STILL LIFE - Iron Maiden FULL Guitar Cover

Full guitar cover of Still Life from Iron Maiden's 1983 album, Piece Of Mind.
Guitars:
Fender Dave Murray Signature Stratocaster
Gibson Les Paul '50s Standard Gold Top
Plugin: Bias FX 2
DAW: Reaper Audio
Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Strings: Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 9-46 (Strat) / Regular Slinky 10-46 (Les Paul)
Picks: Dunlop Jazz III XL

[@YorickReturns]

One of my favourite Maiden tracks: creepy, haunting, under-rated.

[@AdhamMGhaly]

Criminally underrated

[@666dynomax]

@@AdhamMGhaly wonder why it’s underrated. The whole album is a damn masterpiece is probably why

[@ioannisdenton]

Bruce is KILLING it in whole piece of mind

[@CC-qb9sm]

His vox were absolutely cherry on this tour

[@marillionman8811]

Absolutely spot on if I hadn't watched you playing I would've said that that was the original recording 👍

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you! The original is in the background but I made sure to have my guitars up front 🙂

[@Nickzab]

Great cover!! Such an underrated composer Dave Murray is, just a few songs here and there but true diamonds.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Absolutely!! He doesn't always write songs but when he does, they're among my favourites on the album.

[@cri774]

One of the best IM's intro ever!

[@bryanmcintosh8212]

I've said it before. I frankly don't know a thing about playing music, but I feel in my bones, your soul infused in your playing. Well done.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Massive thanks!!! Really very much appreciated 🙏🙇🏻🤘

[@ricardoalon3826]

1983 I still remember seeing them on the peice of mind tour. One of my favorite songs.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

That must have been amazing to witness live!

[@Hadogei123456789]

Underrated Maiden track!

[@Joseph_Klein]

Murray's songs are a very underrated

[@ssjd396]

An amazing live song i dont know why they dont play. Its my go to track on maiden england. Great job.

[@blakebacarella9445]

Underrated song on an underrated album.

[@Fourmyle44]

are you crazy or what... underrated album? I mean heavy metal is not in the focus today but this is a classic. Many metal bands disappeared, but we still have Iron Maiden just because songs/albums like this. These are pearls of heavy metal history.

[@fernandodecarvalho3304]

My favorite maiden song!

[@andrewarmitage2565]

That was a masterful performance of a great song Nico. I like it when you choose the less well known Maiden songs too. Keep up the great work. Up the irons!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you very much man! I'm a big fan of these deep cuts/hidden gems so they're fun for me too 😊

[@StupidGenius11]

Quality work as always! Still Life is an easy candidate for "most underrated golden-era Maiden song", so it's always great to see it get some shine.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thanks so much and yes this is definitely one of those not-so-hidden gems.

[@Sebastian_Mroczek]

I'm just curious how you can manage to remember so many songs and that they don't mix up in your head😲

[@davidoriordan1393]

That’s not how playing an instrument works

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Haha well I do forget things and have to relearn them sometimes but there is a lot of common ground in these songs so it's not like they're super complex jazz pieces 🙂

[@Sebastian_Mroczek]

@@LicksOfTheBeast I should have mentioned, that because there are some similar notes and licks played my fingers "get confused" because they want to play familiar lick similar to new one xD. Hope this make sense 😅.

[@ryos.5974]

Brilliant cover to start off the new year! One of my favourite tracks from the PoM era. The intro solo is just out of this world, leading into a powerful, foreboding verse... and that harmony section that I just can't get enough of. Bit of a hidden gem with the other masterpieces in PoM and the other albums of the golden 80s, but a classic in its own right nonetheless. Cheers, and here's to a healthy year!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you my friend! Much appreciated 🙇🏻🙏 I feel very much the same way about this one and I have always considered it.a special song from PoM. Thanks again and all the best to you and your family for this new year! 明けましておめでとう

[@Stormwoken]

Love the dramatic effect of the camera zooming in! 😄

[@SirRobbins]

the intro when Bruce starts in is so haunting, yet beautiful. Dave's writing magic... this, deja vu and the thin line between love and hate are true gems of his

[@modmorning1262]

What a song!!!! Good choice and perfect execution…as always!

