This sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas consists of Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and

Frank Beard (drums). They were formed in 1970 in and around Houston from rival bands the Moving Sidewalks (Gibbons) and American Blues (Hill and Beard). Their first two albums reflected the strong blues roots and Texas humor of the band. Their third album (Tres Hombres) gained them national attention with the hit "La Grange," a signature riff tune to this day, based on John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen." Their success continued unabated throughout the '70s, culminating with the year-and-a-half-long Worldwide Texas Tour. Exhausted from the overwhelming work load, they took a three-year break, then switched labels and returned to form with Deguello and El Loco, both harbingers of what was to come. By their next album, Eliminator, and its worldwide smash follow-up, Afterburner, they had successfully harnessed the potential of synthesizers to their patented grungy blues-groove, giving their material a more contemporary edge while retaining their patented Texas style. Now sporting long beards, golf hats, and boiler suits, they met the emerging video age head-on, reducing their "message" to simple iconography. Becoming even more popular in the long run, they moved with the times while simultaneously bucking every trend that crossed their path. As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom -- both influenced by the originators of the form and British blues-rock guitarists like Peter Green -- while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support. The only rock & roll group that's out there with its original members still aboard after three decades (an anniversary celebrated on 1999's XXX), ZZ Top's music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful, and 100 percent American in derivation. They have continued to support the blues through various means, perhaps most visibly when they were given a piece of wood from Muddy Waters' shack in Clarksdale, MS. The group members had it made into a guitar, dubbed the "Muddywood," then sent it out on tour to raise money for the Delta Blues Museum. ZZ Top's support and link to the blues remains as rock solid as the music they play. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

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"He's our kind of guy." -- Frank Beard to Billy
Gibbons after Beard introduced himself to Dusty Hill in a bar. Hill passed out drunk before returning Beard's greeting.--1969 Best known for: Classic rock trio known for its Texas heritage, bearded,

haggard look, reclusive mystique, hard-nosed business tactics, and blues-rock sound. Born: ZZ Top (aka, That Little ol' Band from Texas): 1969; Billy F. Gibbons (guitar): Houston, September 16, 1949; Dusty Hill (bass): Dallas, May 19, 1949; Frank Beard (drums): Dallas, June 11, 1949; Bill Mack Ham (manager): Waxahachie, 1937. Family: Billy Gibbons, the son of a financially well-off family living in the Tanglewood suburb of Houston, never married. Dusty Hill is divorced with a college-age daughter. Frank Beard is married and has two twin boys and a daughter who reportedly goes to college in Houston and will be part of the University class of 2001. Education: While growing up in suburban Houston, Gibbons learned about R&B music from his family's maid, who was African-American. Career: Guitarist Billy Gibbons met his future manager, Waxahachie native Bill Mack Ham, backstage at a Doors concert in Houston in 1967. Gibbons' band at the time, the Moving Sidewalks, had a local hit with the song "99th Floor." They soon opened on the Doors' Texas tour. After later opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hendrix named Gibbons his favorite guitar player during an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson." The Sidewalks broke up and Gibbons and Ham contracted to form a new band. After a few false starts with other musicians, the Gibbons-Hill-Beard version of ZZ Top was founded in 1969. According to Gibbons, the name came from one or more of the following: the two brands of rolling-paper, Zig-Zag and Top, a tribute to blues legend Z.Z. Hill, and/or Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. Hill and Beard had been members of a Dallas band called American Blues. The trio spent its first few years playing mostly regional concerts. Ham's bosses, Houston record producer Pappy Daily and family, cut a deal with him to finance "ZZ Top's First Album" (1970). Five other records followed on the London Records label. The third album, "Tres Hombres" (1973), brought them national attention. Its hit song "La Grange," about a whorehouse, was allegedly based on John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen." It is still the band's signature riff tune. Also included was "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers," the would-be anthem. In an event that tried to be a rock-style Willie Nelson Picnic, the group was the featured headliner in the "Rompin' and Stompin' Barndance and Barbecue," held in Austin on Labor Day, September 1, 1974. Appearing with them before a crowd of 80,000 was San Francisco legend Bill Graham, Santana, Joe Cocker and Bad Company making its U.S. debut. This was ZZ Top's first concert in which they were seen as more than just a Texas act. It was the biggest concert in Austin's

history, and the last to be held in Memorial Stadium on the University of Texas Campus for another twenty years. The stadium had been trashed by concertgoers, who had suffered from the heat and lack of food, water and toilets. The year-and-a-half-long Worldwide Texas Tour, with stage props like haystacks, ranch tools and Longhorn cattle, began in 1975. It featured songs from "Tres Hombres" and "Fandango," their fourth album. Although their concert earnings were now in the tens of millions, by the end of the tour the group was exhausted. They took a break that ended up lasting three years. Manager Bill Ham stayed busy, however, shrewdly negotiating a lucrative recording contract with Warner Brothers that is still talked about in the music business. Their next two albums, "Deguello" and "El Loco," were well received with hits like "Cheap Sunglasses" and "Tube Snake Boogie." The next album, "Eliminator," featuring musically controversial electronic instruments, debuted ZZ Tops biggest hits, "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed man." The synthesizers and drum machines caused controversy in other ways as well. According to former roadie David Blayney in his book, "Sharp Dressed Men," sound engineer Linden Hudson co-wrote much of the material on the album as a live-in high-tech music teacher to Beard and Gibbons. Hudson claims that in addition to not getting songwriting credit, Ham worked to cover up his contributions to the album. Despite continued denials by the band, it settled a five-year legal battle with Hudson, paying him $600,000 after he allegedly proved he held the copyright on the song "Thug." Another copyright suit was brought by a co-writer of John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen," the alleged basis of "La Grange." That case was settled and sealed. The group's eighth album, "Afterburner," with its continued use of synthesizers, became a worldwide smash hit. Until MTV came along in the '80s, ZZ Top had declined all offers for TV appearances. Their first video, "Gimme All Your Lovin'," set the style for followups "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed man." The addition of videos took the band's famous mystique and popularity to an all-time high. In 1981, ZZ Top joined a diverse group, organized by art patron and civic leader Marilyn Lubetkin and including such philanthropists as Dominique de Menil, to donate money to purchase J.D. McKissack's Orange Show from his heir. The Orange Show, an open-air, multimedia sculptural installation dedicated to the orange, is Texas' leading example of an art form called "folk art environment." For their support of the blues and an art form, the band was given a piece of wood from Muddy Waters' shack in Clarksdale, Mississippi. They had it made into a guitar, named it the "Muddywood," and sent it on a tour to raise funds for the Delta Blues Museum. By 1990, the band had sold 50 million records. Tragedy struck in 1991 when Ham's wife, Cecile, was murdered. A 23-year-old man on parole with three prior

convictions strangled her for her car so he wouldn't have to walk to his halfway house. In spite of hard times personally, ZZ Top's 1996 album, "Rythmeen" was considered one of their best. Gibbons called it the "first pure trio record of our career," because only the three of them played on it. That return to an earlier sound, made more pure and raw, continued on their 1999 album, "XXX," which celebrates the band's thirtieth anniversary. At the turn of the century, ZZ Top was the only rock group with its original members after three decades. Sources: The Official ZZ Top Web Site http://www.zztop.com; The Little ol' Web Page from Texas, http://www.mcs.net/~zztop/; Chris Riemenschneider, "ZZ Top: Thirty-odd years of lawsuits, legs and a shack outside La Grange," XLent magazine, December 16, 1999 (weekly tabloid supplement to The Austin American-Statesman), pp 30-33, 60; Kendall Curlee, "McKissack, Jefferson Davis," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/MM/fmcdb.html, "Orange Show," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/OO/lio1.html, The Handbook of Texas Online; Bertelsmann Music Group Ultimate Band List, ZZ Top Biography, http://www.ubl.com/ubl_artist.asp?artistid=001107.

ZZ Top Biography

Written by The Rock Radio staff, May 2005 The Rock Radio

Humble beginnings With their trademark biker beards, elaborate stage productions, and record sales topping 50 million, it's easy to forget that outlaw boogie kings ZZ Top were once just "That Lil' Ol' Band From Texas." Formed in 1969, the hard-living, hard-partying trio took their name (according to legend) as either a tribute to blues man Z.Z. Hill or a combination of the names of two popular cigarette rolling papers, Zig-Zag and Top. With a minimalist approach- Billy F. Gibbons on guitars and vocals, Dusty Hill on bass, and the clean-shaven Frank Beard on drums- the group literally forged their own razor-sharp style. Their sound was a mix of their early blues roots, the border folk songs they'd heard growing up, and the predominant psychedelia of the era. The lucky '70s Although the talent of ZZ Top is undoubtable, one can argue that they had a fair share of luck in their early days. Guitarist Billy Gibbons, who'd attained some regional Texas exposure with his band The Moving Sidewalks, met band manager/guru Bill Mack Ham while partying backstage at

a Doors concert in 1967. Shortly thereafter, The Moving Sidewalks were opening for Morrison & Co. After several line-up changes, Hill and Beard were recruited from another local group, American Blues, and the classic 'Top was born. Their debut effort for Warner Brothers Records, ZZ Top's First Album, was released in 1970. Rio Grande Mud, a continued exploration of their deep blues influences, followed in 1972. By this time, ZZ Top were moving away from regional status and had managed to attract attention from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, who once called Gibbons his favorite guitar player. But their big break came in 1973, with the release of the now-classic album Tres Hombres. That album spawned not only their most famous hit to date, "La Grange," but also cemented their trademark hard blues sound (courtesy of that unforgettable guitar lick, borrowed from John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen.") and set the stage for eventual world domination. 1975's Fandango saw the band refining that sound ("Tush," "Heard It On The X.") and finally garnering some international attention. As a result, band manager Ham booked the trio on the now famous "World Wide Texas Tour," a bombastic, over-the-top stage production that included a ranch set, cowboy props, and, of course, the group's by-then meaty catalog of Southwestern blues/boogie. Though the tour undoubtedly put them over the top, career-wise, it also exhausted them so thoroughly that they were forced to take a three-year hiatus. Back home, however, they continued to record and release albums and score hits. 1976's Tejas contained such gems as "It's Only Love" and "Arrested For Driving While Blind," and 1979's Deguello kept them on the charts and jukeboxes with sultry, high-energy tracks like "I Thank You," "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," and "Cheap Sunglasses." The visual '80s ZZ Top kicked off the '80s in fine form with El Loco, their 7th album proper. By now back on the road at a frantic pace, the band also enjoyed several more charting hits with party classics like "Tube Snake Boogie," "Pearl Necklace," and "Heaven, Hell, Or Houston." But El Loco would be the group's final album in the straight blues/rock vein. Though they'd staunchly refused television appearances since their inception, Gibbons and the boys were fascinated by early MTV. For the first time, with the release of 1983's Eliminator, they filmed accompanying videos, adopted a synthesizer-heavy sound, and began the transformation into the highly visual band they are today. With the songs and videos for such barn-burners as "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Sharp Dressed Man" in strong rotation on MTV and radio, ZZ Top truly achieved that world-wide domination they'd set out to find in their early days. And despite their celebrity status, earnings in the multi-millions, and various personal tragedies, the trio continued to support and celebrate the early blues influences they'd hung their hats on from the beginning. As a reward from the blues community for their tireless efforts to "keep the blues alive," they were given a piece of wood from blues legend Muddy Waters' shack in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The band used it to make the now-legendary "Muddywood" guitar, which they then sent on tour around the world to raise money for various blues causes. 1985's Afterburner saw them continuing to use the very lucrative synth-formula they'd established earlier in the decade, as well as scoring additional chart hits with the decidedly more polished sound of cuts like "Rough Boy," "Sleeping Bag," and "Velcro Fly." The Quiet '90s By 1990, ZZ Top had sold over 50 million records worldwide. Their 10th release, Recycler, gave them their last big radio/video smash in the song "Doubleback." As the alternative rock movement gained momentum and they were hit with several lawsuits (most notably one from their sound man, who claimed he'd written much of the '80's material, and another from a distant relative of John Lee Hooker, who demanded a cut from "La Grange" due to that infamous guitar lick. Both suits were settled out of court.) they began to recede from the public eye. Subsequently, they switched from Warner Bros. to RCA Records and released several more albums, including 1994's Antenna and 1996's Rhythmeen. XXX followed and a slow return to their trademark, rough Texas sound began.

The present and beyond - A return to their roots With the issue of 2003's Mescalero, there was no doubt that Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard were still a powerful force in the modern blues/rock genre. The album found the trio discarding many of the studio tricks that had brought them such fame in the '80's, and Gibbons' song writing talents once again came to the fore. From the sexy, slow burn of songs like "Piece" the raw, gut-bucket blast of "Buck Nekkid" and the goofy, rock-is-fun wink of "Me So Stupid," Mescalero was the first album since 1981's El Loco to truly embody the essence of classic ZZ Top. In 2004, after more than three decades of recording, touring, and influencing countless young would-be rockers, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In 2005, ZZ Top continues to record and tour, bringing their back-country blues, boogie-woogie, and bravado to audiences new and old the world over. "Country Jesus, hillbilly blues, that's where I learned my licks, So listen to your radio every night..." ZZ Top - 1975

This Texas trio slogged around the arena circuit for years, bashing out metalized boogie 'n' blooze that never quite survived the transition to record. Except for the apocalyptic quiver of "Jesus Just Left Chicago" (from Tres Hombres), the early recorded efforts of guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill, and drummer Frank Beard form a largely undifferentiated mass -- a parched riverbed, if you will. By the mid-'70s, ZZ Top began to sprout a juicy hook here and there: first the incongruous lingo of "Tush" (from the half-live Fandango!) and then the sober slide of "Arrested for Driving While Blind" (from Tejas). All the roadwork paid off, both financially and artistically. The Best of ZZ Top dryly contradicts the band's previous cartoon status, and after a three-year layoff, Deguello proves these old boys really are capable of more than barbecuing a few borrowed riffs. From the steely pulse of "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" to the kicking version of "Dust My Broom," this is a superior white blues album -- with a wickedly catchy single to boot: "Cheap Sunglasses" (propelled by a pounding riff yanked clean off of fellow Texan Edgar Winter's lumbering "Frankenstein"). El Loco isn't too far behind that, but ZZ Top takes another sharp left turn with Eliminator. Video-friendly and enhanced with digitally processed guitars and new-wave-style drum synths, the Top's retooled cartoon image takes some getting used to. The hit single "Legs" provided the opportunity; while the thematic, ah, thrust is a little primitive, the sight of these sharp-dressed, bearded gents on MTV was extremely gratifying in 1984. As was the sound of Billy Gibbons leaning -- head on -- into a taut, drawling solo during the Top 40 countdown. But that winning formula already starts to wear thin on Afterburner ("Sleeping Bag," "Velcro Fly"). Recycler is one of the least propitious titles in recent memory. Greatest Hits picks up where The Best Of left off, spanning all of the group's big '80s hits and adding an unessential but nifty (and appropriately trashy) ZZ-fied electro-fuzz cover of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas." The Six Pack box set gathers together the first five albums and El Loco (but no Deguello) onto three CDs, but purists beware: in an apparent effort to bring the old albums up to '80s speed, Beard's drums were digitally "enhanced" during the remastering -- a source of considerable frustration to veteran Top fans for years. The later individual CD reissues of all six albums feature the same revisionist mix. After Recycler and a move from Warners to RCA, ZZ Top made a concerted effort to reembrace their grittier, bluesier roots. Antenna was an appealing if somewhat tentative first step backward in the right direction; while nowhere near as down and dirty as Tres Hombres or even Deguello, songs such as "Pincushion" and "Fuzzbox Voodoo" found them easing away from synths without sacrificing big, meaty hooks. Rhythmeen, on the other hand, was a monster unleashed; while none of the songs jump out as standouts, the growling, swampy sound maintained from start to finish is wholly satisfying; it makes even the '70s albums -- particularly the remastered versions -- sound positively tame in comparison. The

depressingly tuneless XXX, however, sounds like ZZ Top smothered under a fire blanket. Even the four live tunes tacked on at the end sound D.O.A. On the upside, that only helps to enhance the 90-proof kick of Mescalero. Armed with their catchiest songs since their MTV renaissance (and, in "Punk Ass Boyfriend," the best song title of their career), Mescalero is proof that these grizzled road dawgs still have legs, and know how to use them. (MARK COLEMAN/RICHARD SKANSE) From the 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Formed in Houston, Texas, USA, in 1970, ZZ Top evolved out of the city's psychedelic scene and consist of Billy Gibbons (b. 16 December 1949, Houston, Texas, USA; guitar, vocals, exMoving Sidewalks), Dusty Hill (b. Joe Hill, 19 May 1949, Dallas, Texas, USA; bass, vocals) and Frank Beard (b. 11 June 1949, Frankston, Texas, USA; drums), the last two both ex-American Blues. ZZ Top's original line-up - Gibbons, Lanier Greig (bass) and Dan Mitchell (drums) - was also the final version of the Moving Sidewalks. This initial trio completed ZZ Top's debut single, "Salt Lick", before Greig was fired. He was replaced by Bill Ethridge. Mitchell was then replaced by Frank Beard while Dusty Hill subsequently joined in place of Ethridge. Initially ZZ Top joined a growing swell of southern boogie bands and started a constant round of touring, building up a strong following. Their debut album, while betraying a healthy interest in blues, was firmly within this genre, but Rio Grande Mud indicated a greater flexibility. It included the rousing "Francene" which, although indebted to the Rolling Stones, gave the trio their first hit and introduced them to a much wider audience.

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Their third album, Tres Hombres, was a powerful, exciting set that drew from delta music and high-energy rock. It featured the band's first national Top 50 hit with "La Grange' and was their first platinum album. The trio's natural ease was highly affecting and Gibbons" startling guitar work was rarely bettered during these times. In 1974, the band's first annual "Texas-Size Rompin' Stompin' Barndance And Bar-B-Q" was held at the Memorial Stadium at the University Of Texas. 85,000 people attended: the crowds were so large that the University declined to hold any rock concerts, and it was another 20 years before they resumed. However, successive album releases failed to attain the same high standard and ZZ Top took an extended vacation following their expansive 1976/7 tour. After non-stop touring for a number of years the band needed a rest. Other reasons, however, were not solely artistic, as the trio now wished to secure a more beneficial recording contract. They resumed their career in 1979 with the superb Deguello, by which time both Gibbons and Hill had grown lengthy beards (without each other knowing!). Revitalized by their break, the trio offered a series of pulsating original songs on Deguello as well as inspired recreations of Sam And Dave's "I Thank You" and Elmore James' "Dust My Broom". The transitional El Loco followed in 1981 and although it lacked the punch of its predecessor, preferring the surreal to the celebratory, the set introduced the

growing love of technology that marked the trio's subsequent releases. Eliminator deservedly became ZZ Top's bestselling album (10 million copies in the USA by 1996). Fuelled by a series of memorable, tongue-in-cheek videos, it provided several international hit singles, including the million-selling "Gimme All Your Lovin". "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs" were also gloriously simple yet enormously infectious songs. The trio skilfully wedded computer-age technology to their barrelhouse R&B to create a truly memorable set that established them as one of the world's leading live attractions. The follow-up, Afterburner, was another strong album, although it could not match the sales of the former. It did feature some excellent individual moments in "Sleeping Bag" and "Rough Boy", and the cleverly titled "Velcro Fly'. ZZ Top undertook another lengthy break before returning with the impressive Recycler. Other notable appearances in 1990 included a cameo, playing themselves, in Back To The Future III. In 1991 a greatest hits compilation was issued and a new recording contract was signed the following year, with BMG Records. The band's studio work during this decade failed to match the commercial and critical success of the 80s, although 1996's Rhythmeen demonstrated a willingness to experiment with their trademark sound. The trio celebrated three decades playing music together on 1999"s XXX. The following year Hill was diagnosed with hepatitis C, forcing the band to cancel a planned tour. Over the years, one of ZZ Top's greatest strengths has been their consistently highstandard live presentation and performance on numerous record-breaking (financially) tours in the USA. One of rock's maverick attractions, Gibbons, Hill and Beard have retained their eccentric, colourful image, dark glasses and Stetson hats, complete with an almost casual musical dexterity that has won over hardened cynics and carping critics. In addition to having produced a fine (but sparse) canon of work, they will also stay in the record books as having the longest beards in musical history (although one member, the inappropriately named Frank Beard, is clean-shaven). Whether by design or chance, they are doomed to end every music encyclopedia.
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Background information Origin Genre(s) Houston, Texas, USA Arena rock Blues-rock Hard rock Southern rock

Years active 1969present

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Rhino/WEA, RCA, Warner Bros., London Members Billy Gibbons Frank Beard Dusty Hill

ZZ Top, affectionately known by their American fans as "That little ol' band from Texas",[1] is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The group members are Billy Gibbons (guitar and vocals), Dusty Hill (bass guitar and vocals), and Frank Beard (drums). They hold the distinction of being one of the few rock groups still composed of its original members after more than 35 years, and until September 2006, the same manager/producer, Bill Ham. They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor. Gibbons and Hill are also famous for their nostalgic guitars, many of which were codesigned with master luthier John Bolin of Bolin Guitars. Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards while, perhaps ironically, Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.[2] The origin of the band's name was not officially known for many years. Some theories included: the two brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and Top; a tribute to blues legend Z. Z. Hill; Z-shaped barn-door braces Gibbons once saw at a farm; and/or Billy Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.

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1 History 2 Discography 3 Singles 4 Music videos 5 DVDs 6 Books 7 Awards 8 Trivia 9 References 10 External links 11 See also

[edit] History
The men who would form ZZ Top had played in several different Texas-based groups (main of them were Moving Sidewalks with Gibbons and The American Blues with Hill and Beard) before joining forces in late 1969: at first, Billy invited Frank for his project of a blues rock trio, and then, when they were looking for a new bassman, the drummer proposed his former bandmate, Dusty. They played their first show in February, 1970 and toured almost continually for several years, but first gained wide acclaim with their third album on London Records, Tres Hombres (1973). It contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the bordello that is the subject of the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The band continued touring, recording, and releasing albums until 1977, when they took an extended hiatus. Their long-time manager/producer/image maker Bill Ham used this time to negotiate a deal that allowed the band to keep control of their previous recordings, which would be distributed by their new label, Warner Bros. Records. They reunited two and a half years later in order to start recording under that new Warner Brothers contract. Unbeknownst to one another, both Hill and Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that quickly became a part of their "wildman" image. They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by memorable music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red 1934 Ford 3 window hotrod called The Eliminator and a trio of mysterious, beautiful women who travel around helping various people. The album also featured a distinctive synthesizer-laced sounda rarity in the blues rock genrewhich added a modern, electronic edge to the music, and helped the album become successful and a fan favourite. Eliminator remains their most successful album to date.

Their next album, Afterburner, mostly featured the same blend of synthesizers, blues rock and the use of sequencers. Some critics have expressed frustration at this approach. But on subsequent albums, less and less synth- and sequencer-influenced music is heard. An occasional song with those elements and instruments is included on recent albums as a nod to their past. In 1985, they released the three-disc set, The ZZ Top Six Pack. When Warner chose to remaster six select albums from 1970 to 1981, they (along with the members of ZZ Top) remixed the back catalog to make it sound like their new music output. All the drum tracks were re-recorded and other random digital effects were applied. In trying to fit six albums on three discs, some tracks were faded out sooner then their original release versions. At the same time, individual remixed cd releases were released. In 1994, ZZ Top signed a five-disc deal with RCA Records. Many fans (or, as they refer to themselves, "fanzz") feel that the recordings of this era are as artistically strong as the earlier London and Warner Brothers recordings, but have expressed disappointment with RCA's promotion of these releases.[citation needed] In July 2000, while on tour in Europe, Hill was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which forced the cancellation of several dates in that tour. Hill has since recovered. In 2003, a comprehensive collection of recordings from the London and Warner Brother years entitled Chrome, Smoke & BBQ was released. In 2004, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As of 2006, it is reported that ZZ Top are recording their 15th studio album. On September 17th 2006 they ended their contract with RCA Records and left their manager Bill Ham, president of Lone Wolf management. No reasons were given for these changes. Also, digitally remastered versions of the original un-remixed studio albums from '70's and '80's are currently in production. Some have been released and the remainder have yet to be released.

[edit] Discography
London Records

ZZ Top's First Album (1971) Rio Grande Mud (1972) Tres Hombres (1973) Fandango! (1975) Tejas (1977)

Warner Bros. Records

Degello (1979)

El Loco (1981) Eliminator (1983) Afterburner (1985) Recycler (1990)

RCA Records

Antenna (1994) UK #3 Rhythmeen (1996) XXX (1999) Mescalero (2003)

Compilations

The Best of ZZ Top (1977) The ZZ Top Six Pack (1985) (Six early albums remastered on three CDs) ZZ Top's Greatest Hits (1992) One Foot in the Blues (1994) (Compilation of previously released blues songs) Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (2003) (Comprehensive 4-Disc Box Set of London and Warner Brothers Recordings) Rancho Texicano (2004) (2-Disc Greatest Hits Compilation of London and Warner Brothers recordings)

[edit] Singles

non-album o 1970 "Salt Lick" from Tres Hombres o 1973 "Waitin' For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago" o 1973 "La Grange" from Fandango! o 1975 "Tush" #20 Pop from Degello o 1979 "Cheap Sunglasses" o 1979 "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" o 1979 "I Thank You" #34 Pop from El Loco o 1981 "Tube Snake Boogie" o 1981 "Pearl Necklace" from Eliminator o 1983 "Got Me Under Pressure" o 1983 "Sharp Dressed Man" #2 Rock, #37 Pop o 1983 "Gimme All Your Lovin'" #37 Pop o 1983 "TV Dinners" o 1984 "Legs" #8 Pop, #13 Dance/Club from Afterburner

1985 "Sleeping Bag" #8 Pop, #1 Rock, #41 Dance/Club 1986 "Woke Up With Wood" #18 Rock 1986 "Velcro Fly" #35 Pop, #15 Rock, #43 Dance/Club 1986 "Stages" #21 Pop, #1 Rock 1986 "Rough Boy" #22 Pop, #5 Rock 1986 "Delirious" #15 Rock from Recycler o 1990 "My Head's in Mississippi" #1 Rock o 1990 "Doubleback" #1 Rock o 1990 "Concrete and Steel" #1 Rock o 1991 "Give It Up" #79 Pop, #2 Rock o 1991 "Decision or Collision" #14 Rock from ZZ Top's Greatest Hits o 1992 "Viva Las Vegas" #16 Rock o 1992 "Gun Love" #8 Rock from Antenna o 1994 "Pincushion" #1 Rock o 1994 "Girl in a T-Shirt" #27 Rock o 1994 "Fuzzbox Voodoo" #30 Rock o 1994 "Breakaway" #7 Rock from Rhythmeen o 1996 "What's Up With That" #5 Rock o 1996 "She's Just Killing Me" #12 Rock o 1997 "Rhythmeen" #35 Rock o 1997 "Bang Bang" #22 Rock from XXX o 1999 "Fearless Boogie" #13 Rock o 2000 "36-22-36" #31 Rock
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also, the songs listed under "Music Videos" below

[edit] Music videos

"Gimme All Your Lovin'" "Sharp Dressed Man" "Legs" "TV Dinners" "Sleeping Bag" "Stages" "Rough Boy" "Velcro Fly" "My Head's In Mississippi" "Give It Up" "Burger Man" "Doubleback" "Viva Las Vegas"

"Pincushion" "Breakaway" "World of Swirl" "She's Just Killing Me"

[edit] DVDs

"ZZ Top's Greatest Hits" (2004) Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (Nov. 9, 2004) - ZZ Top plays on this DVD.

[edit] Books

"ZZ Top: Bad and Worldwide" (1985) "ZZ Top" by Mitchell Craven (July 1, 1985) "ZZ Top" by Philip Kamin (March 3, 1986) "ZZ Top" by Robert Draper (July 1, 1989) "Elimination: The ZZ Top Story" (December 1, 1991) "Sharp-Dressed Men: Zz Top Behind the Scenes from Blues to Boogie to Beards" (May 1, 1994) "ZZ Top: Elimination" (June 1, 1998) "ZZ Top Greatest Hits" (July 1, 1999) "The New Best of Zz Top for Guitar (Easy Tab Deluxe)" (July 1, 1999) "ZZ Top / XXX (Authentic Guitar-Tab)" (March 1, 2000) "ZZ Top - Guitar Anthology" (February 1, 2003) "Essential ZZ Top" (April 2003) "The Very Best of ZZ Top" (April 1, 2003) "The Best of Zz Top: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of Billy Gibbons" (September 1, 2003) "Billy F. Gibbons: Rock+Roll Gearhead" (October 15, 2005).

NOTE: Publishing dates were acquired from Amazon.com.

[edit] Awards

The Living Legends Award - To be given out by The Board of Directors of the International Entertainment Buyer's Association (IEBA) live between Oct. 15-17, 2006.[2]

[edit] Trivia

Jimi Hendrix named Billy Gibbons his favorite guitar player during an appearance on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. [3] ZZ's first two albums were recorded at Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas. In 1973, they started recording at Ardent Studios in Memphis. [4] Punk icons Black Flag were great fans of ZZ Top. Get In The Van (singer Henry Rollins' tour diary from his stint in Black Flag) makes frequent mention of ZZ Top.

Billy Gibbons has often been referred to as The Reverend Willy G. In 2002, he made that title official and was ordained so he could perform a Dallas wedding. In December 1984, Dusty Hill accidentally set off a derringer he kept in his boot and shot himself in the stomach. He fully recovered. "La Grange" is a song about a brothel. The real name of the brothel is "Gracie's Chicken Farm". This brothel is also the subject of the film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. The band appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III playing period (i.e. 1885) equivalents of their instruments. They performed a very "unplugged" version of "Doubleback"; the original version of the song (recorded with their customary modern instruments, of course) played over the closing credits of the film. The inside sleeve of the album Fandango, features an overhead shot of U.T. Memorial Stadium, taken Sept. 1, 1974, where ZZ Top headlined that evening to a crowd of 80,000 at what was billed as "ZZ Top's First Annual Texas Size Rompin' and Stompin' Barndance and Barbecue". ZZ Top is a sponsor of the Delta Blues Museum. In a 1984 episode of Saturday Night Live, Father Guido Sarducci "nominated" ZZ Top for the Democratic presidential primary. In a national phone-in poll conducted during the broadcast, the band won by a significant margin. In the Simpsons episode The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson , Bart sees a pair of presumably Hasidic rabbis on the streets of New York and shouts, "Look, it's ZZ Top! You guys rock!". In keeping with the tejano flavor of the band, Billy Gibbons uses a peso instead of a guitar pick. It is rumored that the peso helps produce the distinctive chirping sound prominent on "La Grange" and other songs, but this sound can be achieved without it (the technique is known as a 'pinch harmonic'). Gibbons is often credited as inventing this sound, but there are earlier recordings of it (for instance by Leslie West on his first album). In an interview with BBC TV's Later with Jools Holland, when asked the band's greatest influence, greatest inspiration etc. Billy Gibbons answered every question by pointing at Bo Diddley. ZZ Top did a commercial for Honda in Japan for the (almost coincidental) car, the Honda Z. On December 20, 2005 Billy Gibbons appeared on the Fox TV show Bones, appearing as the father of character Angela Montenegro (played by Michaela Conlin). On 1 February 2006, Billy Gibbons appeared on the CBS TV show Yes, Dear, appearing as a guest star, who takes the table in a restaurant which the family is waiting for. The trio's song "Gimme All Your Lovin'" was used in the 1994 hit film The Santa Clause. The trio's song "Gimme All Your Lovin'" was used in the comedy Beverly Hills Ninja.

The song "La Grange" features in the Michael Bay film Armageddon, the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, and a modified version appears in the 2004 remake of Walking Tall. Ironically, Frank Beard is the only member of the band without a full beard, only a mustache. He did, however, sport a tidy beard in early 2001 - 2003. The song "Velcro Fly" was mentioned in the book The Waste Lands by Stephen King, which is a part of the popular The Dark Tower series. "La Grange" was featured in the 2000 action-comedy, Shanghai Noon. "La Grange" was also used in the 1996 film Striptease starring Demi Moore. The band has the distinction of being the hard rock band with the most singles to reach the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, with three. "Legs", "Sleeping Bag", and "Velcro Fly" are the singles that reached this chart. The song "Tush" is featured in the 2000 film The Perfect Storm, at the start of the Andrea Gail's final fishing trip. The song "Tush" is also in the 1993 film Dazed And Confused. "Tush" was also used in the 1982 film An Officer and A Gentleman starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. "Tush" was also used in the 1996 popular comedy film Sgt. Bilko. Billy Gibbons collaborated with the Queens Of The Stone Age for their 2005 album, Lullabyes To Paralyze. He also appears in their video for Burn the Witch. The band did an appearance at the end of W.A.S.P.s video for the song "Blind In Texas", from their album "The Last Command" (1985). In this video, the ZZ Top guys tell the W.A.S.P. boys which way they must go. The 1985 film "American Flyers" featured the song "Dirty Dog" from Eliminator. The 1986 John Cusack/Demi Moore comedy "One Crazy Summer" also featured "Dirty Dog" from Eliminator. Jon Glaser does a comedic routine on the Invite Them Up CD/DVD about his dead father being a former member of ZZ Top. In the 1998, Alan Ayckbourn play "Comic Potential" the characters Adam and Jacie dance to "My Head's In Mississippi." The play is set in the future and Adam, who has never heard of the group, calls them "Zed Zed Top" (using the British pronunciation of 'Z') when he comes across an old CD of theirs.

Main Releases

Fandango [Expanded & Remastered] 2006

Tres Hombres [Expanded & Remastered] 2006 ZZ Top - Hi-Five: ZZ Top 2005 Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top 2004 Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box Set 2003 Mescalero 2003 The Steel Guitar Tribute To ZZ Top 2002 XXX 1999 Rhythmeen 1996 One Foot In The Blues 1994 Antenna 1994 Greatest Hits 1992 Recycler 1990 Six Pack 1987 ZZ Top Six Pack 1987 Afterburner 1985 Eliminator 1983 El Loco 1981 Deguello 1979 Best Of ZZ Top 1977 Tejas 1976 Fandango! 1975 Tres Hombres 1973 Rio Grande Mud 1972

ZZ Top's First Album 1970

Singles

Give It Up 1990

Compilations

Teachers Billboard #1s: The 80's 2004 Dogtown & Z-Boys 2002 Rolling Stone Presents Classic Rock 2001 Legendary Harley-Davidson Road Songs 2000 Armageddon: The Album 1998 Chronicles 1998 Everyday Hurts 1997 The Power Of Rock 1997 From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 Even More Dazed And Confused 1994 Rare Rock Mixes 1994 Dazed And Confused 1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 1993 Classic Rock Box: Celebrating WNEW-FM 25th... 1992 Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye 1990 An Officer And A Gentleman 1982

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First Album Rio Grande Mud Tres Hombres Fandango! Tejas Deguello El Loco Eliminator Afterburner Recycler Antenna Rhythmeen XXX Mescalero

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ZZ Top History From respected roots rockers to bearded music video age icons, this Texas band maintained a consistently successful career throughout the 1970s and 1980s, embracing many new trends that crossed its path. While not as active in the late 1990s as they were in their prime, ZZ Top's three members (Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard on guitar, bass, and drums, respectively) remain one of the few groups to have its original members intact after 25 years. Existing throughout the 1970s as a critically acclaimed, popular Texas blues-boogie band, the band updated its sound to include propulsive synthesizer rhythms. Further, ZZ Top was one of the first pre-musicvideo rock bands to immediately take advantage of the advent of MTV.

In the late 1960s, Billy Gibbons played in the Texas psych-punk band The Moving Sidewalks, and Dusty Hill and Frank Beard were the rhythm section for American Blues. Future ZZ Top manager Bill Ham brought the three together in 1970 and, due to Ham's plan of constant recording and ceaseless touring, by the decade's end the group had carved out a sizable niche as a popular blues-boogie band. In 1970, ZZ Top released ZZ Top's First Album, and by its third album it struck gold with its first major hit and concert staple, 'La Grange,' a tribute to an infamous whorehouse. 'La Grange' (whose signature riff was based on the John Lee Hooker song, 'Boogie Chillen') set the fire that would culminate in one the 1970s most successful tours, the year and a half long 'Worldwide Texas Tour.' While their string of hits never abated through the end of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, it was the group's 1983 Eliminator album that propelled ZZ Top to superstardom. That the group adopted synthesizers and drum machines to augment their sound didn't hurt, but what perhaps helped most was their videos. With sunglasses and long beards, ZZ Top had a perfect made-for-music-video image, and they filled their videos with scantily clad, sexy womena perfect formula for early MTV success. Eliminator contained a number of hit singles and videos, including 'Legs,' 'Sharp Dressed Man,' and 'Gimmie All Your Lovin'.' Choosing not to disrupt their successful formula, the group made their 1985 Afterburner in the image of their multiplatinum predecessor, and the album spawned the hits 'Sleeping Bag,' 'Velcro Fly,' 'Rough Boy,' and 'Stages.' Predictably, the group applied its 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' philosophy to Afterburner's videos as well. ZZ Top never climbed the commercial peaks of its mid-1980s period, but they continued to be a big concert draw, and their albums continued to sell respectably. The 1996 release of Rhythmeen, a back-to-basics album, cleared the table of the high production sheen and synthesizers that characterized their Afterburner and Eliminator period. The album was critically acclaimed and demonstrated that Billy Gibbons was certainly one of the most talented white blues guitarists this side of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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ALBUM REVIEWS
FIRST ALBUM ****
Year Of Release: 1970
A nice bluesy debut. I'll tell you this: ZZ Top will certainly never be one of my favourite bands, but that doesn't mean I'm not able to at least respect them for churning out this slick, well-crafted music that has as little soul as, well, your average Janet Jackson ditty, but certainly has a lot of work and creative effort put into it. I mean, there was something unrepairably wrong with this band from the very start, wasn't it? First Album is almost entirely blues-based, but it's stiff, by the book, overproduced blues rigidly stuffed into the tight outfit of a Texas rancher. Well, that's obviously what the so-called "Texas Blues" was all about and that also explains why music like that is so often used in MGM movie soundtracks - nothing like a good hard blast o' Da Blooze that sounds nice and convincing while it's on but will never even begin threatening to overshadow the movie's plot because it's, well, artificial - I just can't find a better word. That said, once we overcome the bias that prevents us from enjoying soulless artificial music (and hey, if all good music has to have soul, I can count the 'classic albums' in one long gulp), First Album turns out to be consistently enjoyable. The rhythm section is tight and powerful, just as it suits a hard rock band, and Billy Gibbons has some nice, cool guitar tones out there - in fact, they either sound as conventional hard rockers limiting themselves to the blues or like conventional bluesmen trying to ape Blue Cheer's or Iron Butterfly's approach. That's what makes them special. No "good taste" or "laid back attitude" - just gruff, mindless hacking away, with a trifle of machismo (not that much - sure ain't no AC/DC) and with relatively short beards. Maybe none at all; didn't they start having those down to their navels only in the early Eighties? Well, takes a long time to grow a beard that long. I can't find a single bad song on here - but there are hardly any classics either. Billy Gibbons wrote most of them, often with the aid of the band's producer Bill Ham, and they're all mostly within one formula. If something stands out, it's hardly because of the melody. 'Just Got Back From Baby's' is the closest thing to a highlight, I think, because of the blistering lead guitarwork - the solos are excellently crafted and pack a whole lotta punch inside of them (and that high trebley echoey tone is one of my favourite guitar tones ever, so count me happy). Out of the riff-heavy tunes, I'd select 'Neihgbor Neighbor', with its almost robotic mechanical beat (well, it's ZZ Top, what do you want) that's great to play air guitar to, and the funny lyrics - I love that line about the neighbor 'floating in the salty brine' at the end. Out of the more generic numbers, 'Brown Sugar' is probably the most well-known, even if it's vastly inferior to the Stones song of the same name. It's powerful and crunchy enough, but so are most of the songs on here, which doesn't really provide much insight

into the song's specific nature. 'Backdoor Love Affair' and 'Certified Blues' are also good... heck, they're all all right. All fine. All okay. All eminently forgettable in the long run. Actually, what's most interesting on here is the Gibbons/Ham/Dusty Hill composition 'Squank'. I suppose 'squank' is just the same mysterious kind of animal that's pictured in Genesis' 'Squonk' (how could this be a coincidence?), and both probably have something to do with 'skunk' (some Indian word), but while 'Squonk' featured a very unhappy animal dissolving itself in a pool of tears when captured, 'Squank' takes the animal in a completely different aspect - a gruesome smelly monster of a truly apocalyptic character, threatening the very existence of the universe. Its connotations with "skunk" are far more explicit here - 'and soon we'll all be breathin' out of tanks/If something ain't done about the squank'. Anybody has any ideas on the subject? They're welcome. In the meantime, go out and buy... nah, not this album. Buy the Allman Brothers Band's Idlewild South. Or some Rolling Stones, for that matter. And mind you, ZZ Top's First Album ain't really half bad. READER COMMENTS SECTION

RIO GRANDE MUD ***

Year Of Release: 1972
The high points on this follow-up are indeed higher, but the low points are lower and overall it's just too much of an uninspired copy of the debut to get a better rating. Still, Rio Grande Mud rocks out just a wee bit harsher - there are more danceable rhythms on here, and more classy, if not super-duper, riffs as well. The opening two cuts are probably the best known songs, and they are indeed worth some attention, if only because you'd never expect all that rockin' energy judging by the band's debut. 'Francine' is a good old retro rocker with Seventies' guitar tones with a subject quite in the style of Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee (love with a thirteen-year old, that is). And 'Just Got Paid' is, well, menacing as hell, with a typical ZZ-guitar tone to it. Excellent headbanging. Later on, though, the formula again starts to wear kinda thin. They fall back on the "polished blues" thing again, with the conventional harmonica lines of 'Mushmouth Shoutin' not really being all that impressive; go for even more generic boogie on the wellperformed, but strangely lifeless 'Bar-B-Q' (which is actually nothing but a reworking of Carl Perkins' 'Matchbox' - the only thing deviating from the original are the suggestive lyrics and the strange guitar twirlings in the middle of the song); and turn out a few more rockers without any obvious hooks. I mean, 'Chevrolet', 'Ko Ko Blue', and 'Down Brownie' are all eminently listenable and all, but don't you think they... er... lack inventiveness, so to speak? I know a good rocker when I hear it, and these just float by like your average barroom ear-candy. Well, come to think, ZZ Top were average barroom ear-candy, but still, they were better barroom ear-candy than most, and I just don't hear it on these songs. A particular low is the torturing, never-ending dirgey balladeering of 'Sure Got Cold After The Rain'. I actually know a few people who like this song, but I beg to differ. That

generic instrumental melody can be met on a thousand other songs (see the Stones' 'I Got The Blues' as the first reference that came into my head), and the vocal melody is at best clumsy (at worst, I just don't notice it's there at all). This is actually ZZ Top's first effort at penning a ballad, and it eminently proves that the band should really stick to their barroom rock instead. Still, the second side has a couple moments of saving grace. One is the excellent instrumental 'Apologies To Pearly', with Gibbons letting it rip on slide guitar - I adore a good slide now and then, and the man sure works out wonders with it; I really can't say if I ever heard a similar solo passage in my life before; probably not, since I was so impressed. I mean, usually all the blues and blues-rock guys either just use the slide as a secondary overdub to add a few "extra touches" to the arrangement, or treat it as a minimalistic instrument (for creating beautiful solos, of course, but that's not the point here), or just recreate the solo from Elmore James' 'Dust My Broom' a million times in a row. 'Apologies To Pearly' also starts with a few Elmore James bars, but then veers on into a territory of its own: Billy uses the instrument wisely and creatively, and really makes it rock out, which is so rare. Maybe I'm not making sense, but that's how it seems to me. And finally, 'Whiskey'n'Mama' is also a very deserving rocker, maybe with the best riff on the entire record; a little bit of funk out there, which is a soothing bit of diversion. Anyway, to use a heavier style, Rio Grande Mud combines the formulaic Texas blues approach of its predecessor with moderate veerings into the neighbouring territories of balladeering, funk and retro boogie; an approach which has its extra pluses and extra minuses that end up annihilating each other. Which means, of course, that the record, while being one of the band's least famous, is still heavily recommended for any lover of the ZZ Top style. READER COMMENTS SECTION

TRES HOMBRES ***1/2

Year Of Release: 1973
And here - dare I say it? - comes creative growth! The band makes just a few little, at first sight insignificant, twitches in the formula, and comes out with an album that not only sounds pleasant, but finally seems well worth the effort - a record which I'll be glad to be putting on some more, that is. The opening cut, 'Waiting For The Bus', is enough to explain everything: ZZ Top are starting to season their work with real solid hooks. Not just hooks - HOOKS. Billy Gibbons introduces that strange whiny intonation of his, and the band isn't just proving that it's tough or that it does know how to play the blues; it actually attracts your attention. In this song's case, I particularly mean the nagging, catchy riff and the poisonous wah-wah solo that's... well, definitely no slouch. The hard, smack-in-yer-face rockers, in fact, are what makes up most of this album's charm - sorta like the Allman Brothers meet the Who, particularly on the wonderful speedy rave-up 'Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers'. That train-speed chug-a-chug-a-chug of Billy's guitar is irresistable, and the blistering solos take you away to rock nirvana in an

instant. (They are pretty monotonous and generic, of course, but whoever said generic monotonous solos can't get you away to rock nirvana? That wasn't me). And, of course, there's 'La Grange' - their first big hit, featuring Billy sing about all the pleasures and comforts of a public house. For one minute only, though: the rest of the song is just an instrumental boogie, borrowing its riff from the blues classic 'Shake Your Hips' or maybe its predecessor (isn't that kind of thing sorta passed down through generations?). The rest of the songs suck as usual, though. Wait, what's that I said? ZZ Top songs don't really suck - they just... well, if they're good, they kick ass, and if they're bad, they just sorta sit there and stare at the window. I'm going through a period of silliness, so excuse me if I'm getting way off the beaten track. Anyway, fact is, I just named the highlights of this album, but I couldn't really think of any serious stinkers - maybe the closing 'Have You Heard', a pretty generic and worthless repetitive shuffle, comes close. What I really don't like, though, is the band's deep passion for gospel at this point: what the heck is 'Hot, Blue And Righteous', for instance? Is it supposed to be a joke? It's set to the same rhythm that was used on 'Sure Got Cold', and it's very soulful, but the lyrics suggest... eh, well, I always get the feeling they mean something kinky out there. Weird. Then there's the stupid 'Jesus Just Left Chicago', a song which everybody seems to like, but I can't figure out why because apart from Billy's sneering, bizarre vocals it's just another routine blues stomper with little to redeem it. But who says it sucks? It doesn't. It's just a cool and forgettable piece of blues. Likewise, all those other rockers. I like all of 'em - all of 'em, don't you dare flame me but I could certainly live without them. I suppose 'Master Of Sparks' has that groovy Sabbathy vibe going for it (like Master Of Reality, eh?), although I can't get what's happening in the lyrics worth crap. Some dude getting locked in a steel cage and letting off sparks, so it seems. I suppose 'Move On Down The Line' is a great song to start a movie with when the main character is driving along the freeway with cactuses and canyons floating by and everybody is waiting for the captions to disappear. I suppose 'Precious And Grace' is a mindless clone of 'Master Of Sparks'. I suppose 'Sheik' is kinda weird. And that's all I suppose. I also think this review was kinda scattered - I myself don't understand why I gave Tres Hombres three and a half stars out of five and not, say, one and three quarters, but then again, you should never distrust your intuition if it starts guiding your hand in the first place. Oh well, maybe I'm just in a good mood today. Scrap it, maybe I'll get around to rewriting it some day - when I grow myself a beard as long as Billy Gibbons'. READER COMMENTS SECTION

FANDANGO ***
Year Of Release: 1975
This is perhaps one of the most easy-going records I've sat through for a long, long time it just goes down easy like there was no tomorrow. That's not to say it's one of the best records I've sat through for a long, long time, so there. The songs are all so short and straightforward, so thoroughly unpretentious and uncomplex that you can't help liking these guys. Can you?

