Now THAT'S a historical moment in heavy metal music. Congratulations to Slovenia for being the first country where they did perform this masterpiece. Your crowd is amazing! Greetings from Poland.
It's not a first time, they play it live on Somewhere in time tour, back in 86, but not since then. There's a low quality video from that time, check it out.
@@tarzan666ad What is wrong with you. When they say it has never been played live before, you are still arguing? Those footage you talk about ain't got any Alexander. 😂
@@varvarastamouli6277 Χρόνια τώρα ζητούν να μην γίνεται χρήση πυρσών και καπνογόνων και συνέχεια κάποιοι τους γράφουν ,με αποκορύφωμα τα περσινά,ήμουν εκεί . Αν δεν έχουμε συμπεριφορά όπως όλοι οι άλλοι,δεν φταίνε οι ΙΜ αλλά το κακό μας το πείσμα.
@@themobseat I think Nicko stays on the beat from the solo section rather than switching and that throws Bruce - they soon get it back on track. Best band ever. I also loved the crowd on these videos. Thanks for posting. This song is sounding amazing live!
Εδειξαν οι μειντεν ποιοι εναι !!!! Ανθελλληνες μεχρι αισχους το εκαναν επιτηδες να το παιξουν στους μακεδονες...ακολουθουν πιστα τη νστοικη πολιτικη....
I can't wait for the show in Edmonton in September. Knowing this, Stranger and Caught were on the setlist made this the greatest concert i will ever see
I’m crying a bit too mate.. my father would love to hear this song live.. I lost in him in 2020.. He took me to my first Iron Maiden show… The last Iron Maiden show he attended was with me on the Maiden England tour in 2012. I can’t believe their playing this live!!!! My father is banging his head in the heavens above!! UP THE IRONS!!!
Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend, his name was Alexander
παρολα αυτα ακομα δεν ανακοινωσανε καμια ημερομηνια για Ελλαδα ?? !! Παιζει και να μην ερθουν για να μην αναγκαστουνε να το πουνε σε μας τι να πω:( τουλαχιστον εστω και ετσι το βλεπουμε live για πρωτη και μαλον τελυταια φορα
Era un barbaro macedone, non un greco. Era un grandissimo che ha poi ellenizzato un sacco di territori, ma, da Greci, non vantatevi come fanno gli Inglesi per Guglielmo il Conquistatore (Che i Normanni -Francesi- chiamavano invece Guglielmo il Bastardo). E non ha mai preso Sparta, perché "non ne valeva la pena" (sapeva che avrebbe preso un sacco di calci nel culo, ottenendo magari una vittoria "alla Pirro").
@@ivicamircev1850 Iron Maiden doesn't need history from a communist Bulgarian, go learn proper history from Oxford, Harvard, and leading universities around the world, not your poor shithole propagandist country, that no one knows of.
@@taomahNEGEV oooooohhh, yes!!! First thing I think every time he singing something so f... g unbelievable is - that guy had a throat cancer!!!!! Bruce is... something not as we are!! He is icon
@@drachenfire56 yea because Alexander the Great was Greek and we just believe that to sing it live in Greece first it would honor our history that’s all
Μεγάλη τιμή για την Ελλάδα γιατί ο Bruce έχει σπουδάσει Ιστορία (αν θυμάμαι καλά) κ αποτελεί φόρο τιμής για τον Παγκόσμιο Πολιτισμό η ιστορική αναφορά στον Μέγα Αλέξανδρο, το Αυτοκράτορα, τον Στρατηλάτη. 🇬🇷
Ο τελευταιος που παλεψε εναντια στο σκοταδισμο της Ανατολης. Δυστυχως ομως η Δυση κατακτηθηκε απο τους Εβραιοχριστιανους υπουλα χωρις μαχη και απο τοτε ζουμε στο σκοταδι
@@vincevegas8529 It will be. There is NO way that they go to Greece and not play this. There would be riots. The Greeks have been asking for this for decades. There is a video where Bruce is bantering with the Greek crowd over it.
I was hoping to hear it live in Atlanta GA. On the Somewhere in time tour, but they didn't play it. But they played like a 15 minute long version of Rime of the Ancient Mariner, so I was Good 👍, Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!
Manu Encina hermano querido! se nos adelanto en el 2015 pero tuvo la dicha de ver a su banda favorita en el 2013 con terrible gira...desde donde estes espero que hayas disfrutado este temazo..nota de color se llamaba Manuel Alexander Encina :,)
Es verdad mi hermano, es un privilegio estar vivo y apreciar el trabajo de esta banda sin igual. Yo estuve en el show de 2019, en Porto Alegre y nunca me olvidaré. Saludos desde Rio Grande do Sul/ Brasil. Up the Irons.
