Live Dive
As you might recall from one of our earlier episodes, the “live concert album” is not just a recording of a band playing in front of a LIVE concert hall audience: it’s a virtual concert experience.
With that being said, IRON MAIDEN’s “LIVE AFTER DEATH” is arguably THE finest LIVE concert album experience in ALL of metal (if not in ALL of existence). Everything about it: the cover artwork, the tracks, the sound, and the unforgettable stage banter, transports you back to those LIVE shows during the Powerslave promotional “World Slavery Tour” of 1984-1985.
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Recorded
14–17 March 1985 (sides 1–3)
8–12 October 1984 (side 4)
Released
14 October 1985 (audio)
23 October 1985 (video)
Venue
Long Beach Arena, California (sides 1–3)
Hammersmith Odeon, London (side 4)
Tracks
Side 1
1. "Churchill's Speech" (intro) 1:09
2. "Aces High" 4:07
3. "2 Minutes to Midnight" 5:52
4. "The Trooper" 3:59
5. "Revelations" Dickinson 5:59
6. "Flight of Icarus" 3:21
Side 2
7. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 13:03
8. "Powerslave" Dickinson 7:06
9. "The Number of the Beast" 4:48
Total length: 49:24
Side 3
1. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" 7:17
2. "Iron Maiden" 4:11
3. "Run to the Hills" 3:52
4. "Running Free" 8:16
Side 4
5. "Wrathchild" 2:54
6. "22 Acacia Avenue" 6:04
7. "Children of the Damned" 4:19
8. "Die with Your Boots On" 4:51
9. "Phantom of the Opera" 7:01
Total length: 48:45
Bruce Dickinson – vocals, guitar on "Revelations"
Dave Murray – guitar
Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
Nicko McBrain – drums
Assemble your arsenal of pre-show relaxers and “micro Pringles”, “culmulate” your intelligence to determine what was in fact “not on the boat”, fire up the “beef-oven” for the tailgate, “something something pair of curtains”, and JOIN US as we embark on our very first ever “LIVE DIVE” and time travel back to 1985 with IRON MAIDEN’s concert masterpiece, LIVE AFTER DEATH!!!
Show Notes:
(00:01): #itsalltangentional #arewerolling #ithasbegun #noteven ***WELCOME BACK!!!*** to The Metal Nerdery Podcast #acompletelieASMR #boozehoundsofbolth / #firsthandy #feltlikehome ***Our first LIVE Album DIVE!!! ***Iron Maiden: Live After Death!!!*** #motherfucker!!!*** #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #igotlucky #markthetime #thisone #thisepisode #strolling (and #tangentional #ActusReusNess) #IronMaiden #BrewdogBrewery #Hellcat (America India Pale Lager) #thenumberofthebeer #youarenumbersix #amusthave and a super cool #albumcover #loudipa (#eyeofthetroopercore #thenewcore #thisepisodescoreoftheepisode #longlostcore #morecore #yorelorecore #okaynomorecorecore) ***#scheduledclinky #iwriteallthisshitinhashtagformationbecauseitstheonlywaypeoplecancommunicateanymore #whatistheworldslongesthashtag #wolfsteak #yeah #letsworkout and #lettuceclinky
(06:15): The backstory (and the concept) regarding Live albums (or #liveconcertalbums) , #bolth in general and some of our personal formative “live in concert” album experiences: #greatesthitspackage and the concept of a souvenir that represented that moment in time / #thatwasaRussellonmicburpbecauseclearlyMattwastalking #okaythatonewasmine / The power of a #livealbum in the 70’s and 80’s and the cusp of #production #excellence in delivering “the experience” of being there. / #backup to quote #Willard from #WKLS96Rock “Everything tastes better live!”/ ***We’re doing the #cassette version of this dive, which includes the Side 4 from #HammersmithOdeon*** / ***Holy hell, the GEAR required to put on an #IronMaiden show!!! #Readthatinlaycard and/or #linernotes / #weallhave / 331-day long tour (#waitwhat!?) #duhrduhduhr / That #albumcover for #LiveAfterDeath meteralnerdery.com/merch and leave us a voice mail at 980-666-8182!!!*** #pleasetellushowhefuckedup / The 1995 Castle re-release had #themissingside #dangole #thatwaspurerussell #onmicburp
(15:34): High ratings. / #eileen and #exfoliation (check out our prior episode re: #facingyourfears and Matt’s #comedyprowess) / A difference in #platinum / ***Album version or Video/VHS/Laser-Disc/DVD/Blu-Ray version???*** #cricketmoments and the ultimate #chaptermarker for Maiden’s career thus far, up to that point (and the point of a #livealbum being like getting the #concert experience) / #checkoutthedifference #9806668182 #voicemail
