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@chriswiedeman2956 2 года назад

This whole album is a masterpiece. Maiden was really at the top of their game when Powerslave came out in 1984/85.

@montymcclellen1918 2 года назад

Damn bro would love to see you make a run for another title shot in late '22 😆

@thedukeofagita3730 2 года назад

Live After Death is one of the greatest live albums of all time. Recorded over a couple nights in the Long Beach Arena during the World Slavery Tour ‘84 supporting the Powerslave album. “Long Beach Arena, SCREAM FOR ME!”

@carlroza102 2 года назад

Right! I graduated high school in 1985. This was a killer album!!!

@ronparsons8786 2 года назад

All time classic

@chriswiedeman2956 2 года назад

@@thedukeofagita3730 I was there!! Night #2!! My first Maiden show and didn't realize how historic it was.

@DoomPotato Год назад

Instrumental section of this song is mindblowing.

@johncampbell756 2 года назад

The Pharoahs were considered gods, but were mortals. Only the song had an Egyptian theme, but it was the title track. Their cover artist Dereck Riggs was incredible. Cover art is all I miss about vinyl.

@petertapola8097 2 года назад

My fave Maiden album, second fave song and fave cover of all time :) So beautiful it belongs in a museum.

@johncampbell756 2 года назад

@@petertapola8097 I think you just uncovered the plot of Indiana Jones 5.

@mattvideoeditor 2 года назад

@@petertapola8097 yup, along with Somewhere in Time

@aaronmullenix5409 2 года назад

The heavy riffs and bass always scratched vinal

@stevenmarcinkowski8577 2 года назад

BTW, Steve Harris used ancient Egyptian musical scales

@metalmark1214 2 года назад

Thanks to all those in the chat who got together to get this great song played. Can't go wrong on a metal live stream with Iron Maiden. Up the Irons! 🤘

@TechnicalBard 2 года назад

The album is about life and death. Powerslave is about the pharaohs of Egypt, 2 minutes to Midnight is about the risk of nuclear war, Aces High is about WW2 fighter pilots, The Duelist is obvious, Flash of the Blade is about fencing, and Back in the Village is another song based on the cult British TV program "the Prisoner", and Rime of the Ancient Mariner is about bad choices, based on a 19th century poem of the same name. The track Losfer Words is an instrumental...

@frenchnomaamer1909 2 года назад

" The Duellists " is inspired by the great movie of the same name (1977) by Ridley Scott. (And probably " Flash of the Blade " too). ;)

@tomrocks5367 2 года назад

I prefer Bruce Dickinson's explanation of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"... "This is what not to do if your bird shits on you." off the Live After Death. LOL. "Up the IRONS!"

@kardeef33317 2 года назад

It was a 18 century poem written in 1789 I think. Well the late 1700's.. It's also the longest poem written in english, Rime of the Ancient Marianor.

@spyretto 2 года назад

Indeed, the Pharaohs of Egypt were considered gods so the song is most likely about a Pharaoh going through an existential crisis ;) Iron Maiden are very eclectic in their choice of subject matters for their songs, from historical figures and events to literature and even movies. Another great song about Ancient Egypt is Revelations of course.

@machupikachu1085 2 года назад

If memory serves, Flash of Blade is about a medieval sword fighter avenging his father's death. Bruce Dickinson was a very competitive fencer however, which is why it was probably easier for him to write lyrics along those lines.

@raistlinrodriguez5696 2 года назад

This song tells the story of an Egyptian Pharaoh who is on his death bed asking himself why he has to die. Since back in that time the Pharaoh was considered a "living God" he discovers even he has no power over death.

@paulp9274 2 года назад

Yep, the Pharoah was worshipped as a God, so the song is about somebody who had been told all of his life that he was immortal on his deathbed learning that he's no different from the lowest slave.

@thedukeofagita3730 2 года назад

This.

@robbob5302 2 года назад

"Slave to the power of Death"

@kesleycottrell1416 2 года назад

There is nothing like a Iron Maiden concert. It's truly a unique experience. Eddy alone makes it worth it.

