SIT for me, easily. I never had a problem with Quest or Sun, I had like Zydar more of a problem with Boots. The album has classics in Eagles, Revelations, Still Life and the underrated To Tame A Land but it could be my least listened to of the golden era.
When I first heard SIT, the sound and whole atmosphere hooked me right away. I simply love the synths from that very first E chord of the title track. I don't think there is anything bad on this one. I always thought Heaven Can Wait was the weakest, mainly from the chorus, but that's aged really well. The title track blisters and the solo section of both is insane. Wasted Years is an 80's melodic rock gem.
Sea of Madness is one of the bands most underrated and that riff is heavy as fuck. Steve souonds massive here and the whole song sounds thick and full, very powerful. Special mention to Adrian's little technique of tapping the bent note in the outro, and then when he taps and slides on a bent D note gives me chills.
Long Distance Runner would be a top 20 Maiden song, probably even top 10. If you ask me, I think this quite possibly has the best guitar harmonies the band has ever done. The lyrics are silly I admit but musically it's brilliant. Deja-Vu I never had a problem with, cool lyrics and I like Bruce's delivery on this one. The harmonies in the middle are cool and well written from Dave.
Stranger is another underrated one. 80's all over which I love. The riff is awkward but it works. Adrian again shines with a brilliantly constructed well written solo. Every note here has a place. The closer is a classic. Musically it was beyond anything the band had done at the time. My only criticism is the amount of lyrics Bruce has to sing at times, but it's not a big issue really. Epic closer, great song, brilliant album.