Paschendale was the third battle of Ypres and took place on the Western front between July to November 1917 (First World War) Casualties are disputed. The allies lost between 240000 and 448000 with the Germans losing between 217000 and 400000
@Fromhell19769 ай бұрын
Oohh men this was a war...!!! And was terrified...!!! But ...this is Music...!!! You know...???
@konradlure87293 жыл бұрын
For me, this song is just so epic, it isup there alongside with rime of the ancient mariner and hallowed be thy name. I find it mindboggeling that it is so underappreciated.
@frankhermansen2433 жыл бұрын
the others ones had longer time to grow on people
@deathtoideologues3 жыл бұрын
The soft beginning and end of the song are especially brilliant while the middle makes you feel you're on the battlefield.
@vedicmetalhead10293 жыл бұрын
Its a lyrical masterpiece....the best after hallowed by thy name lyrically....
@ericmarshall18662 жыл бұрын
A true my master piece
@willasacco98983 жыл бұрын
I am just now discovering IM, at age 65. Wow-These guys were intellectually/oriented hard rocking, amazing musicians and composers. Better late than never, I always say. (And I have said that many, many times.)
@elimarsilvanikock78183 жыл бұрын
iron maiden 45 years of existence and still one of the greatest metal bands on the planet!
@huntedsoul872 жыл бұрын
I will drink to that 🍻🍻🤘
@steph19183 жыл бұрын
Not World War Two, but World War One. And not in France, but in Belgium.
@scottblankenship6503 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy I always thought this battle had taken place somewhere in France. Not sure why I thought that but is is a sad battle with 1/2 + million casualties and did take place in Belgium. I probably got it confused with a different battle and brown for one. Thanks for your comment:)
@steph19183 жыл бұрын
@@scottblankenship650 Hi Scott, well indeed dreadful battles have taken place in Belgium AND in France during WWI, so you've got a point. The battle of the Somme happened in northern France, so maybe you were confusing these two battles? In fact, Paschendale is the name of the small village in Belgium (Flanders) where the battle took place.
@Raven-fh2yy3 жыл бұрын
Paschendale... one of the bloodiest battles of WW1... in four months a half a million men died or were never found in the mud and wire... the shelling was so intense and the rain so heavy the mud was often enough to drown men if they stepped in the wrong place. Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders were the main allied forces and the flower of that generation died in that living hell. When you understand this and hear some 19 year old complaining about poor WiFi reception... you just want to punch them.
@abdullahmohammady7568 Жыл бұрын
Yeah all for nothing.
@MsBenlane11 ай бұрын
dead for kind and country which benefited most not at all.see movie paths of glory.
@brianrussell65703 жыл бұрын
This was a World War 1 battle...my grandfather was there and survived the battle but was gassed
@peterichards32613 жыл бұрын
my grandfather was gassed too and luckily survived. He eventually became station master at Bristol railway station but would never talk about Paschendale
@karlmoles65303 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was part of the AEF and fought in the Argonne Forest.
@Nera7124 ай бұрын
My grandfather was gassed too,he said the fiercest opponent was "BTS Army" he died during 80's.
@PhilInAustralia3 жыл бұрын
The long intro allowed for the set set-up, and for the atmosphere to be set - a masterful band for story-telling.
@waynetowers50463 жыл бұрын
Adrian Smith's backing vocal melodies at 12:37 are great, haunting even. He was also the one who came up with finger tapping on guitar, he was just messing around in the studio when Steve(?) heard him and asked him to use it for this song. I would highly recommend Blood Brothers by Iron Maiden from Rock in Rio, 2001. Stunning. Keep up the great work. Up the Irons!
@elliottwesterman77043 жыл бұрын
The more I listen to that song (I’ve listened to it hundreds of times) the more emotional it makes me. This particular rendition is incredible. The small attention to detail...like how the guitar distorts and fades out at the end. The lyrics are powerful if you read them. They are talking about terror and meaningless slaughter....the strength of the human spirit and the desire to have something so futile have purpose. This song is a great tribute to the men that showed unimaginable courage.
@russellhamilton28773 жыл бұрын
This wee beauty of a masterpiece not only musically, but in telling history should be played live more by the band. This is why Iron Maiden are the best at what they do. Up The Irons! 🤘🏻🖤🇬🇧
@tapanim65763 жыл бұрын
You can never go wrong with some Iron Maiden. Up the Irons.