@Frostrazor 2 года назад

i have tix to see them in Sept in San Jose CA. That will be 5 times seeing them live for me.

@kesleycottrell1416 2 года назад

I seen them 3 times back in 80's. Definitely some wild times. The first time l seen them Metallica opened for them. That was when Cliff was alive. Damn good show.

@PaulyV56 2 года назад

Saw them outdoors in Hartford 2 years ago. Un fuggin real. Energy for 2 hours. Stage show off the charts.

@RemoW74 Год назад

Seen them 9 times now live.

@user-zd4ny1cf8u 9 месяцев назад

Imagine if the entire show was just Eddie's action figure moving around the stage, with no music.

@dylwes 2 года назад

I’ve always loved maidens ability to set the mood. All guitar riffs have a middle eastern feel to them which puts you in the story. Do aces high. It’s has the feeling of being in a dog fight in a plane.

@ABoyd1852 2 года назад

This is true: The Trooper feels like you are charging into battle. Run to the Hills riff sets the mood for a chaotic attack. Rime...Alexander...etc etc.

@mattharvey968 2 года назад

I get the same feeling on Where Eagles Dare!!

@petertapola8097 2 года назад

Oh yeah! The video for Aces is pretty good, but can you imagine a high budget remake of the thing I'm imagining in my head when listening to it? :D

@C_mao 2 года назад

The Egyptians believed that the Pharoahs were like gods, and immortal(or something of that nature) So the Pharoah on his death bed, realizing he's dying, and saying 'i'm a god, why can't i live on?' The Duelist off the same album is really good too. (Baically, the entire album is very good) And Steve n Seagulls did a really good cover of 'Aces High', off the same album, you should check out their video. Also you should hear 'Red Barchetta' by Rush, Brad would like it, it's a lyrics song, with good music. Also, y'all should do 'Cry'n in the Rain by Whitesnake (killer, guitar, vocals)

@thomastaylor9579 2 года назад

seen this tour in 1985 at the fabulous Forum in Los Angeles California, I was 15, the show was so good we went back the next night and bought scalper tickets and the show was just as amazing, still have my ticket Stubb, and i am 53, they come to Anaheim Honda center in Sep. And i bought tickets for $200. ,"CAN'T WAIT"............UP THE IRONS

@zildjian4life433 2 года назад

This amazing ancient Egyptian themed album came out in 1984, and when that guitar solo kicks into high gear, I STILL get chills and goosebumps! Literally sitting right here and now, 38 years after first hearing it!! One of my top 5 metal guitar solos of all time!

@I.am.Iain-81 2 года назад

Yes, Yes, Yes..... Iron Maiden has been a huge part of my life since the late 80s. As far as I understand it, this song is about an ancient Pharaoh who was arrogant enough to believe he was a god. This tells the story about how he realises that he isn't immortal and is a " slave to the power of death "

@Frostrazor 2 года назад

All of Pharaoh's believed they were gods. The Egyptians worshipped them as such as well - living gods. But yes the song is from the pharaoh's perspective that despite his omnipotence of being a god, he is still compelled by the power of death and so he is now a slave to its power, just as the hebrews were once slaves to his (their) power.

@wareagleriver7980 2 года назад

While your at it. Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Iron Maiden, Rush, the two best lyrical story driven bands to grace our eardrums!

@opticFPV 2 года назад

Rime* of the Ancient Mariner :)

@angusdrummond6719 2 года назад

Powerslave on a whole is a brilliant album. the last 2 tracks, Powerslave and Rime of the ancient mariner seal the entirety in my personal opinion...thanks again Brad and Lex!

@cabj10 2 года назад

Greatest metal band of all time. 100 million albums sold, selling out stadiums and Arenas well into their 60’s.

@silverjaw138 2 года назад

STILL selling out stadiums all over the world!

@savvy1856 2 года назад

@@silverjaw138 WITH HARDLY ANY AIRPLAY FOR 40+ YEARS!

@savvy1856 2 года назад

@François Many people don't consider those bands Heavy Metal. I know I don't. Neither Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple is mentioned in Rolling Stones list of top Heavy Metal bands, which is probably an indication that I'm not alone in saying that. Both bands are on my short list of greatest rock bands of all time.

