Iron Maiden-7.When Two Worlds Collide(Hamilton,Canada 1998)

Iron Maiden - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, June 28, 1998, during the '' Virtual XI World Tour'' 1998.
When Two Worlds Collide (Murray, Bayley, Harris)
Blaze Bayley:Vocals
Steve Harris:Bass
Janick Gers:Guitar
Dave Murray:Guitar
Nicko McBrain:Drums
[Lyrics]
My telescope looks out into the stars tonight
A little speck of light seems twice the size tonight
The calculations are so fine, can it be growing all the time?
Now I can't believe it's true and I don't know what to do
For the hundredth time I check the declination
Now the fear starts to grow even my computer shows
There are no errors in the calculations
Now it's happened, take no other view
Collision course, you must believe it's true
Now there's nothing left that we can do
When two worlds collide
The anger and the pain of all those who remain
Two worlds collide
Who will be left alive, no place to hide when two worlds collide
The anger, the pain, of those who remain when two worlds collide
When two worlds collide, so who will survive
There's no place to hide, when two worlds collide
Now it's happened, take no other view
Collision course, you must believe it's true
Now there's nothing left that we can do
When two worlds collide
The anger and the pain of all those who remain
Two worlds collide
Who will be left alive, no place to hide when two worlds collide
The anger, the pain, of those who remain when two worlds collide
When two worlds collide, so who will survive
There's no place to hide, when two worlds collide
When two worlds collide
The anger, the pain, of those who remain when two worlds collide
When two worlds collide, so who will survive
There's no place to hide, when two worlds collide
When two worlds collide, the anger the pain
When two worlds collide, when two worlds collide
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'When Two Worlds Collide' is a song from Iron Maiden's album ''Virtual XI '',released in 1998.
''This was from an idea by Dave, who worked with Blaze and then I worked with both of them, adding parts to the music, part of the chorus melody line and arranging the song. Dave wrote most of the music and Blaze wrote the lyrics. '' (Steve Harris)
Taken at face value, this song is about the collision of worlds, such as perhaps an asteroid or comet colliding with the earth. It is a concept that has enjoyed a fair amount of publicity in the late 1990s, with the 1998 summer blockbusters Deep Impact and Armageddon drawing attention to the subject. Even though the lyrics could have been deeper, 'When Two Worlds Collide' is a good song with a good tune and some nice guitar riffs and solos.
Obviously, another interpretation comes to mind: that of the collision of two different cultural worlds. May it be the crusades, with Christian knights entering Jerusalem and meeting the world of Islam, or the first encounter of the Europeans with the North-American Indians, History is paved of such examples and the shock of these different cultures generally creates a lot of turmoil, with one civilisation trying to anihilate the other, leaving "the anger, the pain of those who remain.
'Virtual XI' (pronounced: Virtual Eleven) is the 11th studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The album was released on March 23, 1998. It was the second and final Iron Maiden album recorded with vocalist Blaze Bayley. The album is slightly unusual in the Iron Maiden catalogue for its extensive keyboard use. For this album all the keyboard parts were performed by bandfounder / bassist Steve Harris whereas on previous albums the keyboard parts were handled by session musician Michael Kenney. The album also had a reduced songwriting input from Janick Gers compared to the previous Iron Maiden albums since he joined the band in 1990.
Just like the tour of The X Factor album, the tour for this album was cut short when Bayley suffered from an allergic reaction caused by certain elements used on the stage.

[@RBCraneGongfu]

The Blaze era was very good. Blaze's solo albums are also great!

[@ZealSeraph]

Blaze era is full of classics that people tend to ignore. His solo material is just as good, if not better, and the man's brilliant on stage as well. Such an underrated singer.

[@marlonscloud]

Still love the virtual 11 album

[@guilhermetorelly3313]

Much respect to Blaze. If this song was released from other band, it would be considered an instant classic. Blaze is a badass singer and such a nice guy.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

What´s NOT to love in this incredible song ?? The amazing guitar harmonies, riffs and solos, the thunderous drums, the epic bass lines, deep thought provocative lyrics or the brilliant interpretation of Blaze ???

[@hallowedbethyname9478]

You are truly right bro this song is one my favorite

[@celioazevedoofficial]

Uma das melhores músicas do Iron Maiden.

[@escudo86]

This song is perfect, and a great live performance as well. Now that Bruce is getting a bit older they should take more Blaze era songs in the set so not every song is super demanding like Aces High.

[@markkramedoyle]

This song is so effin' under-rated... I'd LOVE to hear this live...

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

Guys, this is MAIDEN the true metal ICONS..listen to the blistering music, incredible lyrics...they are the best and will hold the throne forever, regardless of WHO is singing....

