A Nice Site To Visit: Eventbrite's Top Festivals 2016

Looking for a list of all the cool music and event festivals that might be taking place this summer? Tired of “googling” festivals to find which ones are close to your home? Wondering if there is a better way to find out which festivals are when and where? Well, look no further --- Eventbrite has got you covered.

Sure, we all know about Coachella, M3 Rock Festival, and Bonnaroo, but what about the Wayhome fest? Imagine musical festival? Pygmalion Festival? If you’ve never heard of those festivals, but are curious, then you are in luck. Eventbrite has a spectacular website that will fill you in on all of those festivals and more.

Eventbrite has put together a major list of festivals that are taking place this spring/summer/fall. Broken out by region, this site covers festivals in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West. It is easy to navigate by region and a link to order tickets to each festival is included.

Admittedly the festival page is “West” heavy, and doesn’t mention any of the major festivals, but that’s all right. We already know about the major festivals. Eventbrite helps to educate us on the festivals we don’t know about. And there are several. From alternative, to rock, to EDM, eventbrite has it covered. And there’s more than just music only festivals listed. Movie festivals, grownup getaways, and outdoor hiking weekends (just to name a few) are also listed.

From end to end, Eventbrite’s website is all about event planning and they have a comprehensive collection of festivals that are worth looking into. If you’re in the mood to attend a festival this season, Eventbrite should be the first site that you check out.

A link to the site is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/rally/eventbrites-top-2016-festivals-to-watch/

A Nice Site To Visit: Pure Hard Rock Blog

Do you want to talk about a totally cool hard rock website? Well, let’s discuss Pure Hard Rock. This is the blog that lets you sample the music for free. And we’re talking a whole lot of music. With an embedded flash MP3 player, Pure Hard Rock let’s you listen to the music while you read about the band that your ears are enjoying.

Hosted and run by Virtuoso, this gentleman has put together one of the coolest rock sites on the Internet. Whether it’s the Scorpions, Whitesnake, W.A.S.P., or a host of other well known hard rock acts, they are all profiled at Pure Hard Rock. But the metal doesn’t end with just the well known bands. A lot of 80s glam bands are covered as well as some lesser known (or less popular) bands like Steeler and Helloween. Covering over 100 hard rock acts in all, Pure Hard Rock is a site that you can spend hours on.

Each band is profiled with a well written, comprehensive biography that discusses when they were formed, a history of the band and their music, where they are now, and current and former members. A discography of the band’s work is included at the end of each biography. These are the most comprehensive discographies that I have seen on any site. They not only include the studio and live albums, but also demos and rarities albums that have been released by the bands as well. In most cases, a link to the band’s current website is also included.

Each band has their own page which the reader is directed to by clicking on the band name. An MP3 flash player automatically starts to play selected songs by the featured artist. Videos are embedded on most pages as well. While the site has not been updated since the summer of 2009, most of the videos and MP3 players still work. I was disappointed however, when I went to the Faster Pussycat page and saw that not only was their MP3 player not working, the video for You’re So Vain had been disabled. I know that happens a lot on the web, but it’s still a shame that their awesome cover cannot be heard on Pure Hard Rock.

Pure Hard Rock is not for those in a hurry. While it is good if you’re looking for a quick bio on a particular rock band, or if you want a taste of what a certain band’s music sounds like, be warned, the site is addicting. You can easily find yourself losing hours of time on Pure Hard Rock as you peruse the numerous band pages, listening to the streaming audio of literally thousands of full length songs. The bios are compelling, and if you’re as insane as cousin Ryo can be, you just might find yourself looking up more information on certain bands (while playing the songs from Pure Hard Rock in the background). This is a great site that is highly recommended for any metal head looking to bang away some time in front of their computer.

You can check out the blog at http://purehardrock.blogspot.com

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A Nice Site To Visit: The Spaghetti Incident

Do you like setlists? Do you like the odd bit of commentary here and there? Do you enjoy finding setlists of bands that other sites do not cover? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then The Spaghetti Incident is the site for you.

Whether he’s covering modern alternative bands like Weezer or My Chemical Romance, classic rock bands like U2 or Meatloaf, or modern pop stars like Lady Gaga, Jimmy Jangles (author of thespaghettiincident.com) is laying out the latest news and setlists for all to enjoy.

