Phantom of the Opera- Iron Maiden LIVE 1980

Live with Paul Di'anno and Dennis Stratton at the Marquee in 1980. (I edited this! Might be some continuity / syncing errors at parts due to the fact that the entire footage of the song is either non-existant or very rare. I spliced in footage from another song they played at the same show and tried to match it up best I could. I believe the other song which footage exists for is "Iron Maiden". Taken from a 1980 documentary about the band.)

[@MUHAMMADHAFIZAMINUDDINBINMUHAM]

If you are still watching this shit in 2021, trust me, you’re fvcking legend mates. This video is 41yr old now and still kickin🤘🏼

[@javierruizleon]

Saw the in 80s, saw them in 2010s, can't unsee them

[@MUHAMMADHAFIZAMINUDDINBINMUHAM]

@@javierruizleon paul rules!

[@vladimiravramovic3959]

@@simonconlaund1010 me also

[@richardlion4448]

Wish I saw them supporting Kiss in 1980...

[@MrLore68]

oh you bet man it IS fuckin' kickin - this aint no spotify shit

[@rosea2350]

The first two albums are actually my favorites 🫢

[@Jma952]

Same my friend! In fact, they’re the only 2 Maiden albums I listen to

[@dnavega]

@@Jma952 yeah me too for more than 20 years

[@grahammccready2647]

killers was so good but did maiden do the right thing? i think history says yes.

[@dnavega]

@@grahammccready2647 no doubt they´re such a great band, great musicians, all of them, its just a matter of taste

[@Hope20250]

Mine too my friend, Paul had that punky / hard rock voice no one had. and much better live, I saw them together with KISS in 1980 👍

[@neilsalinas7956]

Something special about Paul's voice. Incredible

[@lesleyrussell8200]

yea,and maidens 70s street sound

[@gurrenmed5319]

Urban'ish sound and very soulful

[@diegodz7510]

I will always love the DiAnno era. they were savage, aggressive, genuine. 🇮🇹 VIVA IRON MAIDEN !!!

[@zamzar2]

💯💯

[@fishnoliwoodklan]

I primi due album continuano a suonare freschi come 40 anni fa, l'era con Di Anno purtroppo è durata troppo poco a parer mio🥲 ma la sostituzione con Bruce di certo non ha abbassato il livello...anzi😉 UP THE IRONS 🇮🇹☠

[@michaelmarifern9541]

Same here brutha!!!

[@sixtosilxtra4842]

¡ Viva !

[@tonydesi803]

@@fishnoliwoodklan Sono decenni che rimpiango cosa non avrebbe potuto essere Paul DiAnno in The number of the beast… era l’album perfetto per la sua voce! Piece of mind invece era un album al 100% per la voce di Bruce (come i successivi del resto), ma in tnotb avrebbe fatto il salto definitivo anche per una sua carriera da solista decisamente più fortunata di quella che ha avuto… peccato.

[@Eric-steele]

Clive burr was a fucking genius and deserves recognition as an innovator of metal drums

[@egSmith-sp9gl]

He had a drum set from the late 90"................................

[@Daddy53751]

And single bass drum at that!

[@SnarkHunter64]

He had incredible speed and accuracy, cast from a similar mold as Ian Paice's playing. There are much more proficient and technical drummers around these days, of course, but not so many ever reached his level of explosive drumming.

[@robvange]

@@SnarkHunter64 THANK YOU.....the FACT that you mention Ian Pace proves TO ME....that you know what you are talking about!! CHEERS!!!!!

[@MichaelTaylor-rz4wm]

Love the Paul Dianno era. Those 2 albums are fantastic!

[@cango5679]

the best ones.

[@DUflo100]

damn i wish they kept that style and paul in more albums

[@plastercaster8036]

@@cango5679 I agree with you.

[@cango5679]

@@plastercaster8036 and your "name" is one hell of a song as well :-)

[@plastercaster8036]

@@cango5679 thanks cango. 👍

[@sarantos1971]

damn ! I liked this song when I was 16-17 ! I am now 50 and I am still singing it - headbanging in my car !!! people think i am crazy !

