FIRE! 🎵 IRON MAIDEN 2 Minutes to Midnight REACTION

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[@joaogabrielmusic3815]

"2 Minutes to Midnight" is a reference to the "Doomsday Clock", a symbolic clock created in 1947 to alert about the imminence of a nuclear war and the danger it represents. "Midnight" represents the end of the world. At the time they wrote the song the clock was 2 minutes to midnight. Great song, great reaction. Nice to see you liked it, Brad.

[@Trygvar13]

What is scarier is that, as of right now, the clock stand at 100 seconds to midnight.

[@steveparker8065]

Wish I'd thought of writing a comment like that...

[@MrMowzy]

Perfectly explained 👍

[@robyfiorili]

Correct

[@robyfiorili]

@@Trygvar13 No, at that time it was worse than now

[@Argrouk]

Honestly, Iron Maiden is perfect for Brad. They are so accessible to everyone, while being incredibly complex and clever. The surface level is easy listening for everyone, but there are always more layers underneath. It's part of their greatness, that they can do this while telling fantastic stories.

[@alsantangelo]

I thought the same thing - he seems to really appreciate the melodic stuff that's still got complexity to it. Bet he'd like Vai.

[@Argrouk]

@@alsantangelo Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Def Leppard... lots of options.

[@BamaXander]

Plus, every Maiden song tells a story. That's right up Brad's alley.

[@Rowlph8888]

Well I think actually, he needed more time, to fully appreciate everything that is going on within the layers.He's literally saying it here.half of maidens songs,, are just to nuanced, melodic and layered, for him not to get overwhelmed and then unfortunately get a wholly negative experience. He can appreciate bands like Metalllica more, at thiss early-stage of his introduction, because they are more in your face and have less varied melodies, incorporated by not just two different lead guitars, playing off each other, but also with the bass and the drumms literally having a life of their own for periods withinn songs.Like Lex said, a lot of their songs seem to have several songs within a song. When someone is intrroduced to maiden, they should start of with more basic straightforward songs like The trooper and aces high, and Then slowly moved through Powerslave and 11:58 like songs, towards the most prrogressive stuff later, With so much going on e.g. Back in the vvillage, Phantom of the Opera, hallowed be thy name, and basicallly anything off The Somewhere in Time album For example, someone had told him what too expect, before listening to the most progressive song, which is probably phantom of the opera, maybe he could have stayed present throughout all the transitions and layers, to be able to enjoy all of them

[@pdog547]

This whole album kicks ass.

[@steveadamic4734]

Powerslave front to back A+!

[@pulsarlights2825]

"Piece of Mind" and "Number of the Beast" are better IMO

[@headlibrarian1996]

40 years old in 2024!

[@rallypoint1]

Most definitely!!!

[@bluetopguitar1104]

One of their best. The entire power slave album is awesome. "Aces High" "Rime of the ancient mariner" also great. As far as lyrics, two minutes to midnight referring to the closeness of worldwide nuclear destruction. Right now I think we are at 30 seconds. Iron maiden is known for the 2 guitar harmonies. Bass and drums are great and Bruce Dickenson is a great vocalist. He's also an airline pilot in his off time. They even rented a 747 and flew a bunch of people from England to Spain I think for a concert. Very cool. Practice practice and inspiration makes for a great guitarist or any great musician.

[@chriswildhaber35]

Powerslave album Rock's every song is good.

[@MS-jc9sy]

Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a top 10 all time for me. To take that poem and turn it into that song is pure art

[@playbassken]

Definitely. Great album front to back.

[@cowboybill.2433]

Indeed,Man!i too think that we’re at 30 seconds to midnight.Sad but true.😔

[@Teh3aZ]

I’m pretty sure that Iron Maiden is the best heavy metal band of all time, matter fact, the best band of all time. Schools and universities should have a subject called Iron Maiden, they should study this band, musically they are GOAT TIER. Listen to Somewhere in time album Rime of the Ancient Mariner Empire of the clouds If you want a short song, definitely Aces High.

[@neilgoldsmith5482]

It’s also about the birth of the Antichrist “Kill the unborn in the womb”

[@Rowlph8888]

They are the greatest heavy-metal band, bbut You can't put them above, some of the bands and other genres, which are at least their equals, in quality and frequency of masterpieces, for their specific genre e.g. the Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.

[@internetenjoyer1044]

maiden are great but theres hundreds of better bands

[@kingwolf9447]

When it comes to comparing metal bands, your more than likely comparing perfection to perfection.

[@JonnyPhive]

They were my first concert when i was a teenager, saved all summer to buy the tickets. Anthrax opened!

[@curtjohansen5742]

This is real metal from the 80's. Yet it's timeless.

[@DetVen]

Sound track of my youth...the 80s was a magical time to be a teenager!