There's the little deal of the live side of the album, though. See, it's only half-studio; the other half is live, where ZZ Top present themselves as the most generic and - dare I say it? - almost blatantly dumb bar band of all time. Kicking into a frenetic boogie, they plough through two tolerable numbers - the hilarious 'Thunderbird' and an unnecessary, but acceptable cover of 'Jailhouse Rock' - and then engage in a nine-minute medley where they seem more intent on recreating the artificial "kick-ass" atmosphere than actually playing their instruments. Fast tempo, stupid gibberish, clownish behaviour... what's not to like? But let's not forget, if there were AC/DC in their place, they would do the same gibberish and clownade as well, but they'd also play, too. We don't pay you our hard-earned bucks for trying to pronounce 'got to mellow got to mellow got to mellow' as fast as you can. I can try this at home myself. Not funny, guys. The studio numbers are classy, though. Short, compact, precise, these songs are the quintessential Texan rock for you, which somebody like George W. Bush actually should have gained some brains to understand, see. (That's about the highest compliment to Texan rock I can garner at the moment, but I'll be thinking of more in the future). 'Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings' has a funky riff indeed, and a really mean solo that only a Billy Gibbons could cut, that's for sure. Don't forget the double-tracked guitars, too, man! That's what they're they're for. That fat old ZZ Top sound. 'Heard It On The X', then, kicks some serious ass, and does that for two minutes and twenty six seconds - could you imagine the Allman Brothers doing that? The Allman Brothers needed two minutes and twenty six seconds as an intro to any ass-kicking number, that's what I'd say. The radio hit here was 'Tush', with the memorable refrain ('I ain't asking for much, I said Lord take me downtown, I'm just lookin' for some tush') and a braggard, hyper-expressive melody that symbolizes the South! Yahoo! The humour arrives along in 'Mexican Blackbird', with a very tongue-in-cheek intonation and slight Dylan overtones (the main melody sure reminds of 'She Belongs To Me', doesn't it?), and the white boy romance kicks in with 'Blue Jean Blues', a ballad that's as corny as can be but I take it as it is: intentionally corny. If one day I fall upon proof irrefutable that Billy Gibbons intended the song as a really mournful and moving emotional plea, I honestly promise to deprive the album of an entire star, just as a cure for stupidity (Billy's and my own, that is). Well, not really much else to say about the album. Truth is, they're just redoing their 'typical' record for the fourth time (or for the third, or for the second, if you're really that insistent on the vital significance of Gibbons' patented guitar tones that didn't arrive all at once), and therefore the live half is a nice diversifying touch - should be a nice diversifying touch, but most of it sucks, so I'm kinda left stuck. I'll still give it three stars because there's nothing deeply wrong with these records, but it's pitiful that at this stage the band wasn't even trying to go ahead and deepen or modificate their sound and style in any way. Heck, they weren't even growing themselves any beards at the time! Isn't that pathetic? Only Joe Hill has a beard on the cover, and it ain't all that large, too! READER COMMENTS SECTION

TEJAS ***1/2
Year Of Release: 1976

Now see, it would be easy to totally dismiss this one as yet another easy-going batch of derivative and pointless barroom boogie/blues-rock crap. Which is what I already was intending to do when it suddenly struck me: 'Hey! These guys actually put a J in the album title! That's a J, sure as hell, not an X! They're so dang blatant about their Spanishness! Perhaps I'll give it another try, what the heck...' ...and it worked, more or less. Tejas isn't the patented world-saving rock classic by any means, but it definitely IS a record worth hearing if you're just sittin' round wondering how far these bearded rednecks can go with their guitar experimentation. Mr Gibbons experimentates with lots of tones and overtones on here, and further perfectionizes ZZ Top's Texan rock formula, giving it more of that slick, tongue-in-cheek edge than usual. Slightly more complex rhythmic structures, more and more exaggeration in vocal intonations, and a whiff of diveristy over here and over there. And over all the slickness, that goshdarn ZZ Top slickness rules supreme. The guitar tones are so dry they make your throat go sore and stiff - oh, for a drop o' tequila to wet those strings! Almost like you were truly and really drivin' through some loony desert, until you just can't take it any more and drop half-dead after all that insane drive. And then comes 'Asleep In The Desert' indeed - an atmospheric slow Spanish instrumental with a minimalistic acoustic pattern throughout. Dry as hell, too. Not that I like the tune: it's a bit too weather-forecast style for me, so I prefer to concentrate on the rougher material. Something like 'El Diablo', for instance. Cool riff on that one, and the song is surprisingly dark and menacing for such a band as ZZ Top. No, wait, scrap that, it's a rather tame menace by itself (sheez, I heard the Eagles putting out more disturbing stuff than that), but that's not the main thing. The main thing is that the riff cooks, and the way it kinda appears out of nowhere and disappears into nowhere, replaced by grumbling echoey solitary chords, all moody and atmospheric, almost reminds me of Brian Eno and the like. Actually, while I realize that comparisons with Eno on a ZZ Top review page are more ridiculous than a [insert your favourite stupid comparison here - I don't have the wit or the humour to think of one, and I ain't in the mood, either], I can't deny that Tejas is, so far, the closest that Gibbons and company have come to producing a record that really Takes You Places - not just sits there and presents you with a couple decent footstompers and headbangers and penisraisers to go along with your titties 'n' beer, to quote Frank Zappa. Plus, some of the tunes are hilarious as well. 'Enjoy And Get It On', for instance, is one of the best examples of "Absolutely Drunk Blues" I've ever heard (as opposed to "Absolutely Drunk Rock", best represented by AC/DC's 'You Shook Me All Night Long'). 'Snappy Kakkie', as evidenced by the title itself, is so dang sh-sh-shakey I can't help but sh-sh-shake to it. And if the fun factor doesn't draw you in, the exciting guitar croaks and creaks on 'Ten Dollar Man' definitely will, unless you have a complete alergy on Texas, Texan rock, Billy Gibbons, long beards, blues, blues rock, power trios, machismo, sexism, cactuses, oil wells, cowboy hats, or the Electoral College. In which case, I can only recommend sticking to Strawberry Alarm Clock (the farthest one from all of these things, I guess. Why the farthest one? Because it has 'strawberries' in it!). That said, there's still quite a bit of filler on this record - I mean, at least a third part of these tunes do nothing for me, and I wouldn't even be a-wantin' to name all of the goddamn suckers, because it would require a far deeper degree of analysis and a far more

complete and detailed insight into ZZ Top's music in general. And would I really want that? Excuse me; I'm just saying that about a third of these tunes are generic filler, and as long as Gibbons doesn't play the fool or doesn't feel the need to find yet another cute guitar trick, they don't draw my attention at all. Now excuse me while I go and hang myself on the nearest aloe. READER COMMENTS SECTION

DEGUELLO ***
Year Of Release: 1979
Another year, another ZZ Top album. (Ssh! Don't tell anyone there's been a three year break! That don't sound cool!). If you want progression and artistic development, go get out your "Berlin Trilogy" or something - Gilly Bibbons and friends are no experimental sissies. Thus when you put on Deguello and find out, to your major amazement, that this is an album recorded by experimental sissies, don't believe your ears, because the only thing that makes this record a record made by experimental sissies is the self-played saxophone on 'She Loves My Automobile' ("self-played" as different from "self-playing", which would actually mean the presence of scientifically unexplainable Texan mythological spirits on this record, which is, however, somehow hinted at by ZZ Top's scariest album cover to date - inspired by Judas Priest, no doubt). This is a good record, anyway, containing some of the band's best known tunes and naturally - a serious percentage of filler. What I suddenly start noticing, for once, are the lyrics, which become sharper and a lot more cynical than before. Eliminator may have completed this process, but I think it's Deguello that should be taken as the starting point of ZZ Top's transformation from an unpretentious ass-kicking blues-rock band into a socially relevant, sarcastic, beard-wielding "scrutinizers of the Southern vices". Then again, maybe not - the sarcasm and the straightforwardness are very much weaved together on all their releases - but at least this metamorphosis really struck me over the process of listening to Deguello and not to any of its predecessors, so let the point stand. What's most important is that the sarcastic songs kick ass, too. 'Cheap Sunglasses', for instance - classy riffs, partially borrowed from Blind Faith's 'Had To Cry Today', you could say, but only partially, and, of course, the trend-mocking lyrics. The little bits of funky soloing are pretty tasty too, with Billy overdubbing two minimalistic guitars over each other to good effect (there's the "wicked" guitar and the "gentle" guitar battling with each other). 'I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide' ain't half bad either, with Gibbons' sarcasm ringing out of your speakers loud and proud - 'easin' down the highway in a new Cadillac, I had a fine fox in front, I had three more in the back, they sportin' short dresses, wearin' spikeheeled shoes, they smokin' Lucky Strikes, wearing nylon too... welcome back, we're nationwide!' But if you want some really awesome solos, you'll have to get yourself 'A Fool For Your Stockings', where Billy wields a particularly sharp semi-acoustic guitar tone and combines cute jazzy licks with basic Elmore James-like bluesy passages to unique effect.

Speaking of Elmore James, I'll never really understand the need to cover his 'Dust My Broom' on the record - it just doesn't fit in with the material the band was penning at the time. It's done well, but who really needs it? I never thought much of the Fleetwood Mac cover, I don't really need to hear the ZZ Top cover either, even if they do not go out of themselves to make an exact copy. I guess it was just a kind of a nice gesture to their earliest brand of fans, the ones who still wanted them to simply play generic blues. Speaking of covers, on the other hand, their version of Isaac Hayes' 'I Thank You' totally smokes - hey, why does everybody think so little of Billy Gibbons' singing? He consciously tries his best to sound like a certified idiot on every second track and more, and succeeds in that, without actually being a certified idiot, like some particularly depressing cock rock singers I could, but won't name. The rest of the tunes are hit-and-miss, though - 'Manic Mechaniac' has a cool experimental sound (with electronic effects on the vocals and tricky time signatures in between the verses), but doesn't seem to be making any points, and stereotypic boogie like 'She Loves My Automobile' (even with the saxes) and equally stereotypic mid-tempo rock like 'Lowdown In The Street' and 'Esther Be The One' are as forgettable as anything. You know what? To tell you the truth, ALL of this album is forgettable. And all of its predecessors, too. Not having listened to Tejas or Tres Hombres or anything else for more than half a year, I have forgotten how any tune on them goes. Ha! Now that's consistency for you. But, on the other hand, there's something to be said for spontaneity, is there not? On an immediate level, all of those records are moderately rewarding, and that's much more than I could say about Grand Funk Railroad. READER COMMENTS SECTION

EL LOCO ***1/2
Year Of Release: 1981
Hey, maybe Billy Gibbons and company are experimental sissies after all! This stuff doesn't sound at all like the preceding album. Gotta give Mr Gibbons his due, he does not want to get stuck in a rut forever. He gets himself some new guitar tones, dabbles around in synthesizers... never forgetting the TeJJJJJas roots, of course, but readily willing to tap into the unknown. How else will you explain the unbelievable experiment 'Heaven, Hell or Houston'? One thing for sure, it ain't roots rock. It's more like a, uh, psychedelic sci-fi phantasmagoria with goofy spoken electronically encoded lyrics interrupted by 'Jingle Bells'-style phrases and only incorporating a (albeit lengthy) bluesy solo in the middle. Of course, most of the time anyway the band does not wish to be betraying their roots so goddamn badly. The weird phased guitar tone is preferrably explored on more usual standards, like the melodically generic blues-rocker 'Tube Snake Boogie' that opens the record - but it does give the song a totally unusual feel, at least for 1981 (although I don't seem to remember blues purists taking off after ZZ Top in heaps, you know). Same goes for 'I Wanna Drive You Home', where the guitar occasionally sounds like it's been given a Moog treatment or something; sometimes it seems like at this point Mr Gibbons just totally gave up on writing melodies, entirely concentrating on making these melodies

sound weirder instead. But you know, that's alright by me... isn't that what Led Zeppelin have been doing for a large part of their career? I'd say the only seriously catchy song on the entire album is 'Pearl Necklace', which you just gotta hear from beginning to end, because if you restrict yourself to the first few seconds (which isn't really a bad tactic with ZZ Top in the regular case), you'll end up thinking they ripped it off from the Police's 'De Do Do Do De Da Da Da' which they did not. Instead, they just wrote a song based on a trivial, but not uninteresting, pop melody and a style of rhythm playing directly taken from the Talking Heads. Or maybe the Cure, but I can't stand the possibility of ZZ Top borrowing anything from the Cure. For all of Billy Gibbons' open-mindedness, something like that would still be totally unbelievable. Unfortunately, El Loco is also the album to feature arguably ZZ Top's worst song of all time, the cheesy adult contemporary ballad 'Leila' - a song that's not only bad by its own standards, it also just doesn't fit at all in with the band's style on here. We all know these lads as moderately intelligent people able to take their entire image tongue-in-cheek, but 'Leila' doesn't betray a single sign of irony, instead, it's just a sappy mid-tempo piece of "ear candy", much as I hate that particular expression. Granted, even the most sarcastic band of all time, the Sparks, occasionally used to put surprisingly sincere-sounding and sentimental ballads on their albums, but at least they were gracing them with unbeatable hooks and gorgeous vocals. Here, Billy has to let his voice through a vocoder or a warp machine or something like that, which is all right for the raunchier songs or for freakin' experiments like 'Heaven, Hell Or Houston', but on 'Leila' it just adds to the general dumbness. I gotta say that the album's second ballad, 'It's So Hard', is hardly much better. Maybe it's just the stupid obstinate me who isn't willing to accept any sentiments from Billy Gibbons, but believe me, there's plenty of people in this world who are able to offer much better sentiments. Me, I'll just stick to all these goofy little rockers like the keyboards-laiden 'Groovy Little Hippie Pad', where the guzzly guitar riff is hidden in the background to make place for surprisingly effective and novel overlays of little synth noises. Or I can even take the album's most - and only - straightforward barroom rocker 'Party On The Patio', which closes the album on a totally hilarious note. That's the way I like my barroom rock, fast, unpretentious, catchy and F-U-N. And in the end, you might even say that El Loco is a better attempt at crossing basic blues-rock values with contemporary production and guitar styles than the unbearably slick and overproduced Eliminator, although that's up to the concrete listener, I guess. READER COMMENTS SECTION

ELIMINATOR ****
Year Of Release: 1983
This is ZZ Top's Back In Black: if you keep saying you don't like it, chances are you're fooling yourself to sound "special", and missing out on a great fun ride in the process. But it's actually more than Back In Black in some ways, because without this album, ZZ Top would still essentially be merely an average Southern rock band, albeit with cool guitar tones and a sharper sense of humour than most Southern rock bands.

With this album, though, ZZ Top becomes the band that revolutionized blues-rock by merging it with synth-pop elements before a shocked and terrified crowd. Goes without saying that Eliminator caused blues purists to lose whatever respect they might have had for the band; with its slick, modernistic production values, synthesizers, and - most important of all - MTV accompanying videos, it was a nightmare for the anticommercially minded crowd, who rushed to buy Stevie Ray Vaughan's albums instead. Good for them; I like Stevie Ray a lot, too. But I also am not going to fool myself by saying 'ZZ Top sold out and became an average ordinary MTV-ruled muppet', because there's nothing average or ordinary about Eliminator. Okay, so maybe the songs aren't thoroughly memorable. They're not better or worse than on any other ZZ Top album - same mix of blues, blues-rock, and a ballad or two in the mix. But it's the sound that's so unique, for its time at least. These double-tracked riffs, these grim crunchy electronic effects placed on them, this use of the synthesizer as a metallizing gimmick instead of the more usual 'romantic-atmospheric' emploi of the thing... man does it ever rule. And the most wonderful thing is, Eliminator still sounds alive and impressing after all the treatments; it just doesn't sound like what you'd expect your average blues-rock record to sound. There's not much "soul" left here, but then again let's remember ZZ Top never really had "soul" as a defining element of their sound. These guys were mean and lean, dirty and sarcastic, and the more their beards grow, the more mean and lean they are. So Eliminator is mean and lean, and in a very natural way. The synth treatment and Eighties-style guitar tones only help them in that endeavour. So it's not all that diverse stylistically. Neither is Back In Black, big deal - it merely means it's not the best album of all time. It's actually got one ballad, 'I Need You Tonight', reason number one why no-one should ever overlook the possibilities of expert production: record it with a different guitar tone, a different bass amplifier, and a different feedback procession, and you got The Rock of Boredom for Ages. Instead, here's an opportunity for you to crank it up loud and dig in to the steady rhythm punch (you gotta love that never-ending 4/4 which is all over this record - c'mon now, can't live in 27/24 all your life, can you?) and the crafty, juicy, lick-a-licious soloing that echoes all over your living room. A ballad without a single drop of emotion and yet sounding really cool, now that's gotta be a special thing. And the only other slightly 'deviating' number is the bass-heavy 'Thug', where you'll find some fine slappin' technique on display - not exactly a bass solo in the true sense of the word, but something fairly close. Everything else merely rocks out, from beginning to end. For me, the faster the song, the better it gets, and thus I'm more in love with non-hit material like 'I Got The Six', which just totally kicks the ticks out of Dick's picks - especially check out Billy's overdriven guitar solo in the last part of the song where he seems to be challenging the spirit of Keith Richards but channels it into his own guitar tone. No wonder I keep remembering AC/DC; only a few bands in this world can really rock so hard with break-less guitar solos to totally blow your mind and get your blood up to boiling point. The mock-live 'Bad Girl' (unless it actually is live) is also a fine chunk of boogie, finishing the record on a note similar to the one of 'Party On The Patio'. And then there's all those radio-played MTV-sucked songs like 'Gimme All Your Lovin' and 'Sharp Dressed Man' which you probably already know without my help. If I describe one of them, I've pretty much described all of them - similar, but different riffs, the already mentioned 'metallizing' synths which might actually not be synths at all, just

processed guitars, and Frank Beard going 4/4 like the grim Tejas robot he is. Not a single sucker, even if it does start getting a bit boring towards the end - but certainly not if you're in the mood for continuous headbanging rock'n'roll. Man, WHAT a sound. Let the purists roast me and crucify me and accuse me of being bribed by Billy Gibbons, I don't care. This album is out there for you to have fun, not to shed tears, and I sure get my fun. And so will you, once you have managed to disconnect the actual music from the size of the band's facial hair... boy, if I were a girl, I certainly wouldn't want to make it out with any of these guys, but then again, I guess it's a special kind of kinkiness to have sex with somebody like Mr Gibbons, so what do I know?

afterburner
Song List:

can't stop rockin' lyrics

delirious lyrics

dipping low (in the lap of luxury) lyrics

i got the message lyrics

planet of women lyrics

rough boy lyrics

sleeping bag lyrics

stages lyrics

velcro fly lyrics

woke up with wood lyrics

antenna
Song List:

breakaway lyrics

cherry red lyrics

cover your rig lyrics

deal goin' down lyrics

fuzzbox voodoo lyrics

girl in a t-shirt lyrics

head lyrics

lizard life lyrics

pch lyrics

pincushion lyrics

world of swirl lyrics

armageddon
Song List:

la grange lyrics

dazed and confused

Song List:

tush lyrics

deguello
Song List:

a fool for your stockings lyrics

cheap sunglasses lyrics

dust my broom lyrics

esther be the one lyrics

hi fi mama lyrics

i thank you lyrics

i'm bad, i'm nationwide lyrics

lowdown in the street lyrics

manic mechanic lyrics

she loves my automobile lyrics

el loco
Song List:

don't tease me lyrics

groovy little hippie pad lyrics

heaven, hell or houston lyrics

i wanna drive you home lyrics

it's so hard lyrics

leila lyrics

party on the patio lyrics

pearl necklace lyrics

ten foot pole lyrics

tube snake boogie lyrics

eliminator
Song List:

bad girl lyrics

dirty dog lyrics

gimme all your lovin' lyrics

got me under pressure lyrics

i got the six lyrics

i need you tonight lyrics

if i could only flag her down lyrics

legs lyrics

sharp dressed man lyrics

thug lyrics

tv dinners lyrics

fandango
Song List:

backdoor medley. i. back door love affair lyrics

backdoor medley. ii. mellow down easy lyrics

backdoor medley. iii. backdoor love affair no. 2 lyrics

backdoor medley. iv. long distance boogie lyrics

balinese lyrics

blue jean blues lyrics

heard it on the x lyrics

jailhouse rock lyrics

mexican blackbird lyrics

nasty dogs and funky kings lyrics

thunderbird lyrics

tush lyrics

from dusk till dawn

Song List:

mexican blackbird lyrics

she's just killing me lyrics

greatest hits
Song List:

cheap sunglasses lyrics

doubleback lyrics

gimme all your lovin' lyrics

give it up lyrics

got me under pressure lyrics

gun love lyrics

i'm bad, i'm nationwide lyrics

la grange lyrics

legs lyrics

my head's in mississippi lyrics

pearl necklace lyrics

planet of women lyrics

rough boy lyrics

sharp dressed man lyrics

sleeping bag lyrics

tube snake boogie lyrics

tush lyrics

viva las vegas lyrics

one foot in the blues

Song List:

2000 blues lyrics

a fool for your stockings lyrics

bar-b-q lyrics

brown sugar lyrics

certified blues lyrics

heaven, hell or houston lyrics

hi fi mama lyrics

hot, blue and righteous lyrics

i need you tonight lyrics

if i could only flag her down lyrics

just got back from baby's lyrics

lowdown in the street lyrics

my head's in mississippi lyrics

old man lyrics

she loves my automobile lyrics

sure got cold after the rain fell lyrics

recycler
Song List:

2000 blues lyrics

burger man lyrics

concrete and steel lyrics

decision or collision lyrics

doubleback lyrics

give it up lyrics

lovething lyrics

my head's in mississippi lyrics

penthouse eyes lyrics

tell it lyrics

rhythmeen
Song List:

bang bang lyrics

black fly lyrics

hairdresser lyrics

hummbucking part 2 lyrics

loaded lyrics

my mind is gone lyrics

prettyhead lyrics

rhythmeen lyrics

she's just killing me lyrics

vincent price blues lyrics

what's up with that lyrics

zipper job lyrics

rio grande mud

Song List:

bar-b-q lyrics

chevrolet lyrics

down brownie lyrics

francine lyrics

just got paid lyrics

ko ko blue lyrics

mushmouth shoutin' lyrics

sure got cold after the rain fell lyrics

whiskey'n mama lyrics

tejas
Song List:

arrested for driving while blind lyrics

avalon hideaway lyrics

el diablo lyrics

enjoy and get it on lyrics

it's only love lyrics

pan am highway blues lyrics

she's a heartbreaker lyrics

snappy kakkie lyrics

ten dollar man lyrics

tres hombres
Song List:

beer drinkers & hell raisers lyrics

have you heard? lyrics

hot, blue and righteous lyrics

jesus just left chicago lyrics

la grange lyrics

master of sparks lyrics

move me on down the line lyrics

precious and grace lyrics

shiek lyrics

waitin' for the bus lyrics

xxx
Song List:

(let me be your) teddy bear lyrics

36-22-36 lyrics

beatbox lyrics

belt buckle lyrics

crucifixx-a-flatt lyrics

dreadmonboogaloo lyrics

fearless boogie lyrics

hey mr. millionaire lyrics

live intro by ross mitchell lyrics

made into a movie lyrics

poke chop sandwich lyrics

sinpusher lyrics

trippin' lyrics

zz top's first album

Song List:

(somebody else been) shakin' your tree lyrics

back door love affair lyrics

bedroom thang lyrics

brown sugar lyrics

certified blues lyrics

goin' down to mexico lyrics

just got back from baby's lyrics

neighbor, neighbor lyrics

old man lyrics

squank lyrics

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ZZ Top, the quintessential Texas boogie band, was formed in 1969 in Houston from rival psychedelic bands, the Moving Sidewalks (guitarist Billy Gibbons) and the American Blues (bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard). While they would eventually become famous for hits such as "Legs," "Sharp Dressed Man," and "La Grange," the band's first two albums reflected ZZ Top's blues roots and Texas sense of humor -- as they struggled to build on their success as a local and regional act. Among their early influences: Jimi Hendrix, Howlin' Wolf, and Elvis Presley. ZZ Top's First Album (1970), ZZ Top's debut album on London Records, featuring "Shaking Your Tree" and "Brown Sugar," as well as "Back Door Love Affair," which would later be featured as part of a live concert recording on Fandango! (1975). D.S. raves about "Neighbor, Neighbor", track six, "Mane, the trend for guitar was set early. Always loved that solo. And that one fine pull-off before it explodes. And then taking it all over the world till you get back home again. And that fine startling chord tug at the end of the solo. Mane, it still be fine." Rio Grande Mud (1972), featuring ZZ's first hit single, "Francine," as well as "Just Got Paid." Other highlights include "Bar-B-Q," "Down Brownie" and "Mushmouth Shoutin'." A review is available. By their next album, Billy Gibbons had begun to perfect his unique and distinctively dirty electric guitar sound. The self-described "Little Ol' Band from Texas" became nationally

known with the release of Tres Hombres, thanks in part to constant touring and favorable radio exposure. Tres Hombres (1973), ZZ Top's first gold album, featuring "La Grange," a signature riff tune and their first Top 40 hit, as well as the twosome "Waitin' For The Bus" and "Jesus Just Left Chicago." A review is available from Rolling Stone. D.S. writes, "Waitin' on the Bus is a real favorite. So is Jesus. And ZZ's signature song, La Grange (one of Billy's hottest, but played on a Strat, not Pearly. Listen to it.) That whole album is hot, blue, and righteous. The tone is so incredible it makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. This album is the ZZ centerpiece. All the previous cuts led to this, and this led to everything else. This is the one that established ZZ Top. No question about it. Don't care which is your favorite, this is the one." ZZ Top's fame -- along with their reputation for being a great concert band -- grew throughout the 70s, culminating with the Worldwide Texas Tour, which drew recordbreaking crowds. The tour featured a stage set with live buffalo, a long-horn steer, rattlesnakes, and buzzards. More information is available on that tour. Also available is a Rolling Stone article from 1974 covering the band's early history and efforts to grow into a national act. Fandango! (1975), a half-studio, half-live album, featuring ZZ's future long-term live encore, "Tush," which hit the Top 20, as well as "Heard it on the X," a tribute to the pirate radio stations whose sound lent early influence to the band. In-depth magazine articles are available from Sound and Circus RAVES. Tejas (1976), featuring "Arrested for Driving While Blind" and "El Diablo." A Rolling Stone review and larger Circus Magazine article are available. The Best of ZZ Top (1977), London's recap of ZZ Top's early work, containing classic riff-heavy blues rockers like "Jesus Just Left Chicago," "Heard it on the X," "Tush" and "La Grange." Exhausted from their aggressive tour schedule, the band took a three-year break. Their contract with London Records was closed out by that label's release of the 1977 retrospective album. Searching for a better deal, and a better label, they signed with Warner Brothers. Meanwhile, they began to grow their trademark beards and mystique. The band returned to action with Deguello and El Loco, both clearly driven from their roots yet influenced by current trends in pop. The band was turning in a new direction that would presage the synth-driven 80s, and their image had begun to shift from cowboys into high-tech showmen. Deguello (1979), ZZ Top's first new album on Warner, featuring "I Thank You," "Cheap Sunglasses" and concert favorite "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide." This album is believed by some ZZ Top fans to be the band's strongest release. It also introduced the "Lone Wolf Horns," a simulcast horn section staffed by the boyzz themselves. "Deguello" was temporarily pulled from distribution because of a legal dispute between the members of Elmore James' estate. It had nothing to do with ZZ, but until they could settle amongst themselves, the family members

enjoined record labels from distributing products containing Elmore James compositions (James' "Dust My Broom" appears on Deguello). The suit has been settled, and Deguello has been returned to the shelves. El Loco (1981), featuring "Party on the Patio," "Pearl Necklace" and "Tube Snake Boogie." This album also contains "Leila", which some say was the first song to generate an argument among the trio during the writing process. Also contained is "Heaven, Hell or Houston," which -- if you believe the story -- was originally a sound check tune that Billy added the slide part to ten years later. A press release and Kerrang! magazine article are available. After touring in support of El Loco, the boys took another short break. Billy had spent time building a custom hot rod, and the band seized upon it as an icon in launching their next series of albums. By the release of Eliminator, and its followup, Afterburner, ZZ Top had harnessed the potential of synthesizers to stunning effect. Combining the synthesizers with the band's patented blues groove gave their material a contemporary edge while still retaining its Texas style. Eliminator (1983), named after Gibbons' 1933 Ford coupe, went multiplatinum, remaining on the charts for 135 weeks. It featured the hit trio "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs." The band didn't neglect its roots, including "I Need You Tonight," a soulful blues. Nor did they pass up the chance to include another double-entendre, in "I Got the Six." A review is available. Afterburner (1985), another worldwide smash album which featured the Top 10 hit "Sleeping Bag," and the bluesy "Rough Boy." The boys gave a nod to spaceage technology with the imagery of the album cover, videos featuring outer-space scenes, and songs like "I Got the Message" and "Velcro Fly." And of course a wink to all those in on the joke is included in "Woke Up With Wood." A review is available. Sporting their trademark long beards, and riding shiny new hot rods, ZZ Top became the darling of Mtv. The band embraced music videos, using its polished image to tell its story to an even wider crowd. Gibbons became known as one of America's finest blues guitarists, while Hill and Beard continued to to provide the ultimate in tasteful support. The band as a whole moved with the times, never failing to put their Texas spin on the latest trends in the music scene. ZZ Top Six Pack (1987), a three-CD set, contains all the music from ZZ Top's first six albums: ZZ Top's First Album, Rio Grande Mud (CD 1); Tres Hombres, Fandango! (CD 2); Tejas and El Loco (CD 3). The set was digitally remixed in Memphis, Tennessee, and is one of ZZ Top's most controversial projects in that the music contained within is appreciably different from the original vinyl releases. While the band undoubtedly did this on purpose, many fans prefer the sound of the original releases on vinyl to the re-released CD version. The only way to get the "original" music on CD, with the exception of "Best Of ZZ Top" and possibly "Deguello", is to purchase the "Chrome Smoke and BBQ" box set described below. Nothwithstanding these CD's, every other CD reissue of an

original vinyl release has similar remastering. Recycler (1990), featuring "Doubleback," a theme song created for Back to the Future III, and "My Head's in Mississippi," a gritty synthesis of ZZ's early bluesrock and later high-tech gloss, that is taken by many to be a statement of purpose. A review is available from Rolling Stone and an article with interview is available from It's Hip!. Greatest Hits (1992), featuring classic hits and two new singles, "Gun Love" and "Viva Las Vegas". The version of "Legs" on this CD is also the synthesizerenhanced dance remix -- different from the original version which appeared on Eliminator. "Gun Love" is an upbeat rocker, top shelf, and what collection would be complete without Dusty's "Viva Las Vegas" tribute to Elvis? After switching labels to RCA, ZZ Top began a look back at the sounds that influenced them in their early days. They largely abandoned synthesizers to create a new sound full of memorable riffs and highly reminiscent of Tres Hombres' sweaty blues-rock. ZZ Top's newest albums continue to be familiar to fans of their earlier styles, yet the nod to modern trends like rap is undeniable. Through song lyrics and fundraising appearances, the boyzz continue to pay tribute to blues originals like Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins. Antenna (1994), ZZ Top's debut RCA disc, featuring concert opener "Pincushion," and the bluesy "Breakaway." "PCH" pays tribute to Beach Boy Brian Wilson, and P.Z. says "Get down with 'Fuzzbox Voodoo.'" Reviews are available from Newsweek and Time. Two rarer tracks were also released at the time -- "Everything", a bonus track only on the European pressing of Antenna, and "Mary's," on the Breakaway CD single. An audio clip (552k .wav) is available for "Mary's." One Foot In The Blues (1994), a compendium of seventeen classic ZZ Top blues originals. A press release is available. Rhythmeen was released in the US on September 17, 1996. Singles released include "She's Just Killing Me," which was also on the "From Dusk Till Dawn" soundtrack with "Mexican Blackbird." The SJKM music video premiered 1/24/96 and was featured on the From Dusk Till Dawn Collectors Edition DVD. Other singles include "What's Up With That" (released to US radio 8/26/96 on its own CD single along with bonus song "Stop Breakin' Down Blues"), "Bang Bang" and "Rhythmeen." A press release and review are available for the album. The Japanese release of Rhythmeen contains a bonus track, "Isn't Love Amazing," for which an audio clip (750k .wav) is available. The album release went hand-in-hand with the announcement of ZZ Top's 19961997 "Continental Safari" tour. Shortly thereafter, ZZ Top embarked on a followup global tour, called "Mean Rhythm." A press release, schedule and reviews and

set list are available for the tour. An article from Guitar Magazine is also available. Of special interest... 10/2/96: ZZ Top appeared as guests on the Late Show with David Letterman playing their new single "What's Up With That." 1/26/97: ZZ Top appeared at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. (Press Release). 10/28/97: ZZ Top appeared as surprise guests on the VH1 Fashion Awards. (Press Release). 9/30/98: Dusty Hill made a cameo appearance on the Drew Carey Show. XXX was released on September 28, 1999 in the US. The album's title, XXX, primarily refers to ZZ Top's 30-year anniversary. The album contains twelve songs, four of them live cuts recorded in small clubs. Songs include "36-22-36," "Trippin'," and a live remake of "Pincushion" entitled "Sinpusher." Reviews are available from Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone, VH1.com, Wallofsound.com and Onradio.com. A promotional photo and poster are also available. The Japanese release of XXX contains a bonus track, Ninja Shak. The "Fearless Boogie" single was released to US radio on 9/3/99. An audio clip (1.3MB .wav) and CD single cover are available. An audio clip (409k .wav) is also available for "36-22-36," track 4 on the new album. Of special interest... 9/29/99: ZZ Top was featured on the "Rockline" program. 10/7/99: The band were guests on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Fearless Boogie" with the Late Show band. 3/5/00: ZZ Top hosted an online chat, answering questions and announcing new tour dates. (Read the chat transcript.) Over 100 concert dates took place on the "XXX Tour" with special guest Lynyrd Skynyrd. Billy Gibbons referred to it as "a collision of the rednecks." The tour was scheduled to continue through July 2000, however, due to Dusty Hill's serious illness, June and July dates were postponed indefinitely. Please check the Dusty Update for further details. Available here are the XXX concert schedule, notes and reviews, and set lists. 1/18/01: ZZ Top performed at the inauguration party of President George W. Bush. The set list included a new song called "Man Upstairs." Check zztop.com for plen'y details. 5/8/01: Billy Gibbons is a guest on the John Mayall CD "Along for the Ride," released today. Other guests on the album include Jonny Lang, Steve Cropper and Jeff Healey. 8/01: BFG sat in with Kid Rock on Rock's "If I Were President", on Mtv's 20th Anniversary special. [video]

2/21/02: ZZ Top played RodeoHouston. Reviews are available from the Houston Chronicle and from mailing lizzt members Mike Keith and Francene Price. Photos are available in the Photo Album. Dusty got married! Check out the press release and pictures on the Dusty Wedding page. Country music update: Billy Gibbons is featured on the new Hank Williams III album Lovesick Broke & Driftin' on the song "Trashville." ZZ Top also appeared with Brooks & Dunn on the April 21 episode of CMT Crossroads. Their performance was taped on March 3 in Nashville in front of a studio audience at the Grand Ole Opry House. Moving right along... Country artists including Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn and others pay tribute to ZZ Top with a new album Sharp Dressed Man: A Tribute to ZZ Top, out on May 7. Consensus: If you're into country, you might consider it. According to CMT.com, Gibbons and Hill also backed several country acts at RCA's recent General Jackson riverboat concert. Lastly, Billy Gibbons makes a brief appearance in the Tim McGraw video "The Cowboy In Me." Billy Gibbons has appeared in a Quaker State motor oil commercial. The ad features some of his hot rods including Eliminator, Cadzzilla and the Hogzzillas. In the ad, Billy looks for help changing his oil, and a group of women in pit crew jumpsuits pop out. A video clip [5MB .mpg] is available. ZZ Top completed a short tour of casinos in the US in May '02. A European tour leg took place next in October-November 2002. All pertinent information including dates, set lists, reviews, photos, etc. for both tours can be found on the Past Tour Info Page. Drummer Frank Beard underwent an operation during the European tour. Check the Frank Update for details. The movie "Back to the Future, Part III," wherein ZZ Top made a cameo appearance as a 3-piece band, was released on DVD in the US on December 17, 2002. The DVD has also been released in Europe. The Doubleback music video is included as a bonus feature on this DVD. Billy Gibbons was recently interviewed by Car Crazy on the Speed Channel. The show first aired Feb. 15, 2003. A video clip (34MB divx encoded .avi) is available. (Thanks to SV.) 3/4/03: The boyzz played RodeoHouston for the second time. A Houston Chronicle review and set list are available. 5/26/03: ZZ Top appeared on the USA Network for a 70th birthday tribute to Willie Nelson, playing "She Loves My Automobile." The show was originally taped in New York in April. A video clip (25MB divx encoded .avi) is available thanks to SV.

6/13/03: The Austin Chronicle published this article regarding Clive Davis and the Mescalero snafu. 6/28/03: ZZ Top played at the Corvette 50th Anniversary in Nashville, Tennessee. A news article is available, along with an article on B.G.'s Les Paul 50th Anniversary Corvette guitar. Also check out the recent Corvette print advertisement featuring lyrics from the song "Chevrolet" off Rio Grande Mud. A new album entitled Mescalero was released in the US on September 9, 2003 and September 8 internationally. The new album features 17 songs including an unlisted bonus song after the sixteenth track, "As Time Goes By." There were numerous reports of the "Piece" single getting radio play for a short time but sadly no widespread radio play for some of the arguably stronger songs on the album like Stackin' Paper, Tramp, Crunchy, Dusted, or Liquor. A press release is available for the new album. Reviews are available from: San Antonio ExpressNews and gomemphis.com. (The album was originally to be released in the US on April 15, 2003 and April 14 internationally. This article has more information on the album delay.) The Japanese issue of Mescalero, released September 25, features a bonus track called Sanctify in addition to the aforementioned "As Time Goes By." 11/6/03: ZZ Top made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Video clip is available now! [Unless you have a very fast net connection, (right click to) save the file, then play it when done downloading. Otherwise it may appear choppy due to your player attempting to play it faster than it can be downloaded.] Billy Gibbons made a guest appearance on Kid Rock's new album Kid Rock which came out November 11, 2003. ZZ Top has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held March 15th 2003 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, and aired on VH1 on Sunday March 21 at 8pm and 10pm. A video clip (59MB mpg) is available. About time! The Houston Chronicle article was one of more than 400 news outlets to mention ZZ Top in this regard. An AP press release on their nomination and Billboard articles on the induction and the inductees' reactions. The "Chrome, Smoke and BBQ" CD box set was released on October 14, 2003. The standard box set contains four discs and 80 remastered tracks. Yes, that means they sound like they did on the original vinyl, not like the Six-Pack or the individual CD's which were controversially remixed. A limited-edition release of 15,000 CSBBQ sets exists, each of which contains a flip book, "BBQ shack-inspired packaging"

and cardboard cutouts. The CSBBQ box set was originally to be released in February 2003. For further information check the Billboard article The 'Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers' tour, which began in April 2003, wrapped up in November 2003 but the tour was extended with a series of dates in JulySeptember 2004. The schedule and full concert information including press release, review and set lists can be found on the Past Tour Info page. A press release is also available. Opening most shows were Ted Nugent and Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Double Trouble. ZZ Top closed the Compaq Center in Houston, playing the final show there the night of November 22, 2003. The venue, previously known as the Summit, was to be converted into a church. Check the press release and Houston Chronicle article for further details. An advertisement for that show is also available on the Photo Album page. A two-disc boxed CD set called "Rancho Texicano" and DVD of "Greatest Hits - The Video Collection" were released on June 15, 2004. The DVD offers Dolby Surround and DTS in addition to standard stereo audio. DK writes in to advise that "the mixes are the ones from the CS&B box set, newly remastered from the original tapes, and not the old Six Pack 'echoey 80s drums' mixes." 7/26/04: Billy Gibbons sat in at a Los Angeles studio for a midnight jam with Queens of the Stone Age. It was rumored that BFG's contributions might make QOTSA's new album. 3/15/05: Billy G. does a Q&A in the May 2005 issue of Guitar World. He also reviews the new Los Super Seven disc "Heard It on the X". 3/22/05: Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) released their new album, Lullabies to Paralyze. Billy G. plays and sings on track 6, "Burn the Witch". It is reported that the limited edition album contains a DVD with a video clip of BFG and QOTSA playing & talking. 4/1/05: ZZ Top plays the Discovery Channel's "Biker Build Off Ultimate Chop" award show at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. Videos are available for Cheap Sunglasses and Waitin' for My Bike. Early tickets to the taping were offered to mailing lizzt members. The show first aired on April 3rd and repeats continued to air thereafter. 4/20/05: Billy Gibbons makes a cameo appearance on Speedvision's Build or Bust. Video clips 1 and 2 are available thanks to Ryan Grealy. 8/5/05: BFG collaborates on the score to the new Dukes of Hazzard movie, press release and photo here.

8/21/05: Star Travel, on the Travel Channel, featured 10 minutes with Billy Gibbons and his hot rods. 36mb avi thanks to Sean Vincent. Billy Gibbons is featured on Nickelback's album All the Right Reasons released October 4th. Gibbons plays on the "Follow You Home" track. BG also appears on Vivian Campbell's new album Two Sides of If, as musician and writer of the "Willin' for Satisfaction" song which he reportedly penned minutes before it was recorded. Further, BG appears on a track called "Tired of your Jive" on the new B.B. King album 80 released September 13th. Lastly, Gibbons will be a part of the Les Paul & Friends album American Made World Played released August 30, playing on the "Bad Case of Lovin' You" track. [mp3]

Billy's autobiography, "Billy F. Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead" was

released on October 15, 2005. Press coverage is available from Rubber Magazine. Lister Jerry says, "The content is AWESOME! Lots of pictures of Billy, his cars, hot women and guitars. It doesn't get much better. Billy's story telling ability is in overdrive." For further information visit the Photo Album and Books pages under More About ZZ Top. Nov. 11, 2005: ZZ Top completed their 2005 "Whack Attack" tour. Check the tour page for full details. Billy appeared for book signings at the following locations:

11/14/05 - B&N, 555 Fifth Av., New York - 1pm 11/16/05 - Indigo Books Eaton Ctr., 220 Yonge St., Toronto - Noon 11/17/05 - Borders, 150 N. State, Chicago - 12:30pm 11/29/05 - Peterson Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles - 6p m to 8pm 11/30/05 - Sam Goody Universal Citywalk, 1000 Universal Center Dr., Los Angeles - 6:30pm

Nov. 28, 2005: Billy appeared on Leno with Queens of the Stone Age. Fan reviews were mixed with widespread confusion about BFG's interest in QOTSA alongside appreciation of his strong guitar performance. Warner released reissues of "Tres Hombres" and "Fandango!" on February 28, 2006. According to this article each album features three additional live tracks. April 23, 2006: Billy Gibbons was featured in an interview on the T-Bird Show. According to 96kzel.com, ZZ Top was inducted into the City of Houston's Hall of Fame at a gala dinner on August 23 at the Worthham Theater. For full details see the article on 96kzel.com.

August 31, 2006: BFG made a guest appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards, joining the Raconteurs for "Cheap Sunglasses". Check out the Buck Owens guitar in this video clip. The following newzz is the most recent information that's available, and is updated regularly as new information is released: According to an interview on therockradio.com, ZZ Top was planning to begin work on a new album in late 2005. Billy Gibbons was quoted as saying, "We'll probably go back to our studio. We've got a nice room in Hollywood, California, and then of course the old standby Foam Box Recordings there in Houston, Texas. We're hoping our traditional layover through the holidays might give us some time to get into the studio, sometime after Thanksgiving and before Christmas." ZZ Top received the International Entertainment Buyer's Association's Lifetime Achievement Award at their conference in Nashville, October 15-17, 2006. For further details see this article from Entertainment Magazine. Sept. 11, 2006: Jim Slotek & Jane Stevenson write in this article in the Toronto Sun that BFG may lend his voice to one of the cars in the new car culture documentary "Tales of the Rat Fink." Sep. 18, 2006: ZZ Top is parting ways with manager Bill Ham and the RCA label. Ham, president of Austin-based Lone Wolf Management, played a central role in the formation of the band around 1969 and was, according to many accounts, a key player in the band's development for much of their early years. His style was undoubtedly key to building ZZ Top's mystique as an act. Articles from Reuters and The Austin American Statesman are available. 10/24/06: Restless Records will release "Butchering the Beatles", featuring Billy Gibbons singing and playing guitar on "Revolution". For further information see this Market Wire article. November 30, 2006: Tour dates are starting to leak out for an early 2007 US Tour. Few details have been released yet but at least six dates have been announced by venues in February - April 2007. Check the concerts page for more details! December 6, 2006: The Austin American Statesman has reported that ZZ Top has signed the Sanctuary Group to be their new management. Stay tuned for more details.. Stay tuned to the mailing lizzt and newzzfeed for more in depth information!

Soundzz from the Record Cabinet

some of the old stuff, some of the new, and a little in between... From the April 21 2002 episode of CMT Crossroads: "La Grange" Taped 3/3/02 in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry House. From the 1999 album XXX: "36-22-36" (409k .wav) "Fearless Boogie" (1.3 MB .wav) From the ZZ Top International Fan Club: Billy Gibbons on the answering machine! From the Japanese release of Rhythmeen (1996): "Isn't Love Amazing" (750k .wav) From the European release of Antenna: "Everything" (503k .wav) From the Breakaway CD single: "Mary's" (552k .wav) From the album Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye, a tribute to Roky Erickson: "Reverberation (Doubt)" (556k .wav) From Salt Lick/Miller's Farm, ZZ Top's first released vinyl single: "Miller's Farm" (459k .wav) - The Salt Lick/Miller's Farm 7" vinyl, released prior to ZZ Top's First Album, can be very difficult to find. It was released only twice: once on Bill Ham's Scat label, and shortly thereafter by London Records, probably in 1970. (For more details look at the discographies under Potatoe Salad.) Your best bet on finding the real thing is to go to record shows or check out Goldmine magazine.

More About ZZ Top

ZZ Top Internet Mailing Lizzt and NewzzFeed Tour schedule/notes/reviews: [ Current | Past ] Set lists: [ Current and Past ] The Guitar Case (Guitar Tablatures to ZZ Top songs new and old) Snapshots from Pete's Photo Album de ZZ Top ZZ Top International Fan Club (keychains!) Books about ZZ Top The ZZ Tour de Texas -- a pictorial tour through the history and legend of the Lone Star State Potatoe Salad (other ZZ Top related information and links)

What's new? Guitar tab updates to Sunglasses, Manic, Asleep, Avalon, and Paid. More Whack Attack '05 pics posted to the Photo Album de ZZ Top. Added links to the MTV Video Music Awards appearance clip and article about BFG's participation in a new documentary by Ron Mann. Gibbons autobiography photos posted to the Photo Album and book info posted to the Books page under More About ZZ Top. Hard-coded the page header size for 800x600 to accomodate broken Microsoft browsers. Pictures and guitar tablatures moved to separate pages under "More About ZZ Top". The Little ol' Web Page

from Texas has been visited by people in every state in the US and over 50 countries around the world! Technical problems, suggestions or contributions - please contact me! My email address is at the bottom of this page. Thanks to AR, JHS, UW, CS, AH, MC, MB, WB, MH, BA, SJ, MT, JJ, PS, TPW, JC, GG, RG, ED, CC, FJ, MD, PB, SK, TR, GP, FM, JR, TM, NB, MT, GP, DO, RH, MK, GJS, FP, CG, PHH, FB, JM, FM, MM and JL for their generous contributions and to Lone-Wolf Management for their support of this effort. Images, lyrics, and names are copyright and trademark of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 1994-2006 Peter Zurich - All rights reserved. Last modified on December 7 at 7PM Texas time. pbz@lowpft.com - Have mercy! Please do not email me asking for lyrics, concert dates, information about the ZZ Top Fan Club, or where you can buy a ZZ Top keychain. All that information can be found above.
Gimme All Your Lovin
I got to have a shot of what you got is oh so sweet. You got to make it hot, like a boomerang I need a repeat, Gimme all your lovin', all your hugs and kisses too, Gimme all your lovin', don't let up until we're through, You got to whip it up and hit me like a ton of lead, If I blow my top will you let it go to your head? Gimme all your lovin', all your hugs and kisses too, Gimme all your lovin', don't let up until we're through. You got to move it up and use it like a scrweball would. You got to pack it up, work it like a new boy should. Gimme all your lovin', all your hugs and kisses too. Gimme all your lovin', don't let up until we're through. - Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard

4 Non Blondes
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Jump to: navigation, search 4 Non Blondes were an early 1990s American alternative rock band. The band chose its name because none of its members had blonde hair, which they considered significant. Lead vocalist Linda Perry went solo in 1996 and the group disbanded after recording, but

not releasing, their second album. Perry has since released solo work, and produced songs on hit albums by Pink and Christina Aguilera.

4 Non Blondes 4 Non Blondes had a huge hit single in 1993 with "What's Up". A year later, DJ Miko covered the track as a dance song, and it became a hit again, on radio and in clubs. In 1995, 4 Non Blondes contributed the song "Misty Mountain Hop" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin.

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1 Members 2 Discography o 2.1 Album o 2.2 Single 3 External links

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Linda Perry -- Vocals Roger Rocha -- Guitar Christa Hillhouse -- Bass guitar Dawn Richardson -- Drums Wanda Day -- Drums (pre "Bigger, Better, Faster, More" Release) Shaunna Hall - guitarist 1989-1992, appears on some album tracks

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Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992)

[edit] Single

"What's Up" (1993) "Spaceman (1993)

4 Non Blondes howled their way onto the charts in 1993 with "What's Up?" and then vanished without a whisper. Formed in 1989 with Linda Perry (vocals), Roger Rocha (guitar), Christa Hillhouse (bass), and Dawn Richardson (drums), 4 Non Blondes had no problems attracting major labels, but they didn't know how to market them. The band was eventually signed to Interscope Records and released Bigger, Better, Faster, More? in 1992. Dominated by Perry's high-pitched singing, "What's Up?" was slowly added to modern rock stations and then crossed over into the mainstream, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Top 200. The video for "What's Up?" became a smash on MTV, propelling sales of the album to over six-million copies worldwide. "What's Up?" was selected as Best Song by the Bay Area Music Awards; moreover, Perry was chosen as Best Female Vocalist and Bigger, Better, Faster, More? won for Best Album. The group toured with Neil Young, Pearl Jam, and Bob Dylan. The band recorded tunes for the soundtracks to Wayne's World 2 and Airheads. However, Perry felt that the group had become too pop; consequently, she left 4 Non Blondes. She released her solo debut, In Flight, in 1995. Perry departed from Interscope Records in 1998 and recorded her second full-length, After Hours, for her own label, Rockstar Records. ~ Michael Sutton, All Music Guide

Twenty-five years and my life is still Trying to get up that great big hill of hope For a destination And I realized quickly when I knew I should That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man For whatever that means And so I cry sometimes When I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out What's in my head And I am feeling a little peculiar And so I wake in the morning And I step outside And I take a deep breath and I get real high And I scream at the top of my lungs What's going on? And I say, hey hey hey hey I said hey, what's going on? ooh, ooh ooh and I try, oh my god do I try I try all the time, in this institution And I pray, oh my god do I pray I pray every single day For a revolution And so I cry sometimes When I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out What's in my head And I am feeling a little peculiar And so I wake in the morning And I step outside And I take a deep breath and I get real high And I scream at the top of my lungs What's going on? And I say, hey hey hey hey

I said hey, what's going on? Twenty-five years and my life is still Trying to get up that great big hill of hope For a destination

4 Non Blondes History & Facts

4 Non Blondes Facts

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4 Non Blondes History 4 Non Blondes were formed in San Francisco in 1989 by Linda Perry, already celebrated in the Bay City's blues clubs for her Janis Joplin-style roar, for her doleful acoustic guitar and her open homosexuality. In 1990 the band had a local hit with Mr President, but it was the album Bigger Better Faster More (Interscope, 1992) that climbed the charts. The material is eclectic and not always original, often recalling an amateurish Jefferson Starship, nervous when incorporating funk (Calling All The People) or rockabilly (Old Mr Heffer). Perry's vision was best displayed in the cogent ballad What's Going On (their hit) and in the blues Train. Perry's tormented soul agonized in Drifting and Spaceman. Her first solo album, In Flight (Interscope, 199), was a slick production aiming at the charts (In My Dreams, Knock Me Out).

