Smith / Kotzen featuring Nicko McBrain - Wasted Years - Live in London

Nicko McBrain joined Smith / Kotzen at the last show of the tour for a thrilling version of Iron Maiden classic Wasted Years, March 8 2022 at Islington Assembly Hall
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[@MetalTraveller]

Same song: with solo close up, live in Leeds m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l37Pc2OCZ8dlaNU

[@darknessviking]

this was way more fun to watch than a normal

[@antant_1969]

Richie's wife, Julia, is having the time of her life, jumping and smiling! I would, too, if I were on stage with Nicko, Adrian and Richie! Iron Maiden, also, is really a family and as a fan for over 35 yrs, I do enjoy such gigs.

[@impossivel2006]

That's a pretty talented young drummer they got there

[@PJBonoVox]

Yeah he should join a band.

[@diggydongding]

@@PJBonoVox he's got a bright future. Hope he will not waste years!

[@demodick]

I dunno doesn’t seem like he could hack it long term. 😅

[@melissatyree566]

Yeah maybe someday he will be in one of the greatest bands in the world 🌎.

[@vio2112]

The good looking one!

[@NZMateus]

Bruno Valverde must be proud of his career! The smile on his face at the backstage, seeing Nicko playing his drums is amazing.

[@drjag1155]

This song is fantastic and Adrian is an awesome guitar player

[@georgejaimes7297]

Hey! My daughter plays bass! Great to see a woman up there kicking ass and being right in the pocket with a group of talent like this.

[@reemclaughlin4260]

Richie’s Brazilian wife. ♥️🎼

[@thefog7067]

The message in this song is as strong and relevant now as it ever was and will ever be . . . Brilliant

[@arismakaronas4469]

The solo always gives me goosebumps

[@caradplays6930]

one of the greatest guitar solos in metal history!

[@phins2dright]

Bass player handled those Steve Harris bass lines like a champ.

[@dimitrisp69]

nice bass player!!

[@aintmanyofusleft]

She's Kotzens woman/wife

[@jefflitchfield4950]

​@@aintmanyofusleft that explains the chemistry, but she's a total badass on that p bass.

[@aintmanyofusleft]

fo sho.....and more, shoulda learned to play tthat guitar shoulda learned to play them drums........

[@Fearzero]

She fucked up the bridge to the solo.

[@FerG-23]

Too much for this heart; made me cry. I love this song and the fact to have on stage such legends.

[@tonypoore440]

Adrian draws the soulful and emotional types to his music. He's always been my favorite in Maiden.

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

This just blows my mind - when you think of the insane level of touring Maiden have done pretty much non-stop over the past 40 years and the size of the venues they play, the biggest in the world, totally at the top of the pantheon of rock stars, and to see Adrian and Nicko enjoy it so much that they have side bands in small venues and cameo in each others songs. Its just beautiful man. I love Maiden and everyone in it, what a great band.

[@gregchapa6112]

Both dudes are world class, love this playing, man that Jackson is on point

[@mikatu]

Bruce went from playing with Maiden in the biggest venues to small gigs with his own band. This is quite normal.

[@chickzidane]

Steve Harris has British lion,

[@sjice69]

Nicko will probably be playing with his Iron Maiden "Tribute" band in December at the Rock N Roll Ribs Anniversary party.

[@sidewinder3316]

best there ever was if you ask me

[@Frederico7952]

It's good to see a famous musician from a very famous band still enjoying playing in small places. And they make a great sound (fortunatelly a very different sound from Iron Maiden's).

[@jeremyx2k20]

They need to give the guy in the crowd a mic. He hit most of the notes.

[@BartSmith85]

@@sea-dawg Sucks? You're either an idiot or ignorant (or both), and definitely didn't hear any of the songs he & Richie Kotzen wrote and performed together! Not to mention older stuff Adrian co-wrote & sang, like "Silver and Gold" ASAP album.

[@davidcowee1869]

You gotta love Nicko, what a dude. Rock on 🤘

[@mrt7476]

All heroes of mine on that stage, playing on of the best hardrock-tunes ever. And what an incredibly beautiful and talented woman is Julia, if I may!

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

Such a joy, such a vibe... Absolutely fantastic.

[@competetodefeat4610]

Nicko is an absolute legend.