[@soldozer]

Your math does not add up. There's no way you could have been 17 in 1980 and 50 in 2020. Cool story bro, but needs more dragons.

[@mikefox4121]

I do the same dude🙀

[@YPO6]

@@soldozer he heard them first time in 1986 or 1987.

[@mrnirvana184]

Κρύβεις χρονάκια?? Χαχαχααχ

[@stevensegal6118]

Yes me 2

[@alaingastebois]

Paul Di'Anno, please come back !!!! The two first albums were the best👍 The spirit of eighties...

[@thepartimemusician65]

I was guitarist in the support band ,The Angels,we did two nights with maiden at the Marquee.Great gigs and great bunch of geezers.I can remember coming off,they went on and i thought 'this band are going to be massive'. We had no hope.Steve Harris is a genius.

[@chrisosmak3915]

That is fukin awesome , love to hear stuff like this.

[@Ironlord2015]

Brilliant to hear that snippet of metal/Maiden history there mate, thanks for sharing it!! It must've been amazing to be there witnessing them at their beginning :o

[@bennoakes2477]

luckily, there was an even better The Angels in the same era in Australia

[@jgfarrington]

I saw Iron Maiden in the Victoria Hall, Hanley in the 1980. It was this set (although not necessarily this night). The support band was Praying Mantis.

[@dabo7130]

Must have been a special time, I was a bit young then, got into metal 83, but the British stuff just had it in these days...still revert to this even now. Try new stuff, but never quite the same feeling in my gut and heart. I connect it with so much of my youth and identity.

[@robinsonreyesahumada9597]

I fucking Love Bruce Dickinson. But this song, this godamn song is Paul's

[@hpolastrini]

Amen, brother.

[@dissectional01]

The first Iron Maiden album, their best. Raw power and emotion

[@bryans4895]

Enjoying the concert without cell phones.

[@Chingfordassociates]

4th July 1980, recorded exactly 40 years ago today. Still sounds fantastic. Dennis Stratton deserves credit for his playing and for bringing Clive Burr into the band on his personal recommendation.

[@opaque4742]

I found Dennis' playing a bit sloppy, but nothing against him, he had his own dynamic. There was just a noticeable upgrade when Mr. Smith took his spot in 1981.

[@vonHannersdorf]

And today, 4th July 2022! KZbin recommended me this jewel!

[@dnavega]

yeah dude totally agreed

[@alantropic6875]

Best years, best song, Paul is amazing

[@--pussypatroll--]

THIS is metal. Not just the music. But the ATTITUDE.

[@digiman76]

Yes...today maiden is just the music. Attitude has long gone...until the Fear of the dark album they had attitude, some really great shows like Donnington 92, a true classic for me. After that it was over. But Di'anno s Maiden is the best. Pure attitude and great music.

[@humbertojimmy]

Dianno's Iron Maiden borrowed a lot from punk. That helped give the band a more rebell image (that eventually was lost). But you can't repeat times, and that was a unique era.

[@Nghilifa]

@@digiman76 Well, you can't really be a snotty nosed kid for long though.

[@Ln.C]

Totally agree!!

[@holmis71dedmit]

Punk just got ironed out

[@henry6354]

Best Iron Maiden song and lineup 🇮🇹

[@craycraywhitehorse]

Paul Dianno is still one of my favorite voices.

[@thewurm9177]

Team Paul forever!

[@alexjohnston8889]

best version of this song ever

[@MichaelD8393]

Yeah it sure blows the doors off the studio version.

[@myriam.7761]

Yeah 🤘

[@Luckysevenization]

@@MichaelD8393 absolutely

[@MichaelD8393]

@@Luckysevenization 🤘

[@vinicius25pe]

i agree

[@gilgameshmcballin]

Maiden has few if any bad albums, but these two hold a pure place in my heart as true raw metal. Dickinson certainly took up the mantle and helped define the band, but these songs are the roots of the sound, cadence, and life.

[@martinballmann2100]

I like Paul. So punky voice. Perfect to this song!