Im really impressed by Dave, the solo is really really close to the studio version, i wasnt expecting that much precision since long time has passed. his solo sounded overall better than adrian's one in this first rendition. Im sure they will get better and better during tour.
I was surprised they focused so thoroughly on this as well. They took their time to listen to the album version. It must have been a travel in time (the irony :P) for them.
It seems like the Maiden guys still continue to practice and get better, and I can only praise them to push forward like this. Dave's solo was so smooth
I am sure that after this video Alexander the Great and Macedonia, which is only one and it's Greek, will be proud up there! Thank you iron maiden! I hope we will hear it soon in Athens 🇬🇷
Perhaps they were on drugs at the time? Everyone knows Alexander was Macedonian and not greek....even your own prime Minister Alexis tsipras has officially recognized a non hellenic people as Macedonians! Just proves Macedonia was never greek!
@@MnebojsaSRB Alexander the Great spoke Greek, not Slavic, brother! You have no history. You were created after the break-up of Yugoslavia! Don't talk, you're exposed
Alexander was not greek but macedonian. Also the ones who say that they’re greek are nor greek but macedonians. And there is no greece. Only macedonian gypsies who occupied turkish lands in east of tracia and peninsula mora. Now enjoy the song 😊 🇹🇷🏁
This is a genuinely beautiful moment. I'm betting a huge number in this crowd were not even born when this song was released and still sang every word. This gave an old man goosebumps
Hell yeah! Alexander the Great!!! The King of all Kings & King of all Greeks! 🇬🇷 🇬🇷 🇬🇷 Greece thanks you and waits for you! There’s no crowd like the Greek crowd 💪
@@Yalbou so im very curious can you read the ancient language of macedonians?? Because i can and you know why because im greek .plus if you know history you must know that time greeks was not a nation was only city states as athenians spartans theves eretrians macedonians….. They all speak ancient greek . As you said about modern greeks ok you are correct may i have multiple dnas in my blood but the same as you the same for all the humanity…The fact is i born in a place name greece and i speak modern greek SO YES IM GREEK AND I M PROUD CARRYING my history and for sure ALEXANDER was not a slav :)
@@user-ys8gc7lv5g can the modern day egyptians read ancient egyptian? Can modern day albanians read illyrian? Can modern day bulgarians read thracian or proto bulgar? No. So why are they allowed to claim ancient peoples but macedonians cant? There is still a debate if alexander and thr ancient macedonians were greek. At the peak of alexanders empire it included all of republic of macedonia. Balkan slavs with the exceptions of slovenes are the least slavic slavs, more so macedonians. Modern macedonians are a mixture of south slav tribes and ancient macedonians. Cope
@@Yalbou 1) give me the facts for this debate 2) Macedonian was a tribe not a nation 3) yes the modern skopjia was a space for ancient macedonians but if you know history also greek tribes created after the conquest of alexanders at territory of persia that it doesn mean that im going to iran today and i will claim territory as Greek.... 4) When we speak for history dont mention the today 5) The only people that they believe that the are macedonians is in NORTH macecodian people and not all of them.All around the world new that macedonians was a greek tribe .
Είμαι από την Θεσσαλονίκη την συμβασιλευουσα της ελληνορωμαϊκής αυτοκρατορίας, πρωτεύουσα της επαρχίας της Ελλάδος ονόματι Μακεδονία και αδερφής του μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου και φυσικά περιμένω να παιχτεί αυτό το καλύτερο κομμάτι όλων των εποχών της ιστορίας της ροκ στην πόλη μου.... ΜΕΓΑΣ Γ ΑΛΈΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ Ο ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ
Today is a very special day for the entire Maiden Mundial family. Listening to this song performed by our loved ones is something that will certainly be etched in our memory. As soon as I woke up, I listened to the preview at the soundcheck and I was already happy. Later, when everything was confirmed, I almost squealed with emotion, that emotion that only fans know how to feel.
ive heard that it has been due to Adrian struggling with solo in the middle part, witch can actually be heard (and seen) in the clip. Awesome performance anyway 🙂
That moment at 6:59 shows that they’re real musicians, that this is live and not running of backing tracks - and how tricky that stuff actually is. Great recovery there. I enjoy this so much more than 100% perfection.
proof that they aren't using any backing tracks or even a click track otherwise there'd be someone on their in-ears telling them when to come back in on each part....which proves that stupid argument of "every band uses tracks" is BS. Maiden have a bigger show and more stuff going on than any other band and they don't need any of that crap
It's not a global premiere,they play it live on Somewhere in time tour, back in 86, but not since then. There's a low quality video from that time, check it out.
