Number Of The Beast: Terrified Parents And Crushed The Weak

[@michaellrakes5521]

First stumbled onto Maiden when i was 17, in 2000. I grew up in a rural place where their music was never heard, fans werent really around here and their albums were nearly non-existent except for maybe a single album in a record store. What cracked the sky for me was seeing their debut video for The Wickerman from the Brave New World album on VH1's Rock Show with Cain. I heard that opening riff and then the gallop, then the catchy chorus and all of these explosions and Eddie chasing down a guy in a green 1970 Dodge Challenger. That was EVERYTHING i needed as a teenage kid! I immediately went out and bought the album and it was fate that came in next, that a friend of my brother's was coming in from the Air Force to attend my brother's wedding. He was a Maiden fan himself and found out that i was now a fan, so he offered me his other ticket to go with him to see Maiden live outside of Cleveland, when another friend bailed out. I took the offer, went with him and walked out of there a full blown convert. I went home and bought every single Maiden album released up to that point, bought any concert video i could find and had my room adorned in various Eddies and Maiden merch, plastered over it. Going back thru to all of their albums, i found Piece of Mind to be the one that connected hardest with me, but The Number of the Beast is legendary. I believe there is NO such thing as any bad Maiden album, all 17 of them!

[@mboyer68]

October 1982 iron maiden opened up for Judas Priest in Rochester New York. Number of the beast and screaming for vengeance tour. Was 15 and it was my first concert ever. I still have the Maiden concert pin, says 'made in England' on the back! I went there for Judas Priest, but iron maiden blew my mind. Both fans were just incredible, looking back at it now, they were both at their absolute peak in my opinion. Not that they dropped off after that, but I believe those albums were one of the best albums for each band. Also looking back at it now, it's shocking that iron maiden was still opening up for anyone. Those guys weren't that much older than I was at the time! Another thing, we didn't have much information back then so I didn't even know they were British, either band. And strangely enough, no matter what someone's home language is, when they sing English, they all sound American. Was a very strange thing that I have asked speech pathologist about, and they and never even thought about it or heard about it before.

[@humanactivated1017]

That’s powerful , shaped you for life . I think my third concert ever was iron maiden coney Hatch , for the piece of mind tour . Was in the front row and my ears rang for nearly a week . May still have the piece of mind concert shirt

[@hymedude7378]

Interesting I was just thinking about the different versions of English with an accent...and how every region has accents...from Boston to brooklyn,from Texas to Australia...from Tennessee to the San Fernando Valley..from Canada..Ay to Oshkosh bygosh😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@guitarmeetsscience]

You are absolutely right - when I got into Zeppelin at a young age I was so shocked when I finally got a hold of a copy of the song remains the same. I thought they hired some British guy to stand out there and introduce their songs lol. This was all cassette by the way no video. And then I saw Robert plant get interviewed and I'm like wow these guys are actually British lol. That must have been awesome to see priest and maiden back in those days - they were definitely both in top form. What a great time for music!

[@everydaystuffandthingsguy4554]

My favorite channel! Maiden was one of these bands that I was like: “Holly shit! I am a Maiden fan!” There was a certain pride being 14-15ish. I had that first feeling of pride when I bought Rush, moving pictures as a 11, 12ish year old. I can’t explain but as I think about it I equate the feeling as being “Woke.” My friends, not all of them but most were stuck in the pop radio rotation. I would spend hours in the record store flipping through Maiden which took me to WASP, Priest, Saxon, all things metal! I was telling a friend about your channel and one of the things I told him is that your channel is like a time machine because I find myself looking back in time and reliving my youth because I inevitably am reminded of something from my youth. I think of a concert that I went to, or something I did that involved music. I was blessed that I love music and understand the history of music and the importance of music in a normal healthy childhood, and throughout adulthood. I love this channel! If you are reading my comment and you haven’t subscribed yet, or hit like, please do! If you’re new watching this channel, I promise you that you can watch for hours on end, and you will be transported listening to the stories this man tells! Fantastic work as always, sir!

[@humanactivated1017]

Iron Maiden is an awakening and coming out of the intellectual metal closet .

[@guitarmeetsscience]

Wow - you don't know how valuable that feedback is to me. Sometimes we get into something, and it just flows, but to really understand kind folks like yourself coming in and really expressing the effect is extremely motivational. I really really appreciate that so much man!!!

[@EdBMetal]

This is awesome Jimmy! Always loved the band, their music, Riggs’ artwork, their cool videos, Eddie merch, experiencing their EPIC live shows… an inspiration for playing guitar… Maiden is a lifestyle. They are absolute LEGENDS! Up the irons!!! 🍻🤘😈🤘🍻

[@guitarmeetsscience]

Thanks Ed!!! Haha I knew maiden would be right up your alley 🤘🤘

[@pepelinsuarez]

I became a Maiden fan after listening to "The Number of th Beast" album💪🔥🤟

[@caranconarroe-pearson2954]

So glad to have experienced the awesome genre of music from the 80's

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

I had been listening to the first 2 albums every day for a few months when this came out, very influential record to say the least. One of the best.