[@BlackieNuff]

Lex's request for "more guitar" was granted when Adrian Smith returned to the band they did NOT fire his replacement (Janick Gers). Now Iron Maiden is a guitar triple-threat sextet machine. Oh, and not only should there be "more guitar".... there should also always be "more cowbell".... :-)

[@OgreProgrammer]

I should buy a cowbell shaped guitar.

[@TubetakerBHV]

Musicians are able to repeat even fast solo passages note by note every time they want to. Its just a matter of practice and endless repetition. Improvisations coming just on top of that.

[@Rowlph8888]

I was wondering about that, and you're probably right- With enough practice. But if you look online at professional musicians, and even tribute bands, playing maidens material constantly, they still struggle with the Bass and guitar work, especially in the songs on "SomeWhere in Time", where they make consistent mistakes."It can be quite frustrating to listen to

[@TubetakerBHV]

​@@Rowlph8888 Professionals should know how to play certain songs. If not they may not listen carefully or had the wrong notes. Coverbands mostly get the notes from internet sites and sometimes these are not correct. But the guitarists from Iron Maiden for example can play their solos again and again, note for note whenever they want to. Wake them up at 3o clock at night, drunk.. with a heavy head .. and they will play it. Because they played these songs a thousand times ... and maybe more often. Learning an instrument is like learning to type blind... you repeat certain patterns over and over again. For hours.. days... years. Yes it is as boring as it sounds but the fun part will come. ;-)

[@michaelmcdermott209]

Guitar solo's can be structured and some can be freestyle, I think it depends on the band and possibly on how the lead guitar is feeling. I have have seen hundreds of concert's and I have seen both, so you are both right.

[@deg1studios]

and even if the solo is structured note for note with no intended deviance, no two renditions of the same solo is exactly the same. thats the beauty of live music. :)

[@robertkramer41]

Practice, practice, practice, knowing where to go, every option available in the moment. It has levels, Jerry Garcia had a midi wired into his guitar and he was building complex pieces on the fly, using his pedals he could lay down his guitar, loop it, bring a tuba, layer it, he could be an orchestra. How far you wanna take it. Jerry is my guy but I SRV in Evansville IN, Mesker Park and it was my first non metal show, it had a huge impact. SRV opened an avenue to the Grateful Dead and 6/28/92 I went to Deer Creek and caught one of the gems of the 90s, killer first set, I was home. They practice, hard grinding touring bands...Grateful Dead were TOURING MONSTERS, grinding, TOUCH OF GREY on MTV blew them up, thermonuclear. The huge success hastened the end. Was blessed to see them 24 times from Southern Indiana holding down my full time job. Flex vacation came in 93. We did plant shutdowns, 2weeks Christmas 2 weeks in the summer. Flex vacation ruled! Watch live improvisation, the subtlenob, the note hit being the cue for the sax, itsa conversation without words, they watch each other. Phil Lesh had ingested way too much liquid LSD. as people sipped they added a splash of their own liquid L, one person poured 50K worth of crystal LSD into the apple juice. Phil had slug Unbeknownst to him all the acid added. Showtime, Phil Lesh, bassist extraordinaire of the Grateful Dead is fried, "I can't play" Mackey Hart brings his bass to him and lovingly explains he canplay the bass great and he's one of the best while strapping it on him. Phil goes out scared, high as fuck and discovers, not only could he play, he knew every possible combination he could play at warped mind speed. While he played he said a rainbow 🌈 appeared across the stage with a centipede that had different colored socks on each foot traversing the 🌈 as musical notes and galaxies, planets were whirling bye. Stopping had a few drinks lol. Love the show

[@JonnyPhive]

The bass line on this song, backed by Niccos Drumming...fire. Dude makes some solid BBQ too, He owns a Rib Joint in South Florida, met the guy both times i went to eat there. Very friendly to the fans great guy.

[@JazzDrummer1946]

Years ago, I was a regular at a Pub called The Cart+Horse in East London (I'm American, but I went to college and lived in London for 14 yrs) where Iron Maiden was the "resident" band. It amazes me how far Steve Harris and the boys (Dave Murray is the only OTHER member from the early days) got from the Pub days. I honestly never thought their music would have appealed to so many people around the world. I haven't kept up I.M. since Fear of the Dark. I still listen to the old songs and STILL support West Ham. With that I can only say...UP THE IRONS!!!

[@XaviClot]

West Ham vs Barcelona approaching!!! May that it'll hapoen!!!

[@Darth_Wafer]

Revelations, Running Free, Where Eagles Dare. Great songs by Maiden

[@brucemarshall9521]

Where Eagles Dare 👍🤘

[@pdog547]

Aces High on the list too

[@CJ-Fischer]

Like it Running Free. True Maiden Fan are we? Lol. Can never go wrong listening to Maiden!!

[@Rowlph8888]

It's incredibly difficult, Pre-1990 . They just don't have any weak songs

[@metalmark1214]

Iron Maiden, my favorite metal band. Way to many good songs to list here. Just say first 6 albums.

[@chrisg1772]

I'd agree. I'd only say they should check out the rock in rio vids to see the guys firing on all cylinders live

[@mournblade1066]

First *7* albums.

