Powertabs is back - MPA-approved?

Well, it looks like the Powertabs site is coming back online, in an MPA-approved format. What that means is anyone's guess. I suppose we'll have to wait and see...
And to think, Metallica used to be one of my favorite bands...

-p2

Iron Maiden - Stadion - 16 July 2008

Dear blog readers,
Yes, I know its been a while since I wrote. I'm very sorry. Life has gotten the best of me.

I'd like to ask for a plea of forgiveness by offering a review of the Iron Maiden show last night, at Stockholm's Stadion.

Iron Maiden formed in England around 1975, and are considered one of the leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. They're the only heavy metal band that I can think of that actively employs 3 guitarists - Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith. They've produced 14 studio albums, all of which have at least gone Gold in the US.

Iron Maiden are one of those bands you just can't dislike - everyone likes at least one Iron Maiden song, even my mom. They're catchy, foot-tapping tunes that get stuck in your head (my "stuck-in-your-head-tune" has always been "The Trooper").

And whenever I've seen Maiden, they've always put on an amazing show. They do the stage show with such finesse, and it doesn't feel forced or like they have to do it because they're music is so unexciting. Quite the contrary. Their stage shows really add to the story lines in the lyrics and the feel of the music.

For this tour, as promised, they brought out several of their stage sets from older tours, including Powerslave and Somewhere in Time. How wonderful it was to see Eddie in many of his previous incarnations!

Aside from the stage antics, the band themselves are a treat to watch. Bruce Dickinson is a great front man, hands down. This man knows how to put on a show, knows his audience, and knows how to get them fired up. Case in point: teasing Stockholmers about the bigger Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg.

My only criticisms would be that they sounded like they were rushing through their songs, and that the sound at Stadion (since its an outdoor stadium) is a little lacking. There were solos that I totally missed because the sound was bad, and the vocals could fade in and out at times as well. (I can also blame the bad sound on Maiden's slight timing faux pas)...

Overall, Iron Maiden puts on an amazing show well worth seeing...I definitely recommend it.

\m/
-p2