Nothing makes you feel old more than a young person saying it was 40 years ago, and you remember going to get the album when it came out.
@richeels686 ай бұрын
Yeah I was going to say, thanks for that Elizabeth!
@lorraineelizondo63986 ай бұрын
Riiight??😂
@patvanderreest74166 ай бұрын
Oh, I recall buying the album, too - but it rather feels refreshing, and renewing, to see that what we loved when we were young is just as relevant today. So I don't feel older for the sensation, but instead confirmed. It's lovely to have that boost.
@badwolf720226 ай бұрын
I went to see them on this tour. When she said 40 years i was like, no don’t say that
@dmitryowens6 ай бұрын
She's not that young - I'd say mid-30's. I hear you though.
@mjix19846 ай бұрын
One of Iron Maiden's best songs and it's because Adrian Smith wrote it. That guy is such an underrated musician, it's criminal. Loved watching this!
@Madman65056 ай бұрын
Adrian has always been my favorite. He puts so much feeling in his music and solos.
@SimoneRistori6 ай бұрын
There's a reason why no prayer for the dying was so terrible
@valkyrie_226 ай бұрын
Adrian is the soul of Iron Maiden. The records without him are just a bit lifeless and bland. I'm so glad he came back to the band in 2000.
@jamesgrant87626 ай бұрын
Best guitarist in Maiden
@aaronperretta43036 ай бұрын
Adrian is one of the metal greats, up there with LaRocque as one of the most underrated.
@Flagg7956 ай бұрын
More Maiden is always the answer to everything. What a great start to the week!
@MarcelNL6 ай бұрын
Amazing song! Wasn't this the one that they were forced to playback and they had lots of fun with it? My absolute favourite song of theirs is infinite dreams. I REALLY am hoping for a review of that one!
@Flagg7956 ай бұрын
@@MarcelNL Infinite Dreams was definitely my favorite off 7th Son! I was super bummed when they left it off the Maiden England tour a few years back.
@MarcelNL6 ай бұрын
@@Flagg795 I can imagine! It is SO POWERFUL! And it shows several differnt singing techniques.The spiritual meaning of the song also should not be underestimated. This would be a seriously interesting review! I hope some of the patreons will request this. I have no money to put this under her attention but I am really hoping for it!
@geerttaelemans6576 ай бұрын
That song makes me so happy AND so sad
@Flagg7956 ай бұрын
@@MarcelNL “It’s not the fear of what’s beyond, it’s just that I might not respond”
@temucanobritish89436 ай бұрын
Adrian Smith is arguably one of the most underrated guitar players in heavy metal. His solos are consistently full of melody and perfectly complement the songs. He deserves so much more recognition for his talent!
@kforcer6 ай бұрын
Maybe my favorite guitarist of all-time. His STORYTELLING is absolutely amazing. Although I'd say the same of Murray, Janick and actually, Stratton too. But Smith is definitely special. He knows just how to tell the story the song is aiming to express. He's a great vocalist too; ASAP was great and so was his one lead vocal track for Maiden, "Reach Out."
@Vertchewal6 ай бұрын
This album may be one of the most underrated metal albums of all time. Every solo/break is a gem, from this to Stranger in a Strange Land, to Alexander the Great. Just magic.
@kforcer6 ай бұрын
@@Vertchewal 100%. Absolute perfection.
@fleshwounds5 ай бұрын
He's not under rated in the metal world. And either is Steve Harris. Both guitar and bass gods. Very talented.
@temucanobritish89435 ай бұрын
@@Vertchewal Stranger in a strange land’s solo is not from this world. What a song man, too bad they never play it live!
@Caeser1945 ай бұрын
I've been a truck driver going on 28 years,miss everything,watching kids growing up in pictures.This song hits home.Did what I had to do supporting a family but the cost was high
@Concreto19842 ай бұрын
Goddamn, man...As a father myself I feel your pain.
@metal-adventures-joerg6 ай бұрын
Reaction to my favorite Maiden Song, tomorrow on my 53th Birthday! Best gift ever! Thanks to Elisabeth! Greetings from Stuttgart Germany (Maiden Fan since 1982)! And remember: "Don't waste your Time always searching for those wasted Years!" ;)
@markdanielt.51006 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGbfYqCqsqEla8 Here is my version of Wasted Years made in virtual reality with Tilt Brush (Open Brush now). Really just messing around and seeing what I could do with Tilt Brush. Other people can have a totally different take on the same song and that is the beauty of being able to generate art with music on the fly. anyone can post their art on You Tube as well. All free!
@Canbilly26 ай бұрын
Mine is power slave.
@carlgibson2856 ай бұрын
Happy birthday for tomorrow!
@MattSkosh6 ай бұрын
My brother turned 54 yesterday.
@AceAnnie1-76 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday!
@TheFuriousfunk6 ай бұрын
Every Iron Maiden song makes you feel like you are riding on a horse into battle
@jean-pierreboies97496 ай бұрын
It's called galloping bass line.
@tommydeamon76576 ай бұрын
Thats litterley cause of the galloping technique the guitars and base aply to all there cord and note progressions its kinda there thing sure other bands do it to espeshilly from that time period listen to mettalica four horsemen off of kill em all the guitar and bass definitly galloup
@rccola51676 ай бұрын
Run to the hills most especially. Or was the name "the trooper"? Can't remember.
@hamster01476 ай бұрын
@@jean-pierreboies9749 Or the trooper 😊
@daviesm736 ай бұрын
Steve is truly the master of the gallop.
@NBLP70016 ай бұрын
"Time you enjoy wasting, wasn't wasted." Bertrand Russell
@jimmyboy1316 ай бұрын
Because that time being wasted was actually time living life, whatever life is like at that moment.