@ryant36003 жыл бұрын
This song was about half way into the set. Their intro's to the shows, especially in the early 2000's was more Epic Symphonic stuff. And you have to read the lyrics while watching this.. probably one of the saddest songs ever written.
@chiachy353 жыл бұрын
In a foreign field he lay, lonely soldier unknown grave On his dying words he prays, tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through, last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears. Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench, killing time 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain, never see my friends again In the smoke in the mud and lead, smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall, rapid fire and the end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire, lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb, be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years, drown in mud no more tears Surely a war no-one can win, killing time about to begin Home, far away, from the war, a chance to live again Home, far away, but the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes, the sea of death it overflows In no man's land God only knows, into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross, allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine, such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry, pray to god no more will die So that people know the truth, tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart, everyman does play his part Terror of the men we kill, the human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time, gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow, rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain, its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame, and so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire, running straight at cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath, say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines, a burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears, feel the blood go down my throat Home, far away, from the war, a chance to live again Home, far away, but the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind, across the lines beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again, those who died at Paschendale
@pistolsscaramanga34373 жыл бұрын
That great last phrase of the song though: ”See my spirit on the wind. Across the lines, beyond the hill. Friend and foe will meet again. Those who died at Paschendale.” ❤️🤘
@alexojeda90483 жыл бұрын
This is the best song from the reunion era and the spiritual successor to The Trooper with many thematic similarities including the the death "scene" at the end.
@rafacc57813 жыл бұрын
I was there in Dortmund almost exactly 17 years ago (24/11/2003), incredible gig!! 😍😍🤘🤘. Great reaction Hunterz!!
@kaylu49843 жыл бұрын
My first ever Iron Maiden concert was end of 2003 in Stuttgart and I watched thus masterpiece live, I was blown away.... So lucky, so lucky!!!
@PitVanRooster693 жыл бұрын
Yes the drum cymbals are actually doing "...---..." Morse code for S.O.S.
@dikran66612 жыл бұрын
Exactly! 🤘😎
@graemeparrington28413 жыл бұрын
The break was the road crew setting up the mock barbed wire. They were dressed up in WW1 uniforms as well.
@child_of_gaia18363 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest bands in metal history one of the best concerts for me was when 16 foot Eddie comes on stage they were one of the best theatrical bands barring Pink Floyd The wall when I saw that it completely screwed my head great reaction again oh really loved your album DYZTOPIA favourite track Plastic faces.
@andrewforrest9980Ай бұрын
This is just normal for Iron Maiden. This is what they do. It's not just for one song, the whole concert is like this. Everything you see and hear is part of telling the story of each song.
@mjoines623 жыл бұрын
It is always a pleasure to hear a new Iron Maiden song I heard this the other day for the first time. EPIC!!
@productionsETR3 жыл бұрын
The Canadians were the heroes of this battle.We succeded where everyone failed 🇨🇦
@dariendudley97162 жыл бұрын
I've always loved HOW THEY SEEM TO TELL A STORY THRU HIS LYRICS AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD NOT LIKE ALOT OF METAL BANDS
@huck9443 жыл бұрын
If you want to see these guys having fun performing checkout The Red and The Black.🤘🇦🇺
@beech11203 жыл бұрын
I love their history based pieces.
@jmromero6381 Жыл бұрын
Adrian Smith's lead break is a master class on tasteful use of a wah pedal.
@Purgatog3 жыл бұрын
The opening lines are a poem called Anthem For Doomed Youth, by war poet Wilfred Owen, who - along with Siegfried Sassoon - was one of the most prominent anti-war poets at the time. Owen’s work often depicts the horror of war, in contrast with the poetry glorifying war which was primarily published at the beginning of the war. Owen himself was killed in the war, tragically the day after the armistice had been called.
@MrTech2263 жыл бұрын
Bruce, I believed dressed as German soldier because helmet that he is wearing hasn't changed much from WWI to WWII. You have to give thanks to Steve Harris (Bassist) on this song. He is a history buff. Steve is the main writer of all Maiden's songs. That battle between Allies and German Empire is one of the bloodiest in history. Both sides had enormous count of casualties.
