Originally Posted by Hokeyboy

Yes, you can *really* compare the longevity of some shitstain who released his first album five years ago with, say, Iron Maiden, who've sold over 100 million albums in the course of a 30 year career and spent the last two years selling out stadiums everywhere from India to Dubai, Mexico, Brazil (100,000+ people), North America, and Europe. Or Priest. Or AC/DC. Or Sabbath. Or Metallica...

Originally Posted by al_bundy

i've been listening to Maiden since before Somewhere in Time but between them and AC/DC you could have picked a band who's musical ability is a bit more complex. i wonder if the version of somewhere in time on my iphone is the original CD i bought in 1987 or 1988. forgot the exact year.