[@kntzounis]

This a wonderful song with great lyrics! I have a little story around this album. I was 16 in 1983 when it came out. I was fooling around in a some kind of a arcade and across the street there was the vinyl store. Friday evening it had Piece of Mind packed outside the store! trying to find the right shelf. I went back in the arcade borrowed money from everyone I knew in there and bought the album on the spot. Went back home, never came out in the weekend and by Monday morning (back to school) I knew the whole album by heart! Well played Nico!!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Man I absolutely love these stories 😊 Thank you for sharing!

[@Superpsyko]

I love Still Life. Dave doesn’t write a lot, but in my opinion, each piece of music he writes stand out even more

[@adrianwalsh6053]

Hey dude !!!this song is the shit !!!they never played this song too much it fucken kick ass

[@silverjaw138]

Fantastic!! It’s interesting how aggressive Daves solo comes in on this track.

[@guitaremike348]

Beautifull, thanks

[@djay6651]

Noice! This is one of my favorite Maiden songs.

[@Moon-mc6mm]

1st album. £4.75 double gatefold Woolworths with my Mum. Was 11. Brilliant cover dude.

[@BLACKSTAR952]

My favorite from the album🤘

[@leighsmith4293]

Probably one of the best and most underrated tracks they’ve ever done. Loved it live in ‘88. Nailed it once again. Legend 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@CC-qb9sm]

I saw that tour too! 🤘🤘🤘

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

You got to see them play this live? 🤯

[@leighsmith4293]

@@LicksOfTheBeast Seventh tour November ‘88. Whitley bay. Tremendous gig.

[@CC-qb9sm]

@@LicksOfTheBeast - June of ‘88 for me! My 3rd Maiden tour!

[@targs3165]

Really impressive cover of the timeless song

[@scottsteinberger2076]

That is one of my all time favorites . Piece of mind is a masterpiece

[@jeffersononetwo]

A most excellent rendition brother! Up The Irons!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thanks so much brotha!! 🤜🤛

[@hanssanchez8705]

You finally did it! And you really kicked ass as always! What an great way to start the day. Cheers from Mexico!

[@helperboy5020]

i had forgotten how much i loved this song.......... its so beautiful........ thank you.

[@edgarg.8013]

You're touching the stars Nico !!!! 🤘 Heroes never die !!!! 🤘

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Wow! With this comment, I can call it a day. Thanks so much man! 🙇🏻🙏🤘

[@suetruett3812]

another year and another great Maiden song done to perfection by Nico. This is one of my favorites too so thats nice.. Great job!!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you! From the comments I'd say your not alone in this being one of your favourites 😊 such a great song!

[@brunorosa306]

So underrated song 🎶

[@teamhumane]

Fantastic as always 🎸 What a beautiful song ❤️

[@ghastlynavigator]

An amazing track, one of my all time favorites! Insanely perfect tone and performance Nico! UP THE IRONS 🤘

[@lukabiljak4679]

Awesome 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@guitarstorms]

very cool

[@ryanhoskins01]

This song was the reason why I wrote "Now I rest in peace!" on the detention room wall at high school. Anyway, what an excellent cover and a great way to kick off 2022! (Very nice production too Sara).

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you from the two of us! And as someone who spent many many hours in detention and scribbled all sorts of band names, song lyrics and metal declarations (LOL) I totally hear ya! Cheers 🤜🤛

[@alessandrofaoro1644]

Masterclass❤🤘🏻

[@markojovanovic8856]

One of those that wrote Mr. Murray... Quintesensse of Iron Maiden. Good cover!

[@jordanmaiden0073]

One of my favorite Maiden deep cuts. Awesome cover!

[@johnny6strings]

One of my favs!!! Very impressive cover!! Nailed H's solo!! Great job!!

[@renzo4296]

This is the first album I heard when I was 13 in 83 but was cassette and vinyl back then, this is one of my favorites and is a very haunting song, when I first heard it , I could picture spirits in a pond beckoning someone to drown and join them below, such scary lyrics to if you really think about what's going on. You play amazingly and thank you so much, I've tried learning this song on guitar but I clearly was on the wrong frets once again😂

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I still have my old cassette and it's nice to listen to now and again to capture that same feeling... It's a nostalgia thing of course but it's nice 😊 I always loved the lyrics on this one... Definitely haunting and eerie. Thanks so much for the kind words! As always, much appreciated 🙏

[@clavier69]

A beautiful track, under rated, but its a master piece and Nico plays it perfectly

[@brucehanby2156]

Nicely done! That is one of my favorites and you did it justice!

[@tdogmc966]

Brilliant 👍

[@rapharibeirobp]

Always a perfect execution. Cheers!