[@laguanhayes214]

No other metal band could have delivered this piece. This must have shocked the hell out of people when they first heard it.

[@3rdstone1]

It sure shocked the hell out of me back then!

[@cabre4]

I'm 54 years old, but these are always my Irons... When heavy metal met classic music....

[@rockerbrasilkaka6506]

Me too 54 years os rock n roll

[@alexbaru3768]

Me too, The Best, i heard this in 1981 for the first time on a cassette that someone brought my from UK. And my mind was Blown up! up to today. Im from Argentna, one of their first Fans.

[@ignacioperal5813]

Greetings friend

[@mikewhyton1]

Yep me too, proper post-punk metal, always preferred Maiden with Dianno.

[@studiodesremparts]

Heavy Metal met classic when Ritchie Blackmore met Jon Lord

[@profetul03]

Paul hade an amaizing voice live... incredible!!!

[@raylicense363]

Followed maiden since the 70's.What a great drummer Clive Burr was.

[@Silisav]

lucky bastards in this show...damn...

[@percivaldesson3506]

when life was simple just listen to 80s Metal up the irons \m/ \m/

[@percivaldesson3506]

I was 12 when this came out went and bought a Ibanez Destroyer Bass and a big two 15 inch Traynor amps

[@Silisav]

percival desson fantastic that decade for metal my man for sure

[@dunkydog1676]

everyone of them be over 50 now of fans there

[@peaveawwii1]

vasilis st. I saw maiden many times and must say that metal shows were so much different than today, People would blow up fireworks during the show and there were no security people wanting to look up your ass , It truly was a different world

[@uchicha666]

damn the sound quality is awesome for early 80's live gig

[@jerrkyd]

Knivens Beast We can probably thank Steve Harris. I'm sure at that point in their career he was running the sound check making sure everything was perfect.

[@ericodijk]

The sound is from the 1980 maxi single, with this live b-side

[@zanedegonia5705]

Eric Odijk Live+1

[@acm6316]

Watch Eagles - Hotel California, live at the Capital Center 1977 :-)

[@jondunmore4268]

It's a desk tape for sure, because you can't hear any audience.

[@jeanbenoit4288]

à 56 ans, j'écoute encore avec plaisir ce groupe mythique, merci de me faire encore vibrer.

[@Stargazer731]

i want to dedicate this song, specialy the headbanging parts, to all who shared with me the magical times of the metal 80s.. Maybe our time has passed but our passion will live forever. BANG THE HEAD THAT DOESNT BANG!!!

[@cataloo3300]

Great times as a 17yr old, going to see maiden, Saxon, ac/dc to name a few. Wish I was young again.

[@Stargazer731]

@@cataloo3300 I m still having good times. Actually i was drunk after a meeting with friends, when i made the first comment lol. Its not that bad today, just very different...

[@markstanley7723]

Di'anno was great.

[@arminkrauss549]

Still singing Paul Di'Anno 👍🕺😎

[@joemcconnell2674]

Yes he was great. Not as good as Bruce Dickinson though.

[@markstanley7723]

@@joemcconnell2674 I think Di'anno was very underrated and was my favorite of the two. That's not to say that I didn't like Bruce Dickinson, I just preferred Di'anno .

[@covermaiden]

@@markstanley7723 Battlezone was great

[@SaccidanandaSadasiva]

Di Anno era, the best

[@eduardopereiraantunes7193]

You've done a fantastic job Sean!! Thanks for sharing it with us. 42 years later and we are still here listening to these guys - Paul Di'anno is a legend - Long life to Maiden!!!!

[@Daaoyi]

I had this album as a teenager and it really opened my ears to Iron Maiden more than the later albums. This is so vibrant and vivid and raw and energetic!

[@Mopa4444]

Reparem que o som e vocal sao limpos, sem desafinação. Uma obra de arte ao vivo!!!

[@matthewmarkiewicz4056]

You are correct sir ! Most of the time you had a basic PA & a little spring reverb. And in a big room with no sheet rock or acoustical padding, you just shut the reverb off and relied on the natural bounce back echo of the room.

