Run to the Hills + Ustream Announcement

This was one of the top most requested songs for me to play from Rock Band. But I don't really take this song seriously because:

a) A cover band played it.
b) They don't know how to keep time.
c) All the slight charted tempo changes are annoying.

To gold star it, it comes down to keeping time with an "out of time" chart, and it's not fun to play.

I further mock the song by playing it with paradiddles instead of the authentic single stroke pattern that you'd use if you were really playing this song on a drum set.

Don't get me wrong, I love Iron Maiden. Between Iron Maiden and Rush, they were my top two favorite bands in my early drum playing days. Flight of Icarus was the first song I ever heard where I went "wow, I like music", even before playing drums. I remember seeing the video on MTV (yeah, MTV used to play Iron Maiden videos, can you believe it?) But for the reasons I mentioned above, I didn't bother practicing for more than a 1/2 hour before giving up and just having a go at it for a vid.

The video wouldn't have been much different looking if I had gold star'd it, so hopefully if you requested this, I didn't disappoint!

Thanks.. for.. WASH.. ing! ;-)

p.s. In case you're wondering, there was "activity" going on outside the window during the intro. I wasn't trying to smile at the camera or anything lol.

***ANNOUNCEMENT: STARTING TONIGHT (1-Nov-2008) and for the next week or so, between 9:00-ish and midnight-ish Eastern (GMT-5) nightly, there will be a 79% chance that I'll be playing the solo tour on Rock Band 2 and streaming it. It'll all be sightreads, and maybe practice a few sections if something is really tough. But for the most part, it'll just be me playing the game as I normally would by my lonesome. Solo drums tour first, then probably solo guitar tour. I don't know how entertaining that'll be, but feel free to tune in on my ustream.tv channel. As long as there are a few out there that seem to want to watch, I'll keep trying to stream it every night. Maybe I can duel/co-op people on my XBL friends list too. I probably won't be making any youtube videos during this time. It'll be unlikely that I'll play any song well enough to warrant capturing the Ustream either. But if I come across a cool song, I'll jot it down for perfecting for a later "high quality" video. So, I'll see you if I see you! Otherwise, I'm just looking forward to playing a new game. The stream will be here:
http://www.egyokeo.com/stream

FAQ:
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Q: How does it work?
A: Everything is explained in detail here: http://egyokeo.com/midihero

Q: Are you getting Guitar Hero World Tour?
A: Yes, but only after I can buy their drum controller separately. It's got a MIDI port so I'm hoping my MIDI pads will work right out of the box with it and be able to play with different velocities. Until then, I'll be busy with Rock Band 2.

Q: Which video editor do you use?
A: My earlier videos were made with Windows Movie Maker. My latest videos are made Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8.

Q: Do you play real drums? Are you in a band?
A: Yes, I've been playing drums since 1986. I have been in various bands from Jazz to Ska over the years. Right now I'm in the Detroit-based ska band The Exceptions.

Q: Is "MIDI Hero" available to the public?
A: Yes, the details are on my website.
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Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Rock
• Band
• RB
• Expert
• MIDI
• Hero
• Drums
• drumKat
• Xbox
• 360

[martynjy]

drum to the hills!!!!! drum for your life!!!!

[KimUnKur]

13 People Disliked This Video Because They Couldnt Get The 5th Star

[Fr3sHxiFn4TiC]

@NSgoldy1 indeed :)

[NSgoldy1]

@Fr3sHxiFn4TiC Well.... Ok then! Glad we cleared that up sir :P

[Fr3sHxiFn4TiC]

@NSgoldy1 I am 100% aware of what it is called xP

[NSgoldy1]

@Fr3sHxiFn4TiC Think it is called 'double stroke', muppet

[crashin1]

SUCH a shit cover of this song.

[InspGaghet]

такое ощущение что он сделал эти барабаны из напольных весов

[bradvan316]

i don't listen iron maiden that much cause i might be listining some like

christian metal , christian thrash metal , christian speed metal or any

of christian music do i like to hear.

[Fr3sHxiFn4TiC]

wow! you have almost perfected the RRLLRRLL ;D

[kinguno100]

HE is Trolling :D

[brimbles72]

@scar432 if you can play double stroke 16-ths, you're set.