[@silverjaw138]

Don’t sell their new stuff short! Senjitsu is a masterpiece!!

[@metalmark1214]

@@silverjaw138 New stuff not that good, compared to the golden age.

[@metalmark1214]

@@mournblade1066 No, 6 albums

[@m.ericwatson968]

Now that you guys have a guitar, it is muscle memory, practice enough and just like anything it gets easier and more fun, this main riff is actually pretty simple and it's fun to play; I think Dave Murray does more fluid freestyle solos, but Adrian is very focused and deliberate with his solos

[@Jmaveryk]

Yes, Dave do freestyle solos in almost all songs played live.

[@timmcgrath676]

Bending the notes

[@gavinyoung7085]

I think Dave and Adrian are both pretty focused. Live After Death is almost note for note perfect with the studio versions of every song. It pains me though that not once has Brad or Lex said anything about the bass playing. Steve's fucking awesome. Nico is a great drummer too. A great band at this era

[@IronMetal]

The most freestyleish is Janick Gers. Dave Murray and Adrian Smith played the solos as in the studio version in the early years, when Gers joined Murray became more of a freestylish and Smith has always been a note-for-note like the studio version. For style and feeling my favourite always has been Smith

[@mr.e8432]

Dave is the master of the legato style and Adrian is more blues-based. After a while they’re easy to tell apart. Also if you listen to the live albums Dave is always on the left side and Adrian‘s guitar is always on the right.

[@BGRPiccu]

Probably my favorite Iron Maiden song. Love the riff so much. I came to Iron Maiden late, but I fell in love extremely fast.

[@floorticket]

The title is a reference to The Doomsday Clock which stood at three minutes to midnight in January of 1984. Now we're at 100 seconds to midnight.

[@lonbecker113]

Are we really at 100 seconds? That was always the problem with the clock, it was so subjective, and to get attention they had to always crank it up. I thought the chance of nuclear war was overblown during the Cold War, but it is still ridiculous to think that we are actually closer to doomsday today than we were during the Cold War. I get that Putin is unpredictable and has a blunder to make up for. But it still seems silly to think we are closer than we were in 1984.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

30 seconds maybe.

[@darrinmoon1974]

Times up

[@andrewbaldwin9796]

'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is arguably the best song on this album🤘

[@nateashe3140]

Powerslave is one of the few albums that I can listen to end to end. and then again.

[@steveparker8065]

That song made me read the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as the album Powerslave introduced me to Egyptology. The Flight of Icarus lead me to research Greek mythology as the Trooper lead me to learn about the Crimean war. I could go on listing other songs that led me to research the subject but I won't label the point. Iron Maiden introduced me to much knowledge about the world as well as great music.

[@AMOLAD79]

That has to be the live version from the flight 666 DVD. I went to see them live during that tour and that performance was INSANE.

[@jasonfuller332]

@Larry Fine I’ll agree with you on “Aces High” but, disagree about “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. “Here’s what not to do when a pigeon sh#*$ on you”.

[@davidbanks736]

Powers lave is my favourite album and yes Rime of the Ancient Mariner is my favourite song. Well said!

[@tukkerintensity5575]

Steve Harris bass runs are just awesome. Re: guitar solos. Some people play them off the cuff unrehearsed, some construct them meticulously, and some people kind of play a hybrid of parts they've worked out and inspiration in the moment. Just depends on the artist/player.

[@djC653]

Was just thinking of posting about the bass going on in here.

[@Rowlph8888]

@@djC653 Yes, but just listen to the intricate little guitar sections all over this song.They are orgasmic, and their effect is amplified by Steve's masterful bass playing. But essentially, this music is a compositional masterpiece by Smith, like much of his multilayered structuring e.g. Sea of madness, which nobody can play properly

[@alsolmo8993]

2 minutes" refers to an actual system the U.S. used to determine how close they were to nuclear war during the Cold War in 1947. With "Midnight" being the start of the nuclear holocaust. "The Golden Goose is on the loose and never out of season" The Golden goose is a term for capitalism/western countries that always seem to stick their nose into out peoples business.. I could wrote about this song particularly for a whole day. Its very poetic in writtings (even though its dark), and very important on how world is ruled - even today. With words like patrioism, freedom, and OUR way of life beeing the center of wars. This song is very up to date, even now. Great reaction as usual 👍

[@mickaelmatias6891]

It has a double meaning. Real sacrifice. These kind of musicians often do that....two meanings...one for the commun masses and another for the occultists

[@davidjames3080]

The golden goose is about how war is a way to make money and people profit from it. This isn't just about the West (although there's no disputing the West indulge in it), it's about anyone who is killing people to make a profit or gain. As Russia is currently doing for example, so they can steal land to have land access to ports on the Black Sea. Let's also acknowledge that when we say 'the West' or the 'capitalist countries' or 'the East' or 'communist dictatorships' what we mean (or what should be meant) is that is the position of the rich and powerful leaders of those countries. The rest of us just want to lead our lives as best we can and I am sure that is the same all over the world. It's just that the rich and powerful can't fight their own fights without playing war games with the rest of us as puppets.

