3 Generation Reaction | Iron Maiden | The Trooper 

41 years later, I can still hear my mom's voice from downstairs: "Turn that crap down, will you?". If these guys were in another genre or art form, they all would have been knighted by now. They all are on the top of the technical tree. World-class musicians, performers and individuals. Bruce (the front man) is a renaissance man: rock star, airliner pilot, athlete (fencing), a degree in history and a PhD in music theory. Not to mention a cancer survivor.

Based on the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war, 1854. That event also inspired the 1854 poem of the same name by Lord Tennyson. The song was released in 1983, it's on their 4th album, Piece of Mind. Eddie is their mascot.

"Eddie" (the zombie looking character you see briefly) is the mascot of the band and he is on all the album covers. When you see Iron Maiden tshirts, you will see "Eddie" on them, not the band members themselves. One of the things that made Iron Maiden so cool. They had the best album covers ever!!

If this is your first Iron Maiden song then you’re in for a great rabbit hole!!! One of the greatest bands ever

The version when he sings it in a British army redcoat waving a huge union Jack is even better. He did in Ireland, what a geezer.

Iron Maiden revolutionized heavy metal sonically and they introduced their heavy metal mascot named 'Eddie the Head'... When Iron Maiden was signed in 1979, they had been a band for a few years in the UK ... Their manager Rod Smallwood noticed that they had a silver mask displayed behind the stage which spewed smoke and had fake blood dripping from its mouth during Maiden's live set. When Smallwood asked bassist Steve Harris about the mask, Harris told him they called it 'the Head' (In a thick British accent, it sounded like the "Ed") Hence, the name "Eddie the Head"... 👹 While Iron Maiden was working on their debut album for a 1980 release, Rod Smallwood noticed that the members of Iron Maiden were particularly introverted... bassist Steve Harris was soft-spoken offstage... then-vocalist Paul Di'Anno was a nice fellow; he was known to get into trouble sometimes, but he wasn't a big personality who stood out offstage. Smallwood felt that they needed a 'character' which could embody Iron Maiden's image... Smallwood contacted a local artist named Derek Riggs who showed him a bunch of his art, mostly science fiction characters... But in his portfolio, there was a painting of a crusty, skeletal ghoul w/ hollow eyes and punk rock hair, standing in the dark streets of London... Riggs said that painting was inspired by a photo he had seen of a decapitated soldier's head placed on a tank during the Vietnam war... The character represented the punk youth of London decaying on the streets. Smallwood loved the painting and made it the cover of Iron Maiden's debut album in 1980 and gave it the name 'Eddie the Head"... the character was also brought to life onstage by a crew member wearing an 'Eddie' mask during Maiden's concerts... In 1982, Iron Maiden was popular enough for the band to build a giant 'Eddie' for the stage and have him appear towering over the band members while they played live ... 'Eddie' was featured on all the Iron Maiden album covers and all their t-shirts, which became a marketing gold mine cos 'Eddie' was instantly recognizable. Artist Derek Riggs spent much of the 80's and early 90's commissioned to painting 'Eddie' in various incarnations... Apparently, he split w/ Iron Maiden because he got tired of drawing 'Eddie'... He went on to paint other album covers... Other artists were hired from 1992 to depict 'Eddie' for Maiden's albums and t-shirts. Motorhead also had a mascot - 'Snaggletooth'... which was a monster head w/ tusks protruding from its jaws... Dio had their mascot 'Murray' which looked like a demon w/ horns and giant eyes... Overkill had the vampire skull w/ batwings logo (which Avenged Sevenfold plagiarized...) ... Anthrax had the plump, cartoonish 'Not! man' ... But it was Megadeth who got another great heavy metal mascot - 'Vic Rattlehead'... a skull w/ its eyes sealed shut... it's jaws locked and ears screwed shut.

