2 weeks too late, I know...

I meant to post a "scary" Halloween music video and kept forgetting, so here it is:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKKWJmfBeAY[/youtube]

Iron Maiden of course, back from 92.

The reason I got around to posting it now is because we're sorting it out in our band, or at least hoping to.  I am pretty sure we can pull this off with one guitar, the drummer thinks so too.  We haven't talked to the guitarist about it (he's a Maiden fan though so no worries) but I can't see him having a problem getting both solos down.  It will require me doing some extra work (chords and whatnot) to make up for losing a guitar, but thats how I play this song anyway so no worries.

Btw, don't read too much into the chorus of this song...its one of the songs in the "Charlotte the Harlot" saga, and the theme of the song is based on that on not on any kind of beliefs the group may have.  In other words, they're not satanists.  :P

So as I was saying...I always found this song interesting on the bass because I think there are multiple basslines recorded for it, overdubs if you will.  Watch Steve Harris throughout, and he is playing the song correctly (not just miming).  However...he is playing it 2 ways that I can see.  He's playing both chords/octaves and single notes.  Its kind of cool to watch (for me anyway) because if you look at how this song is tabbed on most sites, its tabbed playing the intro and the bridge just on the G.  If you listen closely, you will hear that along with Janick playing octaves on the guitar, so is Steve on the bass.  So thats the way I learned the song 15 years ago and thats how I still play it.  Honestly, you could play that through the verses too, and I actually may try that out to see how it plays with 1 guitar.

Anyway, no clue if any of that makes sense or not.  Half-asleep, getting ready for work, and its Friday.  Yay.