First Time Reaction to Iron Maiden Still life

[@terryconnelly484]

The new drummer Niko Voiced the backwards message it was for people who like you said who thought they were satanic The message said don't meddle with things you don't understand

[@jamesnorthup7717]

It was funny because the christian group Petra had done the same thing on the beginning of their song Judas kiss, theirs said, what are you looking for the devil for when you ought to be looking for the Lord!

[@the_trooper_72]

​@@jamesnorthup7717yes, and they got demonized in some church circles because of it... Petra were actually really good!! 🤘🏻😎

[@michaelakkerman407]

Great album and song...Maidens new drummer AZ well on this record. MCBRAIN debut was incredible. Saw this tour and was blown away!!! Oh yeah, I also wore out two cassettes of Piece of Mind.

[@Trygvar13]

There are so many great songs on this album. My favourites are Quest For Fire and To Tame A Land.

[@michaelakkerman407]

@Trygvar13 I love every track, but the first three to start off this record is probably their best start of any of theirs under Bruce. The first two records are too iconic. Every song a beast.

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

You gotta be a true Maiden fan to get into these deep cuts. Back when a new album came out, bet yer ass we listened to EVERY track; we got our money's worth. Even though each album's standouts were always epic, especially if you were in the car, you'd listen to Iron Maiden for 40-45 minutes, not just one song.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

I'm not really a "true maiden fan". I just think the band lost marbles when they made songs for Dick-in-Son's voice. I still think Man on the Edge is a good song and that Dick-in-Son, while an amazing singer, is not a good fit for Maiden.

[@kntzounis]

I met Bruce and Adrian while promoting Flight of Icarus in April 1983 I think, I had just turned 16. About a month later Friday evening I was fooling around a small arcade place in my hometown in Athens. Just across the street there was a vinyl store. The owner was packing Piece of Mind outside the storefront. Went back in the Arcade, borrowed from anyone I knew, bought the album, brought it home and listened to it the whole weekend and went out again on Monday to go to school. Those were the days of our lives back then...

[@DownMemoryLaneParis]

This album is a masterpiece cornerstone, right in the middle of the magic maiden legendary streak. It is predated by 3 masterpieces...and followed by 3 masterpieces. Maiden is for me the only band besides Sabbath to have released 7 fantastic albums in a raw. Special kudos for Revelations, Sun & Steel, and To tame a land...absolute epic.

[@JamesEvans-uh7nu]

Yep then released crap straight after

[@DownMemoryLaneParis]

@@JamesEvans-uh7nu uhm.... Not really. I mean technically no prayer is the worst album for me, followed by virtual and fear of the dark. But I liked x factor a lot. Brave new world is pretty good, and dance of death has great tracks... After that, it just got better and better for me. A matter of life and death and book of soul are on par with old days imo Final frontier is strong release but the single was a but too simple. Senjutsu is brillant and keep getting better every listening.

[@6li8storm40]

@@DownMemoryLaneParisI agree about Senjutsu. I liked it from the first listen, but it’s a huge grower of an album, as well.

[@the_trooper_72]

Hit the nail right on the head there!! 🤘🏻😎

[@Gustavo-ew7om]

Damn that is a deep cut, I remember trying to learn this whole album when I was learning how to play guitar

[@bschuler6216]

Revelations!

[@-Heavy-]

🤘🤘🤘

[@tomthomas2646]

DUDE. YOUR REACTS ARE TOP ..The BEST ... Just Love your FANTASTIC INSITE.....

[@blgeiger71]

Hey T! Great reaction man, as usual. This one brought back some very fond memories from my early teenage years, as I was 12 years old and had just recently picked up the bass guitar and started learning to play a bit during that time. My best friend to this day still talks about he and I being in my bedroom and he got such a kick out of sitting there watching me play along with the entire album from top to bottom. I haven't tried that in many, many years since and doubt I could still pull it off (I don't play much these days, although I know I should...) anyway, "Piece of Mind" remains my favorite Maiden album and I would love to see you do the full album reaction/review! Peace and Love to you All.