@PaulyV56 2 года назад

Hard to dispel that comment. Amazing musicians.

@lonbecker113 2 года назад

Iron Maiden was very open about being influenced by progressive rock, especially early Genesis. Even on a song that sounds like pure metal, like 22 Acacia Avenue, they pointed to Genesis as teaching them to play with time signatures. Over time, Iron Maiden developed into a more clearly progressive metal band. You have Rime of the Ancient Mariner from the Powerslave album. Two albums later you get a concept album with Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. And later songs like Sign of the Cross, Paschendale, and For the Greater Good of God make the progressive elements more obvious (actually just about every song since DIckenson rejoined around 2000, and you can throw in the two albums that he was gone as well.

@robertghanem1424 2 года назад

Jethro Tull too.

@tomfabozzi6309 2 года назад

And don't forget Jethro Tull as an influence - Steve ~Harris used to namecheck them regularly in interviews

@nickcs4488 2 года назад

it was the tull that influenced steve harris to form maiden

@johncampbell756 2 года назад

Just don't ask Steve if punk had any influence on Maiden. ;)

@joepaskowski9091 2 года назад

Classic Maiden storytelling that makes your imagination run wild! I always interpreted this song as a pharaoh in ancient Egypt that realizes his mortality and is angry that he must die…then he comes to accept it and says he will live on through the ages and strike from the grave if his rule is ever contested. Saw them twice in concert and they are AMAZING musicians/entertainers!

@cronevald 2 года назад

I think it shares a theme with Hallowed Be Thy Name to an extent. The details are different but both about a person about to die who questions the afterlife.

@mr.e8432 2 года назад

That’s Dave Murray on the first and third solo and Adrian Smith on the second solo. The best guitar duo in metal.

@LordEriolTolkien 2 года назад

Individually, they are average to good. Together they are hard to match. Their feel for each other (no homo=) is born of a lifetime of collaboration. Maiden without those two is almost as impossible to imagine as Maiden without Steve

@davidward2651 2 года назад

Adrian launching into his solo on this song is one of my favorite music moments of all time

@sumonjamal1653 2 года назад

Iron Maiden always had 'progressive' elements in their music from the early days til today... Steve Harris (bass) said he wanted Maiden to have time changes and tempo changes in their songs because of his being a fan of prog bands like Rush, Yes, and early Genesis... That's what set them apart from British heavy bands like Judas Priest, Motorhead, Saxon, Def Leppard... 'Powerslave' written by Bruce Dickinson (vocals) was inspired by the Biblical portrayal of the Pharoah of Ancient Egypt... the supreme power who was worshipped as a 'god' until Moses revealed the truth that he was but a mere mortal... who was destined to die, no matter what power he held. The album cover of 'Powerslave' in 1984 came after the 'Piece of mind' album, on which Maiden's mascot 'Eddie' was lobotomized and killed. On the next album, 'Eddie' was resurrected as a Pharoah and brought back from the dead as an Egyptian 'mummy' ... as seen on the cover of the 1985 live album 'Live after death'... But there, u can see Eddie's head has a screw left from his lobotomy on the covers of 'Somewhere in time' and 'Seventh son of a seventh son' records...😁

@l3mur898 2 года назад

Powerslave has the best Iron Maiden solo IMO

@a8converterman 2 года назад

If the first one, Dave's, then I'm with you!

@goldrush5764 2 года назад

Alexander The Great!!! Please do that one! I've been waiting for a far to long time now for that one! It's one of the best when it comes to guitar solos ever of any Maiden song.

@NZLatic 2 года назад

That takes me back to being 18 again, when I first heard this album. What a song, what an album, what a band!!

@subraniamramli6514 2 года назад

Yeah nan. Me too after some beers and lots of weed. I'm 18 again. Hahaha I'm 60 now

@footnotedrummer 2 года назад

Progressive (when it comes to defining music) is when the time signature changes. So it will go between 3/4 time and perhaps go into 4/4 at some point, then switch to an entirely different time signature. Progressive music tends to make people say "man... I can't find the beat to dance to".