[@stuartsutton9350]

He definitely is but he's not Maiden's best drummer. That accolade goes to Clive Burr

[@BartSmith85]

@@stuartsutton9350 It depends on your musical preference actually. I love Clive, he fitted perfectly to the early Iron Maiden sound, but he wouldn't have done what Nicko did in the 1980s. He was awesome when playing fast licks, better than Nicko, but when it comes to slower tempo rhythm sections, I prefer Nicko. The songs like "Where Eagles Dare", "2 Minutes to Midnight", "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", "Flight of Icarus", "The Trooper", "Powerslave", and the whole "Somewhere in Time" album would have sound much different. Nicko is a master of the slow tempo rhythms, I assume because of his jazz/funk background. Sometimes you appreciate a musician when he plays slower, and Nicko is one of those. If you prefer more of a "show-off"/"straight-in-your-face" type of drummer, then you will always choose Clive. Nicko is more laid back, in the background that blends in with the sound, who rarely step out of line; but also with better technical patterns, which in result, gives him more stamina - to play longer & more shows than Clive. It's not a surprise that Clive had problems during The Beast on the Road tour (one of the factors was his drumming style).

[@stephenallsman8913]

Clive could never have played the Nicko Maiden songs with one bass drum

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Great song and they smoked it. I love this combination of musicians. Two great guitarists making great music.

[@PauleraCast]

Bruno Valverde watching from backstage having the time of his life seeing Nicko playing his kit.

[@F4B1O-SP]

Sensacional, a melhor banda de todos os tempos Iron Maiden 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@lucianomedeiros25]

Judas Priest é a melhor banda de todos os tempos. 🤘🏼

[@thewildbruce5612]

Exactly!!! Iron Maiden is the GREATEST band of ALL TIME!!! Up the Irons!!! ⚒🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@F4B1O-SP]

@@thewildbruce5612 up the Irons brow 🤟🏼

[@0r4ng3p33l]

Thankyou for uploading I wish I could've been there

[@heenez2397]

I love kotzen, but after listening to him for about 30 years, it still cracks me up that in my motherlanguage his name translates to "puking" ;)

[@roaddogrob9102]

I had the goosebumps watching this. Awesome.

[@hapkrs]

Iron maden fan since 1981 iron maden for life.

[@davidgoodfellow7977]

So good seeing Nicko play. Like actually see him haha. Him and told sucherman, the drummer of Styx are in my opinion 2 of the best out there. Could watch them play for hours

[@stephanieredden8861]

The album is incredible.

[@thepalmeirense4111]

julia lage and kotzen mesh properly! what a couple! what a band!

[@fisherohvf-men623]

Most excellent!

[@eduardogarcia7259]

love this channel! great stuff you put on it

[@MetalTraveller]

Gracias por el apoyo!

[@mojomann67]

Puts a smile on my face

[@ricardobowles8895]

Adrian smith es mi idolo...ya tiene 66 anhos... y creo que es el mejor guitarrista de Iron Maiden...

[@williamweiss6128]

Love how loud that guitar is!! Sounds great. Miss it.

[@the_trooper_72]

I love Adrian and Nicko so much!!!! They the real Rock stars... (including Dave Murray)!! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@amoruzz]

Great tune 👍👍

[@Gunny_101st]

For anyone who's not aware, check out Adrians band during his time away from Maiden called A.S.A.P. Silver and Gold was a really solid record start to finish.

[@MetalTraveller]

Oh yeah! I love it too (but I must say I prefer Smith / Kotzen songs)

[@mr3n10]

Just awesome!!!

[@אמירסובעי-ע8ל]

Perfect

[@MikeUIibarri]

Love this tune.

[@70mcnevin]

Nailed it

[@wolfandmoon6898]

Great vertion, Up the irons..

[@freshwood4888]

Adrian's voice sounds like a deeper version of Richie Sambora.

[@DushyantsCHANNEL]

Looks like him too here

[@debygim7662]

I Love this song!! 👏👏👏👏

[@williamtatina5456]

Nikkos Drum Style TIMELESS SMILES

[@nickschiavulli693]

Love these guys Up The Irons 🤘 from #metalchoppingblock 🤘

[@LeoIndie]

Genio Adrian!

[@darthslater6077]

JULIA LAGE IS ONE OF GOD'S BEST CREATIONS!!

[@sodica81]

She is GOD

[@Seba16Bits]

Awesome! 7:17 adrian makes the Steve harris classic ending , cool,

[@ricardochavesoliveira9011]

Que bacana, great Man !

[@bdeithrick]

Very interesting

[@tswilde8]

awesome video, wish i was there!

[@rallypoint1]

H’s masterpiece!!!!

[@rockermanpre747]

I was hoping to hear Ritchie step up and sing this song. This is one of my all time favourite maiden songs.

[@bijumaniabiju6529]

IRON MAIDEN IS GONNA GET ALL YOU

[@morriscolautti9822]

And they are coming to Australia when?