From: United States Styles: Alternative Rock Members: Linda Perry - vocals Christa Hillhouse - bass Roger Rocha - guitar Dawn Richardson - drums Founded 1989

Yngwie Malmsteen
Nascut: Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback in Stockholm, Suedia, in 1963. Perioada de activitate: 1978 - prezent Stiluri abordate: Neo-classical metal, shred Yngwie Malmsteen discografie Yngwie (Johann) Malmsteen este fara indoiala unul dintre cei mai tehnici chitaristi de hard rock ai perioadei anilor '80. Combinand o tehnica deosebita, specifica lui, caracterizata prin solo-uri rapide, cu enorma dragoste pentru compozitori clasici ca

Bach, Beethoven si Paganini, Malmsteen a rescris cartea heavy metal, cu ajutorul puternicelor influente Baroc si Gotic. Amplul sau album de debut, "Rising Force" a reprezentat intrarea lui oficiala pe scena chitaristilor de hard rock, pe atunci cuprinsi de fenomenul cunoscut sub numele de 'shredding'. Pentru elaborarea albumului de debut, Malmsteen s-a concentrat mai mult pe perfectionarea in arpegiile extrem de rapide, decat pe compunerea propriu-zisa a pieselor. Malmsteen a lansat o serie de albume in cursul anilor '80, care - in ciuda unor diferente minore de executie a pieselor - erau similare cu albumul de debut 'Rising Force', fapt pentru care, criticii au considerat ca progresul artistului era neinsemnat. De asemenea se ajunsese la concluzia ca, setea cu care dorea sa-si imbunatateasca tehnica daduse nastere unei muzici masturbatoare, mecanice si plictisitoare, care nu lasa loc pentru subtilitate sau emotie. Malmsteen a raspuns criticilor afirmand ca... odata ce canta muzica pe care o iubeste, nu doreste sa evolueze sau sa schimbe ceva. De asemenea a insistat cu vehementa ca nu el, ci imitatorii lui au redus compozitiile la simple demonstratii de virtuozitate instrumentala. Catre sfarsitul deceniului, devenise aproape o figura nedorita printre admiratorii heavy metal, si chiar si cei apropiati lui erau obositi de obsesia lui pentru repetitii, care pareau sa nu se mai termine. Urmand o serie de drame personale si chiar accidente, Malmsteen parea sasi revina, colaborand cu mici case de productie, la inceput intr-un ritm greoi si odata cu trecerea timpului, din ce in ce mai prolific si mai creator, continuand sa cante ceea ce iubea, si anume stilul neo-clasic, patentat de el. Yngwie (pronuntie - "ING-vay") Malmsteen s-a nascut ca Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback, la Stockholm (Suedia) in 1963, mai tarziu adoptand numele de fata al mamei lui, imediat dupa divortul parintilor sai. Fiind un copil neastamparat, mama lui incercase, initial fara succes, sa trezeasca in el interesul pentru muzica. Pe cand avea 7 ani Yngwie vazuse un reportaj asupra mortii lui Jimi Hendrix si cateva secvente din multele concerte in care Hendrix obisnuia sa-si dea foc chitarei. Brusc, dupa acest eveniment, Yngwie a devenit obsedat de chitara incepand sa invete a interpreta piese ale artistilor lui preferati, Hendrix si Deep Purple. Pornind de la stilul diatonic in care Ritchie Blackmore combina riff-uri simple de blues cu scale minore, Malmsteen ia drumul muzicii clasice, datorita sorei lui care-l expune compozitorilor ca Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Mozart. Exersa obsesiv, uneori pana cand degetele incepeau sa-i sangereze, iar la varsta de 10 ani, mama lui ii permite sa renunte la scoala - unde devenise un cosmar pentru

cadrele didactice - pentru a-si exersa talentul muzical. Yngwie se indragosteste in aceasta perioada de muzica violonistului/compozitorului Niccolo Paganini, dar si de imaginea rebela a muzicianului. In jurul varstei de 18 ani, Malmsteen canta in Suedia cu diverse trupe incercand sa acapareze atentia acelora care erau interesati de pura tehnica instrumentala. Frustrat pentru ca majoritatea prefera muzica pop, mai accesibila - trimite catorva companii producatoare, casete demonstrative. In 1981, Malmsteen primeste de la Mike Varney (presedinte al companiei Sharpnel Records), invitatia de a merge in S.U.A., pentru a intra in formatia Steeler. Steeler inregistreaza un album, cu Malmsteen ca si chitarist, dar nefiind satisfacut de stilul comun al trupei, o paraseste pentru a se inrola in grupul Alcatrazz, unde gaseste confortul oferit de influentele trupelor ca Deep Purple si Rainbow. Totusi, nesatisfacut pe deplin, Malmsteen fondeaza formatia Rising Force, cu vechiul lui prieten clapar, Jens Johansson. Primul album al formatiei, este eliberat in 1984 poarta numele trupei si consta intr-o ampla aventura instrumentala. Albumul face valuri in cercurile de chitaristi, castigand nenumarate topuri in revistele de tehnica muzicala si chitare, ajungand chiar pe locul 60 in topul Billboard (ceea ce era notabil pentru un album instrumental). De asemenea albumul a fost nominalizat la premiul Grammy pentru 'Best Rock Instrumental Performace'. Albumele ulterioare, Marching Out si Trilogy, s-au vandut de asemenea destul de bine si i-au consolidat lui Yngwie reputatia si influenta ca si compozitor dar si ca chitarist. Pe data de 22 Iunie, 1987, Malmsteen are un accident de masina cu Jaguarul sau, in urma unui exces de viteza. In urma impactului, reuseste sa rupa volanul cu capul si isi zdrobeste nervii de la mana dreapta. In perioada de recuperare, mama lui moare iar managerul sau il escrocheaza pana aproape de faliment. Yngwie nu se lasa descurajat si, cu oarece eforturi recastiga dexteritatea mainii drepte si inregistreaza albumul Odyssey; cel mai usor album realizat pana atunci, caracteristic muzicii de radio din perioada aceea. Single-ul 'Heaven Tonight' castiga auditoriul de dincolo de acela cu pasiune pentru chitara si duce albumul pe pozitia 40 in top Billboard. La putin timp dupa un turneu mondial ce avea sa includa si statele din blocul sovietic, proiectul Rising Force se destrama, iar Malmsteen pune pe picioare o trupa, in tara lui natala si inregistreaza albumul Eclipse (1990). Albumul are mare succes in Europa si Japonia, dar rateaza publicul american, din lipsa promovarii. In 1992, Yngwie rupe violent contractul cu PolyGram si isi fixeaza ca prioritati inregistrarea albumului Fire and Ice. Dupa lansare, albumul debuteaza ca si cap de afis in topurile japoneze si Malmsteen porneste intr-un nou tur mondial. In perioada imediat urmatoare, trece prin diverse experiente foarte neplacute. Uraganul Andrew ii distruge locuinta din Miami; managerul lui, cu care colabora deja de 4 ani, moare de atac de cord; isi rupe o mana intr-un accident banal. In August 1993,

femeia ce avea sa-i fie soacr se opune casatoriei lui cu fiica ei si obtine arestarea acestuia, sub falsa acuzatie ca o tinea pe fiica ei ostatica amenintand-o cu o arma. Malmsteen este scos imediat de sub acuzatie, incidentul ia sfarsit iar acesta semneaza un contract cu compania Japoneza, Pony Canyon, cu atat mai mult cu cat bratul era complet vindecat. Yngwie se intoarce in studio si lanseaza The Seventh Sign (1994), doua minialbume (Power and Glory si I Can't Wait), Magnum Opus (1995) si albumul Inspiration (1996), compus totalmente din cover-uri. In timp ce popularitatea lui in U.S. se estompeaza, - datorita noilor pretentii ale vechilor fani ai shredding-ului perioadei '80 - Malmsteen devine din ce in ce mai popular in Europa, dar mai ales in Japonia si restul Asiei.

Discografie Yngwie Malmsteen:

Rising Force (1984) Marching Out (1985) Trilogy (1986) Odyssey (1988) Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad (1989) Eclipse (1990) Collection (1991) Fire and Ice (1992) The Seventh Sign (1994) Magnum Opus (1995) Inspiration (1996) Facing the Animal (1997) LIVE! (1998) Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Em, Opus 1 (1998) Alchemy (1999) War to End All Wars (2000) Concerto Suite LIVE (2002) Attack!! (2002) Unleash The Fury (2005)

Yngwie J. Malmsteen
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Born Alias(es) Genre(s) June 30, 1963 Stockholm, Sweden Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbck Neoclassical metal Power metal

Shred[1] Affiliation(s) Label(s) Steeler (1983) Alcatrazz (1983) Polydor Polygram Elektra Fender Stratocaster 1982 - Present www.yngwie.org

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Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbck, June 30, 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, composer and bandleader. Widely recognised for his guitar skills, Malmsteen achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and his pioneering of the neo-classical metal genre.

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1 Biography 2 1980s 3 1990s 4 2000s 5 Specialized guitar 6 Live Equipment 7 Strings & Picks 8 Band members/Backing musicians o 8.1 Current lineup o 8.2 Previous members 9 Discography o 9.1 Steeler o 9.2 Alcatrazz o 9.3 Yngwie Solo 10 References 11 See also 12 External links

[edit] Biography
Born into a musical family in Stockholm, Malmsteen was the youngest child in the family. On September 18, 1970, at age seven, he saw a TV special on the death of Jimi

Hendrix that made him obsessed with the guitar. To quote his official website, "The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Yngwie was born". At the age of 10 he took his mother's maiden name Malmsteen as his surname, and "Americanized" his given name Yngve to "Yngwie". He claims that Yngwie (pronounced "ING-VAY") means "young Viking chief" in Swedish. Technically it is a variation of Yngvi, who founded the House of Yngling, which is the oldest known Swedish dynasty. Malmsteen was in his teens when he first encountered the music of the 19th century violin virtuoso Niccol Paganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical influence. It has been rumoured that Yngwie believes himself to be the reincarnation of the temperamental, often criticized, and widely misunderstood violinist from Genoa. [citation needed] Through his emulation of Paganini concerto pieces on guitar, Malmsteen developed a prodigious technical fluency. Malmsteen also cites Jimi Hendrix, Brian May of Queen, Steve Hackett of Genesis, Uli Jon Roth, and Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple as influences. Malmsteen broke new ground and contributed to the evolution of modern rock guitar, particularly with his embracing of modal progressions and classically-influenced techniques not widely used in rock music. He is often credited, along with Randy Rhoads, with increasing the popularity of the neoclassical heavy metal genre and inspiring a new generation of electric guitarists including Paul Gilbert and Tony MacAlpine. His appearance on the guitar scene in the early 80's was notable in that he brought and popularized techniques typified by Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. These new techniques, often called "shredding", included fast lines using rapid alternate picking of every note (as opposed to extensive hammer-ons and pull-offs), which had previously only been featured by jazz fusion guitarists (such as Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin), as well as very rapid sweep picking of arpeggios (typically in Malmsteen's characteristic harmonic minor).

[edit] 1980s
In late 1982 Malmsteen was brought to the USA by Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records, who had heard a demo tape of Malmsteen's playing. He had brief engagements with Steeler, for their self-titled album of 1983, then Alcatrazz, for their 1983 debut No Parole From Rock N' Roll, and the 1984 live album Live Sentence. He left Alcatrazz in 1984, to embark on his solo career, and was replaced by Steve Vai. Malmsteen released his first solo album "Rising Force" in 1984. It was a success; it was the winner of Guitar Player Magazine's Best Rock Album and was also nominated for a Grammy for 'Best Rock Instrumental', achieving #60 on the Billboard album chart. This

was followed by "Marching Out" (1985). Jeff Scott Soto filled vocal duties on these initial albums. His third album, Trilogy, was released in 1986. In 1987, former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner joined his band. That year, Malmsteen was in a serious car accident, smashing his Jaguar XKE into a tree and putting him in a coma for a week. Nerve damage to his right hand was reported. In a tragic twist of fate, during his time in the hospital, Malmsteen's mother died from cancer. In the summer of 1988 he released his fourth album, Odyssey. Odyssey would be his biggest hit album, mainly because of its first single "Heaven Tonight". Shows in Russia during the Odyssey tour were recorded, and released in 1989 as his fifth album Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad. The concert in Leningrad was the largest ever by a western artist in the Soviet Union, and Malmsteen's record sales in Russia totalled 27 million.[citation needed] In late 1988, Malmsteen's signature Fender Stratocaster guitar was released, making him and Eric Clapton the first artists to be honored by Fender. Malmsteen's style "Neo-classical" became moderately popular during the mid 1980s, with notable contemporaries such as Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Tony MacAlpine and Vinnie Moore all reaching prominence after Yngwie. However, only Paul Gilbert claimed Yngwie as an influence, with MacAlpine coming to the neoclassical/shred field by applying his classical piano training to his guitar playing and Moore arriving at a similar style because he shared Yngwie's major influences, Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Al Di Meola, American jazz fusion great of Return to Forever fame.

[edit] 1990s
In the early 1990s Malmsteen released the albums Eclipse (1990), The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection (1991), Fire and Ice (1992) and The Seventh Sign (1994). Despite his early success, and continuous success in Europe and Asia, by the early 1990s stylings of 1980s heavy metal had become unfashionable in the USA. It was quickly displaced by the Seattle grunge movement, where technical ability was replaced by simpler songs. The grunge rock movement arose in part as a backlash to the overly technical music produced by Malmsteen and his contemporaries, which was now regarded by many as ponderous, excessive, and self-indulgent. In the 1990s, Malmsteen continued to record and release albums under the Japanese record label Pony Canyon, and maintained a devoted following from some fans in Europe and Japan, and to a lesser extent in the USA. In 2000, he once again acquired a contract with a US record label, Spitfire, and released his 1990s catalog into the US market for the first time, including what he regards as his masterpiece Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra, recorded with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague.

In 1993, Malmsteen's mother-in-law, who was opposed to his engagement with her daughter, had him falsely arrested for threatening her with a shotgun and holding her daughter against her will [2]. However, Malmsteen denied this and the charges were rapidly dropped.

[edit] 2000s
After the release of War to End All Wars in 2000, singer Mark Boals left the band. Yngwie went on tour with former Ark vocalist Jorn Lande. Due to various tensions on tour, Jorn left before the recording of Yngwie's next album, Attack!!. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Doogie White. White's vocals were well received by fans, and it seems that he has become a permanent member of the band. In 2003, Malmsteen joined Joe Satriani and Steve Vai as part of the G3 supergroup. Yngwie made two rare guest appearances on keyboardist Derek Sherinian's albums Black Utopia (2003), and Blood of the Snake (2006) where Yngwie is heard on the same tracks as Al Di Meola and Zakk Wylde. Yngwie released Unleash the Fury in 2005. As stated in an issue of "Guitar World" magazine, he titled this album after the infamous 'airline incident', which occurred in a flight to Japan for the 'Odyssey' tour. He was drunk and behaving obnoxiously, until he fell asleep and was roused by a woman pouring a jug of iced water on him. Enraged, he shouted, "You've released the fucking fury!" The audio from this moment was caught on tape by a fellow band member. He is married to April and has a son named Antonio after Antonio Vivaldi. A noted Ferrari enthusiast, he owns a black 1985 308 GTS[1] and a red 1962 250 GTO.[2] In recent years, Yngwie has given up both smoking and drinking. The Malmsteen family lives in Miami.

[edit] Specialized guitar

Aside from technical prowess, distinctions of Malmsteen's guitar style include a wide, violin-like vibrato inspired by classical violinists, and use of such minor scales as the Harmonic minor, and minor modes such as Phrygian, and Aeolian. Malmsteen cites the Fender Stratocaster and the single coil pickups (of which he uses his custom design by DiMarzio, a vertically-stacked humbucker mounted in a single coil housing; Malmsteen sought to combine the tone of a single coil with the reduced noise of a humbucker) as being instrumental to his unique tone. The Malmsteen signature model Stratocaster made by Fender is based accurately upon this combination. Malmsteen prefers vintage Fender Stratocasters from 1968 through 1972. On all his guitars, the tone is completely disconnected along with the middle pickup. Yngwie only uses the bridge (DiMarzio HS3) and neck pickups (DiMarzio YJM) on his guitars and allows the low output DiMarzio HS-3 on the bridge pickup to be driven by the floor pedals for his unique rich sound. All Malmsteen's Stratocasters have brass nuts and are all refretted with Dunlop 6000 super jumbo fretwire. According to Fender, Yngwie has one of the most impressive collection

of vintage Fender Stratocasters known. He has well over 200 Stratocasters, including one original Fender Stratocaster actually signed by Leo Fender. The guitars he uses are recognizable by the addition of a custom scalloped fretboard. This is similar to a regular fretboard, but with wood 'scalloped' or scooped away to form a concave shape in between the frets. Malmsteen allegedly conceived this design as a teenager while working in a music store in Stockholm, Sweden when he came across a 17th century lute with a scalloped neck using the raised wood as frets. However, this can also be viewed as an influence from Ritchie Blackmore, one of his most readily admitted idols, who also favors scalloped neck Fender Stratocasters. Malmsteen himself has said he learned most from Ritchie Blackmore's guitar riffs and solos as a beginning guitarist. Also, jazz-fusion guitarist John McLaughlin used scalloped fingerboards long before Malmsteen came on the scene. Even for the experienced guitar player, the scalloped fingerboard proves very difficult to perform on, as there is no surface contact between finger and wood to aid in the feel of the vibrato motion. The strings of the guitar, when fretted, are easily pushed sharp and out of tune. The highly accurate, delicate yet controlled touch required to play properly with Malmsteen's modified Stratocaster is elusive for most, and an integral part of Malmsteen's technique.

[edit] Live Equipment

Throughout the years, Malmsteen has stayed true to the basic equipment he uses on stage. Malmsteen continues to use strictly vintage 1971 Marshall amplifiers for his live performances. Often wowing his audiences with his vintage Marshall collection, Malmsteen regularly performs with a literal wall of up to 27 vintage Marshall 4x12 Cabinets with G30 Celestion speakers (30 Watt). All of the 24 heads on the cabinets are Vintage 1971 Mark II Marshall 50 Watt heads. All wireless units are Samson. Floor pedals consist of a Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Roland DC-10 analog echo pedal, vintage Dunlop Cry-Baby Wah Pedal, Roland PK-5 MIDI pedal, Boss OC-2 Octave, DOD 250 Overdrive Pre-Amp pedal, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor and a floor switch box for his effects rack by Bob Bradshaw. Yngwie's guitars onstage are strictly 1968-1972 Fender Stratocasters. Yngwie has claimed in an instructional video when asked why he chooses the Stratocasters from the late 1960s & early 1970s that the "bullet" truss rod in the neck and the large headstock design added a richer, fuller tone to the guitar that set it apart from Stratocasters from other eras. Fender discontinued the large headstock in the late 1970s and has since produced a re-issue of the "70s Series" Stratocaster. For his acoustic sets, Yngwie uses a nylon stringed electro-acoustic black or white Ovation Viper. These guitars are equipped with Piezo pickups run into the Boss CS-3 pedal direct into the mixing desk, out to the PA and stage monitors. Prior to the Ovations, Yngwie used Aria, Alvarez & Gibson classical acoustics on stage. All live microphones are Shure SM57's.

[edit] Strings & Picks

Over the years, Malmsteen has used various brands of strings from Ernie Ball, Fender and now recently, he has his own signature string sets available from Dean Markley entitled "Electric Magic." The string weights vary, but Malmsteen regularly performs onstage with .08 through .48 gauge. Malmsteen's picks are Jim Dunlop 1.5mm white with his signature on them. Yngwie regularly goes through hundreds of picks during a live show which he flicks out into the audience after performing solos during his songs.

[edit] Band members/Backing musicians

[edit] Current lineup

Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Guitars Doogie White - Vocals Derek Sherinian - Keyboards Mick Cervino - Bass Patrik Johansson - Drums

[edit] Previous members

Vocals:

Jeff Scott Soto Mark Boals Joe Lynn Turner Goran Edman Mike Vescera Mats Leven Jrn Lande (touring only)

Keyboards:

Jens Johansson Mats Olausson David Rosenthal Joakim Svalberg

Bass:

Marcel Jacob Randy Coven Bob Daisley Barry Dunaway Svante Henrysson Barry Sparks

Wally Voss

Drums:

Barriemore Barlow Anders Johansson Michael Von Knorring Bo Werner Mike Terrana Shane Gaalaas Tommy Aldridge (touring only) Cozy Powell Jonas Ostman (touring only) John Macaluso

[edit] Discography
[edit] Steeler

Album Cover Date of Release Title

Label

Chart positions US sales

1983

Steele Shrapnel r

[edit] Alcatrazz

Album Cover

Date of Release

Title

Label

Chart positions

US sales

1984

No Parole from Rock N' Roll

Polydor

1984

Live Sentence

Polydor

[edit] Yngwie Solo

Album Cover

Date of Release

Title

Label

Chart positions

US sales

1984

Rising Force

Polydor

October 1985

Marching Out

Polydor

1986

Trilogy

Polydor

March, 1988 Odyssey

Polydor

October, 1989

Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad

Polydor

1990

Eclipse

Polydor

November, 1991

Collection

PolyGram

1992

Fire and Ice

Elektra

May 9, 1994 The Seventh Sign

CMC International

October 17, Magnum Opus 1995

Import Records

November 5, 1996

Inspiration

Foundation

1997

Facing the Animal

Foundation

1998

Double LIVE!

Foundation

June 30, 1998

Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar Import and Orchestra in Em, Opus 1 Records

November 23, 1999

Alchemy

Pony Canyon

November 7, 2000

War to End All Wars

Pony Canyon

2002

Concerto Suite LIVE - NOTE: this is actually a double Video CD Pony Canyon album featuring Yngwie and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

2002

The Genesis

Pony Canyon

October 15, Attack!! 2002

Import Records

2004

G3: Rockin' in the Free World

Epic

2005

Unleash the Fury

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - formata in anul 1970 in Bournemouth, Dorset, Anglia Perioada de activitate: 1970 - 1978. Membrii trupei: Keith Emerson - clape, Greg Lake - bass, Carl Palmer - tobe. Stiluri abordate: Progressive / Art Rock. * Emerson, Lake & Palmer - discografie Acest supertrio a fost precedat de un grup a carui afirmare mondiala avea sa soseasca mai tarziu, dupa desfiintare. Nice a fost o formatie care in perioada de dominatie a rockului, intr-o mai mica masura a bluesului si, mai putin, a jazzului a ales sa cante compozitii de 20 de minute, folosindu-se de acompaniamentul unei orchestre simfonice. Sufletul si inima acestui grup a fost tanarul claviaturist Keith Emerson, un talent deosebit. El compunea tot materialul original, el facea orchestratiile si adaptarile din repertoriul clasic si tot el era principalul show-man. Chiar daca in plina ascensiune, Emerson a desfiintat grupul Nice in ideea de a forma si lansa un proiect nou. In acelasi an in care Emerson a intregistrat Five Bridges Suite, in 1969, a aparut inca un disc care se numara intre realizarile de varf ale acelei perioade, albumul grupului King Crimson intitulat In The Court Of The Crimson King. Pe acest disc al

formatiei conduse de Robert Fripp a participat si Greg Lake in calitate de solist vocal si bassist. In acelasi an, Emerson si Lake s-au intalnit la San Francisco unde au concertat cu grupurile lor Nice, respectiv King Crimson. De atunci, cei doi s-au vazut de mai multe ori discutand la un moment dat si de perspectiva formarii unui grup nou. La sfarsitul anului atat Emerson cat si Lake parasesc formatiile in care activau (cu aceata ocazie Nice s-a si desfiintat) si incep sa caute noi membrii pentru frupul pe care aveau de gand sa-l intemeieze. S-au purtat discutii preliminare cu chitaristul Randy Bachman, pe atunci in Guess Who, cu Jimi Hendrix si Mitch Mitchell, cu Carl Palmer de la Atomic Rooster, insa nici unul nu a acceptat oferta celor doi. Interesant este in acest sens cazul lui Carl Palmer, un baterist foarte tehnic care din The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown a trecut la Atomic Rooster. Acestuia nu i-a fost clar de ce Emerson dupa ce a desfiintat un trio vrea sa formeze o componenta asemanatoare (claviaturi, bass-voce, tobe), asa ca, avand un loc sigur in trupa pe care o conducea Vincet Crane, a refuzat oferta lui Keith. Nu doar Plamer a fost contrariat de intentiile celui care in urma dezmembrarii unui grup de succes, cum a fost Nice, a mai si dat unele declaratii controversate, de genul acesteia: "Trei ani constituie perioada normala de viata a unui grup, inainte ca aceasta sa se "descarce". Este absolut normal ca noi din Nice ne-am despartit". Problema viitorului baterist a devenit acuta dupa ce in urma numeroaselor auditii organizate in acest scop nu au fost multumiti de nici unul dintre candidati. Dupa ce iau epuizat pe toti cei pe care i-au avut in vedere, Greg si Keith si-au reamintit de Palmer. Lake l-a sunat si l-au luat tare cu o propozitie care avea sa fie des pomenita in presa muzicala: "Daca nu vii cu noi, te vei distruge nu doar pe tine, dar si pe mine si asta este ceea ce ma ingrijoreaza". Intrigat de indrazneala lui Greg el a acceptat sa faca o proba cu ceilalti doi. Iata cum isi aminteste Carl de acest prim session: "La prima intalnire, Keith mi s-a parut foarte morocanos, scump la vorba. A zis doar: Hai sa cantam. Eu am raspuns: Bine, orice doriti. Se pare ca asta i-a cam incurcat, caci toti care au fost pana atunci la auditiile lor le-ar fi propus sa cante ba una, ba alta... " (La astfel de probe-concurs se canta de obicei dupa niste sabloane cunoscute, legate de anumite curente muzicale, sau se abordeaza un repertoriu universal alcatuit din melodiii binecunoscute tuturor.) In orice caz, nu a trecut mult timp de la aceasta prima intalnire pana cand Palmer a parasit Atomic Rooster, alaturandu-se lui Emerson si Lake. Astfel, la inceputul anului 1970, ia fiinta supergrupul Emerson, Lake And Palmer. Debutul oficial al celor ce aveau sa fie, mai tarziu, numiti "dinozauri ai rockului", s-a produs, in 1970, la cea de-a treia editie a Festivalului de pe Insula Wright, dar cu o saptamana inainte de eveniment ei au cantat la Plymouth. Aveau deja pregatite cateva compozitii ce vor fi apoi incluse pe primul lor album, o versiune proprie a "Tablourilor dintr-o expozitie" a renumitului compozitor Modest Musorgski, precum si piesa Rodeo, o adaptare a lucrarii cu acelasi titlu a compozitorului american Aaron Copland, pe care Emerson a aranjat-o pentru grup rock inca din perioada activitatii grupului Nice. Aceasta a constituit unul din punctele forte in showurile ambelor grupuri. Prima aparitie in public a fost si primul succes. Au fost bisati de trei ori. Pe Insula Wright au fost de asemenea primiti foarte bine, insa criticii, suspiciosi, s-au impartit in doua, fiind mai zgarciti cu laudele. Unele jurnale au titrat: "In sfarsit au sosit!", altele au scris: "A fost prezentat un nou grup zgomotos, Emerson, Lake And Palmer, care continua traditia distrugerii muzicii clasice pe care el (Emerson) a inceput-o deja cu Nice". (Carl Dallas)

Pe parcursul anului 1970 grupul a inregistrat si editat primul album intitulat Emerson, Lake And Palmer, publicat prin casa de discuri Island cu care au reusit sa semneze destul de usor un contract favorabil datorita renumelui anterior al celor trei componenti. Discul este deschis de Barbarian si incheiat de Lucky Man a lui Greg Lake. Aceste doua piese reprezinta, in acelasi timp, si antipozii dintre agresivitatea lui Emerson si tendinta lui Lake spre compozitii lirice, asa ca toate celelalte piese se situeaza si formal si stilistic intre ele. In dreptul primei sunt trecuti ca autori toti membrii grupului, dar este clar ca ideea si cea mai mare parte a pieselor apartine lui Keith; unii critici au descoperit ca tema principala este imprumutata de la compozitorul maghiar, de orine romana Bela Bartok. Este impresionant sunetul metalic de orga intalnit la grupurile de hard-rock din acea perioada. In partea mediana desfasurarea temeinica este preluata de pian fara a se pierde din dinamism, ceea ce este un merit atribuit vituozitatii lui Emerson. Spre deosebire de aceasta, Lucky Man este un cantec semi -acustic compus dupa principiul clasic melodierefren, repetate de cateva ori, pentru ca in final, pe baza refrenului, Emerson sa adauge niste exhibitii de efect interpretate la unul din cele mai spectaculoase instrumente ale rockului de atunci - Moog synthesizer. Lucky Man a "prins" imediat la public asa ca a fost editat cu succes si pe disc single. (A fost una din cele mai solicitate piese in emisiunea "By Request" a postului radio "Europa Libera", sectia romana.) Lake a mai inclus o compozitie proprie pe acest LP. Take A Pebble incepe cu o atingere a corzilor in interiorul pianului pentru ca apoi sa fie expusa tema principala. Dupa o accelerare a tempoului, redata de Emerson la pian, melodia este preluata de chitara acustica a lui Lake care o poarta spre punctul culminant. Finalul apartine unui splendid solo de pian peste care Lake va mai canta o data tema introductiva finalizand astfel structura piesei, pe care unii o considera o capodopera a colaborarii dintre cei doi muzicieni. Pentru piesele cu partitura vocala continutul poetic este creatia lui Greg Lake (cu toate ca mai tarziu avea sa recurga si la serviciile fostului sau companion din King Crimson, Pete Sinfield). Pe langa compozitie si chitara bass el a inceput sa cante, cu succes, la chitara acustica si electrica, devenind si producatorul de baza al grupului (in prima faza de activitate). O contragreutate a piesei Take A Pebble (in traducere: "Ia o pietricica") este compozitia lui Emerson intitulata The Three Fates (Trei destine). Aceasta lucrare ambitioasa, cum indica si titlul, este compusa din trei parti. Prima este interpretata la orga de catedrala, a doua la pian, iar a treia alaturi de pian participa si Lake si Palmer cu instrumentele lor. Spatiul de desfasurare a lui Carl Palmer s-a numit Tank, a carei sonoritate se aseamana cu Barbarian fiind abordat acelasi sound metalic, solo-ul de tobe fiind "acoperit" si preluat de sintetizator. In 1970 Keith Emerson a inceput sa experimenteze serios cu un instrument nou pentru muzica scenica, sintetizatorul de sunet fiind pana atunci folosit doar in studio pentru obtinerea unor efecte sonore speciale. (In 1969 a fost realizat primul disc interpretat integral cu instrumentul conceput de Robert Moog. Este vorba de mai mult de un experiment tehnic si demonstrativ intitulat Switched-On Bach. Autor: muzicianul Walter Carlos, asistat de inginerul Benjamin Folkman.) Moog a reusit sa

simplifice si sa micsoreze dimensiunile noului sau generator de sunet putand fi astfel adaptat si pentru nevoile scenice. Spre deosebire de celelalte instrumente cu claviaturi acesta ofera posibilitati mult mai ample pentru transpunerea in sunet a imaginatiei interpretului. Teoretic se putea obtine aproape orice ton si orice sunet perceput de auzul uman existand, in plus, si posibilitatea unor nelimitate variatii si modulatii tonale, a sintetizarii altor instrumente si chiar ale unor voci umane. Dezavantajul consta in faptul ca nu se puteau obtine simultan doua sau mai multe tonuri, ceea ce se putea surmonta prin folosirea a doua sau mai multe sintetizatoare, lucru pe care Emerson l-a si facut. Iata ca astfel Keith a intrat in posesia unei "arme secrete" redutabile, perfecta pentru temperamentul sau. Intre timp, a devenit si prieten personal cu creatorul acestui instrument beneficiind astfel de toate inovatiile tehnice provenite din laboratorul lui Robert Moog, care a primit in schimb, cea mai buna reclama pentru produsul sau. Exemplul lui a fost urmat de o serie de alti muzicieni (Rick Wakeman, Frank Zappa). Timpul a dovedit ca Emerson a avut dreptate cand a decis sa infiinteze un grup nou. Emerson, Lake And Palmer s-au afirmat foarte rapid cucerind in scurt timp o faima mondiala. Primul LP a cucerit "Discul de aur", iar in clasamentul cititorilor revistei Melody Maker au fost desemnati pe primul loc in categoria "sperante" pentru anul 1971. In timp ce Yes creau o muzica de un inalt nivel artistic insa mai putin spectaculoasa, King Crimson au ales calea cautarilor, iar Genesis faceau primii pasi pe taramul rockului progresiv, Emerson, Lake And Palmer se pregateau sa dea marea lovitura. 1971 avea sa fie anul lor de gratie. In prima parte a anului au sustinut o serie de concerte in Europa si America unde au entuziasmat publicul atat prin muzica prezentata, cat, mai ales, prin spectacolul scenic. Showul lor avea sa fie unul dintre cele mai mari atractii live in urmatorii ani. In acelasi timp cei trei muzicieni pregateau materialul pentru un nou disc. Albumul Tarkus, din 1971 a fost intitulat dupa piesa centrala care ocupa intreaga fata A, o lucrare impresionanta, compusa din sapte parti. Interesant este strory-ul purtat cu atata imaginatie de muzica. Aceasta misterioasa creatura numita Tarkus se naste in craterul unui vulcan, cu proprietati de animal-masina si cu porniri extrem de distructive. I se opune insa o alta creatura, un leu enorm cu chip de om, numit Manticore (numele lui s-ar putea traduce ca "cititor al destinului"). Acesta a fost unul dintre cele mai ambitioase proiecte pe care le-a realizat grupul, cea mai mare parte revenindu-i lui Emerson, caruia i-a apartinut conceptul. Partea a doua a discului este mult mai lejera prin continut si forma decat prima fiind compusa din mai multe piese. Jeremy Bender se remarca printr-un text provocator, iar Are You Ready, Eddie? este un rock'n'roll usurel, dedicat inginerului de sunet Eddie Offord, cu care au inregistrat toate discurile pana cand acesta s-a transferat la Yes. Celelalte patru piese sunt mult mai complexe, putand fi privite ca si un tot unitar. Si pe acest disc se remarca vocea placuta a lui Greg Lake, ale carui posibilitati vocale sunt limitate, dar compensate de o foarte buna dictie si o expresivitate si sensibilitate deosebite, ideale pentru interpretari cu caracter liric. De

aceea se remarca imediat ca deranjant stilul ceva mai agresiv abordat uneori (precum in Bitches Crystal). Si pe acest album pe care s-a reusit alaturarea muzicii serioase, a barocului, in special, a rockului si a jazzului, a obtinut un succes si un tiraj remarcabul. Urmatorul pas discografic al grupului a fost ceva mai controversat pentru ca cei trei au hotarat sa editeze pe un disc unul din punctele de atractie ale showului lor, propria viziune a lucrarii compozitorului Modest Musorgski, Pictures At An Exhibition. In martie 1971 a fost inregistrat concertul lor din Newcastle, in cadrul caruia au interpretat si compozitia amintita. Au fost, din start, foarte multumiti de rezultat, insa niste complicatii financiare aparute in timpul efectuarii mixajelor au amanat putin lansarea albumului. Muzicienii doreau ca discul sa se vanda la un pret, popular, mai mic decat un album obisnuit, asa ca au avut de infruntat o oarecare rezistenta din partea casei de discuri. Albumul a aparut la sfarsitul anului 1971, bucurandu-i tocmai de sarbatori pe fanii tot mai numerosi ai grupului. In vremea cand a fost compusa aceasta splendida suita s-a nascut un alt mare compozitor, Maurice Ravel, care a fost, mai tarziu, fascinat de cele zece piese pentru pian ale marelui compozitor rus din secolul al XIX-lea. Autorul impresionat si inspirat de lucrarile unui prieten decedat, pictorul Victor Hartman, i-a daruit acestuia neuitarea prin muzica. Fiecare piesa prezinta un tablou, intre ele fiind o tema caracteristica intitulata Plimbarea (The Walk), care de fiecare data imbraca o forma variata exprimand dispozitiile sufletesti. Ravel a transpus aceasta lucrare solistica adaptand-o si aranjand-o pentru orchestra. Dupa aproape o suta de ani (97, mai precis) de cand a fost prezentata in premiera publicului, compozitorul, pianistul si claviaturistul englez Keith Emerson a fost fascinat de aceasta lucrare. Cum Musorgski a scris-o doar pentru pian, iar Ravel a aranjat-o pentru orchestra, lui nu-i ramanea decat sa faca o prelucrare intre cele doua variante - un aranjament pentru grup mai mic. Impreuna cu Lake si cu Palmer, a audiat de mai multe ori versiunile amintite si au inceput lucrul la conceperea propriei versiuni. Din cele zece "picturi" sonore ale lui Musorgski, au alese doar patru, primele doua, Gnome si The Old Castle, a noua, The Curse Of Baba Yaga si o parte din ultima The Great Gate Of Kiew, la care au adaugat Promenade (interludiu din varianta originala), cateva piese proprii - Saga (Lake), Blues Improvisation (Emerson) si aplauzele si ovatiile publicului prezent la concertul inregistrat. "Grija" interpretilor fata de public a amendat intr-o oarecare masura calitatea muzicii, aceasta indepartandu-se prea mult de ceea ce a dorit sa exprime compozitorul rus. Spre final, de exemplu, Emerson uita de "Marile porti ale Kiewului" si se lanseaza in niste improvizatii la moog si orga pe care o rasuceste, o tranteste, in care baga si un cutit, toate acestea fiind componentele deja faimosului show cu care grupul si-a obisnuit publicul. Dar lasand la o parte concesiile facute publicului, se desprinde concluzia ca ceea ce se afla pe acest disc de aur nu sunt Picturile dintr-o expozitie, ale lui Musorgski, in ciuda titlului de pe coperta. Pe langa reducerea drastica a materialului muzical, la aproape un sfert din cel original, este distrus in totalitate caracterul pragmatic al muzicii, conceptul ei de baza si chiar sensul acesteia. Pe album sunt pastrate doar doua compozitii in dimensiunile lor originale: Gnome si Baba Yaga. In rest, folosindu-se de materiale vechi, s-a creat ceva nou. Nu a fost, deci, pastrata calitatea autentica si nici nu s-a creat alta noua, muzicienii fiind preocupati ca ceea ce fac sa fie totusi Pictures At An Exhibiton, infranandu-si astfel libertatea creativa. Albumul grupului Emerson, Lake And Palmer va ramane, oricum, printre discurile importante ale muzicii rock datorita influentei remarcabile pe care a avut-o asupra unui mare numar de tineri carora le-a deschis curiozitatea si calea catre lucrarea originala, catre universul muzicii clasice.

Inca de la inceputul carierei, grupul Emerson, Lake And Palmer s-a remarcat in primul rand prin aparitiile live extrem de spectaculoase. Daca pentru primele lor concerte foloseau doar 5 tone de echipament tehnic, in urmatorii ani au ajuns sa care in turnee peste 40 de tone, un amanunt impresionant pentru acea perioada. Caravana lor, formata din cateva automobile si trei camioane de tonaj greu pe care erau inscrise, in ordine, numele celor trei, serpuia pe autostrazile europene. Concertele erau sonorizate quadrofonic, la ordinul zecilor de mii de wati, prin intermediul unei mese de mixaj de 30 de canale. Scena demontabila avea 20 de metri pe ea fiind instalate instrumentele: doua orgi electronice, un pian cu coada si unul electric, impresionantul Maxi-Moog cu monitor si cateve modele mai mici de sintetizatoare, un set de tobe proiectat de Palmer, compus din 15 elemente, inclusiv clopote tubulare, gonguri si un clopot... de biserica de 60 de kilograme! Doar percutia cantarea doua tone si jumatate, la care contribuia si primul sintetizator pentru tobe, construit special pentru grup. Lake dispunea de (cate) o chitara electrica si una acustica pentru solistici si acompaniament si un bass dublu Zemaitis, pentru fiecare instument fiind angajat si un roadie. Trei asistenti se ocupau de baterie si alti doi de claviaturi. La acestia se adauga trei ingineri de sunet ajutati de sase ingineri - experti ai firmei Moog. Vreo zece oameni se ocupau de iluminat. Impreuna cu cei de la transport, cu caratorii de scule, cu bodyguardzii si managerii, echipa ajungea la vreo 50 de oameni care realizau unul dintre cele mai mari showuri ale vremii. Muzicienilor le era tot mai greu sa-si gaseasca locul ideal in acest Babilon tehnic si intre atatia oameni, aceasta fiind una dintre problemele majore cu care s-a confruntat grupul, mai cu seama Emerson. Au ajung in situatia de a fi subjugati de tehnica, de a-si pierde scopul in mijloace. Tot mai frecvent solisticile lui Keith se rezumau la "ce poate sintetizatorul meu si ce stiu eu", spontaneitatea spectacolelor avand de suferit. Avand in urma sa o echipa de tehnicieni si ingineri trebuia sa fie totul strict planificat. Emerson, care sare pe scena si se lupta cu orga, a devenit doar o simpla rotita in masinaria propriului show. In timp ce opiniile "pro" si "contra" privind discul cu prelucrarile dupa Musorgski erau inca in plina desfasurare, grupul si-a definitivat materialul pentru cel de-al treilea album de studio. In iulie 1972 a aparut Trilogy - titlul cu o dubla semnificatie simbolica. Dupa mai multe meandrari in cautarea conceptiei si a stilului, se parea ca cei trei au gasit ceea ce au cautat. Grupul s-a maturizat, a devenit mult mai unitar in expresie si mai preocupat de finalitate. Conceptual, Trilogy s-a bazat pe forma primului album. S-a renuntat la piesele lungi, Lake a compus From The Beginning, asemanatoare ca structura cu Lucky Man, iar lista similitudinilor ar putea sa continue. Important este faptul ca, fata de primul album, s-a facut un pas inainte pe planul expresiei stilistice. Daca pe debutul lor discografic se putea delimita destul de usor aportul fiecaruia, aici era deja mai dificila aceata operatiune. In mai multe piese comune a aparut o calitate noua: contopirea agresivitatii lui Emerson cu lirismul lui Lake, primul nefiind atat de radical, iar celalalt renuntand la patetism in exprimare. Albumul Trilogy a demonstrat ca Emerson, Lake And Palmer nu renunta usor la principiul includerii experientelor proprii din domeniul muzicii clasice, chiar daca au fost deseori criticati din aceasta cauza. Pe prima fata a discului ei au inclus piesa Hoedown, un fragment al compozitiei Rodeo a Aaron Copland, pe care l-au interpretat live (daca va amintiti de inceputul acestui story) cu ocazia primului lor

concert. Este greu de explicat de ce au facut-o dupa atata timp, dar includerea pe disc a acestui fragment a fost foarte inspirata. Toti cei care nu au avut ocazia sa asculte interpretarea concertistica au putut acum sa audieze o lucrare parca anume croita pentru Emerson si pentru aranjamentele lui rock ale unor lucrari clasice. In plus, piesa a fost si foarte apropiata temperamentului sau exploziv. A doua lucrare aranjata dupa aceasta conceptie a fost Bolero. Bolero-ul desemneaza o lucrare muzicala in care o tema, melodic schimbata, se repeta pe intreaga durata a piesei, cu variatii armonice, dinamice si ritmice. Maurice Ravel a fost cel care a impus aceasta forma ca pe o categorie muzicala distincta, Bolero-ul re-aranjat de el, fiind si cel mai cunoscut si apreciat exemplu de acest gen. Interesant este faptul ca o astfel de forma constituie o provocare serioasa pentru un muzician, el fiind obligat sa-si etaleze talentul si stiinta intr-un cadru extrem de limitat. Ascultatotul nu este atat de legat de continutul piesei si se poate concentra mai bine in urmarirea modalitatilor de expresie muzicala. Prima includere a Bolero-ului in rock ii aparine lui Jeff Beck, pe albumul Truth din 1968 (la a doua chitara solo, Jimmy Page). Daca sunteti in posesia ambelor inregistrari, ar fi interesant sa le comparati. Albumului Trilogy i se pot aduce o serie de critici, insa, in ansamblu, acesta este discul care s-a apropiat cel mai mult de gusturile publicului si exigentele criticii, obtinand, in acest sens, cel mai mare succes. Multi sunt de parere ca aceasta este cea mai reusita colectie de cantece a grupului. Chiar daca nu s-a atins complexitatea structurala din Tarkus, stilistic, a fost totul mai bine conturat, pe acest album protagonistii dovedind maturitate atat pe plan muzical, cat si pe cel al personalitatii. Din punct de vedere al productiei si al partii tehnice, cu Trilogy s-au apropiat cel mai mult de perfectiune. Emerson, Lake And Palmer au fost la apogeul gloriei, apreciati si respectati de ascultatoti ca reprezentantii de varf ai muzicii rock europene, ai laturii ei serioase. In clasamentele anuale ale revistei Melody Maker, pentru anul 1972, trioul a cucerit primul loc in categoria celor mai bune formatii, primele pozitii in clasamentul intrumentistilor, au fost printre primii compozitori, producatori etc. In total, au cucerit sapte trofee, ceea ce, trebuie sa recunoastem, este mult, chiar si pentru un supertrio. O situatie asemanatoare a fost si in alte poll-uri anuale ale presei de specialitate. In iunie 1972 au intreprins primul mare turneu in Japonia, devenind, aproape instantaneu, cea mai populara formatie in Orientul Indepartat. De atunci dateaza si renumita si scandaloasa declaratie a lui Lake: "Ii respect pe cei ce lucreaza la nivel inalt, tipi ca Muhamed Ali si Bertrand Russel. Il respect pe Isus Cristos care a fost cel mai mare show-man al tuturor timpurilor. El pleca in turneu cu 12 roadies si facea cu ei niste cascadorii de lasau lumea masca" Cand a spus asta, Lake era un demiurg al epocii rockului progresiv, grupul sau calatorea in jurul lumii cu un Jumbo Jet inchiriat, umplea sali si stadioane, vindea milioane de dicuri, se bucura de aprecierile criticii de specialitate. Iata si una din curiozitatile acelei perioade de glorie pentru E, L & P: Greg avea un rodie pe covor! Totul a pornit de la un mic incident scenic, in Germania, cand Lake s-a electrocutat la un microfon. Pentru a evita astfel de pericole i-a cerut asistentului sau sa acopere portiunea de langa stativul microfonului cu un linoleum, dar, pentru ca acesta nu era prea aspectuos, a fost in curand inlocuit cu un covor. Un splendid persan de 10. 000 de dolari era, cu regularitate, inaintea fiecarei reprezentatii, intins pe scena si curatat demonstrativ cu aspiratorul, in vazul publicului spectator! Aspiratorul a mai fost folosit si in alte ocazii. Unul din punctele de atractie ale concertelor grupului il constituia aparitia unei creaturi asemanatoare monstrului de pe coperta albumului

Tarkus, care, la un moment dat, scuipa din gura-i de fier un nor de zapada din polistiren. Fiind, intr-o seara, gresit directionat, "monstrul" a umplut pianul lui Emerson cu plistiren. Show-ul a fost intrerupt intervenind tehnicienii cu aspiratorul in pian. In afara scenei, Lake parea sa fie responsabil de extravagantele atat de gustate de presa. Fiind un gurmand, amator de peste, isi tinea cada plina cu somoni vii. Odata si-a scos prietenii la un restaurant rusesc si fiind, probabil, in regim alimentar, a comandat caviar pentru toata lumea, sau, altadata, intrebat de un amic cunoscator intr-ale vinului, ce vin prefera, a raspuns fara ezitare: "Cel mai scump!" Dupa o capodopera ca Trilogy, multi si-au pus intrebarea - ce ar putea sa urmeze? Era de asteptat ca expresia stilistica descoperita sa fie aplicata la unele forme muzicale mai complexe, ceea ce ar fi fost, probabil, ultimul lor cuvant in directia pe care au ales-o. S-au putut auzi, insa, si unele pareri sceptice in privinta viitorului lor. Drumul spre succes al grupului ELP nu a fost spinos si plin de obstacole, in comparatie cu ascensiunea altor formatii. Ei s-au afirmat destul de rapid. Nu trebuie uitat ca tot ce au obtinut se datoreaza unor eforturi deosebite, unei perfectionari continue si unor studii individuale foarte serioase. Cand au ajuns in varf si au obtinut aproape tot ce se poate obtine in domeniul muzicii rock, cei trei au simtit nevoia unei relaxari de care n-avusesera parte de trei ani. Palmer s-a tuns scurt si a inceput sa studieze la modul cel mai serios percutia, inscriindu-se la niste cursuri speciale, de inalt nivel profesional si artistic. Emerson a fost preocupat de intregirea arsenalului sau electronic. S-a vorbit de colaborarea sa cu Robert Moog in vederea inventarii unui nou instrument. Lake, care a fost producatorul tuturor discurilor grupului si s-a ocupat si de partea financiara a activitatii lor, s-a gandit sa produca si alte formatii. A fost infiintata, in acest scop, propria lor casa de dicuri, Manticore (va amintiti de leul cu "fara umana" din Tarkus?). Toate preocuparile individuale ale muzicienilor au dat apa la moara zvonurilor despre niste viitoare proiecte solistice. Presa muzicala dadea ca aproape sigure aceste perspective, mai ales dupa ce a fost scoasa din arhiva si acea declaratie a lui Emerson privind durata de trei ani a unei formatii. Mai multe indicii duceau la concluzia ca grupul a ajuns la un firesc sfarsit. Insa n-a fost sa fie. Multi critici si admiratori adevarati ai grupului regreta si astazi ca n-a fost asa, ca nu s-au desfiintat dupa albumul Trilogy. ELP nu au mai fost atat de singuri ca-n primii 2 ani de activitate. S-au maturizat si s-au dezvoltat, insa, alaturi de ei s-au ridicat si altii. La doar doua luni dupa Trilogy au aparut Close To The Edge al grupului Yes, Genesis au lansat Foxtrot, a aparut si Focus III. Yes, care inca din 1971 au atras atentia asupra talentului lor, au inceput sa straluceasca, despre Genesis se vorbea cu superlative, iar sintetizatorul, pe care se baza sunetul deosebit al grupului ELP, a fost descoperit si de alti muzicieni. Concurenta a devenit extrem de aspra, iar cei trei, parca, adormisera pe lauri. Tocmai in cel mai nepotrivit moment a aparut multumirea de sine. De aceasta situatie au profitat, intai Yes, apoi Genesis si iata ca "dinozaurii" au fost detronati. Popularitatea lor na avut, insa, de suferit cand e vorba de activitatea concertistica; biletele pentru spectacolele lor se vindeau cu mult inainte de data concertului. Inca nu aveau concurenta prea serioasa in privinta show-urilor. Anul 1973 i-a gasit lucrand la urmatorul proiect discografic, dar grupul a intreprins si un turneu mondial ce a cuprins Japonia, SUA si Europa. Peste tot au fost

primiti triumfal. La Milano au fost, de exemplu, programate doua concerte, dar in prima zi a plouat, iar a doua seara l-a surprins pe Lake cu un guturai ce nu i-a permis sa cante. Fanii grupului au luat cu asalt hotelul Hilton, unde au fost cazati muzicienii, si o asemenea isterie de masa n-a mai fost vazuta la Milano de pe vremea grupului The Beatles. Daca publicul nu i-a parasit, a facut-o in schimb, critica. Revistele muzicale se intreceau in cronici negative la adresa grupului. Criticile pentru cel de-al cincilea album au fost dezarmante. Discul a fost pregatit pe parcursul anului 1973, lansarea lui fiind de mai multe ori amanata din ratiuni comerciale. Brain Salad Surgery a aparut in rafturile magazinelor abia la sfarsitul anului. Nu a atins nivelul celorlalte trei discuri de studio ale grupului ceea ce nu insemna ca a fost lucrat in mod superficial. Din punct de vedere tehnic, totul a fost perfect, fiind tratate cu seriozitate maxima toata detaliile. De altfel, grupul avea deja o experienta bogata in producing asa ca nu a putut realiza nicidecum, asa, deodata, un disc slab. Ce a deranjat cel mai mult a fost lipsa insufletirii artistice. Principalul vinovat: Greg Lake. El parca nu ar fi fost deloc interesat de acest album. In '73 el a fost preocupat de descoperirea italiana, grupul de rock progresiv Premianta Foneria Marconi, care a semnat un contract cu Manticore si caruia se straduia sa-i asigure reusita. Se pare ca-l interesa mai mult asta decat ceea ce pregateau Emerson si Palmer. Pentru noul album el a compus balada Still... You Turn Me On, al carei text explica, intr-o oarecare masura, starea lui Greg. A mai participat la realizarea piesei Benny The Bouncer, un divertisment sonor in stilul unor bucati mai putin serioase precum Sheriff sau Are You Ready, Eddie? L-a mai ajutat putin pe Emerson in scrierea celei de-a treia parti a suitei Karn Evil 9. Asta a fost tot! A renuntat chiar si la compunerea versurilor insracinandu-l cu aceasta pe fostul sau coleg din King Crimson, Pete Sinfield. Chiar si partile vocale sunt aici sub standardurile impuse pe discurile anterioare. Brain Salad Surgery este compus dupa formula albumelor cu numarul unu si trei: o balada a lui Lake, doua prelucrari din muzica serioasa, un cantec vesel, iar restul spatiului rezervat pentru experimente noi serioase. Acest ultim capitol l-a constituit Karn Evil 9, compusa din trei parti, care coupau mai mult de doua treimi din durata totala a discului. Pentru prima parte, intitulata First Impression, Emerson a compus muzica, iar Lake doar linia vocala, Second Impression este creatia lui Keith, in care alterneaza pianul si un sunet cu totul nou al sintetizatorului, care reproduce un efect de vibrato. Partea mediana a acestei piese suna foarte ciudat in contextul muzicii rock, fiind mai degraba, un exemplu de muzica contemporana experimentala, Third Impression este realizata in maniera deja abordata pe Trilogy, fiind cel mai fin fragment al intregului album. Dupa Trilogy, era de asteptat un astfel de proiect. Ciclul Karn Evil 9 a fost o lucrare ampla si de calitate, la urma urmei. Totusi se simtea lipsa unor sclipiri, care sa finalizeze opera lor, cum se asteptau sau, mai precis, sperau ca-i urmarea indeaproape evolutia grupului. Emerson nu a reusit sa duca la bun sfarsit totul. Lipsa sensibilitatii si a unei inaltari spirituale de care s-a dovedit de mai multe ori capabil Lake, s-a facut din plin simtita. Daca Greg ar fi colaborat mai profund la realizarea suitei Karn Evil 9, aceasta ar fi dobandit, desigur, alte dimensiuni estetice. S-a remarcat, in schimb, pe acest disc o mai puternica implicare si un real progres al bateristului Carl Palmer, ceea ce se poate observa in adaptarea unui fragment din Concertul pentru pian nr. 1 al compozitorului contemporan latino - american Ginastera - Toccata. Insusi autorul s-a declarat multumit de adaptarea realizata de Emerson, Lake And Palmer, cu toace ca aceasta s-a indepartat mult de lucrarea originala.

