Iron Maiden started their Future Past tour in Slovenia this week.
This tour has a cool concept. They are playing 5 songs from 1986’s Somewhere in Time and 5 songs from their latest album Senjetsu. The rest of the set is random. For fans of Maiden Somewhere in Time is kinda the bands “Pop”. A beloved album by the hardcore fans but not as popular by the general fans and aside from the song Wasted Years has basically been ignored by the band for decades.
The negative that many are seeing is that drummer Nicko McBrain is starting to slow down. He is the oldest member at 71, while the rest are mid 60’s. He had cancer a few years back and has arthritis in his wrists. He is simplifying some of the drum patterns this tour and who knows how much longer he’ll want to or will be able to play.