This song 'The Trooper' came out in 1983 from Iron Maiden's 4th album 'Piece of Mind'... it was written by bassist Steve Harris & the album became another platinum success in the US and top 5 in the UK... This song still gets played live in concert 🤘🤘 Iron Maiden went through a few members, but this line-up is the classic one: Bruce Dickinson (vocals), Steve Harris (bass), Dave Murray and Adrian Smith (guitars) and Nicko McBrain (drums)... Currently, Iron Maiden is a 6-piece band (3 guitarists) w/ those same members + Janick Gers (guitar)

Iron Maidens mascot is Eddie. He's always on the album cover, but has gone through many iterations. The song is from "Piece of Mind" album from the early 80's.

Alot of their music is related to history or classic literature.... "2 Minutes to Midnight" alluding to the armageddon clock, "Aces High" was about the pilots defending England during WW2, "Run to the Hills" was about the slaughter of American Indians during the 1800's, "Where Eagles Dare" was about the movie of the same name, "The Flight of Icarus" was Greek mythology about Icarus and his father Daedalus. I could keep going, but you get the point. At least 50% of their songs back before 2000 were based on these types of stories. I was at an Iron Maiden concert abouit 15 years ago and a guy had a shirt on that said "I went to an Iron Maiden Concert and all I got was this shirt, and a degree in History..." Coolest concert tee there!

Lulu's face was a picture, it was a mixture of shock and enjoyment 😅 i thought she was shocked at the horses falling but it appears it was the pants!

Iron maiden was huge back in my high school days. I miss the old days of the dueling lead guitars. Recommend: Iron Maiden Hallowed Be Thy Name.

I saw Iron Maiden in concert back in 1984 with Twisted Sister in Columbia SC. Damn, what a night that was! Thanks for the memories ladies!

The Trooper is told through the eyes of a soldier on the British side from the Crimean War. The mascot Eddie is iconic. He is on all of their album covers and t-shirts. By the way, this was the 80s, so the spandex "pants" were pretty common for rockers.

Iron Maiden …One of the best band out there

OMG the buckle belt and zebra pants 😁 Classic Iron Maiden second single 1983 and its about the Crimean War ⚒

I haven’t looked at all the comments to see if anyone has already said this but in case no one has heres a lil backstory about this track: The song lyrics are a description of sorts about an experience of a “Trooper”(or calvary soldier)during a famous calvary charge in a battle of the Crimean war, what made that particular battle so famous was a poem written about the charge by a well known poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson published in 1855, Bruce Dickenson(vocalist)has a degree in history and many of the bands songs are based on historical events or historical people, the poem which was the basis for the story told by the lyrics is as follows: The Charge of the Light Brigade By: Alfred, Lord Tennyson Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!" he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay’d? Not tho’ the soldier knew Some one had blunder’d: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Flash’d all their sabres bare, Flash’d as they turn’d in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder’d: Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro’ the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel’d from the sabre-stroke Shatter’d and sunder’d. Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d; Storm’d at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder’d. Honor the charge they made! Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!

The drummer who was making the crazy faces is Nicko McBrain. He owns a restaurant in Florida called Rock And Roll Ribs - and the ribs are AMAZING!!!!!!!

Their mascot is Eddie, he dressed up on each album to represent the characters. He's the mummy looking skull dude. Eddie here dressed as a trooper of the English brigade

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!! My favorite metal band of all time. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏾

This is one of my favorite heavy metal songs, and a favorite from my teenage boy years. The tempo and the horse themed or complimentary. Everything other than the lyrics with describe the charge of the light brigade (a group of light cavalry) is meant to manifest and reflect horses and soldiers driving themselves in a serious pace to their doom. This video is the first one that really made me think of my own mother and maternal grandmother. Mom has a tin-year and was born in the 1930s show her taste in music was non-existent as far as my life went. With my grandmother, born in 1912, the same year as the Titanic sinking, her musical preferences were even more irrelevant. I cannot imagine my mom and maternal grandmother reviewing songs like the three of you do, which makes me appreciate the three of you all the more.