In ciuda calitatilor reale, Brain Salad Surgery a primit mai mult cronici negative decat referinte pozitive. Din pacate, presa nu s-a limitat doar la expunerea parerilor celor, mai mult sau mai putin, avizati, ci a continuat sa bombardeze grupul cu tot felul de pareri sarcastice, sa interpreteze tendentios toate declaratiile lor, ceea ce i-a determinat pe muzicieni intreruperea tuturor relatiilor cu presa. Aceasta hotarare a declansat un nou val de articole denigratoare in care au fost numiti infatuati, egocentrici, multumiti de sine, profitori pe seama nestiintei altora. In aceasta atmosfera a aparut albumul lor triplu cu inregistrari din concert, intitulat Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends, Ladies And Gentlemen, care este, de fapt, un vers din textul piesei First Impression. Acest album trebuia sa incheie o perioada, sa prezinte o sinteza a tot ceea ce s-a intamplat pana atunci. Ceva aseamanator au realizat si Yes cu un an inainte editand Yessongs. In ambele cazuri s-a contat si pe un efect comercial. Criticile au fost devastatoare: rutina, perfectiune tehnica, lipsa emotiilor, robotizarea interpretarilor etc. Unii s-au hazardat chiar sa critice realizarile anterioare ale grupului, ceea ce nu era cazul. Muzica grupului ELP este complexa si ca atare trebuie sa fie foarte bine stapanita de interpreti. De altfel, multe grupuri cu o componenta mai numeroasa nu au reusit sa obtina un sound atat de plin si de variat. Pe de alta parte, orice muzica mai complicata necesita un efort mai mare din partea ascultatorului, ceea ce o face mai putin directa si spontana. Dar, oricat de bine stapanita, muzica nu poate fi lipsita de emotii. In acest caz concertele de muzica clasica ar fi fost lipsite de sens. Chiar daca acest pretentios set live a dezamagit intr-o oarecare masura, multi s-au impacat cu gandul ca nici nu se poate astepta mai mult de la un astfel de proiect discografic. Cine este fascinat de showurile lor va astepta cu nerabdare urmatorul concert, iar cine este dispus sa analizeze mai profund muzica lor, va astepta noile inregistrari. Iata, deci, ca interesul pentru noul album de studio a fost, in continuare, ridicat. Mult asteptatul disc avea sa fie dublu. Works Opere, a aparaut in 1977, in perioada cand intreaga scena a rockului era inca naucita de punk. Pentru fanii grupului, pentru critici, aceasta a fost o noua dezamagire. Dupa o perioada de timp unii cronicari au revenit afirmand ca albumul este, totusi, bun, dar nu corespunde renumelui "celui mai mare trio din lume". Cele patru fete ale discurilor au fost impartite intre cei trei componenti, fiecaruia revenindu-i cate una, iar ultima realizand-o impreuna. Keith Emerson si-a prezentat primul sau Concert pentru pian, o lucrare de nivel destul de ridicat, care nu-l va plasa pe autorul ei printre nemuritori, dar sigur va imbogati bilantul pozitiv al realizarilor sale muzicale. Carl Palmer a dovedit inca o data ca este un instrumentist de exceptie, dar slab la capitolul compozitie. Greg Lake si-a folosit bine sansa, partea lui fiind muzical variata si echilibrata, la un nivel calitativ destul de inalt. Lake nu este un mare compozitor, dar, constient si sigur de asta, stie foarte bine sa-si valorifice

ideile. Un exemplu in acest sens ar fi splendida balada C'est la vie. Fata de disc comuna a confirmat ca cei trei nu mai sunt o unitate, nu mai sunt un grup, totul sunand mai degraba ca un cocktail a ceea ce a fost servit pe cele trei parti anterioare ale setului. Devastatoare financiar si moral, s-a dovedit si decizia lor de a intreprinde un turneu american insotiti de o orchestra de 70 de instrumentisti. In 1978 a aparut Work Volumes II, care a trecut aproape neobeservat. ELP apartinea deja de domeniul trecutului. "Epuizati din punct de vedere creativ", dupa cum recunoaste Lake, care, privit din perspectiva timpului scurs, pare sa fie mai degraba o datorie achitata fata de casa de discuri Atlantic, care a mai investit in ei, sperand la o revenire. La sfarsitul turneului in 1978, la 30 decembrie, grupul s-a desfiintat. Anii '80 n-au fost prielnici pentru ELP. Emerson a compus cateva teme pentru coloanele sonore ale unor filme uitate, Palmer a avut o scurta perioada de stralucire cu supergrupul Asia, Lake a incercat, fara succes, sa lanseze un album solo. Au fost si tentative de a reinvia formula magica: Emerson, Lake And Powell in 1986, sau Emerson, Lake And Robert Berry in '88, dar vechea glorie nu se lasa recucerita. In 1992 a avut loc, in sfarsit, mult asteptata reuniune, cei trei protagonisti ai acestui interesant story muzical realizand impreuna albumul Black Moon. Discul contine piese mai scurte, sunetul este dominat de tonul inconfundabil al orgii Hammond, iar din repertoriul clasic este preluata o tema a lui Prokofiev pentru baletul Romeo si Julieta. Alaturi de Emerson, Lake si Palmer a fost, si de aceasta data, managerul lor din zilele bune, Stewart Young, care a organizat si turneul promotional. Chiar daca discul a fost primit caldut de catre specialisti, care nu s-au intrecut in a-l critica, dar n-au excelat in laude, succesul a fost nesemnificativ. De exemplu, in revista britanica Q, renumita prin recenziile publicate, discul a primit calificativul "bun". Nu de acelasi tratament s-a bucurat si urmatorul lor album, In The Hot Seat din 1994, care in afara standardelor interpretative ridicate, ceea ce, de altfel era normal din partea unor muzicieni cu o astfel de reputatie, n-a adus nimic nou. Chiar dimpotriva: jumatate din materialul prezentat pe acest disc este reciclat. Avem ocazia sa auzim o reinterpretare neinsufletita a suitei Pictures At An Exhibition si o reluare neinspirata a unei exceptionale piese a lui Bob Dylan, Man In The Long Black Coat. Aceasta a fost, probabil, ideea lui Lake, dar daca va este cunoscuta varianta originala, probabil ca nu veti rezista sa ascultati, in intregime, versiunea ELP. Unul din momentele mai bune ale acestui disc, o frumoasa melodie de dragoste parinteasca, Daddy, ii apartine, de asemenea lui Greg Lake. Sclipirea lui Emerson, daca nu luam in considerare cateva scurte solouri ce decoreaza piesele preponderent vocale, sau reinventeaza Tablouri dintr-o expozitie, s-a consumat, departe de intensitatea de altadata, in piesa Hand Of Truth. Despre Palmer nu se poate spune nimic mai mult decat ca este, in continuare, un tehnician exceptional, insa aportul sau depinde de gradul de inspiratie si insufletire al celorlalti, dar parteneri, care compun materialul muzical si liric. Viitorul acestui, candva, mare grup, este inca o data incert si n-ar fi exclus ca aceasta sa fie chiar o ultima zvacnire in tentativa

redobandirii pozitiilor demult pierdute. Pe parcursul carierei sale, grupul Emerson, Lake And Palmer a avut perioade de glorie, a fost idolatrizat, membrii sai considerati "vrajitori" ai instrumentelor lor (mai ales Keith si Carl), apreciati ca aranjori si compozitori, showmen fara pereche, vizionari sensibili (Lake), mega vedete, dinozauri ai rockului. Au avut parte de o serie de cronici negative, au avut caderi, momente de proasta inspiratie, cautari, reveniri la trecut etc. Nu trebuie insa uitat ca acesta a fost grupul care a realizat astfel de capodopere cum ar fi Take A Pebble, Tarkus, Trilogy. Cel putin timp de doi ani, Emerson, Lake And Palmer au fost liderii necontestati ai avangardei rock europene.

Keith Emerson este cel care a pus bazele grupului in 1969. Canta la toate instrumentele cu claviaturi specifice rockului (mai putin la melotron), este principalul instrumentist al trioului, compozitor si aranjor, lider si atractie majora a spectacolelor scenice. S-a nascut la 2 noiembrie 1944 in localitatea Todmorden, Anglia, unde s-au refugiat parintii lui de bombardamentele germane. Provine dintr-o familie foarte muzicala; ambii parinti au cantat, iar bunica a fost profesoara de pian. La 7 ani incepe studiul pianului, iar la 10 ani participa la un concurs local de intrepretare unde cucereste locul trei. Educatia sa in domeniul clasic dureaza pana la primele contacte cu jazzul, cu toate ca a mai luat niste "ore zburatoare" si in timpul celei mai mari popularitati. Nu a frecventat niciodata o scoala de muzica, iar zvonurile ca ar fi absolvit conservatorul sunt false. Odata i-a si scapat o remarca interesanta: "Conservatorul nu e pentru creatori". La inceput a cantat jazz din pur hobby. Popul si rockul nu l-au interesat. Dupa absolvirea liceului, lucreaza ca functionar la o banca, seara cantand prin cluburi. Devenind somer, se alatura primului sau grup profesionist, T. Bones, unde-l intalneste pe bassistul Lee Jackson cu care pleaca in grupul de acompaniament al solistei de culoare Pat Arnold. In noul grup dau de chitaristul David O'List, apoi impreuna cu bateristul Brian Davidson, formeaza Nice, cu care atrag atentia datorita reusitelor prelucari ale unor teme extrase din tezaurul muzicii clasice, fiind si primii reprezentanti de seama ai fuziunii dintre sonoritatile rock si cele clasice. Gregory "Greg" Lake, canta, interpreteaza la bass, chitara acustica si electrica solo, este compozitor si textier, lider spiritual, producator. Nascut la 10 noiembrie 1947 la Bournemouth, Anglia, primul contact direct cu muzica l-a avut printr-o chitara daruita de mama lui (pianista). Primul sau idol a fost Hank B. Marvin. Primul sau grup mai cunoscut a fost The Gods, unde a trecut de la chitara la bass. Renumele si l-a castigat apoi in formula de baza a grupului King Crimson, iar maturitatea si apogeul artistic in ELP.

Carl Palmer a fost unul din cei mai apreciati bateristi din rock. S-a nascut la 20 martie 1950. Tatal lui a fost un mare iubitor de jazz si stia sa bata la tobe, asa ca i-a cumparat fiului un mini set de tobe din plastic cu cinel. Toti au fost surprinsi cand micutul Carl a pus un disc si a acompaniat primul cantec fara sa piarda nici o clipa ritmul. In curand a primit o baterie completa si un profesor. Deja ca adolescent a dat dovada de o tehnica exceptionala. Primul angajament serios a fost cu grupul The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown din care a trecut la Atomic Rooster. Paralel cu activitatea din grupul ELP a studiat percutia la Gidhall School Of Music din Londra.

Discografie Emerson, Lake & Palmer:

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) Track list: 1. "The Barbarian" - 4:27 2. "Take a Pebble" - 12:32 3. "Knife-Edge" - 5:04 4. "The Three Fates" (Emerson) - 7:46 * "Clotho" Royal Festival Hall Organ * "Lachesis" Piano Solo * "Atropos" Piano Solo 5. "Tank" - 6:49 6. "Lucky Man" - 4:36

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (1971) Track list: 1. "Tarkus" - 20:35 * "Eruption" - 2:43 * "Stones of Years" - 3:44 * "Iconoclast" - 1:15 * "Mass" - 3:11 * "Manticore" - 1:52 * "Battlefield" - 3:51 * "Aquatarkus" - 3:59 2. "Jeremy Bender" - 1:46 3. "Bitches Crystal" - 3:55 4. "The Only Way" - 3:48 5. "Infinite Space" - 3:18 6. "A Time and a Place" - 2:57 7. "Are You Ready Eddy?" - 2:10

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition (1971) Track list: 01. "Promenade" - 1:58 02. "The Gnome" - 4:18 03. "Promenade" ) - 1:23 04. "The Sage" - 4:42 05. "The Old Castle" - 2:33 06. "Blues Variation" - 4:22 07. "Promenade" - 1:29 08. "The Hut of Baba Yaga" - 1:12 09. "The Curse of Baba Yaga" - 4:10 10. "The Hut of Baba Yaga" - 1:06 11. "The Great Gates of Kiev/The End" - 6:37 12. "Nutrocker" - 4:26 13. "Pictures at an Exhibition" - 15:28 1. "Promenade" 2. "The Gnome" 3. "Promenade" 4. "The Sage" 5. "The Hut of Baba Yaga" 6. "The Great Gates of Kiev"

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (1972) Track list: 1. "The Endless Enigma Part One" 6:37 2. "Fugue" 1:57 3. "The Endless Enigma Part Two" 2:00 4. "From the Beginning" 4:14 5. "The Sheriff" 3:22 6. "Hoedown" (from Aaron Copland's Rodeo) 3:48 7. "Trilogy" 8:54 8. "Living Sin" 3:11 9. "Abaddon's Bolero" 8:13

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973) Track list: 1. "Jerusalem" - 2:44 2. "Toccata (An Adaptation of Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto, 4th Movement)" - 7:22 3. "Still...You Turn Me On" - 2:53 4. "Benny the Bouncer" - 2:21 5. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 1" - 8:43 6. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2" - 4:46 7. "Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression" - 7:07 8. "Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression" - 9:03

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends (1974) Track list: Disc one 1. "Hoedown" - 04:27 2. "Jerusalem" - 02:51 3. "Toccata" - 07:22 4. "Tarkus" - 27:24 5. "Take a Pebble", including "Still...You Turn Me On" / "Lucky Man" -11:06 Disc two 1. "Piano Improvisations" - 11:53 2. "Take a Pebble (Conclusion)" - 03:14 3. "Jeremy Bender" / "The Sheriff" - 05:05 4. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression" - 17:26 5. "Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression" - 07:36 6. "Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression" - 10:17

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works Volume 1 (1977) Track list: Disc One Keith Emerson: 1. "Piano Concerto No. 1" 1. First Movement: "Allegro Giojoso" 9:21 2. 2nd Movement: "Andante Molto Cantabile" 2:09 3. Third Movement: "Toccata Con Fuoco" 6:48 Greg Lake: 1. "Lend Your Love To Me Tonight" 4:01 2. "C'Est La Vie" 4:16 3. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" 4:35 4. "Nobody Loves You Like I Do" 3:56 5. "Closer To Believing" 5:33 Disc Two Carl Palmer: 1. "The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits" 2. "L.A. Nights" 5:42 3. "New Orleans" 2:45 4. "Two Part Invention In D Minor" 1:54 5. "Food For Your Soul" 3:57 6. "Tank" 5:09 Emerson, Lake & Palmer: 1. "Fanfare For The Common Man" 9:40 2. "Pirates" 13:19

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works Volume 2 (1978)

Track list: 01. "Tiger in a Spotlight" 4:32 02. "When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine" 5:36 03. "Bullfrog" 3:49 04. "Brain Salad Surgery" 3:07 05. "Barrelhouse Shake-Down" 3:37 06. "Watching Over You" 3:54 07. "So Far To Fall" 4:55 08. "Maple Leaf Rag" 2:00 09. "I Believe in Father Christmas" 3:17 10. "Close But Not Touching" 3:18 11. "Honky Tonk Train Blues" 3:09 12. "Show Me The Way To Go Home" 3:30

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Love Beach (1978) Track list: 1. "All I Want Is You" 2:35 2. "Love Beach" 2:46 3. "Taste Of My Love" 3:33 4. "The Gambler" 3:23 5. "For You" 4:28 6. "Canario (From Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre)" 7. "Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman" (20:16) 1. Prologue / The Education Of A Gentleman 2. Love At First Sight 3. Letters From The Front 4. Honourable Company (A March)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake and Palmer In Concert (1979) Track list: Side One 1. "Introductory Fanfare" 00:52 2. "Peter Gunn" 03:33 3. "Tiger in a Spotlight" 04:10 4. "C'est La Vie" 04:14 5. "The Enemy God" 02:46 6. "Knife Edge" 05:03 Side Two 1. "Piano Concerto No. 1 (Third Movement)" 06:42 2. "Pictures at an Exhibition" 15:42

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Black Moon (1992)

Track list: 01. "Black Moon" - 6:56 02. "Paper Blood" - 4:26 03. "Affairs of the Heart" - 3:46 04. "Romeo and Juliet" - 3:40 05. "Farewell to Arms" - 5:08 06. "Changing States" - 6:01 07. "Burning Bridges" - 4:41 08. "Close to Home" - 4:27 09. "Better Days" - 5:33 10. "Footprints in the Snow" - 3:50

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993) Track list: 01. "Karn Evil 9" 01:50 02. "Tarkus Medley:" 09:26 * "Eruption" * "Stones of Years" * "Iconoclast" 03. "Knife Edge" 05:26 04. "Paper Blood" 04:09 05. "Romeo and Juliet" 03:41 06. "Creole Dance" 03:20 07. "Still...You Turn Me On" 03:13 08. "Lucky Man" 04:38 09. "Black Moon" 06:31 10. "Pirates" 13:21 11. "Finale" 14:40 * "Fanfare for the Common Man" * "America" * "Rondo"

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - In The Hot Seat (1994) Track list: 01. "Hand Of Truth" 05:22 02. "Daddy" 04:42 03. "One By One" 05:07 04. "Heart On Ice" 04:19 05. "Thin Line" 04:45 06. "Man In The Long Black Coat" 04:12 07. "Change" 04:43 08. "Give Me A Reason To Stay" 04:14 09. "Gone Too Soon" 04:11 10. "Street War" 04:24 11. "Pictures At An Exhibition" 14:47

Katatonia - s-a formata in 1991, in orasul Stockholm, Suedia Perioada de Activitate : 1991 - prezent. Componenta: Jonas P Renkse - voce, compozitie Anders "Blakkheim" Nystrm - chitara, compozitie, backing vocals Fredrik North Norrman - chitara Mattias "Kryptan" Norrman - chitara bas Daniel Liljekvist - baterie Ex-Membri: Mikael kerfeldt - Voce Dan Swan- baterie Israphel Wing (Guillaume Le Huche) - chitara bas Mikael Oretoft - chitara bas Gen: Doom/Death Metal Discografie Katatonia Katatonia a luat nastere in 1991 in Stockholm, Suedia, la initiativa unor prieteni vechi, Anders Nystrm (aka Blakkheim) si Jonas Renkse (aka Lord Seth). Dupa un an de compus si repetat, primele roade ale muncii lor s-au concretizat intr-un demo, Jhva Elohim Meth, inregistrat in Gorysound Studio si produs de Dan Swan. Demo-ul s-a vandut imediat, lucru care a atras atentia casei de discuri olandeze Vic Records care a lansat demo-ul ca un mini cd sub numele Jhva Elohim Meth the Revival. Avand mare succes, cei 2 mebri au ajuns la concluzia ca au nevie de o componenta mai complexa pentru a putea continua, astfel l-au cooptat pe basistul Guillaume Le Huche (aka Israphel Wing). In aprilie 1993 Katatonia inregistreaza primul album full-length, Dance of December Souls la Gorysound (cunoscut acum drept Unisound) sub productia lui Dan Swan. Desi au existat probleme si la un moment dat se credea ca albumul nu va vedea lumina zilei, a fost lansat la sfarsitul anului, in decembrie.

Acesta a fost un succes imediat atat in randul ascultatorilor cat si a criticilor. Succesul i-a facut sa intre imediat in studio, compunand epopeea goth de 10 minute Scarlet Heavens, care a aparut in cele din urma in 1996 pe un split cu Primordial scos sub Mysanthropy Records. L-a inceputuli lui 1995 lanseaza Ep-ul For Funerals to Come sub Avantgarde Musici, iar dupa un an in care se ocupa cu alte proiecte, la inceputul lui '96 se pun iar pe treaba impreuna cu un nou membru permanent, chitaristul Fred Norrman. Acestia intra in studioul Unisound si inregistreaza albumul Brave Murder Day cu care isi reinventeaza sound-ul (acesta avand sa fie influenta pentru multe trupe viitoare). La acest album participa ca vocalist Mikael kerfeldt, de la trupa Opeth. In toamna aceluiasi an au un turneu European de mare succes, lucru care-i face pe membrii Katatonia entuziasti sa reintre in studio la inceputul anului 1997 pentru a scoate un nou material. Pentru ca Unisound s-a inchis intre timp, acestia aleg Sunlight Studio(aflat in orasul lor, Stockholm). Scot sub Avantgarde Music un mini-album - Sounds of Decay - produs si mixat de Tomas Skogsberg, din nou cu participarea vocalului Mikael kerfeldt. Basistul Mikael Oretoft se alatura trupei iar la mijlocul lui '97 Katatonia incepe lucrul la al 3lea album full-length Discouraged Ones. Acesta este albumul pe care Renkse isi va face cunoscute talentele vocale, trupa definindu-si un nou stil, care il va aborda in viitor. Desi le-a urmarit carierea de la inceput, albumul Discouraged Ones ii face pe cei de la Peaceville Records sa le ofere un contract pe 5 albume. Incantati sa lucreze cu o casa de discuri de notorietatea acesteia, membrii Katatonia se pun pe treaba pentru al 4-lea album de studio, in 1999, intitulat Tonight's Decision. Din nou au colaborat cu kerfeldt la partea vocala si au fost asistati la mixaj de Tomas Skogsberg. Dan Swan, care pana acum se ocupa de producerea materialelor, ii ajuta acum la partea de baterie. Albumul are succes imediat, trupa deschizand intr-o noua componenta (Mattias Norrman la chitara bas si Daniel Liljekvistla la baterie) turneele scandinavice ale legendarei formatii Paradise Lost. Katatonia si-a ocupat anul 2000 concertand in Polonia si SUA impreuna cu Opeth si inregistrand al 5-lea album. Last Fair Deal Gone Down este lansat la inceputul verii anului urmator, fiind precedad de un single de 3 piese intitulat Teargas (dupa o piesa de pe albumul Last Fair Deal Gone Down) avand 2 piese compuse special pentru acesta: Sulfur si March 4. Katatonia se implica in producerea acesti album, reusind sa ilustreze prin el perfect starile

emotionale ale cantecelor si atragand atentia ascultatorilor de gen asupra acestei trupe. Renske devine prin acest album unul din cei mai buni vocalisti ai momentului, transmitand prin vocea lui atat vulnerabilitate cat si credibilitate. Sustinut de geniul chitarii lui Nystrm, Katatonia isi face loc intre cele mai bune trupe ale momentului respectiv. In 2001 participa la o serie de concerte impreuna cu Opeth in Marea Britanie si in Europa Centrala, in acelasi timp lansand si cel de-al 2-lea single, Tonight's Music - continand 2 piese noi, special compuse pentru acest EP Help Me Disappear si O How I Enjoy the Light. Anul 2002 este unul silentios pentru Katatonia ocupandu-se in mare parte de compunerea pieselor pentru urmatorul album. In aprilie 2003 Katatonia lanseaza cel de-al 6lea album din cariera, Viva Emptiness, un album pentru sufletele si inimile goale. Materialul este inregistrat in 301 Studios in Stockholm si Fascination Street in rebro, produs de Nystrm si Renkse si mixat de Jens Bogren. Cu acest album formatia a dovedit ca aduce intr-adevar intotdeauna ceva nou, nelimitandu-se la un singru gen. Muzica in sine spune mai mult deca 1000 de cuvinte ce ar putea cataloga. Albumul e sustinut de un turneu European cu trupa drept cap de afis in aprilie si mai 2003. In 2004 Katatonia face 2 turnee scandinavice, si un mini turneu european, participa la mai multe festivale in diverse colturi ale lumii,iar intre aceste activitati live isi face planurile pentru urmatoarele miscari si pentru urmatoarea capodopera. La inceputul lui 2005 Katatonia apare pe 2 compilatii si lanseaza un DVD continant un concert de promovare a albumului Viva Emptiness din 2003 filmat in Polonia, sigle-uri, b-sides, plus o selectie a celor mai bune piese din '98 pana in '04. In martie se alatura listei de trupe care concerteaza la Metalmania sustinand cateva concerte in Europa de Est. Renkse and Nystrm se intorc acasa pentru a incepe lucrul la al 7-lea album iar la sfarsitul anului trupa ajunge pentru prima data in Rusia, sustinand doua concerte - de ambele dati aflandu-se in fata unui public ce ii astepta nerabdator de mai bine de 10 ani. The Great Cold Distance, al saptelea album al grupului Katatonia este lansat la inceputul anului 2006. Acesta a fost inregistrat in Fascination Street Studios din rebro, produs de Nystrm si Renkse, mixat de Jens Bogren & David Castillo. Albumul este categoric cel mai dinamic material al trupei si este

caracterizat de o raceala care este menita sa tina la distanta tot si toate. It's a devious life. And this is a soundtrack to it. DISCOGRAFIE KATATONIA Full Length Studio Albums 1993 - Dance of December Souls 1997 - Brave Murder Day 1998 - Discouraged Ones 1999 - Tonight's Decision 2001 - Last Fair Deal Gone Down 2003 - Viva Emptiness 2006 - The Great Cold Distance DEMO, EP Rehearsal (1991) DEMO Jhva Elohim Meth (1992) DEMO Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival (1992) EP For Funerals to Come (1995) EP Sounds of Decay (1997) EP Saw You Drown (1998) EP Teargas (2001) EP Tonight's Music (2001) EP Compilations W.A.R. Compilation Vol. 1 (1994) Identity Five (1999) Century Media (features "Deadhouse") Brave Yester Days (2004) The Black Sessions (2005) Split 10" (1996)

Genre(s)
Melodic Black Metal

Lyrical theme(s)
Darkness, nature, occult, winter

Origi Formed Current n in label Finlan Massacre 1995 d Records

(Oulu)

Statu s
Active

Current line-up
Olli-Jukka Mustonen - Vocals (Dorotha, ex-

Wrathage)
Riku Hopeakoski - Guitar Ari Nissil - Guitar Toni Kansanoja - Bass (Black

Swan

(Fin), Burning Point)

Veikko Jumisko - Drums (Dorotha)

Former/past member(s)
Toni Tervo - Drums Sampo Ukkola - Guitar Heidi Riihinen - Keyboard (1995-2002) (ex-

Dolorian)
Sir Luttinen - Drums (ex-Beherit, ex-The

Black League, ex-Impaled Nazarene, ex-Isnmaa, ex-Legenda, ex-Plan E,

Terveet Kdet) Juho Raappana - Drums (Impish, ex-

Mythos)
Janne Kusmin - Drums (2001-2002) (Kalmah, Mental Voice, Wrathage) Mika Tnning - Vocals (ex-Dawn

of Relic,

Solacide)
Timo Lehtinen - Bass (1995-2003) (End

of You, ex-Impish, Kalmah, ex-Mythos)

Mikko Hepo-oja - Bass Tero Nevala - Keyboard (2002-2006) (exBlodsoffer, Dead Man's Grip,

Dorotha, National Napalm Syndicate, ex-Wrathage)

Kimmo Luttinen - Drums (1999-2001)

Additional notes
Due to Mustonen's throat injury, they are using Antti Haapsamo of Mors Subita as a session vocalist for the new album.

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Demo '95 Winds Demo, 1995 Demo, 1996

Halls of Frozen North Shape Edition Morning Crimson Eternal Winters Prophecy Eskhata

Full-length, 1998 [2 EP, 1999 Full-length, 1999 [3 Full-length, 2000 [1 Full-length, 2002

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Chaos Born Winternight Tragedies Location:COLD Bringing The Cold To Poland DVD

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reviews, average 92%] reviews, average 75%] [2 reviews, average 92%]

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Dee Snider in his Twisted Sister persona Daniel "Dee" Snider (born March 15, 1955 in Massapequa, New York, United States). He grew up in Baldwin and graduated from Baldwin High School in 1973. [1] Snider is the frontman for American hard rock band Twisted Sister. He is somewhat of a cult icon in the heavy metal community.

As a child he sang in a church choir, several school choruses, and Baldwin HS Concert Choir. He also was selected for the All State Chorus by singing Henry Purcell's ``Strike the Viol. [2] He developed a habit of dressing differently from his peers and a strong desire to become a singer in a makeup band. In 1975 Snider changed several rock bands, and in early 1976 he joined the recently formed Twisted Sister and became the only song writer of the band thereafter. On MTV in the 80's before Headbanger's Ball, the first Heavy Metal show to feature all metal videos was called Heavy Metal Mania. The first show aired in June of 1985. Metal mania was hosted by Dee Snider and featured metal news, interviews with metal artists, in studio co-hosts, etc.. In the late 1980s, after Twisted Sister was disbanded, he formed Desperado, a band featuring ex-Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, ex-Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme, and bassist Marc Russel. The group's only album Ace has never been officially released but was heavily bootlegged on CD (under the title Bloodied But Unbowed). In 1985 Dee testified in the Senate hearing instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center to introduce warnings albums about possibly offensive content. He was supported by other musicians such as John Denver and Frank Zappa who were also opposed to censorship. In the 1990s, he formed Widowmaker, with Joe Franco (good friend to Twisted Sister, and drummed on the Love Is For Suckers album, Al Pitrelli, and Marc Russel.They recorded two albums with limited underground success, titled Blood and Bullets, and Standby For Pain. In the late 1990s, he toured with a "self-tribute" band called Dee Snider's SMFs, sometimes featuring ex-Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero. The usual line up included Dee Snider, Derek Tailer, Charlie Mills, Keith Alexander, and Spike. In 1998, he wrote and starred in the horror film Strangeland. He has also penned the script to a sequel which has the working title of Strangeland 2: Cult of Personality. As of October 2006, it has yet to receive a greenlight by any major studio. The project remains a top priority of Snider's. From June 1999 to August 2002, he hosted a morning radio show on a Hartford, Connecticut Clear Channel station, Radio 104 (104.1 FM WMRQ), called Dee Snider Radio. His show returned to the air at night in August 2004 on 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until June 2005. He fondly referred to his listeners as his "Peeps", and "DEE" euro stickers, printed by the station, could be seen on the bumpers of his fans' cars throughout Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Other members of the morning show included Nick Lentino, Beth Lockwood, "Psycho Dan" Williams, Sean Robbins, and "Darkside Dave" Wallace. He frequently featured high-profile guests, including his friend and KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons.

In 2001 he was the voice of Gol Acheron, the main villain for the PlayStation 2 videogame Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. In 2002 he re-joined with the reunited Twisted Sister. Snider played himself in the 2002 TV-movie Warning: Parental Advisory. In 2003 he appeared with actor Arnold Schwarznegger, during his drive to recall incumbent California Governor Gray Davis. Snider sang the Twisted Sister hit, "We're Not Gonna Take It," which was adopted by the Schwarzenegger campaign. In 2004 and 2005 he was the narrator for a live show known as Van Helsing's Curse which tours the US around Halloween giving a mix of famous music with dark overtones and an occasional part of a storytelling to accompany the music. The concert has also been released on CD.

Dee Snider at the 2005 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally As of 2005 Snider is the host of the nationally syndicated House of Hair radio show. He currently lives part-time in East Setauket, New York. Snider is also a narrator for many shows and specials on VH1. Snider was featured as the 'voice' in the bumpers for MSNBC's 2001/2002 "Fiercely Independent" branding campaign. Snider returned to radio in June 2006 with Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio. Snider has been married to his wife Suzette since 1981. They have 4 children. They are Jesse, Shane, Cody, and Cheyenne.

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Bands Twisted Sister Desperado (heavy metal group) Widowmaker S.M.F.'s

Books Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide, Doubleday, 1987 - available in hardcover & softcover Solo Albums Never Let the Bastards Wear You Down, 2000 Guest Appearances "Go to Hell" on Humanary Stew: A Tribute To Alice Cooper, 1999 "Go to Hell" on Welcome to My Nightmare: A All Star Tribute To Alice Cooper, 1999 "Eleanor Rigby" on Eddie Ojeda's Axes 2 Axes, 2005 "Wasted Years" on Numbers of the Beast: An All Star Tribute to Iron Maiden, 2005 Other Strangeland (1998) VanHelsing's Curse
Oi, Oi, Oi) (Oi, Oi, Oi) (Oi, Oi, Oi) (Oi, Oi, Oi) (Oi, Oi, Oi) See me ride out of the sunset, On your colour TV screen Out for all that I can get, If you know what I mean Women to the left of me, And women to the right Ain't got no gun, ain't got no knife, Don't you start no fight... REFRAIN Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite! (T.N.T.) And I'll win the fight! (T.N.T.) I'm a power load! (T.N.T.) watch me explooooode! I'm dirty, mean, and mighty unclean, I'm a wanted man Public enemy number one, Understand? So, lock up your daughter, and lock up your wife, Lock up your backdoor, and run for your life The man is back in town, So, don't you mess me 'round... REFRAIN 'Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite! (T.N.T.) And I'll win the fight! (T.N.T.) I'm a power load! (T.N.T.) Watch me explooode! SOLO REFRAIN T.N.T. (Oi, Oi, Oi) T.N.T. (Oi, Oi, Oi) T.N.T. (Oi, Oi, Oi)

T.N.T. (Oi, Oi, Oi) T.N.T., I'm dynamite! (Oi, Oi, Oi) (T.N.T.) And I'll win the fight! (Oi, Oi, Oi) (T.N.T.) I'm a power load! (Oi, Oi, Oi) (T.N.T.) Just Watch me exploooooode!

EVANESCENCE LYRICS
"Breathe No More" [Piano Solo Opening] I've been looking in the mirror for so long. That I've come to believe my soul's on the other side. All the little pieces falling, shatter. Shards of me, Too sharp to put back together. Too small to matter, But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces. If I try to touch her, And I bleed, I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe no more. Take a breath and I try to draw from my spirits well. Yet again you refuse to drink like a stubborn child. Lie to me, Convince me that I've been sick forever. And all of this, Will make sense when I get better. But I know the difference, Between myself and my reflection. I just can't help but to wonder, Which of us do you love. So I bleed, I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe no... Bleed, I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe, I breatheI breathe no more. [Piano Solo Ending]

EVANESCENCE LYRICS
"Even In Death"

Give me a reason to believe that you're gone I see your shadow so I know they're all wrong Moonlight on the soft brown earth It leads me to where you lay They took you away from me but now I'm taking you home [CHORUS:] I will stay forever here with you My love The softly spoken words you gave me Even in death our love goes on Some say I'm crazy for my love, Oh my love But no bonds can hold me from your side, Oh my love They don't know you can't leave me They don't hear you singing to me [Chorus] And I can't love you, anymore than I do People die, but real love is forever.

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Iron Maiden (1980) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Prowler Sanctuary Remember Tomorrow Running Free Phantom Of The Opera Transilvania Strange World Charlotte The Harlot Iron Maiden

1. Prowler [Steve Harris] Walking through the city, looking oh so pretty, I've just got to find my way. See the ladies flashing. All there legs and lashes. I've just got to find my way.

Well you see me crawling through the bushes with it open wide. What you seeing girl? Can't you believe that feeling, can't you believe it, Can't you believe your eyes? It's the real thing girl. Got Got Got Got Got me me me me me feeling talking feeling talking feeling myself and reeling around, but feel like walking around. myself and reeling a... but nothing's with me... myself and reeling around.

2. Sanctuary [Harris / Murray/ Di'Anno] Out of winter came a warhorse of steel I've never killed a woman before But I know how it feels I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law I met up with a stranger last night To keep me alive He spends all his time on gambling And guns to survive I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law [CHORUS] So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just give me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight...tonight I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law [CHORUS] I can laugh at the wind

I can howl at the rain Down in the canyon or out on the plains I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law [CHORUS] 3. Remember Tomorrow [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. Tears for rememberance, and tears for joy, Tears for somebody and this lonely boy. Out in the madness, the all seeing eye, Flickers above us, to light up the sky. Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. 4. Running Free [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Just sixteen, a pickup truck, out of money, out of luck. I've got nowhere to call my own, hit the gas, and here I go. [Chorus] I'm running free yeah, I'm running free. I'm running free yeah, Oh I'm running free. Spent the night in an L. A. jail, and listened to the sirens wail. They ain't got a thing on me, I'm running wild, I'm running free. [Chorus]

Puller here at the Bottle Top, whiskey, dancing, disco hop. Now all the boys are after me, and that's the way it's gonna be [Chorus] 5. Phantom Of The Opera [Steve Harris] I've been looking so long for you now you won't get away from my grasp. You've been living so long in hiding in hiding behind that false mask. And you know and I know that you ain't got long now to last. Your looks and your feelings are just the remains of your past. You're standing in the wings, there you wait for the curtain to fall. Knowing the terror and holding you have on us all. Yeah, I know that you're gonna scratch me, maim me and maul. You know I'm helpless from your mesmerising cat call. Keep your distance, walk away, don't take his bait. Don't you stray, don't fade away. Watch your step, he's out to get you, come what may. Don't you stray, from the narrow way. I'm running and hiding in my dreams you're always there. You're the Phantom of the Opera, you're the devil, you're just out to scare. You damaged my mind and my soul it just floats through the air. Haunt me, you taunt me, you torture me back at your lair. 6. Transilvania [Instrumental] 7. Strange World [Steve Harris] The only place where you can dream, living here is not what it seems.

Ship of white light in the sky, nobody there to reason why. Here I am, I'm not really there, smiling faces ever so rare. A let's walk in deepest space, living here just isn't the place. Stalks of light come from the ground, when I cry there isn't a sound. All my feelings cannot be held, I'm happy in my new strange world. Shades of green grasses twine, girls drinking plasma wine. A look at love, a dream unfolds, living here, you'll never grow old. Don't you hear me call? Ooh 8. Charlotte The Harlot [Dave Murray] Giving a swish with your arse in the air, don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte you're so refined when you take all the love that they're giving. Sticking with every man that you find, don't you know what they're after? Charlotte you've got your legs in the air, don't you hear all the laughter? [Chorus] Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte the the the the Harlot Harlot Harlot Harlot show me your legs, take me to bed. let me see blood, let me see love.

Taking so many men to your room, don't you feel no remorse? You charge them a "fiver", It's only for starters. And ten for the main course. And you've got no feelings, they died long ago. Don't you care who you let in? And don't you know you're breaking the law with the service you're giving. [Chorus] There was a time when you left me standing there, Picking up pieces of love off the floor. Well Charlotte you left me alone in there,

To make your ends as a bloody whore. Well Charlotte you told me you love me true, Picking up pieces of love yesterday. Well Charlotte you're draws are off color too 'Cause you're making love all day. Giving a swish with your arse in the air, don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte you're so refined when you take all the love that they're giving. Sticking with every man that you find, don't you know what they're after? Charlotte you've got your legs in the air, don't you hear all the laughter? [Chorus] 9. Iron Maiden [Steve Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. [Chorus] Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far. See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be fought, Iron Maiden can't be sought.

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Women In Uniform (1980 SINGLE) 1. Women In Uniform 2. Invasion

3. Phantom Of The Opera 1. Women In Uniform Beehive hairdo, 45 on the hip Patrolwoman Saunders, don't you give her no whip Took me to the station for a breathtest then back to the bedroom for some house-arrest [CHORUS:] Women in uniform, sometimes they look so cold Women in uniform, but, Oh! They feel so warm Coming back to London on a 747 Stewardess made me feel like I'm in heaven Looking up the aisle to see what I could see She leaned over said; Give it to me White apron, brown leather shoes The nurse at the clinic left my heart all bruised Gave me a massage, sprained my right Now she takes my temperature every night [REPEAT CHORUS] Women in uniform, Women in uniform Women in uniform, Women in uniform Commando raid on the Lebanese border Sergeant Anita, she gives the order Khaki jacket and a love gun Baby, I surrender, let's have some fun [REPEAT CHORUS] [SOLO] [REPEAT CHORUS] Women in uniform, Women in uniform Women in uniform, Women in uniform Women in uniform, Khaki, white and blue Women in uniform, coming after you Women, women, Women in uniform Women, women, Women in uniform [REPEAT CHORUS (fading away)]

2. Invasion [Harris] The Vikings are coming You'd better get ready for we're having a fight The longboats are coming It's looking like their ? in the dead of the night Muster the men from all the villages You'd better get ready to fight with your enemies Beacons are burning I'm giving the word to get ready to fight The battle is nearing You'd better get ready to fight for your lives The The The The Norsemen are coming Norsemen are coming warnings are given Norsemen are coming

Raping and pillaging Robbing and looting the land Viking raiders from afar *** 3. Phantom Of The Opera [Steve Harris] I've been looking so long for you now you won't get away from my grasp. You've been living so long in hiding in hiding behind that false mask. And you know and I know that you ain't got long now to last. Your looks and your feelings are just the remains of your past. You're standing in the wings, there you wait for the curtain to fall. Knowing the terror and holding you have on us all. Yeah, I know that you're gonna scratch me, maim me and maul. You know I'm helpless from your mesmerising cat call.

Keep your distance, walk away, don't take his bait. Don't you stray, don't fade away. Watch your step, he's out to get you, come what may. Don't you stray, from the narrow way. I'm running and hiding in my dreams you're always there. You're the Phantom of the Opera, you're the devil, you're just out to scare. You damaged my mind and my soul it just floats through the air. Haunt me, you taunt me, you torture me back at your lair.

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Killers (1981) 1. The Ides Of March 2. Wrathchild 3. Murders In The Rue Morgue 4. Another Life 5. Innocent Exile 6. Genghis Khan 7. Killers 8. Twilight Zone 9. Prodigal Son 10. Purgatory 11. Drifter 1. The Ides Of March [Instrumental] 2. Wrathchild [Steve Harris] I was born into a scene of angriness and greed, and dominance and persecution. My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be. And now I spend my time looking all around, For a man that's nowhere to be found.

Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. [Chorus] 'Cos I'm a wrathchild, well I'm a wrathchild. Yeah I'm a wrathchild. I'm coming to get you, oooh yeah. Say it doesn't matter ain't nothin' gonna alter the course of my destination. I know I've got to find some serious piece of mind, or I know I'll go crazy. But now I spend my time looking all around, For a man thats nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. [Chorus] 3. Murders In The Rue Morgue [Steve Harris] I remember it as plain as day Although it happened in the dark of the night. I was strolling through the streets of Paris And it was cold it was starting to rain. And then I heard a piercing scream And I rushed to the scene of the crime But all I found was the butchered remains Of two girls lay side by side. Murders in the Rue Morgue Someone call the Gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Run before the killers go free There's some people coming down the street At last there's someone heard my call I can't understand why they're pointing at me I never done nothing at all. But I must have got some blood on my hands Because everyone's shouting at me I can't speak French so I couldn't explain

And like a fool I started running away. Murders in the Rue Morgue Someone call the Gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Am I ever gonna be free. And now I've gotta get away from the arms of the law. All France is looking for me. I've gotta find my way across the border for sure Down the south to Italy. Murders in the Rue Morgue Someone call the Gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue I'm never going home. Well I made it to the border at last But I can't erase the scene from my mind Anytime somebody stares at me, well I just start running blind Well I'm moving through the shadows at night Away from the staring eyes Any day they'll be looking for me 'Cause I know I show the signs of... Murders Running Murders Running in the Rue Morgue from the Gendarmes in the Rue Morgue from the arms of the law

Murders in the Rue Morgue Running from the Gendarmes Murders in the Rue Morgue Am I ever gonna be free It took so long and I'm getting so tired I'm running out of places to hide Should I return to the scene of the crime Where the two young victims died If I could go to somebody for help It'd get me out of trouble for sure But I know that it's on my mind That my doctor said I've done it before.

Murders in the Rue Morgue They're never gonna find me Murders in the Rue Morgue I'm never going home. 4. Another Life [Steve Harris] As I lay here lying on my bed, sweet voices come into my head. Oh what it is, I wanna know, please won't you tell me it's got to go. There's a feeling that's inside me, telling me to get away. But I'm so tired of living, I might as well end today. [Repeat twice] 5. Innocent Exile [Steve Harris] My life is so empty, nothing to live for. My mind is all confusion, 'cos I defied the law. When you weren't there to help me, I lost my mind and ran. I never had no trouble before this all began. My life is so empty, nothing to live for. My mind is all confusion, 'cos I defied the law. When you weren't there to help me, I lost my mind and ran. I never had no trouble before this all began. I'm running away, no where to go. I'm lost and tired and I just don't know. Yeah... They say I killed a woman, they know it isn't true. They're just trying to frame me, and all because of you. Yeah... 6. Genghis Khan

7. Killers

[Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris] You walk through the subway, his eyes burn a hole in your back, A footstep behind you, he lunges prepared for attack. Scream for mercy, he laughs as he's watching you bleed, Killer behind you, his blood lust defies all his needs. My innocent victims are slaughtered with wrath and despise, The mocking religion of hatred that burns in the night. I have no one, I'm bound to destroy all this greed, A voice inside me compelling to satisfy me. I can see what a life's meant to be, And you'll never know how I came to forsee, see, see. My faith in believing is stronger than lifelines and ties, With the glimmer of metal my moment is ready to strike. Death call arises, a scream breaks the still of the night, Another tomorrow, remember to walk in the light! I have found you, and now there is no place to run, Excitement shakes me, oh God help me what have I done?! Oooh yeah, I've done it! YEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH! You walk through the subway, my eyes burn a hole in your back, A footstep behind you, he lunges prepared for attack. Scream for mercy, he laughs as he's watching you bleed, Killer behind you, my blood lust defies all my needs. Oooh look out, I'm coming for you! Ahahahaha! 8. Twilight Zone [Steve Harris, Dave Murray] She lays in bed at night and that is when I make my call. But when she stares at me, she can't see nothing at all, Because, you see, I can't take no shape or form. It's been three long years since I've been gone. I can't get used to purgatory, you know it really makes me cry.

I'll never know the reason why I had to go. Oh, oh, I'm crying, Oh, oh, oh, deep inside of me. Oh, oh, oh, can't you see me? Ah can't you see me? I'm looking forward to her spirit coming over to me. I feel tempted to bring her over to see just what it's Like to be hanging on the other side. I feel so lonely, it's a long time since I died. I try to show her that she's never gonna be alone, Because my spirit is imprisoned in the twilight zone. Oh, oh, I'm crying, Oh, oh, oh, deep inside of me. Oh, oh, oh, can't you see me? Ah can't you see me? 9. Prodigal Son [Steve Harris] Listen to me Lamia, listen to what I've got to say. I've got these feelings, and they won't go away. I've got these fears inside that'll bring me to my knees. Oh help me Lamia or I'm sure I'll die, oh please. I feel unsettled, now I know that I've done wrong. I've messed around with mystic things and magic for too long. I feel I'm being paid with this nightmare inside me, The devil's got a hold on my soul and he just won't let me be. I'm on my knees, oh help me please. I'm on my knees, help me please. Oh Lamia please try to help me. The devil's got a hold of my soul and he won't let me be. Lamia I've got this curse, I'm turning to bad. The devil's got a hold of my soul, and it's driving me mad. Oh Oh Lamia please try to help me. The devil's got a hold of my soul and he won't let me be. Lamia I've got this curse, I'm turning to bad.

The devil's got a hold of my soul, and it's driving me mad. Oh 10. Purgatory [Steve Harris] Thinking of an age old dream, places I have never seen, Fantasies lived times before. I split my brain, melt through the floor. Over clouds my mind will fly, forever now I can't think why. My body tries to leave my soul. Or is it me, I just don't know. Mem'ries rising from the past, the future's shaddow overcast. Something's clutching at my head, through the darkness I'll be led. Oh another time, another place. Oh another smile on another face. When you see me floating up beside you, You get the feeling that all my love's inside of you. Please take me away, take me away, so far away. Please take me away, take me away, so far away. Please take me away, take me away, so far away. Thinking of an age old dream, places I have never seen, Fantasies lived times before. I split my brain, melt through the floor. Over clouds my mind will fly, forever now I can't think why. My body tries to leave my soul. Or is it me, I just don't know. Mem'ries rising from the past, the future's shaddow overcast. Something's clutching at my head, through the darkness I'll be led. Oh another time, another place. Oh another smile on another face. When you see me walking up beside you, You get the feeling that all my love's inside of you. Please take me away, take me away, so far away. Please take me away, take me away, so far away. Please take me away, take me away, so far away.

11. Drifter [Steve Harris] Walk away! Look out now, baby won't you take me away, Sittin' here its gonna be a new day. Gotta sing my song and I can't go wrong, Gotta keep on roaming, gotta sing my song. What you feeling when you hold me tight? I'm gonna cuddle up with you tonight, gonna get you feeling so secure. Listen child don't you see there's a cure? Anywhere got to get you away, feels so good think it's gonna be a new day. I'm gonna get my song till I can't go on, I'm gonna keep on roaming gonna sing my song. I want you to sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it along. I want you to sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it along.

