Iron Maiden: Flight 666
by Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen
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Actor: Iron MaidenDirector: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); Japanese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 216 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Music Enterprises
DVD Reviews of Iron Maiden: Flight 666
DVD Review: Somewhere Back in Time . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
Flight 666 is a two DVD set that documents the beginning of Iron Maiden's 2008 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. The project was a unique 23 city tour, spanning several continents, starting in Mumbai, India and ending in Toronto, Canada, with the band and road crew travelling between cities on a private 757 jet, known as `Ed Force One'. One disc (The Film) contains a 112 minute documentary of the endeavor, covering the genesis of the project, and the logistical issues involved, along with interviews, conversations and behind the scenes looks at the band. There is some live footage, but no complete songs are featured. The second disc (The Concert) contains sixteen live performances, with each song from a different city on the tour. While you may have seen Maiden live before, you probably have not seen them quite like this.
One of the vanguards of heavy metal, Iron Maiden made their recording debut nearly thirty years ago. Following the release of their album Powerslave in 1985, and near the peak of their popularity, the band embarked on the World Slavery Tour. From this tour came the live recording `Live After Death' on both vinyl and CD, and finally in 2008, a two disc DVD release of the historic Long Beach Arena performance with bonus materials. The Somewhere Back in Time tour, is an attempt to revisit those times, part of which includes adopting the Egyptian motif for the stage décor, similar to that used for the World Slavery tour. The set list includes concert staples, as well as songs from post-Powerslave albums, up to Fear of the Dark.
Flight 666 is for both the casual and hardcore Maiden fan. Judging by the audiences that turned out for their performances on this tour, the number of devoted fans appears to be quite massive worldwide. Given the current state of music, with metal receiving little airplay or publicity, it is encouraging to see that Maiden is drawing in new young fans, many who were not even born at the time of the original World Slavery Tour. With the popularity of other genres of music, and vocal based phenomena like American Idol, it is nice to know that a rock band that actually plays real music, has such a huge, well-deserved, international following. The documentary provides an interesting look at the tour and those that made it happen, and updates regarding how the members of band are doing.
The second disc featuring the live performances, is what most will want to see. Tightly edited, each number is preceded by the song title, location, and date of the performance. The video quality is first class, with many views of the massive stage, the band and the audience. Again similar to Rock in Rio, there is not much time in between cuts. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson is still favoring the funky pants with reflective strips, and dons costumes or employs props for specific songs, such as a red cavalry coat and British flag for The Trooper. Also making reappearance during Powerslave, is the bird's head mask, which was part of the World Slavery tour. Bruce looks to be very fit, and full of energy, roaming over the stage, and not holding back in hitting the high notes.
A barefoot Niko McBrain delivers his usual high energy performance on drums. Steve Harris, the heartbeat of the band, while still aggressive, seems to be a bit more in the background than usual, an impression which may be due to the editing. Much of the material featured is from the period when the band was a quintet with Dave Murray and Adrian Smith on guitar, and perhaps looking to replicate the Murray/Smith solos from the original recordings, the majority of the lead guitar parts are divided up along those original lines. This kind of leaves guitarist Janick Gers, as the odd man out, with few opportunities to play lead (Fear of the Dark and Moonchild probably being his most prominent efforts). On Rock in Rio, which featured mostly material from Gers' time with the band, this was certainly not the case, as Janick did a lot of lead work. Still the chemistry within the band seems to be fine, with good spirits all around. Dave Murray as always is an amazing soloist, and Adrian Smith squeezes some remarkable licks from his instrument, as the solos in particular do indeed have the character of the classic original versions. The overall quality of the band's musicianship is close to perfection.
Noteworthy are the selections from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Moonchild, The Clairvoyant, Can I Play with Madness), and Somewhere In Time (Heaven Can Wait, Wasted Years), which haven't been featured live recently. The band stretches out on the epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner, but even more boldness would have been truly fabulous. Adding a few obscure songs like Stranger In a Strange Land, Die With Your Boots On, Caught Somewhere in Time, To Tame a Land, or Alexander the Great would have taken things even further. Still, this is a very solid selection of 80's Maiden material. If that is your favorite time period for the band, this set and Live After Death, would be the ones to look at, depending on whether the actual, or retro version is to your liking. Maiden usually gives their fans a lot. The packaging is like a book, with booklet type liner notes, with plenty of background information and photos.
Remarkably, this was just the first leg of the Somewhere Back in Time tour for 2008. The band hit the road again in May 2008 playing in the USA and Canada, then finishing up in Europe in August. Maiden were back out again in the spring of 2009, hitting the middle east, India, New Zealand, Central and South America, finishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Icons in the world of heavy metal, Iron Maiden continue to do what other bands can only dream of doing. Bigger, bolder, better, it's hard to top Maiden. Hopefully, after the band recharges their batteries they will get back into the studio for another metal masterwork. For now, the fans can all enjoy Flight 666. You get quite a lot, for a very reasonable price.
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