@Nonconformistwilderbeastman 2 года назад

Have the power slave vinyl got it when it came out, have a good few of their albums even seen them live in 1987 at Kansas City municipal autotorium drove through a major heavy thunderstorm with white lightning from Springfield Missouri they put on 4 encores unbelievable show ⚡💫🤘✌️🎸

@countzero1972 2 года назад

Progressive rock artists tend to play artsy, long songs with many key and timing changes.. Think RUSH, Dream Theatre, Pink Floyd, Tool, Yes, etc

@stevenwright6573 2 года назад

I'm 50. Class of 1989. 7th grade. My first concert. Spring of 84'. Iron Maiden with Twisted Sister as the opener. 275 THOUSAND WATTS in the sound system. Me and 5 friends saved lunch money all week. Bought a fat sack of weed. Rolled it into 26 joints. Blazed stuff as soon as we left for the show. My ears were ringing for 3 days. Good times.😛

@jamescarletta802 2 года назад

Totally agree I'm 63 and can remember doing the same thing at so many concerts to bad it's not like that anymore

@MKE_Mike 2 года назад

I saw that show in Milwaukee, unforgettable.

@stevenwright6573 2 года назад

@@MKE_Mike When Eddie came out at 8 feet tall as a mummy in one of the last few songs, everyone went nuts! Seeing a band like that for the first time, seeing how good they were live was amazing. I looked it up once and I may be remembering it wrong time wise, but I think the first half of Live after death (recorded in Long Beach California) was just a few days after our show in Fresno. Musically they were just tight as hell. Everyone's chops were on point. Impeccable live show. Flawless.

@MKE_Mike 2 года назад

@@stevenwright6573 I can't think of a band that I've seen that sounded better live. I remember mummy Eddie and the lighting rig (for some reason).

@jmagda315 2 года назад

The song's about an Egyptian Pharaoh. In life he's regarded as a living god, but of course he's just a human who will die (or is dying), and he's realizing and facing that fact

@Logos.1990 Год назад

Brad is definitely my favourite on reactions on RU-vid, he’s just quite listening expressionless and analysing reminds me when I was into every new song of iron maiden,

@JonnyPhive 2 года назад

Iron Maiden was my first concert, Anthrax opened!

@mjm5081 2 года назад

Lex just goes where the music takes her...I hope she never loses that ❤

@ShreddFly 2 года назад

Hey what's up guys! Greetings from South Florida! Iron Maiden is theatrical classical heavy metal. Once Bruce Dickinson joined the band, they took on this identity. The first two albums with Paul di'anno, are grungier and heavier. More Punk sounding. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!

@ronparsons8786 2 года назад

About the pharaohs. I saw Maiden in concert when I was in 8th grade for the Powerslave tour. When the 11 foot tall Mummy Eddie strolled out on stage I lost my damn mind 😁😳🤩

@PoppaLongroach 2 года назад

This takes me back to my high school days! Small town, 36 ppl in my graduating class.......2 of us listened to Iron Maiden....me.....and my wife of 30 years. We love you guys!!!

@Gretzelpolanco 2 года назад

Missed them for this tour, they sold out Long Beach arena 4 nights in a row, and recorded their Life after Death live album during those 4 concerts.

@danw4490 2 года назад

I have loved this song since I first heard it 31 years ago!

@donaldcady3839 2 года назад

Love your reaction reminds me of mine when I was a teenager and first heard this album.

@mikeboi4870 2 года назад

Its about the Pharaoh's of ancient Egypt, Bruce Dickinson is into ancient Egypt and wrote this song from the perspective of a God king(Pharoah) who simply doesn't want to die but a slave to the ancient traditions and will die and be mummified just like his predecessors and successors

@JariJuslin 2 года назад

The lyrics talk about pharaohs in ancient Egypt. They were worshipped as gods while they were alive and then embalmed for the soul to stay immortal - the shell of a man refers to the mummy. And then there's a hint toward fiction about mummies having a revenge, 'open the gates of my Hell and I'll strike from a grave'. So a pharaoh on his death bed has to deal with the fact that while forshipped as a god while living, he's ultimately a mortal who must die like everyone else.