[@Rendclaw]

Watch the Live after Death video of this song. It's improvised when they recorded it, but after that it's almost 100% muscle memory when they went on tour after this album came out in 1984. You can see them looking at their instruments, and also looking at the crowd at times.

[@ronjarverdatter8188]

The guitar solo is normally build/constructed by phrases, licks and patterns in combinations. It's improvised when you begin playing 'em, but over time a soul takes form and bring forward the character.

[@foogly84]

Guitar solos are typically arpeggios and scales based in the key of the song. If you practice them a lot, and have good finger dexterity, you can eventually traverse them quickly. A lot of times these solos are practiced a lot, but they are a little improvised when played live. Usually mostly the same with a few different notes in the same scale or arpeggio they are playing at the time. If you are going to improvise, you need to have a good ear for what sounds good because you can't expect to just play two notes in the same scale and it will sound good with the song.

[@Blitzyduder]

Great band, Maiden just hits home for so many ppl. When it comes to constructing a guitar solo you'll be suprised by how often they will be just an improvisation. Or they will run through a number of different jam solo's , pick the best improvs for the underlying chord changes and use those to build the solo for the final recording. Offcourse there are some players who really pick their notes and write a solo but you'd have to be pretty deep into music theory.

[@davidbanks736]

Exactly what I was gonna say. U just do it but some parts you may think about and structure in relation to the chord changes. Guitarists generally don't think but feel like Bruce Lee would say. Otherwise u will lose all that heavenly glory.🤣🤣🤣 love Enter the Dragon.lol.

[@brucemarshall9521]

Sign of a good soloist is when it starts sounding like a train wreck but somehow they come thru smelling like roses.

[@misterx1969]

in the 80s the constant threat of Nuclear war was omnipresent, this is about war, war profiteering, the tragedy of war and world war 3 being right around the corner as it was in the 80s

[@terryb5803]

Guitar solo's are definitely written. When you see the band in concert is when they throw the freestyle at ya!!! That's one of the reasons I love seeing a band live! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@mtaffer]

I can understand where Brad is coming from, not from the guitar solo standpoint but just getting used to hearing something different from what you normally hear. They have done one Dragonforce song and I had a hard time adapting to the speed, but the melodies were so great that I just eventually adapted to it and now fast extreme metal doesn't even phase me anymore. I will sometimes have someone listen to something like that not remembering how odd it was the first time I heard it and I have to catch myself because I love exposing people to new music. But yeah I get it.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

Iron Maiden never fails to impress anyone with their musical ability and Lex's Guitarist ear is really tuning into the technical awesomeness that comes with Rock/ Metal. Please, Please, Please check out The Evil That Men Do by Iron Maiden! P.S Dave Murray is a G.O.A.T 🤘🤘🤘

[@Rowlph8888]

With his idiosyncratic, difficult to replicate style, yes,a but Adrian Smith Is the greatest songwriting guitarist, in heavy-metal history, and tends to have better structured solos, in complimenting the mood of the song, and improving the song to another level. Although, don't get me wrong, I think Dave is brilliant at this also Gers is also a masterful songwriting guitarist

[@Jhulinare]

iron maiden was literally the first music I listened to outside of radio. Step-dad had all the cds, played them in my original Playstation. So glad i was born in 1990.

[@ChrisPandHisFlyingV]

As a guitar player myself who writes original music I can assure you that most guitar solos in metal songs are crafted musical pieces within the song. In fact Adrian Smith, one of Iron Maiden's guitar players, said once in an interview that he considered guitar solos to be compositions unto themselves withing a song. Some guitar players record improvised solos but then live usually play that same in-studio improvised solo they recorded. But usually a good guitar solo is thought out in order to harmoniously complement the music passage(s) being soloed over.

[@s12856]

I was a ska punk kid, who always turned the channel when Iron Maiden videos came on the music channel. One day, they showed 2 Minutes To Midnight live from Rock in Rio 2002. I was hooked. From that moment on, I *got' Iron Maiden and they have become one of my absolute favourites of all time. They kicked open the door to a world of metal for me.

[@chrisa4695]

You are both right. Some guitarists are very regimented and play the same chords & solos the same way every time. Jazz brought improvisation or free styling to the main stream. Rick followed. Jam bands are known for freestyling.

[@thedukeofagita3730]

You guys really need to hear Maiden live. They’re even better and faster on stage. Live After Death is undeniably one of the all time greatest live albums in rock n roll history. It definitely belongs in your catalogue.

[@Rowlph8888]

I was thinking that.This song in particular, is 3 times more impactful live, and some of maiden stuff is like this. Should watch "the clansmen" live in Rio

[@heyskipj]

Shout out to whoever put together lyric video. Finally giving a little love to the musicians not just the vocalist. Plus, no, “Thanks for listening!”before the song ended.

