IRON MAIDEN - Aces High (REACTION!!!)

[@terryconnelly484]

Steve Harris one of the most amazing storytellers in music history but willl never be credited that way

[@stubones]

Of course will and already do. Iron Maiden deserve all the success and credit they get.

[@brucenadeau5920]

He IS an AMAZING song writer and most people do NOT know he wrote ALL of Maiden's songs UNTIL the return of Bruce, who left due to NO input into the music, when he came back he and Harris co-write

[@gh8447]

Well, my Dad lied about his age to join the RAF a year early and became a tail-gunner in a Wellington bomber; possibly the most dangerous spot in the air; why? Because he came from a poor family and airmen got better food and pay than soldiers and seamen. Edit: ... and he's still alive to this day; turned 94 this year!

[@WolfKain]

Respect ✊🤘

[@ChicagoTRS]

Enjoy the concert tonight...so excited for you both...Maiden is one of the very best live...what a great first concert! and...I can't believe Wolf's first time seeing Iron Maiden live...enjoy brother!

[@stuartsmith431]

it wasnt just for British pilots its also alot of pilots form Poland and Czechoslovakia and British Commonwealth and few United States pilots and the Polish were some best pilots as british person we own them alot

[@tariksba]

100% right bro !

[@davekp6773]

Absolutely spot on.

[@markfrancis6886]

A shame most have forgotten this

[@StewartEvans52]

@@markfrancis6886 most brits will never forget the effort the poles put in,only the ignorant forget there sacrifice

[@TheZumph]

Barely any but you can remember for them

[@claireb9127]

The average life expectancy of a Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain was 4 weeks! 544 RAF pilots died during during the Battle of Britain. The Spitfire has a very special place in our hearts as do the men who flew them.

[@Lee-70ish]

Everyone who fought for democracy has a place in mine lost an uncle in 1944 flying a Wellington for Canadian Bison squadron dad was a matlot on D day landing craft and in the far east The real heroes are those who never saw peace.

[@JohnMacbeth]

Nice reaction, this song means alot to me. I'm from England, my Great-Grandfather fought during the Battle of Britian in 1940. He flew a Hurricane, this song gives me goosebumps when I hear it!

[@emm1855-q6n]

How lucky you are. I saw them last year during European gig. IRON MAIDEN is immortal.

[@alexsaucedo8032]

UP THE IRONS GREAT SONG OFF THIS ALBUM 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ruinsane100]

Happy Birthday, Sistah! Hope you both thoroughly enjoy the Maiden show tonight! \m/ \m/

[@matletac]

Happy Birthday!! That's a hell of a present you got 🤘

[@andrewlaw]

Not only about the Spitfire. It's about the fighter pilots of the RAF who were the thin red line between the Germans invading Britain. They needed air superiority to do this and the Luftwaffe had 4 times the number of planes that the RAF had. Two thirds of our planes were the slower Hurricanes, inferior in almost every respect but they could take a lot of damage. The RAF at this point consisted of Brit's, Canadians, Jamaican's, Poles and others. If you want to really understand it better I'd urge you to watch a movie called Reach For The Sky, it's a gripping view. PS, Churchill was a drunkard and a womaniser as well.

[@jacobhogg7208]

The fact that you go into such depth in setting up the background of the song was brilliant.

[@samjerbs]

Absolutely love how in depth you go in the song introductions, wolf. Really puts this channel on a different level. HLS, amazing as always. Enjoy the concert!!

[@hrafnhildurblondal341]

Thanks for the lecture, it felt lengthy but it offered facts that I didn't know and I appreciate it. What made me click the like button was your view of things, your attitude. You phrased it perfectly when you said "It's a disgusting moral quandry that has no clear right or wrong". Other people may disagree but to me, it's absolutely on the nose. Thank you, always nice to meet intellectual and moral people. Greetings from Iceland.

[@benjamincoetzee4332]

Love these History lessons before the song and the History lesson in the song \m/

[@pyssy123]

Legendary duo presents:..✊.Legendary song. Thank You so much. Take care!

[@juergenacker]

Happy Birthday Sweetheart, and get ready for a night to remember, Maiden live 🤘

[@brianferris8668]

A better live band than in the studio.

[@argantyr5154]

I don't know if you are aware of it but Bruce Dickenson have a doctor degree in History and is a Pilot aswell flying for Astraeus Airlines.