@jimtatro6550 2 года назад

This is my favorite Iron Maiden album, check out 2 Minutes to Midnight or Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🎧

@opticFPV 2 года назад

Never stop doing Maiden! It's what brought me to your channel lol. That interlude in Powerslave is one of my favorite pieces of Iron Maiden's music. You guys need to check out stuff from their Flight 666 live DVD!

@kurtsaxton823 2 года назад

First time I saw them was at Long Beach CA on the Live After Death tour to this day I haven't seen another show even close in comparison. Up the Iron's.

@bevil4aday 2 года назад

Even though Powerslave was the only song on the Powerslave album that was themed to the album, it would be the seed that would blossom into their next 2 album Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, being entirely concepts albums built around a theme. Maidens first 3 albums did not really contain much connection between album title and track list, other than Number of the Beast being the title track for the album. Although I have no proof, I still believe that Steve Harris wanted to expand on the Egyptian theme and start to create albums that followed a single theme throughout the entire album. He and Adrian Smith started writing Somewhere in Time towards the end of the World Slavery Tour in 1985 and released the album in 1986. The contained 5 songs devoted to the "time" theme; Caught Somewhere in Time, Wasted Years, Heaven Can Wait, Stranger in a Strange Land and Déjà Vu. I would really love to see you guys react to Die With Your Boots On. This song and Revelations, both off of the Piece of Mind album were the 2 songs that hooked me on Maiden way back in the early 80s.

@toddedwards5144 2 года назад

One of the greatest metal albums of all time. Maiden at their finest.

@brettkenschaft4239 2 года назад

Saw them on this tour! The giant mummy Eddie walking around on stage was epic!!

@srt8rocketship241 2 года назад

Driving riff. They're shows are still absolute fire. Standing room only , all venue's.

@Sams911 Год назад

this girl can feel the talent and skill in those legendary guitar solos (Dave Murray up first, then Adrian Smith) of metal! you can see it in her face!

@timperley69 2 года назад

I went to this tour back in 85 and the stage show was egypt themed, realy cool stuff.

@bluefish4999 2 года назад

Iron Maiden is one of the few bands that sound better live than their recordings and they put on one hell of a show, just saw them 2 years ago after 20 years, my first time I saw them in concert was the Somewhere in Time tour as a teenager, crazy times at concerts in the 80s when the parking lot was a huge party. "Wasted Years" is my favorite song, it resonates with me now 1000 times more as I'm older because the lyrics ring so true.

@satanic_warmaster 2 года назад

I'm so thankful for new Iron Maiden reaction!

@Lord_Narcowookie 2 года назад

The instrumental mid section and guitar solos is one of my favourite pieces of music, goosebumps.

@synen 2 года назад

Iron Maiden has a lot of progressive metal songs.

@roberthampton730 2 года назад

This came out when I was just getting heavy into Maiden! Number of the Beast and Killers are their two best albums hands down!

@unchz 2 года назад

The best moment is 5:01 for sure. The change of the guitar riff is cheffs kiss

@robrobert9541 2 года назад

I saw the Powerslave concert in 1984. It was an awesome show, and Eddie was the star of the show. This was back when you didn't have a seat number printed on your ticket. They just opened the doors, checked you had a ticket, and let you in. You went to any place in the stadium that you wanted. I got down on the floor, which was all standing room, about 20 feet from the stage.

@bothellkenmore 2 года назад

I had a movie sized poster of the album art for this and it was so detailed, lots of little easter eggs hidden on it

@ScottMorris7385 2 года назад

Same album... Rhyme of the ancient mariner. It's a story and it's awesome.

@eirikrdberg1161 2 года назад

This was one of my first cassettes back in 84. Remember the time so very well. My friend who I bought it with OD died in 2000.

@scottvanhille5688 2 года назад

Run To The Hills is my favorite song from them. Bill & Ted love this band.