[@TheEasyeman]

absolutely 🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@robertghanem1424]

2 minutes to midnight was a big song for maiden.. I remember friends who were not metalheads digging the f... out of this masterpiece.. Also powerful slave was their biggest tour selling out everywhere.. some cities getting 2 shows..

[@yeahboiii6640]

I have to say Brad that I am glad to hear you describe that you struggle with it versus just saying you hate it and not being open to it. That is awesome. Glad to see that the music I grew up on and love is becoming more palatable to your ears!

[@captaincapitalism264]

Lex, it's SO many hours, Hours, HOURS of practice and live performances to perfect the guitarist's skill. Some professionals still look at the fretboard for the entire solo, others don't have to, it's all individual. When I was in a local band as our rhythm guitarist, the practices for me were about not only learning the song as perfectly as possible, but being able to perform it while being able to look at the audience or other bandmembers, whip my (then) long hair around to the chunky metal parts, etc. But that was me; everyone's different. Brad, I really think you'll enjoy Iron Maiden overall, for the reasons you stated...they seemed to concentrate on melody, and 2-guitar interactions more intricately than some others.

[@christopherssnyder6700]

Basically the solo is a set piece, but just through feel of the song that night, how the guitarist is feeling that night, he will usually change it up a little bit in order to not get bored with the solo because he might be playing it 150 times this year on the tour. So the outline of the solo is basically the same but rarely are they played exactly the same night after night

[@XxTheAwokenOnexX]

Reaction videos like this, can bring people down the Iron Maiden rabbit hole!! Where you never quite know what will happen next. Awesome reaction video guy's 👍 Up The Irons \m/ \m/

[@steveparker8065]

2 minutes to midnight is a reference to the doomsday clock. This is a concept that shows how close we are to nuclear war, it was built in 1947. It was moved down to 100 seconds to midnight in 2021 because of climate issues and the Trump administration leaving nuclear treaties and climate agreements. Loved the reaction and the fact that you both enjoyed Iron Maiden so much.

[@00xero]

LOL, what a joke. Have these clock gatekeepers moved it to 1s yet? Under Biden we surrendered billions in military equipment to the Taliban and are currently on nuclear war's doorstep w Russia/China. Under Trump we were bringing back troops and normalizing relations between the Arab world and Israel, not to mention North Korea.

[@nobody617]

I wonder how much of the carbon emisions the united states is responsible for?

[@StuartGray]

That 100 second thing was what lost it for me. Showed that the people running the clock cared nothing for truth. None of the treaties we pulled out of did anything to move the clock. Second A strong country makes war less likely. Now, weakness and brought out the evil in Russia and soon, China. Both will start expansionist moves. Russia is only starting with Ukraine and China is going to make a move on Taiwan. These things are dangerous. Everyone hates the US for being the world police. Tell me though. Do you want to live in a large city that has no police force? Now that we show weakness, the world is going to turn into Chicago.

[@PaulyV56]

The clock must be at 10 seconds to midnight under the Biden administration

[@chadlutzke5509]

Hey, Brad & Lex. Normally, when laying down tracks for any record, the guitarist will compose a solo specifically for a song and then emulate that live because it's familiar to the listeners; however, any good guitarist who knows what key the band is playing in and who know their fretboard they can totally improvise on the spot and do often, whether that be when initially writing the song together or just jamming live.

[@Shun101010]

Depending on the player solos are either improvised or planned out. Sometimes you might also have a rough idea of where you want the solo to go musically but it's still improvised within that idea. Keep in mind that when any musician on any instrument improvises anything, they have already played those "licks" (little melodic ideas) before. There are licks that can be made up on the fly as well, but mostly they've been practiced before. Basically you've played certain licks enough times that you intuitively know what they sound like and you can string them together to form new solos. That's a bit of a crude explanation of musical improv, but hopefully you get the point. Not every individual note is improvised, but the way they string licks together or choose which scales to use over any given chord are decided on the fly. The more licks you have in your arsenal, the more styles of music you can improvise in and also the more solos you can make that don't all sound like the same recycled licks over and over again. Source: been playing guitar for 15 years.

[@rickmcnally3014]

Comparison videos of studio and live will allow you to appreciate the sheer talent of the band. Especially hearing the precision of the guitar solos repeated live to the original recording. Thank you again for another entertaining video. ****Glad to see Brad warming up to guitar solos******

[@erwinschrodinger7116]

A lot of solos are muscle memory and repetition. But there are also some who freestyle or ad lib in a practiced solo. Some of that freestyle and ad lib is also based on muscle memory and repetition from doing scales endlessly.

[@joetyrrell1644]

You can never go wrong with Iron Maiden. They’ve done some absolute numbers over the years. Great Reaction video once again

[@seanbarker4610]

On the subject of guitar solos, in Iron Maiden two of the three guitarists write their solos, however the third guitarist Yanick Gers usually improvises his solos.