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

The Number Of The Beast (1982) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Invaders Children Of The Damned The Prisoner 22 Acacia Avenue The Number Of The Beast Run To The Hills Gangland Total Eclipse Hallowed Be Thy Name

1. Invaders [Harris]

Longboats have been sighted the evidence of war has begun Many Nordic fighting men their swords and shields all gleam in the sun Call to arms defend yourselves get ready to stand and fight for your lives Judgement day has come around so be prepared don't run stand your ground They're coming in from the sea they've come the enemy beneath the blazing sun the battle has to be won Invaders ... Pillaging Invaders ... Looting Set ablaze the campfires alert the other men from inland Warning must be given there's not enough men here for a stand The Vikings are too many too powerful to take on our own We must have reinforcements we cannot fight this battle alone They're coming over the hill they've come to attack they're coming in for the kill there's no turning back Invaders ... Fighting Invaders ... Marauding Axes grind and maces clash as wounded fighters fall to the ground Severed limbs and fatal woundings bloody corpses lay all around The smell of death and burning flesh the battle weary light to the end The Saxons have been overpowered victims of the mighty Norsemen You'd better scatter and run the battle's lost and not won you'd better get away to fight another day Invaders ... Raping Invaders ... Plundering 2. Children Of The Damned [Steve Harris] He's walking like a small child

But watch his eyes burn you away Black holes in his golden stare God knows he wants to go home Children of The Damned [x3] He's walking like a small child But watch his eyes burn you away Black holes in his golden stare God knows he wants to go home Children of The Damned He's walking like a dead man If he had lived he would crucified us all Now he's standing on his last step He thought oblivion well it beckons us all Children of The Damned [x3] Now it's burning his hands he's turning to laugh Smiles as the flame sears the flesh Melting his face screaming in pain Peeling the skin from his eyes Watch him die according to plan He's dust on ground what did we learn You're Children of The Damned Your back's against the wall You turn into the light You're burning in the night You're Children of The Damned Like candles watch them burn Burning in the light You'll burn again tonight You're Children of The Damned 3. The Prisoner [Steve Harris and Adrian Smith] I'm on the run, I kill to eat I'm starving now, feeling dead on my feet Going all the way, I'm natures beast Do what I want and do as I please

Run - Fight - To breathe - It's tough Now you see me now you don't Break the walls I'm coming out Not a prisoner I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going ...out! If you kill me it's self defense And if I kill ya' then I call it vengeance Spit in your eye I will defy You'll be afraid when I call out your name Run - Fight - To breathe - It's gonna be tough Now you see me now you don't Break the walls I'm coming out Not a prisoner I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going I'm not a number I'm a free man Live my life where I want to You'd better scratch me from your black book Coz' I'll run rings around you 4. 22 Acacia Avenue [Steve Harris and Adrian Smith] [the continuing saga of Charlotte the Harlot] If you're feeling down depressed and lonely I know a place where we can go 22 Acacia Avenue meet a lady that I know So if you're looking for a good time And you're prepared to pay the price Fifteen quid is all she asks for Everybody's got their vice If you're waiting for a long time for the rest to do their piece You can tell her that you know me and you might even get it free

So any time you're down the East End don't you hesitate to go You can take my honest word for it she'll teach you more than you can know Charlotte can't you get out from all of this madness Can't you see it only brings you sadness When you entertain your men don't you know the risk of getting disease Some day when you're reaching the age of forty I bet you'll regret the days when you were laying Nobody then will want to know You won't have any beautiful wares to show any more 22 the avenue that's the place where we all go You will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright tonight Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life Don't you ever think about the bad times Why do you have to live this way Do you enjoy your lay or is it the pay Sometimes when you're strolling down the avenue The way you walk it makes men think of having you When you're walking down the street Everybody stops and turns to stare at you 22 the avenue that's the place where we all go You will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright tonight Beat her mistreat her do anything that you please Bite her excite her make her get down on her knees Abuse her misuse her she can take all that you've got Caress her molest her she always does what you want You're running away don't you know what you're doing Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it away You believe that because what you're earning Your life's good don't you know that you're hurting All the people that love you don't cast them aside All the men that are constantly drooling It's no life for you stop all that screwing You're packing your bags and you're coming with me

5. The Number Of The Beast [Steve Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me 'Cos in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist Was this all for real or some kind of hell 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised As they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright The ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or just some crazy dream But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes They seem to mesmerise me ... can't avoid their eyes 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me

I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take it's course 6. Run To The Hills [Steve Harris] White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes killed our creed He took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children are cowards attack Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Soldier blue in the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills, run for your lives [repeat to end] 7. Gangland

[Adrian Smith and Clive Burr] Shadows may hide you but also may be your grave You're running today maybe tomorrow you'll be saved You pray for daylight to save you for a while You wonder if your children will face the killer's smile Dead men - tell no tales In Gangland - murders up for sale Dead men - tell no tales In Gangland - where jail birds die Face at the window leers into your own But it's only your reflection still you tremble in your bones How long can you hide? How long 'till they come? A rat in a trap but you've got to survive Once you were glad to be free for a while The air tasted good and the world was your friend Then came the day when the hard times began Now you're alone but alive for how long? Dead men - tell no tales In Gangland - murders up for sale Dead men - tell no tales In Gangland - where jail birds die A knife at your throat another body on the pile A contract to keep and it's service with a smile Murder for vengeance or murder for gain Death on the streets or a blacked out jail Dead men - tell no tales In Gangland - murders up for sale Dead men - tell no tales In Gangland - where jail birds die In Gangland you tell no tales 8. Total Eclipse [Steve Harris, Dave Murray and Clive Burr]

Cold as steel the darkness waits its hour will come. A cry of fear from our children worshipping the sun. Mother natures' black revenge on those who wasted her life. War babies in the garden of Eden, Shall turn our ashes to ice. Sunrise has gone, freezing up the fires. Sunrise has gone, numbing our desires. Around the world the people stop, With terror stricken eyes. A shadow cast upon them all, To crush them like a fly. In the icy rain and whiplashed seas, There's nowhere left to run. The hammer blows of winter fall like a hurricane. Sunrise has gone, freezing up the fires. Sunrise has gone, numbing our desires. Around the world the nations wait, For some wise word from their leading light. You know it's not only madmen who listen to fools. Is this the end, the millions cried, Clutching their riches as they died. Those who survive must weather the storm. Gone are the days when man looked down. They've taken away his sacred crown. To be set free, it took so long. It's not journey's end, it's just begun. 9. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cuase at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights

Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying? After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name

"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." Revelations Ch. XIII v.18 BRUCE DICKINSON - vocals DAVE MURRAY - lead guitar ADRIAN SMITH - lead guitar STEVE HARRIS - bass guitar CLIVE BURR drums

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Piece Of Mind (1983) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Where Eagles Dare Revelations Flight Of Icarus Die With Your Boots On The Trooper Still Life Quest For Fire Sun And Steel To Tame A Land

1. Where Eagles Dare [Harris] It's snowing outside the rumbling sound of engines roar in the night, The mission is near the confident men are waiting to drop from the sky. The Blizzard goes on but still they must fly No one should go where eagles dare. Bavarian alps that lay all around they seem to stare from below, The enemy lines a long time passed are lying deep in the snow. Into the night they fall through the sky No one should fly where eagles dare. They're closing in the fortress is near it's standing high in the sky, The cable car's the only way in it's really impossible to climb. They make their way but maybe too late They've got to try to save the day. The panicking cries the roaring of guns

are echoing all round the valley, The mission complete they make to escape away from the Eagles Nest. They dared to go where no one would try they chose to fly where eagles dare. 2. Revelations [Dickinson] "O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride." (G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal) Just a babe in the black abyss, No reason for a place like this, The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain, An easy way for the blind to go, A clever path for the fools who know The secret of the Hanged Man - the smile of his lips. The light of the Blind - you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see. She came to me with a serpent's kiss, As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips, Moonlight catches silver tears I cry, So we lay in a black embrace, And the Seed is sown in a holy place And I watched, and I waited for the Dawn. The light of the Blind - you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see.

Bind all of us together, Ablaze with Hope and Free, No storm or heavy weather Will rock the boat you'll see. The time has come to close your eyes And still the wind and rain, For the one who will be King Is the Watcher in the Ring. It is You. 3. Flight Of Icarus [Smith/Dickinson] As the sun breaks, above the ground, An old man stands on the hill. As the ground warms, to the first rays of light A birdsong shatters the still. His eyes are ablaze, See the madman in his gaze. Fly Fly On Fly on your way, like an eagle, as high as the sun, your way, like an eagle, and touch the sun.

Now the crowd breaks and young boy appears Looks the old man in the eye As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd In the name of God my father I fly. His eyes seem so glazed As he flies on the wings of a dream. Now he knows his father betrayed Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave Fly, on your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun, On your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun.

4. Die With Your Boots On [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Another Prophet of Disaster Who says the ship is lost, Another Prophet of Disaster Leaving you to count the cost. Taunting us with Visions, Afflicting us with fear, Predicting War for millions, In the hope that one appears. No point asking when it is, No point asking who's to go, No point asking what's the game, No point asking who's to blame, 'Cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, 'Cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, If you're gonna die, die with your boots on, If you're gonna try, just stick around, Gonna cry, just move along, If you're gonna die, if you're gonna die. In 13 the Beast is Rising, The Frenchman did surmise, Through earthquakes and starvation, The Warlord will arise, Terror, Death, Destruction, Pour from the Eastern sands, But the truth of all predictions, Is always in your hands. If you're gonna die, die with your boots on, If you're gonna try, just stick around, Gonna cry, just move along, If you're gonna die, if you're gonna die. 5. The Trooper [Harris]

You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The Bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall. We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan. 6. Still Life [Murray/Harris] Take a look in the pool and what do you see In the dark depths there faces beckoning me Can't you see them it's plain for all to see They were there oh I know you don't believe me. Oh.....I've never felt so strange But.....I'm not going insane. I've no doubt that you think I'm off my head

You don't say but it's in your eyes instead Hours I spend out just gazing into that pool Something draws me there I don't know what to do. Oh.....they drain my strength away Oh.....they're asking me to stay. Nightmares.....spirits calling me Nightmares.....they won't leave me be. All my life's blood is slowly draining away And I feel that I'm weaker every day Somehow I know I haven't long to go Joining them at the bottom of the pool. Now.....I feel they are so near I.....begin to see them clear Nightmares.....coming all the time Nightmares.....Will give me peace of mind. Now it's clear and I know what I have to do I must take you down there to look at them too Hand in hand then we'll jump right into the pool Can't you see not just me they want you too. Oh.....we'll drown together It.....will be forever. Nightmares.....forever calling me Nightmares.....Now we rest in peace. 7. Quest For Fire [Harris] In a time when dinosaurs walked the earth When the land was swamp and caves were home In an age when prize possession was fire To search for landscapes men would roam. Then the tribes they came to steal their fire And the wolves they howled into the night

As they fought a vicious angry battle to save the power of warmth and light. Drawn by Quest for fire They searched all through the land Drawn by Quest for fire Discovery of man. And they thought that when the embers died away That the flame of life had burnt and died Didn't know the sparks that made the fire Were made by rubbing stick and stone. So they ploughed through forest and swamps of danger And they fought the cannibal tribes and beasts In the search to find another fire To regain the power of life and heat. Drawn by Quest for fire They searched across the land Drawn by Quest for fire Discovery of man. 8. Sun And Steel [Dickinson/Smith] You killed your first man at 13, Killer instinct, Animal supreme, By 16 you had learned to fight The way of the warrior, you took it as your right. Sunlight, falling on your steel, Death in life is your ideal, Life is like a wheel, rolling on and on. Through earth and water, fire and wind, You came at last - nothing was the end, Make a cut by fire and stones, Take you and your blade and break you both in two - break you both in two. Sunlight, falling on your steel,

Death in life is your ideal, Life is like a wheel - and it's rolling still. 9. To Tame A Land [Harris] He is the King of all the land In the Kingdom of the sands Of a time tomorrow. He rules the sandworms and the Fremen In the land amongst the stars Of an age tomorrow. He is destined to be a King He rules over everything On the land called planet Dune. Bodywater is your life Anfd without in you would die On the desert the planet Dune. Without a stillsuit you would fry On the sands so hot and dry In a world called Arrakis. It is a land that's rich in spice The sandriders and the `mice' That they call the `Muad' Dib'. He is the Kwizatz Haderach. He is born of Caladan And will take the Gom Jabbar. He has the power to forsee Or to look into the past He is the ruler of the stars. The time will come for him to lay claim his crown, And then the foe yes they'll be cut down,

You'll see he'll be the best that there's been, Messiah supreme true leader of men, And when the time for judgement's at hand, Don't fret he's strong and he'll make a stand, Against evil the fire that spreads through the land, He has the power to make it all end.

Bruce Dickinson - vocals Dave Murray - lead guitars Adrian Smith - lead guitars Steve Harris - bass guitar Nicko McBrain - drums "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more Death. Neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore Brain; for the former things are passed away." Revelations Ch. XXI V4

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Powerslave (1984) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Aces High 2 Minutes To Midnight Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) Flash Of The Blade The Duellists Back In The Village Powerslave Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

1. Aces High [Harris] There goes the siren that warns off the air raid Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne

Got to get up for the coming attack. Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste Gathering speed as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before it's too late Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let off a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us Ten ME-109's out of the sun Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press my guns. Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, goin' again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high. 2. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Smith/Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason To Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of season Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain,

Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout "Let the creatures out We'll show the unbeliverers." The napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast ... yeah! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. Midnight Midnight Midnight

It's all night Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night 3. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) [Harris] [instrumental] 4. Flash Of The Blade [Dickinson] As a young boy chasing Dragons with your wooden sword so mighty, You're St. George or you're David and you always killed the beast Times change very quickly And you had to grow up early A house in smoking ruins and the bodies at your feet [Chorus:] You'll die as you lived In a flash of the blade In a corner forgotten by no-one You lived for the touch For the feel of the steel One man, and his Honour. The smell of resined leather The steely iron mask As you cut and thrust and parried at the fencing master's call He taught you all he ever knew To fear no mortal man And now you'll wreak your vengeance in the Screams of evil man.

[Chorus:] [Repeat chorus] 5. The Duellists [Harris] He threw down a glove you made the mistake Of picking it up now you're gone The choosing of guns or figthing with swords The choise of weapons is gone He'll tear you apart as soon as you start You know you don't have a chance [Chorus:] OH...OH... Fight for the Honour Fight for the Splendour Fight for the Pleasure OH...OH... Fight for the Honour Fight for the Splendour Fight for your Life! Ready to start the duel begins the best man wins in the end A lunge and a feint, a parry too late A cut to the chest and you're down Seeing the stain then feeling the pain Feeling the sweat on your brow [Chorus:] The fighting resumes, a silence looms the Swordsman move 'gainst each other A cut and a thrust, a parry, a blow a stab to the heart and you're down The Angel of Death hears your last breath Meanwhile the reaper looks on OH...OH... Fought for the Honour Fought for the Splendour Fought for the Pleasure OH...OH... Fought for the Honour Fought for the Splendour Fought to the Death

6. Back In The Village [Smith/Dickinson] Turn the spotlights on the people Sitch the dial and eat the worm Take your chances, kill the engine Drop your bombs and let it burn White flags shot to ribbons, The truce in black and burned. Shellshock in the kitchen. Tables overturned [Chorus:] Back in the village again In the village, I'm back in the village again. Throwing dice now, rolling loaded I see sixes all the way, In a black hole and I'm spinning As my wings get shot away. Questions are a burden And answers are a prison for oneself Shellshock in the kitchen Tables start to burn. [Chorus:] Back in the village again In the village, I'm back in the village again. No breaks on the inside, Paper cats and burning barns, There's fox among the chickens, And a killer in the hounds. Questions are a burden And answers are a prison for oneself Shellshock in the kitchen

Tables start to burn. [Chorus:] Back in the village again In the village, I'm back in the village again. But still we walk into the valley And others try to kill the inner flame We're burning brighter and before I don't have a number, I'M A NAME! Back in the village again In the village I'm back in the village again Back in the village again In the village I'm back in the village Back in the village Back in the village again. 7. Powerslave [Dickinson] Into the Abyss I'll fall - the eye of Horus Into the eyes of the night - watching me go Green is the cat's eye that glows In this Temple Enter the risen Osiris - risen again. [Chorus:] Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave I don't wanna die, I'm a God, Why can't I live on? When the Life Giver dies, All around is laid waste, And in my last hour, I'm a Slave to the Power of Death. When I was living this lie - Fear was my Game People would worship and fall -

Drop to their knees. So bring me the blood and Red wine for the one to succeed me, For he is a man and a God And He will die too. [Chorus:] Now I am cold but a ghost lives in my veins, Silent the terror that reigned Marbled in stone A Shell of a man God preserved From thousand ages, But open the gates of my hell I'll strike from the grave [Chorus:] Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave I don't wanna die, I'm a God, Why can't I live on? When the Life Giver dies, All around is laid waste, And in my last hour, I'm a Slave to the Power of Death. Slave to the Power of Death... Slave to the Power of Death... 8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner [Harris] Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner See his eye as he stops one of three Mesmerises one of the wedding guests Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the Sea And the music plays on, as the bride passes by Caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale. Driven south to the land of the snow and ice To a place where nobody's been

Through the snow fog flies on the albatross Hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings. And the ship sails on, back to the North Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on The mariner kills the bird of good omen His shipmates cry against what he's done But when the fog clears, they justify him And make themselves a part of the crime. Sailing on and on and North across the sea Sailing on and on and North 'till all is calm The albatross begins with its vengeance A terrible curse a thirst has begun His shipmates blame bad luck on the Mariner About his neck, the dead bird is hung. And the curse goes on and on at sea And the curse goes on and on for them and me. "Day after day, day after day, we stuck nor breath nor motion As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink." [SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1798-1834)] There, calls the mariner there comes a ship over the line But how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no tide. See... onward she comes Onwards she nears, out of the sun See... she has no crew She has no life, wait but there's two Death and she Life in Death,

they throw their dice for the crew She wins the Mariner and he belongs to her now. Then ... crew one by one They drop down dead, two hundred men She... She, Life in Death. She lets him live, her chosen one. [NARRATIVE] "One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for groan or sigh Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye Four times fifty living men (and I heard nor sigh nor groan), With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one." [SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1798-1834)] The curse it lives on in their eyes The Mariner he wished he'd die Along with the sea creatures But they lived on, so did he. And by the light of moon He prays for their beauty not doom With heart he blesses them God's creatures all of them too. Then the spell starts to break The albatross falls from his neck Sinks down like lead into the Sea Then down in falls comes the rain. Hear the groans od the long dead seamen See them stir and they start to rise Bodies lifted by good spirits None of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyes And revenge is still sought, penance starts again Cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on. Now the curse is finally lifted

And the Mariner sights his home Spirits go from the long dead bodies Form their own light and the Mariner's left alone And then a boat came sailing towards him It was a joy he could not believe The Pilot's boat, his son and the hermit Penance of life will fall onto Him. And the ship it sinks like lead into the sea And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins The Mariner's bound to tell of his story To tell his tale wherever he goes To teach God's word by his own example That we must love all things that God made. And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man And the tale goes on and on and on.

Adrian Smith - Lead and Rhythm Guitars Bruce Dickinson - Vocals Dave Murray - Lead and Rhythm Guitars Nicko McBrain - Drums Steve Harris Bass

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Live After Death (1985) 1. Intro: Churchill's Speech 2. Aces High 3. 2 Minutes To Midnight 4. The Trooper 5. Revelations 6. Flight Of Icarus 7. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 8. Powerslave 9. The Number Of The Beast 10. Hallowed Be Thy Name 11. Iron Maiden 12. Run To The Hills 13. Running Free

1. Intro: Churchill's Speech [From Winston Churchill's Speech "We shall fight them on the beaches"] "We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender..." 2. Aces High [Harris] There goes the siren that warns off the air raid Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble we've got to get airborn Got to get up for the coming attack. Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste Gathering speep as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before it's too late. Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high. Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let of a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again. Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us Ten ME-109's out of the sun Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press down my guns.

Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high. 3. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Smith, Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason The Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of Season. Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death [Chorus:] The killer's breed or the Deamon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain, But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that threaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout let the creatures out We'll show the unbelievers, The Napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast...YEAH! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy, We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. [Chorus:] The body bags and little rags of children torn in two, And the jellied brains of those whow remain to put the finger right on you. As the Madmen play on words and make us all

dance to their song, To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. [Chorus:] Midnight...all night... [repeat] 4. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The Bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall. We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan.

5. Revelations [Dickinson] "O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride." [G.K Chesterton: English Hymnal] Just a babe in a black abyss, No reason for a place like this, The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain, An easy way for the blind to go, A clever path for the fools who know The Secret of the Hanged Man - the smile on his lips. The light of the Blind - you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see. She came to me with a serpent's kiss, As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips, Moonlight catches silver tears I cry, So we lay in a black embrace, And the Seed is sown in a holy place And I watched, and I waited for the Dawn. The light of the Blind - you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see. Blind all of us together, Ablaze with Hope and Free, No storm or heavy weather Will rock the boat you'll see. The time has come to close your eyes And still the wind and rain, For the one who will be King Is the Watcher in the Ring.

It is You. 6. Flight Of Icarus [Smith Dickinson] As the sun breaks, above the ground, An old man stands on the hill. As the ground warms, to the first rays of light A birdsong shatters the still. His eyes are ablaze, See the madman in his gaze. Fly, on your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun, On your way, like an eagle, Fly and touch the sun. Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears Looks the old man in the eye As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd In the name of God my father I fly His eyes seem so glazed As he flies on the wings of a dream. Now he knows his father betrayed Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave. Fly, on your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun, On your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun. 7. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner [Harris] Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner See his eye as he stops one of three Mesmerises one of the wedding guests Stay here and listen the nightmares

of the Sea. And the music plays on, as the bride passes by Caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale. Driven south to the land of the snow and ice To a place where nobody's been Through the snow fog flies on the albatross Hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings. And the ship sails on, back to the North Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on The mariner kills the bird of good omen His shipmates cry against what he's done But when the fog clears, they justify him And make themselves a part of the crime. Sailing on and on and North across the sea Sailing on and on and North 'til all is calm The albatross begins with its vengeance A terrible curse a thirst has begun His shipmates blame bad luck on the Mariner About his neck, the dead bird is hung. And the curse goes on and on at sea And the curse goes on and on for them and me. "Day after day, day after day, we stuck nor breath nor motion As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink." [SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE(1798-1834)] There, calls the Mariner, there comes a ship over the line But how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no tide.

See...onward she comes Onward she nears, out of the sun See...she has no crew She has no life, wait but there's two. Death and she Life in Death. they throw their dice for the crew She wins the Mariner and he belong to her now. Then...crew one by one They drop down dead, two hundred men She...She Life in Death. She lets him live, her chosen one. [Narrative] "One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for groan or sigh each turned his face with a ghastly pang, and cursed me with his eye four times fifty living men (and I heard nor sigh nor groan), with heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one." [SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1798-1834)] The curse it lives on in their eyes The Mariner he wished he'd die Along with the sea creatures But they lived on, so did he. And by the light of the moon He prays for their beauty not doom With heart he blesses them God's creatures all of them too. Then the spell starts to break The albatross falls from his neck Sinks down like lead into the Sea Then down in falls comes the rain. Hear the groans of the long dead seamen See them stir and they start to rise Bodies lifted by good spirits None of them speak

and they're lifeless in their eyes. And revenge is still sought, penance starts again Cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on. Now the curse is finally lifted And the Mariner sights his home Spirits go from the long dead bodies Form their light and the Mariner's left alone. And then a boat came sailing towards him It was a joy he could not believe The Pilot's boat, his son and the hermit. Penance of life will fall onto Him. And the ship it sinks like lead into the sea And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins. The Mariner's bound to tell of his story To tell his tale wherever he goes To teach God's word by his own example That we must love all things that God made. And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man And the tale goes on and on and on...and on 8. Powerslave [Dickinson] Into the Abyss I'll fall - the eye of Horus Into the eyes of the night - watching me go Green is the cat's eye that glows In this Temple Enter the risen Osiris - risen again. [Chorus:] Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave I don't wanna die, I'm a God, Why can't I live on? When the Life Giver dies, All around is laid waste,

And in my last hour, I'm a Slave to the Power of Death. When I was living this lie - Fear was my Game People would worship and fall Drop to their knees. So bring me the blood and Red wine for the one to succeed me, For he is a man and a God And He will die too. [Chorus:] Now I am cold but a ghost lives in my veins, Silent the terror that reigned Marbled in stone A Shell of a man God preserved From thousand ages, But open the gates of my hell I'll strike from the grave [Chorus:] Tell me why I had to be a Powerslave I don't wanna die, I'm a God, Why can't I live on? When the Life Giver dies, All around is laid waste, And in my last hour, I'm a Slave to the Power of Death. Slave to the Power of Death... Slave to the Power of Death... 9. The Number Of The Beast [Harris] I left alone my mind was blank I needed time think to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they

reflections of my warped mind staring back at me Cos in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist was this all for real or just some kind of hell 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised as they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright the ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or just some crazy dream but I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes they seem to mesmerise me...can't avoid their eyes 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take it's course 10. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cuase at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights

Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying? After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name 11. Iron Maiden [Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow

as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. [Chorus:] Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far. See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. 12. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea Brought us pain and misery Killed our tribes killed our creed Took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came to much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children and cowards attack Run to the hills run for your lives

Run to the hills run for your lives Soldier blue in the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills run for your lives [Repeat to end] 13. Running Free [Harris, Di'anno] Just sixteen, a pickup truck, out of money, out of luck. I've got nowhere to call my own, hit the gas, and here I go. [Chorus:] I'm running free yeah, I'm running free. I'm running free yeah, Oh I'm running free. Spent the night in an L. A. jail, and listened to the sirens wail. They ain't got a thing on me, I'm running wild, I'm running free. [Chorus:] Puller here at the Bottle Top, whiskey, dancing, disco hop. Now all the boys are after me, and that's the way it's gonna be [Chorus:]

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Somewhere In Time (1986) 1. Caught Somewhere In Time

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Wasted Years Sea Of Madness Heaven Can Wait The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner Stranger In A Strange Land Deja-Vu Alexander The Great

1. Caught Somewhere In Time [(Harris) 7:22] If you had the time to lose An open mind and time to choose Would you care to take a look Or can you read me like a book Time is always on my side Time is always on my side Can I tempt you come with me Be Devil may care fulfill your dream If I said I'd take you there Would you go would you be scared Time is always on my side Time is always on my side Don't be afraid you're safe with me Safe as any soul can be... honestly Just let yourself go [Chorus:] Caught somewhere Caught somewhere Caught somewhere Caught somewhere Caught somewhere Caught somewhere in in in in in in time time time... oh oh time time time... oh oh

Like a wolf in sheep's clothing You try to hide your deepest sins Of all the things that you've done wrong

And I know where you belong Time is always on my side Time is always on my side Make you an offer you can't refuse You've only got your soul to lose... Eternally... let yourself go! [Chorus:] Caught somewhere in time Caught somewhere in time Caught somewhere in time... oh oh Caught somewhere in time Caught somewhere in time Caught now in two minds! 2. Wasted Years [(Smith) 5:06] From the coast of gold, across the seven seas I'm travellin' on, far and wide But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else I close my eyes, and think of home Another city goes by in the night Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's gone away And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my dying day [Chorus:] So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up... make your stand And realise you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain, so easily

When you can't find the words to say it's hard to make it through another day And it makes me wanna cry and throw my hands up to the sky [Chorus:] 3. Sea Of Madness [(Smith) 5:42] Out in the street somebody's crying Out in the night the fires burn Maybe tonight somebody's crying Reached the point of no return Oh - my eyes they see but I can't believe Oh - my heart is heavy as I turn my back and leave [Chorus:] Like the eagle and the dove Fly so high on wings above When all you see can only bring you sadness Like a river we will flow On towards the sea we go When all you do can only bring you sadness Out on the sea of madness Somewhere I hear a voice that's calling Out in the dark there burns a dream You got to hope when you are falling To find the world that you have seen Oh - my eyes they see but I can't believe Oh - my heart is heavy as I turn my back and leave [Chorus:] It's madness The sun don't shine On the sea of madness There ain't no wind to fill your sails Madness when all you see can only bring you sadness On towards the sea we go...

Out in the street somebody's crying Out in the night the fires burn Maybe tonight somebody's crying Reached the point of no return Oh - my eyes they see but I can't believe Oh - my heart is heavy as I turn my back and leave [Chorus:] 4. Heaven Can Wait [(Harris) 7:24] Can't understand what is happening to me This isn't real this is only a dream But I never have felt, no I never have felt this way before I'm looking down on my body below I lie asleep in the midst of a dream Is it now could it be the Angel of Death has come for me I can't believe that really my time has come I don't feel ready there's so much left undone And it's my soul and I'm not gonna let it get away [Chorus:] Heaven can wait / Heaven can wait Heaven can wait / Heaven can wait til another day I have a lust for the Earth below And Hell itself is my only foe 'Cause I've no fear of dying I'll go when I'm good and ready I snatch a glimpse of the lights eternal rays I see a tunnel I stand amazed At all of the people standing there in front of me Into the paths of rightness I'll be led Is this the place where the living join the dead I wish I knew this was only just a nightmare [Chorus:] Take my hand I'll lead you to the promised land Take my hand I'll give you immortality

Eternal youth I'll take you to the other side To see the truth the path for you is decided My body tingles I feel so strange I feel so tired I feel so drained And I'm wondering if I'll ever be the same again Is this in limbo or Heaven or Hell Maybe I'm going down there as well I can't accept my soul will drift forever I feel myself floating back down to Earth So could this be the hour of my rebirth Or have I died or will I wake from dreaming? [Chorus:] 5. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner [(Harris) 6:31] The tough of the track With the wind And the rain that's beating down on Your back Your heart's beating loud And goes on getting louder And goes on even more 'til the Sound is ringing in your head With every step you tread And every breath you take Determination Makes you run never stop Got to win got to run 'til you drop Keep the pace hold the race Your mind is getting clearer You're over half way there But the miles they never seem to end As if you're in a dream Not getting anywhere It seems so futile [Chorus] Run on and on Run on and on

The loneliness of the long distance runner I've got to keep running the course I've got to keep running and win at All costs I've got to keep going be strong Must be so determined and push myself on Run over stiles across fields Turn to look at who's on your heels Way ahead of the field The line is getting nearer but do You want the glory that goes You reach the final stretch Ideals are just a trace You feel like throwing the race It's all so futile [Chorus:] 6. Stranger In A Strange Land [(Smith) 5:43] Was many years ago that I left home and came this way I was a young man, full of hope and dreams But now it seems to me that all is lost and nothing gained Sometimes things ain't what they seem No brave new world, no brave new world No brave new world, no brave new world Night and day I scan horizon, sea and sky My spirit wanders endlessly Until the day will dawn and friends from home discover why Hear me calling, rescue me Set me free, set me free Lost in this place, and leave no trace [Chorus:] Stranger in a strange land Land of ice and snow

Trapped inside this prison Lost and far from home One hundred years have gone and men again they came that way To find the answer to the mystery They found his body lying where it fell that day Preserved in time for all to see No brave new world, no brave new world Lost in this place, to leave no trace What became of the man that started All are gone and their souls departed Left me here in this place So all alone [Chorus:] What became of the man that started All are gone and their souls departed Left me here in this place So all alone [Chorus:] 7. Deja-Vu [(Murray-Harris) 4:55] When you see familiar faces But you don't remember where they're from Could you be wrong? When you've been particular places That you know you've never seen before Can you be sure? 'Cause you know this has happened before And you know that this moment in time is for real And you know when you feel deja-vu [Chorus:] Feel like I've been here before

Feel like I've been here before Feel like I've been here before Feel like I've been here before Ever had a conversation That you realise you've had before Isn't it strange Have you ever talked to someone And you feel you know what's coming next It feels pre-arranged 'Cause you know that you've heard it before And you feel that this moment in time is surreal 'Cause you know when you feel deja-vu [Chorus:] 8. Alexander The Great [(Harris) 8:35] "My son ask for thyself another Kingdom, for that which I leave is too small for thee" (King Philip of Macedonia - 339 B.C.) Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend his name was Alexander At the age of nineteen He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegian Sea In 334 B.C. He utterly beat the armies of Persia [Chorus:] Alexander the Great

His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men King Darius the third Defeated fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well And he founded the city called Alexandria By the Tigris river He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela Entering Babylon And Susa, treasures he found Took Persepolis the capital of Persia [Chorus:] Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a God amongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot' And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia Helonism he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Marching on, marching on The battle weary marching side by side Alexander's army line by line They wouldn't follow him to India Tired of the combat, pain and the glory Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Babylon

Bruce Dickinson - Vocals Dave Murray - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Guitar Synth Adrian Smith - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Guitar Synth, Backing Vocals Steve Harris - Bass, Bass Synth Nicko McBrain - Drums 'Raised on Infinity... somewhere down the pub'. Up The Irons!

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Moonchild Infinite Dreams Can I Play With Madness? The Evil That Men Do Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son The Prophecy The Clairvoyant Only The Good Die Young

1. Moonchild [Smith / Dickinson] Seven deadly sins Seven ways to win Seven holy paths to hell And your trip begins Seven Seven Seven Seven downward slopes bloodied hopes are your burning fires, your desires...

I am he the bornless one The fallen angel watching you Babylon, the scarlet whore I'll infiltrate your gratitude Don't you dare to save your son Kill him now and save the young ones Be the mother of a birth strangled babe Be the devils own, Lucifer's my name

Moonchild - hear the mandrake scream Open the seventh seal Moonchild - You'll be mine soon child Moonchild - take my hand tonight I count the heads of those unborn The accursed ones I'll find them all If you die by your own hand As a suicide you shall be damned And if you try to save your soul I will torment you - you shall not grow old With every second and passing breath You'll be so alone your soul will bleed to death The twins they are exhausted, seven is the night Gemini is rising as the red lips kiss to bite Seven angels seven demons battle for his soul When Gabriel lies sleeping, this child was born to die One more dies one more lives One baby cries One mother grieves For all the sins you will commit You'll beg forgiveness and none I'll give A web of fear shall be your coat To clothe you in the night A lucky escape for now young man But I see you damned in endless night. 2. Infinite Dreams [Harris] Infinite dreams I can't deny them Infinity is hard to comprehend I couldn't hear those screams Even in my wildest dreams Suffocation waking in a sweat Scared to fall asleep again In case the dream begins again Someone chasing I cannot move Standing rigid nightmare's statue What a dream when will it end

And will it transcend? Restless sleep the minds in turmoil One nightmare ends another fertile Getting to me so scared to sleep But scared to wake now, in too deep. Even thought its reached new heights I rather like the restless nights It makes me wonder it makes me think There's more to this I'm on the brink It's not the fear of what's beyond It's just that I might not respond I have an interest almost craving But would I like to get too far in? It can't all be coincidence Too many things are evident You tell me you're an unbeliever Spirtualists? Well me I'm neither But wouldn't you like to know The truth Oh what's out there to have the proof And find out just which side You're on Where would you end in Heaven or In Hell? Help me. Help me to find my true Self without seeing the future Save me, save me from tortuning Myself even within my dreams There's got to be just more to it That this Or tell me why do we exist I'd like to think that when I die I'd get a chance another time And to return and live again Reincarnate, play the game Again and again and again. 3. Can I Play With Madness?

[Smith / Dickinson / Harris] Can I play with madness? Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place [Chorus] Can I play with madness? The prophet stared at his crystal ball Can I play with madness? There's no vision there at all Can I play with madness? The prophet looked at me and laughed at me (ha ha) He said: Can I play with madness? He said you're blind, too blind to see Said you're too blind to see I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie, don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for this mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hellfires raged in his eyes He said you wanna know the truth son? Lord, I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in a lake of fire [Chorus] Listen to me, said the prophet [Chorus] Can I play with madness?

4. The Evil That Men Do [Smith / Dickinson / Harris] Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with The slaughter of innocence But will pray for her. I will call her name out loud. I would bleed for her. If only I could see her now. Living on a razors edge. Balancing on a ledge. Living on a razors edge. The evil that men do lives on and on....[4 times] Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me. But I will pray for you. And some day I may return. Don't you cry for me. Beyond is where I learn. 5. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son [Harris] Here they stand brothers them all All the sons divided they'd fall Here await the birth of the son The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one. Here the birth from the unbroken line Born the healer the seventh, his time Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds Slowly unveiling the power he holds [Chorus:] Seventh son of a seventh son [4 times]

Then they watch the progress he makes The Good and the evil which path will he take Both of them trying to manipulate The use of his powers before it's too late [Chorus:] Today is born the seventh one Born of woman the seventh son And he in turn of a seventh son He has the power to heal He has the gift of the second sight He is the chosen one So it shall be written So it shall be done 6. The Prophecy [Murray / Harris] Now that I know that the right time has come My prediction will surely be true The impending disaster it looms And the whole of the village is doomed Why won't you listen to me Is it so hard to understand That I am the real seventh son Your life or death on me depends Suffering and pain impending disaster Souls crying the devil's laughter Heard the cry of the seventh whistlers Lucifer smiles looks on and waits I'll take your life in my hands Your fate your fortune's in my visions Heed what I say and you'll see what What will be Please listen to me Now that they see the disaster is done Now they put all the blame unto me

They feel I brought on a curse Don't they know that the torment It stays with me knowing that I walk alone Through the eyes of the future I see They don't even know what fear is Don't they know I'm the one who is cursed Purgatory beckons souls lost forever Life after death or heaven hereafter Heard the call of the seven whistlers again Now Lucifer laughs hell awaits I had their lives in my hands Their fates their fortunes in my visions No one believed in my true prophecy And now it's too late. 7. The Clairvoyant [Harris] Feel the sweat break on my brow Is it me or is it shadows that are Dancing on the walls. Is this dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see Before my eyes. I wonder why I wonder how That it seems the powers getting stronger Every day I feel a strength an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying. Just by looking through your eyes He could see the future penetrating right In through your mind See the truth and see your lies

But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise There's time to live and time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying... ...and reborn again?? 8. Only The Good Die Young [Harris / Dickinson] The demon in your mind will rape you in your bed at night The wisdom of ages, the lies and outrages concealed Time it waits for no man My future is revealed Time it waits for no man My fate is sealed If I cancel tomorrow the undead will thank me today Fly in the face of the prophets I mock your morality plays The moon is red and bleeding The sun is burned and black The book of life is silent No turning back [Chorus:] Only the good die young All the evil seem to live forever Only the good die young All the evil seem to live forever Only the good die young Only the good die young Mystery madman, a victim of cruel charade Some innocent pawn in an end game, one more stalemate Is death another birthday? A way to kiss your dreams goodbye? Do the undead live within us? And look through our eyes? Walking on water are miracles all you can trust Measure your coffin does is measure up to your lust?

So I think I'll leave you With your bishops and your guilt So until the next time Have a good sin [Chorus:] Seven deadly sins Seven ways to win Seven holy paths to hell Seven Seven Seven Seven downward slopes bloodied hopes are your burning fires your desires.....

BRUCE DICKINSON - Vocals DAVE MURRAY - Lead & Rhythm Guitars ADRIAN SMITH - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Synth STEVE HARRIS - Bass, String Synth NICKO McBRAIN Drums

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Can I Play With Madness (1988 SINGLE) 1. Can I Play With Madness 2. Black Bart Blues 3. Massacre 1. Can I Play With Madness [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strenght to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place

[Chorus:] Can I play Can I play Can I play Can I play

with with with with

madness madness madness madness

the prophet started at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laught at me he said you're blind too blind to see

I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freesing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to knowthe truth son - I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire [Chorus 2 times] 2. Black Bart Blues [Harris/Dickinson] (spoken into) [Bruce] 'What the fuck is that?' [Nerd] 'Hi, guys, are you in a band or something? I mean it would be so cool if you were in a band 'cos you're Driving a big bus with band on the front of it' [Bruce] 'Why don't you shut up and get on board will ya?' [Nerd] 'Wow! I have it here you got a stereo and a microwave And, and you got a beer, I'd like a Heineken if you've got one' that's real cool, that's great, yeah!' [Bruce] 'Would you like to see Black Bart?' [Nerd] 'Who's Black Bart?' [Bruce] 'Let me introduce you' Black Bart's seen it Black Bart knows Black Bart's done it The Black Bart blues Suspended in suspension Many evil nights in Tennessee, and elsewhere We all got to try the Black Bart blues

Black Bart's truckin' ain't what it seems Black Bart's lookin' Don't know where she's been Maybe she's an acrobat Spends her evenings dancing on a pole We all got to try the Black Bart blues Black Bart tried most anything Black Bart liked it but he couldn't sing So he asked me to tell ya Try it for yourself and you will see We all got to try the Black Bart blues [spoken] [Bruce] 'What did you do that for?' [Nerd] 'I'm sorry, I just..., I guess I'm not used to... [Bruce] 'Shut up and get on with it will you' Black Bart's livin' across the ocean now Black Bart's lookin' to come back somehow So if you are a dancer, You could dance his pole in May That's a maypole Black Bart's coming Now Black Bart's gone Black Bart did it so I wrote this song Whatever and however, In and out or several at a time mmm yes! We all got to do the Black Bart blues Here comes the guitar solo We all got to try the Black Bart blues Yowsa! Yowsa! Yowsa! 3. Massacre [Lynott/Gorham/Downey, recorded by Thin Lizzy in the album Johnny The Fox] At a point below zero There's no place left to go Six hundred unknown heroes Were killed like sleeping buffalo

Through the devil's canyon Across the battlefield Death has no companion The spirit is forced to yield There goes the bandolero Through the hole in the wall He's a coward but doesn't care though In fact, he doesn't care at all The general that's commanding He's defending what he fears While the troops they are depending On reinforcements from the rear If God is in the heavens How can this happen here? In His name, they used the weapons For the massacre There is a point below zero Where the sun can see the land Six hundred unknown heroes Lay dead in the sand

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

No Prayer For The Dying (1990) 1. Tailgunner 2. Holy Smoke 3. No Prayer For The Dying 4. Public Enema Number One 5. Fates Warning 6. The Assassin 7. Run Silent Run Deep 8. Hooks In You 9. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter 10. Mother Russia 1. Tailgunner [Harris/Dickinson] Trace your way back 50 years To the Glow of Dresden - blood and tears In the black above by the cruel searchlight

Men will die and men will fight - yeah! Who shot who and who fired first? Dripping death to whet the bloodthirst No radar lock on - skin and bone The bomber boys are going home [Chorus] Climb into the sky never wonder why - Tailgunner You're a Tailgunner [repeat] Nail that Fokker kill that son, Gonna blow your guts out with my gun, The weather forecasts good for War Cologne and Frankfurt? have some more! Tail end Charlie in the boiling sky The Enola Gay was my last try Now that this Tailgunner's gone No more Bombers (just one big bomb) [Chorus] 2. Holy Smoke [Harris/Dickinson] Believe in me - send no money Died on the cross and that ain't funny But my so called friends are making me a joke They missed out what I said like I never spoke They choose what they wanna hear - they don't tell a lie They just leave out the truth as they're watching you die Saving your souls by taking your money Flies round shit, bees around honey. [Chorus] Holy Smoke, Holy Smoke, plenty bad preachers for The Devil to stoke Feed'em in feet first this is no joke This is thirsty work making Holy Smoke Jimmy Reptile and all his friends Say they gonna be with you at the end

Burning record burning books Holy soldiers Nazi looks Crocodile smiles just wait a while Till the TV Queen gets her make up clean I've lived in filth I've lived in sin And I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in [Chorus] They ain't religious but they ain't no fools When Noah built his Cadillac it was cool Two by two they're still going down And the satellite circus just left town I think they're strange and when they're dead They can have a Lincoln for their bed Friend of the President - trick of the tail Now they ain't got a prayer - 100 years in jail [Chorus] 3. No Prayer For The Dying [Harris] There are times when I've wondered And times when I've cried When my prayers they were answered At times when I've lied But if you asked me a question Would I tell you the truth Now there's something to bet on You've got nothing to lose When I've sat by the window And gazed at the rain With an ache in my heart But never feeling the pain And if you would tell me Just what my life means Walking a long road Never reaching the end God give me the answer to my life

God give me the answer to my dreams God give me the answer to my prayers God give me the answer to my being 4. Public Enema Number One [Murray/Dickinson] When it all comes down the line, And the lights they turn to greed And you race off with your tires screaming Rolling Thunder, And the people choke with poison Children cry in fear But you've got your fast bullet, One way ticket outta here [Chorus] Fall on your knees today And pray the world will mend its way Get to your feet again Refugees from the heartbreak and the pain In the cities in the streets There's a tension you can feel The breaking strain is fast approaching Guns and Riots Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins And the Press get fed the scapegoats Public Enema number one [Chorus] A million network slaves In an advertising new age I don't need a crystal ball to sell ya Your children have more brains Than your drug infested remains California dreaming as the Earth dies screaming [Chorus]

5. Fates Warning [Murray/Harris] Why is it some of us are destined to stay alive And some of us are here just so that we'll die How come the bullet hits the other guy Do we have to try and reason why [Chorus] Be it the Devil or be it him You can count on just one thing When the time is up you'll know Not just one power runs the show Are we the lucky ones saved for another day Or they the lucky ones who are taken away Is it a hand on your shoulder from the Lord above Or the Devil himself come to give you a shove. [Chorus] A volcano erupts and sweeps a town away A hurricane devastates the cities in its way The grief and misery for the ones that are left behind The worst is yet to come a hell to face mankind [Chorus] 6. The Assassin [Harris] Now the contracts out They've put the word about I'm coming after you It's not the money I make It's the thrill of the chase And I'm coming after you I watch your every move Study the things you do

And the pattern of your ways I watch the way you walk I hear your telephone talk I want to understand the way you think [Chorus] Better watch out, cos I'm the Assassin Better watch out, Better watch out Assassin I'm in a cold cold sweat I taste the smell of death I know the moment's getting closer And as you walk to the light I feel my hands go tight Excitement running through my veins I've got you in my sights I've got you dead to rights The triggers waiting for my finger I feel adrenalin rush It's just the final touch You can kiss your arse goodbye [Chorus] 7. Run Silent Run Deep [Harris / Dickinson] The convoy lights are dead ahead The Merchantmen lay in their bed, The trump of... diesels hammers down, In the oily sea - the killing ground, His knuckles white his eyes alight, He slams the hatch on the deadly night, A cunning fox in the chickens lair A hound of hell and the devil don't care [Chorus]

Running silent, Running deep, we are your final prayer, Warriors in secret sleep, a merchantman's nightmare, A silent death lies waiting, for all of you below, Running silent, Running deep, sink into your final sleep Chill the hearts of fighting men, In open ocean wondering when? The lethal silver fish will fly The boat will shiver - men will die A cast of millions - a part of play Killer? Victim? or fool for a day Obeying an order - men have to die Us or them - a well rehearsed lie [Chorus] The lifeboats shattered the hull is torn, The tar black smell of burning oil, On the way down to Davy Jones, Every man for himself - you're on your own The wolf eyes watch the crosswire "Stern tubes ready", "Aim and fire!" They can pin some medal on your chest, But in two more weeks - dead like the rest [Chorus] 8. Hooks In You [Dickinson/Smith] I got the keys to view at number 22 Behind my Green door there's nothing to see Stone cold sober and sitting in silence, laid back and looking for sympathy I like a girl who knows where she's bound I don't like girls who've been hanging around [Chorus] Hooks in you, hooks in me, hooks in the ceiling For that well hung feeling No big deal, no big sin, strung up on love I Got the hooks screwed in

[Chorus] She's tied up she can't come to the phone, You must have got your wires crossed cos she ain't home Knock on wood - you know I like that sound She never could keep her feet on the ground [Chorus] Hooks in you, I've got those hooks in you Hooks in you, in you Right on the money got it wrapped up tight New ideas for the decor tonight Gonna make this house a preservation zone Gonna set her in concrete set her up on her own [Chorus] 9. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter [Dickinson] Honey it's getting close to midnight And all the myths are still in town True love and lipstick on your linen Bite the pillow make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your life becomes your tomb You'd better know that I'm the one So unchain your back door invite me around [Chorus] Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughter Let her go, let her go, let her go Honey it's getting close to daybreak The sun is creeping in the sky No patent remedies for heartache Just empty words and humble pie So get down on your knees honey Assume an attitude

You just pray that I'll be waiting Cos you know I'm coming soon So pick up your foolish pride, no going back No where, no way, no place to hide [Chorus] 10. Mother Russia [Harris] Mother Russia how are you sleeping Middle winter cold winds blow From the trees the snowflakes drifting Swirling round like ghosts in the snow Mother Russia poetry majestic Tells the time of a great empire Turning round the old man ponders Reminiscing an age gone by Mother Russia Dance of the Tsars Hold up your heads Be proud of what you are Now it has come Freedom at last Turning the tides of history And your past Mother Russia Dance of the Tsars Hold up your heads Remember who you are Can you release The anger the grief Can you be happy Now your people are free

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Fear Of The Dark (1992)

1. Be Quick Or Be Dead 2. From Here To Eternity 3. Afraid To Shoot Strangers 4. Fear Is The Key 5. Childhood's End 6. Wasting Love 7. The Fugitive 8. Chains Of Misery 9. The Apparition 10. Judas Be My Guide 11. Weekend Warrior 12. Fear Of The Dark 1. Be Quick Or Be Dead [Dickinson/Gers] Covered in sinners and dripping with gilt Making you money from slime and from filth Parading your bellies in ivory towers Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers You got to wacth them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief's in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief's in your head.... Be quick ! Or be dead ! Be quick ! Or be dead See... what's rulling all our lives See... who pulling the strings... I bet you won't fall on your face Your belly will hold you in place The serpent is crawling inside of your ear He says must vote for what you want to hear Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright So pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind.

You got to wacth them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief's in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief's in your head.... Be quick! Or be dead! Be quick! Or be dead! 2. From Here To Eternity [Harris] She fell in love with his greasy machine She leaned over wiped his kickstart clean She'd never seen the beast before But she left there wanting more more more But when she was walking on down the road She heard a sound that made her heart explode He whispered to her to get on the back "I'll take you on ride from here to eternity" [Chorus: (2 times)] Hell ain't a bad place Hell is from here to eternity She must be having one of her crazy dreams She'd never sat on a piece so mean It've made her feel like's she's on cloud nine She even thought she heard the engine sign But like all dreams that come to an end They took a tumble at the devil's bend The beast and Charlotte they were two of a kind They'd always take the line... from here to eternity [Chorus 2 times] 3. Afraid To Shoot Strangers

[Harris] Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow But it's not fear 'cos I'd rather go now Trying to visualise the horrors that will lay ahead The desert sand mound a burial ground When it comes to the time Are we partners in crime ? When it comes to the time We'll be ready to die God let us go now and finish what's to be done Thy Kingdom come Thy shall be done... on earth Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go Should we live and let live Forget or forgive But how can we let them go on this way ? The reign of terror corruption must end And we know deep down there's no other way No trust, no reasoning, no more to say Afraid to shoot strangers Afraid to shoot strangers. 4. Fear Is The Key [Dickinson/Gers] We live our lives in fever In chooking sweat of fear In the heat of the night you can feel so much In the heat of the night I scream "Don't touch" [Chorus:] I remember a time when we used and abused And we fought all our battles in vain I remember a time we thought that passion was free In the heat of the night... bodies aflame

We live in fever... I hear your secret heartbeat I can hear your silent cries The kids have lost their freedom And nobodey cares till somebodey famous dies... [Chorus:] Now we live, in a world of uncertainty Fear is the key - to what you whant to be You don't get a say the majority gets it's way You're outnumbered by the bastards till the day you die... 5. Childhood's End [Harris] I'd sail across the ocean I'd walk a hundred miles If I could make it to the end Oh just to see a smile You see it in their faces The sadness in their tears The despereation and the anger Madness and the fear [Chorus:] No hope, no life, just pain and fear No food, no love, just greed is here Starvation and the hunger The suffering and the pain The agonies of all-out war When will it come again ? The struggle for the power A tyrant tries again Just what the hell is going on ? When will it ever end ? [Chorus:]

You see the full moon float You watch the red sun rise We take these things for granted But somewhere someone's dying Contaminated waters Pollution and decay Just waiting for disease to strike Oh will we learn someday ? No hope, no life, just pain and fear No food, no love, no seed, childhoods end. 6. Wasting Love [Dickinson/Gers] Maybe one day I'll be an honest man Up till now I'm doing the best I can Long roads.Long days, of sunrise, to sunset Sunrise to sunset Dream on brothers while you can Dream on sisters I hope you will find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time Spend your days full of emptiness Spend your years full of loneliness Wasting love, in a desperate caress Rolling shadows of night Dream on brothers while you can Dream on sisters I hope you will find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hand In your eyes I see the hunger, and the desperate cry that tears the night Spend your days full of emptiness Spend your years full of loneliness Wasting love, in a desperate caress

Rolling shadows of night 7. The Fugitive [Harris] On a cold October morning As frost lay on the ground Waiting to make my move I made no sound Waiting for the mist to cover all around I carefully picked my time then took the wall I'm sick and tired of running The hunger and the pain A stop to look about then off again Being at the wrong place And at the wrong time Suspected of a hit that was my crime [Chorus:] I am a fugitive being hunted down like game I am a fugitive but I've got to clear my name Always looking 'round me Forever looking back I'll always be a target for attack Every morning onwards Always on the run Waiting for a sivght of a loaded gun [Chorus:] Even if I find them And get to clear my name I know that things can never be the same But if I ever prove My innocence some day I've got to get them all to make them pay

[Chorus:] 8. Chains Of Misery [Dickinson/Murray] There's a madman in the corner of your eye He likes to pry-into your sunlight He whants to burst into the street with you and I A world of shadows and of rain He's seen what love is... He wants to pay you back with guilt... [Chorus:] He lies to you he won't let you be He's got your Chains of misery He won't be still till he's turned your key He holds your Chains of misery There's prophet in the gutter in the street He say "You're damned !" - and you believe him... He's got a vision but it shines out through your eyes A world of hatred and fear... He's felt what love means... He whants to pay you back with pain [Chorus:] It's only love that holds the key to our hearts... only love... [Chorus 2 times] 9. The Apparition [Harris/Gers] Now I'm here can you see me 'Cos I'm out on my own When the room goes cold tell me you can feel me ..........'cos I'm here

Here I am, can you see me Passing through, on my way To a place I'd been to only in my dreams... before In a world of delusion Never turn your back on a friend 'Cause you can count your real true friends on one hand ..........through life There are those that deceive you There are those That'll let you down Is there someone out there that would die for you ..........thought not Live your life with a passion Everything you do, do well You only get out of life what you put in ..........so they say In a world of confusion People never say that what they mean If you want a straight answer go look for one ..........right now In a room full of strangers Do you stand with your back to the wall Do you sometimes feel like you're on the outside ..........looking in ? You can make your own luck You create your destiny I believe you have the power if you want to ..........it's true You can do what you want to If you try a little bit harder A little bit of faith goes a long way ..........it does Are we here for a reason ? I'd like to know just what you think It would be nice to know what happened when we die ..........wouldn't it ?