And the setlists aren’t just limited to what’s being toured in America. The Spaghetti Incident has U2’s latest tour of New Zealand covered, as well as Meatloaf in Ireland, and Bon Jovi in Australia. Want to know what some of your favorite bands have been playing overseas? This is the site to visit to get all the answers. Being a setlist junkie, I was immediately drawn to thespaghettiincident.com. I love to learn what bands are performing night in and night out and how they are keeping their shows fresh and entertaining (to themselves) while still packing in the hits that the fans expect to hear.

Before each setlist is posted, Jimmy Jangles is nice enough to provide a little commentary of the concert. He explains where the band is, where they’ve been, and what portion of their current tour the concert was for. It sets the post up nicely as the reader is able to get into the mindset of the current tour and see how the bands change things up night after night.

From Paul McCartney to Metallica, Bad Religion to Ozzy Osbourne, thespaghettiincident.com has it all. If you’re curious about what was played at a certain concert, this is the site to check first (especially if the concert was overseas). Have a setlist that you don’t see posted? The Spaghetti Incident invites you to share. Jimmy Jangles will make sure the list goes up and is registered for permanent posterity. What more could you ask for?

What? That’s not enough? Well then, The Spaghetti Incident invites you to share your own concert experience. You can contribute a post to The Spaghetti Incident detailing what your night at your favorite show was like (and of course, include the setlist). While you won’t get paid for your contribution, you will get a little notoriety on the World Wide Web and your words will be seen by a rather large audience. That’s not a bad trade off.

You can check out The Spaghetti Incident (and all the wonderful archived setlists) by clicking here: www.thespaghettiincident.com

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Dave Matthews Band Websites Worth Visiting

Anyone who knows me well or reads this site with any regularity knows that I am a huge fan of Dave Matthews Band. Over the last five years, I’ve spent a lot of time investing in, listening to, and enjoying DMB. Since it’s a band that I got into later in life, I think that my obsession with their music is a way of making up for lost time.

One of the things that I love about DMB is the number of great websites that are available to discuss the band. Apart from the band’s own website (www.davematthewsband.com), there are a lot of quality fan sites out there.

Today, Cousin Ryo is proud to bring you a list of my favorite DMB sites, gathered all together in one place. Note: this list will only focus on the active DMB fan sites. There are some great fan sites that are no longer active and therefore won’t be considered due to their inactivity.

Ants Marching – www.antsmarching.org
Ants Marching is one of the oldest and best Dave Matthews Band fan sites. Covering a variety of things DMB related, Ants Marching has exceptional news coverage. On top of everything new as it happens, Ants Marching posts as soon as the news is heard. The site also covers tour stats, including which songs were used the most as openers, closers, and the like. In the tour central page, you can view the history of any tour the band has been on since 1989.

The Dave Matthews Band Tour Almanac – www.dmbalmanac.com
This is the mother of all DMB fan sites. The DMB Tour Almanac contains every setlist for every concert that Dave Matthews Band ever performed. It compiles stats for how many times a song was played, the last time a song was played, and the number of days it’s been since a song has been played. If there is anything that you’ve ever wanted to know regarding a DMB tour, this is the website you need to visit.

DMB341 – http://dmb341.wordpress.com
A newcomer to the Dave Matthews Band fansite arena, DMB341 was created earlier this year by a young college student (now graduated) with a deep love and affection for the band. A drummer in his spare time, the webmaster of dmb341 takes each song from each album and slowly dissects them, giving his in depth opinion of every one. A true DMB fan could spend hours on this site. And since it’s new, there is a lot of life left in it. Currently the author is only halfway through Under The Table and Dreaming.

The Official DMB You Tube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/davematthewsband
Do you want to see all of the great Dave Matthews Band videos in one location? Are you looking for some live footage and inside interviews? Well, look no further, the official DMB You Tube Channel has what you seek. Housing most of Dave Matthews Band’s videos through the years, as well as Dave solo, this is the best site to visit to get your DMB video fix.

Weekly Dave Speak – www.weeklydavespeak.com
Looking for the latest DMB news? Look no further. Covering everything from upcoming concert dates, DVD and CD releases, as well as fan stories and vignettes, Weekly Dave Speak has it all. Loaded with interviews, commentary, and a very active forum page, Weekly Dave Speak is one of the greatest fan sites out there. It’s a site that’s worth visiting over and over again.