@AndrewReiwitch-sw9lf6 ай бұрын
Well said! 👍👍🤘🤘
@girs6666 ай бұрын
Very « Dude » point of view! Abide !
@JasonThomas-u9p6 ай бұрын
Enjoyment!!!
@tomtreece40816 ай бұрын
My senior year yearbook quote from 1984.
@justinforsberg23933 ай бұрын
Just saw them in concert two nights ago, and they haven’t lost anything!!!!
@MrBmathis66206 ай бұрын
Growing up, I was constantly bullied in school and was at a point I was considering ending it all, when I discovered Iron Maiden. I got lost in the Great music and and remember buying this when it was first released. This song is my favorite song and lifts my spirit every time I hear it.
@jamesfarina576416 күн бұрын
I hope tings got better for you and glad you stuck around
@sarahburns8706 ай бұрын
Just wanted to say I Wish Nico all the best and a full recovery from a stroke he had recently
@christophermerlot33666 ай бұрын
Got to meet Niko many years a go at a meet n' greet. He was quite funny and super chill.
@randywissler99236 ай бұрын
From everything I've seen lately, he's pretty much fully recovered from it.
@Gravstein6 ай бұрын
Went to see them playing in Bergen last year; they where in great form and Nico was in the grove from the start.
@DimenJump6 ай бұрын
very recent upload (this week) of a speech by Nicko while he's touring with his band Titanium Tart /watch?v=nWKqAHERrxs
@TechnicalBard6 ай бұрын
I read an article in the last few days about how they have changed up some songs where Nicko can't do the original fills anymore, and even dropped songs from the setlist because he is, in his words, at about 70%
@matthewrobinson99556 ай бұрын
One of my best friends was in the hospital on life support. This is one of his favorite Iron Maiden songs. I went in several times and played this song for him on my phone. I didn’t think he could hear it but I was hoping he could. On the day they told us to tell him goodbye I went in and played him the Ryan Adams acoustic version of this song, told him I loved him and said my goodbyes. By the grace and a miracle of God and modern medicine the next day he started improving. Less than three weeks later he walked out of the hospital. So yes I believe in the power of maiden and metal but more importantly I believe in the power of Love and God ❤
@julien22316 ай бұрын
If true thats awesome, but it sounds made up.
@SimoneRistori6 ай бұрын
Nice story but I suggest you believe in the power of medicine :)
@jackfee16526 ай бұрын
I would like know, did he tell you at some point that he heard it? Thanks
@RazzBurr6 ай бұрын
Ave Xristos Rex!
@bryanjordan42626 ай бұрын
The shock of Ryan Adams murdering his favourite Maiden song probably gave him that jolt of life that he needed!
@MetalPilgrim6 ай бұрын
This song is possibly one of the best concert closers ever written! So happy they're closing The Future Past tour with it ;)
@MetalGildarts6 ай бұрын
Oh are they Vlad? Sick!
@TheKLeifheit136 ай бұрын
This song is awful to sing as a concert or set closer if your technique is as garbage as mine is 😅 nothing like jamming and singing for 4 hours just to have my drummer call out Wasted Years at the end to finish shredding ye olde vocal cords...
@thomastackett25776 ай бұрын
Always wanted to see that show but I was 12 then and didn't know Iron Maiden yet. Saw them in 90, my 1st concert
@Ragetothefullest6 ай бұрын
@@thomastackett2577 the Future Past show thats being talked about is now my friend, your chance is still there!
@AI_Surfer5 ай бұрын
In 1986 I was in my early 20s. I lived in the Los Angeles area so I listened to the radio station KNAC on a daily basis. I'll never forget driving down the road one Autumn afternoon and hearing 'Wasted Years' on my car radio. The song blew me away. By the time the song finished I was already half way to Tower Records to buy the 'Somewhere In Time' album on cassette.
@EricMorris-wz2qq4 ай бұрын
I was 10 when I bought it in 1988 but that was my first Maiden Album . I bought all of them afterfard and I'm going to see them live in 2 months for my 7th time .
@sixx35533 ай бұрын
Just saw them for the first time last weekend in Toronto. I’ve waited forty years for that moment and I cried when they played this song in the encore
@ClifftopTragedy2 ай бұрын
So glad you finally got to see them. This made me smile. Maiden will always be remembered as one of the most legendary bands. The 80s and 90s were golden for me with so much amazing music to be discovered but every year is still a new adventure.
@jrg7702 ай бұрын
They are coming back in 2025 and doing a setlist from the first 7 albums.
@poppyhimbo2 ай бұрын
@@jrg770 they need to do a pre-Janick tour....then I might go see them again!
@innoc3ntbystndr20 күн бұрын
I was there too! Flew all the way from Calgary. It was my daughter’s gift for my 50th birthday-my first Iron Maiden concert, and it’s probably the best concert I’ve ever attended. I’m so glad I got to see them live with Nicko on drums.
@surfdigby6 ай бұрын
I think Adrian also deserves some recognition for his fantastic vocals on this song (he sings the harmonies. it's not Bruce overdubbing). I think it benefits from Adrian's part not just running in parallel motion to Bruce's, but having a melody of it's own. There are isolated vocal tracks on KZbin that really highlight this. And, of course, Adrian's guitar solo is just perfection. His playing on the whole Somewhere In Time album is a masterclass in how to serve the song.
@SuomiGameHUB6 ай бұрын
I think Adrian also deserves recognition for writing this song.
@drewhendrix5026 ай бұрын
I'd say he needs credit for writing an incredible guitar solo
@aaronperretta43036 ай бұрын
Adrian is easily the most talented member of Maiden.
