Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Looking back, song by song, at Iron Maiden's legendary 1982 album The Number Of The Beast on the 40th anniversary of its original release.
Gear used in this video:
Guitar: Ibanez Destroyer II DT300FR
Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 9-42
Plugin: Bias FX 2
DAW: Reaper Audio
Soundcard: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

At 3:06 I say I'm holding an Ibanez DT350... It's actually a DT300. Maybe I got mixed up with the almost identical DT50... Oops! 🤷🏻🤦‍♂️

[@TR-kompakt]

Haha.. Even guitar hero's make little mistakes 😅👍

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Ah man I'm faaaaaar from a guitar hero... And I make mistakes all the time! That's inevitable 😄

[@frankferriolo9212]

I'm one of those who heard this record in 1982 when it came out. I was 16. I was already a Maiden fan and was very interested in hearing their "new singer" at that time. When I heard it, it changed me forever! On a side-note, can you do a full lesson on 22 Acacia Ave.? Thanks Nico. Either way, I love this channel. Great video here.

[@ryananthony4840]

I had a GORGEOUS DTT-700(I think that was the model?) Gunmetal grey that burst into black around the edges, headstock painted the same, chrome Ibanez, DiMarzio Active X pu's...... Had to sell it and can't find one now nor afford one when I do, they went way up in value 😢

[@lloopdidu]

@@frankferriolo9212 Great album, my review kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs if you like! Nico is a real IM fan! Agree on his channel!

[@crayfishcrayfish]

Awesome as usual. I look forward to the Piece of mind 40th retrospective next year😜

[@mijailmartynuk]

I look forward to the Senjutsu 40th retrospective in 39 years😂

[@metal-adventures-joerg]

RIP Martin Birch and Clive Burr!!! Up the Irons forever!!!

[@CharliesMaidenCovers]

i love invaders, especially verse part, cant explain that, but the easy typical maiden chord progression and epic vocal melody sang amazingly by bruce. i was always sad that they didnt play it as an opener for tnotb tour. murders in a rue morgue was still an epic opener though

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I don't dislike it...i just don't love it. But I get why people do like it. I prefer the Suicidal Tendencies version of that melody 😄 It's called The Feeling's Back... Great song actually!

[@UncleRiotous]

The irony is that Steve's bass solo on NotB is easier to play than the backing to the guitar solos. The bass on that tune is incredible.

[@lloopdidu]

My review if you like kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs to celebrate the 40th anniversary! Up the irons!

[@egrsok9388]

I think the bass, and the freakish guitar solos on Invaders make it still a great song!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I have to admit that it is a crazy part to solo over It's pretty awesome that they were able to come up with the solos they did!

[@jkwacker8225]

Hallowed be thy name has always been and still is one of my favourite Iron Maiden songs.

[@michaeldouglas6008]

Excellence in description and elegance of speaking about this iconic band, you are a true fan and we cheer you for your dedication and fan based views!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

You're a real gentleman. Thank you so much! 🙏

[@michaeldouglas6008]

My reply is recognized and received by a true Iron Maiden fan, like we are! Thanks again for your true dedication! By the way you completely nail every note!!

[@theelderkine]

I remember being with my dad (RIP, he just passed on 03/19/22) in Camelot Music - he goes “I need to pick up this new Iron Maiden album for your brother.” It was NotB. I was 6 at the time, my brother was 16. My dad was awesome.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Wow it sure sounds like he was!! I'm very sorry for your loss, man. 😞

[@theelderkine]

@@LicksOfTheBeast - Cheers for that. He was a huge Pink Floyd fan, and enjoyed Maiden a bit as well, specifically Somewhere In Time. He was 81 when he left us.

[@Matt-pk6vp]

Hallowed be thy name is one of best sons of heavy metal, simply....Perfect!

[@Tony_Kam]

LOVED the dog's little cameo !! 😂😂

[@AndrewWhite-lx6df]

I remember this album coming out. I'd been a fanatical fan since 1980 so my friends and I were concerned about how Bruce's arrival would affect the band. We knew a new song would be released soon but didn't know exactly when, so every Friday night we listened to the Friday Rock Show on the radio, hoping to hear the song. One Friday, the show opened with a phenomenal song we'd never heard before. It was incredible! When it ended, I turned to my friends and said: 'I don't know if that's the new Maiden sound or not, but it's f**king good whoever it is!' Then it was announced as the new Iron Maiden single, 'Run to the Hills' and we knew this new lineup was very special. I bought the album the day it came out and I saw them live on that tour. That was a very special time in my life and that particular night is still etched very clearly on my mind. Not their best album in my opinion, even though I have the strongest emotional attachment to it, but it's certainly top three, only beaten by Seventh Son and Senjutsu.