@martinspielhagen923 жыл бұрын
Sabaton also wrote a song about Passchendaele called 'The price of a mile'. The battle of Passchendaele was a distance of a 6 mile advance and in that battle for the Passchendaele Heights a total lose of life was over 550,000 men, it equals to approximately 88,000 men per mile or 12.5 men per foot of ground won/lost
@ericmarshall18662 жыл бұрын
THEY MAKE YOU RELIVE THIS BATTLE !!!!! Through the whole story music song AS ALMOST ALL MADIENS MUSIC GREAT STIRY TELLERS OF HISTORY
@mathiasrain14803 жыл бұрын
Classic metal gods they kill it every time and always put on an amazing show
@Kerz3003 жыл бұрын
Another great Maiden reaction guys. Dream of Mirrors Rock in Rio 2001 please!!!!!
@karlmoles65303 жыл бұрын
How amazing is it they can create songs this great over 30 years into their career.
@mka703 жыл бұрын
What I love about this video, as much as the music, is the symbolism of where it was recorded! Here we have a British band playing in Germany singing a song about the horrors of WW1 (as well as wars in general) and it is being so well received. We really have to take these kinds of examples out into the wider world and show people how shit it is to fight. Just get on with each other ffs. It's not hard!
@charliegeorge93932 жыл бұрын
having lived in Germany as a British soldier for 9 years - trust me the horrors of world war one were long forgotten.
@infusedknowledge62363 жыл бұрын
This song always touches me, just imagine how horrible it would be on that battlefield for both sides...
@amarok90973 жыл бұрын
From Australia. What great song. Lovin your reactions
@williamwilson928320 күн бұрын
Iron Maiden is just phenomenal and just plain bad ass for real.❤❤❤
@fernandorodrigues19393 жыл бұрын
I am an IRON MAIDEN since 85!!! Heard it once and got hooked!
@jimharris3673 жыл бұрын
One of my absolute favourite Maiden tracks, particularly live, it's just soo good 🤘
@cjbrett893 жыл бұрын
Adrian Smith's masterpiece.
@James-hh1lq3 жыл бұрын
One hell of a guitar player
@kaylu49843 жыл бұрын
All of the band members actually...
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@shepardgrey66183 жыл бұрын
@Alijah Connor instablaster ;)
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@chmartin4443 жыл бұрын
Half a million died for 5 miles of mud.
@michaelcresswell58383 жыл бұрын
Ask all politicians why?
@crimsonskies1445 Жыл бұрын
This is a song that gets written by a seasoned professional metal band.
@darylsandlin58713 жыл бұрын
One of my fave Maiden songs!! I remember in 2005 cranking this song non stop.....2 yrs after it's initial release in Dance of Death.
@nexuslang3 жыл бұрын
Kind of surprised at Travis's comment about Iron Maiden not being big on production... they've always been HUGE on production and stage sets! Back in the eighties, their production in the Power Slave tour was so huge (the stage was full of Egyptian-style props, including pyramids, sphinxes, statues, etc., not to mention the masks and costumes) that they had to have three separate teams criss-crossing Europe to set up the stages in advance of their concerts (it would take them like 3 days to build each stage and then take it down). Another example: the atmosphere you guys saw in a video you covered, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", with the dry ice, fireworks and Bruce Dickinson's costume. Not to mention the larger-than-life mechanical "Eddie" monster who shows up In most of their shows. Also, in their latest tour, they had a life-size replica of a plane flying over the crowd during "Aces High", plus a tremendous light show...
@slayer76943 жыл бұрын
Reaction to Empire of the Clouds Talking about using the symbol as Morse code . Guitars also
@jaywilliams31223 жыл бұрын
I second this recommendation
@frankj100003 жыл бұрын
I third this recommendation
@philipwaller94773 жыл бұрын
I fourth this.
@chasestreet80823 жыл бұрын
I fifth this recommendation.
@leejones47273 жыл бұрын
Hi, me and my family are looking to sexth this! (Chevy Chase joke)
@recurrencetheorem42643 жыл бұрын
This was an increadible performance.