@WastedYears19916 ай бұрын
Listen to the b side for this - Reach Out - Adrian does the main vocals
@Elixium6 ай бұрын
Watching maiden live going from glorious Adrian solos into a horrible mess from Janick 😮
@room22-16 ай бұрын
The fact that you recognized Eddie, makes me believe you are a true fan, now. Up the Irons!!!
@lorraineelizondo63986 ай бұрын
Up the Irons!!!
@matthbva6 ай бұрын
Up the Irons!
@chickenpermission83766 ай бұрын
Up the Irons!
@marklivingston14795 ай бұрын
Up the Irons!
@michaelmitchell6295 ай бұрын
Up the Irons, Always!!
@ToTheLeftOfBernie6 ай бұрын
Up the irons! Can't wait for more Maiden! Thank you Elizabeth!
@MarcelNL6 ай бұрын
Infinite dreams!!!! That one is legendary!
6 ай бұрын
@@MarcelNL Good pick. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" would be another good showcase, for the operatic side of Bruce (and the rest of the boys too), I think.😉
@MM_in_Havasu6 ай бұрын
The chorus in this tune hits home bigtime with me! I'm 67 years old and try to live life to its fullest all the time, even in retirement. No such thing as wasted time with me! This is one of my favorite tunes! "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.........!!!" Thank you so much, Elizabeth, for a great analysis of this timeless tune. It should be a wakeup call for all of us to go forward in life even if there are rough patches. I went through a previous marriage before marrying my current wife, so know all about wasted years from some 34 years ago! I sucked it up and went forward. Life's too short to waste it!
@Darkanas6 ай бұрын
Bruce is my childhood hero and listening to Iron Maiden and its own songs helped me to fight depression some years ago, I have nothing but love and admiration for these guys
@dienorweganer5 ай бұрын
It helped me as well and I am so thankful that there is also still a young community for them. Not big but they are more friendly and open than for example Rammstein or Slipnot fans. I don't know why but that's what I experienced... Most of them like me also like fantasy and historical stuff and so on and not only hard and screamo music...😅
@clydeotoole76636 ай бұрын
This album, "Somewhere in Time", is entirely about time, or more specifically, different ways of experiencing time. Alexander the Great is about history. Wasted Years is about regretting lost time. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is about internal perception of time. Stranger in a Strange Land is based on the sci-fi novel. Somewhere in Time is about time travel. Etc. Cool concept.
@thekarltonkrill6 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Stranger in a Strange Land is about John Torrington, of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845, whose frozen mummy was exhumed in 1984. You can find photos on the web. He was a young man on an expedition to find the northwest passage, but had left home to die in the frozen arctic. Adrian Smith was inspired to write the lyrics pondering the mystery of Torrington’s experience and death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Torrington
@MrMajikman12 ай бұрын
@@thekarltonkrill Awesome fact! I didn't know that.
@michaeleverett26506 ай бұрын
One of my favorites from iron maiden, That whole album is just killer.
@marklyman67726 ай бұрын
I agree and there is not a bad song on the album. Great artwork on the album as well.
@dorn05316 ай бұрын
My favourite Maiden album. It sums up the best of the 80s for me.
6 ай бұрын
@@marklyman6772 The same. And the artwork is just...🤌
@davidhester98976 ай бұрын
Saw them in 1985 during the Powerslave tour, man what a concert that was. One of the best concerts I've ever experienced, their live sound that night was so good, just perfect.
@jamesleyda3656 ай бұрын
Damn! I'm envious of you, my first was the Seventh son tour 88 in Spokane Wa
@chriswiedeman29566 ай бұрын
I was at Long Beach Arena in CA when they recorded the shows for Live After Death, night #2. "Scream for me, Long Beach!!"
@jollygiant6 ай бұрын
@@jamesleyda365seventh son for me too in Edinburgh👍
@pigsonthewing325706 ай бұрын
I saw SIT tour at MSG in 87' my junior year. Best concert I ever saw, changed me forever and I still listen to them regularly.
@jamesleyda3656 ай бұрын
@@jollygiant awesome!🤘
@roymctarsney5655Ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite Maiden songs. This is just one example as to why these guys are still making music after forty two years. They rock!🤘
@riverside68366 ай бұрын
I bought Live After Death cassette when I was 14 years old. This single came next year. My kids say that I am old but i still sometimes feel like that 14 year old 🥰
@mikepalmer19715 ай бұрын
I copied my cousins Love After Death cassette. It was my introduction to Iron Maiden around that same time. I was immediately hooked for life.
@Anjohl4 ай бұрын
Because you are still that 14 year old!
@riverside68364 ай бұрын
@@Anjohl You too man. I love your comment :)
@metalmark12146 ай бұрын
A Maiden Monday. This is one of Maiden's biggest mainstream sounding songs. It has a good retrospective video showing pictures of Eddie's they have had in the past, pictures from them on tours and activities that the members are into like football (USA soccer) and fencing. The thumbnail shows Iron Maiden when they went to Poland. They became the first Heavy Metal act to play behind what was known at the time as the "Iron Curtain"
@TorIverWilhelmsen6 ай бұрын
Yes, with the synths and all many die-hard fans at the time felt that Maiden "sold out" with the release of Somewhere in Time. Adrian "Pop-star" Smith and all that.
@tonypoore4406 ай бұрын
@@TorIverWilhelmsenAdrian Smith wrote some of Maiden's most popular songs, so yeah, Pop Star wouldn't be too far off. Rock Star Adrian Smith is probably better.