There are some who are wise There are some who are born naive I believe that there are some that must have lived before ..........don't you ? As for me, well I'm thinking You gotta keep an open mind But I hope that my life's not an open and shut case. Extra Sensory Perception Life After Death, telepathy Can the soul live on and travel through space and time ? You know I feel so clated 'Cause I'm about to find it out And when I know all the answers Maybe then I'll come back ..........to feel you in You don't be alarmed now If I try to contact you If things go missing or get moved around ...it's me And don't disbelieve it No matter what your `friends' might say We'll meet up again some place some way ..........one day 10. Judas Be My Guide [Dickinson/Murray] Lights out - We live in a world of darkness No doubt - Everything's up for sale We sleep - All of the world is burning We pray - To god for better deal Nothing is sacred - Back then or now Everything's wasted... Is that all there is ? Can I go now ? [Chorus:] Judas my guide

Whisperes in the night Judas my guide Fight wars - Die in a blaze of glory Come home - Meat in a plastic sack Fall down - Better pray to your god for mercy So kneel - and help the blade cut clean Nothing is sacred - Back then or now Everyone's wasted... Is that all there is ? Is that it now ? I live in the black I have no guiding light I'm whispering in your dreams... [Chorus 2 times] 11. Weekend Warrior [Harris/Gers] The rebel of yesterday, tommorow's fool Who are you kidding being that cool ? Trying to break away from running with the pack But they ain't listening so you've gotta go back You're a weekend warrior when you're one of the crowd But it's over, just look at you now... You're not so brave the way you behave It makes you sick, gotta get out quick It's all bravado when you're out with your mates It's like a different person goes through those gates And the game begins, the adrenalin's high Feel the tension maybe someone will die... [Chorus:] A weekend warrior lately A weekend warrior sometimes A weekend warrior maybe you ain't that way anymore

You've gotta get out gotta get away But you're in with a cligue it's not easy to stray You've gotta admit you're just living a lie It didn't take long to workout why It's hard to say why you got involved Just waiting to be part, just waiting to belong... [Chorus:] Some of the things that you've done you feel so ashamed After all it's only a game... isn't it ? And after all the adrenalin's gone What you gonna do on monday ? A weekend warrior lately A weekend warrior sometimes A weekend warrior maybe you were never like that at all. 12. Fear Of The Dark [Harris] I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark. Fear of the dark,fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark,fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl When you're searching for the light ? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you.

Have you ever been alone at night Thought you heard footsteps behind And turned around and no-one's there ? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklore The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks You sense,and suddenly eyes fix On dancing shadows from behind. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there. When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone

Bruce Dickinson - Vocals Dave Murray - Guitar Janick Gers - Guitar Steve Harris - Bass Guitar Nicko McBrain - Drums Other: Michael Kenney Keyboards

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

A Real Live One (1993) 1. Be Quick Or Be Dead 2. From Here To Eternity 3. Can I Play With Madness 4. Wasting Love 5. Tailgunner 6. The Evil That Men Can Do 7. Afraid To Shoot Strangers 8. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter 9. Heaven Can Wait 10. The Clairvoyant 11. Fear Of The Dark

1. Be Quick Or Be Dead Covered in sinners and dripping with gilt Making your money from slime and from filth Parading you bellies in ivory towers Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers You got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief's in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief's in your head... Be quick! Or be dead! Be quick! Or be dead See... what's ruling all our lives See... who's pulling the strings I bet you won't fall on your face... Your belly will hold you in place The serpent is crawling inside of your ear He says you must vote for what you want to hear Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright So pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind 2. From Here To Eternity She fell in love with his greasy machine She leaned over wiped his kickstart clean She'd never seen the beast before But she'd left there wanting more more more But she was walking on down the road She heard a sound that made her heart explode he whispered to her to get on the back "I'll take you on a ride from here to eternity" Hell ain't a bad place Hell is from here to eternity Hell ain't a bad place

Hell is from here to eternity She must be having one of her crazy dreams She'd never sat on a piece so mean It made her feel like's she's on cloud nine She even thought she heard the engine sigh But like all dreams that come to an end They took a tumble at the Devil's bend The beast and Charlotte they were two of a kind They'd always take the line... from here to eternity 3. Can I Play With Madness [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place Can Can Can Can I I I I play play play play with with with with madness madness madness madness the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see

I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son - I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all

Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see Can Can Can Can I I I I play play play play with with with with madness madness madness madness the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see

4. Wasting Love Maybe one day I'll be an honest man Up till now I'm doing the best I can Long roads, long days, of sunrise, to sunset Sunrise to sunset Dream on brother, While you can Dream on sister, I hope you find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by these tides of time Spend your days full of emptiness Spend your years full of loneliness Wasting love, in a desperate caress Rolling shadows of nights Dream on brother, While you can Dream on sister, I hope you find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by these tides of time Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hand In your eyes I see the hunger, and the desperate cry that tears the night 5. Tailgunner [HARRIS/DICKINSON] TRACE YOUR WAY BACK 50 YEARS TO THE GLOW OF DRESDEN-BLOOD AND TEARS IN THE BLACK ABOVE BY THE CRUEL SEARCHLIGHT MEN WILL DIE AND MEN WILL FIGHT-YEAH| WHO SHOT WHO AND WHO FIRED FIRST? DRIPPING DEATH TO WHET THE BLOODTHIRST

NO RADAR LOCK ON-SKIN AND BONE THE BOMBER BOYS ARE GOING HOME [CHORUS] CLIMB INTO THE SKY NEVER WONDER WHY-TAILGUNNER YOU'RE A TAILGUNNER [REPEAT] NAIL THAT FOKKER KILL THAT SON. GONNA BLOW YOUR GUTS OUT WITH MY GUN THE WEATHER FORECASTS GOOD FOR WAR COLOGNE AND FRANKFURT?HAVE SOME MORE| TAIL END CHARLIE IN THE BOILING SKY THE ENOLA GAY WAS MY LAST TRY NOW THAT THIS TAILGUNNER'S GONE NO MORE BOMBERS (JUST ONE BIG BOMB) [CHORUS] 6. The Evil That Men Can Do [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with The slaughter of innocence But I will pray for her I will call her name out loud I would bleed for her If only I could see her now Living on a razors edge Balancing on a ledge Living on a razors edge The The The The evil evil evil evil that that that that men men men men do do do do lives lives lives lives on on on on and and and and on..... on..... on..... on.....

Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems

The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me But I will pray for you And some day I may return Don't you cry for me Beyond is where I learn 7. Afraid To Shoot Strangers Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow But it's not the fear 'cos I'd rather go now Trying to visualise the horrors that will lay ahead The desert sand mount a burial ground When it comes to the time Are we partners in crime? When it comes to the time We'll be ready to die God let us go now and finish what's to be done Thy Kingdom Come Thy shall be done... on earth Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go Should we live and let live Forget or forgive But how can we let them go on this way? The reign of terror corruption must end And we know deep down there's no other way No trust, no reasoning, no more to say Afraid to shoot strangers Afraid to shoot strangers 8. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter [DICKINSON] HONEY ITS GETTING CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT AND ALL THE MYTHS ARE IN TOWN TRUE LOVE AND LIPSTICK ON YOUR LINEN

BITE THE PILLOW MAKE NO SOUND IF THERE'S SOME LIVING TO BE DONE BEFORE YOUR LIFE BECOMES YOUR TOMB YOU'D BETTER KNOW THAT I'M THE ONE SO UNCHAIN YOUR BACK DOOR INVITE ME AROUND HONEY ITS GETTING CLOSE TO DAYBREADK THE SUN IS CREEPING IN THE SKY NO PATENT REMEDIES FOR HEARTACHE JUST EMPTY WORDS AND HUMBLE PIE SO GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEEES HONEY ASSUME AN ATTITUDE YOU JUST PRAY THAT I'LL BE WAITING COS YOU KNOW I'M COMING SOON SO PICK UP YOUR FOOLISH PRIDE,NO GOING BACK NO WHERE,NO WAY,NO PLACE TO HIDE BRING YOUR DAUGHTER,BRING YOUR DAUGHTER TO THE SLAUGHTER LET HER GO,LET HER GO,LET HER GO 9. Heaven Can Wait [Harris] Can't understand what is happening to me, This isn't real, this is only a dream, But I never have felt, no I never have felt this way before, I'm looking down on my body below, I lie asleep in the midst of a dream, Is it now could it be that the angel of death has come for me? I can't believe that really my time has come, I don't feel ready, there's so much left undone, And it's my soul and I'm not gonna let it get away. [Chorus:] Heaven can Heaven can Heaven can Heaven can wait, wait, wait, wait til another day.

[Reapeat chorus]

I have a lust for the Earth below And Hell itself is my only foe, 'Cause I've no fear of dying, I'll go when I'm good and ready, I snatch a glimpse of the light's eternal rays, I see a tunnel, I stand amazed, At all of the people standing there in front of me, Into the paths of rightness I'll be led, Is this the place where the living join the dead? I wish I knew this was only just a nightmare. [Chorus *2] Take my hand, I'll lead you to the promised land, Take my hand, I'll give you immortality, Eternal youth, I'll take you to the other side, To see the truth, the path for you is decided. Oh Oh * lots. My body tingles, I feel so strange, I feel so tired, I feel so drained, And I'm wondering if I'll ever be the same again, Is this in limbo or in Heaven or Hell? Maybe I'm going down there as well, I can't accept my soul will drift forever. I feel myself floating back down to Earth, So could this be the hour of my rebirth? Or have I died or will I wake from dreaming? [Chorus] 10. The Clairvoyant [Harris] Feel the sweat break on my brow Is it me or is it shadows that are Dancing on the walls Is this a dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see Before my eyes

I wonder why I wonder how That it seems the powers getting stronger Every day I feel a strength an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying Just by looking through your eyes He could see the future penetrating right In through your mind See the truth and see your lies But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying... ... and reborn again? 11. Fear Of The Dark I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl When you're searching for the light? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look

At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you Have you ever been alone at night Thought you heard footsteps behind And turned around and no-one's there? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklore The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks You sense, and suddenly eyes fix on dancing shadows from behind Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there When I'm walking a dark road I am am man who walks alone... [Transcipted by LSlasher (yea, a part of the Society Words Team)] [More to come!]

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

A Real Dead One (1993) 1. The Number Of The Beast 2. The Trooper 3. Prowler 4. Transylvania 5. Remember Tomorrow 6. Where Eagles Dare 7. Sanctuary 8. Running Free 9. Run To The Hills 10. 2 Minutes To Midnight 11. Iron Maiden 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name

1. The Number Of The Beast [Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." Revelations ch. xiii v. 18 I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me Cos in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist was all this for real or some kind of hell 666 the Number of the Beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised as they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright the ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the Number of the Beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or some crazy dream but I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes they seem to mesmerise me...can't avoid their eyes 666 the Number of the Beast 666 the one for you and me

I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course 2. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan 3. Prowler

[Steve Harris] Walking through the city, looking oh so pretty, I've just got to find my way. See the ladies flashing. All there legs and lashes. I've just got to find my way. Well you see me crawling through the bushes with it open wide. What you seeing girl? Can't you believe that feeling, can't you believe it, Can't you believe your eyes? It's the real thing girl. Got Got Got Got me me me me feeling talking feeling talking myself and reeling around, but feel like walking around. myself and reeling a... but nothing's with me...

Got me feeling myself and reeling around. 4. Transylvania [INSTRUMENTAL] 5. Remember Tomorrow [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. Tears for rememberance, and tears for joy, Tears for somebody and this lonely boy. Out in the madness, the all seeing eye, Flickers above us, to light up the sky. Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire.

6. Where Eagles Dare [Harris] It's snowing outside the rumbling sound of engines roar in the night. The mission is near the confident men are waiting to drop from the sky. The Blizzard goes on but still they must fly No one should go where eagles dare. Bavarian alps that lay all around they seem to stare from below. The enemy lines a long time passed are lying deep in the snow. Into the night they fall through the sky No one should fly where eagles dare. They're closing in the fortress is near it's standing high in the sky. The cable car's the only way in it's really impossible to climb. They make their way but maybe too late They've got to try to save the day. The panicking cries the roaring of guns are echoing all around the valley. The mission complete they make to escape away from the Eagles Nest. They dared to go where no one would try they chose to fly where eagles dare. 7. Sanctuary [Steve Harris, Paul Di'anno and Dave Murray] Out of winter came a warhorse of steel

I've never killed a woman before But I know how it feels I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law I met up with a stranger last night To keep me alive He spends all his time on gambling And guns to survive I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I can laugh at the wind I can howl at the rain Down in the Canyon Or out on the plain I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law

And love me tonight ... tonight 8. Running Free [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Just sixteen, a pickup truck, out of money, out of luck. I've got nowhere to call my own, hit the gas, and here I go. I'm running free yeah, I'm running free. I'm running free yeah, Oh I'm running free. Spent the night in an L. A. jail, and listened to the sirens wail. They ain't got a thing on me, I'm running wild, I'm running free. Puller here at the Bottle Top, whiskey, dancing, disco hop. Now all the boys are after me, and that's the way it's gonna be 9. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea Brought us pain and misery Killed our tribes killed our creed Took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom a stab in the back Women and children and cowards attack Run to the hills run for your lives Run to the hills run for your lives

Soldier blue on the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whisky and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills run for your lives 10. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Adrian Smith/Bruce Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason To Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of season Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout "Let the creatures out We'll show the unbeliverers." The napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast ... yeah! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore.

2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night 11. Iron Maiden [Steve Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far.

See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cuase at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying? After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth

When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Live At Donington (1993) 1. Be Quick Or Be Dead 2. The Number Of The Beast 3. Wrathchild 4. From Here To Eternity 5. Can I Play With Madness 6. Wasting Love 7. Tailgunner 8. The Evil That Men Do 9. Afraid To Shoot Strangers 10. Fear Of The Dark 11. Bring You Daughter... To The Slaughter 12. The Clairvoyant 13. Heaven Can Wait 14. Run To The Hills 15. 2 Minutes To Midnight 16. Iron Maiden 17. Hallowed Be Thy Name 18. The Trooper 19. Sanctuary 20. Running Free 1. Be Quick Or Be Dead [Dickinson / Gers] Covered in sinners and dripping with gilt Making you money from slime and from filth

Parading your bellies in ivory towers Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers You got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head... Be quick! Or be dead! Be quick! Or be dead See... what's ruling all our lives See... who's pulling the strings... I bet you won't fall on your face... Your belly will hold you in place The serpent is crawling inside of your ear He says you must vote for what you want to hear Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright So pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind 2. The Number Of The Beast [Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." Revelations ch. xiii v. 18 I left alone my mind was blank

I needed time to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me Cos in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist was all this for real or some kind of hell 666 the Number of the Beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised as they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright the ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the Number of the Beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or some crazy dream but I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes they seem to mesmerise me...can't avoid their eyes 666 the Number of the Beast 666 the one for you and me I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course 3. Wrathchild [Steve Harris] I was born into a scene of angriness and greed

of dominance and persecution My mother was a queen my dad I'd never seen I was never meant to be. Now I spend my time looking all around For a man that's nowhere to be found, Until I find him, I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel round Cos I'm a wrathchild Well I'm a wrathchild Yeah I'm a wrathchild Some say it shouldn't matter, ain't nothing gonna alter the course of my destination But I know I've gotta find some serious peace of mind or I know I'll just go crazy. 4. From Here To Eternity [Harris] She fell in love with his greasy machine She leaned over wiped his head kickstart clean She'd never seen the beast before But she left there wanting more more more But when she was walking on down the road She heard a sound that made her heart explode He whispered to her to get on the back "I'll take you on a ride

from here to eternity" Hell Hell Hell Hell ain't a bad place is from here to eternity ain't a bad place is from here to eternity

She must be having one of her crazy dreams She'd never sat on a piece so mean It made her feel like she's on cloud nine She even thought she heard the engine sigh But like all dreams that come to an end They took a tumble at the devil's bend The beast and Charlotte they were two of a kind They'd always take the line... from here to eternity Hell Hell Hell Hell ain't a bad place is from here to eternity ain't a bad place is from here to eternity

5. Can I Play With Madness [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me

Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son - I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire Can Can Can Can Can Can Can Can I I I I I I I I play play play play play play play play with with with with with with with with madness madness madness madness madness madness madness madness the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see

6. Wasting Love [Dickinson/Gers] Maybe one day I'll be an honest man Up till now I'm doing the best I can Long roads, long days, of sunrise, to sunset Sunrise to sunset Dream on brother, while you can Dream on sister, I hope you find the one All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time Spend your days full of emptiness Spend your years full of loneliness Wasting love, in a desperate caress Rolling shadows of nights Dream on brother, while you can Dream on sister, I hope you find the one

All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hand In your eyes I see the hunger, and the desperate cry that tears the night 7. Tailgunner [Harris - Dickinson] Trace your way back 50 years To the Glow of Dresden - blood and tears In the black above by the cruel searchlight Men will die and men will fight - yeah ! Who shot who and who fired first ? Dripping death to whet the bloodthirst No radar lock on - skin and bone The bomber boys are going home Climb into the sky never wonder why - Tailgunner You're a Tailgunner Nail that Fokker kill that son. Gonna blow your guts out with my gun The weather forecasts good for War Cologne and Frankfurt ? have some more ! Tail end Charlie in the boiling sky The Enola Gay was my last try Now that this Tailgunner's gone No more Bombers ( just one big bomb ) 8. The Evil That Men Do [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with The slaughter of innocence But I will pray for her I will call her name out loud

I would bleed for her If only I could see her now Living on a razors edge Balancing on a ledge Living on a razors edge The The The The evil evil evil evil that that that that men men men men do do do do lives lives lives lives on on on on and and and and on..... on..... on..... on.....

Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me But I will pray for you And some day I may return Don't you cry for me Beyond is where I learn 9. Afraid To Shoot Strangers [Harris] Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow But it's not the fear 'cos I'd rather go now Trying to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead The desert sand mound a burial ground When it comes to the time Are we partners in crime? When it comes to the time Will be ready to die God let us go now and finish what's to be done Thy Kingdom Come Thy shall be done... on earth Trying to justify to ourselves the

reasons to go Should we live and let live Forget or forgive But how can we let them go on this way? The reign of terror corruption must end And we know deep down there's no other way No trust, no reasoning, no more to say Afraid to shoot strangers Afraid to shoot strangers 10. Fear Of The Dark [Harris] I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl When you're searching for the light? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you Have you ever been alone at night

Thought you heard footsteps behind And turned around and no one's there? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklores The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks You sense, and suddenly eyes fix On dancing shadows from behind Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone 11. Bring You Daughter... To The Slaughter [Dickinson] Honey its getting close to midnight And all the myths are in town True love and lipstick on your linen Bite the pillow make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your life becomes your tomb You'd better know that i'm the one So unchain your back door invite me around Honey its getting close to daybreadk The sun is creeping in the sky No patent remedies for heartache Just empty words and humble pie So get down on your kneees honey Assume an attitude You just pray that I'll be waiting

Cos you know I'm coming soon So pick up your foolish pride, no going back No where, no way, no place to hide Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughter Let her go, let her go, let her go 12. The Clairvoyant [Harris] Feel the sweat break on my brow Is it me or is it shadows that are Dancing on the walls Is this a dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see Before my eyes I wonder why I wonder how That it seems the powers getting stronger Every day I feel a strength an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying Just by looking through your eyes He could see the future penetrating right In through your mind See the truth and see your lies But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying... ... and reborn again?

13. Heaven Can Wait [Harris] Can't understand what is happening to me, This isn't real, this is only a dream, But I never have felt, no I never have felt this way before, I'm looking down on my body below, I lie asleep in the midst of a dream, Is it now could it be that the angel of death has come for me? I can't believe that really my time has come, I don't feel ready, there's so much left undone, And it's my soul and I'm not gonna let it get away. Heaven Heaven Heaven Heaven can can can can wait, wait, wait, wait til another day.

I have a lust for the Earth below And Hell itself is my only foe, 'Cause I've no fear of dying, I'll go when I'm good and ready, I snatch a glimpse of the light's eternal rays, I see a tunnel, I stand amazed, At all of the people standing there in front of me, Into the paths of rightness I'll be led, Is this the place where the living join the dead? I wish I knew this was only just a nightmare. Take my hand, I'll lead you to the promised land, Take my hand, I'll give you immortality, Eternal youth, I'll take you to the other side, To see the truth, the path for you is decided. Oh Oh [lots] My body tingles, I feel so strange, I feel so tired, I feel so drained, And I'm wondering if I'll ever be the same again, Is this in limbo or in Heaven or Hell? Maybe I'm going down there as well, I can't accept my soul will drift forever I feel myself floating back down to Earth,

So could this be the hour of my rebirth? Or have I died or will I wake from dreaming? 14. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea Brought us pain and misery Killed our tribes killed our creed Took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom a stab in the back Women and children and cowards attack Run to the hills run for your lives Run to the hills run for your lives Soldier blue on the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whisky and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills run for your lives 15. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Adrian Smith/Bruce Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason

To Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of season Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout "Let the creatures out We'll show the unbeliverers." The napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast ... yeah! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore.

2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night 16. Iron Maiden [Steve Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far. See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. 17. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cuase at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole

The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying? After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name 18. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too

You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan 19. Sanctuary [Steve Harris, Paul Di'anno and Dave Murray] Out of winter came a warhorse of steel I've never killed a woman before But I know how it feels I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law I met up with a stranger last night To keep me alive

He spends all his time on gambling And guns to survive I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I can laugh at the wind I can howl at the rain Down in the Canyon Or out on the plain I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight... tonight 20. Running Free [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Just sixteen, a pickup truck, out of money, out of luck. I've got nowhere to call my own, hit the gas, and here I go.

I'm running free yeah, I'm running free. I'm running free yeah, Oh I'm running free. Spent the night in an L. A. jail, and listened to the sirens wail. They ain't got a thing on me, I'm running wild, I'm running free. Puller here at the Bottle Top, whiskey, dancing, disco hop. Now all the boys are after me, and that's the way it's gonna be

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

The X-Factor (1995) 1. Sign Of The Cross 2. Lord Of The Flies 3. Man On The Edge 4. Fortunes Of War 5. Look For The Truth 6. The Aftermath 7. Judgement Of Heaven 8. Blood On The World's Hands 9. The Edge Of Darkness 10. 2 A.M. 11. The Unbeliever 1. Sign Of The Cross [Steve Harris] Eleven saintly shrouded men Silhouettes stand against the sky One in front with a cross held high Come to wash my sins away Standing alone in the wind and rain Feeling the fear that is growing Sensing the change in the tide again Caught by the storm that is brewing Feel the anxiety hold off the fear Some of the doubt in the things you beleive Now that your faith will be put to the test Nothing to do but await that is coming

Why then is god still protecting me Even when I don't deserve it Thought I am blessed with an inner strenght Some they would call it a penance Why am I meant to face this alone Asking the question time and again Praying to god won't keep me alive Inside my head feel the fear start to rise... They'll be saying their prayers when the moment comes There'll be penace to pay when it's judgement day And the guilty'll be bleedwhen that moment comes They'll be coming to claim, take your soul away The sign of the cross The name of the rose, a fire in the sky The sign of the cross They'll bve coming to bring the eternal flame They'll be bringing us all immortality Holding communion so the world be blessed My creator, my god'll lay my soul to rest The sign of the cross The name of the rose, a fire in the sky The sign of the cross Lost the love of father above Chose the lust of the earth below Eleven saintly shrouded men Come to wash my sins away 2. Lord Of The Flies [Steve Harris and Janick Gers] I don't care for this world anymore I just want to live my own fantasy Faith has brought me to these shores What was meant to be is now happening I've found that I like this living in danger

Living on the edge it feels... it makes me feel as one Who cares now what's right or wrong it's reality Killing so we survive wherever we may roam Wherever we may hide we've got to get away I don't want existence to end We must prepare ourselves for the elements I just want to feel like we're strong We don't need a code of morality I like all the mixed emotion and anger It brings out the animal the power you can feel And feeling so high on this much adrenalin Excited but scary to beleive what we've become Saints and sinners Something within us We are lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something willing us To be lord of the flies 3. Man On The Edge [Blaze Bayley and Janick Gers] The freeway is jammed and it's backed up for miles The car is an over and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase, a lunch and a man on the edge Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven are they looking down 'Cause nothing is fair just you look around Falling down He's sick of waiting of lying like this There's a hole in the sky for the angels to kiss Branded a leper because you don't fit In the land of the free you can live by your wits

Once he built missiles a nation's defence Now he can't even give birthday presents Across the city he leaves in his wake A glimpse of the future a cannibal state Falling down The freeway is jammed and it's backed up for miles The car is an over and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase, a lunch and a man on the edge Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven are they looking down 'Cause nothing is fair just you look around Falling down 4. Fortunes Of War [Harris] After the war and now that they've sent us homeward I can't help but feel that I'm on my own No one can see just what this conflict has done to The minds of the man who are on their way home I'm scared for life but it's not my flesh that's wounded So how can I face the torment alone The vivid scenes and all the recurring nightmares I lay there and sweat until it gets light... People say "Don't worry" Say that time's a perfect healer That the nightmares they will come to pass Can't hear what they're saying I am living in my own world And I'm feeling trance like all the time I hear voices in my head Could I really be going crazy

In the night the visions seem so real Do you care if you live or die When you laugh are you really crying You're not sure what's feel anymore Fortunes of war Fortunes of war no pain anymore Sometimes I wake I feel that my spirit's broken I wonder if I've the strenght... to carry on. 5. Look For The Truth [Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers and Steve Harris] All my dark dreams drift like smoke in the breeze The fear grips me as I fall towards my sleep Here comes the nightmare that never ends Here is the dream that makes monsters of men In the house of my soul In rooms of ugliness and cold Memories locked away All the doubts and fears I never faced Now they come again I am falling down to meet with them Fears within us all Mine awake and they stand up tall Look for the truth Deepest cut of all from you Knife of the truth Blade of haterd slicing through I pray my sleep will break Maybe this time I won't wake Weakness I hide so well This dagger in my mind will tell It's my final stand I make a fist out of each hand

To shadowds of the past Take a breath and I scream attack Look for the truth Deepest cut of all from you Knife of the truth Blade of haterd slicing through Here is the truth Deepest cut of all from you Knife of the truth Blade of haterd slicing through 6. The Aftermath [Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley and Janick Gers] Silently to silence fall In the fields of futile war Toys of death are spitting lead Where boys that were our soldiers bled War horse and war machine Curse the name of liberty Marching on as if they should Mix in the dirt our brothers' blood In the mud and rain What are we fighting for Is it worth the pain Is it worth dying for Who will take the blame Why did they make a war Questions that come again Should we be fighting at all Once a ploughman hitches his team Here he sowed ? his little dream Now bodies arms and legs are strewn Where mustard gas and barbwire bloom Each moment's like a year I've nothing legt ? inside for tears Comrades dead or dying lie

I'm left alone asking why In the mud and rain What are we fighting for Is it worth the pain Is it worth dying for Who will take the blame Why did they make a war Questions that come again Should we be fighting at all After the war Left feeling no one has won After the war What does a soldier become War is over and battles are gone After the war no one has won I'm just a soldier 7. Judgement Of Heaven [Steve Harris] A lonely cry for help peaching out for help to anymore A silent prayer to god to help you on your way I've been depressed so long It's hard to remember when I was happy I've felt like suicide a dozen times or more But that's the easy way, that's the selfish way The hardest part is to get on with your life You're searching in the dark clutching at straws to find a way You take the tarot cards and throw them to the wind You ? question your beliefs your inner thoughts, Your whole existence And if there is a good then answer if you will And tell me of my fate, tell me of my place Tell me if I'll ever rest in peace If you could live your life again Would you change a thing or leave it all the same If you had the chance again

Would you change the thing at all When you look back at your past Can you say that you are proud of what you've done Are there times when you believe That the right you thought was wrong All of my life I have believed Judgement of heaven is waiting for me All of my life now I have believed Judgement of heaven awaits for me... 8. Blood On The World's Hands [Harris] Sometimes it makes me wonder Sometimes it makes me question Sometimes it makes me saddened Always it makes me angry but... When you can see it happening The madness that's all around you Nobody seems to worry The world seems so powerless to act... It's out of control Blood on the world's hands Each day a new toll Another assassination The same day a new creation But what are they coming into Security of a world that brings... One day another killing Somewhere there's someone starying Another a savage raping Meanwhile there's someone laughing at us It's out of control Blood on the world's hands Each day it goes on

Brutality and aggression Tomorrow another lesson Expecting another air raid Praying for a geaserfire They say things are getting better No need to be complacent There's chaos across the border And one day it could be happening to us It's out of control Blood on the world's hands It's our epitaph It's out of control Someone should know Blood on the world's hands 9. The Edge Of Darkness [Harris / Bayley / Gers] I've looked into the heart of darkness Where the blood red journey ends When you've faced the heart of darkness Even your soul begins begins to bend For a week I have been waiting Still I am only in saigon The walls moves in a little closer I feel the jungle call me on Every minute I get weaker While in the jungle they grow strong What I wanted was a mission And for my sins they gave me one They brought it up just like room service 'Cause everyone gets what they want And when that mission was all over I'd never want another one I know, captain, that you've done this work before

We've got a problem you can help us I'm sure The Colonel's gone rogue, and his methods are unsound You'll take a PBR up river; Track Him Drown! There's a conflict in every human heart And the temptation is to take it all too far In this war things get so confused But there are some things which cannot be excused He's acting [?] like a god - an insane lunatic Your mission - exterminate with extreme prejudice The route is dangerous and your progress may be slow Here is the file and it's all you need to know Here I am the knife in my hand And now I understand why the genius must die Now I stand alone in the darkness With his blood upon my hands Where sat the warrior the poet Now lie the framents of a man 10. 2 A.M. [Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers and Steve Harris] I get in from work at 2 a.m. and sit down with beer Turn on late night TV and then wonder why I'm here It's meaningless and trivial and it washes over me And once again I wonder is this all there is for me Here I am again Look at me again Here I am Again On my own Trying hard to see What there is for me Here I am again On my own Life seems so pathetic I wish I could leave it all behind This canvas chair, this bed, these walls that fall in on my mind Hold on for something better

That just drags you through the dirt Do you just let go or carry on and try to take the hurt Here I am again Look at me again Here I am Again On my own Trying hard to see What there is for me Here I am again On my own 11. The Unbeliever [Steve Harris and Janick Gers] When you start to take a look within Do you feel at ease with what you see Do you think you can have peace of mind And have self-belief or be satisfied Do you think you even like yourself Or really think you could be someone else Is there something that you'd rather be Never thought you'd be had the chance to see All my life I've run away All my life I tried to hide away Feel the paranoia creeping in Like a cancer eating at the skin Do you feel you've lost yourself esteem And your self respect, what can you expect All my life...I've run away All my life I tried to hide away All my life...I've run astray Let my faith...slip away All my life...I've run astray Allowed my faith...to drift away Are you scared to look inside your mind

Are you worried just at what you'll find Do you really want to face the truth Does it matter now, what have you got to lose Try to release the anger from within Forgive yourself a few immortal sins Do you really care what people think Are you strong enough to release the guilt All my life...I've run away All my life I tried to hide away All my life...I've run astray Let my faith...slip away All my life...I've run astray Allowed my faith...to drift away

BLAZE BAYLEY - Vocals STEVE HARRIS - Bass DAVE MURRAY - Guitar JANICK GERS - Guitar NICKO McBRAIN Drums

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Man On The Edge (1995 SINGLE) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Man On The Edge The Edge Of Darkness Justice Of The Peace Judgement Day I Live My Way

1. Man On The Edge [Bayley, Gers] The freeway is jammed And it's backed up for miles The car is an oven and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase, a lunch and a man on the edge

Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven, are they looking down Nothing is fair just you look around Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down He's sick of waiting of lying like this There's a hole in the sky for the angels to kiss Branded a leper because you don't fit In the land of the free You just live by your wits Once he built missiles a nation's defense Now he can't even give birthday presents Across the city he leaves in his wake A glimpse of the future, a canibal state Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down The freeway is jammed And it's backed up for miles The car is an oven and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase, a lunch and a man on the edge Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven, are they looking down Nothing is fair just you look around Falling down Falling down

Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down Falling down 2. The Edge Of Darkness [Bayley, Gers, Harris] I've looked into the heart of darkness Where the blood-red journey ends When you've faced the heart of darkness Even your soul begins to bend For a week I have been wating Still I am only in Saigon The walls move in a little closer I feel the jungle call me on Every minute I get weaker While in the jungle they grow strong What I wanted was a mission And for my sins they gave me one They brought it up just like room service 'Cause everyone gets what they want And when that mission was all over I'd never want another one Ooooh! I know, captain, That you've done this work before We've got a problem

You can help us all I'm sure The colonel's gone rogue And his methods are unsound You'll take a PBR up river track him down There's a conflict in every human heart And the temptation is to take it all to far In this war things get so confused But there are some things Which cannot be excused He's acting like a God - an insane lunatic Your mission - exterminate With extreme prejudice The route is dangerous And your progress may be slow Here is the file and it's all you need to know Oooh! Oooh! Here I am the knife in my hand And now I understand why the genius must die Now I stand alone in the darkness With his blood upon my hands Where sat the warrior the poet Now lie the fragments of a man I've looked into the heart of darkness Where the blood-red journey ends When you've faced the heart of darkness Even your soul begins to bend 3. Justice Of The Peace [Harris, Murray] Have you heard on the news Another let off madman Another screw on the loose Is it the judge or the badman What's the matter these days

No one has the courage to put them away Nobody has any faith 'Cause there's a breakdown of justice and order Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace When I remember back the memories of yesterday With all the friends and all the times When people were carefree And walking down the street When everyone knew everyone And all the houses doors were open No had to care, those days are gone Those days are gone Those days are gone Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace Oooh! Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace I long for the times when you could Wander down the street unharmed When poeple didn't have much money But didn't seem to care It must be the cynic in me But I don't really like things now The violence, the attitudes Aggression that you see everyday A sick society looks the other way, Yeah! 4. Judgement Day [Bayley, Gers] There are no marks upon a man That can say he's good or bad No label and no tell tale sign That can show he's full of lies

By your deeds you will be known Time will tell truth will show As we exhale every breath We all got closer to our death What will you say What will you say On judgement day On judgement day When you look into their eyes You don't know what they hide No label and no tell tale sign That can show he's full of lies By your deeds you will be known Time will tell truth will show As we exhale every breath We all got closer to our death What will you say What will you say On judgement day On judgement day Ignorance is bliss is that the reason We can not read another's mind If we knew what thoughts were dancing Through each others heads Would we all be driven mad Would we all be dead By your deeds you will be known Time will tell truth will show As we exhale every breath We all got closer to our death What will you say What will you say On judgement day On judgement day 5. I Live My Way

[Bayley, Ger, Harris] Sometimes when I feel the anger Sometimes when I'm all alone Sometimes when I feel surrounded Like all the doors are closed I feel like I've been a prisoner I feel like I've been a tool Let people try to judge me When they're not in my shoes I've lived on my knees Trying to please It's time to change Some people are only happy When they can watch you fail And to them every day is Another coffin nail I think that I've found the answer I think that at last I know We've only got one lifetime I'll make my life my own I've lived on my knees Trying to please It's time to change To live my own way I live my way Living for today Don't care what they say

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Virus (1996) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Virus Sanctuary Wrathchild My Generation Doctor, Doctor

1. Virus [Harris/Gers/Murray/Bayley] There's an evil virus that's threatening mankind Not state of the art, a serious state of the mind The muggers, the backstabbers, the two faced elite A menace to society, a social disease Rape of the mind is a social disorder The cynics, the apathy oneupmanship order Watching beginnings of social decay Gloating or sneering at life's disarrey Eating away at your own self esteem Pouncing on every word that you might be saying Rape of the mind is a social disorder The cynics, the apathy oneupmanship order Superficially smiling a shake of the hand As soon as the back is turned treachery is planned Rape of the mind is a social disorder The cynics, the apathy oneupmanship order Watching beginnings of social decay Gloating or sneering...at life's disarrey When every good thing's laid to waste By all the jealuosy and hate By all the acid wit and rapier lies And every time you think you're safe And when you go to turn away You know they're sharpening all their paper knives All in your mind All in your head Try to relate it All in your mind All in your head

Try to escape it Without a conscience they destroy And that's thing that they enjoy They're a sickness that's in all our minds They want to sink the ship and leave The way they laugh at you and me You know it happens all the time All in your mind All in your head Try to relate it All in your mind All in your head Try to escape it The rats in the cellar you know who you are... Or do you? Watching beginnings of social decay........ 2. Sanctuary [Harris, Di'Anno, Murray] Out of winter came a warhorse of steel I've never killed a woman before But I know how it feels I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law I met up with a stranger last night To keep me alive He spends all his time on gambling And guns to survive I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law

So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I can laugh at the wind I can howl at the rain Down in the Canyon Or out on the plain I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight 3. Wrathchild [Harris] I was born into a scene of angriness and greed, and dominance and persecution. My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be. Now I spend my time looking all around, For a man that's nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching,

I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. 'Cause I'm a wrathchild, well I'm a wrathchild. Yeah I'm a wrathchild. I'm coming to get you, oooh yeah. Oooh yeah Say it doesn't matter ain't nothin' gonna alter the course of my destination. I know I've got to find some serious piece of mind, or I know I'll go crazy. But now I spend my time looking all around, For a man thats nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. 'Cause I'm a wrathchild, well I'm a wrathchild. Yeah I'm a wrathchild. I'm coming to get you, oooh yeah. 4. My Generation [Pete Townsend] People try to put us d-down. Talking about my generation Just because we get around. Talking about my generation Things they do look awful c-c-cold. Talking about my generation I hope I die before I get old. Talking about my generation This is my generation, This is my generation, baby. Why don't you all f-fade away? Talking about my generation Don't try and dig what we all s-s-say. Talking about my generation I'm not tryin' to cause a big s-s-sensation, Talking about my generation I'm just talkin' 'bout my generation. Talking about my generation It's my generation, It's my generation, baby. It's my generation, baby. Talking about my generation Talking about my generation Talking about my generation

Talking about my generation It's my generation, It's my generation, baby. Why don't you all f-fade away? Talking about my generation Yeah, don't try d-dig what we all s-s-s-s-s-say. Talking about my generation Not tryin' to cause a big sensation, Talking about my generation Just talkin' 'bout my g-generation. Talking about my generation Yeah, my generation, My generation, baby, My generation, baby, People try to put us d-down Talking about my generation Just because we g-g-g-get around. Talking about my generation Things they do look awful c-c-cold. Talking about my generation I hope I die before I get old. Talking about my generation It's my generation, This is my generation, This is my generation, This is my generation, This is my generation, This is my generation, baby, my generation my generation my generation my generation

baby, baby, baby, baby,

People try to put us d-down, my generation Just because we g-g-g-get around, my generation Things they do look awful c-c-cold, my generation I hope I die before I get old, my generation ma-ma-my generation. This is my This is my This is my This is my People try generation, my generation generation, my generation generation, my generation generation, my generation to put us d-down baby, baby, baby, baby,

5. Doctor, Doctor [Schenker, Mogg] Doctor doctor, please

Don't ypu know I'm goin' fast Doctor doctor, please oh, the mess I'm in She walked up to me and really stole my heart And then she started to take my body apart Livin' lovin' I'm on the run So far away from you Livin' lovin' I'm on the run So far away from you Doctor doctor, please Don't ypu know, I'm goin' fast Doctor doctor, please, Don't ypu know, I'm goin' fast It's only just a moment She's turning paranoid That's not a situation for a nervous boy Doctor doctor, please Don't ypu know, I'm goin' fast Doctor doctor, please oh, the mess I'm in But you look so angry as I crawled across your floor She's got the strength, and I just can't take any more Livin' lovin' I'm on the run So far away from you Livin' lovin' I'm on the run So far away from you Oooh! I'm on the run

BLAZE BAYLEY - vocals STEVE HARRIS - bass DAVE MURRAY - guitar JANICK GERS - guitar NICKO McBRIAN drums

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Best Of The Beast (1996) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Virus Sign Of The Cross Afraid To Shoot Strangers Man On The Edge Be Quick Or Be Dead

6. Fear Of The Dark 7. Holy Smoke 8. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter 9. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 10. Can I Play With Madness 11. The Evil That Men Do 12. The Clairvoyant 13. Heaven Can Wait 14. Wasted Years 15. 2 Minutes To Midnight 16. Running Free 17. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 18. Aces High 19. Where Eagles Dare 20. The Trooper 21. The Number Of The Beast 22. Revelations 23. The Prisoner 24. Run To The Hills 25. Hallowed Be Thy Name 26. Wrathchild 27. Killers 28. Remember Tomorrow 29. Phantom Of The Opera 30. Sanctuary 31. Prowler 32. Invasion 33. Strange World 34. Iron Maiden 1. Virus [Harris/Gers/Murray/Bayley] There's an evil virus that's threatening mankind Not state of the art, a serious state of the mind The muggers, the backstabbers, the two face elite A menace to society, a social disease. Rape of the mind is a social disorder The cynics, the apathy oneupmanship order Watching beginnings of social decay

Gloating or seering at life's disarray Eating away at your own self esteem Pouncing on every word that you might be saying Rape of the mind is a social disorder The cynics, the apathy oneupmanship order Superficially smiling a shake of the hand As soon as the back is turned treachery is planned Rape of the mind is a social disorder The cynics, the apathy oneupmanship order Watching beginnings of social decay Gloating or seering...at life'ss disarray When every good thing?s laid to waste By all the jealousy and hate By all the acid wit and rapier lies And every time you think you're safe And when you go to turn away You know they're sharpening all their papers knives All in your mind All in your head Try to relate it All in your mind All in your head Try to escape it Without a conscience they destroy And that's a thing that they enjoy They're a sickness that's in all our minds They want to sink the ship and leave The way they laugh at you and me You know it happens all the time All in your mind All in your head Try to relate it

All in your mind All in your head Try to escape it The rats in the cellar you know who you are.. Or do you? Try to relate it Watching beginnings of social decay... 2. Sign Of The Cross [Harris] Eleven saintly shrouded mem Silhouettes stand against the sky One in front whit a cross held high Come to wash my sins away Standing alone in the wind and rain Feeling the fear that is growing Sensing the change in the tide again Brought by the storm that is brewing Feel the anxiety hold off the fear Some of the doubt in the things you believe Now that your faith will be put to the test Nothing to do but await what is coming 3. Afraid To Shoot Strangers [Harris] Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow But it's not the fear 'cos I'd rather go now Trying to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead The desert sand mound a burial ground

When it comes to the time Are we partners in crime? When it comes to the time Will be ready to die God let us go now and finish what's to be done Thy Kingdom Come Thy shall be done... on earth Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go Should we live and let live Forget or forgive But how can we let them go on this way? The reign of terror corruption must end And we know deep down there's no other way No trust, no reasoning, no more to say Afraid to shoot strangers Afraid to shoot strangers 4. Man On The Edge [Bayley/Gers] The freeway is jammed and it's backed up for miles The car is an oven and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase a lunch and a man on the edge Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven are they looking down Cause nothing is fair just you look around Falling down Falling down Falling down

He's sick of waiting of lying like this There's a hole in the sky for the angels to kiss Branded a leper because you don't fit In the land of the free you can live by your wits Once he built missiles a nation's defence Now he can't even give birthday presents Accross the city he leaves in his wake A glimpse of the future a cannibal state Falling down Falling down Falling down 5. Be Quick Or Be Dead [Dickinson / Gers] Covered in sinners and dripping with gilt Making you money from slime and from filth Parading your bellies in ivory towers Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers You got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head... Be quick! Or be dead! Be quick! Or be dead See... what's ruling all our lives See... who's pulling the strings... I bet you won't fall on your face...

Your belly will hold you in place The serpent is crawling inside of your ear He says you must vote for what you want to hear Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright So pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind 6. Fear Of The Dark [Harris] I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl When you're searching for the light? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you Have you ever been alone at night Thought you heard footsteps behind And turned around and no one's there?

And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklores The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks You sense, and suddenly eyes fix On dancing shadows from behind Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone 7. Holy Smoke [Harris - Dickinson] Believe in me send no money I died on the cross and that ain't funny But my so called friends they're making me a joke They missed out what I said like I never spoke They choose what they wanna hear they don't tell a lie They just leave out the truth as they're watching you die They're saving your souls by taking your money Flies around shit bees around honey Holy Smoke, Holy Smoke There's plenty bad preachers for the Devil to stoke Feed 'em in feet first this is no joke This is thirsty work making Holy Smoke yeah Making Holy Smoke Jimmy Reptile and all his friends Say they gonna be with you at the end Burning records burning books

Holy soldiers Nazi looks Crocodile smiles just wait a while Till the TV Queen gets her make - up clean I've lived in filth I've lived in sin And I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in [Chorus:] They ain't religious but they ain't no fools When Noah built his Cadillac it was cool Two by two they're still going down And the satellite circus just left town I think they're strange and when they're dead They can have a Lincoln for their bed Friend of the President trick of the tail Now they ain't got a prayer 100 years in jail 8. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter [Dickinson] Honey its getting close to midnight And all the myths are in town True love and lipstick on your linen Bite the pillow make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your life becomes your tomb You'd better know that i'm the one So unchain your back door invite me around Honey its getting close to daybreadk The sun is creeping in the sky No patent remedies for heartache Just empty words and humble pie So get down on your kneees honey Assume an attitude You just pray that I'll be waiting Cos you know I'm coming soon So pick up your foolish pride, no going back No where, no way, no place to hide Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughter Let her go, let her go, let her go

9. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son [Harris] Here they stand brothers them all All the sons divided they'd fall Here await the birth of the son The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one Here the birth from an unbroken line Born the healer the seventh, his time Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds Slowly unveiling the power he holds Seventh Seventh Seventh Seventh son son son son of of of of a a a a seventh seventh seventh seventh son son son son

Then they watch the progress he makes The Good and the Evil which path will he take Both of them trying to manipulate The use of his powers before it's too late Seventh Seventh Seventh Seventh son son son son of of of of a a a a seventh seventh seventh seventh son son son son

Today is born the seventh one Born of woman the seventh son And he in turn of a seventh son He has the power to heal He has the gift of the second sight He is the chosen one So it shall be written So it shall be done 10. Can I Play With Madness [Smith/Dickinson/Harris]

Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place Can Can Can Can I I I I play play play play with with with with madness madness madness madness the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see

I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son - I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire Can Can Can Can Can Can Can Can I I I I I I I I play play play play play play play play with with with with with with with with madness madness madness madness madness madness madness madness the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see the prophet stared at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laughed at me he said you're blind too blind to see

11. The Evil That Men Do [Smith/Dickinson/Harris] Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with The slaughter of innocence

But I will pray for her I will call her name out loud I would bleed for her If only I could see her now Living on a razors edge Balancing on a ledge Living on a razors edge The The The The evil evil evil evil that that that that men men men men do do do do lives lives lives lives on on on on and and and and on..... on..... on..... on.....

Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me But I will pray for you And some day I may return Don't you cry for me Beyond is where I learn 12. The Clairvoyant [Harris] Feel the sweat break on my brow Is it me or is it shadows that are Dancing on the walls Is this a dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see Before my eyes I wonder why I wonder how That it seems the powers getting stronger Every day I feel a strength an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying

Just by looking through your eyes He could see the future penetrating right In through your mind See the truth and see your lies But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying... ... and reborn again? 13. Heaven Can Wait [Harris] Can't understand what is happening to me, This isn't real, this is only a dream, But I never have felt, no I never have felt this way before, I'm looking down on my body below, I lie asleep in the midst of a dream, Is it now could it be that the angel of death has come for me? I can't believe that really my time has come, I don't feel ready, there's so much left undone, And it's my soul and I'm not gonna let it get away. Heaven Heaven Heaven Heaven can can can can wait, wait, wait, wait til another day.

I have a lust for the Earth below And Hell itself is my only foe, 'Cause I've no fear of dying, I'll go when I'm good and ready, I snatch a glimpse of the light's eternal rays, I see a tunnel, I stand amazed, At all of the people standing there in front of me, Into the paths of rightness I'll be led, Is this the place where the living join the dead? I wish I knew this was only just a nightmare. Take my hand, I'll lead you to the promised land,

Take my hand, I'll give you immortality, Eternal youth, I'll take you to the other side, To see the truth, the path for you is decided. Oh Oh [lots] My body tingles, I feel so strange, I feel so tired, I feel so drained, And I'm wondering if I'll ever be the same again, Is this in limbo or in Heaven or Hell? Maybe I'm going down there as well, I can't accept my soul will drift forever I feel myself floating back down to Earth, So could this be the hour of my rebirth? Or have I died or will I wake from dreaming? 14. Wasted Years [Smith] From the coast of gold, across the seven seas, I'm travelling on, far and wide, But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself, And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else. I close my eyes, and think of home, Another city goes by, in the night, Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it til it's gone away, And my heart is lying there and will be til my dying day. So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years, Face up...make your stand, And realise you're living in the golden years. Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind, Can't ease this pain, so easily, When you can't find the words to say, it's hard to make it through another day, And it makes me wanna cry, and throw my hands up to the sky. So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years,

Face up...make your stand, And realise you're living in the golden years. 15. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Adrian Smith/Bruce Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason To Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of season Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout "Let the creatures out We'll show the unbeliverers." The napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast ... yeah! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb.

The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night 16. Running Free [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Just sixteen, a pickup truck, out of money, out of luck. I've got nowhere to call my own, hit the gas, and here I go. I'm running free yeah, I'm running free. I'm running free yeah, Oh I'm running free. Spent the night in an L. A. jail, and listened to the sirens wail. They ain't got a thing on me, I'm running wild, I'm running free. Puller here at the Bottle Top, whiskey, dancing, disco hop. Now all the boys are after me, and that's the way it's gonna be

17. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner [Steve Harris] Hear the rime of the ancient mariner See his eye as he stops one of three Mesmerises one of the wedding guests Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea. And the music plays on, as the bride passes by Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale. Driven south to the land of the snow and ice To a place where nobody's been Through the snow fog flies on the albatross Hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings. And the ship sails on, back to the North Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on. The mariner kills the bird of good omen His shipmates cry against what he's done But when the fog clears, they justify him And make themselves a part of the crime. Sailing on and on and north across the sea Sailing on and on and north 'til all is calm. The albatross begins with its vengeance A terrible curse a thirst has begun His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner About his neck, the dead bird is hung. And the curse goes on and on at sea And the curse goes on and on for them and me. "Day after day, day after day, we stuck nor breath nor motion as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrin Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink." There calls the mariner

There comes a ship over the line But how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no tide. See...onward she comes Onward she nears out of the sun See, she has no crew She has no life, wait but here's two. Death and she Life in Death, They throw their dice for the crew She wins the mariner and he belongs to her now. Then...crew one by one they drop down dead, two hundred men She...she, Life in Death. She lets him live, her chosen one. "One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for groan or sigh each turned his facce with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye four times fifty living men (and I heard nor sigh nor groan) with heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one." The curse it lives on in their eyes The mariner wished he'd die Along with the sea creatures But they lived on, so did he. and by the light of the moon He prays for their beauty not doom With heart he blesses them God's creatures all of them too. Then the spell starts to break The albatross falls from his neck Sinks down like lead into the sea Then down in falls comes the rain. Hear the groans of the long dead seamen See them stir and they start to rise Bodies lifted by good spirits None of them speak and they're lifelesss in their eyes

And revenge is still sought, penance starts again Cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on. Now the curse is finally lifted And the mariner sights his home spirits go fromhe long dead bodies Form their own light and the mariner's left alone. And then a boat came sailing towards him It was a joy he could not believe The pilot's boat, his son and the hermit, Penance of life will fall onto him. And the ship sinks like lead into the sea And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins. The mariner's bound to tell of his story To tell this tale wherever he goes To teach God's word by his own example That we must love all things thaat God made. And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man And the tale goes on and on and on. 18. Aces High [Steve Harris] There goes the siren that warns off the air raid Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack. Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste Gathering speed as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before it's too late. Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live. Aces high.

