Iron Maiden... Metallica... and mp3s...
07-08-03, 02:02 AM
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Iron Maiden... Metallica... and mp3s...
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IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson wants to make it clear that he does not share METALLICA's attitude with respect to illegal music downloading.
Performing with IRON MAIDEN at Oslo Spectrum last Wednesday (July 2), Dickinson made a deal with the 17,000 Norwegian MAIDEN fans in attendance before he sang the as-yet-unreleased song "Wildest Dreams" from the group's upcoming CD, "Dance of Death" (due on Sept. 9), reports Jan Thoresen of the Oslo newspaper Dagbladet.
"The album is not out yet, but please pull out your small digital recorders, MP3 players, cell phones or whatever you have. Put it on the Internet, spread it all over the world. But on one condition: When you hear the new album, if you like it, pay the equivalent of three beers to buy the record in the store. That is what keeps us alive. If you don't like the album, just forget it," Dickinson said, and the crowd went wild.
"We are not like METALLICA," he added.
In 2000 METALLICA sued the Napster file-sharing service for copyright infringement and delivered to the now-defunct company the names of more than 300,000 users — "fans" by another name — whom they accused of illegally making METALLICA songs available over the network. Facing an absolute public relations debacle, METALLICA eventually relented and withdrew the suit. Now fans who possess an access code from the insert to METALLICA's new CD, "St. Anger", can download high-quality MP3s of live METALLICA recordings and do whatever they want with them: burn them to CD, share them over the networks like Kazaa, and in general, "kick ass" in an unrestricted manner.
Performing with IRON MAIDEN at Oslo Spectrum last Wednesday (July 2), Dickinson made a deal with the 17,000 Norwegian MAIDEN fans in attendance before he sang the as-yet-unreleased song "Wildest Dreams" from the group's upcoming CD, "Dance of Death" (due on Sept. 9), reports Jan Thoresen of the Oslo newspaper Dagbladet.
"The album is not out yet, but please pull out your small digital recorders, MP3 players, cell phones or whatever you have. Put it on the Internet, spread it all over the world. But on one condition: When you hear the new album, if you like it, pay the equivalent of three beers to buy the record in the store. That is what keeps us alive. If you don't like the album, just forget it," Dickinson said, and the crowd went wild.
"We are not like METALLICA," he added.
In 2000 METALLICA sued the Napster file-sharing service for copyright infringement and delivered to the now-defunct company the names of more than 300,000 users — "fans" by another name — whom they accused of illegally making METALLICA songs available over the network. Facing an absolute public relations debacle, METALLICA eventually relented and withdrew the suit. Now fans who possess an access code from the insert to METALLICA's new CD, "St. Anger", can download high-quality MP3s of live METALLICA recordings and do whatever they want with them: burn them to CD, share them over the networks like Kazaa, and in general, "kick ass" in an unrestricted manner.
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07-08-03, 02:14 AM
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Very cool of Iron Maiden. they atleast realize that the public is fans and would buy the album if it's what they like.
07-08-03, 04:11 AM
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"THE Bruce Dickinson?"
That's cool. The people who paid to see them in concert have already made the largest monetary contribution to their success, so treat them with respect. If the songs are any good, getting live versions of them out to the public can be a great promotion tool.
das
That's cool. The people who paid to see them in concert have already made the largest monetary contribution to their success, so treat them with respect. If the songs are any good, getting live versions of them out to the public can be a great promotion tool.
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Another way that Iron Maiden isn't like Metallica.
Someone asked James Hetfield why Metallica doesn't do songs like the ones from Master of Puppets anymore. James said that the band was getting older, and couldn't do those songs anymore.
Allow me to point out that the guys in Maiden are older than the guys in Metallica, they've been together longer than Metallica, and they rock just has hard as they did in the 80's, and much harder than anything Metallica has spewed out in over a decade (and that includes the crappy St. Anger cd.)
Someone asked James Hetfield why Metallica doesn't do songs like the ones from Master of Puppets anymore. James said that the band was getting older, and couldn't do those songs anymore.
Allow me to point out that the guys in Maiden are older than the guys in Metallica, they've been together longer than Metallica, and they rock just has hard as they did in the 80's, and much harder than anything Metallica has spewed out in over a decade (and that includes the crappy St. Anger cd.)
07-08-03, 09:22 AM
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Originally posted by JestersTear
Someone asked James Hetfield why Metallica doesn't do songs like the ones from Master of Puppets anymore. James said that the band was getting older, and couldn't do those songs anymore.
Someone asked James Hetfield why Metallica doesn't do songs like the ones from Master of Puppets anymore. James said that the band was getting older, and couldn't do those songs anymore.
07-08-03, 09:37 AM
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I don't do downloading but 
to Bruce and the Boys.
Although I understand where Metallica is coming from they SCREWED UP royally in how they handled things.
I got my tickets for at least one of their shows here in So Cal in August. I will NOT be attending Metallica's show...I have no probelm giving Maiden my money because I know they'll deliver.
Maiden doesn't release half assed albums.
to Bruce and the Boys. Although I understand where Metallica is coming from they SCREWED UP royally in how they handled things.
I got my tickets for at least one of their shows here in So Cal in August
. I will NOT be attending Metallica's show...I have no probelm giving Maiden my money because I know they'll deliver.Maiden doesn't release half assed albums.
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Originally posted by Jason
Yet I heard on the radio this morning that on the current tour, they're only playing St. Anger and Frantic from the new "album". The rest of the show is heavily weighted towards older stuff like Creeping Death, Master of Puppets, and Sanitarium.
Yet I heard on the radio this morning that on the current tour, they're only playing St. Anger and Frantic from the new "album". The rest of the show is heavily weighted towards older stuff like Creeping Death, Master of Puppets, and Sanitarium.
Very amazing.
However... they might be doing the old songs, but they're apparently not able to do newer songs of that style.
07-08-03, 11:11 PM
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Originally posted by Jason
Yet I heard on the radio this morning that on the current tour, they're only playing St. Anger and Frantic from the new "album". The rest of the show is heavily weighted towards older stuff like Creeping Death, Master of Puppets, and Sanitarium.
Yet I heard on the radio this morning that on the current tour, they're only playing St. Anger and Frantic from the new "album". The rest of the show is heavily weighted towards older stuff like Creeping Death, Master of Puppets, and Sanitarium.
Must find a way to say "anymore" again in this post. I guess thats it, I won't say "anymore" anymore.
07-09-03, 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by Aghama
They can still bite me for never touring the southeast, I haven't seen them since the Ed Hunter tour.
They can still bite me for never touring the southeast, I haven't seen them since the Ed Hunter tour.
how weird.
IIRC, from what I understand Nikko and his wife live out in Florida.
07-10-03, 01:25 PM
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Originally posted by Giantrobo
how weird.
IIRC, from what I understand Nikko and his wife live out in Florida.
how weird.
IIRC, from what I understand Nikko and his wife live out in Florida.
07-10-03, 08:23 PM
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Originally posted by Giantrobo
how weird.
how weird.
07-12-03, 12:19 PM
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Iron Maiden is still the best - and they "get it."
I've got my ticket and I'm gonna see them in August at (the former) Irvine Meadows. Maiden and Dio on the same bill? Too cool - and add Motorhead? No self respecting Heavy Metal fan would miss that!
I've got my ticket and I'm gonna see them in August at (the former) Irvine Meadows. Maiden and Dio on the same bill? Too cool - and add Motorhead? No self respecting Heavy Metal fan would miss that!