(20:34): INTRO-CHURCHILL’S SPEECH #awordfromwinston #weshallneversurrender / ACES HIGH (***” Live After Death” is NOT just a live album, it is a listening event! So #turnoffyourphone and have #aneveningwithIronMaiden***) #bestlivealbumever (certainly one of THE best produced and best sounding.) #culmulated #MetalNerderyExclusive #culmulatedASMR #context wait or #comeulated #culmdown #waitwhat #beefoven #alias #fuunwithfuunetics
(25:35): the #stagebanter is such a huge part of the #LiveAfterDeathExperience #wellgoodeveninglongbeacharena TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT #everywhere / That incredible guitar sound…and the #metalblessing known as the #distortionfairy #noiwont #yeahiwill / The impact of this version relative to the original version…#notriggering #subconsciousness / ***Coming soon: a live album banter episode!!! / THE TROOPER #itslikebeingthere #cantbeloudenough ***#shredsorcery*** and a strangely #untangentionally #tangentional #audition story regarding #TheTrooper served with a side of #selfreflection #idontknoweither
(34:58): #writtenaboutreligion #oraboutwashingyourcar #somethingsomethingpairofcurtains REVELATIONS #thisone #letmeseeyouwaveyourflippersintheair #agahagah and a #beautiful #onmicburp #bonustrack #letmeseeyourlightersoutthere #canyoufeelit ***#Scripture on the back of #pieceofmind from #RevelationsTwentyOneOne #motherfucker / #screamformelongbeach FLIGHT OF ICARUS #themainguy #thatmanisablessin #stagediving #NotWillardScott
(43:30): #andthemoralofthisstory RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER ***and high school English class memories regarding #SamuelTaylorColeridge (#notwarlock) and a word from #Damone, some #snortlaughter #thatswherethefunis / Oh yeah… #thatpart #thecreepymiddlepart #onmicburp #thatwasnotontheboat #youseewhatididthere #toomuch #canthelpit #laughgasm #gothim #perfecttiming #synchronicity / Production notes regarding replication of album tracks and playing to a #clicktrack when playing live; or rather, playing to a pre-recorded track (I believe Bruce read the excerpt from #RimeOfTheAncientMariner live; see also the video version) and the sound of #laughterdownthehallway #glorious
(51:32): POWERSLAVE #creepyASMR #somuchgoodness ***the closer for side 2 of album one…*** #woetoyou NUMBER OF THE BEAST #666 #readthoselyrics / #side3album2 HALLOWED BE THY NAME #momentsofphleghm #phleghmkaraokeASMR and the #progressivemetal element woven throughout Maiden’s catalog / IRON MAIDEN (***check out our past #MaidenAlbumDives***) #threewords #raiseyourbiscuithooks #singIronMaiden / ***You can’t hear the original versions of the songs and NOT think of the #LiveAfterDeath versions!!!*** #harmonyshits and sonic awesomeness / RUN TO THE HILLS #pardonme #themostperfectliveconcertalbum
(1:04:09): RUNNING FREE #weirdedit #andbegin #welltimed #RussellburpsoverIronMaidenASMR / #side4album2 Live from the #HammersmithOdeon WRATHCHILD #verybiglysounding / #number22 22 ACACIA AVENUE #wrongholeCharlotte #speaktomeHammersmith / #formalintroduction CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED #foryouthisone #herewego #perfection #inthezone #flossingisimportant
(1:12:56): “If you’re gonna die…DIE WITH YOUR BOOTS ON / It was one #cassette and also #verybigly #markthetime and having the entire album on 1 cassette vs 2 cassettes / #technology and #micropringles and #mathematicsTOM OF THE OPERA #wordjumble #thecloser vs #theactualcloser (***which song was the REAL “closer oh yeah and #science #courtesy of #they and #skynet and a horrific Paul Di’Anno impression / PHAN”?*** / Proper #tentacle #potency / #andtheresnofuckingsingeronit #bollocks #right LOSFER WORDS (BIG ‘ORRA) from the #reissue from #Castle in #ninetyfive / ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS, OUR FIRST LIVE DIVE!!!*** #partygravy and a #brilliant #revelation regarding #thrashfootwear #offmicvomit #bestrong #champ / A new, simple, and incredibly effective #plaguetest / OFF TO THE SLIPKNOT #KNOTFEST show!!! ***GIVE US A CALL AT 980-666-8182 #thatfuckingdude #cuntfrosting*** #tallDenmarkian45321 #buyourshit metalnerdery.com/merch / THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!! #untilthenext #thisepisodesuntilthenext #creasemyballs #big #somuch #allofyou #motherfucker