And there you have it, your cousin Ryo’s favorite DMB fan sites worth visiting. Take a moment to check them out today. If you’re a Dave Matthews Band fan, you won’t be disappointed.

Have You Heard About I Heart Radio?

There’s a cool website out in the vast, endless internet that not enough of us know about. I have to admit I was introduced to this site by a reader. If not for him, I’d still be clueless to the existence of I heart radio. It is a great spot on the internet for all music lovers.

One of the best features on I Heart Radio is Stripped. No, it’s not a great new porn site or an online Gentleman’s club. Stripped is real music live and raw, captured on film and kept on the web for your viewing pleasure. And don’t mistake the title, Stripped is not an all acoustical performance site, it’s all about capturing the artist live in concert.

Stripped covers a wide variety of bands. From Puddle of Mudd to Norah Jones and almost everything in between, this site has the performers covered. I’ve recently watched Three Days Grace (Break), Puddle of Mudd (Spaceship), and The Fray (Never Say Never) and that’s only the beginning of what this site offers.

There is a news section that offers the latest in the world of music, but also covers world news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment. There is a section called discover and uncover where you can find new artists and new music to enjoy. A selection can be made and with the click of a button the top 20 demanded songs by either a signed or unsigned artist can be listened to.

Are you an unsigned artist or in a band looking to get some exposure? Unsigned acts are encouraged to send their music into I heart radio and get their songs into the rotation. Sign up on the site and in a matter of minutes you can submit your music to I Heart Radio for consideration.

Do you want the option of listening to over 350 radio stations all for free? I Heart Radio can provide that. With their radio station section, listeners can select music by artist, genre, and or a combination of other choices. There’s also an option to enter a zip code and stream local stations from that area. If you’re nostalgic for that station you used to listen to in college or as a kid before you moved out of state, pop your old zip code into the station finder. That long lost radio station just may come up.

Like talk radio, world news, or sports? That’s all covered here as well. You can select between multiple stations similar to satellite radio. Listen to the world news, the latest sports talk and scores, and stay up to date with the hottest talk show hosts out there.

Like music videos? I Heart Radio has a lot of them as well. Over 10,000 to be exact. You can select a video by searching through a sorter, or by viewing the top 20 demanded videos. From the latest videos by Lady Gaga and Train to the classic hair metal videos of our youth, I Heart Radio has you covered.

I Heart Radio is available to stream on your computer, or download on your IPhone, Droid, or Blackberry for no cost. Visit www.iheartradio.com to check it out. Just be prepared to lose hours of your time exploring the vast world of endless music possibilities.

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A Nice Site To Visit: Bring Back Glam!

If you’re into party music, power ballads, big hair, and the glam scene of the 80s, then your cousin Ryo has a website for you. Bring Back Glam! is a neat little spot on the web, run exclusively by Allyson, the Glam Mistress, who knows anything and everything about the glam genre.

Whether it’s Poison, Skid Row, Nelson, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Warrant, or any other artist from the era, the Glam Girl’s got it all covered. She is a master in the field of 80s party rock and roll. There isn’t an artist from back in the day that she doesn’t know about, and even the obscure and rare are covered at her site.

With regular updates about the current happenings with the great hair bands from back in the day, Bring Back Glam! is the site to check first when you want to know about glam rockers of days gone by. Posts are daily so you can check in on a regular basis to see the latest action in the world of hair metal. Current news, tours, album releases, as well as obscure videos, records, and remembrances from way back when, are all part of this wonderful site.

Bring Back Glam! is a hair metal enthusiasts’ dream. Allyson’s writing style is simple, direct, and informative. In depth coverage of concerts, festivals, and live performances complete with pictures and video clips round out the site and make it a worthwhile place to visit.

Want to talk live with the Glam Mistress herself? There’s a chat room for that. Set up for Wednesday evenings, Allyson hosts a chat that talks about everything and anything, centered on great hair metal music. It’s a fun time for all involved!

If you like your hair metal, your 80s rock, or your bands from the Sunset Strip, then this is the website for you. Bring Back Glam! covers everything including newer bands that sound glam and have that glam flavor. If it’s classic, rare, or brand new in the vein of aqua net and spandex, Bring Back Glam! will be providing you the news. An excellent site that is part of my weekly reads.