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let off a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again. Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us Ten ME-109's out of the sun Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press down my guns Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high. 19. Where Eagles Dare [Harris] It's snowing outside the rumbling sound of engines roar in the night. The mission is near the confident men are waiting to drop from the sky. The Blizzard goes on but still they must fly No one should go where eagles dare. Bavarian alps that lay all around they seem to stare from below. The enemy lines a long time passed are lying deep in the snow. Into the night they fall through the sky No one should fly where eagles dare. They're closing in the fortress is near it's standing high in the sky. The cable car's the only way in it's really impossible to climb. They make their way but maybe too late They've got to try to save the day.

The panicking cries the roaring of guns are echoing all around the valley. The mission complete they make to escape away from the Eagles Nest. They dared to go where no one would try they chose to fly where eagles dare. 20. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan

21. The Number Of The Beast [Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." Revelations ch. xiii v. 18 I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me Cos in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist was all this for real or some kind of hell 666 the Number of the Beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised as they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright the ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the Number of the Beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or some crazy dream but I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes they seem to mesmerise me...can't avoid their eyes 666 the Number of the Beast 666 the one for you and me

I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course 22. Revelations [Dickinson] "O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride." (G. K. Chesterton; English Hymnal) Just a babe in the black abyss, No reason for a place like this, The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain, An easy way for the blind to go, A clever path for the fools who know the Secret of the Hanged Man-the smile on his lips. The light of the Blind-you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening-you'll see. She came to me with a serpent's kiss, As the Eye of the Sun Rose on her lips, Moonlight catches silver tears I cry, So we lay in the black embrace, And the Seed is sown in a holy place And I watched, and I waited for the dawn. The light of the Blind-you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening-you'll see. Bind all of us together, Ablaze with Hope and Free, No storm or heavy weather

Will rock the boat you'll see. The time has come to close your eyes And still the wind and rain, For the one who will be King Is the Watcher in the Ring, It is You. 23. The Prisoner [Smith/Harris] On the run kill to eat You're starving now you're dead on your feet Going all the way nature's beast Do what I want as I please Run fight to breathe it's tough Now you see me now you don't Break the walls I'm coming out Not a prisoner I'm a free man And my blood is my own now Don't care where the past was I know where I'm going ... out If you kill me it's self defence If I kill you then I call it vengeance Spit in your eye I will defy You'll be afraid when I call out your name I'm not a number I'm a free man I'll live my life how I want to You'd better scratch me from your black book Cos I'll run rings round you 24. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea Brought us pain and misery Killed our tribes killed our creed

Took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom a stab in the back Women and children and cowards attack Run to the hills run for your lives Run to the hills run for your lives Soldier blue on the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whisky and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills run for your lives 25. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cuase at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream

Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying? After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name 26. Wrathchild [Steve Harris] I was born into a scene of angriness and greed of dominance and persecution My mother was a queen my dad I'd never seen I was never meant to be. Now I spend my time looking all around For a man that's nowhere to

be found, Until I find him, I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel round Cos I'm a wrathchild Well I'm a wrathchild Yeah I'm a wrathchild Some say it shouldn't matter, ain't nothing gonna alter the course of my destination But I know I've gotta find some serious peace of mind or I know I'll just go crazy. 27. Killers [Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris] You walk through the subway, his eyes burn a hole in your back, A footstep behind you, he lunges prepared for attack. Scream for mercy, he laughs as he's watching you bleed, Killer behind you, his blood lust defies all his needs. My innocent victims are slaughtered with wrath and despise, The mocking religion of hatred that burns in the night. I have no one, I'm bound to destroy all this greed, A voice inside me compelling to satisfy me. I can see what a knife's meant to be, And you'll never know how I came to forsee, see, see. My faith in believing is stronger than lifelines and ties, With the glimmer of metal my moment is ready to strike. Death call arises, a scream breaks the still of the night, Another tomorrow, remember to walk in the light! I have found you, and now there is no place to run, Excitement shakes me, oh God help me what have I done?! Oooh yeah, I've done it!

You walk through the subway, my eyes burn a hole in your back, A footstep behind you, he lunges prepared for attack. Scream for mercy, he laughs as he's watching you bleed, Killer behind you, my blood lust defies all my needs. Oooh look out, I'm coming for you! 28. Remember Tomorrow [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. Tears for rememberance, and tears for joy, Tears for somebody and this lonely boy. Out in the madness, the all seeing eye, Flickers above us, to light up the sky. Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. 29. Phantom Of The Opera [Steve Harris] I've been looking so long for you now you won't get away from my grasp. You've been living so long in hiding in hiding behind that false mask And you know and I know that you ain't got long now to last. Your looks and your feelings are just the remains of your past. You're standing in the wings, there you wait for the curtain to fall. Knowing the terror and holding you have on us all. Yeah, I know that you're gonna scratch me, maim me and maul. You know I'm helpless from your mesmerising cat call. Keep your distance, walk away, don't take his bait.

Don't you stray, don't fade away. Watch your step, he's out to get you, come what may. Don't you stray, from the narrow way. I'm running and hiding in my dreams you're always there. You're the Phantom of the Opera, you're the devil, you're just out to scare. You damaged my mind and my soul it just floats through the air. Haunt me, you taunt me, you torture me back at your lair. 30. Sanctuary [Steve Harris, Paul Di'anno and Dave Murray] Out of winter came a warhorse of steel I've never killed a woman before But I know how it feels I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law I met up with a stranger last night To keep me alive He spends all his time on gambling And guns to survive I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright

Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I can laugh at the wind I can howl at the rain Down in the Canyon Or out on the plain I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight 31. Prowler [Steve Harris] Walking through the city, looking oh so pretty, I've just got to find my way. See the ladies flashing. All there legs and lashes. I've just got to find my way. Well you see me crawling through the bushes with it open wide. What you seeing girl? Can't you believe that feeling, can't you believe it, Can't you believe your eyes? It's the real thing girl. Got Got Got Got me me me me feeling talking feeling talking myself and reeling around, but feel like walking around. myself and reeling a... but nothing's with me...

Got me feeling myself and reeling around. 32. Invasion

[Harris] The Vikings are coming You'd better get ready for we're having a fight The longboats are coming It's looking like their? in the dead of the night Muster the men from all the villages You'd better get ready to fight with your enemies Beacons are burning I'm giving the word to get ready to fight The battle is nearing You'd better get ready to fight for your lives The The The The Norsemen are coming Norsemen are coming warnings are given Norsemen are coming

Raping and pillaging Robbing and looting the land Viking raiders from afar 33. Strange World [Steve Harris] The only place where you can dream, living here is not what it seems. Ship of white light in the sky, nobody there to reason why. Here I am, I'm not really there, smiling faces ever so rare. A let's walk in deepest space, living here just isn't the place. Stalks of light come from the ground, when I cry there isn't a sound. All my feelings cannot be held, I'm happy in my new strange world. Shades of green grasses twine, girls drinking plasma wine. A look at love, a dream unfolds, living here, you'll never grow old. Don't you hear me call? Ooh 34. Iron Maiden

[Steve Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far. See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought.

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Virtual XI (1998) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Futureal The Angel And The Gambler Lightning Strikes Twice The Clansman When Two Worlds Collide The Educated Fool Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger Como Estais Amigos

1. Futureal [Harris/Bayley] I'm running of my time, I'm running out of breath And now it's getting, so I can't sleep at night in the day, I feel like death I'm getting in far too deep, I feel they closing in I've got to say that I'm scared, I know they'll win Even so, I prepared

[Chorus:] Do you believe, what you hear Can you believe, what you see Do you believe, what you feel Can you believe What is real? Futureal What is real? Futureal Wherever anyone seems to treat me like a freak It makes me see I'm only one who feels That I know what is real Sometimes it feels like a game of deadly hide and seek And when you reading this, then I will be gone Maybe then, you will see [Chorus 2 times] 2. The Angel And The Gambler [Harris] Roll of the dice Take a spin of the wheel Out of your hands now So how do you feel but you're never gonna win You'd better go back again Do you feel lucky? Or do you feel scared Take that luck brings And the devil may care But you're down on your luck Will the next day bring? Adrift on the ocean Afloat on the daydream Or lost in a maze Or blind in the haze So what does it matter

So why don't you answer So why did you send An angel to mend Best make decisions Before it's too late Take all your chances Take all hold of the reins A roll of the dice Ahead of the game again Nothing to lose But so much to gain A little danger It goes without saying But what do you care You're gonna go in the end Gate open to heaven Is ready and waiting Or straight down to hell Can go there as well I'll suffer my craving My soul not worth saving So why don't you go Just leave well alone Don't you think I'm a saviour Don't you think I could save you Don't you think I could save your life There's like a hunger That knocks on your door You've had a taste of it Still you want more You've made your mistakes Won't play it same again You have been warned But still you plunge in You play high stakes But there's nothing to win You've only one life

And so many things to learn The angel on one side The devil the other Which path do you take Decisions to make Arrive on the crossroads You know where you're going And what if you wait It maybe too late Don't you think I'm a saviour Don't you think I could save you Don't you think I could save Your life 3. Lightning Strikes Twice [Murray / Harris] I feel the breeze on my face in expectance Not very long before the storm reaches here Off in the distance the lightning is flashing again Feel something strong as the power draws near Is it the rolling thunder that scares you Is it the crashing of clouds that hold fear But all I know as I sit in a corner alone It takes me back to my childhood again And as I wait and look for an answer To all the things going round in my head I ask myself could it be a disaster and when It's maybe threatening to happen again As the ominous light draws near There's a lone dog howls in the park All the people hurry inside As the lightning flash lights dark The storm is nearly here Only god will know You're sitting alone you watch

As the wind is blowing treetops And the swaying rusting of leaves Plenty all time to perceive As you wait for rain to fall Only god knows The whole sky glows Maybe lightning strikes twice Maybe lightning strikes Twice 4. The Clansman [Steve Harris] Wake alone in the hills With the wind in your face It feels good to be proud And be free and a race That is part of a clan And to live on highlands And the air that you breathe So pure and so clean When alone on the hills With the wind in your hair With a longing to feel Just to be free It is right to believe In the need to be free It's a time when you die And without asking why Can't you see what they do They are grinding us down They are taking our land That belongs to the clans Not alone with a dream Just a want to be free With a need to belong I am a clansman... Freedom [x4]

It's a time wrough with fear It's a land wrough with change Ancestors could hear What is happening now They would turn in their graves They would all be ashamed That the land of the free Has been written in chains And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman And I swear to defend And we'll fight to the end And I swear that I'll never Be taken alive And I know that we'll stand And we'll fight for our land And I swear that my bairns Will be born free And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman... Freedom [x4] [x2] No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Freedom [x4] It is right to believe In the need to be free It's a time when you die And without asking why Can't you see what they do They are grinding us down They are taking our land That belongs to the clans Not alone with a dream Just a want to be free With a need to belong I am a clansman... And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman... Freedom [x4] And I know what I want When the timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman... 5. When Two Worlds Collide [Dave Murray, Blaze Bayley and Steve Harris] My telescope looks out Into the stars tonight A little speck of light Seems twice the size tonight The calculations are so fine Can it be growing all the time? Now I can't belive it's true And I don't know what to do For the hundredth time

I check the declination Now the fear starts to grow Even my computer shows There are no errors in the calculations Now it's happened take no other view Collusion course, you must believe it's true Now there's nothing left that we can do When Two Worlds collide The anger and the pain Of all those who remain Two Worlds collide Who will be left alive No place to hide When Two Worlds collide The anger, the pain Of those who remain When Two Worlds collide So who will survive There's no place to hide When two worlds collide Now it's happened take no other view Collusion course, you must believe it's true Now there's nothing left that we can do When Two Worlds collide The anger, the pain Of all those who remain Two Worlds collide Who will be left alive No place to hide There's no place to hide When Two Worlds collide 6. The Educated Fool [Steve Harris] I am an educated fool

So I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do About this awkward situation That's been forced down right upon me As I'm walking down into On my own into the Valley of life Got a lifetime of experience Yeah I've got so much to give Open the page at chapter one Could this just be that life's just begun Forever within your darker thoughts Reflecting on everything you've been taught Never felt this way before Seems that somebody's just opened the door To the book of life... or is it death Is there ever anyway out Someone's looking down on me To the very inner core of my soul They won't tell me what they see But I really want to know I I I I I I I I want want want want want want want want to to to to to to to to leave my life on my own lift the unturned stone walk right into the fire live out all my desires go and see the fire burn see and feel my world turn know what more there's to learn pass the point of no return

Do you really wanna be Just another one statistic or feel That you really should aspire That you really do deserve more Do you ever really feel That you have so much potential inside What you really have to give Could be realised so much more I want to leave my life on my own

I I I I I I I

want want want want want want want

to to to to to to to

lift the unturned stone walk right into the fire live out all my desires go and see the fire burn see and feel my world turn know what more there's to learn pass the point of no return

Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow I I I I I I I I want want want want want want want want to to to to to to to to feel what life's like respond meet my father beyond walk right into the light feel no fear but delight leave my life on my own lift the unturned stone walk right into the fire live out all my desires

Time will flow And I will follow Time will go But I will follow [at 6:33:] The educated fool 7. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger [Steve Harris] Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Don't look through the eyes of a fool Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Somebody's watching when the light goes down Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Don't look through the eyes of a fool Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Somebody's watching when the night comes down

Feel someone's watching you You gotta get away It is the first time You've ever felt this scared Feel the adrenalin pump Your heart begins to race Begin to run now The sweat runs down your face Don't know which way to run You'd better hide yourself He's getting closer now You'd better improvise Just hope you never reach The point of no return Could be the last time You see the light of day Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Don't look through the eyes of a fool Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Somebody's watching when the night comes down Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Don't look through the eyes of a fool Don't look to the eyes of a stranger Somebody's watching when the light goes down 8. Como Estais Amigos [Janick Gers and Blaze Bayley] Como esta amigo For the death of those we don't know Shall we kneel and say a prayer They will never know we care Shall we keep the fires burning Shall we keep the flames alight Should we try to remember What is wrong and what is right

No more tears, no more tears If we live for a hundred years Amigos no more tears If we do forget them and The sacrifice they made Will the wickedness and sadness Come to visit us again Shall we dance a dance in sunlight Shall we drink a wine of peace Shall our tears be of joy Shall we keep at bay the beast No more tears, no more tears If we live for a hundred years Amigos no more tears Inside the scream is silent Inside it must remain No victory and no vanquishment Only horror, only pain No more tears, no more tears If we live for a hundred years Amigos no more tears

Steve Harris - Bass Blaze Bayley - Vocals Dave Murray - Guitar Janick Gers - Guitar Nicko McBrain Drums

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Brave New World (2000) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Wicker Man Ghost Of The Navigator Brave New World Blood Brothers The Mercenary Dream Of Mirrors The Fallen Angel The Nomad

9. Out Of The Silent Planet 10. The Thin Line Between Love And Hate 1. The Wicker Man [Smith, Harris, Dickinson] Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you He knocks you to your feet and so what are you gonna do Your tongue has frozen now you've got something to say The piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death Hello to eternity and live for every breath Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come The ferryman wants his money you ain't going to give it back He can push his own boat as you set up off the track Nothing you can contemplate will ever be the same Every second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Brothers and their fathers joining hands and make a chain The shadow of the Wicker Man is rising up again Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come Your Your Your Your time time time time will will will will come, come, come, come, your your your your time time time time will will will will come come come come

2. Ghost Of The Navigator [Gers, Dickinson, Harris]

I have sailed to many lands, now I make my final journey On the bow I stand, west is where I go Through the night I plough, still my heart, calculate and pray As the compass swings, my will is strong, I will not be led astray Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun But I know, but I know, but I know I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, navigator's son, Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so, Nothing's real until you feel I steer between the crashing rocks, the sirens call my name Lash my hands onto the helm, blood surging with the strain I will not fail now as sunrise comes the darkness left behind For eternity I follow on there is no other way Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun But I know, I know I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, Navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me

Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, Navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel 3. Brave New World [Murray, Harris, Dickinson] Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here Lost my love, lost my life, in this garden of fear I have seen many things, in a lifetime alone Mother love is no more, bring this savage back home Wilderness house of pain, makes no sense of it all Close this mind dull this brain, Messiah before his fall What you see is not real, those who know will not tell All is lost sold your souls to this brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world Dragon kings dying queens, where is salvation now Lost my life lost my dreams, rip the bones from my flesh Silent screams laughing here, dying to tell you the truth You are planned and you are damned in this brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world

Dying swans twisted wings, bring this savage back home 4. Blood Brothers [Harris] And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life What do you think you'd expect you would see? Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life And in the river reflections of me Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see And in a movement he beckons to me And in a moment the memories are all that remain And all the wounds are reopening again We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers And as you look all around at the world in dismay What do you see, do you think we have learned Not if you're taking a look at the war-torn affray Out in the streets where the babies are burned We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers There are time when I feel I'm afraid for the world There are times I'm ashamed of us all When you're floating on all the emotion you feel And reflecting the good and the bad Will we ever know what the answer to life really is? Can you really tell me what life is? Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you Could be swept away by fate's own hand We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers When you think that we've used all our chances And the chance to make everything right Keep on making the same old mistakes

Makes untipping the balance so easy When we're living our lives on the edge Say a prayer on the book of the dead We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life.... 5. The Mercenary [Gers, Harris] Pay to kill, die to lose, hunted, hunter which are you Diablo come again to make trophies out of men Lose your skin, lose your skull, one by one the sack is full In the heat dehydrate, know which breath will be your last Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Show Show Show Show them them them them no no no no fear, fear, fear, fear, show show show show them them them them no no no no pain pain pain pain

Human heart, human mind, intellect intertwined Focus sharp in the night, watch the jungle burning bright Toe to toe throw the line, everyone's caught hand tied Iron will iron fist, how could it have come to this? Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay live Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Show Show Show Show Show Show Show Show them them them them them them them them no no no no no no no no fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, show show show show show show show show them them them them them them them them no no no no no no no no pain pain pain pain pain pain pain pain

6. Dream Of Mirrors [Gers, Harris] Have you ever felt the future is the past, but you don't know how...? A reflected dream of a captured time, is it really now, is it really happening? Don't know why I feel this way, have I dreamt this time, this place? Something vivid comes again into my mind And I think I've seen your face, seen this room, been in this place Something vivid comes again into my mind All my hopes and expectations, looking for an explanation Have I found my destination? I just can't take no more The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true Think I've heard your voice before, think I've said these words before Something makes me feel I just might lose my mind Am I still inside my dream? Is this a new reality Something makes me feel that I have lost my mind All my hopes and expectations, looking for an explanation Coming to the realization that I can't see for sure I I I I only only only only dream dream dream dream in in in in black black black black and and and and white, white, white, white, I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive please save me from myself

The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true I get up put on the light, dreading the oncoming night Scared to fall asleep and dream the dream again Nothing that I contemplate, nothing that I can compare To letting loose the demons deep inside my head Dread to think what might be stirring, that my dream is reoccurring Got to keep away from drifting, saving me from myself

I I I I

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Lost Lost Lost Lost I I I I I I I I

in a dream of mirrors, lost in a paradox and time is spinning, lost a nightmare I retrace a hell that I revisit, lost another time and place a parallel existence, lost a nightmare I retrace dream dream dream dream dream dream dream dream in in in in in in in in black black black black black black black black and and and and and and and and white, white, white, white, white, white, white, white, I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself

only only only only only only only only

The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true 7. The Fallen Angel [Smith, Harris] Azazel is beside you and he's playing the game Demons are inside you and they're making their play Watching and they're hiding as they wait for the time For a devil to get ready and take over your mind You You You You and and and and only only only only god god god god would know what could be done will know I am the only one would know what could be done will know I am the chosen one

Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one

Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Beaten fallen angel but I've risen again And the power is inside me, I've decided to pray As I wait for Armageddon and it's coming my way It's an honour to be chosen and I wait for the day You You You You and and and and only only only only god god god god would know what could be done will know I am the only one would know what could be done will know that I am the chosen one

Could it be it's the end of my world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face all this on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one 8. The Nomad [Murray, Harris] Like a mirage riding on the desert sand Like a vision floating with the desert winds Know the secret of the ancient desert lands Your are the keeper of the mystery in your hands

Nomad, Nomad, Nomad, Nomad,

rider of the ancient east rider that men know the least where you come from no one knows where you go to no one tells

Undercover of the veil of your disguise The men that fear you are the ones that you despise No one's certain what you future will behold You're a legend you own story will be told Nomad, Nomad, Nomad, Nomad, rider of the ancient east rider that men know the least where you come from no one knows where you go to no one tells

No one dares to even look or glance your way Your reputation goes before you they all say Like a spirit that can disappear at will Many claim of things but no one's seen you kill Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands No man's ever understood your genius Those who see you in horizon desert sun Those who fear your reputation hide or run You send before you a mystique that's all your own Your silhouette is like a statue carved in stone Nomad, Nomad, Nomad, No man you're the rider so mysterious you're the spirit that men fear in us you're the rider of the desert sands ever understood your genius

Legend has it that you speak an ancient tongue But no one's spoke to you and lived to tell the tale Some may say that you have killed a hundred men Others say that you have died and live again Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands

No man ever understood your genius 9. Out Of The Silent Planet [Gers, Dickinson, Harris] Out Out Out Out of of of of the the the the silent silent silent silent planet, planet, planet, planet, out out out out of of of of the the the the silent silent silent silent planet planet planet planet we we we we are are are are

Withered hands, withered bodies begging for salvation Deserted by the hand of gods of their own creation Nations cry underneath decaying skies above You are guilty, the punishment is death for all who live The punishment is death for all who live Out Out Out Out of of of of the the the the silent silent silent silent planet, planet, planet, planet, dreams of desolation Come the demons of creation dreams of desolation Come the demons of creation

The killing fields, the grinding wheels crushed by equilibrium Separate lives no more disguise, no more second chances Haggard wisdom spitting out the bitter taste of hate I accuse you before you know the crime it's all too late Before you know the crime it's all too late Out Out Out Out of of of of the the the the silent silent silent silent planet, planet, planet, planet, dreams of desolation Come the demons of creation dreams of desolation Come the demons of creation

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out Out Out Out of of of of the the the the silent silent silent silent planet, planet, planet, planet, dreams of desolation Come the demons of creation dreams of desolation Come the demons of creation

Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are

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are are are are

10. The Thin Line Between Love And Hate [Murray, Harris] When a person turns to wrong, is it a want to be, belong? Part of things at any cost, at what price a life is lost At what point do we begin, fighter spirit a will to win But what makes a man decide, take the wrong or righteous road There's a thin line between love and hate Wider divide that you can see between good and bad There's a grey place between black and white But everyone does have the right to choose the path that he takes We all like to put the blame on society these days But what kind of good or bad a new generation brings Sometimes take just more than that to survive be good at heart There is evil in some of us no matter what will never change I will hope, my soul will fly, so I will live forever Heart will die, my soul will fly, and I will live forever Just a few small tears between someone happy and one sad Just a thin line drawn between being a genius or insane At what age begin to learn of which way out we will turn There's a long and winding road and the trail is there to burn There's a thin line between love and hate Wider divide that you can see between good and bad There's a grey place between black and white But everyone does have the right to choose the path that he takes I will hope, my soul will fly, so I will live forever Heart will die, my soul will fly, and I will live forever

I will hope, my soul will fly, so I will live forever Heart will die, my soul will fly, and I will live forever The thin line between love and hate The thin line between love and hate

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Rock In Rio (2002) 1. Intro 2. The Wicker Man 3. Ghost Of The Navigator 4. Brave New World 5. Wrathchild 6. 2 Minutes To Midnight 7. Blood Brothers 8. Sign Of The Cross 9. The Mercenary 10. The Trooper 11. Dream Of Mirrors 12. The Clansman 13. The Evil That Men Do 14. Fear Of The Dark 15. Iron Maiden 16. The Number Of The Beast 17. Hallowed Be Thy Name 18. Sanctuary 19. Run To The Hills 1. Intro

2. The Wicker Man [Smith, Harris, Dickinson] Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you He knocks you to your feet and so what are you gonna do Your tongue has frozen now you've got something to say The piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way

You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death Hello to eternity and live for every breath Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come The ferryman wants his money you ain't going to give it back He can push his own boat as you set up off the track Nothing you can contemplate will ever be the same Every second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Brothers and their fathers joining hands and make a chain The shadow of the Wicker Man is rising up again Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come Your Your Your Your time time time time will will will will come, come, come, come, your your your your time time time time will will will will come come come come

3. Ghost Of The Navigator [Gers, Dickinson, Harris] I have sailed to many lands, now I make my final journey On the bow I stand, west is where I go Through the night I plough, still my heart, calculate and pray As the compass swings, my will is strong, I will not be led astray Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun But I know, but I know, but I know I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me

Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, navigator's son, Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so, Nothing's real until you feel I steer between the crashing rocks, the sirens call my name Lash my hands onto the helm, blood surging with the strain I will not fail now as sunrise comes the darkness left behind For eternity I follow on there is no other way Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun But I know, I know I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, Navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, Navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel 4. Brave New World

[Murray, Harris, Dickinson] Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here Lost my love, lost my life, in this garden of fear I have seen many things, in a lifetime alone Mother love is no more, bring this savage back home Wilderness house of pain, makes no sense of it all Close this mind dull this brain, Messiah before his fall What you see is not real, those who know will not tell All is lost sold your souls to this brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world Dragon kings dying queens, where is salvation now Lost my life lost my dreams, rip the bones from my flesh Silent screams laughing here, dying to tell you the truth You are planned and you are damned in this brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world Dying swans twisted wings, bring this savage back home 5. Wrathchild [Harris] I was born into a scene of angriness and greed, and dominance and persecution. My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be. And now I spend my time looking all around,

For a man that's nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. [Chorus] 'Cos I'm a wrathchild, well I'm a wrathchild. Yeah I'm a wrathchild. I'm coming to get you, oooh yeah. Say it doesn't matter ain't nothin' gonna alter the course of my destination. I know I've got to find some serious piece of mind, or I know I'll go crazy. But now I spend my time looking all around, For a man thats nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. [Chorus] 6. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Smith, Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason To Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of season Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout "Let the creatures out

We'll show the unbeliverers." The napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast... yeah! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that treaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night 7. Blood Brothers

[Harris] And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life What do you think you'd expect you would see? Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life And in the river reflections of me Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see And in a movement he beckons to me And in a moment the memories are all that remain And all the wounds are reopening again We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers And as you look all around at the world in dismay What do you see, do you think we have learned Not if you're taking a look at the war-torn affray Out in the streets where the babies are burned We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers There are time when I feel I'm afraid for the world There are times I'm ashamed of us all When you're floating on all the emotion you feel And reflecting the good and the bad Will we ever know what the answer to life really is? Can you really tell me what life is? Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you Could be swept away by fate's own hand We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers When you think that we've used all our chances And the chance to make everything right Keep on making the same old mistakes Makes untipping the balance so easy When we're living our lives on the edge Say a prayer on the book of the dead

We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life.... 8. Sign Of The Cross [Harris] Eleven saintly shrouded men Silhouettes stand against the sky One in front with a cross held high Come to wash my sins away Standing alone in the wind and rain Feeling the fear that is growing Sensing the change in the tide again Caught by the storm that is brewing Feel the anxiety hold off the fear Some of the doubt in the things you beleive Now that your faith will be put to the test Nothing to do but await that is coming Why then is god still protecting me Even when I don't deserve it Thought I am blessed with an inner strenght Some they would call it a penance Why am I meant to face this alone Asking the question time and again Praying to god won't keep me alive Inside my head feel the fear start to rise... They'll be saying their prayers when the moment comes There'll be penace to pay when it's judgement day And the guilty'll be bleedwhen that moment comes They'll be coming to claim, take your soul away The sign of the cross The name of the rose, a fire in the sky The sign of the cross They'll bve coming to bring the eternal flame They'll be bringing us all immortality

Holding communion so the world be blessed My creator, my god'll lay my soul to rest The sign of the cross The name of the rose, a fire in the sky The sign of the cross Lost the love of father above Chose the lust of the earth below Eleven saintly shrouded men Come to wash my sins away 9. The Mercenary [Gers, Harris] Pay to kill, die to lose, hunted, hunter which are you Diablo come again to make trophies out of men Lose your skin, lose your skull, one by one the sack is full In the heat dehydrate, know which breath will be your last Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Show Show Show Show them them them them no no no no fear, fear, fear, fear, show show show show them them them them no no no no pain pain pain pain

Human heart, human mind, intellect intertwined Focus sharp in the night, watch the jungle burning bright Toe to toe throw the line, everyone's caught hand tied Iron will iron fist, how could it have come to this? Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay live Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Show Show Show Show them them them them no no no no fear, fear, fear, fear, show show show show them them them them no no no no pain pain pain pain

Show them no fear, show them no pain

Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain 10. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The Bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall. We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan. 11. Dream Of Mirrors [Gers / Harris]

Have you ever felt the future is the past, but you don't know how...? A reflected dream of a captured time, is it really now, is it really happening? Don't know why I feel this way, have I dreamt this time, this place? Something vivid comes again into my mind And I think I've seen your face, seen this room, been in this place Something vivid comes again into my mind All my hopes and expectations, looking for an explanation Have I found my destination? I just can't take no more The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true Think I've heard your voice before, think I've said these words before Something makes me feel I just might lose my mind Am I still inside my dream? Is this a new reality Something makes me feel that I have lost my mind All my hopes and expectations, looking for an explanation Coming to the realization that I can't see for sure I I I I only only only only dream dream dream dream in in in in black black black black and and and and white, white, white, white, I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive please save me from myself

The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true I get up put on the light, dreading the oncoming night Scared to fall asleep and dream the dream again Nothing that I contemplate, nothing that I can compare To letting loose the demons deep inside my head Dread to think what might be stirring, that my dream is reoccurring Got to keep away from drifting, saving me from myself I I I I only only only only dream dream dream dream in in in in black black black black and and and and white, white, white, white, I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself

Lost Lost Lost Lost I I I I I I I I

in a dream of mirrors, lost in a paradox and time is spinning, lost a nightmare I retrace a hell that I revisit, lost another time and place a parallel existence, lost a nightmare I retrace dream dream dream dream dream dream dream dream in in in in in in in in black black black black black black black black and and and and and and and and white, white, white, white, white, white, white, white, I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself I only dream cause I'm alive to save me from myself

only only only only only only only only

The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true 12. The Clansman [Harris] Wake alone in the hills With the wind in your face It feels good to be proud And be part of a race That is part of a clan And to live on highlands And the air that you breathe So pure and so clean When alone on the hills With the wind in your hair With a longing to feel Just to be free It is right to believe In the need to be free It's a time when you die And without asking why Can't you see what they do They are grinding us down They are taking our land

That belongs to the clans Not alone with a dream Just a want to be free With a need to belong I am a clansman... Freedom [x4] It's a time wrough with fear It's a land wrough with change Ancestors could hear What is happening now They would turn in their graves They would all be ashamed That the land of the free Has been written in chains And I know what I want When is timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman And I swear to defend And we'll fight to the end And I swear that I'll never Be taken alive And I know that we'll stand And we'll fight for our land And I swear that my bairns Will be born free And I know what I want When is timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman... Freedom [x4] No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free No, no we can't let them take anymore

No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free No, no we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore No we can't let them take anymore We've the land of the free Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Freedom [x4] It is right to believe In the need to be free It's a time when you die And without asking why Can't you see what they do They are grinding us down They are taking our land That belongs to the clans Not alone with a dream Just a want to be free With a need to belong I am a clansman... And I know what I want When is timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman... Freedom [x4] And I know what I want When is timing is right Then I'll take what is mine I am the clansman... [This song is dedicated to "Braveheart" and the Scottish patriots] 13. The Evil That Men Do

[Smith, Dickinson, Harris] Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daugter, her eyes red with The slaughter of innocence But will pray for her. I will call her name out loud. I would bleed for her. If only I could see her now. Living on a razors edge. Balancing on a ledge. Living on a rasors edge. The evil that men do lives on and on....[4 times] Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me. But I will pray for you. And some day I may return. I would die for you. Beyond is where I learn. 14. Fear Of The Dark [Harris] I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear thas something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl

When you're searching for the light? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you. Have you ever been alone at night Throuh your heard footsteps behind And turned around and no-one's there? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklore The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks You sense, and suddenly eyes fix On dancing shadows from behind. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there. When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone 15. Iron Maiden [Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. [Chorus] Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far. See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares.

I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be fought, Iron Maiden can't be sought. 16. The Number Of The Beast [Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." [Revelations Ch. XIII v.18] I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me 'Cos in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist Was this all for real or some kind of hell 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised As they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright The ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law

Can this still be real or just some crazy dream But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes They seem to mesmerise me... can't avoid their eyes 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take it's course 17. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cuase at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying? After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away

Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name 18. Sanctuary [Harris, Di'anno, Murray] Out of winter came a warhorse of steel I've never killed a woman before But I know how it feels I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law I met up with a stranger last night To keep me alive He spends all his time on gambling And guns to survive I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law

So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight I can laugh at the wind I can howl at the rain Down in the Canyon Or out on the plain I know you'd have gone insane If you saw what I saw So now I've got to look for Sanctuary from the law So give me Sanctuary from the law And I'll be alright Just me Sanctuary from the law And love me tonight ... tonight 19. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes killed our creed He took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children are cowards attack Run to the hills, run for your lives

Run to the hills, run for your lives Soldier blue in the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills, run for your lives [repeat to end]

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Edward The Great: Greatest Hits (2002) 1. Run To The Hills 2. The Number Of The Beast 3. Flight Of Icarus 4. The Trooper 5. 2 Minutes To Midnight 6. Wasted Years 7. Can I Play With Madness 8. The Evil That Men Do 9. The Clairvoyant 10. Infinite Dreams 11. Holy Smoke 12. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter 13. Man On The Edge 14. Futureal 15. The Wicker Man 16. Fear Of The Dark (Live At Rock In Rio) 1. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes killed our creed He took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well

Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children are cowards attack Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Soldier blue in the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills, run for your lives [repeat to end] 2. The Number Of The Beast [Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." [Revelations CH. XIII v.18] I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me

'Cos in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist Was this all for real or some kind of hell 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised As they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright The ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or just some crazy dream But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes They seem to mesmerise me ... can't avoid their eyes 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course 3. Flight Of Icarus [Smith / Dickinson] As the sun breaks, above the ground, An old man stands on the hill. As the ground warms, to the first rays of light A birdsong shatters the still. His eyes are ablaze, See the madman in his gaze. Fly on your way, like an eagle,

Fly as high as the sun, On your way, like an eagle, Fly and touch the sun. Now the crowd breaks and young boy appears Looks the old man in the eye As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd In the name of God my father I fly. His eyes seem so glazed As he flies on the wings of a dream. Now he knows his father betrayed Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave Fly, on your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun, On your way, like an eagle, Fly as high as the sun. 4. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The Bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall. We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day.

We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan. 5. 2 Minutes To Midnight [Smith / Dickinson] Kill for gain or shoot to maim But we don't need a reason To Golden Goose is on the loose And never out of season Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that threatens doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The blind men shout "Let the creatures out We'll show the unbelievers." The napalm screams of human flames Of a prime time Belsen feast ... yeah! As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain

But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that threatens doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. The body bags and little rags of children torn in two And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun. The killer's breed or the Demon's seed, The glamour, the fortune, the pain, Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain But don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that threatens doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb. Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night Midnight Midnight Midnight It's all night 6. Wasted Years [Smith] From the coast of gold, across the seven seas I'm travellin' on, far and wide But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else

I close my eyes, and think of home Another city goes by in the night Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's gone away And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my dying day [Chorus:] So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up... make your stand And realise you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain, so easily When you can't find the words to say it's hard to make it through another day And it makes me wanna cry and throw my hands up to the sky [Chorus:] 7. Can I Play With Madness [Smith / Dickinson / Harris] Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place [Chorus:] Can I play Can I play Can I play Can I play with with with with madness madness madness madness the prophet started at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laught at me he said you're blind too blind to see

I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son - I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire [Chorus 2 times] 8. The Evil That Men Do [Smith / Dickinson / Harris] Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with The slaughter of innocence But will pray for her. I will call her name out loud. I would bleed for her. If only I could see her now. Living on a razors edge. Balancing on a ledge. Living on a razors edge. The evil that men do lives on and on....[4 times] Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me. But I will pray for you. And some day I may return. I would die for you. Beyond is where I learn. 9. The Clairvoyant [Harris] Feel the sweat break on my brow

Is it me or is it shadows that are Dancing on the walls. Is this dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see Before my eyes. I wonder why I wonder how That it seems the powers getting stronger Every day I feel strength an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore There's a time and time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying. Just by looking through your eyes He could see the future penetrating right In through your mind See the truth and see your lies But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise There's time to live and time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's time to live but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying... ...and reborn again ?? 10. Infinite Dreams [Harris] Infinite dreams I can't deny them Infinity is hard to comprehend I couldn't hear those screams Even in my wildest dreams Suffocation waking in a sweat Scared to fall asleep again In case the dream begins again Someone chasing I cannot move Standing rigid nightmare's statue

What a dream when will it end And will it transcend ? Restless sleep the minds in turmoil One nightmare ends another fertile Getting to me so scared to sleep But scared to wake now, in too deep. Even thought its reached new heights I rather like the restless nights It makes me wonder it makes me think There's more to this I'm on the brink It's not the fear of what's beyond It's just that I might not respond I have an interest almost craving But would I like to get too far in ? It can't all be coincidence Too many things are evident You tell me you're an unbeliever Spiritualists ? Well me I'm neither But wouldn't you like to know The truth Oh what's out there to have the proof And find out just which side You're on Where would you end in Heaven or In Hell ? Help me. Help me to find my true Self without seeing the future Save me, save me from fortuning Myself even within my dreams There's got to be just more to it That this Or tell me why do we exist I'd like to think that when I die I'd get a chance another time And to return and live again Reincarnate, play the game Again and again and again.

11. Holy Smoke [Harris / Dickinson] Believe in me - send us money Died on the cross and that ain't funny But my so called friends are making me a joke They missed out what I said like I never spoke They choose what they wanna hear - they don't tell a lie They just leave out the truth as they're watching you die Saving your soul by taking your money Flies round shit, bees around honey. [Chorus] Holy Smoke, Holy Smoke, plenty bad preachers for The Devil to stoke Feed'em in feet first this is no joke This is thirsty work making Holy Smoke Jimmy Reptile and all his friends Say they gonna be with you at the end Burning record burning books Holy soldiers Nazi looks Crocodile smiles just wait a while Till the TV Queen gets her make up clean I've lived in filth I've lived in sin And I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in [Chorus] They ain't religious but they ain't no fools When Noah built his Cadillac it was cool Two by two they're still going down And the satellite circus just left town I think they're strange and when they're dead They can have a Lincoln for their bed Friend of the President - trick of the tail Now they ain't got a prayer - 100 years in jail [Chorus] 12. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter

[Dickinson] Honey it's getting close to midnight And all the myths are still in town True love and lipstick on your linen Bite the pillow make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your life becomes your tomb You'd better know that I'm the one So unchain your back door invite me around [Chorus] Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughter Let her go, let her go, let her go Honey it's getting close to daybreak The sun is creeping in the sky No patent remedies for heartache Just empty words and humble pie So get down on your knees honey Assume an attitude You just pray that I'll be waiting Cos you know I'm coming soon So pick up your foolish pride, no going back No where, no way, no place to hide [Chorus] 13. Man On The Edge [Bayley / Gers] The freeway is jammed and it's backed up for miles The car is an over and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase, a lunch and a man on the edge Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven are they looking down 'Cause nothing is fair just you look around

Falling down He's sick of waiting of lying like this There's a hole in the sky for the angels to kiss Branded a leper because you don't fit In the land of the free you can live by your wits Once he built missiles a nation's defence Now he can't even give birthday presents Across the city he leaves in his wake A glimpse of the future a cannibal state Falling down The freeway is jammed and it's backed up for miles The car is an over and baking is wild Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see A briefcase, a lunch and a man on the edge Each step gets closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven are they looking down 'Cause nothing is fair just you look around Falling down 14. Futureal [Harris / Bayley] I'm running of my time, I'm running out of breath And now it's getting ,so I can't sleep at night in the day, I feel like death I'm getting in far too deep, I feel they closing in I've got to say that I'm scared, I know they'll win Even so, I prepared [Chorus:] Do you believe, what you hear Can you believe, what you see Do you believe, what you feel Can you believe

What is real ? Futureal What is real ? Futureal Wherever anyone seems to treat me like a freak It makes me see I'm only one who feels That I know that is real Sometimes it feels like a game of deadly hide and seek And when you reading this, then I will be gone Maybe then, you will see [Chorus 2 times] 15. The Wicker Man [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you He knocks you to your feet and so what are you gonna do Your tongue has frozen now you've got something to say The piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death Hello to eternity and live for every breath Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come The ferryman wants his money you ain't going to give it back He can push his own boat as you set up off the track Nothing you can contemplate will ever be the same Every second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Brothers and their fathers joining hands and make a chain The shadow of the Wicker Man is rising up again

Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come Your Your Your Your time time time time will will will will come, come, come, come, your your your your time time time time will will will will come come come come

16. Fear Of The Dark (Live At Rock In Rio) [Harris] I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl When you're searching for the light ? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you. Have you ever been alone at night Through your heard footsteps behind And turned around and no-one's there ? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklore The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks

You sense, and suddenly eyes fix On dancing shadows from behind. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there. When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Best Of The B'Sides (2002) 1. Burning Ambition 2. Drifter (Live) 3. Invasion 4. Remember Tomorrow (Live) 5. I've Got The Fire 6. Cross-Eyed Mary 7. Rainbow's Gold 8. King Of Twilight 9. Reach Out 10. That Girl 11. Juanita 12. The Sheriff Of Hudderfield 13. Black Bart Blues 14. Prowler '88 15. Charlotte The Harlot '88 16. All In Your Mind 17. Kill Me Ce Soir 18. I'm A Mover 19. Communication Breakdown 20. Nodding Donkey Blues 21. Space Station No. 5 22. I Can't See My Feelings 23. Roll Over Vic Vella 24. Justice Of The Peace 25. Judgment Day 26. My Generation 27. Doctor, Doctor 28. Blood On The World's Hands (Live) 29. The Aftermath (Live)

30. Futureal (Live) 31. Wasted Years '99 (Live) 1. Burning Ambition [Harris] [Running Free Single 1980] So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me There's things in life now, baby, that I know I've got to do And I need your love now, baby, to help me see it through So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men [Solo] So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me 2. Drifter (Live) [Steve Harris] [Recorded at The Marquee Club, London, 3rd April 1980] [Sanctuary Single 1980] Walk away! Look out now, baby won't you take me away, Sittin' here its gonna be a new day. Gotta sing my song and I can't go wrong, Gotta keep on roaming, gotta sing my song. What you feeling when you hold me tight? I'm gonna cuddle up with you tonight, gonna get you feeling so secure. Listen child don't you see there's a cure?

Anywhere got to get you away, feels so good think it's gonna be a new day. I'm gonna get my song till I can't go on, I'm gonna keep on roaming gonna sing my song. I want you to sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it along. I want you to sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it along. 3. Invasion [Harris] [Woman in Uniform Single 1980] The Vikings are coming You'd better get ready for we're having a fight The longboats are coming It's looking like their [?] in the dead of the night Muster the men from all the villages You'd better get ready to fight with your enemies Beacons are burning I'm giving the word to get ready to fight The battle is nearing You'd better get ready to fight for your lives The Norsemen are coming The Norsemen are coming The warnings are given The Norsemen are coming Raping and pillaging Robbing and looting the land Viking raiders from afar 4. Remember Tomorrow (Live) [Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno] [Recorded on tour in Italy October 1981 with Bruce prior to going into the Studio to record The Number of the Beast Album] [The Number of the Beast Single 1982] Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. Tears for remembrance, and tears for joy,

Tears for somebody and this lonely boy. Out in the madness, the all seeing eye, Flickers above us, to light up the sky. Unchain the colours before my eyes, Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies. Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher, I shall return from out of fire. 5. I've Got The Fire [Ronnie Montrose] [Originally by Montrose] [Flight of Icarus Single 1983] If you're looking for someone that you can keep then, baby, pass me by And if you wanted something that's twenty years deep Baby, don't even try And if you wanted someone to take your soul I'll lift you up little bit higher I've got the fire I've got the fire [Solo] So you think I'm skinny, don't you sell me cheap I'm as wide as a country-mile Some like it wide, I like it deep Guess which one is my style So you think you can beat me by my own game Maybe I call you a liar I've got the fire I've got the fire 6. Cross-Eyed Mary [I. Anderson] [Originally by Jethro Tull] [The Trooper Single 1983] Who would be a poor man a beggerman, a thief If he had a rich man in his hand

Who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth If he could take it from the money man Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again She signs no contract but she always plays the game She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel And the jack knife barber drops her off at school Laughing in the playground gets no kicks from little boys Would rather make it with a letching gray Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung Who watches through the railings as they play Cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along. She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song She's a rich man's stealer but her favour's good and strong She's the Robin Hood of Highgate helps the poor man get along 7. Rainbow's Gold [Terry Slesser / Kenny Mountain] [Originally by the Beckett] [2 Minutes to Midnight Single 1984] [1st verse:] In the heat of the morning When your day is still dawning And your bird, she's singing Catch your soul, he's willing to fly away Packed your bags in a hurry Because your mind's in a worry Mark my words, you're gonna be sorry if you ever fly away Sweet little girl with the Saint Da Vinci-smile Stares at me with sadness in her eyes I'm not sure if she's really real or make-believe Maybe she's a vision that comes to only me Cause I'm so tired Yes I'm so tired So tired Yes I'm so tired [Solo] [Repeat 1st verse]

8. King Of Twilight [Nektar] [Originally "Crying In The Dark" and "King Of Twilight" by Nektar] [Aces High Single 1984] [Crying In The Dark] I've been trying, trying so hard I've been crying, crying in the dark Don't forsake me, the time of mine is near Don't ever break me and the world that brought me here Sick and lonely, waiting for you Sick and lonely, wondering what to do Can you hear me, when I say to you You give me your hand, I'll give mine to you [King Of Twilight] When the king of twilight shows me I will take ten steps to see Forty leaves I pay for freedom For a chance to be free For a chance to be free When the king of twilight calls you Take a step and you will see We all need a quick solution For a chance to be free For a chance to be free Free When the king of twilight shows me I will take ten steps to see Forty leaves I pay for freedom For a chance to be free For a chance to be... Free 9. Reach Out [Dave Colwell - Bad Company Guitarist] [Vocals: Adrian Smith] [Wasted Years Single 1986]

It's over your head And you don't seem to understand One word I say And you can't live your life Trying to run away You're fighting your friends You're wearing everybody out But it never ends You're wearing me out [Chorus:] Come on Reach out And let somebody in your life Don't get me wrong You always apologize It's just your way Of making a scene You need to be loved It's not such a crime [Chorus] Over your head You just don't seem to understand One word I say And you can't live your life You got so much love It's burning inside [Chorus] 10. That Girl [A. Barnett / P. Jupp / M. Goldsworth] [Stranger in a Strange Land 1986] The words she said turned out why Desperation fills her eyes Hold her in your arms Don't let go When you taste defeat, when you loose again Fight and win, never give in

Hold her in your arms Don't let go [Bridge:] That girl you need Gonna knock you off your feet That girl, you know She'll never let you go [Chorus:] That girl, That girl, That girl you need That girl, That girl, That girl, That girl Can you hear her call, call out your name Think about you, cry without you Hold her in your arm Don't let go Can you taste defeat, when you loose again Fight and win, never give in Hold her in your arms Don't let go [Bridge] [Chorus] [Solo] [Chorus 2x] You need! 11. Juanita [S. Barnacle / D. O'Neil] [Originally Recorded by Marshall Fury] [Stranger in a Strange Land Single 1986] Yeah it cost me a bundle Trying to track you down It's true Yeah and it's the truth I'm looking from town to town for you You know you never offered much security

Do you know I'm gonna get you back? You just wait and see [Chorus:] I'm never goin' back Juanita I know you never got my call I'm never goin' back Juanita Never at all Year I'm spending a long time Trying to work it out for true Yeah it's such small crime Thirsting over you Living in a Chelsea flat Seems so lonely now I just know I gotta get you back I just don't know how [Chorus 2x] Yeah I just got to tell you I'm gonna leave it up to you Yeah what more can I say? What more can I do? Living in a Chelsea flat Seems so lonely now I just know I gotta get you back I just don't know how I'm never goin' down on Juanita Never gonna make that call Never goin' down on Juanita Never at all I'm never goin' down on Juanita Never gonna make that call Never goin' down on Juanita Two fingers at all [Chorus 2x] 12. The Sheriff Of Hudderfield [Iron Maiden] [Wasted Years Single 1986]

Life in a city living in L.A. Is a long way from Huddersfield town The back of the Rainbow's a long way from heaven But that's where he gets his pork pie Limos and ladies they're driving him queasy Rugby and cricket's unknown Baseball and football they're making him lazy Your fan club says "Rodney come home" [Chorus:] The Sheriff of Huddersfield locked in his castle Look down on Hollywood Hills The Sheriff of Huddersfield locked in his castle You're our own Hot Rod on wheels A good game of arrows a few dozen barrels The Nautilus rusts in the yard But for Yorkshire he's yearning but because he's earning He'll always live in L.A. A custom made wallet that stays in his pocket And never comes out to pay bills He's winning at poker and playing the Joker And he always cheats when he deals [Chorus] [Rodney's rap:] Hello, let me introduce myself! My name is Rodney. I'm immensely strong. When I were a lad, I could lift up five Navies on an end of a shovel. The reason I never took martial arts because I was immensely fearsome and I'd probably kill everybody I came into contact with it. I was phenomenally strong. Pride and ego, my lads, pride and ego, Is what makes the world rotate. And everybody knows the centre of the universe is Huddersfield But I don't live there anymore. I live in Los Angeles. It's great!... I think Rufus the red has a crane by his bed To wrench himself up in the morn' But if you dare to tread at the foot of his bed

You'll wish you'd never been born. A bear with a sore head we mean your forehead He slumbers for most of the day Wide eyed and legless baked beans for breakfast Your problem Rodney L.A. [Chorus] 13. Black Bart Blues [Harris / Dickinson - About Bruce's suit of Armour called Black Bart] [Can I Play with Madness Single 1988] [Spoken intro:] [Bruce:] 'What the fuck is that?' [Nerd:] 'Hi, guys, are you in a band or something? I mean it would be so cool If you were in a band 'cos you're Driving a big bus with band on the front of it' [Bruce:] 'Why don't you shut up and get on board will ya?' [Nerd:] 'Wow! I have it here you got a stereo and a microwave And, and you got a beer, I'd like a Heineken if you've got one' That's real cool, that's great, yeah!' [Bruce:] 'Would you like to see Black Bart?' [Nerd:] 'Who's Black Bart?' [Bruce:] 'Let me introduce you' Black Bart's seen it Black Bart knows Black Bart's done it The Black Bart blues Suspended in suspension Medieval nights in Tennessee, and elsewhere We all got to try the Black Bart blues Black Bart's truckin' ain't what it seems Black Bart's lookin'

Don't know where she's been Maybe she's an acrobat Spends her evenings dancing on a pole We all got to try the Black Bart blues Black Bart tried most anything Black Bart liked it but he couldn't sing So he asked me to tell ya Try it for yourself and you will see We all got to try the Black Bart blues [Spoken:] [Bruce:] 'What did you do that for?' [Nerd:] 'I'm sorry, I just..., I guess I'm not used to... [Bruce:] 'Shut up and get on with it will you' Black Bart's livin' across the ocean now Black Bart's lookin' to come back somehow So if you are a dancer, You could dance his pole in May That's a maypole Black Bart's coming Now Black Bart's gone Black Bart did it so I wrote this song Whatever and however, In and out or several at a time mmm yes! We all got to do the Black Bart blues Here comes the guitar solo We all got to try the Black Bart blues Yowsa! Yowsa! Yowsa! 14. Prowler '88 [Steve Harris - Steve wasn't happy with the production on the first album] [The Evil that Men do Single 1988] Walking through the city, looking oh so pretty, I've just got to find my way. See the ladies flashing. All there legs and lashes. I've just got to find my way. Well you see me crawling through the bushes with it open wide. What you seeing girl?

