THE Iron Maiden Thread

[TAC]

My Top 5 Blaze songs:

1. Sign Of The Cross
2. The Clansman
3. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
4. The Educated Fool
5. 2 AM

[Scorpion]

I'd say this; Sign of the Cross and The Clansman are not only the best songs from the Blaze-era, but also top10 Maiden songs.

Sign of the Cross, yes. The Clansman, no. It's still very good, but there are more than ten songs better than it.

[TAC]

I'd say this; Sign of the Cross and The Clansman are not only the best songs from the Blaze-era, but also top10 Maiden songs.

Sign of the Cross, yes. The Clansman, no. It's still very good, but there are more than ten songs better than it.

I don't know, Scorp. The Clansman is excellent. Not in my Top 10, but definitely a valid choice on anyone's list.
With the exception of Sign Of The Cross and Fear Of The Dark, I'd rank it 3rd best (maybe 4th) in the album run from No Prayer up to and including BNW.

[Ruba]

My Top 5 Blaze songs:

1. Sign Of The Cross
2. The Clansman
3. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
4. The Educated Fool
5. 2 AM

 .

Heck, that's really some fine music, those Blaze songs.

[Scorpion]

I'd say this; Sign of the Cross and The Clansman are not only the best songs from the Blaze-era, but also top10 Maiden songs.

Sign of the Cross, yes. The Clansman, no. It's still very good, but there are more than ten songs better than it.

I don't know, Scorp. The Clansman is excellent. Not in my Top 10, but definitely a valid choice on anyone's list.
With the exception of Sign Of The Cross and Fear Of The Dark, I'd rank it 3rd best (maybe 4th) in the album run from No Prayer up to and including BNW.

I agree with everything that you said - The Clansman is excellent (and BNW, while good as an album, has no real stand-out tracks), but it's not in my Top 10. Considering the fact that it's just outside of it, and how much I love Maiden, that's still pretty damn good.

[TAC]

My Top 5 Blaze songs:

1. Sign Of The Cross
2. The Clansman
3. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
4. The Educated Fool
5. 2 AM

 .

Heck, that's really some fine music, those Blaze songs.

Thanks. If there was one Blaze era track that needs the Bruce treatment live, it would be The Educated Fool.
And I completely understand the repetitive issue with DLTTEOAS, but that ending is just insane!

I'd say this; Sign of the Cross and The Clansman are not only the best songs from the Blaze-era, but also top10 Maiden songs.

Sign of the Cross, yes. The Clansman, no. It's still very good, but there are more than ten songs better than it.

I don't know, Scorp. The Clansman is excellent. Not in my Top 10, but definitely a valid choice on anyone's list.
With the exception of Sign Of The Cross and Fear Of The Dark, I'd rank it 3rd best (maybe 4th) in the album run from No Prayer up to and including BNW.

I agree with everything that you said - The Clansman is excellent (and BNW, while good as an album, has no real stand-out tracks), but it's not in my Top 10. Considering the fact that it's just outside of it, and how much I love Maiden, that's still pretty damn good.

See! There you go, then!

[The King in Crimson]

but nothing worse than Como Estais Amigos in my book. Can't stand that song.

No. Top 5 Blaze era song. It's so beautiful and touching.

I find it a bit very boring, tbh. But if you enjoy it, then good on you!

My Top 5 BB-era songs are:

1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Angel and the Gambler
3. The Clansman
4. Man on the Edge
5. Lord of the Flies

Wow.  Really?

If I were forced to pick a worst IM song, it would probably be that.

[Scorpion]

Okay, the chorus is repeated like 1582945 more times than needed, but the rest of the song is pretty damn awesome.

[Zantera]

I don't think the studio version of The Clansman sticks out that much, but the live version on Rock in Rio, that one is really good.

[Scorpion]

I don't think the studio version of The Clansman sticks out that much, but the live version on Rock in Rio, that one is really good.

Yeah, it's really atmospheric, especially the part where Bruce lets the crowd sing. I know that many people disagree with me over this issue, but I always enjoy that, because it adds so much to the live feeling - provided, of course, it isn't overdone, like on the last Judas Priest tour, where Halford didn't sing one note of Breaking the Law.

[wolfking]

Top 5 Blaze songs;

1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Educated Fool
3. The Edge of Darkness
4. Don't Look To the Eyes of A Stranger
5. Judgement Day

Hmm...on second thought, not quite sure I'd place Judgement Day that high, but it is fuckin' killer.

[Zydar]

Sign Of The Cross
Man On The Edge
Judgement Of Heaven
Blood On The World's Hands
Como Estais Amigos

No particular order.