Visit Allyson here: http://www.bringbackglam.com/

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A Nice Site To Visit: The Rawk Shop

Looking for vintage T-shirts and apparel from your favorite bands? Not sure who to visit to get the coolest in rock and roll wear? Well, look no further than The Rawk Shop! The Rawk Shop (http://www.therawkshop.com/) is a cool little place on the web that specializes in vintage band T-shirts, but unlike the larger sites that try to cover every band known to man, The Rawk Shop only makes T-shirts for 10 bands. That’s it. They focus only on the bands that they love.

While it’s unfortunate that you can’t purchase an Iron Maiden T-shirt there, you can get The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and more! And T-Shirts aren’t all they offer. You can also get baseball caps, bags, and my favorite – beanies. This site has got it all and the prices won’t break your bank. Shipping is always free within the US, so there are no hidden fees. $20 for a shirt means $20. That’s a great deal.

And this month, The Rock and Roll Guru, in conjunction with The Rawk Shop, is making a special offer to all of my readers. During the month of February, you can use the coupon code below to save 10% on every order through the end of the month. Not a bad deal, which is being made available thanks to my friends at The Rawk Shop.

Give them a try. Visit http://www.therawkshop.com/ to see what they have. And if you do see something that you like, be sure to use your coupon code below.

A Nice Site To Visit: Allmusic.com

Interested in learning about a new band that recently hit the airwaves? Want to read an in-depth review of an album that’s been out for over ten years? Looking to get a brief bio on one of your favorite bands? Then there’s only one website that you need to visit: www.allmusic.com This site has it all and then some!

All Music is a tremendous website for any fan of music, regardless of genre. With detailed coverage on any musical type one can imagine, samples from any album that can be thought of, and well written reviews of every CD ever released (seriously), allmusic.com is one of the best music sites in existence.

At the top of the main entry page is a magical search box that will lead you to any band you can think of (provided they are signed bands – local club acts may be a little hard to find). Upon entering the name of a band (or album or song) you are whisked away to an overview/biography of that band. From there, you can read the band’s full bio, look at their discography, get a complete list of all their songs (from which you can listen to a 30 second sample of any of them), and gaze at all of the band’s charts and awards.

Upon entering the site, there are a lot of useful tools that are immediately noticeable. The first being the new releases posted on the right hand column. Every new release for that week is listed, not just the mainstream artists. The site menu is a great application that allows the viewer to read the Editor’s Choice, the Top Searches, an Artist Spotlight, or the All Music Blog; all great ways to help the reader hear some new/different music and determine if it’s right for them. I enjoy reading the music blog because it provides well written posts on a bunch of lesser known bands and/or topics then I write about, which only helps to expand my musical palate (something your cousin Ryo lives for).

Want to seek out new music by genre? There’s a toolbar for that! Whether your desire is jazz, electronic, rap, country, blues, or just good old rock and roll (or more), just click on one of the genre buttons and you’re whisked away to the latest and greatest albums of that genre. It’s an excellent way to learn more about music that you may otherwise never know.

Once inside the main genre, the category is broken down into sub genres where the exploration can go even deeper and further with more in depth examination of all the particular styles. A background of each style is written up and then key albums from that style are reviewed, helping the reader understand just which albums they need to make their music collection magnificent. To a super music geek like me, this is just heaven.

Whether you’re a fan of music looking to broaden your horizons, a serious collector wondering which Coltrane album is the best to own, or a casual fan looking for the latest hot release, allmusic.com is the site to visit. Deep in musical knowledge, vast with samples of every album posted, and rich in well written reviews and biographies, allmusic.com is the one stop for any fan of any type of music.

You can visit All Music by clicking this link: www.allmusic.com

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A Nice Site To Visit - The Vinyl Generation

Nestled deep in the World Wide Web and published through blogger (the same publisher of the Guru), is a fascinating and fantastic website, The Vinyl Generation. This website is a celebration of song through memory and the way a particular album affected the author’s life at a certain time. The wonderful thing about this site is that it blends voyeurism with great music. It’s fascinating to see how one album that affected me in a certain way, affected someone else in a completely different way.

The Vinyl Generation is written by Ken Rafferty who authors many tales of his adolescent and young adult life through the muse of music. Combining deep personal experience with the music that brings him back to those memories, this blog is well written and exceptionally crafted. The stories of his personal life blend exceptional with the albums that he was consistently listening to at that time.