@tay136666 ай бұрын
@@TorIverWilhelmsen Maiden brought some of that on themselves. Many of their previous album covers had in the fine print on the back 'No synths ever" Personally, I didn't care. I just knew what they were doing sounded great,
@MonkeyJedi996 ай бұрын
This song also reminds of some of the music from Unleash the Archers. I know, I know, the chronology is Iron Maiden, THEN UtA. But I like that there is a sort of heritage of feel and style.
@mehill006 ай бұрын
@@tay13666I remember it saying “no synthesizers or ulterior motives” on at least one of their earlier albums.
@ponuryzniwiarz6 ай бұрын
Adrian writes best Maiden's song. Greetings from Poland 👍✌🤘
@obbekjaer6 ай бұрын
I grew up in a simple working class family in the 80s and 90s. My mom worked as a cleaning lady all her life. My dad worked as a welder almost his entire working life. Both taught me valuable life lessons. My mom taught me and my sister the joys of a big kitchen garden and making all sorts of food yourself, preserves, jam, cooking and baking and whatnot. My dad taught me how to make/repair stuff and work on my car and later my house. And both of them showed me one important thing in life: The joy of helping others without expecting something in return. And by coincidence, my older sister introduced me to a lot of music, including Iron Maiden. Listening to TNOTB and Powerslave on vinyl in her room :)
@PaulHabrelewicz-s3r4 ай бұрын
I “borrowed” my sisters maiden albums all the time! Seen them when I was twelve and started drum lessons the next day! Clive was a big influence!! R.I.P.
@elimi250se4 ай бұрын
Greeting from Japan! I've just been to IronMaiden Gigs! And I agree with you that Bruce is a Great story teller with full of emotion!
@scott33626 ай бұрын
I was 16 when this album came out. I didn't have my license yet and had to have my mom drive me to the mall the day it came out. She didn't have a cassette player in her car, so all I could do was read the lyrics/liner notes on the way home. I'm sure I spent the rest of the day in my room playing it over and over. Wasted Years is still my all time favorite Maiden song. Even more so as I push on through my mid 50's🤘
@Afc706 ай бұрын
Somewhere in Time is my favorite maiden album.. love the whole thing.. title track is awesome, and “Alexander the Great” is a history lesson essentially. Wonderful, melodic guitars, Steve Harris laying down the 16th note bass gallops, Bruce’s soaring vocals..and Nicko’s often overlooked but fabulous drumming..
@dorn05316 ай бұрын
Same. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is another song I love. The lyrics are so motivating, uplifting. Like you CAN do this, you CAN get through. The whole album is a masterpiece.
@thomastackett25776 ай бұрын
Powerslave and Subway in Time were the golden era of Iron Maiden.
@geertvdvorstenbosch6 ай бұрын
Nicko's drumming on Deja Vu is phenomenal!
@Cadinho936 ай бұрын
Life-changing song. It's one of Iron Maiden's all time best songs and I can't wait to see them live again in November. Also, I have learned more history, religion, etc. from Iron Maiden songs than any class I have ever took.
@soupdragonuk6 ай бұрын
They should do away with history teachers at school, and just played Iron Maiden or Sabaton songs. You'll learn history in a more direct way.
@kevinfryman71436 ай бұрын
One of my top 2 favorite songs from Maiden. 2nd favorite is Stanger in a Strange Land. Unbelievable guitar solo by Adrian Smith! Seeing Maiden live in concert is an event to behold. Thank You
@matthewgarrison-perkins53776 ай бұрын
Good choice!
@adambishop46556 ай бұрын
YES!
@annahaynes99153 ай бұрын
56 years old and still loving every note of every song.
@slowster29456 ай бұрын
0:20 in and lady, I can tell you. This is one of the most emotional songs I have ever known. It hits you right in the gut. There aren't many songs that ever hit me in a way similar to how this one did. One of the few times that the music and the lyrics truly mesh into one thing, one being, one entity. Iron Maiden has so many epic songs with incredibly captivating lyrics, but this is one of the few that actually dials in to innate human emotion. This one hurts a little bit. It's not like their songs about medieval England or Egyptian mythology. It's personal. And that's what makes this particular song stand out. Doesn't hurt that it's an absolutely face-melting, rocking tune!
@erikguidotti86406 ай бұрын
I'm a guitarist. This is one of my favorite Maiden songs to play. The chord change under the chourus sounds so "happy" because the song is the singer (more properly guitarist Adrian Smith who wrote the lyrics, the guitar intro, chord structure and solo) having a conversation with himself where the verses are one side of his mind lamenting life on the road, while the more positive side of his mind points out that he is wasting his life dwelling on the negative when that very same life has put some postive stuff in his path. Elizabeth, in answer to your favorite song question, my favorite Maiden tune over all is Paschedale . I"m also a retired Soldier and a combat veteran. I have PTSD and a LOAD of survivors guilt. For some odd reason, that song helps me deal with that suvivors guilt and ptsd. I don't know why, and my therepist at the V.A. doesn't know why either.
@aaronperretta43036 ай бұрын
Adrian Smith is the best, most talented member of Maiden.
@ferox9656 ай бұрын
Well put. Very best wishes.
@cracked-actor6 ай бұрын
Paschendale is amazing, one of their best songs.
@ComicalHealing6 ай бұрын
Paschendale is also written by Adrian.
@Fedorchik15366 ай бұрын
Cheers for a fellow Paschendale enjoyer! I've heard many great songs about horrors of Great War (and war in general), but this one just feels so incredibly intimate and tragic. Nothing comes close to that.
@michaelmcdermott2096 ай бұрын
This is my very favorite Iron Maiden song. This is their sound at the very peak of their creativity.