[@CC-qb9sm]

What this album has meant to me and my metal journey cannot be overstated! 🤘

[@CC-qb9sm]

I really like two of the tracks that it seems others think are low points of the album. Gangland is da bomb! Such a moody tune, dig it so much! I’m also a huge fan of Invaders, so aggressive! Hallowed was my favorite song for many years (I’ve heard Nicko say this one is still his favorite). If you don’t rock out to the title track you don’t have a pulse! Every song on the album at some point was a favorite of mine, but put a gun to my head today and tell me to pick a favorite track I’ve gotta go with 22 Acacia Ave!! Riffs and grooves for days and days and years on that one!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@pascTV]

The doggo cameo 😄

[@philippehendrickx1109]

Still remember getting this record. I was a maiden fan from the start and saw them on stage in 1980 for the first time. But this album was indeed something else. Saw them the following year with Bruce during the legendary Dortmund festival. Great memories!

[@lloopdidu]

You lucky man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@german2501]

Invaders: For me, despite of not being the best from the album is a good opener. Fast, violent but at the same time it shows how the band started to mature their lyrical content. It's their first song about an epic but destructive battle. A topic that IM repeats almost with every album. (The Trooper, Aces High, Alexander The Great; well, this one isn't totally about war but still has the essence) Children Of The Damned: One of my favorite power ballads. Bruce's vocals feels like they are injected with anger and sadness. The breakdown is one of my favorite parts from the album "Now it's burning his hands, He's turning to laugh..." And the bend harmony is great too. Also seems this is one of the favorites of Metallica. After the first arpeggio a guitar starts to play octaves, really similar what Metallica does in The Unforgiven II. And also the One tapping part is almost the same. The Prisoner: This one is my least favorite but it's amazing too. I don't know why but my least favorite songs are from The Prisoner series (Back In The Village). The prechorus is the best part! "Run, fight to breathe...". Also the dialogues from the serie are a nice detail. 22 Acacia Avenue: If it wasn't for Hallowed Be Thy Name this one would be the best. Both solos are at least at my top 10, very catchy but creative at the same time. The Dave's one is wonderful, emotive. And the Adrian's one seems like it represents a discussion between the protagonist and Charlotte, and one of the part seems to have won with the resolution of the solo. Some fans don't like the lyrics, but for me it's one of their best. Not every song has to be epic and poetic to be great, like Rime of The Ancient Mariner. These lyrics are charged with agony and despair. Perfect. The Number Of The Beast: A classic, this is the reason why nowadays we call Iron Maiden "The Beast". Represents the main esence of Iron Maiden. Is THE SONG. And I'm never tired of the Bruce's scream. Run To The Hills: Every album has the popular and this isn't the exception. Easy chorus for the crowd to sing and feel. A short song with a slow begining but as soon as we keep listening the gallop starts. Also a classic one, the only problem is in live, even with Bruce in his prime (during 1982 tour) the chorus sounds strange. Idk, maybe it's just me Gangland: This is the black sheep even for the fans that listens to "underrated songs". I love this short but emotive song and it's really well placed. Just before Hallowed Be Thy Name and this helps the flow of the album. They did the same with SIT placing Deja Vu before Alexander and it works great. Clive Burr begins with his violent drum intro, the open distorted riff strikes and then Bruce starts singing really nice lyrics. The middle section is one of my favorites points from the album: "Once you were glad to be free for a while..." and I'm not being sarcastic. Total Eclipse: I don't have too much to say about this one. In comparison with Gangland this one is more agressive and has a better solo, but in the chorus by far I prefer Gangland. A shame it isn't in spotify tho. Hallowed Be Thy Name: I can't say anything that hasn't already been said about this. The best song of their career objectively talking. The Hammersmith 82 performance is one of the best of all the music. Bruce sounds even better than the album version. Final Conclusion: TNOTB is my 3rd favorite IM album. If the first has a classic sound, Killers is kind of punk, Piece of Mind tells myths, books, stories, Powerslave is the epic one and SiT has its unique 80ish style, TNOTB is the darkest one. The main topic is the domination from a stronger to a weaker. Every "character" suffers this but in different way (ones being invaded by a more powerful one, or being in the death row without anything to do to stop it). A masterpiece. 1) Hallowed Be Thy Name (10) 2) 22 Acacia Avenue (10) 3) Children of The Damned (10) 4) The Number of The Beast (9) 5) Run To The Hills (9) 6) Gangland (8,5) 7) Invaders (8,5) 8) Total Eclipse (8) 9) The Prisoner (8)

[@siddharthdeshmukh8118]

Absolutely agree with that Deja Vu-Alexander The Great & Gangland-Hallowed Be Thy Name comparison!