[@the_trooper_72]

Still life is one of Iron Maiden's Jewels... It's a proper classic!!! 🤘🏻😎

[@robbibb2615]

Saw them on this tour summer of 83. Been a Maiden fan since! Can't wait to see them next year. Up The Irons🤘🤘🤘

[@Rebel-Rouser]

Amazing track... This one, and to tame a land are my two favorite tracks on the album... incredible guitar work.

[@joenobles]

Dude, I remember this dropping I graduated from High school in 1983! These guys been great from the word go, this album was the album that first got my attention. Cheers!

[@breakdancinfool]

From the a/v forum on Ars Technica: "THE most frequently asked question. IRON MAIDEN was getting really fed up with the American bigots who'd condemned them devil worshippers and such, so they decided to stick this sucker on the new album (PIECE OF MIND). Right at the beginning of the song Still Life is two quick backwards messages, one after the other. Both are spoken by Nicko in a deep Rasta accent, not too much even understandable even when played backwards. Well, the first says "What ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce", which means "What ho said the monster with the three heads." The second says "Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand." And of course, the message ends with a belch!" (Credit: community member 'Transmogrifier')

[@GunnerSG]

Prob my fav Maiden album from front to back - I go back and forth between this and Powerslave everytime I listen to either of them !!! Great teenage memories ❤️❤️ Definite full album review bring it on T !!!

[@6li8storm40]

This was my favourite Maiden song for quite a while, and was definitely the one that cemented them as my favourite group, way back in ‘83.

[@billwell9266]

I was 10 when this came out and remember my older bro and his friend playing it for the first time. Saw them live 2 years later on Powerslave tour. The beginning is Nicko talking in a deep Rasta accent "What ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce", which means "What ho said the monster with the three heads." The second says "Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand." Ending with a belch and played backwards. Funny that they had Nicko do this because he wasn't even in the band for that album🤣

[@talanbrown6941]

Possibly my favorite album from them. If its possible to have a favorite. They're all great. Definitely my favorite Metal band.

[@stevemcnary7963]

For a complete album I recommend 7th Son Of A 7th Son-Iron Maiden's 1st concept album.

[@allisterfiend_2112]

Man, I love this song. This album was painted on the wall in the art department at my high school. If you were a good artist the teacher would let people paint their favorite album covers around the classroom. It was a cool classroom to be in, but sadly, I never thought to take any pictures.

[@Fshtank4167]

Hey T, I echo @blgeiger71 I remember being in my bedroom as a teenager, listenin to this album on a small cassette player (Yes you read right 😄😄) and it blew me away then. Thanks for bringin back a Great memory. 👍🏽🤘🏽

[@scottshields113]

My favorite Maiden song reacted to, Good day. Great reaction. Up The Irons

[@stevebarber8501]

Always loved this tune.

[@metalmark1214]

My favorite Maiden album 🤘

[@russelllindley7327]

This is my number one favorite song of all maiden songs. A hidden gem..

[@tay13666]

3rd favorite for me. Behind 'Wasted Years' and 'Dream of Mirrors'

[@SamuelGirard-p1m]

Best guitar playing on Piece of Mind, I always felt like. Adrian Smith and Dave Murray are just terrific! And the lyrics are just so well written.

[@tay13666]

I think it's a toss-up between this and 'To Tame A Land'

[@EricLowe-j5v]

The backward track was a joke about eating brains, ending in a belch. The back of the album had a dinner table scene where the main course was a brain, which tied into the artwork on the front cover.

[@thisismescotthathawayistha4071]

Piece of mind is such a solid album the entire album front to back...

[@independenceltd.]

I know Opeth has an album called "Still Life". But I only know that they covered "Remember Tomorrow" from Maiden's debut.

[@TheRealBrianP]

Love this song! Up the Irons!

[@cedarcreeper1859]

My personal fav by maiden! Thanks ur the only reactor ive seen do this song

[@hardrockinmofo9742]

One of my most favorite Maiden songs is on this album. "Revelations". Killer song. Check this one out!