@19CheF873 жыл бұрын
Now I guess Sabaton-Price of a mile will be in order, considering it's about the same battle😉
@thedepot74163 жыл бұрын
one of their best live songs
@DeixaoPalmeirenseFalar3 жыл бұрын
More than 35 years listenning them. I saw them just once on 2011 in Curitiba, Brazil. Amazing show. Perfect.
@beech11203 жыл бұрын
I saw them in 1984-85 on the Powerslave tour. Quite possibly the best live show I've ever seen.
@scottdavey38043 жыл бұрын
Wildest dreams is the opening song to the concert. Jon is correct about Nicko simulating Morse code. There is another song called Empire Of The Clouds where Nicko does the same thing. In that one he is doing SOS using Morse code
@mikaeljansson45633 жыл бұрын
Thank Steve Harris he´s the boss and decide how it should sound.
@ryant36003 жыл бұрын
Yes and no.. He's the boss, he works along side Shirley when producing and mixing. But Adrian wrote this song. Steve helped "fine tune it" a bit. But this song was Adrians brain child.
@ihvb243 жыл бұрын
I find it weird to believe that you guys haven't heard any of the songs you react to. I mean you play in a rock band but is seems that you don't have any roots at all in rock/metal music. Was this not part of you guys growing up? I like you reactions by the way. It is just a question...
@ScarriorIII3 жыл бұрын
Rain and mud was so bad at the battle, I've heard that some guys would get stuck, be left for 3 days, and be found in the same position almost up to their necks, begging for the end.
@47.0003 жыл бұрын
Adrian does so much in this epic. It's his masterpiece.
@karlmoles65303 жыл бұрын
Paschendale was a truly horrific battle with a staggering loss of life for absolutely no good reason. Thousands and tens of thousands of young British soldiers thrown against entrenched machine guns and artillery. A massive butchery for no gain at all.
@johnerikask1386Ай бұрын
Paschendale is just great!@
@jasonjones53573 жыл бұрын
Luv you guys.....from Wales x
@jimmyforsell67213 жыл бұрын
Great choise. 🤘
@josetarifeno17703 жыл бұрын
Iron Maiden su música a sido el soundtrack de mi vida ,siempre 🤘🎶
@SandraNelson0633 жыл бұрын
Passchendaele is where Canada became a nation, and gave notice that you should never take the field against us in battle. Bodies of fallen soldiers from that battle are still being found.
@brentgreen4688 ай бұрын
What happened to your proud nation? Now run by corrupt communists
@JayTor21123 жыл бұрын
Before there was Sabaton, there was Maiden.
@egrsok93882 жыл бұрын
MORE MAIDEN!
@phillsmith92553 жыл бұрын
Another Maiden masterpiece, they do these types of songs better then anyone!
@Trygvar133 жыл бұрын
Being Canadian I have always loved this song. 16 000 Canadians died during this battle.
@MB-co6qj3 жыл бұрын
I can tell you, even though I'm Dutch, it hits me so much more profoundly after I went to see the burial site last year, and Ypres/Ieper with alll those names on the monument, damn.. As Sabaton said: what's the price of a mile?
@tysonschroder98492 жыл бұрын
We had 3000 causalities in a single day. As a kiwi it does bring out the emotions as well.
@ericschaefer6769 Жыл бұрын
When you talk about their guitar player is fun to watch, did you realize Iron Maiden has 1 bass player, and 3 guitar players???
@ericmarshall18662 жыл бұрын
UP THE IRONS !!!!
@megaroli3 жыл бұрын
You guys are fun. Iron Maiden is the best heavy metal band Ever!
@davidwatkinson1408 Жыл бұрын
"Rush of blood, over we go" then a deliberate quiet, then Smith's guitar is the German machine guns cutting down the British troops...... I get emotional every time.
@Lourenlaine3 жыл бұрын
Good morning from Brazil 🇧🇷💚💛🤘
@zerosub9413 жыл бұрын
It's not first song Travis. It's in the middle of this concert. The og song is lengthy. Maiden are great storytellers, musically, visually and they perform it actually too. So yeah. This video was from Death On The Road Tour, performed in Dortmund, Germany 2003. Maiden is always like this, you either love them or hate them 🙂
@SteveMcbrain3 жыл бұрын
This is the 8th song played in the set
@1063ghost3 жыл бұрын
Morning from Germany 😂😁
@dirtyjerde133 жыл бұрын
he does a costume change and they do a set change between almost every song
@marcelmetal783 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the roadies actually dressed in WW1 uniforms to set up the stage. Seemed more fitting with the intro...
