Heaven Can Wait
22 Acacia Avenue
Can I Play With Madness
Gangland
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Wow, it really shows the love for the records when you try to find things you don't like on them.
I don't dislike Gangland and there's lots about it i like but its a little awkward somehow so it made my five. But i love the drums and rhythms. And the "once you were glad to be free" vocal section is ace.
22AA is a bit rubbish once it gets past the intro.
PoM isn't my favourite album but I like everything on it so there's nothing from it on it my list. QFF is hilarious. Sun And Steel a fun one also.
The only song in my five that I actually dislike is Heaven Can Wait. We talk about some dodgy Maiden choruses regularly but the repeating descending notes on the word "wait" just make my brain wince. And the woah part is lame, even live. (The chords that change underneath the later part of the woahs are cool, though). Don't like the the tempo or feel either.
CIPWM is a bit awkward and wincy in a number of places, even though it holds a special place in my heart as the single was the first Maiden release that came out when I was already a fan. The harmony vocals don't really belong on a Maiden record, the lyrics barely make sense. The slow Zeppy part is cool, though, and I quite enjoy it.
Seventh Son is fine but unexciting. The verses are fab but the chorus is meh, along with the woah-oooooh parts.
The regular dislike for Invaders is a surprise to me. That opening main riff just after the rat-a-tat intro is amazing! And it's full of gung-ho greatness all the way through. Love it.
Long Distance runner also a top tune, afaic.