[@edgarg.8013]

A master reviewing a masterpiece.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Still very much a student... 😃 Cheers brother 🤜🤛

[@TheDrogich]

I remember as it was yesterday the first time I heard TNOTB, I got it for my 14th birthday from my best friend. I was really into rap music at that time and didn't know hevy metal existed. When my friends went home it was somwhere around 1 A.M. I went to bed, turned the lights off and inserted the CD in my stereo, listened first 4 songs and then The Number of The Beast came and that spoken word intro. Now imagine a kid who watched too much horror movies for his age listening to this in the pitch dark. I was scared to death and then that famous scream from Bruce, now that was an experience and I was scared up until that Adrian's solo and it was the most awesome thing I heard in my whole life. This album changed my life forever and I remember every day coming from school and listening to this album over and over on repeat for three months until I got other Maiden albums and completely falling in love with Maiden and metal music. So here it is, the story about me and the most important album in my life.

[@lloopdidu]

Agree man, it was more or less what I felt at that time kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs and then a disk after another from #IronMaiden ... Enjoy!

[@marillionman8811]

I'm lucky enough to have the UK first pressing of this album. It's one of my favourite maiden albums with children of the damned being my favourite along with hallowed be thy name.

[@gvyrock]

Enhorabuena a Iron Maiden!!! 40 años de esta obra maestra. Enhorabuena por el canal, es una maravilla!!!👏👏👏🎸🤘🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Muchisimas gracias amigo!!

[@michaelhernandez1218]

Such an iconic album. By the time I was introduced to Iron Maiden, Powerslave had just come out. I was blown away the first time I heard Transylvania from their first album. It was because of Steve Harris that I picked up the bass and never looked back. Best band ever in my opinion. Eddie and the boys keep evolving and continue to amaze everyone. 🤘

[@lloopdidu]

Agree, best band ever! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review!

[@danielgonzaleztejedor9486]

As you said, been a teenager in 1982 and discover this band and this record is eternal love. Nevertheless there was very few information about them and all you can do was listen that album non stop. Run to the Hills was mindblowing. Your mention to Clive at the end is very appreciated, what would happened with Maiden if he hadn't been fired. Cheers.

[@SwashBuccaneer]

This is my wife's favorite album. I got her the 40th anniversary vinyl of it last year.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

That's a sweet gift for any fan!! It's such a nicely packaged album too 🙂

[@krzysiu4003]

I taped run to the hills and number of the beast every time they were played on the radio, so I could hear them over and over without rewinding. Favourite songs, 22 acacia avenue (dubious lyrics but at the time didn’t know). Hollowed be thy name, classic epic.

[@danbal4185]

"22 Acacia Avenue" is my favorite Maiden track of all times. The progressive structure, the dark "east-end at night" atmosphere and Adrian's final masterpiece of a solo. Also the reality-based dramatic lyrics. Just one correction: i'm pretty sure that only the opening riff and the subsequent first two verses are written by Adrian (a variation from a previous Urchin composition), the rest of the song is Steve material.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

That's the bulk of the song... Especially the verse riff 😄 The "bite her, excite her" part definitely sounds like a Harris part as does Dave's solo part (that turnaround is totally Steve), the chorus I'm not sure... 🤷🏻

[@lethalfright]

Invaders is the song that made me Iron Maiden fan.

[@HugoVenturini]

Amazing! Hallowed be Thy Name is THE Maiden song to me! The best! The essential!

[@SasaZikic]

Gangland is my favorite song.Adrian and Dave my favorite guitar players.This album is the biggest culprit since I learned to play the guitar as a 13-year-old boy back in 1982.😁

[@RedroomStudios]

you must be close to the same age as me... I turned 13 in November of 82. today I turned 53.