@OneofMyTurns 2 года назад

Don’t forget Rime Of the Ancient Mariner from same album. Dave and Adrian are two of the baddess ass guitarist’s to ever come out of Great Britain 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

@mikemclaughlin3306 2 года назад

The song is about an Egyptian pharaoh. A man worshipped as a God, yet mortal.

@how-to-linux. 2 года назад

Classic fucking 80's Iron Maiden mate.

@v.j.3029 2 года назад

One of my favorite Maiden song and not enough reaction videos to it. I still remember my road trip in Thailand, the song was blasted in the car and the sun was setting while the beautiful instrumental break was playing. That special moment in time is replayed in my head every time I play this song. I suggest you react to Phantom Of The Opera next.

@KingRichard1013 2 года назад

Basically this song is a metaphor basically describing how the band felt during the Powerslave world tour at the time which became one of the most ambitious and longest tours of their entire career. I mean they literally toured for 13 months straight and traveled all over they even played seven nights in New York City at radio music Hall. But all and all this song is a metaphor for when they were on tour from 1984 till 1985, like the part in the song where he goes tell me why I have to be a Powerslave I don’t wanna die I’m a god why can’t I live on. Like the way it’s described is they are slaves to the power of the tour, slaves to the road, and slaves to doing what they do. At the same time they want to change it but they feel powerless because they are slaves to power it’s a bit of an interesting contrast. Think of it as like they’re fighting their own inner turmoil of wanting to do something else but at the same time though they have to keep doing this because it feels good to a certain degree and they want to please their fans. Plus they give it this Egyptian mythology type of setting which is really interesting.

@johnwesch5926 2 года назад

Albums were meant to be listened to in numerical order. Case in point, The Wall by Pink Floyd.

@tommattie1240 2 года назад

Old Fart recommendation for you, to help you keep it "real". Iron Maiden in their heyday (even now, telling the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame to "stick it" when they got nominated) had a habit of refusing to conform. They got zero airplay on radio, and nothing on MTV which was the true media of that era. As a result they put all of their focus on their live shows. Kids would come see them live, be blown away, and then flock to the record stores the next day. That is how they built their fan base, which is MASSIVE! When you react to Maiden, you should always try to find a live recording. It really captures the "essence" of Iron Maiden, and what they stand for.

@carlroza102 2 года назад

I’m glad I had the chance to see these guys!👍

@elliottblackwell1747 2 года назад

Powerslave as a whole album is amazing 🔥 The solos and riffs off the song “afraid to shoot strangers” on the Fear of the Dark album is beautiful as well

@chaospoet 2 года назад

This is one of only a handful of songs (Slayer's "Seasons In The Abyss" and Metallica's "Master of Puppets" are the only other two I can think of) where when I heard it played live in concert I got so excited and screamed "YES!" so loud I blew out my vocal chords for a week. I heard that eerie scream/laugh and I knew before the drums kicked in what it was and just lost my damn mind. This was the first Maiden album I ever owned and the first album I ever bought in a store with my own money. I love this album so much I even have a t-shirt I like to wear of a Cat instead of the mascot Eddie and it says "Iron Meowden: Pawerslave!" It's my all time favorite T-shirt.

@jafo321 2 года назад

This was about a Pharaoh that was about to die, but in his mind he considered himself the giver of life, and since he considered himself a mangod, he was confused as to why he could not live on like the God he thought he was. Slave to the power of death was saying he understood that not even he could not escape death. The last part was about how he had died but had a marble statue of him to remind everyone and if his tomb was disturbed he would inflict punishment in the form of a curse. It's like a back and forth struggle with himself knowing his time was short. It's along the same lines as their other song "Hallowed Be Thy Name". Same self internal struggle just before they are about to die. Just my take.

@jspeed9884 2 года назад

Lex is having so much fun listening to this. Her smile makes my day. All hail the mighty Maiden!

@robertyates7242 2 года назад

History teachers and a great story telling band. Great choice

@okscribbles9556 2 года назад

One of favorite albums by my absolute favorite metal band! A true masterpiece!

@jessiebutler627 2 года назад

You all nailed it! Very heavy tune. I live my last hour. The slave of the power of death!

