This was the second of three live albums Iron Maiden released in 1993, all from the Fear Of The Dark tour.
A Real Dead One comprised songs from Maiden albums up to Powerslave. By half way through this tour, Bruce Dickinson had announced that he would be leaving the band at its conclusion. As such, it was decided that they would throw in a few older songs in their set that they had not performed live recently, so that they could put them on this disc as a send-off for Bruce.
A great concept. Poorly executed.
It comes as a disappointment that songs like Prowler and Where Eagles Dare sound as though they may have been practiced once or twice at a soundcheck before being recorded. Bruce forgets words, and even half a verse towards the end of Where Eagles Dare. I'm all for live recordings being left untampered, but was this the only time they played the song on the tour? Or, if it was the best, then there are problems. Or did Steve Harris leave in on the disc as revenge? Apparently, by the end, they weren't getting on too well...
Rating : Yeah, It's OK. But its just feels really sloppily put together. 4/5
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