@Elliot Leaver Fair enough. It's hard to find any footage from that time, especially from Yugoslavian gigs, but I have their set list from rock newspapers from back than. My older brother was at that show, his confirmation is enough for me. But you can believe whatever you want it to.
Como não chorar? São tantas memórias! Tantos sonhos vividos ao som dessa trilha sonora! Esse momento que tanto esperamos chegou e pode ser o prenúncio do fim! Deixarão muitas saudades e o amor pelo Maiden jamais acabará! 🇬🇧 impossible not to cry! There are so many memories! So many dreams lived under this soundtrack! The moment we've been waiting for so long has arrived and may be the harbinger of the end! They will be missed a lot and the love for Maiden will never end! 😢❤😢❤😢❤😢❤
Não tem como explicar a paixão por essa banda, sou fã do Maiden desde os 14 anos, estou com 33, literalmente, metade da minha vida ouvi e me emocionei ao som deles. "Os homens passam, as músicas ficam", já dizia o mestre brasileiro, Raulzito. Up!
Dave & Adrian delivered the best work in their careers on Somewhere In Time and I was worried how the guitars would be sounding now. Well, they did it justice! Those two are still geniuses on another level than any other guitar duo out there
A day to remember. It took them(Maiden) almost 40 years to play live on stage this Masterpiece. I feel sorry for some friends who passed away and their wish was to see Maiden playing Alexander the Great on stage. Why you've waited so long guys ??
A big thank you, CapnHarris for this gift to the rest of us! As a Greek l celebrate twice as l am sobbing with tears of joy! Long live the legacy of Alexander the Great! Long live Iron Maiden! UP THE IRONS!
I’m literally paralyzed with emotions. I’d never thought that the mighty Maiden would actually play this live for the first time ever. Adrian nails the solo, even tops the studio version. If this is the last tour they do, then I’ll pay through the nose to see Maiden history in the making.
Looks to me like there are no proper amps on the stage, with everything routed via a desk (or computer) so the sound man has control of every signal. Lots of stage monitors though, so I assume they're not using in-ears.
History on stage!!! Not only they finally played it but the way and the power of the every single part of the song was fascinating!!! They surprised me a lot!!! Wow...
"The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner" , Maiden a tocou na noite de abertura em Belgrado, a 1ª vez, dia 10/setembro/1986, mas nunca mais apareceu em um setlist do Maiden. Eles tocarão outra vez ainda nesta tour? Não sei, mas já é excelente a Alexander the great. 🎸🎤
The fans know it, all souls this night know it, the entire metal community know it and most important the band know it…they are doing something special with this one!!!!
Alexander the Great is one the best and most important Greeks ever. He expanded the Macedonian Empire until India and modern Tajikistan. Thank you for this song.
As soon as they played it they had to think it was a huge mistake to have never played it before! What an amazing song and they absolutely nailed it. Dave Murray was on fire on his solo.
I envy the crowd that witnessed this live. The very fact that Maiden chose to do this shows they care about the fans. There will never be another Maiden. Legends 🤘 Please release a DVD of this. The fans who couldn't attend these shows deserve it.
Was barely in my teens when this song was released! They were in the prime of their Youth. Now as the Sun goes down on their illustrious career - as I have turned 50! They perform this epic song for the 1st time in 37 years!!! To a crowd comprising people who are so young & might not even been thought of when it was released - I can only cry - I listen to Alexander the Great almost every day and play along the guitar. Thank you Iron Maiden - My life's come a full circle. Thank you
Damn Dave's solo was spot on. Bruce sounded phenomenal! I didn't realize Adrian had almost all the solos in this song. I thought initially maybe Dave couldn't handle his so Adrian must be playing all these thinking maybe Time caught up with Dave. Man I was wrong and he smoked his. Great job.
I always assumed the usual solo sharing took place. Dave played the acoustic and Ade the electric. Maybe that's true and Dave didn't want to do it. Do you know for a fact it was all Adrian in the studio?
Argentina espera este temon!!!!!!!!!! Por dios, increible que haya sonado en vivo despues de haber sido editado 37 años!!!!!!! Con esto.... Estare mas que satisfecho y si puedo llevar a mi hija seria tremendo, con mi viejo fuimos a todos los reci de maiden, el me paso el legado, yo se lo paso a mi hija..... Maiden estara siempre presente y al escribir es inevitable que se escapen lagrimas....... Maiden por siempre!!!!
Finally somewhere in time gets the recognition after being left out for so many years. Caught somewhere in time , Stranger in a strange land and Alexander the Great, 3 out of 8 from the album, pretty impressive I would say.