@isaiahmarquez97176 ай бұрын
GREAT SONG!!! Reminds me of my cousin that passed away. We both loved this song as young metal head teens in the 80’s and 90’s. He died in 2022. Just weeks after we had been discussing this exact song and the meaning behind it concerning our lives. I had gone away to the military for 22 years and 5 deployments to the middle east. I was about to retire and go back home where we were going to start a bar band. He had a tough time with drugs in the time I had been gone. He had been clean for a while. And then he was gone…. 😢 Realize you’re living in the golden years….. Don’t let them pass you by.
@Oldishmanplaysbass20 күн бұрын
Even more amazing that he can still talk, let alone sing. Bruce had & recovered from throat cancer in 2015
@ExecutorCR6 ай бұрын
This was the song that made me discover metal music. That kid in high school grew up developed to this time. Now I just listen to this as a 40 years old man with a smile in my face while I remember those "golden years".
@arkgent83906 ай бұрын
I graduated high school in '87. In my senior year book I listed this as my favorite song. Still true to this day.
@adambishop46556 ай бұрын
I attempted to get this song as our high school graduation theme in 2001. Still my favourite Maiden song!
@toddzino586 ай бұрын
SAME!!!! Too funny.
@ritareesedass6 ай бұрын
THANK YOU for being one of the first reviewers I've seen to acknowledge Steve Harris's bass riffs! The man is my freaking idol and a bass God and I never see him get enough attention 🤘😝🤘
@bluefish49996 ай бұрын
He's very well regarded in the Bass player circle, but yeah us bass players never get enough credit, especially in rock/metal.
@xtreme4stringbass6 ай бұрын
He is one of my top three inspirations with Geezer and Geddy. The trifect of the low end.
@Fishin4funout4trout6 ай бұрын
Brilliant songwriter too
@enmitygauged446 ай бұрын
Me being a teen in the 80's, he was always highly regarded. I saw the Powerslave tour in the front row back in 1984 & was lucky enough to catch one of his West Ham wrist bands he threw into the crowd!
@ritareesedass6 ай бұрын
@@enmitygauged44 I grew up in the 80's, too and Powerslave was my fav album but I was too young to catch that tour. I'm so freaking jealous! 🤘😝🤘
@andorius6 ай бұрын
I lost a good friend a few days ago, after the funeral we had a good few drinks, we realized that friendship is never wasted. Thank you Elisabeth!
@tasoss.13855 ай бұрын
Congratulations, you just experienced the best metal song ever written.
@TrevorSlater-bv4pl4 ай бұрын
Watched Iron Maiden last night for their last show in Australia. Lifetime fan, first time seeing them. This song was played. One of my absolute favourites. They did not disappoint! Yes they’re older, yes they made mistakes. They enjoyed themselves on stage and that always translates to the audience enjoying themselves. Thanks boys, thanks audience & thank you for understanding this song so well. Up the Irons!!! 🇬🇧 Ps thanks for the interesting perspective of your own life. Nice touch and makes you much more human. Love the vids keep ‘em coming 🤘🏼
@TheBlueseahunterАй бұрын
Hey brother, just saw them in Mexico City in November.
@kjohnsenart69956 ай бұрын
I love Bruce's vocals in Run to the Hills, and the storytelling is beyond fantastic
@johnfurnish14586 ай бұрын
Run to the Hills, about my dad's ancestors. Great tune.
@Greg-jm1nj6 ай бұрын
Definitely my favorite Maiden song! Hits you in the feels when you get older. Maiden was my first concert in ‘86 when I was 13. I am seeing them again this year, for the 10th time, in Chicago. Can’t wait!!
@croaker47476 ай бұрын
Philly on Nov 1st! Can’t wait!!!
@joergojschaefer35216 ай бұрын
It's never a waste of time to spend some #letsgoback time with Elizabeth doing a reaction, especially when she explains the voice and style of Bruce Dickinson and the Maidens Band! 🤘Up the Irons, my friends, up the Irons! 🤘
@hugotorres5115 ай бұрын
I will tell a story. I've been listening to this song for perhaps almost 40 years, it's without a doubt one of my favorites by Iron Maiden, who are also one of the bands in my top 10. Of the more than a thousand times I've heard "Wasted Years", sometimes even randomly in a set list , there wasn't a single one that didn't bring tears to my eyes, it's inexplicable, and this has happened since those times when I was a kid and couldn't understand a phrase in English, which may seem strange, but probably because musically it carries within itself the whole feeling of a message they´ve wanted to share. It's fantastic!
@mickedanielsson3 ай бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just love that you have all this praise and love to ADRIAN SMITH without even knowing it. He's the guitarist you see starting the song, singing the harmony vocals in the chorus and playing that amazing solo. And, as you guessed, the guy who wrote this song. You had wonderful thoughts about the lyrics and I think his story is quite similar. I've interpreted the lyrics as "I'm on endless tours all over the world year after year after year and often I just want to go home. But then I realise that these are my "golden years" and not my "wasted years". I wouldn't have been happier sitting in a small British village, fishing for all my life". And this has been my absolute favourite Iron Maiden song too for "almost 40 years" so I love you a little bit more now 😊
@darrenbizzell3822Ай бұрын
Nice , Old Boy!
@thelonewolf74436 ай бұрын
Such a beloved song off of their “Somewhere In Time” album, very sentimental! #UpTheIrons
@maartencautereels12066 ай бұрын
This is one of the most beautifull and meaningful songs maiden ever did. Congrats
@jimharris3676 ай бұрын
My childhood was defined by growing up in a small village in the south West of England. My friends and I, particularly my best friend who lived three doors down, spent all our time in the fields and woods around the area, climbing tree's, playing football, swimming in the river - magical times. These days as we approach sixty years of age we are still best friends and meet regularly to get lunch, talk nonsense and reminisce about those wonderful days which we were so lucky to experience. Great reaction as always, to one of Maiden's more thoughtful and introspective tracks.
