Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden?

[Stadler]

Yeah well at least Ozzy(tm) made up for his lack of any tonal quality in his voice with his song writing ... I guess not. His stage presence , nope. He was a decent cool guy , a stand-up business guy who made honest deals and gave everyone a fair shake , um nope. And it's not that he isn't a great vocalist , he's a horrible vocalist and an awful person to go with the package man.

ALL. OF. THIS.  I just made one little tweak to make it perfect.

I'm late to the party here; my pick is Maiden, but it's very very close.

As for the above, I think that's all overstating things to a large degree.  I LIKE the way he sings on some of the mid-period Sabbath (I can't imagine anyone doing justice to "Spiral Architect" like Ozzy; listen to how Dio struggles with some of the Ozzy stuff live) so the tonal comment is totally subjective.   And as for the rest, well, I guess you had to be there.  There are a lot of people that know him a whole lot better than any of us that say quite different.   After all the public nonsense and scuttlebutt, the only ones with a real hard-on for the guy are Daisley and Lee, and that's all about money.   Iommi is reportedly still friends with him.  Zakk Wylde LOVES the guy, worships him, basically. 

[LudwigVan]

I find Ozzy-era Sabbath and Iron Maiden to be musically quite diferent.
Main difference is about the riffs. 70's Black Sabbath music is BASED on heavy guitar riffs and the riffs are a KEY feature of their metal sound, while heavy riffs are not important feature of Iron Maiden general sound. Iron Maiden are more melodic, galloping and harmonic than heavy. Plus Iommi's soloing is quite bluesy and psychedelic, while Iron Maiden guitar solos don't sound bluesy at all.

Do you agree with me?

While Sabbath was clearly steeped in 60's blues/psychedelia, Maiden emerged from the ashes of punk rock, and as much as Steve Harris hates to admit, it, the punk influence is there.

I voted for Sabbath, but it's super close. And I have Ozzy-era over Dio-era.

[WildRanger]

While Sabbath was clearly steeped in 60's blues/psychedelia, Maiden emerged from the ashes of punk rock, and as much as Steve Harris hates to admit, it, the punk influence is there.

They're also heavily influenced by Thin Lizzy, UFO, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Jethro Tull, Budgie and Genesis.

[CrimsonSunrise]

I think this is the first poll where I can't choose a winner.  Love them both and they both had profound influence on me musically.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

No contest for me though, Maiden was my first love and we all know what that means.

[LudwigVan]

While Sabbath was clearly steeped in 60's blues/psychedelia, Maiden emerged from the ashes of punk rock, and as much as Steve Harris hates to admit, it, the punk influence is there.

They're also heavily influenced by Thin Lizzy, UFO, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Jethro Tull, Budgie and Genesis.

Wishbone Ash!

[DoctorAction]

Maiden by absolutely miles. Sabbath is fine and I enjoy some of their stuff but they've never flicked my switches. Don't like Ozzy as a vocalist or personality, either. I plan to give some of the Dio era some more time at some point.

[Phoenix87x]

Iron maiden without hesitation

[Eldomm]

Iron maiden without hesitation

[WildRanger]

Iron Maiden has 80%? That much? Wow.

[pg1067]

Iron Maiden has 80%? That much? Wow.

I'm surprised the margin is that big, but I'm not surprised about the significant margin.

[Peter Mc]

No surprise to see this.  Maiden are much closer to DT in their sound than Sabbath.  The operatic vocals, big guitar solos etc.

[HOF]

Pass.

[Zoom E]

I picked Maiden, but Sabbath are equally as great.

[WildRanger]

No surprise to see this.  Maiden are much closer to DT in their sound than Sabbath.  The operatic vocals, big guitar solos etc.

Rush and Iron Maiden are easily two most BELOVED bands on this board. Many polls show that.
Iron Maiden is widely preferred over Black Sabbath and Rush is widely preferred over Led Zeppelin (in one poll 80's Rush easily beat 70's Zeppelin).

[twosuitsluke]

I'd agree with most of what you said here, other than Rush being WIDELY preferred over Led Zep. Can't help but think it's not that big a gap. That poll you mentioned is kind of irrelevant.

[kirksnosehair]

What's next?  Madonna or Metallica?

[WildRanger]

What's next?  Madonna or Metallica?

That would be a silly poll.   But Metallica and Madonna have something in common: both are hugely commercial acts.
My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

[twosuitsluke]

Well I can say that I'm as equally unfamiliar with both Rush and Deep Purple's 'classic output'!

[kirksnosehair]

What's next?  Madonna or Metallica?

That would be a silly poll.   But Metallica and Madonna have something in common: both are hugely commercial acts.
My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

I know.  This may be hard to believe, but I was just being a wiseass     I actually kind of dig your polls, for most part.  Wait, that didn't really come out the way I wanted 

[kirksnosehair]

On a serious note, I guess I can see grouping these two in the same general classification, as in, "classic heavy metal" but they diverge rather drastically from there. 

[Stadler]

What's next?  Madonna or Metallica?

That would be a silly poll.   But Metallica and Madonna have something in common: both are hugely commercial acts.
My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

I know.  This may be hard to believe, but I was just being a wiseass     I actually kind of dig your polls, for most part.  Wait, that didn't really come out the way I wanted 

Get a room, you two!   

[bosk1]

My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

No, that is not the reason why.  The reason is much simpler:  People on this board, as a whole, prefer Rush's classic output to Purple's.  Familiarity is not the issue.

[Max Kuehnau]

My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

No, that is not the reason why.  The reason is much simpler:  People on this board, as a whole, prefer Rush's classic output to Purple's.  Familiarity is not the issue.

Actually, I'm not surprised, seeing as DT owe a lot to Rush's work. And yes, personal preference is a thing. Very human, it seems. (Btw, I wouldn't know what to prefer here, but anyway. Seen both Purple and Rush live.)

[Stadler]

My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

No, that is not the reason why.  The reason is much simpler:  People on this board, as a whole, prefer Rush's classic output to Purple's.  Familiarity is not the issue.

Actually, I'm not surprised, seeing as DT owe a lot to Rush's work. And yes, personal preference is a thing. Very human, it seems. (Btw, I wouldn't know what to prefer here, but anyway. Seen both Purple and Rush live.)

I would think that, given they covered DP's live double album and have not, to date, covered any Rush album in it's entirety, that DP would be a major influence to the band.

[Max Kuehnau]

aaah, you got me

[TAC]

My first thread/poll when I came to DTF was "Rush vs. Deep Purple" and Rush won by a huge margin. And I think the main reason why the result was such, is that people on this board are nowhere near as familiar with Deep Purple's classic output as they're with Rush's.

No, that is not the reason why.  The reason is much simpler:  People on this board, as a whole, prefer Rush's classic output to Purple's.  Familiarity is not the issue.

Actually, I'm not surprised, seeing as DT owe a lot to Rush's work. And yes, personal preference is a thing. Very human, it seems. (Btw, I wouldn't know what to prefer here, but anyway. Seen both Purple and Rush live.)

I would think that, given they covered DP's live double album and have not, to date, covered any Rush album in it's entirety, that DP would be a major influence to the band.

Easily my favorite DT Cover Album. James is great on Child In Time.

[EPICVIEW]

Sabbath