Aces High and Trooper Dance Versions Released
Sony Music has recently released an album called 'Heavy Dance' which features classic metal songs revisited by, horror to many fans, a dance remixer.'Aces High' and 'The Trooper' are the Maiden hits included in this compilation.
You can listen to samples of these interesting versions by clicking here
Full tracklist is:
Livin' On A Prayer
Jump
The Trooper
Up Around The Bend
Aces High
You Give Love A Bad Name
We Rock
Thunderstruck
Lick It Up
You Shook Me All Night Long
Out In The Fields
Bark At The Moon
Ace Of Spades
We're Not Gonna Take It
The Final Countdown
Source: SonyMusic.co.uk
Thanks to Maideneer for the info
28 Comments
I can't believe this.
Who did this? I need details
about the production. The vocals
seems to be Bruce but did they
rerecord it or produce it with
computers from the orginal?
UP THE IRONS FOREVER
Didn't really have the time to look for more details but will do another day. If you find anything, post it in here.
The band is called 'Group X'.
If you listen to all the songs, it seems that it's one guy singing them all. His voice can be compared to Bruce, but it might well be doctored a lot (protools...) !
Cheers
This is most... ...interesting.
Newsmaster: The Saint, you find the most amazing things.
I 'm really in shock.
I passed this info to IMBB.
The voice sounds so much like Bruce.
I though they had masters and played
with it.
UP THE IRONS FOREVER
'Aces High' and 'The Trooper' are the Maiden hits included in this compilation.
This has been previously released in Finland. Singer in the Maiden tracks is Anthony from http://www.machinemen.net/. All musicians are from Finland. Machine Men samples: http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jvh/machinemen/downloads.php.
If I ever have to go to a trendy nightclub again I hope I can hear those. It's better than any dance music I've ever heard before but it is shocking anyone could let them do that ![lol[1].gif](style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/lol[1].gif)
Maiden and their management are certainly aware of such "remixes". The question is: how do they feel about it? Another question would be: do they get royalties on these tracks?
I think you will all appreciate those versions a lot more when you hear these: http://www.juno.co.uk/IP/IF145115-01.htm
I haven't yet listened to the songs but it seems to me that they were made just for fun.
I don't think any of the bands (including Maiden) don't like this idea.
One of the reasons they don't care is because they maybe get paid for the songs and so they leave happy.
Damn it! I can't listen to the songs.
Can someone post a direct link?
Thanks
Dance is, as you all may know, the devils work. This is perhaps the saddest moment in Maiden History, as it will give all the braindead morons who think metal is satanic, a first ever reasonable argument....
Great stuff 
It's horrible.... 
Those guys should be hang by the balls ![cussing[1].gif](style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cussing[1].gif)
What the f.?
Sounds really horrible to me 
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The songwriter (Steve Harris, in this case) receives royalties for cover versions. The rest of the band gets zip.
I would imagine Steve wouldn't keep all of it for himself. When you look at it, the guys did their own solos (which probably weren't covered, but still) and they likely had some sort of agreement on certain things, just not large enough to get a credit.
You'd probably have to talk with Rod to see how all this works...
That is absolutley shocking, so dance music has finally realised how crap it is and used Heavy Metal to help it, obviously someone in the dance/pop realsied just how good heavy metal is! 
Burn all the Cds of that heavy dance
DUDE, THIS BETTER BE AN EXPANSION PACK OR A DIFFERENT VERSION OF DDR (DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION) FOR X-BOX, MY FRIEND WILL BUY THIS 4 SURE
UP THE IRONS!
UP THE IRONS!
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Good for you! Now turn off your caps lock key.
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Why does this remind me of "burning records, burning books, holy soldiers, nazi looks..."?
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cause you listen to Maiden FAR too much
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Whilst I really do like dance music (decent stuff, not chart and radio stuff), these are shockingly bad.
btw, if you think I'm being silly about liking dance, check out Aphex Twin, Autechre, Squarepusher, DJ Shadow... all make some pretty heavy and messed up music and they're all extremely talented as well!
I used to be a big dance music fan, but over the past few years, its just become...well....crap! Some of the stuff out there is shocking. I started listening to Ozzy a few years back, then my brother asked if i wanted to go see Maiden at Newcastle in December 2003, so i listened to SIT a few weeks before going...and have been hooked ever since. Heavy metal can be amazing music, with much feeling and amazing musicians. Just like Iron Maiden and most of their work then
Up The Irons!!!
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Well that wasnt intended, but now it reminds me of it too, maybe my sub concious (spelling?) was singing the song, and so thats why i typed something to do with it 'burning'
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Yes, it's true, but you've forgotten the publisher who administrates the Maiden songs :
- Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. for all Maiden Songs untill Brave New World
- BMG Music Publishing International Ltd. since Dance of Death
- With Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. for the song written with Bruce since he's back (33,3%)
And Steve will never knows how much he will gain with this er..... thing : no distinction if the song is played by Iron Maiden or anybody else. And anyone's got the right to play any song if he pays royalties to the publisher (who share the money out between the songwriters... and himself of course)
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Burning records is out of date !
With Cds, you can make pretty beermats.
Well, I think this is a good thing for fun.
I must admit. I love cover versions !
No matter how crap it is ! No matter how strange it sounds ! I really like to listen songs I know (and in this case, well-known and loved) in other versions.
I must admit. I love cover versions !
No matter how crap it is ! No matter how strange it sounds ! I really like to listen songs I know (and in this case, well-known and loved) in other versions.
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I totally understand you. I have a feeble point for cover versions, no matter how bad they are. I actually prefer those to ones made by doom-black-gruesome-whatever metal.
Cheers
Me too. Think it is because this is evidence that all other musicians look up to Maiden. All time greatest cover is Angra - Wasted Years (Live acousic). I dl every cover I can get my hands on , BUT I draw the line with dance/rap/trance.......
Whoa! Not bad! The Trooper is the best of them! It sounds very good!
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