I used to hang out with these guys back in the late 70's, early 80s....we all hung out in the Ruskin Arms in East London and i must have seen them play there at least 30 times.....they were the most humble guy's you could meet,just young dudes having fun. I even played football with Stevie Harris for a local amateur football ⚽️ team(Melbourne FC) and trust me,he was as good at that as he is on the bass!!! Best thing about Iron Maiden is that they have stayed true rockers and are STILL the most humble,decent guys you could meet. Up the Irons ⚒️

Excellent reaction as ever ladies! Iron Maiden are metal royalty! Still going strong in their 60s & 70s, I've seen them 3 times, phenomenal energy and power. Eddie, their mascot, is a legend too 😉🤟🤟 x

Love you all girls , you are so funny. Iron Maiden is great

First concert I saw. 1983 and right up front at Glens Falls NY. It was the tour before this album and they were the opening act. I had no clue who they were, I was there for the main act Judas Priest. They were awesome!

I think Lulu needs to watch "Hair Metal" bands. Ratt, Warrant, Poison etc. should all meet Lulu's hair requirements...lol!

They have been around for a very long time and all of their songs are about events in history. Worth checking out a few more songs.

This is my favorite Iron Maiden song, it is about the Crimean War and the charge of the light brigade.

Their "kind" of mascot is called Eddie and is the skull figure seened at the back.One of best rock bands ever!

I just don't ever get tired of this song. I have a special affinity with this song... I am a bassist and one day one of the guitarists in one of my bands started playing this... I had heard the song but hadn't played it or even tried to. I got it about 90% correct on the first shot.... it was magic. So yeah... I have always loved the song. Other Iron Maiden songs to check out are Hallowed be Thy Name and Wasted Years. Bruce Dickinson is one of the all time great rock vocalists... metal or otherwise. Just one of the all time great bands.

5:14 "When Did This Come Out?" This song was on Iron Maiden's "Piece Of Mind" album released in 1983

Love how the gorgeous red hair just get less vibrant as you go down the generations. Really cool accent too

Maiden was one of the first metal bands i started to listen to, i had played drums for about a year before started my metal story. I had finished all the abba , the disco and even some 50´s rock n roll albums but it got to easy to play and i wanted a challange. Next was jazz music and that was hard to play but i never liked the energy, so i started to listen to metal and maiden was one of those bands and i tell u that was a new level of drumming. Ok so this song is about a small was between England and Russia when england invaded the Crimea area and the general leading prolly the best cavallery at the time, the Light Brigade, missunderstood an order given and decided to sen these men straight at the frontline. I think they were about 650 men and less than 50 survived i think. Sabaton was not first at making songs about war history, maiden have many songs about this topic and i have heard Joachim from Sabaton say that one of his bands he was inspired by was Maiden and they have also been fronting Sabaton several times.

The mom throwing do-me eyes at Dave during that solo

The debut album featuring the lightning fast, monstrous right foot of the Mighty Nicko McBrain on drums!

Maiden’s lyrics (written mostly by bass player Steve Harris), usually reflect on history or sci-fi or horror fiction, or even classic literature and myth. Our folks back then thought we were being influenced by satanic forces….instead…we were enjoying ourselves whilst learning! Haha! 😁

The Mascot is Eddie!!!

I love the conversation about Bruce’s spandex. That was the era of spandex pants, but Bruce is legendary for his stage wardrobes. He has an…eccentric sense of style.

😂😂😂😂😂The grandmother and granddaughter were about to light the lighters!!

Superb reaction, really enjoyed it Iron Maiden are absolutely fantastic

Great song and choice. UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!

Bruce Dickinson is the goat of metal. His voice is just so iconic

Back to the old times .. Awesome. Trooper is about of a battle in Russia. Iron Maiden's mascot is called EDDIE. The trooper was released 1983. So no wonder you guys like the pants haha, UP THE HORNS 🤘🤘

AH YEAH...that Iron Maiden Gallop! Love this !

