Live After Death
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| Live album by Iron Maiden | ||
| Released | October 14, 1985 | |
| Recorded | October 8, 9, 10 and 12 1984, and March 14–17, 1985 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 1:36:57 | |
| Label | EMI (U.K.) Capitol (U.S. original) Sanctuary/Columbia (U.S. reissue) |
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| Iron Maiden chronology | ||
| Powerslave (1984) |
Live After Death (1985) |
Somewhere in Time (1986) |
Live After Death is the first live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on October 14, 1985. It was recorded during their World Slavery Tour.
The first 13 tracks (12 songs and the intro) were recorded at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California on March 14-17 1985. The last 5 songs were recorded earlier on the same tour, at the Hammersmith Odeon (now known as the Hammersmith Apollo) in London on October 8, 9, 10 and 12 1984. On the original double LP version, the songs from Long Beach are on the first three sides, whereas the songs recorded in London ("Wrathchild", "Children of the Damned", "22 Acacia Avenue", "Die With Your Boots On" and "Phantom of the Opera") were on side four.
The initial CD version (released in December, 1985) of this album includes everything that the first three sides of the LP version contain. The fourth side was not included on the original release, due to capacity problems. Also, "Running Free" is shortened from about 8:43 on vinyl to about 3:16 on the CD by eliminating the crowd interaction. The 1998 remastered re-release has the unedited version, and includes a second CD with the tracks that were previously missing. It should be noted that the 1995 re-release also has an extra CD, but that had the b-sides from the singles on it. Also, this re-release was not remastered.
The Live After Death video is also recorded at the Long Beach Arena, but on a different night. It contains a full gig, complete with intro and encore, and closes with "Sanctuary", which is neither on the CD nor the LP version of the album.
Live After Death is generally considered to be one of the top two live Iron Maiden albums (the other being Rock in Rio from 2002). Whilst the sound quality isn't up to that of Rock in Rio, the track list is very good, having some of the best pre-Powerslave songs – songs that are rarely played live during the present tours.
Two singles were released from Live After Death: "Running Free" and "Run to the Hills"
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[edit] Cover art
The cover art was - as usual at this time - done by Derek Riggs, and pictures the band's mascot, Eddie rising from a grave. On that grave is a tombstone with a quote from the fantasy and horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft's The Nameless City:
"That is not dead which can eternal lie
Yet with strange aeons even death may die."
The proper quote is actually "And with strange..." instead of "Yet with strange...". See also: the Necronomicon.
[edit] Intro
The intro before "Aces High" is a part of a speech Winston Churchill in the House of Commons on June 4, 1940;
"... 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 ..."
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one
- "Intro: Churchill's Speech" – 1:32
- "Aces High" – 4:14
- "2 Minutes to Midnight" – 5:16
- "The Trooper" – 4:07
- "Revelations" – 5:59
- "Flight of Icarus" – 3:30
- "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" – 14:06
- "Powerslave" – 6:54
- "The Number of the Beast" – 4:49
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 7:14
- "Iron Maiden" – 4:02
- "Run to the Hills" – 3:50
- "Running Free" – 4:08
[edit] Disc two
- "Wrathchild" – 2:58
- "22 Acacia Avenue" – 4:58
- "Children of the Damned" – 4:21
- "Die With Your Boots On" – 5:39
- "Phantom of the Opera" – 7:01
[edit] Credits
- Bruce Dickinson - vocals, guitar
- Dave Murray - guitar
- Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Harris - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain - drums