The Vinyl Generation is one of those rare sites that I wished I had come up with first. While I create comprehensive concert reviews that paint the whole picture of my life at the time and detail the entire concert experience from purchasing the tickets to singing in the car on the way home, The Vinyl Generation takes this idea to the next level. Rafferty does this for his entire life (or at least the portions that he is willing to share with us). His blog is like one giant soap opera that we can’t seem to pull ourselves away from.

Whether it’s living in his mother’s basement as he tries to recover from an addiction, or dealing with the pain and loss of heartbreak after splitting up with his fiancé, or remembering childhood friends that got him interested in particular bands, Ken Rafferty delivers the pain and remembrance through well written excerpts of music from the time.

The Vinyl Generation is a blog that everyone is certain to enjoy. If you’re a fan of music, it’s definitely for you, but it spans beyond the music generation. Those who love to read a good memoir will enjoy this blog as well. Fans of true life stories and biographies that are different from the standard will find themselves reading all of the entries contained here. Packed with fond memories of his youth and the deep hearted feelings from his young adult life, The Vinyl Generation is a blog worth reading. Well written, well thought out, and thoroughly enjoyable, this is an excellent blog that you should spend some time with.

Although it hasn’t been updated in a while (since the beginning of the year on last check) there are enough back posts to keep you entertained for many hours. Give it a try and see what you think.

You can visit The Vinyl Generation here:
http://thevinylgeneration.blogspot.com

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A Nice Site To Visit: Archive.org

If you’re a fan of the jam band genre of music, then you most likely know about archive.org. However, if you’re new to the whole jam band scene, or if you’re just looking to discover some new music, here is a great place to start.

This little spot on the web is a wonderful destination for music fans looking to hear their favorite bands in concert, obtain a download of a concert they recently went to, or amass a plethora of their favorite artist in concert.

If you’re looking for some/new different music and/or some new/different artists to discover, this is the place to begin your search. The site can be a bit overwhelming as there are currently almost 50,000 concerts available for download, but a search can be sorted by staff favorites, highest rated, most recently posted, and most downloaded.

One of my favorite bands, OAR, has a huge selection of concerts posted there, and I listen to them quite frequently. Also large on the site is Railroad Earth, Guster, From Good Homes, Jack Johnson, Ryan Adams, and of course, The Grateful Dead. I’m still waiting for the Clarks to start posting, but nothing yet.

The best part about all of this is that the songs are posted legal and free to download. The artists on the site are the rare breed that allows their fans to record a live show and post it for sharing. Some of the artists even let their fans patch into their soundboard for a true concert quality recording. The recordings are marked on whether they are soundboard, audience, or a mix of both.

Dave Matthews Band used to have a slew of concerts posted on archive.org, but since their rise in popularity, and hence, the rise in the recordings being sold for profits (something these artists abhor), they’ve asked that all their concerts be taken down.

There are mixed emotions on this, as some fans feel DMB is looking for ways to increase sales of their Live Trax series, but I disagree. My personal feeling is that the Live Trax issues are of superior quality and would sell well regardless.

At archive.org, you can usually listen to most concerts/recordings before downloading, so you can determine if you really want it or not. The staff recommendation is a useful tool that helps to lead to some wonderful music that would otherwise be passed on by.

Archive.org is a fabulous way to find artists you might otherwise miss out on. And, as always, if you find something you like, spread the word, buy the artist’s studio CDs, or pay to see them in concert. It’s always a good thing to support your favorite musician financially.

You can visit the site here: www.archive.org

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More Shameless Self Promotion

About a week ago, I submitted a post to a blog carnival. For those unfamiliar, a blog carnival is a chance for bloggers to show off what they feel is their best posted work of the month. The blogger submits it to the carnival, then the host reads the post and determines if he wants to add it to that months collection.

Well, I entered the Easter Eggs Of Rock from early March, and darned it if I didn’t get a posting along with some other great bloggers.

You can visit the link here: http://soulofrocknroll.com/?p=521

Be sure to check out all the other cool posts on the carnival as well. It’s good to know that there are so many music blogs to read out there. They just have to be found.

And thanks to The Soul Of Rock n Roll for adding me to the carnival. I’ll be sure to submit more in the future.

