I'm Baaaaaaaaack!!!

**saiko** · 6th May 2005, 21:34

You are still mental, but it's nice to have you back. Have you removed the helmet yet, or are you still carrying the intercom around?

**Madguitarist!** · 6th May 2005, 21:39

Originally Posted by Waylander

Well that song is on thier third album that was released in 1982 (year before I was born, cool)

Band: Iron Maiden
Song: Run to the Hills
Album: Number of the beast
Released: March 22nd 1982
The Band: Bass-Steve Harris
Guitar-Dave Murray, Adrian Smith
Vocals-Bruce Dickinson
Drums-Clive Burr

So am I right?

Wow, more Maiden fans!!! Sweeeet!!! This place just keeps getting cooler!

Oh ya, WELCOME BACK VIFF!! Haven't really traded much posts with ya but have always enjoyed you contribution!

**erik** · 6th May 2005, 22:02

Originally Posted by vifferman

...
Y'see, I invented me this new (NEW!! IMPROVED!! HIGHTECH!!) chain cleaning and erling device, and now my chain is SparklingClean and also WaxyAndSweetSmelling (gotta lurv that Spectro ChainWax.) Pictures and another boring blurb will follow shortlyish. So in combination with my lowered gearing, the gearchanges were so smooth as to be almost imperceptible. Schweeeeeeeeeeeet....

:spudwave: Welcome back.

You lowered your gearing too? I just did that this week, went back to the old rear sprocket (57 tooth as opposed to 55) which still has some life in it, and got a new aftermarket 16 tooth front sprocket ($8.50! and to think a genuine yamaha front woulda cost $70!). Still just getting used to it, but it seems to be an improvement.
Are you just joking about inventing a chain cleaning and erling device? If not, I'm looking forward to the pics.

**MadDuck** · 6th May 2005, 22:10

omg...welcome back we wait to hear words of wisdom

**250learna** · 6th May 2005, 23:54

Originally Posted by Jim2

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

Run to the hills
Run for your life

(Diddle-a Diddle-a Diddle-a Diddle-a )

(rep points for the anorak that correctly identifies the Drummer and Band)

Iron Maiden - Run to the hills

drumer Nicko McBrain?

Edit: delayed reaction... need some sleep

**Waylander** · 6th May 2005, 23:56

Originally Posted by 250learna

Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
drumer Nicko McBrain?

Lol too late mate. Oh and since I forgot to say so before, welcome back Viff. Glad you could join us once again.

**vifferman** · 7th May 2005, 21:32

Originally Posted by erik

:spudwave: Welcome back.

Thanx. And Happy Birthday for Sunday!!

Originally Posted by erik

You lowered your gearing too? I just did that this week, went back to the old rear sprocket (57 tooth as opposed to 55) which still has some life in it, and got a new aftermarket 16 tooth front sprocket ($8.50! and to think a genuine yamaha front woulda cost $70!). Still just getting used to it, but it seems to be an improvement.

Yeah, big improvement here - the VFR feels like it should have been geared like this to start with. Lotsa bikes are overgeared to meet sound regs etc., and gearing them down is one of the best and cheapest performance mods you can make.

Originally Posted by erik

Are you just joking about inventing a chain cleaning and erling device? If not, I'm looking forward to the pics.

Nup. See my Heath Robinsonian thread here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...970#post232970

**Blakamin** · 7th May 2005, 22:05

me and WT prolly woulda got the drummer first shot (got all the albums....)
Clive actually has MS, (must spend more time at KB so i get these things....)
Please donate to the MS foundation... my mum has it too!
(paul diAnno sucked as a lead singer and janick gers plays guitar like fighting cats....horribly.... bruce dickinson was on a discovery special a coupla weeks ago... he's a train spotter... Steve "'arry" Harris (best bass player ever) and Dave Murray (guitar legend) are the only original members of IM..., Harris writes 90% of their music and cant read a note... knows absolutely no theory..... anymore questions about IM, just ask!)

oh... and Nicko was Clive's drum tech..... then clive left and a legend (maybe, joker-definately) was created.....

**SPORK** · 7th May 2005, 22:31

Originally Posted by Blakamin

blahblah blah... etc etc etc... Steve "'arry" Harris (best bass player ever) and Dave Murray (guitar legend) are the only original members of IM..., Harris writes 90% of their music and cant read a note... knows absolutely no theory..... anymore questions about IM, just ask!)

Sorry, but in my awesome opinion (IMAO) that award would go to Cliff Burton, the best bassiststsst evar. He was fucken amazing, just like, watching him play gives me a hardon!

Oh... shit...

**Blakamin** · 7th May 2005, 22:38

Cliff "i'm dead so i'm a legend" Burton was good.... but he aint up there with Steve Harris... or even Les Claypool!!!
even I can play "Anaestesia".... still cant get all of "tommy the cat"

**SPORK** · 7th May 2005, 22:42

Well now we know where the problem lies...

Also, as a new guy, Rob Trujillo is really good, but just not as good.

**riffer** · 7th May 2005, 23:04

I had the pleasure of watching Rob Trujillo play for Infectious Grooves/Cyco Myko from less than five feet away, and I can tell you, his technique is impeccible. But very one-dimensional.

As for Cliff Burton, he was okay, but you're letting sentimentality get in the way of logic there. If he had have lived longer, who knows... Plenty of better bass players. Phil Lynott, Geddy Lee, Jack Bruce, Doug Wimbish, Stanley Clarke, Bootsey Collins, Jaco Pastorius to name a few.

As for Steve Harris, well he had fast fingers, I'll give him that. But so have Flea and Trujillo.

But absolutely no sense of dynamics...

...oh - and welcome back Ian.

**The Tazman** · 7th May 2005, 23:26

Welcome back.

I think I was just getting into this site when something happened and you vanished. Hope all is good now and I will try and join in where I can. I clearly don't have the time on here that some of you do!!!! ;o)

All the best

Taz

**Sniper** · 8th May 2005, 08:02

Mr Vifferman, welcome back. We missed you (Said in the really annoying agent smith voice)

**James Deuce** · 8th May 2005, 08:54

Originally Posted by Blakamin

me and WT prolly woulda got the drummer first shot (got all the albums....)
Clive actually has MS, (must spend more time at KB so i get these things....)
Please donate to the MS foundation... my mum has it too!
(paul diAnno sucked as a lead singer and janick gers plays guitar like fighting cats....horribly.... bruce dickinson was on a discovery special a coupla weeks ago... he's a train spotter... Steve "'arry" Harris (best bass player ever) and Dave Murray (guitar legend) are the only original members of IM..., Harris writes 90% of their music and cant read a note... knows absolutely no theory..... anymore questions about IM, just ask!)

oh... and Nicko was Clive's drum tech..... then clive left and a legend (maybe, joker-definately) was created.....

Adrian Smith is back too dude. They now have 3 lead guitars.

Women in Uniform is a classic mad, and that's a Dianno song.