20th Century Box: Iron Maiden & The NWOBHM, Part One

This is part one of the episode of this British TV series documenting Iron Maiden with Paul Di'Anno and the subculture attached to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, as it happened in 1981.

This episode be found in its entirety on the DVD set "The History of Iron Maiden Part 1: The Early Days", which you should go buy NOW.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• nwobhm
• new
• wave
• british
• heavy
• metal
• iron
• maiden
• paul
• dianno
• neal
• kay

[papulk]

I WANNA BE BRITISH

[psychomatthias]

@papulk: Stop seeking dental care.

[longerdaysdyingss]

Btw, there was a tv programme a while ago called "In Bed With MeDinner", that made fun of old tv clips.

There is an episode that mocks this Danny Baker documentary, if you search for Medinner s3 ep5, you'll find it.

[psychomatthias]

I saw this and it's more proof that metal will never get respect from the sports-obsessed mainstream. I can laugh at aspects of my chosen sub-culture that deserve to be clowned, but I hate it when outsiders do it. However, unfortunately for them, metal will keep on keeping on and I will keep on listening.

[longerdaysdyingss]

Yeah, I know what you mean about ppl who know very little about heavy metal making fun of it. Though today, it is more accepted than it used to be, though it will always be regarded as juvenille by music snobs.

[psychomatthias]

True.

[joshlockwood69]

the guy from the record store says he hates the term heavy metal... yet his t-shirt says HEAVY METAL SOUNDHOUSE

[evilmaniac999]

NWOBHM is most wonderful thing happened to heavy metal, followed by the thrash metal scene!

[Criddington]

@joshlockwood69 Neil's just a deliberately contradictory - he's a friend of my uncle's, and he's the same now; a nice guy really, having had a beer or two with him, but he's remarkably good at making you confused by everything he says!

[ElvisVlad]

Dianno is the KING ..... Bruce is Gay !!!!!

[MrDrummerpony]

i was lucky enough to be at this gig.and the night after too the saturday.played space invaders with lemmy and he bought me a pint.il never forget those days.stayed in london with a mate who went to schol with dianno we were guestlisted both bnights.went to some club after lol and played drinking agmes with maiden.they were normal guys then and still are as far as i can see.janet street porter was getting in the way doing interviews in the marquee lol.never new i was part of history.so lucky.

[kaboom6899]

@OPICOVAL you've had a year to respond, and you still can't fucking write english!

[OPICOVAL]

The energy of the band you asshole ,and you want tell can some heavy metal band play same???@kaboom6899

[losferword]

I can watch this everyday and not get tired of it, its so much better than the bullshit you find in MTV and VH1.

[PutItAway101]

I knew straight away it was Dave Murray playing lead when I heard those out-of-tune bends

[PutItAway101]

"London Minorities Unit" WTF? LOL sounds like the name of a punk band

[PutItAway101]

@psychomatthias and moan a lot

[tonee127]

@joshlockwood69 He's promoting his club.