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

Rip Paul

[@guitarmeetsscience]

Paul was a legend in his own right. I think his loss really hurt the group no matter what they went through

[@SurSwati]

Beautiful sharing ❤️ 💕

[@sunsty1e]

they did everything right at the perfect time

[@sokolmalsija643]

Coming from communist country, Albania where not only western music was forbidden but anything western, even the jeans, we are exactly like north cores now. I remember when I buy something time album in black market in 1987 from that day I never ever stopped hearing this great group.after communism failed I migrated in Europe and I don’t even remember how many time I saw live. Now Brooklyn resident I was with my 11 year daughter live in Brooklyn

[@SonicGrace]

Dude , one of my favorite bands , Excellent !!!

[@edwincrain986]

30 minutes TIL MIDNIGHT!

[@edwincrain986]

Hi

[@EdBMetal]

Aces Hi ✋😉🎸

[@guitarmeetsscience]

Hahaha well I caught you kind of late Edwin, but yeah it is sometime till midnight 🤘😎🤘

[@haysc1970]

In 1984 I saw the World Slavery Tour, Reunion Arena Dallas Tx. I was 13. It changed my life as shortly after I started playing bass. Iron Maiden was my fucking RELIGION! A week ago I saw them in Ft. Worth. Dave and Adrian are the best. They are 70 years old and still spot on. I have nothing but Respect And Admiration for this band. In the 80s they got NO radio airplay or MTV yet they were selling out shows everywhere. Fuck Mainstream Media!

[@guitarmeetsscience]

What a hell of a time to see them!

[@roymartin500]

Paul was it! He had it then lost it, that is a shame in its own. While landing a great new singer or a great new band depending on who's shoes your in. Two steps forward and one step back is how I view it. Number Of The Beast was far from a failure but it wasn't as great as Piece Of Mind or Powerslave nor Iron Maiden or Killers but that's just my opinion. Up the Irons!

[@richardayala3748]

Great documentary!!

[@guitarmeetsscience]

Thank you! 🙏

[@wolfgangkirby6820]

The amount of hate I see this album getting. For me this album is the real beginning of maiden , the start of the style that was perfected on somewhere in time/powerslave . Seventh son is where I feel it’s over rated, the music got less aggressive .

[@wolfgangkirby6820]

Probably bias as it was my first maiden album

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

Great band

[@eleventhhourmusic2024]

Oh yes. The band that set the tone for their genre.

[@jamesleyda365]

I prefer American Hardcore Punk at this time of 1982👊🏴‍☠️ I love Maiden too though🤘

[@ericshaw6767]

I'm a newer Maiden fan, my taste when I was younger was at first The Who, and then Yes and Rush. I didn't start listening to Maiden until about 10 years ago and the only songs I knew were the two big ones on this album. So looking at it from the mid-2000s I have to say that their best albums are the seventh son and power slave. Follow closely by brave New world.

[@ericshaw6767]

I think people overrate this album because of the two or three huge hits and how this album projected them two new heights.

[@funkatron800z9]

great video!

[@guitarmeetsscience]

Thank you so much!! 🙏

[@NEILSINGH-mh3ub]

who cares about terrified parents my mom likes IroN MaideN and has a huge studio album collection while i own their boxset cd studio collection as well tons of cd and lp bootlegs of 1977 to 1993 and thats it nothing after these years. my most expensive bootlegs on vinyl are shrine of luzifer which is west germany 1984 as well christmas wish bootleg which shows the piece of mind cover in yellow and the pink cover album which shows the first eddie on the lp cover. i noticed some of their bootleg art doesnt go with their tour year for bootleg lp's such as raiders of the lost rock which shows the hover car and somewhere in time eddie for the bootleg cover lp.

[@Axnemia]

How they downgraded their own band by kicking Paul out and making the music not as heavy is sickening

[@EzraDarrow-p5j]

Slumber Of The Beast. The most overrated Maiden album ever released. Gangland? Invaders? Why didn't Total Eclipse make the album or replace either one of those 2 horrible songs. The prisoner? The block of overrated cheese that is Run To The Hills? A benchmark? Oh...you Mean Piece Of Mind? Powerslave? Somewhere In Time was and will forever be the absolute peak of Maiden, they're equivalent to Metallica's Master Of Puppets. Number Of The Beast is just not that good Children Of The Damned, Total Eclipse, 22 Acacia Avenue and Hallowed Be Thy Name are the only songs that saved that album...the truth hurts. Killers blows it away. After Somewhere In Time though it was all downhill. We won't even talk about Seventh Synth.