[@hmpz36911]

Dave Murray is in between. He'll lay out a skeletal framework and improvise within that framework.

[@ratowey]

Some guitarist`s freestyle, its called improvised in guitarist and musician terms. In terms of metal sounds the music is constantly evolving, when I was getting into it in the late 70`s early 80`s there was no screamo/growl style as some call it. The guitar sound changed as guitar amps evolved too, the sound became heavier and sometimes the guitars were downtuned to provide a deeper bassier sound.

[@jakemaattanen]

That is what it means to knowing how to play, any, instrument. You start with rehearsed bit and parts until it progresses to whole songs. But once one has mastered his istrument he can recite his feelings trough it just as easy it is for us to talk about them. Dream Theater: Hollow years - Live at Budokan is a great example.

[@steveadamic4734]

My first concert and I bought the Two Minutes to Midnight t-shirt! Saw them at the legendary Red Rocks! Changed my music life forever! June 29 1987 the band Accept opened for them! Check them out as well great metal!

[@timlamb6196]

Maiden is bad ass. They were just as heavy and fast as metallica or motorhead but with better musicianship and more epic song writing. This was off of the 1984 album power slave and my first experience with this band when I was 17. This album just blew me away and still does today.

[@chaospoet]

"I know there's a solo coming!" I really shouldn't have been drinking anything because that made me spit laugh my drink out. 😆 At only one of the Maiden shows I attended did they play this. It was interesting because there's Maiden songs that get the crowd excited, songs that get them like "Ohh yeah!", but this was one that made everyone super happy. It was so much fun chanting out "2 Minutes to Midnight!" Which is funny considering the subject matter.

[@onsesejoo2605]

Years and years of practising and playing gives the fingers. :) The amount of the stories how the now famous guitarists picked the first guitar after hearing someone playing it, is countless. And they cause, hopefully, people picking up a guitar..... The solos seldom are freestyle. They do come up with the idea, but then practice it to form. Live the situation might be different, but usually they do keep the essential elements there not to distract and confuse the audience.

[@brettkenschaft4239]

Brad has come around!! Yay! Saw this tour when I was in high school. Amazing show with the big mummy Eddie walking around on stage!

[@billthrasher3587]

Great song! You guys should check our Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Perfect for Brad to analyze the lyrics and Lex can jam out!

[@Rowlph8888]

Too long for a casual.They should stick to the shorter masterpieces

[@curtjohansen5742]

It's muscle memory but more importantly your hands begin to work as one when you get better and better so you really don't look at them separate, they become one. Btw, a lot of solos are improvised. Sometimes the inspiration hits at any time and to catch it on tape is magic.

[@jimmccue577]

Iron Maiden...the band that gives you history lessons in their music & makes it sound sooooooo good!!!

[@yeahboiii6640]

A solo is a free style when they first play it or come up with it according to the theme of the song but then yes they play it the same there after BUT do go off on kind of a free style adding to it or slight changes when they are playing it live if they are feeling it.

[@LeviAWilson]

Well, being a musician and playing 3 different musicial lnstruments with one of them being guitar, when it comes to solos it depends. If it's a song that you've been playing for a while, then you decide to go to the studio to record it, then most of the time you'll just play the same guitar solo that you've been playing. However, I do remember one time when I went to the studio to record a drum track on a song that I also had written. I had spent so much time on the arrangement, lyrics and music that I didn't think of what I was going to play on drums. So when I got to the studio, I just made it all up as it was being recorded. And then you have musicians like the great Eddie Van Halen who has said that when he goes into the studio with Van Halen to record new songs, that the majority of the time that he has no idea what type of guitar solo that he's going to do until they start recording. As a matter of fact Ozzy Osbournes first guitarist Randy Rhodes even said that on the 2nd Ozzy album "Diary of A Madman" that he did the samething because the new tour came up so fast. That's why he's said that he would had done some guitar tracks different. I personally think they all sounded great, but was a perfectionist. When he would tour, he would always go out and find who the best guitar teacher was in that area, and then book one lesson. He would say that there is always something new that you can learn.

[@joen4296]

Saw them in concert in the mid 80's and it was an Epic Show you guys!!!😎🤘🔥🎸🎧

[@cullinaaronkress]

You're both pretty much right about guitar solos. The process of composing them is often a lot of improvisation but the ultimate goal is a melodical & emotional solo. Some bands will improvise something live based around the original solo, like Led Zeppelin. Some bands remain true to the original solo, like Metallica generally do.

[@melthebell33]

Have you guys listened to any Ozzy yet? i cant remember, maybe Suicide solution, Crazy train, Bark at the moon, Shot in the dark, Mr Crowley if you havent.

[@ronparsons8786]

Diary of a madman

[@gooffey81]

As a guitarist. It's part muscle memory, part feel and using your ears to what fits. You will do drills in solos. Shapes, scales and different keys.