Still one of the best rock and roll albums ever released.

One of the killer tracks by this great band. The name of the mascot is Eddie. He's a mummy.

What a really great review.Made me smile.

I never get tired of this song

1 of the reasons I love Iron Maiden as a Swedish guy,is that the drummer Nicko is a good friend with our Entertainer Lars Berghagen,they met while playing golf on a day off in Sweden & became very good frends ! Lars did a heart surgery a few months ago which was nt success-full & he passed away short after. When Maiden played in Stockholm,he went home to Lars after & had dinner after the Concert,how cool is that ?! Nicko owns a restaurant in Florida,Rock n Roll Ribs :-)

I was a teenager. All this type of music was on the car fm radio from 1980 to 1989. Older folks thought we worship the devil. Very great musicians. Hard to touch or come close. Uncle Rodney is the one.

Quality reaction-quality band, and the hair WAS SPECTACULAR 😊😂🤘🖖✌️🥇🥁🎤🎸🎸🎸🎼

LOVE 3 generations goin' on!!! Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Rush, Queen, The Who, Alice Cooper.... We used to drive to the mall, 40 min away, just to get the college radio station that PLAYED IRON MAIDEN, PRIEST, and MOTORHEAD!! Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica....

99.5% of iron maiden's material is based on history Greek mythology poems and other educational material.. that only can he actually play their instruments without computer assistance they're also very intelligent The lead singer himself is a commercial license pilot he flew them around the world on the tour known as flight 666 the book of souls tour I believe there's the name of it you got to check out their plane

Try the sheriff of Huddersfield. Written all about their manager, Rod Smallwood, and it rips him to bits 😂 always makes me laugh.

So many suggestions for Iron Maiden. Follow the rabbit hole. Try a live version of this song, Hallowed be thy name live from Toronto.... anything from the Rio concerts. BTW, Eddie is their mascot but he's no puppet...... 9 ft tall when he appears on stage. Lol. Up the irons.👍✌🖖🍻🇨🇦

Don't know if you know this,.. but during the filming of the 1936 movie, The Charge of the Light Brigade starring, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and David Niven, the movie which this song is based on, over 120 horse were tripped using a wire, of which 25 were killed. Errol Flynn attacked (verbally) the director over this. Furthermore, a Stuntman was also killed when he fell from a horse and was impaled on a lance (sword) stuck in the ground.

Most of what should be told has been already. I will add that most of their work has historical significance or poetry interpretation. Look up the singer, he's interesting as they come. Singer, poet, public speaker, commercial pilot...yes he Flys their own jet, Olympic fencer and a cancer survivor....interesting to read up on.

into the valley of death rode the 600. its about about the charge of the light brigade. many iron maiden songs are a history lesson, they don't write love songs lol

The mascot's name is Eddie, who has been drawn by Derek Riggs for over 40 years, and appears on all the album and single covers, as well as posters, t-shirts, and other Iron Maiden merch. "The Trooper" is an adaptation of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade", about the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. Many of Maiden's songs have a historical context, many of them hearkening back to famous British battles. "Aces High", for example, references the Battle of Britain, when the British fighter pilots were intercepting Nazi bombers during The Blitz.

Nice ladies, they always deliver, great song! For a great cover of this song try Liliac doing the Trooper, they are a family rock band that really rock out, Melody is great on vocals and everyone is awesome on their instruments. It is from about 5 years ago so they are younger but still shred and do Maiden proud. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶

The film clip battlefield is from the 1936 film "Charge of the light brigade"set was lined with tripwires to trip the charging cavalry horses. For the filming of this climax, 125 horses were tripped; of those, 25 were killed or put down afterward. Errol Flynn, an accomplished horseman, was outraged by the animal cruelty and by director Michael Curtiz's seeming indifference. He attacked Curtiz, but they were pulled apart before any serious damage was done. The film's charge sequence later forced the U.S. Congress to ensure the safety of animals in future motion pictures; the ASPCA followed suit and banned tripwires from all films. Unlike Flynn's other blockbusters, because of the number of horses killed during the charge sequence, the film was never re-released by Warner Bros. It would not be seen again until 1956, when the company sold the rights to it and other pre-1950 films to Associated Artists Productions, after which it subsequently premiered on television. This scene was later used in the music video for the hit song The Trooper by Iron Maiden which was famously banned by MTV.