[@ddbedguy]

This video should be used as a tutorial of how a crowd should enjoy a metal show. No phones, no moshing, just a lot of headbanging hands in the air, etc...

[@val13c59]

ddbedguy well there was no cellphones to the public in those days. So what do you expect..duhh. That was a different world then.

[@te_gucci303]

No moshing sounds like you don't like a good time

[@cango5679]

@ddbedguy .. soo right! A lost art.

[@ddbedguy]

@@te_gucci303 I've been to a lot of those shows where people mosh. When the scene was just starting it used to be fun and a little dangerous. In the clubs there was always skins vs. long hairs and you had to be careful at some shows, but now its totally something different, especially at the big shows. No thanks. Too many hyped up assholes just looking to hurt people now.

[@janvandecasteele4632]

crowd is on acid

[@3rdstone1]

This is so bloody awesome. Clive Burr, Di'Anno and Stratton in the same legendary song! I have to say as loving all these guys in this era, I missed Clive the most after NOTB. Great video! And of course RIP Clive Burr.

[@lesleyrussell8200]

these were guys ....not dickinson hes only a ballet opera dummy

[@lesleyrussell8200]

hail to paul anderson ,hail the kurgan

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Always and forever, my favorite Iron Maiden lineup.

[@victorborg7285]

Saw them for the first time in 80. Clive drumming was so good as was the whole show. I had no voice for days after. I was 17 and I've been a fan ever since. Not many bands made it this far with almost no radio time

[@chargindave70]

lucky you

[@panoseddie9975]

Respect to you my friend ! Maiden fan here since 1983

[@andreat.2809]

Me too. I was 15 in this audience

[@keesbeukelman7817]

1980, me too! They were opening for.... KISS in Leiden (The Netherlands) on Sunday the 5th of October. I was a long time (well, I was 16) Kiss fan, but I already had the Maiden album and some singles/EPs. The sheer energy and musical prowess of Iron Maiden was mindblowing!

[@parmacuberos7859]

Is dennis stratton there?

[@SavoxYT]

Seeing Paul at his best here just makes it all the more sad how far he's fallen since.

[@franciscolinhares8624]

brutal, cru, sujo, rápido.....essa fase do IRON foi fantástica, pena que o Dianno n se cuidou, certamente está entres os melhores vocais dessa geração!

[@diabulusinfamus1017]

2023 🎉❤🎉

[@jrpage10]

Não se cuidou como? Quem se cuidava naquela época? Keith Richards? 😂😂

[@franciscolinhares8624]

@@jrpage10 , veja os colegas dele do tempo de Iron, todos ricos, empresários e bem sucedidos!! 🤭

[@jrpage10]

@@franciscolinhares8624 Ah sim, eu pensei que vc estivesse falando de saúde

[@freaky_j2207]

Diano era is my favorite Maiden. Love most the Bruce stuff too but something about Diannos voice just hits home.

[@BradSchmor]

Clive was a beast on the drums.

[@thetillerman23]

Best Metal generation ever! So real!!

[@webertmacedo5247]

thetillerman23 isso mesmo mano

[@keystonedaytrip238]

Absolutely !! I feel so fortunate to have lived as a teenager in this great time

[@enriqueyanez2110]

80's the last nice decade

[@TheDojo2009]

so glad i was a part of it

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

enogh with the ever

[@Vesemer_Sairo]

DiAnno is legend period!

[@deathmetaldungeon429]

Ohhh what I give too see Maiden like this again,love the DiAnno era,raw/brutal even a punkish element to their early sound,proud to be a fan back then and now 🤘🏻

[@nachofernandezcomics5238]

Fascinated with those old and foundational Iron Maiden from the first albums, the dark, gritty atmosphere, the punk attitude of Paul Di´Anno, the energy and the fury.

[@AsphyxGr]

There's no other voice like this. This is raw power.

[@gabrielvitor9821]

Tem outros sim. Mas ele tinha sua uma identidade própria e marcou muito nestes dois discos. Uma pena que não tenha ido adiante, feito sucesso em uma carreira solo ou em outra banda.