[@thomastaylor9579]

WOW ,THAT'S AWESOME.MY FIRST MAIDEN CONCERT WAS IN 1985 I WAS 15 AND IT WAS AT THE FABULOUS FORUM IN LOS ANGELES CALI.IT WAS THE POWERSLAVE TOUR AND WAS SOO GOOOD THAT WE WENT BACK THE NEXT NIGHT AND BOUGHT SCALPER TICKETS.I'LL TURN 51 NEXT WEEK AND STILL LOVE MAIDEN.ENJOY THE CONCERT YOU GUYS AND UP THE IRONS....

[@sdmfanthony5649]

Thank you so much Wolf for educating Sistah about Maiden and their love for history. And how they love to educate their fans and audience as well.. I am really looking forward to this series of Iron maiden reaction videos and I'm especially looking forward to your concert pictures and posts on the day or evening of the show if you can somehow be able to do that. What you have done here is a very beautiful and wonderful thing that your family will never forget nor any of us that are following you. I have watched a few of your reactions in the past and I'm a new follower and I am glad I joined at the right time. Much love and peace to you all.. 🤘🤘🤘💯💯💯

[@barbieblacksheep8440]

The head of the German Airforce - Herman Goering - asked his pilots what he could get them to beat the Royal Airforce and he was not happen when they said too him "Get us a squadron of Spitfires !".. PS treat yourselves watch the film THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN starring Michael Caine ok... enjoy !

[@jesselukes5484]

The one thing I love about this guys explanations is his in depth analysis and accurate descriptions. He know his history. He knows the tactics that inspired music. And My sistah! She is so open minded and willing to hear things that are hard to hear when someone wants to give anyone a chance. They are so cute. Right. And amazing. Love them both!!!! The realism. The sympathy/empathy. The history. The emotion. These two are awesome. Awe-inspiring.

[@jesselukes5484]

I fell in love with the duo when I heard their reaction to the first nightwish song. And when he paused the song because she cried from Floor Jansons angelic voice. You two are too great.

[@jesselukes5484]

Up the Irons!

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Wolf, thank you so much for the whole story behind the lyrics. I have always loved this song, but thanks to you this song has taken a whole new level for me. I will always remember this reaction every time I hear this song from now on. I hope that you guys had an amazing time at the Iron Maiden show. I will be seeing them this coming up Monday for my third time. Iron Maiden is and has been my all time favorite band ever for over thirty years. They deserve all the recognition they get for being one of the greatest bands ever. UP THE IRONS!!!

[@BlackieNuff]

As for the "rolling turning diving, going in again" turning up in that documentary as well as the IM lyrics, I am sure Harris probably saw the same (or a similar) documentary (unless the documentary was released after 1984, then indeed, CHILLS) - I reckon he does his researching homework when writing these songs, which is why they're so detailed and the lyrics are in-depth but concise and succinct.

[@WolfKain]

That's what I'm staying lol, this doc was last year! I need to find it. It's possible that he heard the footage before though cause obviously that was old, but this documentary was very new.

[@petertapola8097]

This is the song that introduced me to Iron Maiden (I believe, I was very young) and it is my favourite. The energy output of this song is off the charts! How a song can sound like an aerial fight? The solo especially, amazing. Bruce's voice is at its apex. The guitar squel in the chorus... everything is perfect. Love it!

[@BlackieNuff]

Am I alone in getting chills EVERY TIME during the chorus, when the guitar does that "dive" sound? Absolutely epic perfection.

[@Luka-zi9kv]

Ahah same here. Such a simple harmonic dive bomb but sounds so cool.

[@seanegglesden5702]

UP THE IRONS! 🤘🏻🤘🏻 awesome review and discussion guys

[@KHETTIUS]

A generation of people who gave up their youth so we could have ours! Not because they wanted to, but because they HAD to!

[@lakingpin6370]

What a lovely change to hear someone educated describe the peril we were in during the summer of 1940, a great intro to the reaction. Hope you enjoyed the gig as much as I did, looking forward to a review of it! Take care both, cheers.

[@brianferris8668]

There were more Hawker Hurricanes used during the Battle of Britain than Spitfires.

[@572Btriode]

About 60/40 to the advantage of Hurricanes which were easier to make, repair and fly, the Spitfire needed a more than average pilot to get the best from it.

[@MrMundo3]

I usually hate when people talk during reaction videos, cause it's nonsense most of times, but I really enjoy this, you know your history brother, and Its my favorite Maiden song, cool man.