[Scorpion]

Is there anyone who doesn't like Sign of the Cross? Everyone seems to have that pretty high up...

[wolfking]

Sign Of The Cross
Man On The Edge
Judgement Of Heaven
Blood On The World's Hands
Como Estais Amigos

No particular order.

Damn, I forgot about Blood, what a song.

TXF = Best Maiden album
SOTC = Best Maiden song.

[Mladen]

Wow, what a difficult question...

1. Sign of the cross
2. The Clansman
3. Fortunes of war
4. The Unbeliever
5. Futureal

Honorable mentions: pretty much everything else. 

[PlaysLikeMyung]

ONLY ONE MORE DAY I'M SO EXCITE

more excited to see Alice Cooper for the first time though

[kirksnosehair]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

[Nick]

ONLY ONE MORE DAY I'M SO EXCITE

more excited to see Alice Cooper for the first time though

I too am seeing them tomorrow, and I also happen to be excited...

In other words...

WE SO EXCITED

[TAC]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

No surprise there. Alice is fantastic. In the TAC Top 5.
He did a good job of building his set for a Maiden crowd.

[WebRaider]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

No surprise there. Alice is fantastic. In the TAC Top 5.
He did a good job of building his set for a Maiden crowd.

I had to laugh at the unfortunate coincidence that one of his newer songs in the setlist was "I'll Bite Your Face Off". I mean with the Miami Zombie guy and all... very strange but that's Alice!

[Scorpion]

Dammit Nick, why? I had just unheard that song yesterday or so...

On topic: Alice Cooper kicks major amounts of ass, I think. Nowhere near my Top 5 bands, but a very good band, and I can totally imagine them setting the perfect mood for a Maiden show.

[TAC]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

No surprise there. Alice is fantastic. In the TAC Top 5.
He did a good job of building his set for a Maiden crowd.

I had to laugh at the unfortunate coincidence that one of his newer songs in the setlist was "I'll Bite Your Face Off". I mean with the Miami Zombie guy and all... very strange but that's Alice!

Fortunately I'll Bite Your Face Off, which sucks, has been replaced in the set with Billion Dollar Babies.

[WebRaider]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

No surprise there. Alice is fantastic. In the TAC Top 5.
He did a good job of building his set for a Maiden crowd.

I had to laugh at the unfortunate coincidence that one of his newer songs in the setlist was "I'll Bite Your Face Off". I mean with the Miami Zombie guy and all... very strange but that's Alice!

Fortunately I'll Bite Your Face Off, which sucks, has been replaced in the set with Billion Dollar Babies.

SONOFABITCH!!!! That is probably my fav Alice Cooper song and I was kinda mad they didn't play it and of course they replace that looney tunes song with the song I wanted to hear most... 

[PlaysLikeMyung]

ONLY ONE MORE DAY I'M SO EXCITE

more excited to see Alice Cooper for the first time though

I too am seeing them tomorrow, and I also happen to be excited...

In other words...

WE SO EXCITED

when are you getting there?

[Jirpo]

1. The Educated Fool
2. Look for the Truth
3. The Clansman
4. Como Estai Amigos
5. The Edge of Darkness

[El Barto]

Top five Blayze songs is an interesting thing to conjure up. 

I think I'd go with:
Sign of the Cross
Blood on the World's hands
Edge of Darkness
Lord of the Flies
The Unbeliever

While it's a distinctly inferior album, VXI has some decent music on it.  Just not as good as it's predecessor.

And I'd certainly like to hear Bruce sing more of it.  I loved his version of LotF, and I think he'd sing SotC quite well. 

[jjrock88]

I would say my favorite Blaze era song would be "futureal"

[wolfking]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

I don't understand why this would be surprising.

[snapple]

YOUR TIME WILL COME

[kirksnosehair]

Alice Cooper was surprisingly good.   

I don't understand why this would be surprising.

Dude is 64 years old, so my expectations were quite low.

[wolfking]

Wow, 64 and still going strong. 

[Pelata]

Saw opening night of the new tour in Charlotte and despite the poor sound I had a great time!! 

[Nick]

All I shall say before bed is that Phantom of the Opera and Seventh Son were easily the two biggest highlights of the evening.

[Ruba]

Hmm...on second thought, not quite sure I'd place Judgement Day that high, but it is fuckin' killer.

I don't care that much about The X Factor outtakes. Judgment Day is fine, I Live My Way is great, but Justice of the Peace is meh. I Live My Way should've had made it to TFX, but I don't know, what song I would take off.

[TAC]

All I shall say before bed is that Phantom of the Opera and Seventh Son were easily the two biggest highlights of the evening.

I agree.