Iron Maiden - The Trooper

I never had long hair, tattoos or considered myself a head banger but I have always loved Iron Maiden and Metal music in general. (Can you tell I hate stereotypes?) This song is one of my favorites by Iron Maiden and I wanted to do it justice. I listened to the song a bunch of times and charted out Nicko's fills because there are so many. I included this chart at the end of the video. I had no way of knowing when the song would start, I just started the song on my MP3 player and guessed when to hit the snare drum with the opening flam. I had to do this a few times before I got it right. This is take #4. I think I did a decent job, but you guys tell me. I really like hearing what you think. By the way, I know the ride cymbal is loud. I am having problems with my compression unit so I turned up the volume on the mic and now it's too loud. Sorry about that! Thanks for watching! -Padi

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YouTube | April 20, 2008

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