Greetings and Love from Germany again 💚. More Maiden LIVE, please. By the way, you watched their live performence of 'Rime of the acient mariner" just three weeks ago. But i get it. You've watched so many bands in a short time, right. However, great reaction like always. Have a peaceful and nice weekend, MyLadies...stay safe & UP THE IRONS..and their mascote "EDDIE" and the boy's.

The Trooper is just a song....their mascot is "Eddie"...and he's not a little puppet......he's usually quite large when they make him appear in the concerts......he's like a mummy/monster etc.

A trooper is a soldier!

8:00 In reference to this, Donna. This song is about the Crimean War in 1854. If you notice the bass line, it's basically mimicking the galloping of horses

Most of Iron Maiden's songs tell a story or have some historical context. Check out these two songs. Both are live but the quality of these performances is truly astonishing. Absolute masters of their craft... Hallowed Be Thy Name ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7vP2hFFV57E.htmlsi=ardEWco9rlOuMmrF and Fear of the Dark ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-epYKVcHrVr0.htmlsi=61237uWBKHKt7NLp

Ladies to really appreciate Maiden you need to know a little about world history. Kind of similar to Sabaton. And the mascots name is "Eddie". They are some of the best musicians in the business, no one else sounds like them. They truly on the Mt. Rushmore of heavy metal.

Iron Maiden got me to go to the library to find out what they were singing about. Always thank them for getting me interested in reading 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) does a great acoustic version of this during lockdown 🤘🏻🤘🏻

The song "To tame a land " is about the movie DUNE

Eddie Is Iron Maiden's Mascot The Scary Guy On The Cover Of Their Albums, I Love Maiden and This Song Is One Of Their Classics! Maiden Have So Many Bangers! You Need To React To Hallowed Be Thy Name Live From 1982 Its a Phenomenal Vocal Peformance From Bruce Dickinson. Other Maiden Tracks? Fear Of The Dark & The Clansman Live Both Rock In Rio. Paschendale Live Death On The Road Tour. Aces High Live - Live After Death Phantom Of The Opera - Live at Download Festival 2013 I Believe? Another Funny Video & Track From Iron Maiden Is Holysmoke Worth a Reaction Too. Maiden Have Countless Great Songs? Great Reaction Again 👍👏.

Iron Maiden are one of those bands who give you amazing music and a free history lesson as well.

They have a huge catalog of great songs to chose from Number of the beast is my fave. Don't let the "Satanic overtones" scare you. The song was written by bassist Steve Harris after having a nightmare from watching The Omen(1 or 2?) Run to the Hills Somewhere in time. Wasted years(cool vid showing the band while touring and hanging together) Those are a few songs to pull ya into the Maiden Army lol. Enjoy!

Eddie is the mascot. Trooper refers to the British light brigade

A lot of metal bands have mascots. Iron Maiden has "Eddie T Head", a zombie who has been put through the wringer of concepts and characterizations. He is featured on nearly all their covers (albums and singles) as well as many other song and tour concepts. Megadeth has "Vic Rattlehead", a skeleton with metal staples fastening his jaw shut, a metal visor riveted to his face, and metal caps on either side of his head with small chains dangling from them - I am not sure, but I suspect this was to convey some kind of "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" concept. Other bands known for and easily identified by their mascots include Motörhead, Anthrax, Overkill, early (1980s) Helloween, and more.

