Men Arena gig review
Steve, Dave, Adrian and Janick were indulging in elaborate and frantic guitar solos that saw them swinging instruments around their heads - no, really - standing triumphantly on the amps, pointing the guitars at their crotches, at the ceiling and at the audience, zipping around the stage in their spray-on leggings, and adopting positions that made it look as if they were doing aerobic exercises.Read the rest [url=http://forum.maidenfans.com/index.php?showtopic=3102]here[/url]
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Wednesday, 10th December 2003
[b]Iron Maiden @ MEN Arena[/b]
** out of *****
Riazat Butt
IRON Maiden, fronted by the cuddly and articulate Bruce Dickinson, stormed through their greatest hits in an entertaining and overblown show that came complete with a mock medieval castle - probably made from MDF.
Two grim reapers and their giant inflatable mascot, called Eddie, loomed over the thousands of heavy metal fans towards the end of the set with his moving arms and comedy scythe.
Dickinson showed no signs of growing old gracefully, insisting on leaping around the stage as if he was Rudolf Nureyev, and, ever the canny performer, he rustled up a collection of costumes and props to add to the spectacle.
During the title track from the new album, Dance Of Death, he donned a mask and cape - similar to the outfit worn by Michael Crawford in Phantom Of The Opera - and howled and wailed before changing into a shiny, hooded poncho and twirling around like a man possessed.
[b]Unwieldy[/b]
At one point, he attempted to brandish an outsized Union Flag, but it proved a bit unwieldy.
Meanwhile, Steve, Dave, Adrian and Janick were indulging in elaborate and frantic guitar solos that saw them swinging instruments around their heads - no, really - standing triumphantly on the amps, pointing the guitars at their crotches, at the ceiling and at the audience, zipping around the stage in their spray-on leggings, and adopting positions that made it look as if they were doing aerobic exercises.
The fans lapped up the unadulterated testosterone flowing freely from the stage, and the predominantly male crowd, in their own endearingly unco-ordinated and out-of-tune way, were perfect company for a Tuesday evening.
The show was quintessential rock and so Spinal Tap that I nearly went into meltdown. Brilliant.
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So-so review, but interesting to read all kind of them anyway... Here's the reviewer e-mail in case: [email=riazat.butt@men-news.co.uk]riazat.butt@men-news.co.uk[/email] 
Cheers
That was the dumbest fuckin' interview ever. That shit head didnt know what he was talking about for starters. Spinal tap? Dave, Adrian and Janick running and leaping? Any Maiden fan knows only Janick does that. This interview was a sought of candy coated insult if you ask me. Fuck that asshole. ![cussing[1].gif](style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cussing[1].gif)