I’ve owned Live After Death in several different formats. First came the video taped copy that I got from somewhere on television. I’m still not sure if it was MTV, Night Flight or something else. We watched it a lot. Next came the vinyl double album version. I also eventually bought the video on DVD. I never replaced my double vinyl with Cd because at the time it was just a single CD and it omitted several of the tracks. Finally, I somehow ended up with Live After Death on cassette. I know I didn’t buy it and it only appeared recently. It may have been in the glove box of a used car we bought. Who knows.
The Live After Death album is done very well. The audio quality is fantastic. The selection of songs is outstanding. Still, I don’t recommend this album to people. The real thrill of Live After Death is watching it. Buy the DVD. It delivers everything the album does plus you get to see the spectacle of Iron Maiden at their best.
The Egyptian theme, Eddie the mummy, the lights, this is definately one to watch. This was still before Nirvana ruined the stage show so there is elaborate lights and costumes and props. I had two chances to see Iron Maiden on this tour, one in Chicago and one in Indianpolis. Both fell through which I regret. I saw them on the following tour and even though that was awesome, Live After Death was the peak of Iron Maiden as far as I’m concerned.
Live After Death