From: jonhinch@anglianet.co.uk (Jon Hinchliffe)
Subject: Iron Maiden gig review Record Mirror Nov 29 1980
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I thought you might be interested in this
IRON MAIDEN
Leeds University
By Lesley Stones
THROUGHOUT THE Iron Maiden set something was not quite right. Seeing
such young guys doing so well and playing with such talent . charging
straight into 'Sanctuary' they received immediate acceptance from the
eager crowd. But this high standard plummeted with the new single
'Women In Uniform'. Obviously they've gone all Out for token heaviness
and sexist lyrics but it hadn't worked well, it's merely boringly
repetitive and trite. Talking of boring, vocalist Paul Di'anno would
do well to cut down on between-song chat - we all knew it was hot, we
didn't need reminding every few minutes. The new guitarist Adrian
Smith was rather lacking emotion; probably he was nervous in
comparison to the rest, who showed no sign of apprehension.
At times Clive Burr's drumming overpowered both guitars,
whilst there was an unbearably laboured audience participation act
with chants of "Say yeah" and the more imaginative but little better
"Yo Yo vo Yo Yo". But despite the complaints there's no denying one
thing: the music was good.
Jon
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