@jessiebutler627 2 года назад

Thanks again! We'll written.

@joesmith8725 2 года назад

Iron Maiden is prog metal at times especially in later years, theatrical. Earlier years they were closer to punk when they had a different singer. Faster and heavier.

@samuelgirard1407 2 года назад

It was sung from the point of view of an Egyptian Pharaoh who had ruled as a tyrant. Now that he's near death he realizes that he's powerless and scared to face eternity. In life people had worshipped him as a God but he was only a mere mortal man. The last verse moves thousands of years into the future where his remains have been preserved for others to find. Sort of like King Tut or any of the other Pharaohs who have been discovered.

@ryanandyoutube 2 года назад

In the 80s for Maiden, Dave Murray would usually go first on solos and Adrian Smith would go 2nd

@noneyabiz8225 Год назад

Saw them 4 times this tour. Had second row seats for one of the shows. I have yet to experience anything else like it or that comes close to the energy. Still have several concert Tees as well.

@Evolved4pe 2 года назад

Basically Iron Maiden, Bruce mainly, this song was mostly his creation if I remember correctly, is singing from the view of a Egyptian Pharao, wondering why, since a pharao was considered a god in ancient egypt, the pharao was also subjected to death, like any mere mortal and does not live forever. He was, after all, a slave, to the power of death! Absolute Masterpiece IMHO.

@oxouk 2 года назад

I went to school in Egypt as a child. Every Tuesday during the 5th hour of Shalmaron, we would play this song to let the world know of the influence Egyptian culture has had on the world. Not really, I just made that shit up. Great song though.

@jayslack41 2 года назад

This might be my all time favorite maiden song...but there are so many to choose from...but this is definitely my all time favorite album...CD for the youngsters

@jayslack41 2 года назад

Wait I mean digital platform...idk .. whatever...it's badass maiden

@stu2333 2 года назад

To think, this band at one time never got any air play and still became one of the biggest bands of all time! Up the irons 🤘

@yosh45 2 года назад

Up the irons! One of the best grooves in metal!

@melthebell33 2 года назад

My favourite maiden album, yeah it is proggy, most of their lyrics come from history too, and Powerslave does feature Egyption stuff on the sleeve so....

@TheBoondoggler Месяц назад

Lifelong fan, saw them in '84 for this tour (wilth Accept and Loudness). Those were the DAYS. Got to meet them briefly backstage. Was totally awestruck needless to say. I was 13 yrs old. BTW i was kinda tickled at how short Steve and Bruce were in person lol.

@stephensekela2551 2 года назад

You GOTTA listen to the “Live After Death” (live concert version) of this song!! Thanks for another great Iron Maiden reaction. UP THE IRONS!!

@dawnpatrol700 2 года назад

Saw them January 85 Hartford Ct Civic Center. Not sure if that night was used for Live After Death. I got Live Plus One Japan vinyl at Capital Records that night on the way to the show

@youtubecommenter8891 2 года назад

@@dawnpatrol700 Wasn't that album from the Long Beach shows? He certainly says that on one of the songs, but maybe they came from different shows.

@dawnpatrol700 2 года назад

@@youtubecommenter8891 according to wiki, it's mostly Longbeach and side 4 is Hammersmith Odeon

@jakemaattanen 2 года назад

Yes, he is a Pharaoh. Tought from childhood to be immortal god, ruler among mortals. And in his last hour he realizes that he is still a slave to the pover of death. Almost all of these heavy metal bands from the late 70`s and eigthties start to have some progressive stuff in their songs. Not everybody is comfortable playing those three chords in a different order throught the decades, so they evolve as they challenge themselves.

@chaoticneutral3487 2 года назад

IMO, the song is about an arrogant Pharaoh in his dying hours. He's been raised to believe he's a God, and can't understand why he's about to die. He fights death in vain and feels overwhelmed by the power of death. Just before he dies, he promises to return as a mummy. One of my favorite Maiden songs!