@roshenphilip24083 жыл бұрын
Janek gers is always fun to watch but Adrian and Dave are the one that holds all together from start to finish.
@darastarscream3 жыл бұрын
Adrian Smith, all y'all and gentlethems.
@joelanderson796210 ай бұрын
Are you kidding me? They've been doing this since the 80s
@brucedickinson123 жыл бұрын
their best new era song
@bjornvercaigne41142 жыл бұрын
Not in France, but in the town of Passendale, Flanders, Belgium 😉
@Micky_T893 жыл бұрын
Death on the road was the first of maidens live albums I heard. And it’s still my favourite.
@leftright53043 жыл бұрын
All the concerts of IRON MAIDEN begins with the ACES HIGH!
@pheeshankar62163 жыл бұрын
RESPECT TO ALL THOSE WHO SERVED & STILL SERVING...UPMOST RESPECT TO THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE...ON ALL SIDES 🙏🙏🙏🙏 R.I. P.
@greigbutler44982 жыл бұрын
I don’t think it’s the beginning of the concert, I can’t imagine them ever opening with paschendale
@cctvmanbob3 жыл бұрын
Iron Maiden base a lot of thier songs on history /Facts .. This is no different.. the world needs to remember ! .. The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was fought during the First World War from 31 July to 10 November 1917. ... On 31 July, the British began a new offensive, attempting to break through German lines by capturing a ridge near the ruined village of Passchendaele.
@lobeznomx47633 жыл бұрын
Please react Iron Maiden - For The Greater Good of God - Rock in Rio 2019. It's totally awesome and instrumentally imposing
@bradlynelson357 Жыл бұрын
Iron Maiden has 3 lead guitars plus the bass player
@paullucas74602 жыл бұрын
Maiden Rulz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UP THE IRONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@cmeav3 жыл бұрын
Ppl want to talk about underappreciated song... Hey amazing Jon, hook us all up!!! 'Empire of the clouds'
@shanehawkins89573 жыл бұрын
Empire of the clouds is a masterpiece
@nicholamitchell41983 жыл бұрын
More maiden excellent you can never have enough try 22 acicia avenue and die with your boots on and quick or be dead 🤘
@AB-gb1om3 жыл бұрын
22AA is such an underappreciated song. The Hammersmith'82 & Live After Death versions are especially awesome
@alexardies31713 жыл бұрын
@@AB-gb1om it’s the place where we all goooooooooo! 🙋🏼♀️🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@rickfriky13 жыл бұрын
That solo of Adrian Smith is so, so sickness 🎸💥💯🤘😭
@dikran66612 жыл бұрын
Adrian really outdid himself, on this epic masterpiece, about a bloody WW1, trench war battle. There is a reason why Adrian is my favorite of the 3 guitarists. Don't get me wrong. All 3 are awesome, but Adrian is just on another level for me! Up the Irons! 🤘😎🤘
@Oberegon10 ай бұрын
The third battle of Ypres 1917
@zildjian4life4333 жыл бұрын
First, yes I love that you did this song. It is another Maiden epic masterpiece. Second, SuzieQ - The blue hair and eyes, which I always love, with the purple lips and shirt = Pure hotness. \m/
@LionMetalMusic-videochannel3 жыл бұрын
Morse code of S O S it's : tree dots (S) . . . and than tree dashes (O) - - - and (S) . . . in morse = . . . - - - . . . The duration of a dash is three times the duration of a dot. just like Nicko did
@flashknockdown72712 жыл бұрын
Their best song? I say yep.
@iuristocco28293 жыл бұрын
Iron maiden é cultura em todos os sentidos, aprendi muito sobre ocultismo, história, teologia, etc.... Up the irons.
@mjoines623 жыл бұрын
Me Too Suzie!
@toddgarber9883 жыл бұрын
So epic!! Thank you so much for doing this song!!🔥🔥👊🤘 This song was mid set, btw. I think out of the vast Maiden catalogue, this song, Alexander the Great, and Book of Souls are the most underrated.