[@Fenry]

guitar solos in most cases are composed and written piece by piece. While he composes it, he memorizes it and ends up memorizing it well when they play it several times in a row. If you want to learn a solo, the best way is to memorize it in parts. there are cases where the solos are improvised, like in "beat it", van halen improvises using lics or drawings that he already knows and adapts them to the key. He recorded the solo on the second take after adjusting the base.

[@jacksmith4460]

I have been playing guitar for over 25 years Yeh its muscle memory , Some solo's are freestyle some are written, Iron Maiden are generally written, but how they are written many times are sometimes freestyles recorded and then learned how to play perfectly, so the initial solo was sometimes on the fly,but it is still muscle memory, whether 1) written or 2) on the fly and then learned and played perfectly or 3) just straight off the bat 1 take on the fly, regadless its all Muscle memory You train the chord shapes , scales, and also typical movements across strings, so you can just pull out that thing but try it with new notes, just as an example. . Its muscle memory, like in sport, you can select to do a move, its a bit like that, but you can develop variations and they each are different and work with different things. Its Muscle memory coupled with being fluid enough that you can try things that are new. (scales and chords knowledge providing the notes you know will work) Freestyle playing is very much something that is worth training, as in doing a lot, its a skill in of itself. Like free style rap, you can plan ahead whilst you are playing if you do it a lot when you are truly flowing you dont think about each note, you think about shapes (at least thats what I do lool I am not the best lead player,but I can fresstyle riffs endlessly)

[@LOKISlog7]

You really need to watch a concert video to appreciate the epic news of this band.

[@peteseegiii3201]

This is off of the POWERSLAVE album which, in my humble opinion was/is when they peaked and their best.

[@jimmyavsfan24]

I love watching you guys do your reactions and I love when you’re listening to metal music because Lex has such a big beautiful smile on her face the entire song it’s so awesome

[@erwinschrodinger7116]

Something you might want to check out is really early Iron Maiden. I like Bruce Dickinson, but their original singer Paul Di'Anno had a unique raw sound. Murders in the Rue Morgue and Wrathchild are two you should listen to. Kind of garage band rawness back then, but in a good way, I think.

[@goodtaste8791]

You never go wrong with metal legends Maiden

[@onlinebarbecue2480]

I wanted to comment from a guitarist’s perspective. I have been playing almost 20 years. 99% of the time I do not look at the fretboard or strings when playing. You just learn to play and it becomes instinct where everything is. Muscle memory is everything. There are different scales and shapes to help you visualize on the fretboard what will sound “good”. Most solos are just improvised or freestyles that sound right to the player. It’s easy to improvise because that’s what you practice most of the time when learning. It’s easy to learn and play guitar really. Just takes time.

[@onlinebarbecue2480]

Also wanted to add. You guys need to pay attention to bass more, this song wouldn’t sounds good without it. Bass is what gives electric guitar that bottom end to sound good.

[@room2180]

As a bass player, I never played with a pick. So my right hand was always fluid with the strings. If any attention was paid, it was to my left hand, playing the notes. I assume its similar with guitar. But, once youve played a song, a thousand times, it is natural.

[@julesgiddings8747]

The whole album ‘Powerslave’ is just amazing!

[@SkipFrontzJr]

Solos are a combination of things that make up something called phrasing. The more you learn about phrasing then more you'll understand solos 🤘🏻♥️

[@end7essx]

What's cool about Iron Maiden is their riffs are based off classical music, but they're the rare type of band that the bass is the most interesting thing happening.

[@Rowlph8888]

Create synergy, so you notice all the other elements, more for what they are doing different. Harris is the OG of OG's

[@trenchant2]

I seen these guys live in Seattle on the Powerslave tour in 84 or 85. Twisted Sister was the opening act. Gotta love Eddie! Awesome concert.

[@flamingbridges1649]

Still remember listening to this on v Rock in gta vice City while driving around with a load of cops chasing me

[@rodrigojaguski9245]

Clássico! Parabéns pela escolha! um abraço do Brasil! (Se possível, coloquem legendas nos videos por favor)

[@hmpz36911]

Vulcano, Sarcofago, Korzus, Sepultura, Holocausto - legendas! Brasil, saludos!

[@phillipkolcjr7754]

The guitar solos are actually freestyle then they are practiced. A guitar player has to get a feel for the music rhythm and sound. Then they piece it together

[@tannonwraith4692]

Solo's, like the rest of the music is mostly muscle memory or a musician might use other identifiers to keep in the pocket. Your getting it Brad. Guitar solos are practiced just like the rest of the song. Listeners want consistency so they can have their favorite parts and concert goers want to hear what they are expecting from the recordings they familiarize themselves with. UP THE IRONS!

[@michaeldaugette802]

To a degree yes it is muscle memory but there are some like me that also like to mix in an improvisational aspect to the solos I learned that back when I was a teen in the late 80s I saw how Jimi Hendrix was doing that in some of his live music to make it a vibe you know and I took from that as well I think mostly in terms of playing without the improv on certain songs but if you feel the need for some self expression then it’s cool too because really that’s all music is anyway it’s an expression of your mood , vibe and over all feelings as an artist ! Don’t be caged in be feee to step outside your comfort zone !