Can't you believe that feeling, can't you believe it, Can't you believe your eyes? It's the real thing girl. Got me feeling myself and reeling around, Got me talking but feel like walking around. Got me feeling myself and reeling a... Got me talking but nothing's with me... Got me feeling myself and reeling around. 15. Charlotte The Harlot '88 [Dave Murray - The music came from a few riffs and melodies that Dave Murray glued together back in the late 70's] [The Evil that Man do 1988] Giving a swish with your arse in the air, don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte you're so refined when you take all the love that they're giving. Sticking with every man that you find, don't you know what they're after? Charlotte you've got your legs in the air, don't you hear all the laughter? [Chorus:] Charlotte the Harlot show me your legs, Charlotte the Harlot take me to bed. Charlotte the Harlot let me see blood, Charlotte the Harlot let me see love. Taking so many men to your room, don't you feel no remorse? You charge them a "fiver", It's only for starters. And ten for the main course. And you've got no feelings, they died long ago. Don't you care who you let in? And don't you know you're breaking the law with the service you're giving. [Chorus] There was a time when you left me standing there, Picking up pieces of love off the floor. Well Charlotte you left me alone in there, To make your ends as a bloody whore.

Well Charlotte you told me you love me true, Picking up pieces of love yesterday. Well Charlotte you're draws are off color too 'Cause you're making love all day. Giving a swish with your arse in the air, don't you know what they're saying? Charlotte you're so refined when you take all the love that they're giving. Sticking with every man that you find, don't you know what they're after? Charlotte you've got your legs in the air, don't you hear all the laughter? [Chorus] 16. All In Your Mind [Del Bromham] [Originally by Stray] [Holy Smoke Single 1990] Look inside your head and find, tell me now and it's all in your mind Look inside your head and find a way deep inside and it's all in your mind It's all in your mind It's all in your mind Revolution, air pollution, Chairman Mao Tse Tung is in your mind "But he's dead pal... He's not very well anyway..." A new day breaking-people hating Love's a dream and it's all in your mind [Solo] Segregation, preservation, politicians all are in your mind Pewter suta, Karma Sutra, even Blanckenheimer's in your mind Yes... It's all in your mind It's all in your mind 17. Kill Me Ce Soir [George Kooymans, Barry Hay]

[Originally by Golden Earring] [Holy Smoke Single 1990] Remember that song called kill me From Victim's last LP Too much for a risk for a golden disc The price he paid for money Ce soir, ce soir Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star Ce soir, ce soir Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star Sing your song, you can't go wrong Tempted his business adviser No need for alarm, you'll come to no harm He didn't mention the sniper Ce soir, ce soir Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star Ce soir, ce soir Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star The news is read, the need is fed One yawn ah, two yawn ah And back to bed Turn off the light, and hold me tight C'mon, maman, bend down your head And just sing on, immortal song Fini, belle vie, bonne nuit Remember that song called kill me A lecture on political chicanary Of peoples rape, recorded on tape Brought shame to the presidency Tonight, tonight One more point for human rights Tonight, tonight One more point for human rights Remember that song kill me Once used by a man from Gallilea He had nothing to lose, he was King of the Jews Secured his place in history Ce soir, ce soir Assassination d'un provocateur The news is read, the poison's spread One yawn ah, two yawn ah And back to bed Turn off the light, and hold me tight

C'mon, maman, bend down your head And just sing on, immortal song Fini, belle vie Vick played his part, with all his heart He wasn't prepared for the shock When howling lead bit into his head A new martyr for the book of rock A new martyr for the book of rock The book of rock A new martyr for the book of rock 18. I'm A Mover [Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers] [Originally by Free] [Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter Single 1990] I was born by the river, just like this river I've been moving ever since Ain't got nobody to call my own You know I've been moving since the day I was born Life is a game just made for fun You know I don't love nobody, I don't love no one Yes, I'm a mover, baby Following the footsteps; One fine day when I asked the wise man which was the way he said: "Follow your heart and look for yourself And come back and tell me what you have learned" Yes, I'm a mover, baby Went back and told him, I found me a wife Eleven children and a real good life Told him of love and there's a happy home But I need to return to that long winding road Yes, I'm a mover, baby Gotta move on down Mmmmove on 19. Communication Breakdown [Bonham / Jones / Page / Plant] [Originally by Led Zeppelin] [Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter Single 1990]

Hey, girl, stop what you're doin'! Hey, girl, you'll drive me to ruin. I don't know what it is that I like about you, But I like it a lot. Won't let me hold you, Let me feel your lovin' touch [Chorus:] Communication Breakdown, It's always the same, I'm having a nervous breakdown, Drive me insane! Hey, girl, I got something I think you ought to know. Hey, babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so. I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah! I'm never gonna let you go, 'Cause I like your charms. [Chorus 2x] 20. Nodding Donkey Blues [The band played some pub gigs as the Nodding Donkeys as a pseudonym before touring.] [Nodding Donkey Blues was a fun song spawned around that idea.] [Be Quick or Be Dead Single 1992] Settle down She's got legs... like an airship, She's got an ass.... like (unintelligible) She's got tits... just like hot air balloons... and I mean the Hindenburg! She's the biggest girl, I'm gonna get there soon Yeah you know what I mean She's got love when you want it, but she never lets go when you get it You disappear inside, you're never seen again... lost forever! She's the biggest girl, I'm gonna get there soon Alright, here we go... Should be some kind of guitar solo here... Well I met her in a bar, she was propping up the wall I don't think she was available, she was made of concrete (unintelligible) I met her in a bar, she was propping up the wall

In fact she was nailed to it I gotta admit, (unintelligible) babe... lets get down to it baby She had a brain like a sheep-dip, She got (unintelligible) like a shepherd (unintelligible) She was a big girl, she was big. I mean she was big, she was fucking huge! Enormous! Needed a sign overhead (unintelligible) Never even had landing permission! One more! Oh we sailed across the ocean you and me I looked like a flea on the back of a sperm whale Oh yeah, I was waving a match inside the Albert Hall 21. Space Station No. 5 [Montrose / Hagar] [Originally by Montrose] [Be Quick or Be Dead Single 1992] Start, with the sun And move on out The future's in the skies above The heavens unfold And a new star is born Space and time makin' love [Chorus:] Oh what a time we had Living on the ground I've moved to station #5 See you next time around, Next time around As far you want, as close as you need It's all in the mind, you know This old world hasn't really seen it's day It's here, time to go [Chorus] Remember when it was so clear We were young, but the memory still remains To pick fruit from a tree Fish from the seas

Now nothing's left here, but the stains Well I can't cry no more Can only be glad There's other places we can be If the time suits you right I'm leaving tonight Come fly away With me! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Oh, yeah Start, with the sun And move on out The future's in the skies above The heavens unfold A new star is born Space and time makin' love [Chorus] 22. I Can't See My Feelings [Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Steve Williams] [Originally by Budgie] [From Here to Eternity Single 1992] I can't see my feelings Open my eyes I can't see my feelings Open a pair of eyes I can't see my feelings Keep them behind I just keep on reeling Running back down the line Oh, I can't stand that screaming Don't even try Music fans some feelings It'll be tell me why I can't stop that feeling Showing me why Man I love that feeling Yeah, blowin' me right through the sky Oh hey hey hey hey hey hey Oh, listen to what she says

If it's good, it's nice 23. Roll Over Vic Vella [Chuck Berry] [Originally Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry] [With lyrics adapted by Steve Harris] [Tribute to Vic who was the tour manager, the security guy, the sound engineer, rodie in mid 1979.] 24. Justice Of The Peace [Murray / Harris] [Written in the time of the X-Factor] [Man on the Edge Single 1995] Have you heard on the news Another let off madman Another screw on the loose Is it the judge or the badman What's the matter these days No one has the courage to put them away Nobody has any faith 'Cause there's a breakdown of justice and order [Chorus:] Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace When I remember back the memories of yesteryear [they really say 'yesterday'] With all the friends and all the times When people were carefree And walking down the street When everyone knew everyone And all the houses doors were open No had to care those days are gone Those days are gone [Chorus] I long for the times when you could Wander down the street unharmed

When people didn't have much money But didn't seem to care It must be the cynic in me But I don't really like things now The violence, the attitudes Aggression that you see everyday A sick society looks the other way. 25. Judgment Day [Bayley, Gers] [Written in the time of the X-Factor] [Man on the Edge Single 1995] There are no marks upon a man That can say he's good or bad No label and no tell tale sign That can show he's full of lies [Chorus:] By your deeds you will be known Time will tell truth will show As we exhale every breath We all got closer to our death What will you say What will you say On judgement day On judgement day When you look into their eyes You don't know what they hide No label and no tell tale sign That can show he's full of lies [Chorus] Ignorance is bliss is that the reason We can not read another's mind If we knew what thoughts were dancing Through each others heads Would we all be driven mad Would we all be dead [Chorus]

26. My Generation [Originally by The Who] [Virus Single 1996] People try to put us d-down. Talkin' 'Bout My Generation Just because we get around. Talkin' 'bout my generation Things they do look awful c-c-cold. Talkin' 'bout my generation I hope I die before I get old. Talkin' 'bout my generation This is my generation, This is my generation, baby. Why don't you all f-fade away? Talkin' 'bout my generation Yeah, don't try and dig what we all s-s-say. Talkin' 'bout my generation I'm not tryin' to cause a big s-s-sensation, Talkin' 'bout my generation I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation. Talkin' 'bout my generation It's my generation, It's my generation, baby. Why don't you all f-fade away? Talkin' 'bout my generation Yeah, don't try d-dig what we all s-s-s-s-s-say. Talkin' 'bout my generation Not tryin' to cause a big sensation, Talkin' 'bout my generation Just talkin' 'bout my g-generation. Talkin' 'bout my generation Yeah, my generation, This is my generation, baby, Generation, generation. People try to put us d-down Talkin' 'bout my generation Just because we g-g-g-get around. Talkin' 'bout my generation Things they do look awful c-c-cold. Talkin' 'bout my generation I hope I die before I get old. Talkin' 'bout my generation It's my generation, This is my generation, baby, Ma-ma-my generation. Talkin' 'bout my generation. Talkin' about Talkin' 'bout my generation. my generation, Talkin' 'bout my generation. my generation, Talkin' 'bout my generation. my generation, Talkin' 'bout my generation. yes, my generation, baby Talkin' 'bout my generation. yes, my generation, Talkin' 'bout my generation. yes, my generation, Talkin' 'bout my generation. yes, my generation, Talkin' 'bout my generation. it's my generation

27. Doctor, Doctor [Originally by UFO] [Virus Single 1996] Doctor doctor, please, Oh, the mess I'm in Doctor doctor, please oh, the mess I'm in She walked up to me and really stole my heart And then she started to take my body apart [Chorus:] Livin' lovin' I'm on the run So far away from you Livin' lovin' I'm on the run So far away from you Doctor doctor, please, Oh I'm goin' fast Doctor doctor, please, oh, I'm goin' fast It's only just a moment She's turning paranoid That's not a situation for a nervous boy [3rd verse:] Doctor doctor, please, Oh, the mess I'm in Doctor doctor, please oh, the mess I'm in But you look so angry as I crawled across your floor She's got the strength, and I can't take any more [Chorus] [3rd verse] 28. Blood On The World's Hands (Live) [Harris] [Recorded at Gothenberg 1st Nov 1995] [Angel and the Gambler Single 1998] Sometimes it makes me wonder Sometimes it makes me question Sometimes it makes me saddened Always it makes me angry but...

When you can see it happening The madness that's all around you Nobody seems to worry The world seems so powerless to act... It's out of control Blood on the world's hands Each day a new toll Another assassination The same day a new creation But what are they coming into Security of a world that brings... One day another killing Somewhere there's someone staring Another a savage raping Meanwhile there's someone laughing at us It's out of control Blood on the world's hands Each day it goes on Brutality and aggression Tomorrow another lesson Expecting another air raid Praying for a geaserfire They say things are getting better No need to be complacent There's chaos across the border And one day it could be happening to us It's out of control Blood on the world's hands It's our epitaph It's out of control Someone should know Blood on the world's hands 29. The Aftermath (Live) [Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley and Janick Gers] [Recorded at Gothenberg 1st Nov 1995] [Angel and the Gambler Single 1998] Silently to silence fall In the fields of future war Toys of death are spitting lead Where boys that were our soldiers bled

War horse and war machine Curse the name of liberty Marching on as if they should Mix in the dirt our brothers' blood In the mud and rain What are we fighting for Is it worth the pain Is it worth dying for Who will take the blame Why did they make a war Questions that come again Should we be fighting at all Once a ploughman hitches his team Here he sowed [?] his little dream Now bodies arms and legs are strewn Where mustard gas and barbwire bloom Each moment's like a year I've nothing legt [?] inside for tears Comrades dead or dying lie I'm left alone asking why In the mud and rain What are we fighting for Is it worth the pain Is it worth dying for Who will take the blame Why did they make a war Questions that come again Should we be fighting at all After the war Left feeling no one has won After the war What does a soldier become War is over and battles are gone After the war no one has won I'm just a soldier 30. Futureal (Live) [Harris / Bayley] [Recorded during the Ed Hunter Tour 1999 - Bruce Returns] [The Wicker Man Single 2000] I'm running of my time, I'm running out of breath

And now it's getting, so I can't sleep at night In the day, I feel like death I'm getting in far too deep, I feel they closing in I've got to say that I'm scared, I know they'll win Even so, I prepared [Chorus:] Do you believe, what you hear Can you believe, what you see Do you believe, what you feel Can you believe What is real? Futureal What is real? Futureal Wherever anyone seems to treat me like a freak It makes me see I'm only one who feels That I know that is real Sometimes it feels like a game of deadly hide and seek And when you reading this, then I will be gone Maybe then, you will see [Chorus 2x] 31. Wasted Years '99 (Live) [Smith] [Recorded during the Ed Hunter Tour 1999 - Bruce Returns] [The Wicker Man Single 2000] From the coast of gold, across the seven seas I'm travellin' on, far and wide But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else I close my eyes, and think of home Another city goes by in the night Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's gone away And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my dying day [Chorus:] So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up... make your stand

And realise you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain, so easily When you can't find the words to say it's hard to make it through another day And it makes me wanna cry and throw my hands up to the sky [Chorus]

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Dance Of Death (2003) 1. Wildest Dreams 2. Rainmaker 3. No More Lies 4. Montsgur 5. Dance Of Death 6. Gates Of Tommorow 7. New Frontier 8. Paschendale 9. Face In The Sand 10. Age Of Innocence 11. Journeyman 1. Wildest Dreams [Smith / Harris] I'm I'm I'm I'm gonna organize some changes in my life gonna exorcise the demons of my past gonna take the car and hit the open road feeling ready to just open up and go

And I just feel I can be anything That all I might ever wish to be And fantasize just what I want to be Make my wildest dreams come true I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way Out on the road again

When I remember back to how that things just used to be And I was stuck inside a shroud of misery I felt I'd disappeared so deep inside myself I couldn't find a way to break away my hell When I'm feeling down and low I vow I'll never be the same again I just remember what I am And visualize just what I'm gonna be I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way Out on the road again I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way I'm gonna breakaway 2. Rainmaker [Murray / Harris / Dickinson] When I was wandering in the desert And was searching for the truth I heard a choir of angels calling out my name I had the feeling that my life would never be the same again I turned my face towards the barren sun And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves And the cracks in our lives like the cracks upon the ground They are sealed and are now washed away [Chorus:] You tell me You tell me You tell me You tell me You tell me You tell me we can start the rain that we all can change we can find something to wash the tears away we can start the rain that we all can change we can find something to wash the tears.....

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves And the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives They are sealed and now far away [Repeat chorus, 3rd verse] 3. No More Lies [Harris] There's a darkened sky before me There's no time to prepare Salvage a last horizon But no regrets from me Maybe I'll be back some other day To live again just who can say In what shape or form that I might be Just another chance for me A hurried time no disgrace Instead of racing to conclusion And wishing all my life away No-one can stop me now Time is up it couldn't last But there's more things I'd like to do I'm coming back to try again Someday maybe I'll wait till then No more lies... They're all sitting at my table Talking tall and drinking wine Their time is up just like me But they just don't know it yet So just a word of warning When you're in your deepest dreams There's nothing you can hide from I've got my eye on you

The clock is fast, the hour is near Eventful past is everclear My life is set, the time is here I think I'm coming home No more lies... A hurried time, no disgrace Instead of racing to conclusions And wishing all your life away No-one can stop me now Time is up it couldn't last But there's more things I have to do I'm coming back to try again Don't tell me that this is the end No more lies... 4. Montsgur [Gers / Harris / Dickinson] I stand alone in this desolate space In death they are truly alive Massacred innocence, evil took place The angels were burning inside Centuries later I wonder why What secret they took to their grave Still burning heretics under our skies Religion's still burning inside [Chorus:] At the gates and the walls of Montsegur Blood on the stones of the citadel At the gates and the walls of Montsegur Blood on the stones of the citadel At the gates and the walls of Montsegur Blood on the stones of the citadel At the gates and the walls of Montsegur Blood on the stones of the citadel

As we kill them all so God will know his own The innocents died for the Pope on his throne Catholic greed and its paranoid zeal Curse of the grail and the blood of the cross Templar believers with blood on their hands Joined in the chorus to kill on demand Burned at the stake for their soul's liberty To stand with the cathars, to die and be free The book of Old Testament crippled and black Satan - his weapon is lust Leaving this evil damnation of flesh Back to the torture of lies The perfect ones willingly died at the stake And all of their followers slain As for the knowledge of God they had claimed Religion's still burning inside [Repeat chorus, 3rd verse] Templar believers with blood on their hands Joined in the chorus to kill on command Burned at the stake for their soul's liberty Still running heretics under our skies As we kill them all so God know his own Laugh at the darkness and in god we trust The eye in the triangle smiling with sin No passover feast for the cursed within Facing the sun as they went to their grave Burn like a dog or you live like a slave Death is the price for your soul's liberty To stand with the cathars and to die and be free [Repeat chorus] 5. Dance Of Death [Gers / Harris]

Let me tell you a story to chill the bones About a thing that I saw One night wandering in the everglades I'd one drink but no more I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight Gazing up at the stars Not aware of a presence so near to me Watching my every move Feeling scared and I fell to my knees As something rushed me from the trees Took me to an unholy place And that is where I fell from grace Then they summoned me over to join in with them To the dance of the dead Into the circle of fire I followed them Into the middle I was led As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear But still I wanted to go And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me As I walked onto the coals And I felt I was in a trance And my spirit was lifted from me And if only someone had the chance To witness what happened to me And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them All had death in their eyes Lifeless figures they were undead all of them They had ascended from hell As I danced with the dead My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me Below my undead body Just danced the circle of dead Until the time came to reunite us both My spirit came back down to me I didn't know if I was alive or dead

As the others all joined in with me By luck then a skirmish started And took the attention away from me When they took their gaze from me Was the moment that I fled I ran like hell faster than the wind But behind I did not glance One thing that I did not dare Was to look just straight ahead When you know that your time has come around You know you'll be prepared for it Say your last goodbyes to everyone Drink and say a prayer for it When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead To this day I guess I'll never know Just why they let me go But I'll never go dancing no more 'Til I dance with the dead 6. Gates Of Tommorow [Gers / Harris / Dickinson] Weaving a thread round your heart and your soul Deceiving your eyes and delaying your goal Ships in the night when they pass out of sight Deliver their cargo of earthly delights To the women and children, the souls of the dead I've opened their book and no mercy is shed You want forgiveness and you want it cheap I don't give redemption rewards for the meek Suffering evil when you pay the price of fame There isn't a god to save you if you don't save yourself

You can't blame a madman if you go insane Give me the strength so I carry on [Chorus:] Trapped in the web - but I cut the threads Show you the gates of tomorrow Trapped in the web - no mercy is shed Show you the gates of tomorrow Trapped in the web - slaves to the dead Show you the gates of tomorrow Trapped in the web - but I cut the threads Show you the gates of tomorrow [Repeat 3rd verse, chorus] 7. New Frontier [McBrain / Smith / Dickinson] Bleeding you dry from the start The sum of my parts To give it away New life in a day Some new Frankenstein Damned for all time Cursed by the angel who fell Who saves me from hell? And who is my god? And where is my soul? Too tired to jump too young to run [Bridge:] Neverending, forever searching Chasing dreams, the dreams of my heart Always seeking, always asking Questions right from the start [Chorus:] Out beyond the new frontier Playing god without mercy, without fear Create a beast, made a man without a soul Is it worth the risk - a war of god and man?

Is it worth the risk - a war of god and man? I want to end my life now But I don't know how Recycled again a lifetime of pain The spawn of a man The devil has planned [Repeat bridge, chorus] 8. Paschendale [Smith / Harris] In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill time 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again In the smoke, in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud, no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin

Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land, God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain Its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears

Feel the blood go down my throat Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale 9. Face In The Sand [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] Everybody's waiting for something to happen Everybody's waiting for something to see Lunatics waiting for bigger disasters Everyone's waiting for news on TV Winding lives at the end of the spiral Waiting dictators with their next big thrill Everyone's looking, but no one is listening Everybody wants to be in at the kill I wait for the signs, they tell me true I see the signs of the end of time Everyone's Everyone's Everyone's Everyone's searching, but nothing's revealing looking for the reason why hoping for life everafter looking at death from the sky

Everyone's nightmares are going to happen Everybody's ripping the mask from their eyes Everyone's praying but no one's believing Everyone's heroes tell everyone's lies

I wait for the signs, they tell me true I see the signs of the end [Chorus:] So I watch and I wait And I pray for an awnser An end to the strife and the world's misery But the end never came And we're digging the graves And we're loading the guns for the kill Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand Future memory of our tragedy? Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand Future memory of our tragedy? [Repeat chorus, last verse] 10. Age Of Innocence [Murray / Harris] I I I I can't be compromising in my thoughts no more can't prevent the times my anger fills my heart can't be sympathizing with a new lost cause feel I've lost my patience with the world and all

And all the politicians and their hollow promises And all the lies, deceit and shame that goes with it The working man pays everything for their mistakes And with his life too if there was to be a war [Chorus:] So we can only get one chance, can we take it? And we only got one life, can't exchange it Can we hold on to what we have, don't replace it The age of innocence is fading like an old dream A life of petty crime gets punished with a holiday The victims' mind are scarred for life most everyday

Assailants know just how much further they can go They know the laws are soft, conviction chances low [Repeat chorus] You can't protect yourselves even in your own home For fear of vigilante cries, the victims wipe their eyes So now the criminal they launch right in our face Judical system lets them do it, a disgrace Despondent public worries, where it will all end? We can't protect ourselves, our kids from the crime trend We cannot even warn each other of evil in our midst They have more rights than us, you cannot call that just [Repeat chorus] 11. Journeyman [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] From the red sky of the east To the sunset in the west We have cheated death And he has cheated us But that was just a dream And this is what it means We are sleeping And we'll dream for evermore And the fragment remains of our memories And the shadows we made with our hands Deep grey, came to mourn All the colours of the dawn Will this journeyman's day be his last? [Chorus:] I know what I want And I say what I want And no one can take it away I know what I want And I say what I want

And no one can take it away But the memory still remains All the past years not so stange Our winter times are like a silent shroud And the heartbeat of the day Drives the mist away And winter's not the only dream around In your life you may choose desolation And the shadows you build with your hands If you turn to the light That is burning in the night Then the journeyman's day has begun [Repeat chorus, 5th verse, chorus]

IRON MAIDEN ARE: Steve Harris: bass Dave Murray: guitars Janick Gers: guitars Adrian Smith: guitars Bruce Dickinson: vocals Nicko McBrain: drums

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Wildest Dreams (2003 SINGLE) 1. Wildest Dreams 2. Pass The Jam 3. Blood Brothers (Orchestral Mix) 1. Wildest Dreams [Smith / Harris] I'm I'm I'm I'm gonna organize some changes in my life gonna exorcise the demons of my past gonna take the car and hit the open road feeling ready to just open up and go

And I just feel I can be anything That all I might ever wish to be

And fantasize just what I want to be Make my wildest dreams come true I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way Out on the road again When I remember back to how that things just used to be And I was stuck inside a shroud of misery I felt I'd disappeared so deep inside myself I couldn't find a way to break away my hell When I'm feeling down and low I vow I'll never be the same again I just remember what I am And visualize just what I'm gonna be I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way Out on the road again I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way I'm gonna breakaway 2. Pass The Jam [Dickinson / Gers / Harris / McBrain / Murray / Smith] I don't care They're crazy Said pass the jam, would you Awfully kind of you Now wouldn't it be a little bit nice to sing with this Gazing at the open door Just what lays behind Thinking what I'm looking for Say what's on my mind Sinking ever deeper In the words of guilt of shame

And now I can redeem myself I just don't care The words I'm singing they're just right That's better for my brain If I try to make much sense You know I'll go insane I just don't care I just don't care Caesar had some jam with tea But Brutus wasn't kind Wasn't strawberries that were red He wasn't cutting bread You pass the jam And so he slammed the tea The only bugger here to me Is in the conservatory Yeah, alright Yes, but still over there Sinking ever deeper In the words of guilt and shame I can't redeem myself I just don't care Staring at the silver spoon Take it from your mouth Take it from the jam jar Turn and face the South Now face the North And the East And the West And the setting sun Still burning on in the night Where's the sun at midnight Say it's gone Where's the moon at dawn It carries on And on It never ends To the land of nevermore Where time began Where the man still stands And the edge, at the end Never know that I sang You'll all know it's the right place In time, well it is

The words I'm singing That's just right They're better for my brain If I try to make much sense You know I'll go insane Pass the jam Pass the jam Pass the fuckin' jam Please Next up I'll scream I will [he screams] I warned you I'm going home now [Nicko:] Oh my goodness, that must be the first jam we've had in years! I say pass the jam, would you [repeat like a scratched record] 3. Blood Brothers (Orchestral Mix) [Harris] And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life What do you think you'd expect you would see? Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life And in the river reflections of me Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see And in a movement he beckons to me And in a moment the memories are all that remain And all the wounds are reopening again We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers And as you look all around at the world in dismay What do you see, do you think we have learned Not if you're taking a look at the war-torn affray Out in the streets where the babies are burned We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers There are times when I feel I'm afraid for the world There are times I'm ashamed of us all When you're floating on all the emotion you feel

And reflecting the good and the bad Will we ever know what the answer to life really is? Can you really tell me what life is? Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you Could be swept away by fate's own hand We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers When you think that we've used all our chances And the chance to make everything right Keep on making the same old mistakes Makes untipping the balance so easy When we're living our lives on the edge Say a prayer on the book of the dead We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life...

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Rainmaker (2003 SINGLE) 1. Rainmaker 2. Dance Of Death (Orchestral Version) 3. More Tea Vicar 1. Rainmaker [Murray / Harris / Dickinson] When I was wandering in the desert And was searching for the truth I heard a choir of angels calling out my name I had the feeling that my life would never be the same again I turned my face towards the barren sun And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves And the cracks in our lives like the cracks upon the ground They are sealed and are now washed away [Chorus:] You tell me we can start the rain You tell me that we all can change

You You You You

tell tell tell tell

me me me me

we can find something to wash the tears away we can start the rain that we all can change we can find something to wash the tears.....

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves And the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives They are sealed and now far away [Repeat chorus, 3rd verse] 2. Dance Of Death (Orchestral Version) [Gers, Harris] Let me tell you a story to chill the bones About a thing that I saw One night wandering in the everglades I'd one drink but no more I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight Gazing up at the stars Not aware of a presence so near to me Watching my every move Feeling scared and I fell to my knees As something rushed me from the trees Took me to an unholy place And that is where I fell from grace Then they summoned me over to join in with them To the dance of the dead Into the circle of fire I followed them Into the middle I was led As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear But still I wanted to go And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me As I walked onto the coals And I felt I was in a trance And my spirit was lifted from me

And if only someone had the chance To witness what happened to me And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them All had death in their eyes Lifeless figures they were undead all of them They had ascended from hell As I danced with the dead My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me Below my undead body Just danced the circle of dead Until the time came to reunite us both My spirit came back down to me I didn't know if I was alive or dead As the others all joined in with me By luck then a skirmish started And took the attention away from me When they took their gaze from me Was the moment that I fled I ran like hell faster than the wind But behind I did not glance One thing that I did not dare Was to look just straight ahead When you know that your time has come around You know you'll be prepared for it Say your last goodbyes to everyone Drink and say a prayer for it When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead To this day I guess I'll never know Just why they let me go But I'll never go dancing no more 'Til I dance with the dead

3. More Tea Vicar [Dickinson / Gers / Harris / McBrain / Murray / Smith] More Tea Vicar? More Tea Vicar! In the day of the dawn Let me tell ya The vicar's made his mind up In his leather underwear He was a vicar Reginald But now he's not so sure Y-fronts! He was a vicar Reginald But now he's not so sure It's just a front he's putting on A Y-front! He was surplus to requirement when the anthem starts to play He fiddled with his organ on the Sabbath Holy Day - yes he did! He was surplus to requirement when the anthem starts to play He fiddled with his organ on the Sabbath Holy Day Ya! Vicar's made his mind up in his leather underwear He was a vicar Reginald but now he's not so sure Huh, yeah! Huh, fuck! Hey! Pass the soap! Huh! More tea vicar! More tea vicar! Gimme more tea vicar! Oh yah! Yeah, huh! More tea vicar! Yeah, ho, yeah, ho yeah! More tea vicar? More tea, ho, hah! Beg your pardon? More tea Vicar! Now he's just made more tea That doesn't work does it? Surplus to requirement when the anthem starts to play He fiddled with his organ on the Sabbath Holy Day

Oh, dear! More tea Vicar! And be it just a Holy Day Then i start to find I've got a dog called Reginald But then he starts to whine Huh, hoh! Yo bitch! More tea Vicar! Huh! Lick my bone! Yoho! Hey! Ha! More tea Vicar! Young man, you're uncouth! Without couth! Pass the tea! Now that you've just had your tea, get on the way to go Pass the tea and pass the soap lad Now it's pass the soap? Pass the soap? What sort of? I'm not down with that at all! More tea Vicar! Jive talkin', doo doo doo! Jive talkin'! Aaaaaaaaah! No, no no! You got the wrong track You have to go in the studio next door Okaaay! Thank you! Got rid of him anyway! More tea Vicar!

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

Death On The Road (2005 LIVE) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Wildest Dreams Wrathchild Can I Play With Madness The Trooper Dance Of Death Rainmaker Brave New World

8. Paschendale 9. Lord Of The Flies 10. No More Lies 11. Hallowed Be Thy Name 12. Fear Of The Dark 13. Iron Maiden 14. Journeyman 15. Number Of The Beast 16. Run To The Hills 1. Wildest Dreams [Smith / Harris] I'm I'm I'm I'm gonna organize some changes in my life gonna exorcise the demons of my past gonna take the car and hit the open road feeling ready to just open up and go

And I just feel I can be anything That all I might ever wish to be And fantasize just what I want to be Make my wildest dreams come true I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way Out on the road again When I remember back to how that things just used to be And I was stuck inside a shroud of misery I felt I'd disappeared so deep inside myself I couldn't find a way to break away my hell When I'm feeling down and low I vow I'll never be the same again I just remember what I am And visualize just what I'm gonna be I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way Out on the road again

I'm on my way Out on my own again I'm on my way I'm gonna breakaway 2. Wrathchild [Harris] I was born into a scene of angriness and greed, and dominance and persecution. My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be. And now I spend my time looking all around, For a man that's nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. [Chorus] 'Cos I'm a wrathchild, well I'm a wrathchild. Yeah I'm a wrathchild. I'm coming to get you, oooh yeah. Say it doesn't matter ain't nothin' gonna alter the course of my destination. I know I've got to find some serious piece of mind, or I know I'll go crazy. But now I spend my time looking all around, For a man thats nowhere to be found. Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching, I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around. [Chorus] 3. Can I Play With Madness [Smith / Dickinson / Harris] Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me

Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place [Chorus:] Can I play Can I play Can I play Can I play with with with with madness madness madness madness the prophet started at his crystal ball there's no vision there at all the prophet looked and he laught at me he said you're blind too blind to see

I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son - I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire [Chorus 2 times] 4. The Trooper [Harris] You'll take my life but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand there's no turning back. The Bugle sounds and the charge begins But on this battlefield no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath As I plunge on into certain death. The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall.

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day. We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below. And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan. 5. Dance Of Death [Gers / Harris] Let me tell you a story to chill the bones About a thing that I saw One night wandering in the everglades I'd one drink but no more I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight Gazing up at the stars Not aware of a presence so near to me Watching my every move Feeling scared and I fell to my knees As something rushed me from the trees Took me to an unholy place And that is where I fell from grace Then they summoned me over to join in with them To the dance of the dead Into the circle of fire I followed them Into the middle I was led As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear But still I wanted to go And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me As I walked onto the coals

And I felt I was in a trance And my spirit was lifted from me And if only someone had the chance To witness what happened to me And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them All had death in their eyes Lifeless figures they were undead all of them They had ascended from hell As I danced with the dead My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me Below my undead body Just danced the circle of dead Until the time came to reunite us both My spirit came back down to me I didn't know if I was alive or dead As the others all joined in with me By luck then a skirmish started And took the attention away from me When they took their gaze from me Was the moment that I fled I ran like hell faster than the wind But behind I did not glance One thing that I did not dare Was to look just straight ahead When you know that your time has come around You know you'll be prepared for it Say your last goodbyes to everyone Drink and say a prayer for it When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead To this day I guess I'll never know Just why they let me go But I'll never go dancing no more

'Til I dance with the dead 6. Rainmaker [Murray / Harris / Dickinson] When I was wandering in the desert And was searching for the truth I heard a choir of angels calling out my name I had the feeling that my life would never be the same again I turned my face towards the barren sun And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves And the cracks in our lives like the cracks upon the ground They are sealed and are now washed away [Chorus:] You tell me You tell me You tell me You tell me You tell me You tell me we can start the rain that we all can change we can find something to wash the tears away we can start the rain that we all can change we can find something to wash the tears.....

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves And the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives They are sealed and now far away [Repeat chorus, 3rd verse] 7. Brave New World [Murray, Harris, Dickinson] Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here Lost my love, lost my life, in this garden of fear I have seen many things, in a lifetime alone Mother love is no more, bring this savage back home Wilderness house of pain, makes no sense of it all

Close this mind dull this brain, Messiah before his fall What you see is not real, those who know will not tell All is lost sold your souls to this brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world Dragon kings dying queens, where is salvation now Lost my life lost my dreams, rip the bones from my flesh Silent screams laughing here, dying to tell you the truth You are planned and you are damned in this brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world 8. Paschendale [Smith / Harris] In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill tim 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again

In the smoke, in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and the end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud, no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land, God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go

Blood is falling like the rain Its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at the cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears Fell the blood go down my throat Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale 9. Lord Of The Flies [Steve Harris and Janick Gers] I don't care for this world anymore I just want to live my own fantasy Faith has brought me to these shores What was meant to be is now happening I've found that I like this living in danger Living on the edge it makes feel as one Who cares now what's right or wrong it's reality Killing so we survive wherever we may roam Wherever we may hide we've got to get away I don't want existence to end We must prepare ourselves for the elements

I just want to feel like we're strong We don't need a code of morality I like all the mixed emotion and anger It brings out the animal the power you can feel And feeling so high on this much adrenalin Excited but scary to beleive what we've become Saints and sinners Something within us We are lord of the flies Saints and sinners Something willing us To be lord of the flies 10. No More Lies [Harris] There's a darkened sky before me There's no time to prepare Salvage a last horizon But no regrets from me Maybe I'll be back some other day To live again just who can say In what shape or form that I might be Just another chance for me A hurried time no disgrace Instead of racing to conclusion And wishing all my life away No-one can stop me now Time is up it couldn't last But there's more things I'd like to do I'm coming back to try again Someday maybe I'll wait till then No more lies... They're all sitting at my table

Talking tall and drinking wine Their time is up just like me But they just don't know it yet So just a word of warning When you're in your deepest dreams There's nothing you can hide from I've got my eye on you The clock is fast, the hour is near Eventful past is everclear My life is set, the time is here I think I'm coming home No more lies... A hurried time, no disgrace Instead of racing to conclusions And wishing all your life away No-one can stop me now Time is up it couldn't last But there's more things I have to do I'm coming back to try again Don't tell me that this is the end No more lies... 11. Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time 'Cause at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror

Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away Mark my words believe my soul lives on Don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name Yeah, yeah, yeah, Hallowed be Thy name 12. Fear Of The Dark [Harris] I am a man who walks alone And when I'm walking a dark road At night or strolling through the park When the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange A little anxious when it's dark. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark

I have constant fear thas something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there Have you run your fingers down the wall And have you felt your neck skin crawl When you're searching for the light? Sometimes when you're scared to take a look At the corner of the room You've sensed that something's watching you. Have you ever been alone at night Throuh your heard footsteps behind And turned around and no-one's there? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again Because you're sure there's someone there Watching horror films the night before Debating witches and folklore The unknown troubles on your mind Maybe your mind is playing tricks You sense, and suddenly eyes fix On dancing shadows from behind. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a constant fear that something's always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark I have a phobia that someone's always there. When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks alone 13. Iron Maiden [Harris] Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be faught, Iron Maiden can't be sought. [Chorus]

Oh Well, wherever, wherever you are, Iron Maiden's gonna get you, no matter how far. See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head. Iron Maiden wants you for dead. Won't you come into my room, I wanna show you all my wares. I just want to see your blood, I just want to stand and stare. See the blood begin to flow as it falls upon the floor. Iron Maiden can't be fought, Iron Maiden can't be sought. 14. Journeyman [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] From the red sky of the east To the sunset in the west We have cheated death And he has cheated us But that was just a dream And this is what it means We are sleeping And we'll dream for evermore And the fragment remains of our memories And the shadows we made with our hands Deep grey, came to mourn All the colours of the dawn Will this journeyman's day be his last? [Chorus:] I know what I want And I say what I want And no one can take it away I know what I want And I say what I want And no one can take it away But the memory still remains All the past years not so stange Our winter times are like a silent shroud And the heartbeat of the day Drives the mist away

And winter's not the only dream around In your life you may choose desolation And the shadows you build with your hands If you turn to the light That is burning in the night Then the journeyman's day has begun [Repeat chorus, 5th verse, chorus] 15. Number Of The Beast [Harris] "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." [Revelations Ch. XIII v.18] I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me 'Cos in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist Was this all for real or some kind of hell 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised As they start to cry hands held to the sky

In the night the fires burning bright The ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or just some crazy dream But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes They seem to mesmerise me... can't avoid their eyes 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take it's course 16. Run To The Hills [Harris] White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes killed our creed He took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for Cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom the stab in the back Women and children are cowards attack Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives Soldier blue in the barren wastes Hunting and killing their game

Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old Run to the hills, run for your lives [repeat to end]

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

A Matter Of Life And Death (2006) 1. Different World 2. These Colours Don't Run 3. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns 4. The Pilgrim 5. The Longest Day 6. Out Of The Shadows 7. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg 8. For The Greater Good Of God 9. Lord Of Light 10. The Legacy 1. Different World [Smith / Harris] You lead me on the path Keep showing me the way I feel a little lost A little strange today I think I'll take a hold Of whatever comes my way Then we'll see what happens Take it day by day I though I had it all I had it all worked out Just what my future held That there would be no doubt But then the card came up

And I took another turn But I don't know if it's Fulfillment that I yearn Tell me what you can hear And then tell me what you see Everybody has a different way To view the world I would like you to know When you see the simple things To appreciate this life It's not too late to learn Don't want to be here Somewhere I'd rather be But when I get there I might find it's not for me Don't know what I want Or where I want to be I'm feeling more confused The more the days go by 2. These Colours Don't Run [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] It's the same in every country When you say you're leaving Left behind the loved ones Waiting silent in the hall Where you're going lies adventure others only dream of Red and green light this is real and so you go to war For the passion, for the glory For the memories, for the money You're a soldier, for your country What's the difference, all the same Far away from the land of our birth

We fly a flag in some foreign earth We sailed away like our fathers before These colours don't run, from a cold bloody war There is no one that will save you Going down in flames No surrender certain death you Look it in the eye On the shores of tyranny you Lonely unmarked graves For the passion, for the glory For the memories, for the money You're a soldier, for your country What's the difference, all the same Far away from the land of our birth We fly a flag in some foreign earth We sailed away like our fathers before These colours don't run, from a cold bloody war 3. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] We We We We are not the sons of God are not his chosen people now have crossed the path he trod will feel the pain of his beginning

Shadow fingers rise above Iron fingers stab the desert sky Oh Behold the power of man On its tower ready for the fall Knocking heads together well Rise a city build a living hell Join the race to suicide Listen for the tolling of the bell Out of the universe a strange love is born Unholy union trinity reformed

Yellow sun it's evil twin In the black the wings deliver him We will split our souls within Atom seed to nuclear dust is riven Out of the universe a strange love is born Unholy union, trinity reformed Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand suns suns suns suns

Bury your morals and bury your dead Bury your head in the sand E=mc squared you can relate how we made God With our hands Whatever would Robert have said to his God About how we made war with the sun E=mc squared you can relate how we made God With our hands All the nations are rising Through acid veils of love and hate Chain letters of Satan Uncertainty leads us all to this All the nations are rising Through acid veils of love and hate Cold fusion and fury Divide and conquer while ye may Others preach and others fall and pray In the bunkers where we'll die There the executioners they lie Bombers launch whit no recall Minutes warning of the missile fall

Take a look at your last sky Guessing you won't have the time to cry Out of the universe a strange love is born Unholy union, trinity reformed Out of the darkness Out of the darkness Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand Out of the darkness Brighter than a thousand

suns suns suns suns

Holy Father we have sinned 4. The Pilgrim [Gers / Harris] The The The The keys to death and hell ailing kingdom doomed to fall bonds of sin and heart will break pilgrims course will take

Quelling the devils might And ready for eternal fight Aching limbs and fainting soul Holy battles take their toll Liberty and hope divine Changing water into wine So to you we bid farewell Kingdom of heaven to hell Spirit holy, life eternal Raise me up take me home Pilgrim sunrise, pagan sunset Onward journey begun

To courage find and gracious will Deliver good from ill Clean the water clean our guilt With us do what you will Then will my judge appear Bear no false angel that I hear For only then I will confess To my eternal hell Now give us our holy sign Changing water into wine So to you we bid farewell Kingdom of heaven to hell Spirit holy life eternal Raise me up take me home Pilgrim sunrise pagan sunset Onward journey begun 5. The Longest Day [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] In the gloom the gathering storm abates In the ships gimlet eyes await The call to arms to hammer at the gates To blow them wide throw evil to its fate All summers long the drills to build the machine To turn man from flesh and blood to steel From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach From summer sends to Armageddon's reach Overload your master not your god The enemy coast dawning grey with scud These wretched souls puking shaking fear To take a bullet for those who send them here The world's all right the cliffs erupt in flame No escape remorseless shrapnel rains Drowning men no chance for a warrior's fate A choking death enter hell's gates

Sliding we go only fear on our side To the edge of the wire And we rush with the tide Oh the water is red With the blood of the dead But I'm still alive pray to God I survive How long on this longest day 'Till we finally make it trough How long on this longest day 'Till we finally make it trough The rising dead faces bloated torn They are relieved the living wait their turn Your number's up the bullet's got your name You still go on to hell and back again Valhalla waits Valkyries rise and fall The warrior tombs lie open for us all A ghostly hand reaches through the wall Blood and sand we will prevail Sliding we go only fear on our side To the edge of the wire And we rush with the tide Oh the water is red With the blood of the dead But I'm still alive pray to God I survive How long on this longest day 'Till we finally make it trough How long on this longest day 'Till we finally make it trough How long on this longest day 'Till we finally make it trough How long on this longest day 'Till we finally make it trough 6. Out Of The Shadows [Dickinson / Harris]

Hold a halo round the world Golden is the day Princes of the Universe Your burden is the way So there is no better time Who will be born today A gypsy child at day break A king for a day Out of the Shadows and into the sun Dreams of the past as the old ways are done Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain But we must endure it to live again Dusty dreams in fading daylight Flicker on the walls Nothing new your life's adrift What purpose to it all? Eyes are closed and death is calling Reaching out its hand Call upon the starlight to surround you Out of the Shadows and into the sun Dreams of the past as the old ways are done Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain But we must endure it to live again Out of the Shadows and into the sun Dreams of the past as the old ways are done Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain But we must endure it to live again Out of the Shadows and into the sun Dreams of the past as the old ways are done Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain But we must endure it to live again Out of the Shadows and into the sun Dreams of the past as the old ways are done Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain But we must endure it to live again A man who casts no shadow has no soul

7. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg [Murray / Harris] Let me Let me Let me Always tell you about my life tell you about my dreams tell you about the things that happen real to me

Let me tell you of my hope Of my need to reach the sky Let me take you on an awkward journey Let me tell you why Let me tell you why Why should these curses be laid upon me I won't be forgiven 'till I can brake free What did I do to deserve all this guilt Pay for my sins with the sale of my soul Demons are trapped all inside of my head My hopes are gone reach for heaven from hell My sins are many my guilt is too heavy The pressure of knowing of hiding what I know I'm able to see things Things I don't want to see The lives of a thousand souls Weigh heavy down on me I know they're crying for help reaching out The burden of them will take me down as well The sin of a thousand souls not died in vain Reincarnate still in me live again Someone to save me Something to save me from myself To bring the salvation To exorcise this hell Someone to save me Something to save me from myself To bring the salvation

To exorcise this hell Someone to save me Something to save me from my hell A destination Away from this nightmare Someone to save me Something to save me from myself To bring the salvation To exorcise this hell 8. For The Greater Good Of God [Harris] Are you a man of peace Or man of holy war Too many sides to you Don't know which any more So many full of life But also filled with pain Don't know just how many Will live to breathe again A life that's made to breath Destruction or defense A mind that's vain corruption Bad or good intent A wolf in a ship's clothing Or saintly or sinner Or someone that would believe A holy war winner They fire off many shots And many parting blows Their actions beyond a reasoning Only god would know And as he lies in heaven Or it could be in hell I feel he's somewhere here Or looking from below But I don't know, I don't know

Please tell me now what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is More pain and misery in the history of mankind Sometimes is seems more like the blind leading blind It brings upon us more of famine death and war You know religion has a lot of answers for Please tell me now what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is And as they search to find the bodies in the sand They find it's ashes that are scattered across the land And as their spirits seem to whistle on the wind A shot is fired somewhere another war begins And all because of it you'd think that we would learn But still the body count the city fires burn Somewhere there's someone dying in a foreign land Meanwhile the world is crying stupidity of man Tell me why, tell me why Please tell me now what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is Please tell me now what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is For the greater good of God Please tell me now what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is

For the greater good of God He gave his life for us he fell upon the cross To die for all of those who never mourn his loss It wasn't meant for us to fell the pain again Tell me why, tell me why 9. Lord Of Light [Smith / Harris / Dickinson] There are secrets that you keep There are secrets that you keep There are secrets that you tell to me alone I can't reach things I can't see You don't see this strange world Quite the same as me Don't deny me what I am Nothing hidden still you fail to see the truth These are things you can't reveal These are things you can't reveal We are part of some strange plan Why the slaughter of the brotherhood of man Infernal sacrifice of hell Fire breathing lead the way Mounds of bodies as they all burn into one Revenge is living in the past Time to look into a new millennium Spiral path leads through the maze Down into the fiery underworld below Fire breathing lead the way Lucifer was just an angel led astray Free your soul and let it fly Give your life to the Lord of Light Keep your secrets and rain on me All I see are mysteries Free your soul and let it fly Give your life to the Lord of Light Keep your secrets and rain on me

All I see are mysteries We are not worthy in your black and blazing eyes We gather demons in the mirror every day The bridge of darkness casts a shadow on us all And all our sins to you we give this day Others wait their turn their lives were meant to last Use yours wisely as the light is fading fast Free your soul and let it fly Mine was caught I couldn't try Time returns again to punish all of us We are cast out by our bloody fathers hand We are strangers in this lonely promised land We are shadows of the one unholy ghost In our nightmare world the only one we trust Free your soul and let it fly Give your life to the Lord of Light Keep your secrets and rain on me All I see are mysteries Free your soul and let it fly Give your life to the Lord of Light Keep your secrets and rain on me All I see are mysteries 10. The Legacy [Gers / Harris] Tell you a thing That you ought to know Two minutes of your time Then on you go Tell tale of the man All dressed in black That most of them Not coming back Sent off to war

To play little games And on their return Can't name no names Some strange yellow gas Has played with their minds Has reddened their eyes Removed all the lies And strange as it sounds Death knows no bounds How many get well Only time will tell Only time will tell You lie in your death bad now But what did you bring to the table Brought us only holy sin Utter trust is a deadly thing To the prayer of holy peace We didn't know what was lying underneath So how could we be such fools And to think that we thought you the answer I can't being to understand in all the lies But on your death bed I can see it in you're eyes Just as clear as all the sweat upon your brow It really makes sense I can see it clearly now Tangled up in a web of lies Could have been a way to prophesies Unaware of the consequence Not aware of the secrets that you keep Nothing that we could believe To reveal the facade of faceless men Not a thing that we could foresee Now a sing that would tell us the outcome You had us all strung out with promises of peace But all along you cover plan was to deceive Can it put to rights now only time will tell Your prophecies will send us all to hell as well

Left to all our golden sons All to pick up on the peace You could have all to them A little chance...at least Take the world to a better place Given them all just a little hope Just think what a legacy You now...will leave We seem destined to live in fear And some that would say Armageddon is near But where there's a life while there's hope That man won't self destruct Why can't we tread our fellow men With more respect and a shake of their hands But anger and loathing is rifle The death on all sides is becoming a way of life We live in an uncertain world Fear understanding and ignorance is leading to death Only the corpses are left For vultures that prey on their bones But some are just not waiting peace Their whole life is death and misery The only thing that they know Fight fire with fire life is cheap But if they do stop to think That man is teetering right on the brink But do you think that they care They benefit from death and pain and despair

IRON MAIDEN LYRICS

The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (2006 SINGLE) 1. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg 2. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Radio 1 'Legends' Session)

1. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg [Dave Murray, Steve Harris] Let Let Let Let Let Let me me me me me me tell you 'bout my life, tell you 'bout my dreams, tell you 'bout the things that happen, all is real to me. tell you of my hope, of my need to reach the sky, take you on an awkward journey, let me tell you why. tell you why

Why should these curses be laid upon me, I won't be forgiven 'til I can break free, What did I do to deserve all this guilt, Pay for my sins, for the sale of my soul. Demons are trapped all inside my head, My hopes of god, reach for heaven from hell, My sins are many, my guilt is too heavy, The question of knowing of how then what I know? I'm able to see things, things that I don't wanna see, The lies of a thousand souls weigh heavy down on me I know they're crying for help reaching out The burden of them will take me down as well The sin of a thousand souls knocked out in vain Reincarnation of me live again Someone to save me, Something to save me from myself To bring salvation To exorcise this hell Someone to save me, Something to save me from myself To bring Salvation To exorcise this hell Someone to save me Something to save me from my hell Our destination away from this nightmare Someone to save me Something to save me from myself To bring salvation

To exorcise this hell 2. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Radio 1 'Legends' Session)