[@madmike4622]

The albums 40 years old and some of us still have the original vinyl

[@budthewiser1344]

On the cassette after the song is over you hear someone say “Yeah that’s some fuckin’ song” I don’t know if you also hear it on the vinyl

[@corbysloan4926]

the only song on the whole album that mentions the album's name "Piece of Mind"

[@lw3918]

This is my favorite song on the whole album.

[@user-he2rv4pq5k]

You hit it on the head. After all the backwards recording hype and controversy from other bands, they put this on there and I think it says “you shouldn’t mess with things you don’t understand “. And I think it was purposely obvious. Shows their great sense of humor.

[@galagajunkie]

I was like 12 in 1987 when I played this when my very religious grandmother was babysitting, and the backwards bit at the beginning freaked her out because she'd watched televangelists rant and rave about how heavy metal was the devil's music. So I did what any good grandson should do, and took the tape out... and put in Number of the Beast.

[@jamesnorthup7717]

This was the album that really got me into maiden, I knew the song killers and just the hits off number of the beast but this whole album rocked so hard I went back and listened to all the maiden!

[@marcl5942]

Still Life, one of my favorite Maiden songs. Thank you for doing this.

[@BlackieNuff]

At the beginning of the sixth track, "Still Life (Nightmares)", the band included a hidden message which could only be understood by playing the song backwards. This was a joke and an intended swing back at the critics who had accused Iron Maiden of being Satanic on their previous album, The Number Of The Beast. The backwards-message consists of drummer Nicko McBrain mimicking actor John Bird's impression of Idi Amin, uttering the following phrase : "What ho said the t'ing with the three 'bonce', don't meddle with things you don't understand...", followed by a belch. The phrase itself is taken from the satirical album The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin (1975) by Bird and Alan Coren. "What ho" and "What ho said the t'ing" are phrases that also crop up regularly on McBrain's "Listen With Nicko!" tracks from The First Ten Years singles box set collection. According to McBrain, "We were sick and tired of being labelled as Devil worshippers and all this bollocks by these f*cking morons in the States, so we thought, 'Right, you want to take the piss? We'll show you how to take the bleeding piss, my son!' And one of the boys taped me in the middle of this Idi Amin routine I used to do when I'd had a few drinks. I remember it distinctly ended with the words, 'Don't meddle wid t'ings yo don't understand.' We thought, if people were going to be stupid about this sort of thing, we might as well give them something to be really stupid about, you know?" Also, T, if you wanna hear the forward version of the message, I have software that allowed me to backmask (reverse) tracks and save them, which means un-reversing these backwards tracks (I did it for the backmasked intro to Venom's In League With Satan, and the backmasked intro to Def Leppard's Rocket, the latter of which says "Oh, we are fighting with the Gods of War"). I have Nicko's message in the forward version. I can email it to you since it's so short, if you want.

[@graemepalmer5425]

The backwards message “what ho, said the monster with the three heads, ‘don’t meddle with things you don’t understand’”

[@bmiamiwai]

One of my fav track

[@Metal_God]

One of my favorite Maiden songs. Creepy AF. As a kid "Hours I've spend out just gazing into that pool. Something draws me there I don't know what to do" really got to me.

[@albertstoddard4054]

Yes!! Full album review!! Sooner the better!!!!!

[@Liam-ly8rv]

The album that really got me into metal. Heard it on a bootleg tape since I lived in the middle of butt f##k nowhere Australia with the closest town 2 and a half hours away. Play it til the tape comes out and then get your pencil and rewind the tape in. Pretty sure I still have that bootleg copy. After that, I just went down the metal rabbit hole deeper and deeper.

[@chrisdorf2369]

First time I heard this song.. i panicked thinking the cassette player was eating my new maiden album

[@jeffreytenly9399]

This is my favorite Maiden album, and Still life is one of my absolute favorite songs by them. I'd be down to watching a full album reaction.

[@chadhobbs3765]

You can do a full album review of their first 7 studio albums. They're all fantastic

[@alkebulanshujaaogun5152]

Maiden could do no wrong back in these days (I like a lot of post Maiden songs too btw, especially 2000-2006). The best of 80's heavy metal for me. I love every 80's Maiden song. They are all perfect in my book. Please react to "22 Acacia Avenue" next. I never seen you react to it. It's a Maiden classic every metal reactor needs to react to.