@allthegoodnamesareinuse6 ай бұрын
You're 100% right about the music and descending pitches feeling like stuff is rushing by you. I've always felt like the opening to "Wasted Years" is like a clock ticking and counting down out of control.
@ferox9656 ай бұрын
One of the best choruses...ever. One of my fave videos by them...it's like they're at rehearsal. Simple and very effective. In my case, I was the only musician in a family of jocks and sports people. My family never wavered in their faith in me. Got very sick with ulcerative colitis. Became an award winning trumpet player. Surgery put me in a two month coma, and I physically died on the table. 25 years ago this month. Had to retire the horn due to the abdominal surgery after 25 years. Took up bass full-time. I'm playing through tons of great gigs and festivals. I became a respected bassist in my second life. On the best run I've ever had. Be where you are. Live it through.
@thelastjuiceblender59154 ай бұрын
Damn can you borrow me a little bit of that thing called "determination" ?
@bghammock6 ай бұрын
Definitely my favorite Adrian song, and one of my favorite Maiden songs.
@ryant36006 ай бұрын
Adrian had a few gems on the SIT album for sure. I think Paschendale is my favorite of his though (even though he split the writing credits w/ Harris) but its a special song for sure.
@Chalepastel6 ай бұрын
@@ryant3600 paschendale is so absurdly underrated
@bghammock6 ай бұрын
@@Chalepastel Definitely is. I just got chill bumps thinking about it! LOL
@Chalepastel6 ай бұрын
@@bghammock Dance of the dead / Death on the road are my peak Iron Maiden era
@bghammock6 ай бұрын
@@Chalepastel I can get behind that.
@bryanbutler41166 ай бұрын
It's amazing how a song about being on constant tour and feeling like you missed out on "real life" while you're on the move just resonates. Then the lyrics take you from remorse at what you missed to focusing on now. It isn't too late to make your life better, no matter where you are. It's just such a great song.
@JCPaintGuy6 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing a dive into my favorite Iron Maiden song, Elizabeth! Bruce’s vocals are so uplifting, the guitar work is virtuosic as always, and the bass line is incredibly intricate and inspiring. As a drummer, when I was first learning to play, this song was new and the guys I was playing with wanted to do it. I had to learn Nicko’s drum line and it is deceptive. It doesn’t sound that hard to those who don’t “hear it” but it is not easy to learn and play. Iron Maiden sets a high bar for musicians - from drums to lead vocals and harmonies, you have to bring your “A” game. As always, you bring humor and raw emotion to you analysis, so thank you, again, for diving into my favorite Maiden song!!
@sourjelly6764 ай бұрын
I've been an Iron Maiden fan for years, and I'm still discovering their songs in new ways, noticing or appreciating something I didn't before. I wholeheartedly recommend the track ‘Caught Somewhere in Time’, which is from the same album as ‘Wasted Years’. This is a song with two of my currently favourite guitar solos. I really get goosebumps when listening to it. Actually, I love the whole album for its special vibe!
@DarthPantherJ2 ай бұрын
I emigrated from the UK to the US when i was a teenager, had some problems fitting in as a junior in high school. This song was essential for getting me through it. I love Iron Maiden but i remember listening to this song during those times and it spoke to me. Thanks for doing this one.
@brheinfeldt6 ай бұрын
This song hits me in a lot of ways. In 2000, I suffered a severe head trauma injury that I actually have a death certificate! This took 5 yrs to recover from. I wasn't able to go to my home near Dallas, TX, because I couldn't care for myself, as I was in a near-vegetative state for 16 months and my family, in a very small town in South Texas, had to help me during my recovery and rehab. When I was able to start thinking of my home, I missed it terribly! I couldn't wait to get back! So many things changed in the course of that 5 yrs, and when I was able to go back... it no longer felt like home. I didn't recognize that city. Everything was so different to me, so strange that I never moved back. Everything changed in that 5 years... people, technologies, everything! And I've wasted a lot of time trying to catch up, trying to recapture 5 yrs that I lost. And now my "golden years" are on my horizon, and I'm somewhere in between... chasing... something I can't see. This song gives, perhaps, a deeper meaning to me than, maybe, to other people. Still, every day above ground is a good day! 😉👍
@keanumunteanu6 ай бұрын
Wish you good health and lovely golden many years to come!!
@rickj63486 ай бұрын
I love this song so much that I have had it as a ring tone for over 20 years! Thanks for doing a reaction to it!
@Flagg7956 ай бұрын
So far I have 10 shows booked and counting this year. There is no better live band. Period. 🤘
@PauloCarreiro-z4u3 ай бұрын
Omg, you are such a story teller yourselve. I love the "vibrato" in your eyes when you get in to the melody. Funny how you get it exacly spot on. Been a fan since a teen and im 50 now. Amazing how a song can take you back to that exact moment in time.
@jeffnordman5 ай бұрын
This song had such a huge impact on me when I was 16 (in 1987)! The chorus has been somewhat of a mantra throughout the years since then, and I have a framed copy of the lyrics on my wall. Such a great song!
@iwonttell49586 ай бұрын
This is a song about being a band member on the road, longing for home. Feeling life is being wasted on traveling from town to town, not realizing you're "in your golden years". Just like Bon Jovis "Dead or alive". Wasted years along with "Stranger in A Strange Land" is my all time favorites from the best metal album (Somewhere in time), by IMHO the best metal band trough the ages. 🙂 its a retrospective lyric, that's why you see all the old album covers, "We traveled the world, missing home, yet we were living our dreams" . Bruce D. talks about "The theater of the Mind", reaching out to the person in the back of the audience, "You, I want to reach You", bringing the person into the story being told. Very theatrical!