[@neostratego1213]

This was bloody fantastic

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

🙇🏻🙏🤘

[@laurentfemenias9410]

Woooooh! I got goose bumps during all the video!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Wow thank you so much my friend! 🙏🙏🙏

[@danzemacabre8899]

I've always had the feeling, as good as this song is, that it began as the big epic or title track of the album but was cut short with so much strong material already present

[@ioannisdenton]

Fantastic song and fantastic cover!

[@666dynomax]

My favourite album and favourite song on it

[@stavrosmaiden]

I love this "yeah" in the end of the song 😅 Flawless guitar playing (as usual) 🤘

[@erikcarter4436]

I keep coming back to watch this video every so often since it first came out. You did it justice, spot on awesome.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Oh hey man, thanks so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to say that 🙏🏻😃

[@greglambert998]

Great job…..one of my favorite Iron Maiden tunes.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you!

[@massis1sp]

Well done👏🏻🎸I love this track, classy and memorable solos 🤘🏻

[@payazokoki]

man, you sure have the coolest Maiden shirts ever.

[@suisiruy]

My god. Again and again, pure perfection. 1000 kudos!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

1000 thanks!!!

[@tillyvick14]

Sounding perfect as always! Thanks again for the wonderful content.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you! Always much appreciated 🤜🤛

[@SomewhereInTheMaidenverse]

Still Life is such a hauntingly beautiful song! What a gem of a song! You did such a stunning job capturing the sound and feel of both Davey and Adrian! This is my favorite song off of PoM, and one of my favorite all-time Maiden songs. I always end up loving everything Davey co-writes. The upbeat parts make you briefly forget what the song is about. 🤔I often wonder which parts Dave contributed, aside from his solo. I’ve always assumed that he wrote that eerily beautiful intro. It’s a shame they don’t perform Still Life, live. I don’t even think they performed it for the World Piece tour. At least we have the footage from Maiden England 1988 at the NEC. Again, amazing job, as usual! 😯🐟

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Very true about the upbeat parts! I don't know if this was done on purpose but it's like mimicking the mindset of someone who has been driven to madness. That mix of darkness and elation... Brilliant brilliant stuff! And yeah I don't get why they didn't play it on the ME tour cause that was a definite highlight of the original set. Did they play it when you saw them on the seventh son tour?

[@SomewhereInTheMaidenverse]

@@LicksOfTheBeast No, they didn’t play it when I saw them on the SS tour. 😔 And what you said about the upbeat parts makes a lot of sense! Totally possible!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

@@SomewhereInTheMaidenverse Seriously?? So they only played it for the Maiden England recording? 🤔 That's craziness!!

[@kristof3811]

This track was my Maiden entry drug in 1983

[@cindarella1100]

That solo intro, its got " Woodstock " written all over it and the backing rythym sounds like water dripping off a ledge into a pool below in the cellar of an abandoned structure 😃 😀 😄 or ripples on a placid lake washing ashore in the dead black of night 😃 😀 😄 weather by design or chance, it's a marvelous introduction, it's filled with texture, from: Scranton, Pennsylvania 👩

[@clavier69]

Guitar sound excellence, a fantastic track from my 1st and bestest album metal joy

[@giovannipalumbo2863]

I listened to it over and over again...great!!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I appreciate that a whole lot!!

[@christhiancarvajal4027]

Hermosa canción, que tiempos aquellos tan maravillosos!!

[@anzacthedog]

Really great job of showing the intricacies and heaviness of the composition. I’ve loved this song since ‘83. Well done.

[@julianbirch7466]

Love this. One of my favourite tracks on Piece of Mind! Headphones on, goosebumps! ❤🔥🎸

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thanks so much! And you have an awesome last name!! Royalty I tell ya! 🤜🤛

[@julianbirch7466]

@@LicksOfTheBeast hahaha, thank you, I should maybe do some genealogical research and see if I can trace any kind of link to the legendary Martin!

[@ricardo_leoni]

Masterpiece. You rock! 🤘🏻

[@AndrewSmith_Music]

Bloody fantastic stuff man!! Such an amazing song \m/

[@davidwortman4644]

Piece of the mind!!! The best

[@dacolgianmarco2833]

Way underrated tune and amazing job as always ❤️ wish you a good year ❤️ Up the Irons

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you very much and all the best to ypu for 2022!! 🤘

[@MatteoAn93]

Love It!