[@tay13666]

I wouldn't say every 80's song was great, but most of them were. I mean, this album alone has 'Quest for Fire' and 'Sun And Steel' which are two of their weaker songs. I do agree about the early 2000's stuff though. BNW and DOD blow away anything they did in the 90's

[@brianthomas5260]

should mention that 22 Acacia Ave. is the sequel to Charlotte the Harlot.

[@terryschleicher8511]

My first Iron Maiden album

[@azzajames7661]

This is probably THE most frequently asked question. IRON MAIDEN was getting really fed up with the American bigots who'd condemned them devil worshippers and such, so they decided to stick this sucker on the new album (PIECE OF MIND). Right at the beginning of the song Still Life is two quick backwards messages, one after the other. Both are spoken by Nicko in a deep Rasta accent, not too much even understandable even when played backwards. Well, the first says "What ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce", which means "What ho said the monster with the three heads." The second says "Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand." And of course, the message ends with a belch! :) The Iron Maiden biography (see item 34, BOOKS related to Iron Maiden) says that the phrases are taken from Idi Amin's books. To the best of my knowledge Idi Amin has never written any books (I checked the Encyclopaedia Britannica). Some fellow netters sent me the following explanation: According to them both phrases come from a spoof '70s radio show about Idi Amin. In the show an english actor, John Bird, impersonates Idi Amin (complete with Ugandan accent) explaining how the disappearing Ugandan ministers are being sent to Pluto to sort out the economy there. The material is written by one-time editor of Punch and humourist Alan Coren. An LP containing the broadcasts exists: It's titled "The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin" (1975).

[@petervargo1696]

Hell yeah! More maiden is always great! You both should do the entire maiden catalog. Every album offered something different that no other album offers. Also... Since you aren't opposed to underground stuff, or lesser known bands, check out Enforcer! Midnight Vice might be a good start. They'd be part of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal group. Good stuff!

[@67Helio]

Probably my favorite Maiden song!! Great reaction!

[@harryrabbitts2085]

Quick fact, that backwards message you heard at the beginning was actually drummer Nicko McBrain mimicking the Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, saying "What Hoo Said 't 'ting with three 'bonce, don't meddle with 'tings you don't understand." This was an intended swing back at the Christians in America who had accused the band of being satanic.

[@BigJohnharris-n7i]

Have you checked out the album powerslave by Iron Maiden? I highly recommended it

[@brianrymek5887]

Under rated Maiden song

[@sollatzo]

I wore this cassette out in 1983. 🤘🤘🤘

[@kayakuprising5914]

Underrated song, love it!

[@mattharvey968]

Great album! This album was my introduction to Maiden back then! Revelations is a banger worth listening too!🤘🏻🤘🏻 Up the irons!!

[@tomkephart8352]

Piece of mind is my fav maiden album , number of the beast a close second

[@talismanmia2537]

6th best song on the album, out of 8 tracks. Good example of what Maiden albums contained in the 80s -- one stellar track after another, over 7 albums.

[@easy_e_1976]

Sweet!! Made my day. Been a long time hearing this. Hope you liked the deep cut

[@wiz9496]

The intro is Japanese in reverse, which means "Don't meddle in something you can't understand". It was a message to the PMRC.

[@chadengert7786]

Definitely do album reactions to Maiden

[@larrybaumgardner6419]

NOT VERBATUM But the backwards track at the beginning was something to the fact of "Dont mess with things you dont understand" A shot at people (of the time) that thought all Metal Bands were using "backmasking " to poison the children

[@joebarrera9741]

Great deep maiden cut written by Dave Murray

[@tralph40]

Love that album!!