[@SasaZikic]

​@@RedroomStudios a Born in 69, brother.... I turned 53 on October 23.😁

[@lloopdidu]

Ganglang is a great tune! It's a pity they haven't put in the new release kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@willyar68]

Nico, you are a genius, I started listening to Iron Maiden with The Number of the Beast and then I went back to Iron Maiden and Killer, it was necessary. From that moment on, when I was only 13 years old, I never stopped and Maiden accompanies me until today at 53 years old. Excellent explanation and summary of a great album that left a mark on heavy metal, everything that sold after it had to surpass The Number of the Beast.

[@lloopdidu]

I'm 52 so I can understand what you're saying ... my review if you like! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs Enjoy!

[@StratsRUs]

I was thirteen and bought it on the day it came out.Saved up my dinner money for ages !! I was a skinny kid because there was so much great music that came out then.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Hahaha that's amazing! 😃

[@lloopdidu]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs Great Album, my review, enjoy!

[@franciscosakodatelles8819]

I love all this album!!

[@siddharthdeshmukh8118]

My 3rd favourite Maiden album and of course one of, if not the best album cover ever! The title track was one of the first song I heard by them, while have had listen to a fair amount of Metallica and Slayer, I was still new to metal but the atmosphere of the song plus the spoken intro diving straight into it, just amazing and one of the most hauntingly beautiful and awesome piece of music ever. My fav from the album is 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' and loved how you compare that part from '22 Acacia Avenue' with 'Cowboys From Hell'. \m/

[@diegomena]

Thanks for the acknowledgment and contribution remarks on Clive Burr at the end of the video!

[@darrenc8776]

I had beast on cassette tape and until my wife purchased the CD version some years later I had never heard twilight zone!!!!!! It's was and still is most maiden fans top three album . I can almost play the entire album on guitar that fact would have blown my mind all those years ago

[@lloopdidu]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like. Enjoy!

[@monotonebooster3229]

When I was 12 in 88, I bought this album in the record store - reason?? The coolest cover I had ever seen! Only place i had access to a record player was at my grandmas place - she had like a little portable record player with probably the worst speaker. However I spend the next many month as much as I could at her place only to listen to this mind blowing album over and over again. This changed my life - I have been a huge Maiden fan ever since!! I really like your channel here, great content!! Up The Irons!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing!! It was awesome to pick out an album just because of the cover back then... Especially when it paid off like this album. I'm sure your grandma was thankful too considering how much extra time she got to spend with you 😊

[@toddgarber988]

My favorite album of all time. As great as Maiden albums have been from Iron Maiden to Senjutsu, The Number of the Beast is and always will be my favorite. Wouldn't change a note. Great video!🔥🤘

[@noggintube]

40 years already? That's made me feel old - I was in my teens in the 80's and this was the first Maiden album I bought as I loved the artwork and became a life long fan from that moment, quickly grabbing the first 2 albums afterwards. Great breakdown of the songs and especially appreciate the nod to Clive Burr 👍

[@javierdelarco5762]

Great review, Nico!!! I started listening Iron Maiden just a year later (Piece of Mind). TNOTB is an incredible album, full of fantastic songs and the best album cover of all time. Keep on the great work!!! Up the Irons!!! 🤘😜🤘

[@ShadyLurk3r92]

Lol so good to hear someone else who also appreciates Gangland. The song just has a certain high energy to it that's awesome.

[@lloopdidu]

Gangland is a great song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@RustyDarlington]

Clive's drumming on the album was just wow. incredible video!

[@PolarisCastillo]

Always look forward to your commentary videos the most! Love when you dissect and review albums with interesting perspectives. Please do more of these!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you so much! Really glad to hear it and yes, there will definitely be more of these in the future 😊

[@peterk4626]

The Prisoner has always been my fave on that album. Love that first Adrian triad bit.

[@Hell-Awaits]

If the dog showed up in the "Invaders" review, it would have been perfect! 🤣 Tier 1 content and tier 1 playing. Greetings from Italy!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Gli dovrei insegnare a recitare un po' allora... 😄 Comunque grazie tantissime! 🤘

[@Hell-Awaits]

@@LicksOfTheBeast Avevo dei sospetti sul tuo avere qualcosa di italiano 🤣🤣🤣

[@lloopdidu]

La mia recensionde dell'album in italiano kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJXMZoiAmbygrqM con mio figlio di 10 anni! Buon divertimento!

[@tillyvick14]

Beautifully done Nico thanks again so much!

[@dominicpocher9750]

Once again thanks for your content Nico, always a pleasure to watch!

[@michaelbryan6552]

Yep, still recall first hearing this album, and then getting my own copy of it. Really a game changer in metal at that time for me. The riffs were just endless and each song was so solid. The production rages and the vocals...epic! For me, this one and Killers are always my two go-to albums for Maiden. Nice video retrospective. Cheers!