@electricwizard3000 2 года назад

I saw this concert tour at Long Beach [also Irvine Meadows]. It was definitely Maiden's biggest production.The music was brilliant as ever - the band were at the very top of their game. At the exciting climax of Powerslave, a gigantic mummy [Eddie] emerged from behind the stage, head and shoulders. The arms were so long they reached out over the photography pit over the first row or so. When flames shot out of Eddie's eyes everyone in the audience went completely wild.

@rallypoint1 2 года назад

Scream for me Long Beach!!!! Was there too….best show ever!!!!

@electricwizard3000 2 года назад

@@rallypoint1 Rad! I was bummed because they sold out Fri/Sat/Sun in minutes. Then they added the Monday show - no way I was gonna miss it!! Did you know they mixed audience sounds to include every night on Live After Death? I always tell people: "If you listen real closely, I'm the one yelling, "Fuckin' Maiden - whoo!" lol

@rallypoint1 2 года назад

@@electricwizard3000 Friday for me. It was the show to go to!! Wait…that’s you?? At the end of Revelations? I always thought the person said “mother fucker”

@electricwizard3000 2 года назад

@@rallypoint1 Also me 😆

@rallypoint1 2 года назад

@@electricwizard3000 After 37 years I now know who that is!!!

@robbiemillar704 2 года назад

I think the Power Slave tour was the second of five that I saw them and yes their entire stage set was done up in Egyptian motif. They have never failed to put on a good show

@lifelongred7056 2 года назад

Iron Maiden,what can we say about Iron Maiden that hasn't been said a thousand times already about this incredible band. I drove my parents mad listening to iron maiden,pink floyd,rainbow and all the other greats. Maiden are undoubtedly in a league of their own when it comes to being a complete package,each member of the band is a testament to how a concert should be performed and how metal should sound. Just ridiculously gifted musicians and vocals that are unrivalled.

@suesserj17 2 года назад

I love playing this on guitar, check out Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden or anything off the their later albums, "Brave New World" or "Final Frontier" please.

@eq1373 2 года назад

The Wicker Man

@filwitheneff 2 года назад

The song is about an Egyptian Pharaoh who is dying. He had all the power, is thought of as a god, but yet he has to die anyway. He doesn't want to die: "I don't wanna die, I'm a god, why can't I live on?" He was a slave-driver for his whole life, yet at the end of his, he becomes a slave to death: "And in my last hour, I'm a slave to the power of death."

@prestige35able 2 года назад

Always been my favorite band since the mid 80s when i first heard them in junior high and Powerslave is my favorite album. I hope u listen to it all. Its very worth it🤟😎

@fronthorse 2 года назад

Still among their best guitar solos here for me.

@hmpz36911 2 года назад

Just so you know, Lex - Phantom Of The Opera is an original song by Maiden. The lyrics are obviously about that subject, but it's all their music. That's off the first record in 1980, and features Paul Dianno on vocals. The vibe on that album is like classical meets punk, as played by a traditional heavy metal band, influenced by prog rock!

@1974eldorado 2 года назад

Their first album is sooo good. Love the Paul D albums.

@hmpz36911 2 года назад

@@1974eldorado Well they finally did it

@bootsmcguinnea3229 2 года назад

Truly mu favorite band of all time... thank you for loving them.

@Logos.1990 2 года назад

What I love about Maiden is that every album has its type theme!

@JVMultiProds 2 года назад

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were considered gods by their people. This song is told from the perspective of one of them, realizing that even with all that power, they were ultimately destined to die like everyone else. That's the great thing about Iron Maiden; you're learning about historical events via kick ass metal songs :D

@erikhansen7754 2 года назад

I seen this concert they toured with Twisted Sister I was 14 back in December 1984 Salt palace bad ass till this day Iron Maiden live shows are bad ass hands down!

@ericeason7646 2 года назад

So, funny story... My license plate is PWR SLV and has been since '99. So one day at work I'm outside on the sidewalk having a smoke and a lady I work with in her early 50s is leaving. As she walks to the parking lot she asks "what does your license plate say?" and I say "Powerslave". So then she asks "and what are you the slave to the power of?" and without missing a beat I said "death". To this day that was the most perfect set up to a question I've ever heard, especially since she had no clue what the word even referenced.