[@Mad-RCandHOBBY]

this is one iconic song 😎👍 nice reactions

[@ChrisPage68]

It's interesting to note that the Spitfires were delivered to the RAF by the pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary....and they were WOMEN. 👍

[@iluvpepi]

How metal is that? 🤘🏼

[@loafersheffield]

Problem being, that women who vociferously and sometimes violently advocate for "equal rights" nowadays who have dyed hair, I stay well clear of. When I was young, women with tattoos and dyed hair were at metal and punk gigs and they were cool. Now if I see them I cross the road. I don't even look at them. They'll probably accuse me of having an ism or a phobia, or call me a "nazi". The irony being that the content of this song eulogises those who fought against real nazis, for freedom, "the few" Up the 'ammers!.

[@threadworm437]

@@loafersheffield Sadly, you are 100% correct. Had someone call me a nazi because I showed them a sabaton song

[@loafersheffield]

@SpitfirePancakes actually this one is better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGG5hqeuorNkf6c Si thee!

[@davekp6773]

Yep, one of people I most admire in history is Amy Johnson who died ferrying one of the aircraft in 1941

[@megadev9099]

My first concert was the Powerslave tour at age 11. Aces High was my favorite song and I got that Eddie in the Spitfire tour shirt with the camouflage sleeves . I wore that shirt practically non-stop for the next three years or so. I had to rescue it from the garbage can a couple times before mom finally won out and it was retired to the garage for grease-rag duty.

[@ginawhoever9734]

i have no words for how much i appreciate you seeing the amazing truths and contradictions of that part of the 'human condition'... and that you see how amazingly insightful Bruce Dickinson's lyrics really are... what a breakdown of this song... it was very close to Bruce's heart FOR REAL, Iron Maiden with Bruce was never "just Metal", he gave it so much relevance and so much *to make you think and to make you feel* . Love you Both!

[@geovra1976]

very happy birthday :) hope u enjoyed THE best live band in the world !!!

[@Testamentslayer]

LOOOOVE your historical input before the reaction! love you guys!

[@SirMonkeySuit]

There has never been or never will be a band that can portray "epic" as Iron Maiden can. They were the first band that I knew were my favourite and I wasn't wrong.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

This was the first Maiden song I heard on VHS as a kid, now 22 years ago. The video and music together is so accelerating! I'm usually not a big fan of Maiden's hit songs, but Aces High is an exception. Love this song!

[@sketchtherapy1218]

I come from Puerto Rico. I served USArmy 3rd Infantry Division & I will tell you an open secret most Veterans know. War is a misunderstanding of what will be gained & what will be lost by all involved from top to bottom on all sides. Some fight to start & some fight to stop it. I hate war but I'll die before I kneel so that you keep your individual rights & never be slaves to a group who seeks to take those rights again because they are the majority & they agreed to take from you your freedom or anything at all I swore to God.

[@toddchenard2332]

I've always loved Adrian's black Lado guitar.

[@sierkvanderwerf4765]

Happy B-day, have a great time at the show, like i know youre going to have. And wolf thanks for the allways insideful storyback

[@mikeyb8040]

This was my first ever Maiden song btw. It was on a double cassette I had called Headbanger's Heaven. That was the only thing I pestered my parents for when I saw the commercial on TV. I got Dio, WASP, Maiden, KISS and a shit ton of others. Go 80s

[@ruisantos502]

Happy birthday!!!! Have a great day and a even better concert!!!

[@clivepatterson4321]

You get more history lessons from rock and metal than you do from years spent at school.

[@adamprovo5964]

Sistah, you are a DELIGHT to watch!!!! I love your emotional reactions to these awesome tracks you react to. Life IS good, eh?

[@Shiva-_-]

Plz react to Trees of Eternity - Broken Mirror. The album of this songs was consider to be one of the best doom albums of 2016. Aleah, the singer, was from South Africa and died during the making process of the album, so she didn’t had the opportunity to see the final result, whitch was fenomenal. Her voice is very unique and angelical. You guys should definitely check it out.

[@fuckingbreno]

RIP Aleah...

[@thomastaylor9579]

i sold my concert shirt from the 85 concert which was the aces high with Eddie the pilot of the fighter plane.on ebay for $500.

[@andrewlaw]

Forgot to add, there's another song called Tailgunner, a song from the perspective of the "tail end Charlie" the most vulnerable position on a Lancaster bomber in WWII

[@tommyhamilton631]

i love the man for all his faults he brought our country together i dont know another ENGLISH MAN who would disagree

[@TomPhotoix]

The Hurricane actually downed more German aircraft than the spitfire did, but the spitfire like you say was made an icon and kinda took the glory. Interestingly, the film you are showing in the small screen during your talk called the Battle of Britain was mainly focused on Hurricanes. They made many mock ups for the film, some were super basic cardboard, others were much more realistic made with a metal frame and fabric much like the real thing. One of these realistic ones was rescued by my father in the late 1990s and he fully rebuilt it from the ground up to become probably one of the most realistic replicas in the country. Even the cockpit, which for the films were empty was fully rebuilt using genuine parts. It took him many years with the help of a few others here and there.