[@danbal4185]

Amazing content as always!

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

Fantastic video man! You never disappoint. Up the irons! \m/

[@Sebastian_Mroczek]

Going to listen to the whole album again for the 100th time because of this😄. Always great playing, great content and the presentation of it!🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ronaldkirby5888]

My youngest brother and I had been listening to Maiden's first two albums and were impressed, but then "OMG" we got the Number of the Beast album, and then we saw Maiden in their first concert appearance in Seattlea0s the opening act for the Scorpions. To this day it was the best show we ever saw....and can you imagine the value at a ticket price of $7.50. Number of the Beast set the bar very high for heavey metal. Thank God for Iron Maiden and all the great music they have produced!!!

[@lloopdidu]

You lacky man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@maiden4greece572]

TNOTB ...Music Perfection...

[@jeffreyyannuzzi4832]

Hope you do a deep dive on all the Maiden albums. I extremely enjoy your channel, and like you love Iron Maiden.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

So glad to hear that. Thank you And yes, I do plan on making a lot more of these as I get better at it 😊

[@Moon-mc6mm]

Missed out on it by a year. 1983 Piece of Mind was where my journey started. Brilliant video as always dude :)

[@emilyinoregon6967]

Great video! I love the album, and thanks for singling out the COTD chorus riffs, those are killer. Beautiful Ibanez!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Glad you enjoyed it! I love when a song has a great chorus riff or chord progression! It totally makes the song for me... Like Black Sabbath's TV crimes 😊

[@suetruett3812]

Nico, I love this concept.. Going through the album song by song. Great idea!!! This only goes to show how incredibly ahead of thier time Iron Maiden was.

[@robertoquattrini2504]

Always great contents Nico! Congrats!

[@lloopdidu]

Concordo, Nico is the best! La mia versione in italiano, kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJXMZoiAmbygrqM 🙂

[@paulbyrne7617]

Good stuff mate, Number of the Beast was my fist introduction to Iron Maiden and was hooked from then, still am big fan 40 years on. Cheers

[@andrewarmitage2565]

Great review of an absolute classic album Nico. Very impressive playing as usual and that destroyer looks so nice! Really enjoyed the cameo of your four legged friend! A nice touch to say some well deserved praise for Clive Burr too. Excellent video guys. Up the irons!!

[@ricardo_leoni]

Great review, great play! You rock man

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thanks dude! Cheers 🤜🤛

[@GeoffSaari]

Lets be honest , that breakdown section from NOTB is an absolute iconic moment in metal history. Great video Nico!! Forza Juve

[@enriquesoto6534]

Lovely tribute, Nico! Congratulations! There’s a record that holds a special place in my heart! Takes me back to elementary school! I already knew the band by their first two albums. Oddly enough, I had my vinyl copy of Killers and a cassette version of Iron Maiden. I had to ask one of my school friends to lend me his NOTB copy, which he reluctantly did! I payed dearly for that! He asked me in return for my Hemispheres vinyl! Since those days, I felt it was an amazing record, although Invaders and Gangland sounded like they could have been on the Killers album, and I love Killers. They are great songs, but I can clearly hear the difference in direction of the other Tracks. It’s just a matter of keeping the flow. Since Total Eclipse probably didn’t fit due to vinyl time restraints; to me it’s awesome to finally see that excellent song included on the disc. Widens the range and adds to the variety of this astounding work of art! Keep it up, Nico!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Ah man I hope you still have that Hemispheres vinyl as well 😄 Thanks for sharing dude!

[@paulwells6131]

Great vid, especially the cameo by your dog!!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

😂😂😂 He does know how to make an entrance

[@ericmiller5603]

Nico, so glad I found your channel; I love how you play Maiden and talk about the band and their songs! You were right about those of us who met this head-on when it came out: I was 13 and my best friend (down the road) was 12. “Number of the Beast” and its successor, “Piece of Mind” never left our turntables! It also got my friend to play bass and me guitar, though I never really took lessons and/or applied myself until recent years. My friends and I saw Maiden for the first time in 1983 for the “Powerslave” tour. Twisted Sister opened.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I'm glad you found me too! 😃 World slavery tour with TS opening with a freshly released Stay Hungry... I envy that big time!