[@Snappingttturtlle]

Amén

[@johnlydon6023]

​@@gabrielvitor9821 pudo haber hecho una gran carrera después de salir de Irons, pero sus excesos y falta de coordinación se lo impidieron. es una pena porque el tipo realmente tenía talento y hubiera sido el más grande del thrash metal, estilo en donde mejor hubiera encajado.

[@user-cz2gd6hd5q]

Clive Burr is fantastic drummer

[@fabioc7368]

Best is RegisTadeu

[@arrowwaterable8008]

I really love their early stuff so much that I usually listen to their first and second one in my car Toyota. Great cheers from Japan !

[@mariacarrillo4733]

En mi humilde opinión nadie cantará esta canción como Paul es una de mis favoritas.

[@carlosdelacruzdiaz5334]

La neta nadie,carnal esos dos primeros discos de Maiden fueron hechos para el gran Paul d' ano.

[@lesleyrussell8200]

oistes a dick,inson cantar killers.,..un desastre

[@verticalhell5337]

Ya viste? que al principio aparece sin chaqueta y luego ya no 💁🏻‍♀️ Es como si hubiesen unido dos videos.

[@Clave701]

@@verticalhell5337 creo que es fácil suponer que se la quito jaja

[@marmar-xf6om]

Che meraviglia, mi viene da piangere ripensando a quei tempi... "Phantom of the opera" è un gioiello unico, mitici Iron!

[@rootloggins3951]

First time seeing this version....completely amazing quality.

[@paulklein8274]

2021 around the corner and still this timeless masterpiece gets me going...

[@javiervargas9392]

Takes me back when I was a teenager getting together with friends and air play these songs. 51 now but still enjoying

_Somebody watching in 2020..?_

[@antoniomelchor5564]

Of course

[@user-xm3wd2kq8k]

Да, конечно!

[@Ironlord2015]

Of course, i'll watch this band 'til my last breath \m/

[@appelkornsaufen6554]

wenn man die Kommentare so sieht wohl so einige :D

[@davidrichter9164]

No one, just you.

[@rickschmitz6438]

Awesome on every level...and Clive,you were a fn' high energy beast on the drums...RIP brother

[@tcollier5460]

This song is a timeless classic

[@davidrocknrollmaniac9739]

Brings back memories . i bought this album new . i used to bring my guitar to school and play running free . kids would ask me "who was that you played?" I said "Iron Maiden" "iron who? They'd say lol. Nice to see footage of Dennis here.❤ Up the Irons☺ R.i.p Clive

[@d.a.thorndike8772]

This is the best live performance of Phantom I have ever heard! Clive Burr's drumming is incredible in the middle section. This is awesome. I have this on cd in my collection. It sounds amazing cranked up in headphones!

[@horrorbusiness7860]

Love this, it’s like watching something in a history documentary. Should be shown in schools for history of music

[@anyfoolknowthat]

Exactly… you can tell they there was something dramatic in the air

[@Solebote]

Amazing! The first two albums are the best!

[@gonzalolopezgaviria3732]

Muy privilegiados los que teníamos 11 años en ese 1980. Impregnaron de calidad y excelencia nuestros oídos y por eso la frase: Maiden no se compara, no tiene con quién además, no es ni la punta de la pirámide, es la pirámide; es la música clásica de avanzada, siempre persiguiendo la perfección, y la obtienen y en vivo además; Maiden es una cultura poderosa, es el Metál mejor diseñado e interpretado,y por esa cultura se desprendieron cientos de géneros y subgéneros, se procrearon miles de maravillosos músicos y excelentes agrupaciones, gracias a Maiden, 40 años pasaron de ese concierto, sumidos en la perfección, es el mayor ejemplo de lo que es ser músico y agrupación, del respeto de ellos mismos hacia la cultura que crearon, el respeto por nosotros, la grandeza intelectual para lograr satisfacer a millones de verdaderos oídos a través de esa estructura empresarial que por la grandeza de su música entendieron tenían que diseñar para recorrer el mundo y entregar esa magia de música y cultura que impregnaron en almas y oídos a millones de personas, la decencia de estos músicos, el estado físico y su energía inquebrantable, la puesta en escena, la seriedad extrema, afortunado yo y afortunado mi hijo que nació también escuchando y aprendiendo de Iron Maiden. Gracias.