@danielcelier6 ай бұрын
Love the song, and that album is a master piece.
@MatthewGClarke6 ай бұрын
I hope you like this, Adrian Smith is my favourite ever guitarist and one of the best metal songwriters out there!
@PetarBladeStrok4 ай бұрын
Your beautiful commentary in this video is one of the reasons why this song will always be my favorite Iron Maiden song. The message it brings forward is beautiful...
@jamiemccarthy79376 ай бұрын
One of their best songs and one of the greatest guitar solos ever written. It's not difficult to play from a purely technical standpoint but the note selection and phrasing are perfection. The song soars and the solo takes it just that much higher.
@FeaturingRob6 ай бұрын
This song was one I loved so much when it came out in 1986. I was in the throws of my metal phase, and I was just starting high school. Between their previous album, Powerslave and the album that has this song, Somewhere In Time, I was very into Iron Maiden. What this song did to capture me was the opening riff played by Adrian Smith. The "spiralling" that you love so much, especially the instrumental break before the guitar solo. This is my favorite section of the song, even now. Before this song, my favorite Maiden member was always guitarist Dave Murray, but this made me reevaluate how much I like Adrian. Now, I love both of them. Mainly because Adrian wrote this song, his first song written solely by him for the band. When I was a kid, it was more about the guitar in this song. Now, in my 50s...its the lyrics. And I realize that the wasted years I have on my ledger, while I can do nothing about them, are extensive. All I can do is make today count. This is my second favorite Maiden song...my first is still 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. But, it doesn't matter...if its Maiden, it's AWESOME!!!! #UpTheIrons
@obbekjaer6 ай бұрын
Guitars apart, I really love how much Steve's bass gets to shine on this one, even hitting higher notes during the guitar solo without getting in it's way, but just adding to the rising feeling.
@jamesleyda3656 ай бұрын
I absolutely love and miss my childhood. I ran the rainforest and Olympic mountains of Washington State building tree forts, playing in creeks, catching salamanders, making little log cabins, being chased by bison.... seriously! We knew someone that had bison roaming massive acreage. life was beautiful and just amazing🤘 i think about it and my friends & family back then in the early 80s 🔥🤘UP THE IRONS🤘🔥
@john95086 ай бұрын
Back story of this - Adrian (guitarist) playing it in the studio, Steve (bassist/leader) says I like it, Adrian says too commercial, Steve - Nah we are having that, the rest is history. Bruce has just finished his solo tour with his latest album, bit of a rest before touring with IM to Americas and Aus/NZ
@alanofionnachta85396 ай бұрын
I love Adrian's backing vocals and although he didn't write it, I love Adrian singing the b-side - 'Reach Out. '
@randywissler99236 ай бұрын
@@alanofionnachta8539reach out is an absolute banger!!
@KiphartAZ6 ай бұрын
@alanofionnachta8539 - Have you heard ASAP? Adrian's solo debut called "Silver and Gold". It's great! It has Zak Starkey (Ringo Star's son / The Who) on drums. It's not "MAIDEN!" . But really good stuff!
@secessioncycles13576 ай бұрын
Adrian wrote the song.
@secessioncycles13576 ай бұрын
Adrian wrote the song and Bruce didn’t do any solo stuff until 1989 for a track foe A Nightmare on Elm Street.
@manricobianchini52762 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Iron Maiden songs.
@tomcookman72026 ай бұрын
My goodness hon now I wanna hear you along with this! lol..I love your voice, I love your sincere attention to the moment..🧡🎶
@brendanscullion62186 ай бұрын
This has been a favorite for decades. I sing it loud in the car.
@NoahWolfe6 ай бұрын
Adrian Smith's solo is remarkable here. It services the song perfectly without showing off (a rarity in those heady days of full on shred) and the resolution back in to the final chorus is just perfection. It brings me great joy as an old guitarist to see it move you on a first listen. Brilliant album!
@dorn05316 ай бұрын
Adrian, Dave & Janick are very underrated guitarists. Adrian is incredibly multi-talented, extremely versatile. Dave is the smoothest, cleanest player I’ve ever heard. Janick is insanely creative & energetic. They all deserve more credit than they get.
@Powermad-bu4em6 ай бұрын
I've always said the last note of the solo is worth the price of admission by itself.
@matthewgarrison-perkins53776 ай бұрын
PIcking a "favorite" Maiden song is like being asked to pick your "favorite" child.....with that in mind, I'd have to go with Infinite Dreams from The Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album. But, honestly, I could have gone with 20+ other songs, Iron Maiden is brilliant and beautiful and powerful.
@jeffreymeyer48486 ай бұрын
Well put... And good pick!
@aaro_koivisto255 ай бұрын
I love how I agree with your statement, AND your pick
@KININIGIN3 күн бұрын
Dang ! Elizabeth. You absolutely are the definition of a (FIRE WOMAN) ❤️🪶🪶🪶
@JasonJividen-k5q5 ай бұрын
Thank you,Elizabeth. I love seeing things through you'd eyes. You remind me of the things I've forgotten. Music is beautiful. It warms the heart.
@DMEB6 ай бұрын
So glad you got back to maiden. This song is heavy metal Prozac. Seen it sung live so many times. The audience goes crazy for it. Be happy be well and thank you for the great channel. UP THE IRONS!!!! oh and.... TEARS OF THE DRAGON!!! BRUCE DICKINSON SOLO!!!! YOULL LOVE IT!!!!