[@robinbennison9225]

One thing that I can't get over is just how accurately you nail the Piece of Mind era guitar tones. Brilliant work!!

[@michaeldean7220]

Great playing as ever. Always thought this song was very underrated. Would be lovely deep cut to drop into a future set list :)

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you! And it would be great if they brought it back at some point. I'd really like to know why they didn't do it on the Maiden England tour since many people feel it was a highlight of the original setlist!

[@dumbleclone]

Top! awesome Niko

[@lducati]

Great Nico, Amazing cover as usual. Best!

[@alexanderninethson8801]

My favorite Iron Maiden song, right now, that I paid attention to the lyrics. It is somehow touching, and those riffs omg.

[@voltneo3082]

what a masterpiece 👍👍 up the irons! 🤘🤘🤘

[@muffinsfromsparta]

You nailed it!

[@jonatanmarques6942]

Perfect!! 🤘

[@jean-pierrestraub7530]

It's really easy for a long time MAIDEN fan to guess who plays what as far as solos are concerned. Dave & Adrian have very recognizable styles

[@olgak.1139]

I adore this song! Maybe it sounds strange but I hear elements from DP, Scorpions (Uli Era), even... Bach! And it's more strange that I like to hear it from my Piece of Mind 1983 cassette with that foggy sound after all these years 📼.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

You know what... I don't think it's strange at all and yeah there is a certain magic to the sound of those old cassettes. I guess it's nostalgia but I do really enjoy listening to these albums that way every now and then.

[@olgak.1139]

Thanks!

[@Noksivs]

I very much appreciate the preciseness you achieve with your covers. It's spotless from the studio versions of the songs. I think you, just as Still Life, are very underrated. Keep rocking my man!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you so much!! They're never really perfect because there is usually some detail or some phrasing/fingering thing I will realize wasn't quite right after making the video... But I do try to come as close as possible within a reasonable timeframe to manage to publish videos regularly 😊 Glad you're enjoying the channel!! Cheers 🤜🤛

[@samuelemariotti4129]

Really great... and great song!

[@williamdread391]

Thanks for that one.......one of my personal maiden favorites.

[@UltraPvnk]

This is one of Maiden's best lyrics of all time along with Infinite Dreams. Musically too, a perfect blend of power and harmony. Clive Burr was awesome but Niko truly took the band to a whole new level. Thank you!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I can't disagree with any of that 😊

[@whitebread940]

Inspiring

[@TheBartlord]

Exquisite!

[@juanneman]

Wonderful, a hidden gem played flawlessly again, thanks as usual man!!!!!

[@tfbattag]

Great playing! One of my favorite all time songs!

[@cindarella1100]

Excellent! 👍 from: Scranton, Pennsylvania

[@tallesmontenegro6813]

2022 started. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Fantastic choice and fantastic performance. Both solos are awesome. And the medley part is cool. The end of the solo down a dive bomb but also a pulling the bridge far? Only for FR bridges , am I The album is awesome. I never understood why this song has this name stead of the Piece of mind.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

It sure did! 🤘🤘 Actually you can do that reverse dive on any bridge because you're coming up from the dive. Dave very likely did this one on his Strat with stock 6-point vintage trem originally.

[@tonyd.944]

Bang on :D

[@willman100]

Wicked. I like the trem work at the end of the Murray solo.

[@samright4661]

One of my Favorite Maiden songs the guitar is outstanding. Dude you’re one hell of a guitar player. I give you a 10 out of 10

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you so much! It really is a beauty of a song 😊

[@samright4661]

@@LicksOfTheBeastHave you watched Adrian playing Crossroads on KZbin? He’s a 3 piece band. That is killer version you can see where Adrian got some of his chops

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

@@samright4661 Yes, I have...and I think you might find this video interesting 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWPQeGmensmfpqcsi=_NpIvj4QiQmDw0uK

[@samright4661]

@@LicksOfTheBeast I watched this about 3 or 4 times dude! It’s an awesome solo!!

[@samright4661]

@@LicksOfTheBeast I see you have SRV on the wall do you teach his music!!Stevie was the man

[@egrsok9388]

Those solos! So awesome.

[@maiden4greece572]

Sounds amazing ...

[@thomaskaba5600]

Damn great job, Dude! well done. One of my secret favourites from Piece Of Mind (next to Where Eagles Dare, Revelations and To Tame A Land) and beside Deja Vu Daves best Song. Best regards from germany and stay safe :-)