[@sharonrutter7646]

Excuse me, by the way i am a huge fan of iron maiden both PAUL & BRUCE killers was so great to me & i was 10 and there my #1 group today, but i’m replying to your message just to say, that was VERY well written all things i’d say an agree with BUT i don’t no if i can word my love for the best generation of music ever given to our ears to absorb i’m also happy to have had a son that was also born into my love for this and all great music from our era, i’m so impressed with his love for music we share interest in, i had him young he was born in 88, thanks for sharin your great opinion i like it,,👍🤟🌹✝️

[@JosePedroSantos777]

Dave Murray, my favorite metal guitarrist! Up The Irons!

[@TheHarleyman1340]

Brilliant ,the production on the album version not great ,this proves Paul was indeed a great singer live ,just don't compare to Bruce , completely different singers ,Paul's voice suits the band's style as it's his song , Bruce's voice took them in a different direction to suit his , respect to both singers ,they suit their time period in the band perfectly ,well done for doing such a great job on the video ,hard to believe that was 40 years ago ,still sounds so fresh 👍🤘

[@petercotte5818]

This is one of the greatest heavy rock songs ever played.

[@chukchuk7632]

Not worth comparing Paul to Bruce on this one its Pauls song and rightfully so

[@WarthDader74]

Paul will always be the best, no matter what people say.

[@nihilisticexistentialist6007]

Drug abuse that's why.He made poor choices but was a great singer nonetheless.

[@isaacnewton6930]

rofl, not at all. hahaha

[@isaacnewton6930]

Paul had no voice here, wake up

[@fz7091]

Isaac Newton no voice? can you hear him sing?

[@rubenortega6088]

Best version of Iron Maiden love this line up

[@vladimiravramovic3959]

This absorbs all the best from heavy, speed, punk, rock, but basicly this is fundamental heavy metal, the best one!

[@craigmitton5047]

The only band that brings so much history and legend to their sound and actually become historical and legendary in being and stature, themselves.

[@lesleyrussell8200]

the coming of dick,inson was the end of that special sound

[@vnb1t]

I saw them with Paul Di'anno and still think the first album is the best.

[@pauln4489]

Paul Di'anno was the man!!! This was the album that introduced me to Iron Maiden.

[@0713dm]

Imagine being at the forefront of revolutionizing an entire genre of music. Incredible.

[@SciaticaDrums]

I'm about to do my 4th Iron Maiden tribute as a drummer. Watching this, Clive's speed on the fast hihat part is insane. I really think the reason Clive was fired was because he set the bar for himself so high that he couldn't maintain his level to Steve's liking on long tours. I don't blame alcohol for that. I blame Clive because these drum parts are so fast that no normal human being can possibly do that shit on a long tour. I hope that makes sense to non-drummers.

[@backhandok]

Hard to grasp that around this time they were just a local band who just had a record deal and played like this. A stadium level performance in a club scale venue. JUST INSANE!

[@anyfoolknowthat]

I don’t think you get magic like this in a stadium

[@Marcelo-ft3pm]

Paul Di'anno a true legend, saw him a year ago in Argentina singing while sitting on a wheel chair and still it gave me goosebumps

[@cris1977]

Marcelo Daniele why was he in a wheel chair ?

[@vincentstephan6558]

Osteoporosis

[@ericamariana4643]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ .♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@guillermoguillen4160]

Marcelo Daniele with maiden?

[@marcioleporini3040]

Marcelo Daniele best iron maiden's Singer

[@carsandguitars7064]

Awesome. This is my favorite Maiden song. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻🧐🧐🧐. Thanks for posting.

[@RodBurkholz]

Omg. Paul Di'anno was a phenomenal singer. He sounds amazing. I always knew it since 13 when I fell in love with Iron Maiden but I didn't realize how great he was until now. Truly. ...it all worked out great for them and Bruce and Bruce is a God. But Paul started off the legacy and Bruce picked up this blazing torch.

