metal for me. Yes yes yes... more maiden please!! Greatings from argentina like every week!!!

[@floorjansenslover2690]

Great reaction guys. Great song by an awesome band. I don’t know if you have reacted to anything by what has to be the best live band around at the minute. The symphonic metal band from Finland Nightwish are truly amazing guys there all so musically talented and their songs can only be described as masterpieces. The greatest show at earth is a song well worth watch I promise you that you will not be disappointed and you will become hooked on this amazing band. If you react to the song I would recommend you choose the live version from their live concert in Tampere Finland. Keep up the good work

[@madhatter6549]

It is an Epic piece and we can agree Nightwish is the Greatest live band around.. The Greatest Show on Earth is a masterpiece.

[@Lizard-of-Oz]

Nice and fair review of the song. This song was played in the radio, but it was played at the late hours. At least from where I'm from though. It was never played at day time. I like to get you guys deep into Maiden and have you guys to listen to a song from Piece of Mind album. To Tame a Land. Believe me, it has everything that you guys will really appreciate of a Maiden song or maybe Prodigal Son from Killers album

[@davidbaron8330]

Flight of Icarus on Piece of Mind.

[@Impalaman1968]

I say to really get a true feel for the evolution of this awesome band you guys should check out some stuff from their first two albums. ......Iron Maiden ( self titled debut) and their second album Killers. The songs Remember Tomorrow, Iron Maiden, Murders In The Rue Morgue, The Ides Of March /Wrathchild, Innocent Exile, Phantom Of The Opera, are ALL bangers! This is a slightly different lineup, consisting of Vocalist Paul Di'Annio, Dave Murray ( lead guitar ), Dennis Stratton ( lead guitar ), Steve Harris ( bass guitar ) and Clive Burr ( R.I.P. on the drums) Definitely worth checking out, this era of Maiden doesn't get quite as much love as the Bruce Dickinson era stuff, but they still perform quite a bit of these songs live with Bruce to this day. Don't sleep on early Maiden, you're definitely missing out on some great music if you do! As always, Peace and love from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A! Oh yeah BTW, you guys just gained a new subscriber!

[@forformgamer]

I hope you guys get to experience them live sometime... They're such a great experience!

[@ironlurker]

Great Reaction. One thing this was from 1984, I think you listened to the 1998 remastered version

[@alvinwine5665]

I seen Iron Maiden back in the early 1980' s at Lakeland Civic center in Florida it was a great concert loud ain't the word for it !

[@jimwells768]

Maiden is the goat guys... Keep it coming your won't be disappointed... Hallowed be thy name you have to do.. Live version👍👍

[@Katrix64]

Any song just close your eyes and pick. I would suggest listening to them live. They actually sound better on most songs.

I love the more mellow middle section and how it kicks back into the original riff toward the end. Brilliant song. Saxon - Wheels of Steel beckons you to play it!

[@manosduras1]

This album kicks ass and the concert was even better.

[@jeffreyzimmerman2233]

Try some live videos to get the full Maiden experience! Great reaction

[@Hollingsworth2781]

I would be curious as too everyone' number 1 maiden song. The ones that I consider to be 10's are hallowed, the trooper and rime. I would give 9.5's to aces high, powerslave, phantom of the opera wrathchild and maybe run to the hills.

[@nickchucky3173]

It was 1984 from the album Powerslave. The 1998 version is remastered CD with extra features.

[@diceportz7107]

One of my favorite metal bands. Use to drive around the backroads drinking beer & blasting this & Helloween, really any good metal that came out.

[@Deeman365]

The groove and time signature changes on this track have that secret sauce y'all dig 😊

[@Megadevilsman]

Wasted Years and Hallowed Be Thy Name should be next. I would avoid a live song for a first listen, but that's just me. I would check out the live versions afterwards though cause they are awesome as well, when ya know what you are listening to. Great jobs as always guys keep it up!