[@edilsonbarros1332]

Meus 19 anos, muita cerveja, mulher e o som do Ironia Maiden. Só fazia estudar e ouvir som. Hoje com 38 anos, casado e com duas filhas. Mas a pegada do som é a mesma! Iron, Ozzy, Ac/Dc, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Janis.....🤘

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

Only Maiden produces theese guitar harmonies, phrasing, riffs and solos, thought provocative lyrics and amazing performances.....the dark, intense and powerful voice of Blaze makes them : absolutely breathtaking....

[@kristianp.405]

Should be Book of souls tour material. This song is very underrated. Love it ! Go Blaze.

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

A Golden Gem, that´s for sure.....blistering music, dazzling lyrics, incredible guitar riffs, solos and harmonies....but the amazing voice of Blaze blows you away, there´s power, intensity and darkness...a performance you´ll never forget.....

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

LISTEN....just listen and enjoy...a brilliant song, a deep thought provocating lyrics, dazzling guitar phrasing and solos, emotional dark interpretation.....WHAT more could you ever ask for ???

[@johanjjjonasson]

I missed this tour but I saw the on the X-factour. It was a great show

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Exelente performance 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@Judaspriest66624]

Wish Maiden play this song live now ....

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Música perfeita 👏👏👏👏

[@TheUndertakeer]

I'm serious when I say that I think that Dave's solo is the top 3 Dave solos

[@lantarsroar87]

AGREED. he is such an under rated player, but we like it that way! Up The Irons!

[@EvanioRj]

Fui num show dessa turnê, em 1998, com a minha namorada, q hj é minha esposa.

[@alanbuffon6367]

Amo essa música

[@maidenwildM]

5/5

[@pekplayer6416]

Very good!

[@7thRantsu]

True that he isn't at his best there but on the other hand he gave 200% of himself in every gig he did with Maiden and he did quite good job there. And nowadays he sounds better, in fact his own live versions of some Maiden stuff are excellent. :) But yeah, this songs is great!

[@alexvaits2168]

7thRantsu trinconi Its not Blaze fault. Maiden put him to sing in tune that he couldnt so he sounded bad. After everynight, screaming in hight notes dickinson songs, in fast tempos, so his voice destroyed. I saw him live, in half guitar tunning (you kmow like W. A. S. P., GUNS N ROSES... many more....) and sounded like cd. He isnt the greatest singer, but thats the spirit of Rock...

[@SamuraiKai]

@TheUndertakeer Ikr

[@KeVoRkIaN7]

I was at this show. Ticket sales were so bad, the promoter (HECFI) opened the doors and let anyone just walk in without a ticket.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Sad.

[@hallowedbethyname9478]

Pessoalmente eu prefiro the X factor e virtual XI que os 2 último discos não entendi até agora porquê eles foram tais criticados na época esse disco e a turnê seguinte foram magicas, inesquecíveis up the iron

[@7notesmetal711]

00:50 nicko: fuck the metronome

[@manontheedge4179]

Biblical.

[@_krig]

Blaze cant even sing his own range songs but a fantastic song tho

[@alexvaits2168]

trinconi Its not Blaze fault. Maiden put him to sing in tune that he couldnt so he sounded bad. After everynight, screaming in hight notes dickinson songs, in fast tempos, so his voice destroyed. I saw him live, in half guitar tunning (you kmow like W. A. S. P., GUNS N ROSES... many more....) and sounded like cd. He isnt the greatest singer, but thats the spirit of Rock...

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

@@alexvaits2168 - But this is a song he did on the album and this song is NOT in a different tuning here, so there's no excuse... He just wasn't that good at performing. He is a MUCH better singer TODAY if you listen to more recent recordings.

[@Judaspriest66624]

F U

[@_krig]

@@Judaspriest66624 not me, I would f u mom

[@Eduardohaztealgo]

Poor Blaze...he is very bad

[@alexvaits2168]

ende Chico trinconi Its not Blaze fault. Maiden put him to sing in tune that he couldnt so he sounded bad. After everynight, screaming in hight notes dickinson songs, in fast tempos, so his voice destroyed. I saw him live, in half guitar tunning (you kmow like W. A. S. P., GUNS N ROSES... many more....) and sounded like cd. He isnt the greatest singer, but thats the spirit of Rock...

[@v8m3tal]

Not bad at all... Listen "as live as it gets" cd

[@antoniolopesk3713]

Maybe you sing better?

[@Eduardohaztealgo]

@@antoniolopesk3713 A potato sing better

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

@@alexvaits2168 Stop spreading misinformation.