[@leehyson9831]

Yet another epic video and great playing Nico. I recall reading somewhere that Invaders is actually a "updated/re-work" of the earlier song Invasion off the 1980 Women in uniform ep.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Yeah I remember Steve saying that in an old interview with John Stix. I think he referred to it as a "continuation" rather than a rewrite but either way it definitely sounds like they're connected.

[@zoltankoves]

I would recommend Dream Theater's version of the entire album, it's called Dream Theater: The Number Of the Beast I've got a story as well: I was about 13 years old, had a copy of the audio cassette of the album. During a family meeting playing with the orher kids I had an idea of playing some "disco" music for them. Back then I thought Iron Maiden is disco. So I did, but when I saw it's not for everyone, I stopped the tape, and wondered why the other kids didn't like it as much as I did, some of them didn't like it at all. Now as a 48 year old, I'm still into 80's metal just like my 13 year old self, who thought Maiden is disco.

[@lloopdidu]

:)) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs I agree interesting version from Dream ... my review f you like!

[@jasondesjardins7371]

Nico, great job again. This may have been your most impactful video yet. You not only captured what made this album so significant but also what makes Maiden who they are. I was 12 when NOTB came out and really got into Maiden in '84 with Powerslave. This is when I picked up the guitar. What a great period to start. Even after almost 40 years of playing I still LOVE getting hung up on little idiosyncrasies of Dave and, especially, Adrian's work. Thanks for all you do. Your channel matters. It provides a valuable distillation of Iron Maiden as a band and not only the guitar playing. Thanks for reminding me why I'm so passionate about Maiden.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Man, thank you so so much for those exceptionally kind words! It really means a lot to know that these videos are connecting with fellow fans in this way. You really made my day with this comment. Thank you! And thanks for sharing your history with the band too! I agree that was such a great period to get into guitar playing... I started a few years after you but still went through the same songs. I wonder if it was the lack of available sources (i.e. no internet) that kept the magic going a little more? 🤔

[@jasondesjardins7371]

@@LicksOfTheBeast that had a huge impact. I'll inbox you on FB with my comments on that.

[@olastokken7670]

I love this album, it was the first hard rock I ever heard in the late summer of 1982. I say hard rock, because I find the label metal to be wrong when we are talking about Maiden’s music. Anyway, this was my first taste of this kind of music, never looked back since😎 The album has great songs, artwork and last but not the least, the sound is very special and unique (and good), never heard anything like it. Good work and fun to Watch, as always, Nico😎👍

[@lucadimauro8960]

16 minuti di pura goduria, grazie Nico. Su Clive, sono d'accordo con te sul definire il suo drumming fenomenale... leggendo il libro di Bruce si capisce che Steve non era tanto contento però del suo drumming e questo fa capire come Steve era già alla ricerca della perfezione per tutti gli aspetti della band cercando qualcosa di meglio di ciò che noi già definiamo fenomenale. Grazie ancora. P.s. le tue performance e il tuo sound sono sempre al top, e l'intrusione nel tuo video è stata fantastica!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Grazie tantissime Luca! Eh sì Miles è troppo un personaggio 😄

[@nickjonhagan1894]

Great review. Did i just see the beast wander onto your recording? 🤣🤣

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Hahaha yes, indeed! 😄

[@joberry3201]

Great Video and well played. I heard these songs live first on the Beast on the Road tour in 1982. I was blown away, then the album came out and I was hooked on the band. Been a fan 42 years and I still love this album. Really enjoy your channel. Up the irons! 🤟

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Wow you saw them live before the album was out? That must have been... Life-altering! Did any one song stand out particularly where everyone freaked out?

[@joberry3201]

@@LicksOfTheBeastI was in the circle (balcony) of the Glasgow Apollo, Scotland. When they played Hallowed be thy Name the crowd went mental. The place was shaking, I hurt my neck from too much head banging and I couldn’t hear properly for a week. Great days.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

That's fantastic!! You're lucky to have such a great memory to hold on to and I really appreciate you sharing it 😊

[@lloopdidu]

Older than me man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@gerryiannuzzi815]

Nico you make it look so easy! I was 20 when this one came out.

[@sjbelias]

I was 12 when this came out and I saw the MTV video of run to the hills and number of the beast and it changed me forever….unbelievable album!

[@lloopdidu]

I was 11 and I discovered IM a bit later but I agree, Unbelievable album! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review!

[@steveaustin16]

i was at the show in Toronto in 82!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

That must have been incredible!

