Iron Maiden Show
September 13, 2000
Despite my failed attempt to meet Steve Harris back stage, I was still having a great time. I did get to meet Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, as well as hang out with my new English friends. But the show is what I came for. Universal Amphitheatre surprisingly allowed cameras into the show, and so me and my friend Denis consumed rolls of film snapping pix of our favorite Metal Gods.
Speaking of Metal Gods, Rob Halford opened the show with one killer
set, playing material that encompassed everything from vintage Judas
Priest to Fight to killer stuff from his new album, Resurrection.
Thankfully, he avoided playing anything from the Two era. Shaved head,
eyes closed and looking down, leatherclad Rob showed the world that
heads were gonna roll.
IRON MAIDEN??? EXCELLENT!!!
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Given the side of the stage I was on, I mostly caught snapshots of
Janick, Bruce, and Steve. Here's Dave Murray in one of those rare visits
to stage left.
Bruce was fiery and fiesty as always, although he didn't manage to
piss off as many people at the Universal Amphitheatre as he did at
Irvine Meadows two nights prior. At the Irvine Show, Bruce, in one
of his many "lectures", informed the audience that Iron Maiden
was a living breathing band, not some reunion tour, resurrected dinosaurs
and such. He said that they weren't here to relive anyone's past. The
Irvine crowd apparently didn't take to that lecture, and a couple hundred
of them made for the exit. Realizing his folly, Bruce omitted the "reliving
anyone's past" lecture at the Universal Amphitheatre show, although
he did give mostly the same kinds of lectures between songs.
A lot of people I talked to after the shows were disappointed that Maiden played LOTS from their new album, Brave New World, and omitted lots of classics. Still, how long has it been since anyone has seen a band with album good enough to use a live show to actually promote? I mean, Queensryche, who opened the show, shies away from their new stuff on stage because it goes over like a lead balloon. Other bands with equally as weak new stuff do the same. But Iron Maiden is proud of their latest, as their live show's set selection has shown, and even though some of the songs didn't work as well live as the tried and true classics, it was great to see/hear them live. Last year's Ed Hunter tour was a greatest hits tour, but this one was definitely centered around Brave New World. And that was just fine by me.
Not to say that there weren't any classics interspersed between new stuff: The Trooper, The Number of the Beast, Wrathchild, Sanctuary, Iron Maiden as well as some Blaze Bayley era stuff: The Sign of the Cross, The Clansman
Over all, it was a positively great show! Thanks to Denis for arranging the pit seats and to Bruce Corbitt for the VIP pass!
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