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Title: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: RodrigoAltaf on May 12, 2019, 10:58:11 AM
I can't seem to be able to post this on the Maiden thread for some reason, so here it goes: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/features/iron-maiden-top-5-desert-island-albums/
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: DTA on May 12, 2019, 11:28:19 AM
Good choices. I'd probably replace Killers with Piece Of Mind and Number Of The Beast for No Prayer For The Dying (yes really) but I could live with the other 3 choices. Honestly, I could probably pick any of the reunion albums in place of AMOLAD as they're all very consistent.
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: TAC on May 12, 2019, 11:59:35 AM
Quote from: DTA on May 12, 2019, 11:28:19 AM
Good choices. I'd probably replace Killers with Piece Of Mind and Number Of The Beast for No Prayer For The Dying (yes really) but I could live with the other 3 choices. Honestly, I could probably pick any of the reunion albums in place of AMOLAD as they're all very consistent.

 :omg: :omg: :omg:
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Cool Chris on May 12, 2019, 12:37:53 PM
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Adrian Smith stepped up and brought some of his best songs to date: “Wasted Years”, “Sea of Madness” and “Stranger in a Strange Land“.

Man I just don't get these songs. They are bottom tier IM material for me. That whole album is very meh. And I much prefer the debut to Killers.

So...

IM
TNotB
Piece of Mind
A Matter of Life and Death

Those have been my top 4 for... well, as long as AMoLaD came out. And from there it gets harder. So maybe, Powerslave? SSoaSS? BNW? I don't know. 
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: the_silent_man on May 13, 2019, 05:38:28 AM
Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son

One of the best stretches of albums ever. Nothing since has come close. BNW was good, as was Book of Souls, but they lack the energy and get a bit repetitive/long.
Would love to see another 45min Maiden album, with most songs under 5 mins.
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Stadler on May 13, 2019, 10:15:28 AM
Killers
Powerslave
Number of the Beast
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Dance Of Death/Piece of Mind
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: El Barto on May 13, 2019, 10:25:36 AM
Killers
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Seventh Son
AMoLaD
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: The Walrus on May 13, 2019, 10:28:45 AM
Killers, Piece of Mind, Number of the Beast, Powerslave... and I guess Brave New World.
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: pg1067 on May 13, 2019, 10:39:55 AM
Five desert island Maiden albums?

The first three are no brainers:

Number
Piece
Powerslave (or maybe Live After Death since it has the four best Powerslave tracks)

SSoaSS is a no go because, although the title track is probably a top-5 Maiden song and Moonchild is really good, the rest of the album is no better than meh.

That leaves two of the following three:  self-titled, Killers and Somewhere in Time.  Push comes to shove, I'm probably going with the two Di'Anno albums, but maybe I'd swap out Killers for SIT.
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Indiscipline on May 13, 2019, 10:41:04 AM
Easy, the first five straight.
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Ruba on May 13, 2019, 10:49:54 AM
Powerslave
Killers
Skunkworks
Accident of Birth
The Chemical Wedding

...wait, I must've gone off track at some point. :biggrin: Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast and The X Factor.
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: TAC on May 13, 2019, 07:54:23 PM
The Number Of The Beast
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Piece Of Mind
A Matter Of Life And Death
The Final Frontier
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Zoom E on May 13, 2019, 07:58:36 PM
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind
Seventh Son
Killers
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Cool Chris on May 13, 2019, 08:08:10 PM
Quote from: Ruba on May 13, 2019, 10:49:54 AM
Accident of Birth
The Chemical Wedding

 :biggrin:
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: wolfking on May 14, 2019, 05:51:27 AM
The Number of the Beast
Powerslave
Somewhere in Time
The X Factor
Brave New World
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Grappler on May 14, 2019, 06:21:24 AM
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Somewhere in Time
Brave New World
Title: Re: Desert island picks - Iron Maiden
Post by: Lowdz on May 14, 2019, 12:20:09 PM
Killers
Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Book of Souls