[@lloopdidu]

You lacky man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@leonardoberdejo3670]

Good video as always. I have two dogs! Bruce and Doncella (Maiden in spanish). 😬 And my Real Estate company is called "Villacacia". Is the mix between "Back in the Village" and "22 Acacia Avenue", both a great Adrian Smith songs. 😉 (Attention: It is not inspired by the lyrics). 😅

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

That's absolutely awesome!! Villacacia sounds like you sell high end, exotic properties 😃 very cool, man! 🤜🤛

[@jeffmartin3451]

This video is so good, you speak gospel! Up the Irons!

[@jonshaw9472]

Nobody was more disappointed than me when Paul Dianno was fired (Paul was on fire on the Killers tour in the UK)..but I've gotta say Bruce absolutely nailed it live on the Beast on the road tour unbelievable voice, amazing range, great frontman and full of energy and fire and the new songs went down a storm. Nobody had heard 'Hallowed, Damned ,Number, 22 Acacia or Prisoner because the album wasn't realised for another month, I was so impressed I travelled further 3 days later to see them again...Great memories and the album is always gonna be in my top 3.

[@lloopdidu]

Agree, the played the best in 82! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like!

[@DavidLionGuitar]

Thank you! for mentioning Martin Birch, he doesn't get nearly enough credit as a producer. I'm also a little surprised how i've never seen anyone mentioning how Adrian's tapped solo from Children of the Damned inspired Kirk Hammet's solo from One by Metallica.

[@Sxuk]

The first album I ever purchased. Classic

[@paulwells6131]

I lost my original tape years ago, however CD is a special edition and has Total Eclispe! Hallowed Be Thy Name is still my favourite Maiden song!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I should still have mine at my mom's house and I remember it had a misprint on the back part: the last song was listed as Hallowed By Thy Name 😄

[@miguelanxomuradolo2638]

Once again, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and great playing... Hum... and for introduce to us your dog (or maybe that fleeting dark shadow was a male goat, just after analyzing «The number of the beast»...? 🤔).

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Hahaha that's Miles. He's a Daniff (Great Dane and Mastiff mix) and he's adorable. He makes a subtle appearance in my next video as well 😄

[@lendonhoffman513]

You're awesome 👌

[@stavrosmaiden]

Nico I've seen all of your videos and I've never seen you so enthusiastic 😁 And of course it makes sense, you are talking about one of the defining albums in music history! For me "hallowed be thy name" is the definitive metal song, it encompasses the talent, the darkness and the artistry of heavy metal and no one else could have written it than the boss, Steve Harris! 🤘 P.S. I think Metallica managed to get their own "Hallowed..." with "One"!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I could easily have kept talking a lot more about each song but you know... I'm trying to keep these videos from being TOO long 😄 Hallowed is definitely one of those key metal songs like Holy Diver and Crazy Train where the impact and influence is undeniable!

[@stavrosmaiden]

@@LicksOfTheBeast indeed!!

[@lloopdidu]

I agree, Nico as real Maiden's fan, couldn't express his happiness as he did, talking about this album, the album that changed the rock history! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like!

[@neostratego1213]

This album is full of stories

[@deepcreekfilms6706]

Awesome video and a great retrospective of NOTB. This was the second Maiden album I purchased and I seriously think I wore it out, playing it over and over. Hallowed Be Thy Name has been my favorite Maiden of all time since then. A couple of things: 1. I wish Ibanez made a lefty version of the DT300. I’ve wanted one since I first saw Adrian play it on the Beast Over Hammersmith video. Such a gorgeous musical instrument, and a truly iconic guitar. 2. The pooch steals the show! Thanks for doing this video Nico. I don’t think there’s anyone on KZbin who appreciates Maiden the way you do.

[@deepcreekfilms6706]

One last thing… Clive Burr was simply amazing. RIP, Clive.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Yeah I'm sure it would have been cool... Then again, they barely made any right handed ones either 😄 Miles always steals the show... I can't take him anywhere without having to stop for pictures and A&A! And yeah Clive was amazing indeed!! 🤜🤛

[@nicholaschapman6763]

UP THE FUCKING IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE MAIDEN!!!! I AM GOING TO SEE THEM TWICE THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!SO FUCKING HAPPY TO SEE THEM FOR MY 8TH AND 9TH TIME

[@lloopdidu]

Me too, this year we must see them! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like! Enjoy!

[@willman100]

Greatness

[@alessandrofaoro1644]

Pagherei per sentirti raccontare storie! 🔝

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

E che complimento!! Grazie tantissime 😊

[@rabarebra]

@11:54 it was immortalises on the B-side of the Run to the Hills 12" Maxi Single. Many of us hadn't seen the Hammersmith show or even heard of it until it came out in the Eddie's box set.