[@hanshedell5525]

WoW❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@romaneberle]

bassist is having a lot of fun :-)

[@stamossaros7641]

Only Maiden ❤

[@BoslagerBBQ]

I have a Nikko drum stick from 1985.🤟🏻

[@LuisGonzalez-dq4bg]

Has he played “Reach Out”? I would be very bummed out if he is not playing that awesome song.

[@gothamcitizen5520]

Such a Good vibe !!! Adrian should sing more with maiden on stage , he has always had a good voice, he could give great backing vocals to Bruce along with Harris, even try lead vocals on this song too !

[@cherylkealey4831]

Reach out by maiden is a prime example of smith on lead vocals and it blows me away every time

[@Alberto90VG]

At 00:40 i thought that "AYYYYY" was the intro of Different world. lol

[@Rowlph8888]

Adrian Please play sea of maddness, instead of wasted years, at these venues. We will never hear that song again, as Steve is not likely to include it in a maiden set, going forward. It's my favouriite maiden track

[@JPedroGomez]

todo vale!!!

[@mica9589]

I love it

[@dolphin8077]

Nickooooooo 🔥🔥🔥💪🏻

[@potorrero]

It's nice to see Adrian singing without having Bruce taking the mic away from him 😂😂

[@usl11889]

hahahah I've noticed already 😅

[@ThomasLovelacetommystix]

Nice one guys

[@GustaGP]

The album is excellent, will they do the version of iron maiden reach out???

[@facevil6668]

BOM D+!!!

[@TheElixir1]

Sounds like my basement every weekend. LOL

[@ToneChaser79]

Richies BG vocals sound pretty awesome on this one.

[@michelelaraia7358]

👍👍👍

[@zman5970]

Good job! Bet her forearms are burning, i know mine do when i play it. Steve Harris doesn’t even break a sweat! Great job!

[@neirmarcondes4976]

Sensacional...

[@erikhayes1]

Forget Nicko and Adrian, I want to know who the insanely stunning brunette is on the bass?

[@Zeppelin180]

Julia Lage. She’s a great player and also Richie Kotzen’s wife

[@erikhayes1]

@@Zeppelin180 Ah, cool. Thanks

[@demonmonsterdave]

I miss Power Rebel Rock, or Rock Power Rebellion, or Rebel Power Rock.

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

It would be nice to hear Adrian vs the off key loud audience

[@destavaiwira9997]

is that julia on bass?

[@bbdrms7283]

Nicko playing Sabian

[@ggbobbybrown7881]

wow steve harris looks much younger and somekind differnt .. ?? great show :-)

[@pedroloayza9167]

Buena! El dato me lo pasó Kotzensué

[@supernothing77]

Is just me or did that single string lick/riff seem to go on forever before the solo?

[@mungofinalfi4480]

0:40 Different world reference?

[@campusgerry]

who is the female bassist?

[@maxfernandez1808]

Adrián haciendo de Harris al final de wasted years capo

[@luvpants2012]

Love this

[@luvpants2012]

The girl was perfect for Steve Harris's bass, and she has the same hair!

[@puckoster]

man, that guitar intro has to be one of the best things in heavy metal history.

[@oooooo-ji2nn]

I use it as a ringtone for years. Everytime i hear this song, i think someone's gonna call me.

[@SirRobbins]

the whole riff that carries the verses rocks too and may be one of the best rocking songs out there, period.

[@joelmacdonald6994]

I just love how these guys are genuinely friends. The whole Maiden band, really. You can see the chemistry on stage when it’s all 6 of them. No one is getting butthurt that Adrian is doing his own thing, and instead supporting him. They have the BEST job on the planet, playing music with friends.

[@edgarsifuentes3248]

Definitely what rock/metal bands were meant to be🎸💯

[@Capitan_Chaos]

Steve has his own thing too. It allows them to be more creative.

[@markparkin5372]

Having their side projects gives them that time away from each other so they can enjoy being with each other for those hundreds of shows on tour. It can't be easy at all so a bit of time away must help

[@BlaneNovember]

Steve has his side band too. When you're Legendary like the Maiden clan there's no need for egos. 🤘🏽😎

[@joelmacdonald6994]

@@BlaneNovember and the second British Lion album was quite awesome too! Don’t get me wrong, the first wasn’t bad at all, but the second was great. As is Bruce’s solo stuff.

[@jaquelinerocha2586]

"So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up, make your stand Realize you're living in the golden years" Pure gold ✨ love this

[@tonypoore440]

All Adrian written songs in Maiden are great. His songs have the most soul and emotion, Bruce loves singing them as well. 🎶🥰😢💕🎸

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@tonypoore440 Wasted Years is a masterpiece. The drum track is pure bliss.