[@upstatenydude8322]

"The storytelling is what makes Iron Maiden shine sometimes." True that. Along with the bass, the 2 lead guitars, the kick ass drums and the epic vocals. That about sums is up.

[@TodayTomorrowMusick]

Polish 303 squadron

[@juniorthrasher]

My favorite album, Powerslave is a fucking best ever record for Heavy Metal. Greetings from Brazil. \m/

[@mikeyb8040]

Hey guys, was nice to see you met up with Kel n Rich. I'm sure you all got along pretty well. :) Peace

[@sven-olofmattsson1077]

Happy birthday Sistah! Awesome song! Epic! Awesome reaction!

[@hengedy]

i love your reactions so much......Always insightful and well reflected...your the best, love from norway.

[@hengedy]

by the way i have ben to twoo miden conserts....you will not be disapointed

[@hengedy]

maiden

[@jamesr169]

Absolutely phenomenal! I have been looking for a reaction of this song where they know the context. Wow. You absolutely nailed it! What a beautiful set up! The raw intensity of the meaning of this song brings tears to my eyes.

[@lennon1482]

they had to get up quick and get the sun behind them dive then give them it, the legendary spitfire

[@iluvpepi]

My favorite album by Maiden. ❤️🤘🏼 This song stirs my soul. Great background info by Wolf. Rock out tonight!

[@gunnthorgudlaugsson]

Happy Birthday Sistah! Enjoy the Maiden concert!🤘 Up The Irons🤘

[@tariksba]

Watch out behind You ! ! ! ! ! !

[@macp4864]

Hi. You should know more about Polish squadrons, especially about the 303 Squadron and how the Poles were treated by the Allies and that they did not participate as the only ones in the victory parade.

[@Qra1980]

From what I remember, Poles were invited, but refused to come because of the treat from Yalta.

[@mikestewart2520]

An interesting thing about Steve Harris, the bass player, on every song he always played an eighth of a note ahead of everyone else. He said he does it just to keep every song in time.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Also Wolfkain, if you want the ultimate Iron Maiden collection, I highly suggest picking up the new 2015 remasters of the entire catalog. They were remastered first in 2015 for vinyl and then on CD starting in 2018. But they were initially restored from the analog tapes from the Abbey Road Archives in London. Then digitally remastered in the most modern way where they maintain the dynamics of the original recording. In other words NO LOUDNESS WAR that was prevalent on the 1998 remasters. So what you get is when the volume would dip for louder parts on the 98 remasters in order to maintain a steady volume level, these new 2015 remasters actually get louder in those parts like they were supposed to be. It sounds counterintuitive, but the Loudness War only increased the volume of quieter parts. Also the Steve Harris bass parts are much more punchier now. You find yourself strumming along with Steve in these songs.

[@simonking5863]

Have a great birthday party 🥳 wishing you the very best Always x. Your reactions are fantastic as you go into the lyrics, history etc..this channel is absolutely awesome..you guys deserve every success..and to top it all...you’re a wonderful couple. Love from London, England 🇬🇧

[@cesarroberto8506]

" Don't you nevah surrendah!"

[@afiaaaaaa]

You look incredible Sista! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@pyssy123]

Don't firget Wolf: Someone have been working out...Really visible change, really fast...👍

[@pyssy123]

Forget...😊

[@BlackieNuff]

Oh! Today is July 20! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SISTAH!!

[@Metal_Archaeologist]

A story I heard about the scientists and engineers during WW2 is quite interesting, although I'm not sure how true it is, it is certainly worth mentioning. American scientists/engineers sent a drill bit to the Germans the size of a human hair. The Germans sent it back with a hole drilled in it. Germany was the top of the heap back then. But to the song, one of my faves. Love the reaction. Peace!!! (I like the jiggle.... Is that bad?)

[@matthiasdelfs485]

Happy Birthday HalfLifeSistah!!!!

[@JayBee-JB69]

Whenever I hear this song, it makes me feel like I'm in the plane myself

[@BlackieNuff]

I found a plain audio file of Winnie's "We shall fight" speech, and I use the same excerpt to open my Powerslave album, lol.

