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  1. On 6/3/2023 at 10:29 PM, James Bond said:

    Nicko's drumming has become the "Axl's vocals" of Iron Maiden after these first couple of shows. He's skipping fills and simplifying the drum parts in addition to some more relaxed tempos (which I actually like). Since he's the oldest guy in the band he can be expected to slow down with age, but it's drastically different from just a few months ago which is somewhat worrying. I do hope he's okay.

    But, of course, it's impossible for people to discuss that without getting annihilated by the die hard fans.

    Reddit and YouTube are full of the usual comments:

    "It's unreasonable to expect him to drum like he did in the eighties."

    "Must be the sound in the YouTube videos."

    "I was there and he played the songs exactly as he always has."

    But, on a positive note, super cool set list so if/when they announce more gigs I will definitely try to hit one. I'm not trying to be pessimistic by any means but part of me thinks there won't be much fuel in the tank beyond this tour with Maiden as we know it. I'll see them while I still can.

    I also think it's time to tune down to E-flat. Bruce still has good tonality and overall power, but that semitone would make a huge difference on some of the higher tracks.

    That explains it, but holy shit, hats off to Nicko. Age 71, cancer survivor, suffers a stroke in January, goes on tour in May, what a legend! It’s beyond incredible how he performed on this tour giving the circumstances 

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