Very Cool Iron Maiden Photo

So check this out, via Facebook: the original lineup of Iron Maiden, together again. One person is missing and that is drummer Ron Matthews. In this photo below is founder Steve Harris, Paul Mario Day, Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance.

I do have a question for the Iron Maiden faithful: is Eddie a member or just a mere mascot? A decade ago I would have said mascot. Now I tend to argue the figure is a member of the band too.

Comments

[Fletch]

It's cool christian; even Ally has blocked me on this site from to time. No big deal. Trust me.

[Christian]

ROTFL!!! Well, I'm glad to be around here again, it's good to just talk about music and ignore that the world is on fire.

[Him]

Not to tinkle on anyone's parade, but WASP doesn't really fit into the discussion in the way that it is implied. Just saying. I wish Ace was posting so he could add a bit of context.

WASP were big-ish here based on their music and their antics. But only for a brief time. What lost them momentum was Blackie's obsessive control over the product and then his turn towards different styles, topics, and sounds. I don't begrudge him his view of his baby. But he plays Europe because nostalgia sells way down on a festival line-up or in small clubs.

And he still has the pipes . . . just not Piper (another interesting cat), Holmes (well, that one speaks for itself), or Riley (the original 'not original' drummer).