@bmb31786 ай бұрын
Finally some good music back on the channel!
@uap45446 ай бұрын
Somewhere in time it's the peak of Iron Maiden
6 ай бұрын
Powerslave for me... but not by much. 😉
@fabioperelli18306 ай бұрын
7 son for me
@elrondw80326 ай бұрын
One of my favorite bands. I once won a radio contest where I got to get on stage and sing with them. One chorus of one song, but I can still say I sang with Iron Maiden.
@edhuntr39434 ай бұрын
I've lost track of the number of times I have seen Iron Maiden live. I've been a fan for 40+ years and still love to watch them live. I go and see them every time they tour. I remember when this album came out and I remember the first time I heard Bruce sing it. It still pumps me up!! I love your channel; I love seeing your reactions to Eddie and the Boys. I would love to see you do an analysis on "The Talisman"... their live version is amazing.
@venrakdrake6 ай бұрын
So funny, my senior high school quote was "Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years". Now in my mid 20's I'm going through a difficult time, but I'm starting to come out of it. Starting to see the bright side of life and being my own best friend.
@michaelclements57936 ай бұрын
She's going to conquer the world. She's at 1.71 million and counting. She's had tea with some really big names. My friends and coworkers are highly varied in our KZbin consumption, but we all know The Charismatic Voice is. Your childhood dream is coming true, Elizabeth.
@FreighedNought5 ай бұрын
Elizabeth! Get out there and sing!!!!
@BrianMaidenO24 ай бұрын
I'd love to hear Elizabeth singing this one! I was lucky enough to see Maiden on the Powerslave and Somewhere in Time Tours (and others). Great song, great band. I even saw the guys playing football (soccer).
@brholder16 ай бұрын
"Run to the Hills" always gets me moving at a faster pace.
@dustybottoms13406 ай бұрын
It made me happy seeing the joy this song brought you for the first time. I've been listening to it for 40+ years now and it's emotional impact only gets stronger as I cross my mid 50's. I hope this song will still be in your personal playlist 40 years from now as well and even being more meaningful then the first time you listened to it. Thank you for doing this song.
@marcsantos81403 ай бұрын
You were spot on in your analysis of this song. I've been a Maiden fan for over 40 years, love all their stuff, but this one is hands down the one I can't wait to hear live this Saturday night!
@ledgekindred6 ай бұрын
I never thought of this song as too much longing for the time that was "wasted" so much as not wasting your time looking FOR that "wasted time" when it was never wasted in the first place. "The wasted time I've been searching for those wasted years. Face it, make your stand, and realize you're living in the golden years." It's better to be in the moment, as Elizabeth commented on, and the only waste of time is LOOKING for that wasted time. Realize the time you're in now is worth it.
@htjong35866 ай бұрын
I was a teenager when this song came out. A whole generation of kids like me was trying to learn to play the intro on guitar. I am over 50 now and I still get goose bumps from this song. Still cannot play the intro though! 😂
@stefanomaccheo6 ай бұрын
I still believe she should totally react to Bruce solo singing Tears of the Dragon instead of more Maiden just to have a different viewpoint of his talent.
@dragontears4me9896 ай бұрын
YES PLEASE!!!!
@brucedickinson126 ай бұрын
The tribuzy live version
@MMaroni76 ай бұрын
@@brucedickinson12 YES!
@marcuszaja65896 ай бұрын
Second that. Amazing song and vocals.
@jamesmarschalk55646 ай бұрын
I actually love Bruce's solo stuff more than Maiden but love both
@GordoDrummer4 ай бұрын
I've loved Bruce's voice ever since I heard him back in the mid 80's. And I still do today. What a "Trooper", to be able to do this even after throat cancer surgery. He's definitely my rock and roll idol. Thanks for covering this song. It's a all time favourite of mine.
@DeckardRJ5 ай бұрын
I think "Wasted years" was my favorite Maiden song for some time. This song is so great! I remember watching the clip on MTV nearly 30 years ago and being in awe with such an amazing guitar solo by Adrian Smith (one hell of an underrated guitarrist!... check out Stranger in a Strange land solo... in terms of melodic solo I think this one beats a lot of David Gilmour stuff.. and I love DG!) and such great vocal melodies. Watching this now for the millionth time and seeing you share your absorbtion and admiration of the song made me got a little emotional here. I had shivers once again listening (and watching) that build up before the solo. Thanks for the great video, Elizabeth! I hope it gets to be your favorite Maiden song! It's a great one! And thank you for sharing some life stories with us. I hope you are in a very good place right now with your beautiful new family!
@desynchonosisdragon91086 ай бұрын
Brings a tear
@Behemcom6 ай бұрын
Played at my mother's funeral. She loved this song.
@reelheel59196 ай бұрын
Fucking legend 🤘😎🤘 RIP to your mom.
@croaker47476 ай бұрын
Fuck yeah.
@eddrummerhands94486 ай бұрын
as a 13 yo in 1986 never lost the love of this music, and at 51! the same! hope the same for others!
@conan58858 күн бұрын
Exactly the same bro. Always great to see another 1973 baby 😉
@tomcarroll94785 ай бұрын
Excellent confirmation bias for me to have a professional opera singer explain in terms that I know very little about, just why Iron Maiden is so awesome. Something that I have known since discovering them in 1982 at the age of 14. Now at 56, they are still my favorite band. ❤
@davediaz51273 ай бұрын
How I grew up in the 70's, single alcoholic mom, missing super religious dad . Music was my out from a very young age listening to AM radio. Love all kinds of music. Great channel. ❤