[@kasiakowalska500]

One of the best Maiden's pieces, absolutely

[@JoseTormentor]

I wish Paul Dianno would have had made ONE more album with Iron Maiden... The rest would be history.

[@ReferenceMA]

I wish they would have done more albums with Dianno.

[@leeperola7023]

True word's.

[@emanuelm.h1491]

I love this álbum, Paul di anno is a genius

[@lesleyrussell8200]

hail the kurgan

[@ceciliafernandez2158]

Thanks for taking the time to put all the pieces together Sean. Bruce is amazing, but in this footage Paul is out of this world. Such a punk attitude and a wonderful voice and stage presence, and he was just a kid!...Comparisons are such a waste of time.

[@dragonseye00]

You're right, comparisons are a waste of time. Paul couldn't deal with the success and was going into drugs and alcohol. But Bruce Dickinson would have never entered iron maiden if they wouldn't have had the success, intensity and music they've created with Paul. So essentially, Bruce is in Iron Maiden thanks to the great job Paul did as a singer... And Iron Maiden is still there and a legend thanks to the work of Bruce. Every singer brought in a bit of themselves, Blaze was not that relevant, but he avoided Iron maiden from breaking up after Bruce left. But Paul and Bruce are what made iron maiden this legendary (and of course Steve Harris, but in the end the singer is always essential for the people, we saw that with the decline of maiden after releasing virtual XI, which was a really far below average album... Despite having 2 or 3 really good songs on it)

[@hsaavedran]

Excellent work with the video, and fantastic; strongly agree with Paul and Clive, it was their best time without a doubt ,,, indeed the comparisons are odious.

[@enriqueramirez8549]

denis straton on guitar amazing

[@thegeordieweatherman8460]

Absolutely TREMENDOUS!!

[@johansyren4942]

Maiden at its best!

[@stefanopiacentini3674]

I was 14 then now I am 53 and I have never stopped listening to them and I will never do it ... Iron forever

[@collectorguy4379]

Same here mate - still listening. The first two albums are both excellent

[@cris1977]

what a find !! Thank you for uploading this !!

[@andreaongetta338]

With Dennis Stratton live.. so great video!!

[@thehelion]

When music was music and not just a sound!!!!!! Bring me back the good old days!!!!!!!

[@salvatoreguglielmo7316]

È sempre un meraviglioso piacere ascoltare un brano dei Maiden dal vivo, specialmente quelli del 1* album! Sono cazzuti !!!

[@ericodijk]

Even better than the brilliant album version.

[@TheRisingforce2000]

itsa shame paul dianno didnt make more albumns with iron madien i could cry

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

Love the early Maiden, it's the best. Thanks for posting this.

[@BassAdvisor]

The bass sounds incredibly clear. I have the sensation that the audience didn't expect what they were listening to. It must have sound very sofisticated compared to much of what was going on. I love the punk vibe of DiAnno altogether in an almost prog rock context.

[@juliegogola4647]

Sean, I am so glad that you have posted this video. It is showing the original lineup of Iron Maiden.

[@davidmel2158]

A Saturday night sitting at my dad’s stereo setup listening to a new show 1980 on WNHU here in CT ….. “METAL NIGHT”!! The night my life changed as a metal head was spawned listening to Phantom of the Opera from this brand new British band. Tape deck running capturing the controlled clamor. The next day I’m standing at the record store as it opens in search for anything IRON MAIDEN.

[@bengreen6980]

This is the Maiden that quite literally rocked my world as a young 11 year old in London. I found where I belonged.

[@wonkydogleathercraft6698]

Saw these in 81' Derby assembly rooms for £2.50. Still have ticket and programme same for the year after though the ticket price did go up a whole pound! Worth every penny. The golden age of metal....

[@AdrianKurono02]

This version sounds better than the one from the album

[@donaldgeorge4339]

So glad i bought live at the Rainbow on VHS 30 years ago. Paul's presence and vocals in Maiden were electrifying!.

[@Itsyrm8]

Arguably- the best and most badass iron maiden gig