[@marcwells1266]

The spitfire was not fuel injected initially, the 109 was fuel injected and German pilots would use a negative G push over into a dive to escape knowing that the spitfire with its carburetor equipped engine couldn't follow

[@simonpotter485]

Actually even carburettor ones were cured of that issue early on by a female engineer Mrs Shilling

[@marcwells1266]

@@simonpotter485 like I said initially they were equipped with carburetors. R.A.F Capt. Eric Brown said it was quite a surprise when the Spitfire first encountered the BF 109 and German pilots could escape simply by using a push over into a dive

[@MaceGill]

Apart from how awesome the song is, I have great respect for Iron Maiden's respect for history. Speaking as a dumb yank, a song like this has me contemplating the sincere resolve of the English people. For nearly a year they were the only major power to stand up against the axis powers while we in the states were still contemplating whether to get involved at all. Not just the tireless pilots he's singing about, going out again and again on seemingly endless sorties against the Luftwaffe, but the sheer stoic heroism of the citizens to face daily bombings and still carry on. From the fall of France and before to the end of the Battle for Britain and beyond, It is a testament to the strength of a people in the face of insurmountable odds.

[@SailorJohnPresents]

So iconic.. I LOVE this song and it's energy. It is one of the best songs Maiden can play to start off their concerts with. By the way, I really enjoyed the history of the Spitfire as well. I grew up with Maiden too. You should also do Powerslave, what an amazing song..

[@stephendoss]

Spitfires got the glory but the real hero was the Hurricane. Without the Hurricane the Battle of Britain would probably have been lost.

[@toddchenard2332]

Also Wolf, you should take her to Nickos restaurant, Rock n Roll ribs

[@dougarnold7955]

Iron Maiden is awesome. I hit subscribe. Nice history lesson.

[@johnwilliams9072]

Love how you know your history dude

[@estoy1001]

One advantage that Britain had over Germany was that when/if the British planes came in from dogfights, the planes were repaired and sent back up. The Germans wouldn't recycle.

[@gordonhughes3445]

Opening song, hope they've taken the spifire on the U S leg of the tour, its a full size replica that hangs over the audience during aces high, ENJOY YOUR NIGHT.

[@shakirbashir132]

history intro was awesome. And 35 years later those solos still give me goose bumps.........

[@owenmoody7125]

For some reason I thoght y'all already did a reaction to this song. Proven me wrong, haha. Wise choice to do this song, good pick. Have fun at the concert!

[@metalhead4135]

Thank you for the history lesson. You should also check out Paschendale - Iron Maiden, which is set in World War 1. A real battle in the trenches with a horrific death toll on both sides.

[@aka.1545]

Thumbs up for the wolf,for some true words!

[@MrTech226]

Wolf, you & Sistah went to Iron Maiden concert in Miami. Two of my good friends were there too.

[@Hykje]

I heard for a couple of years ago that Bruce Dickinson actually owned a Spitfire.

[@allbies]

Cool reaction and thanks for the respect for the history of other countries

[@monicajean37]

Happy Birthday Sistah! Wolf you're a good husband! I love this and Iron Maiden and you will too Sistah!! I took my 20 yr old son to see Maiden live and he fell in love with them!

[@aleksandarradovanovic0802]

Great story, great song and great explanation and reaction 👍

[@silentferret1049]

The planes that were made during the whole of WW2, how they were used and the advancements that were made in the planes themselves and how to fight them is kinda awing. The Zero which was a rather cheap "paper" plane was used in the most devastating ways which made them something to fear. The Hellcat was the powerhouse of the prop planes and were even for a heavy plane powerful and fast. The Germans made Jets which were also some of the most feared because of the speed and maneuverability, it gave an advantage in the air but they could still be shot down but after many losses but it was luckily something that was too late in the war for them. Then the British spitfire as told by Wolf became a sign of hope for the British. Over all war is something that has the highest cost but also in a sad way gives such advancement to develop.

[@Bathoryabyss]

Happy birthday, hope you both have a great time at the concert :-) ❤️

[@filipbozic4303]

Happy birthday Enjoy the concert

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

I suppose that's why they say, war is hell.

[@ginoruffolo4802]

Banger!

[@damonbryan7232]

I remember taking my wife to her very first concert. To see her nerves and excitement. Reminded me of why to go to concerts in the first place. Metalica summer sanitarium tour. Now getting to see it again. Is awesome. #eddielives

[@GORF_EMPIRE]

Happy Birthday Sistah.... Wolfkain.... you are a smart man or very lucky to have her.... both actually.

[@skyscraper7474]

At 14,15: stop to taaaaalk, please, stop to taaaaaalllllllllk 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@watchtheskies]

Wolf have you seen the 1942 movie The First of the Few? it tells the story of R.J. Mitchell and his struggle to create the Spitfire in time to protect Britain from the coming War, it's a great movie, it's steaming on Amazon Prime