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Hard Rock Hideout

If you’re a hard rock fan (and if you’re reading this site, you must be), then there’s a small spot on the web that you should definitely check out. The site is Hard Rock Hideout, Rob Rockitt’s little page about all the latest happenings in hard rock and heavy metal.

Updated almost three times daily, Hard Rock Hideout has classic album reviews of heavy rocking bands that I either forgot about, or never heard of. There’s also plenty of brand new CD reviews too, usually posting the day before the disc arrives in stores. His reviews avoid all the corporate magazine style of writing and tell it like it is, just as if you were telling a friend whether you should buy a particular disc.

Keeping a finger on the pulse of the hard rock community, Hard Rock Hideout gathers information from all over the web to keep us posted. It’s one of the sites that I read daily and it’s worth the visit. When a band is giving away a free download, HRH is the first site to post it. Thanks to HRH I was able to get a free copy of Jetboy, stream the new Hinder CD before purchase, determine that I had to own the new Nickleback disc, and pick up links to other free discs or singles.

A monthly, new release calendar is kept, telling what is out, what’s coming out, and what keeps changing release date-wise. Concert reviews are posted as well, and HRH gives one of the most detailed concert reviews there is. Telling the story from beginning to end, posting pictures, setlists, and personal videos of the show, you get the real experience of having been there, and it definitely helps determine whether you should attend.

A sidebar listing of all the bands covered on the site is a neat little tool. Clicking on one of the bands brings up a link of band related posts, in case you want to read a lot about one in particular. A lot of the band logos are also included, which is just an enjoyable extra.

If you’re looking for comprehensive concert reviews, CD reviews, or the latest news in hard rock happenings, be sure to check out the Hard Rock Hideout. It’s worth the visit and a few clicks. You may wind up being there a lot longer than originally anticipated.

Visit the site here: http://www.hardrockhideout.com/

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The Iron Maiden Commentary

If you’re a diehard Iron Maiden fan, then you probably already know about the most comprehensive Iron Maiden fan site there is, the Iron Maiden Commentary. However, for those unaware, cousin Ryo is going to fill you in.

Chronicling the history of the English band from their earliest days in support of their eponymous debut all the way through A Matter of Life and Death, the Iron Maiden Commentary is the definitive site for the history of Maiden. Billed as the Encyclopedia of all things Maiden, this website has it all, except for the latest news, which the sites author says can be found on any number of other fan sites. The intent of the commentary was to provide an in depth look at the history of Iron Maiden.

Containing the most detailed portrait of each individual release, the album page is a great place to start. The overall feel and time of each disc is captured in an intro paragraph. That is followed by a song-by-song breakdown which includes historical references, outside influences, band quotes on each song, commentary on how the song was influenced, and a deep interpretation of the lyrics as well as the overall theme of the album. The writing is excellent. Each song breakdown is professionally written and enjoyable.

There is also a singles page which contains a breakdown of every single Iron Maiden ever released, including the artwork, a die-hard Maiden fan’s dream! The singles commentary contains information on when the single was released, which B-sides were included, and an in-depth commentary about each single and B-side on the release.

A videos page is available to detail every video Maiden has ever released. However, since the site has not been updated since 2006, the inclusion of Death on the Road and Live after Death the DVD which contains the History of Iron Maiden Part 2, are omitted.

The tours section of the website contains what must be the most definitive history of touring Iron Maiden. Going all the way back to Maiden’s club gigs of the late 70s every tour is captured up to The Early Days tour, done in 2005 in support of the video by the same name. A detailed description of the tour, stage setting, setlist, opening acts, tour dates and locations are contained.
The coolest feature on the site has to be the bootlegs page. While there is no access to the actual bootleg recordings, there is a listing of every bootleg from every tour, including the track list and artwork for each. Wherever possible, small comments from that evenings’ performance are included to help the reader get the feel for what that particular concert was like and what was going on with the audience, band, opening act, etc.

The Iron Maiden Commentary is quite simply the best fan based Iron Maiden website there is and it rivals Maiden’s own site as the best Iron Maiden site ever. Anything that you ever wanted to know about Iron Maiden or their history is contained on the commentary. If you’re a true Maiden fan, you could lose hours of your life to this site. I know I did.

Visit the site here: www.maidenfans.com/imc

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