[@Rowlph8888]

@@tonypoore440 Not sure about that, Steve's material has great soul too, but Adrian's stuff is masterful, and notably "more punchy and concise", definitely more commercially successful.Usually, the most commercially successful individual songs are Smith, or Smith/Dickinson contributions. Notably, wasted years is officially their most commercially successful song, as its covered more than any other maiden song and by multiple different genres; it's often covered in ballad form.Let's face it, it's the most personally relatable song in the maiden catalogue, because you don't usually listen to maiden to relate, it's to feel epic, go crazy, feel nostalgic, or, just marvel at the simultaneous power and intricacy

[@cesarmetal7]

I love Wasted Years and Nicko too. He is granfather of the heavy metal and have very energy yet. Long live to the SK and to the dear grandpa Nicko Mcbrain! ;)

[@BarelloSmith]

I love that the audience sings the high harmony and Adrian sings the low one! :D

[@daveperkins2927]

Soo much soul and blues for a metal guitarist. The best there is! 🤘🤘🤘

[@freshwood4888]

The fundamentals of metal & rock is blues. That's why the guitar heros of the 80s are so phenomenal. They are all rooted in the blues. Feeling over mechanics

[@thskywkr2147]

@@freshwood4888 you are rigth the metal with blues inglueces is the best todays is mpre tecnic but i feel a lot of riginess in rock music

[@daniellencooper7922]

That's why maiden are a cut above most metal bands. They were real well-rounded musicians who could write songs with mood and atmosphere instead of just riffs and heavy tones

[@patflat456]

Adrian was the finesseful one that gave Maiden its soul. IMO of course.

[@duanefromjustice316]

Adrian was always my favorite Maiden guitarist.

[@williamrobinson1973]

Adrian Smith is the man!! Always loved his vibe. Chill but handling business. He always had that punch and soul to his playing. I used to slide the balance on my stereo as a kid to his side on their live albums to hear all the nuances! 🎸

[@Gene-XL]

Plus, He has the one of the coolest “guitar stances” in rock!!!

[@filuferru]

"Balance" set to the right and "treble" set to maximum... I broke at least 4 tweeters on my hi-fi loudspeakers by listening to Maiden songs this way... 😂

[@Val_kyriee]

I've been an Iron Maiden fan since I was 11. And Adrian Smith is still one of my favorite guitarists. I even named my younger brother, who was born when I turned 16, Adrian. And I never tire of this song. No matter who plays it.

[@surfdigby]

If you've not heard it, Adrian's first solo album - Silver and Gold - is fantastic.

[@coopsawright7225]

Its not an original title, Neil Young has an album from 2000 called Silver and Gold.

[@Dannyboy5506]

@@coopsawright7225 Adrian Smith’s ‘Silver and Gold’ album came out in 1989.

[@surfdigby]

@@coopsawright7225 do you understand how time works?

[@melgibsonfan9082]

@@coopsawright7225 Neil Young should shut up and enjoy obscurity. Adrian is 10x the talent he ever was.

[@coopsawright7225]

@@melgibsonfan9082 judge not lest ye be judged

[@SASTORM]

the bassist is on point, surely she did her homework learning the correct bass lines I know its a fan fimled video but Adrian´s vocals are almost inaudible

[@stereoroid]

That close to the stage, the camera is picking up more of the guitar amps, while the vocals would be in the PA only.

[@e667bot]

@@stereoroid I once tried to capture some part of a napalm death set with my mobile ... resulted in some kind of sound more related to atari teenage riot with ultra distortion :-) I'd love to attend a S/K set in a small venue. Let's see if they are somewhere on tour around.

[@coreypruka5501]

Kotzen's wife, Julia does a helluva job covering Steve Harris' parts!! It's odd seeing Nicko because usually his kit has him all covered up.

[@dustinatkinson5744]

It's a huge kit when he's with Maiden because of the parts for the different songs. I love his Maiden kit

[@davidkelly2355]

Is Julia Rikki Rocket’s ex-wife😀

[@woody5831]

All easy bass to play on this

[@KingTabor]

@@woody5831 she plays Rush songs as well

[@ToneChaser79]

@@davidkelly2355 no

[@markcoomber8222]

I was there. Amazing show.

[@MetalTraveller]

Amazing indeed

[@StuHolland]

No you weren't

[@markcoomber8222]

@@StuHolland Oh yes I was. And I picked up a signed copy of the album on vinyl, too. Bargain at £30.

[@robr9411]

This was the song that got me into Iron Maiden when I was just a teen in the late 80s. Loved it then. Love it now.

[@tonypoore440]

"Stranger In a Strange Land" for me, then the whole album. Adrian's writing and tone made made that album.