Featuring Bruce Dickinson! Setlist: Big Brother 0:00 Take it Like a Man 3:58 Nice Girl 7:09 Earth Mother 8:18 Vice Versa 10:52 Bright Lights 11:57 Walking Out On You 15:17 Hammerhead 21:15 Riding With the Angels 24:09 Gravy Train 28:57
Great footage! Loved this band for so many years now. The song 'Gravy Train' (which, it would seem, morphed into 'I'll Be Round' from the 'Before The Storm' album, a year later) sounds fucking phenomenal here! I mean, just try listening to it without moving your feet, or your head. So 'bouncy' and so catchy! Paul was one of the worlds most underrated blues rock/metal guitarists, which is a crying shame. He was so talented, and had such a good ear for a really catchy hook line! We miss both him & Chris Aylmer! RIP Guys... \m/
What a fantastic glimpse back into history! To think that within 6 months that voice would going to tape on what would be one of the all time classic albums!
It s funny that Iron Maiden and Simple Minds are in someway connected...What an incredible drummer Mel Gaynor is!Amazing time and power! He must be the first black guy and one of the very few who ever played in a classic metal band!
@@goldsaj I do! I'm not a great drummer but I do hit the skins too hard 😆 I started in 1984, quit for 7 years when we went broke then picked them up again about two years ago, it's a cheap kit but we know how to make a Taiwan Ludwig set sound ok with good heads and tuning 🥁 Oh yes Sampson I think these guys are pretty good. I got here reading the truth why Clive Burr left Iron Maiden. Steve Harris asked him to leave because he was away from the band a while because his father died, Steve was a real a$$hole back in the old days. Clive was amazing, even Bruce said he was the best drummer maiden ever had and wasn't happy with the the way it went down when he was asked to leave Maiden
awesome rare live concert from one of the best new wave of british heavy metal bands samson, and bruce dickinson's band before iron maiden. and this is pure metal magic live at reading in 1981 priceless. #nwobhmforever
My kids started listening to this music & i must say bruce has one of the best set of vocals in my humble opinion.Shame he toured too hard with maiden but still brilliant.
Esta muy chingon el concierto ya los había escuchado en 1985 y si me gustó su música solo que no era tan fácil conseguir discos de ellos pero ahora con las redes sociales es mucho más fácil gracias de todo corazón por compartir esta de lujo saludos hoy me suscribí para agradecer el concierto
Yes, either before or after (Vice Versa) the gig Rod & Steve told him to come to auditions, which were held in London the following day. Although it was pretty clear to both sides that it wasn't particularly necessary. Curiously btw, Maiden still had about 2-3 weeks to go with the Killer World Tour at this point. Similarly in 1998 they had about 2-3 weeks to go with the Virtual XI Tour when Bruce unofficially rejoined.
It's today I found out Mel Gaynor was in Samson. I had no idea this occurred, even though I thought I knew the pre- history of both Bruce Dickinson and Gaynor.
I remember when i fist became a Maiden fan the samson stuff was hard to find. I had to order head on, shock tactics, and survivors as imports for a heavy price. There was a company in Wisconsin called Ram Music which is where i bought the stuff. This is a good addition the Dickinson Anthology DVD which also has the biceps of steel video. I like it when he says, "Get rid of that F-bleeping mess (50:00)." I rate Maiden, Diamond Head, Samson, and Angel Witch as the four best bands from the NWOHM. I know Saxon and Leppard fans will disagree. I believe this ranks among the best Dickinson vocal performances. I also like Beast over Hammersmith onin which he does a killer rendition of Hallowed be thy name. Samson was offered a deal from A&M and RCA for over $500,000 pounds per piece- just one week after this show, but Bruce already had made the decision to join maiden. This is per the linear notes of the remastered Live at Reading 81 CD. I can't blame him for leaving Samson, but some will remember that Adrian Smith had a chance to join Maiden earlier but remained loyal to his hand Urchin.
you sound like you know your vintage metal? what band and song has a lyric where the singer sings " spread your wings" kinda screaming it? used to hear it on the radio in 1986.
Stone me i was at Reading in 81 and 83. ( I was off my face on all counts lol) Just never expected to see this. A trip down memory lane. No pun intended. I feel brilliant to see this old vid. Thanks for uploading
......and next year , 1982, Bruce comes to Reading again but....as a lead singer of Iron Maiden. They flew back all the way from Texas just for the Reading show and back to USA for the Beast on the Road tour....
.......and after this very show, rod approached him under a light pole and proposed him the place of the lead singer in a band called IRON MAIDEN!....The rest is history
"Skinny Jeans" the first time around, only if the kids today knew we had em first they never would've worn em 😆 I didn't wear them I wore flair jeans until 1984 then they were gone, straight legs took over and designer jeans. I wore boot cut and still do, and been playing the drums since 1984
Love the wow and flutter on the tape - some of us are old enough to remember that on audio cassettes as well! Authentic vintage tone - none of this sterile MP3 shit!
Ozzman Osgood It is Mel Gaynor who left Samson to join Simple Minds. Thunderstick wore a mask. Great to see Paul Samson on top form again. Hard to believe all the original Samson line up are dead. Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer and Clive Burr.
Bruce went over to the sound guy a little after 15:00 and yelled at him to fix the feedback. He was yelling as he walked off stage towards the sound guy. You can see it if you watch! Ha!
Que filmación , es histórica , el batería de los Samson no solía llevar una capucha para que no se le viera la cara o ese es otro batería que tuvo ese gran grupo ? , . Un saludo desde Málaga 😊☺️
The show wacthed and checked by Steve Harris,and then,Bruce was kidnapped.One Japanese silly journalist was asked by Steve and what he thought about Dickison.His answer was negative as he did not think Bruce looked nicer(yeah,very silly and non-logical reason).He was totally wrong and Bruce is still in the band.That journalist has been on top of the Metal journalist in Japan and definitely he is the 1st class criminal who made the scene moving lower.Dickinson must remeber this and he still hates him named Masa Itoh.
I believe it's Mel Gaynor. He joined the band in between the third and fourth albums and played on neither one, replaced by Pete Jupp when Gaynor went over to Simple Minds.