[@felipecampos3045]

this is one of the best songs nobody knows about, the lyrics are incredible

[@fhermeneses7999]

Yessss reaction all álbum PIECE OF MIND 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@chadengert7786]

Awesome deep cut. Keep it up

[@robertwilson2007]

In the beginning of the song there is a talking part that is played backwards and this is what it is about. This is probably THE most frequently asked question. IRON MAIDEN was getting really fed up with the American bigots who'd condemned them devil worshippers and such, so they decided to stick this sucker on the new album (PIECE OF MIND). Right at the beginning of the song Still Life is two quick backwards messages, one after the other. Both are spoken by Nicko in a deep Rasta accent, not too much even understandable even when played backwards. Well, the first says "What ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce", which means "What ho said the monster with the three heads." The second says "Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand." And of course, the message ends with a belch! :)

[@kardeef33317]

I bought this when it came out. It's my favorite Maiden album.

[@NZLatic]

This whole album is fire. Always been my favourite from the Irons. Maybe react to the whole things some time?

[@rhettwarriner8569]

Piece of Mind is definitely the album to review🤘🏻Start to finish it’s epic!

[@sunsteels]

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and Piece of Mind are the Maiden's album I like the most! From this album my favourite is the last, To Tame a Land. And my nickname is from Sun and Steel, a track of this album 😂

[@warrenjay4139]

Yes do this album, they hit their stride with this one. IMO

[@randybaker6042]

My personal favorite.

[@Rocker1983]

Great album. Killers would be great too.

[@-Heavy-]

Piece of Mind is a Masterpiece! 🤘 UP THE IRONS 🤘

[@LorenSalas]

Up the IRONS!

[@finndaxurnies]

do a losfer words reaction! its an instrumental from the powerslave albume and has amazing harmonies and solos.

[@frenchnomaamer1909]

Just 40 years ago, " THE WORLD PIECE TOUR " my first Iron Maiden concert with MSG ( Michael Shenker Group ). At the first row, so close to the stage I could see Bruce' s balls and co... in his red leather pants. The show was AWESOME, like the following ones. UP THE IRONS ! 🤘 ;)

[@rickthestiks9240]

if you gonna die, die whit your boots on, great album,🎸powerslave🎸 is even better,🤘🤘🤘

[@bschuler6216]

This is a great deep cut off of my favorite Bruce Maiden studio album.

[@csphoenix9]

Basically, don't mess with things you don't understand

[@rong5666]

Alright, my favorite album. All you gotta do now is to react to Where Eagles Dare and Die with Your Booths On.

[@williamreiser3118]

Great album check out Flight Of Icarous same album whole album fire

[@DemonCatSpaceStar]

Every song is great on this album BUT "Revelation" is ❤‍🔥🤘😈& definitely do an Album review you won't be disappointed !

[@nickschiavulli693]

Up The Irons 🤘

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

Nice reaction! 😊Classic NWOBHM Iron Maiden style and sound. Timeless. 😊 As you appreciate this, you might be interested in two new Metal bands from Japan, who learned from Iron Maiden (but not _only_ from them): "Lovebites" (rather "classy, "arty" Metal), and "Nemophila" (quite "punky"). Metal without regrets. I find them absolutely recommendable as a metalhead, and as a die-hard Iron Maiden fan. 😊

[@salommy]

A cool Maiden reaction would be Paschendale (Live from Death on the Road.) As another reactor has stated that it’s “the twisted f**ked up little brother of the trooper.” 😄 Also you may be impressed by the power of some of the post-2000’s tracks like Lord of Light.

[@johnraimondi6017]

Awesome choice broman

[@troywilkinson160]

Go through each album!

[@JasonMitchell1969]

Great song from a great album and good reaction too. Now I’ll probably get roasted for this, but I personally prefer the Paul DiAnno era of Maiden. You should definitely give Phantom of the Opera a listen. Classic Maiden. Keep up the good work. 😁

[@kennethv5250]

this was prob their best ever album, ill fight you about it

[@XxJalelxX]

Yes do it

[@craigpiper2905]

"Do not meddle with things you don't understand" is the backward message

[@gabrielatorres211]

Excelente información

[@drew65sep]

Underrated LP....not a bad cut on it.

[@warrenjay4139]

A top 5 album for me. Love it.

[@brianthomas5260]

Where Eagles Dare is great great song. My favorite on the album is Revelations. Live or studio both are great. Quest For Fire is the weakest song on the album (but I don't skip it)