[@muddersmudder7943]

If you were partying in the 80's you were Rockin this Song! Every rock bar, Every local Metal band, Every Rock station played it. Why Wouldn't They it ROCKS!! 🔥

[@tornoutlaw]

Hey Lex, maybe try Rocksmith 2014, it's a guitar training game where you learn songs. It also has lessons, offers lead, rhythm and bass-parts for a nice selection of songs of differing style and difficulty.

[@mcdgtodd]

Maiden came out in 1975 WITH a recording. They were the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they inspired countless bands.

[@joesgotastankbootybiden4052]

As a guitarist a solo absolutely can be freestyle, as long as you know what key to play in, you can solo to anything.

[@Craplatte]

We're cracking Brad, it's happening XD Kidding aside, it's great to see someone open up to different styles of music! Good for you Brad :-)

[@SilentBob731]

My favourite band for several years growing up and still in my Top 10 Overall. The brilliant complexity of the writing coupled with the perfect execution of the compositions resulted in some of the greatest songs of all-time and some truly unforgettable live performances. Up The Irons! 🤘❤

[@Valorius]

Lex sittin' there lookin' like an Island princess.

[@Frank-jf2jm]

You know the first singer of Iron Maiden was gritty but when Bruce joined the band they elevated to another level. My mom found my number of the beast tape and broke it just because of cover art. Well as a teen I just recorded on blank cassettes from friends tapes or albums. Situation resolved🤘maiden rules along with so many others. We were spoiled rotten with rock and metal from 70on up. Today’s stuff is ok but back then it was fresh and new. 🤘

[@ecollazo67]

Most solos are constructed during the writing process. Jazz is where you'll see a lot more improvisation. Jazz musicians are (in)famous for never playing a song the same way twice. Rock tends to be more structured but still based on feel and groove.

[@greybushgames1]

Guitar solos are written and rehearsed then recorded…When playing live a lot of rock/metal guitarist will improvise the solo throwing in key parts as to not lose the original sound or feel to the solo…When prog rock/metal bands play live they usually stick to the recorded solo as most of the time the songs are focused more on the instruments instead of the vocals and they don’t want to lose the original feel of the song…

[@stoneysopranoyukon9398]

Brad liked the solo ! UP THE IRONS ! ❤ ✌❤🇨🇦

[@yankeerepairs]

So, yeah, guitar solos are normally, written, practiced, & repeated... During live performances, players might do some change ups, or extended. Iron Maiden has been using three guitarists, for quite some time & it works well, as they are all very skilled, and (2) have been playing together for 40+ years... 🤘 Up The Irons 🤘 And, when you are ready to embark on some mastery definitely, Rime of the Ancient Mariner - but, please OH please, react to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner - LIVE Flight 666 Tour - 2008 NJ ✌️

[@dionshare7103]

If you all are trying to learn guitar, start out slow and easy. Don't think about trying to jump into playing the likes of Iron Maiden yet. Or even EVH or Slash. Start with a band like maybe CCR or The Eagles.

[@heyskipj]

I can’t play guitar. But of course they don’t look at their fingers after practicing. Like typing without looking down at the keyboard. Or dribbling a basketball without looking at the 🪨

[@danielclear9416]

Correct, the clock face is set to 11:45 pm, as tensions rise toward nuclear war the minute hand gets closer to sticking midnight. Two minutes to midnight is the closest it ever reached. I believe it was the Cuban Missal crises.

[@johnhamilton4446]

Those two part harmony's and dual leads, very hard to due ,maiden in one of the best. heavy metal bands ever.

[@neillenet291]

YES, SOLOS ARE FREESTYLE. Guitar players rarely play the same solo the same exact way twice. There's a basic framework, but MUCH of it is improvised on the spot.

[@ChicagoTRS]

Disagree...solos are written/practiced/specific. Are they "exact" every time played...no...but typically they are also not very different and very close to the original.

[@neillenet291]

@@ChicagoTRS it's okay to disagree.. I've been playing in bands for 47 years, played with dozens and dozens of lead guitar players. Playing originals and covers. As I mentioned, guitar solo has a basic framework, and lead guitarists rarely color within the lines. The timing, bpm's and key remain but everything else is very much a freestyle artistic expression. For example, listen to the solo in a Led Zeppelin song from the album and then listen to a live version of the same song. In many cases, in parts of the song it's barely recognizable.

[@NeverGiddy]

This is the best song by Iron Maiden that was recorded with Bruce Dickinson as the vocalist. Best Iron Maiden song, "Wrathchild". Iron Maiden is a great band, but they never had an "Enter Sandman".

[@jamesstack8895]

at song creation the solo is free style, then crafted to song and played and recorded the same