Awesome band,nice video ladies

Excellent Musicians with awesome hair, great story tellers, and owners of Crazy pants! 🤣 The LP "Number of the beast" is my favorite, as it is the one I first bought when it was released, and I wore it out. Each song on it was a huge hit, and I think I owned a concert shirt for each song. When I first seen them in concert, it was the late 80's, and their Mascot "Eddie" was around 15 ft tall, walking around stage as they played. Was over 2 hours of a sold out amphitheater. Leaving the show, I spun a main bearing in my Trans Am. That night was both happy and sad. I will never forget it. Check out Run to the Hills off this same LP for more great story telling.

I’m a big Iron Maiden fan, I’d like to suggest The Clansman from the Rock n Rio concert

The mascot is called Eddie.I believe it was taken from the charge of the light brigade the band has always wrote songs about history. This was in the 1980’s but they are still playing today great band

This track is based on the battle The Charge of the Light Brigade ! It is epic and awesome xx

Great job ladies with your reaction to the Trooper from Iron Maiden . There a Awesome Metal band there Lead Singer Bruce DICKINSON is a Airline pilot so he probably Flies the Groups Plane .l have seen them live once it was bad A__ plus Ronnie James Dio was there opening act before his passing during the 666 fight Tour.

I love when the young people like Lulu discover my favourite music, but I am surprised for Donna and Kathy. Is the first time who you listening IRON MAIDEN?. That video is 40 years ago. Best regards from Bournemouth, UK.

Bruce is the greatest storyteller of all time. #uptheirons.

If you listen to the bass line, it sounds like horses galloping. Steve Harris (the bass player) is known for that sound.

Seen Iron Maiden live several times, absolutely amazing each time Sadly the drummer Clive Burr in the late 90’s was diagnosed with MS he passed away in 2013. Nico McBrain replaced him in1992 after Clive was fired by the band mid tour.

Iron Maiden's mascot is called Eddie and for the cover of the Trooper single he dressed up like a Trooper. But the song itself is about famous and tragic battle in the Crimean War.

Their mascot is Eddie the 'Ead. He appears on all their album covers and merchandise and even performs onstage.

Psychedelic britches.

The smile on all 3 of your faces speaks volumes as to whether you liked this or not.. :-) Checkout the song "Number of the Beast"

You should do the live concert version...its insane 🤟🏿

There are many from Iron Maiden from when they were young and old. Seventh Son of a Seventh son for example, The Rainmaker is another one. I would love you girls to react to the singer Jorn Lande, though, his voice is a combination of Dio and Coverdale, pretty 80's style.

Iron Maiden mascotte is Eddie. The Troper is name of song. Greetings from Europe.

I love this band..

Lady’s in music recommendations for you 3 * Angeline Saris “Come Undone” * Sass Jordon “Am I Wrong” * Madeleine Peyroux “Dance me to the end of Love” * Norah Jones “Don’t know Why”

Love you guys. Such personality from each of you. Not sure what Iron Maiden you have heard but Rime of the Ancient Mariner or Flight of Icarus are worth listening to.

Eddie is their mascot!!!

I love this!

🇦🇺 Hallowed be thy name, is an awsome song from iron maiden

There are other bunch of Iron Maiden songs you should react to =) Revelations (from the same album as the trooper) the clairvoyant wasting love the clansman Alexander the Great (is a lesson of History transformed in a song) Wasted years Blood brothers Sign of the cross lord of the flies The legacy Paschendale El Dorado When the wild wind blows Isle of Avalon Como estas amigo (it's a really moving song, from the Virtual XI album, wich has a diferent singer, Blaze Baley) The longest Day Writing on the wall Stratego The darkest hour Hell on earth I know it's a whole lot, but Iron Maiden is just a fantastic band. Maybe one Iron Maiden reaction per week? (just kidding) My all time favorite band. UP THE IRONS!🤘🤘🤘

suggestions by Iron Maiden: "Hollow Be Thy Name", "Revelations", and "Wasting Love"... would like to see a 3 generation reaction...

I just can't believe how freakin' YOUNG they all were back then.

MAIDEN IS LIFE!!! 🤘💀🤘