[@igortselniker7926]

What about 12 Wasted Years home video from 1987?

[@lloopdidu]

great live, agree! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review if you like!

[@lendonhoffman513]

You're awesome

[@coachinho4919]

I think that there are no songs up to today that puts me in the middle of the stroy that is been told as Hallowed Be Thy Name does. I don't know If my english is good enough to make my comment clear. But my point is, I can feel the whole anguish that this charcter is feeling. It's just incredible how they build up this masterpiece.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Your English is crystal clear my friend!! It's very true... The song is very powerful for that reason!

[@durkar3791]

Amazing album featuring my all time favourite Maiden sing Hallowed be thy name!!!. Great retrospective Nico! As an aside can I ask where you get the trikot Maiden shirts, I've looked everywhere for them and can't find a decent site, and pointers much appreciated. Up the Irons!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Yes absolutely! I order them from WaSport in Brazil. They have some really great ones for every album. The back has the number as well (the last two digits of the release year). You can check them out here: ironmaiden.wasport.com.br/camisas-de-futebol/

[@durkar3791]

@@LicksOfTheBeast Nico you are an absolute gentleman thank you so much.

[@a8converterman]

Pretty sure in the 80s in the UK the album came out with a non-EMI label release but I was able to convince a friend's sister to sell me her original EMI version for something silly like £3.

[@AndyTheRoo]

I really like Gangland. Total Eclipse is great but for me I rather Gangland. I just love the pace. Hallowed be Thy Name is my favourite song of all time btw. There's just nothing better.

[@_pedrohenriquebp]

I can't choose my favorite Maiden album, but the best drums is from NOTB

[@lloopdidu]

yes it's difficult but TNOTB is an epic one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs my review! Enjoy!

[@barbarianblood2316]

This was excellent. Piece of mind next year?🤞

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Absolutely!

[@barbarianblood2316]

@@LicksOfTheBeast You rule man!

[@metalinsights9664]

"Gangland" is a real class act. It's a song that never gets old, no matter how many times I listen to it. The guitar work, too, is classy, serious metal. It's not a song that was written to be a hit, but that is, precisely, why it is so good. It's heavy metal for the sake of heavy metal. "Total Eclipse" uses F- and G- major in the intro and outro and has that slow, psychedelic section in the middle, which at first listen sound a bit too happy and not quite Maiden. Maybe that is why the band and management decided to omit it from the original release of the album.

[@rabarebra]

No, No, No, and No, just No. Total Eclipse doesn't sound happy. If you have any skills of music theory you should know this. F and G major or whatever major doesn't make it happy sounding. It depends on the root note of the bass being played, or other instruments interaction with those chord.

[@metalinsights9664]

@@rabarebra I have four years of formal music theory study under my belt. The F and G chords in "Total Eclipse" are played as arpeggiated bar chords, which is how they are typically played on the acoustic guitar, but on the electric, that detail lends the song intro a vibe that doesn't sound quite right for Maiden and doesn't fit well with the rest of the songs on The Number of the Beast.

[@rabarebra]

@@metalinsights9664 It sounds Maiden.

[@rabarebra]

@@metalinsights9664 The Number of the Beast (title track) also starts with a major key, for your information. Doesn't make it less Maiden'ish.

[@atphotos]

I did not recognize the first song on the second side......hmm....second row center at NY Palladium '82....I was there.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

Rip Clive Burr. Not as technical as Nicko but still phenomenal and creative. Anyway, I really like "Invaders", especially the 2 parts between the verse and the chorus...and I LOVE "Total Eclipse": the "sunrise has gone" part is very cool, as well that proto-speed metal section of the solos...then the melodic end. To make it short, this song is just perfect in all its entirety.

[@MatteoAn93]

💥💥💥💥

[@stanleyjoseph2181]

Lovvve the detailed analysis on NOB! Dont think anyone has done it with so many things to look back upon. Beautiful. Are you using the Mark V amp sim here for all songs ?

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Glad you enjoyed it! For this one I used a preset someone made that approximates the overall NOTB sound. I thought it captured that mid-heavy crunch fairly well 😊

[@stanleyjoseph2181]

@@LicksOfTheBeast yes totally!!

[@lloopdidu]

Agree, I'm learning a lot from this channel! If you like this content, my review kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Wc6esg92gibs Enjoy!