THE Iron Maiden Thread

[Quadrochosis]

1. Brave New World
2. Somewhere In Time
3. Powerslave
4. Number of the Beast
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. Piece of Mind
7. A Matter of Life and Death
8. Dance of Death
9. Iron Maiden
10. Fear of the Dark
11. Killers
12. No Prayer For The Dying

Still haven't heard the Blaze albums.

[Seventh Son]

1. Brave New World
2. Somewhere In Time
3. Powerslave
4. Number of the Beast
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. Piece of Mind
7. A Matter of Life and Death
8. Dance of Death
9. Iron Maiden
10. Fear of the Dark
11. Killers
12. No Prayer For The Dying

Still haven't heard the Blaze albums.

That means you haven't heard The X Factor yet. Which means you haven't heard The Sign of the Cross. GET ON THAT NOW.

[zxlkho]

Still haven't heard the Blaze albums.

Same.


Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
---
Number of the Beast
Powerslave
Iron Maiden
A Matter of Life and Death
---
Somewhere in Time
Piece of Mind
Brave New World
Killers
---
Fear of the Dark
Dance of Death
No Prayer For The Dying

[Plasmastrike]

1. Brave New World
2. Somewhere In Time
3. Powerslave
4. Number of the Beast
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. Piece of Mind
7. A Matter of Life and Death
8. Dance of Death
9. Iron Maiden
10. Fear of the Dark
11. Killers
12. No Prayer For The Dying

Still haven't heard the Blaze albums.

That means you haven't heard The X Factor yet. Which means you haven't heard The Sign of the Cross. GET ON THAT NOW.

Rock In Rio Sign Of The Cross > Studio version

[Zook]

^ arrowed for truth

[Mladen]

Rock In Rio Sign Of The Cross > Studio version

It's still the best song of all time, though...

For those who haven't heard the albums with Blaze, go get them. Now.

[Seventh Son]

The X Factor doesn't have a single bad song on it. The weakest might be The Unbeliever, but even that is a solid track in my eyes. And The Sign of the Cross is a top 5 IM song minimum. Nicko's drum solo is fucking epic and then leading into the SWEEEEEEEEEET guitar solos at the end. 

[ClairvoyantCat]

Rock In Rio Sign Of The Cross > Studio version

It's still the best song of all time, though...

For those who haven't heard the albums with Blaze, go get them. Now.

Will do captain   

So was the guy actually a good singer?  Because I had been told he was awful, but knowing Maiden fans he probably would have been labeled as such no matter what...

[Mladen]

So was the guy actually a good singer?  Because I had been told he was awful, but knowing Maiden fans he probably would have been labeled as such no matter what...

It probably takes some time to get used to his style, but once you get into it, you'll love it. He's great on TXF in particular, although he had his problems live. However, if you're ever having doubts about his singing ability, listen to his solo works - it's just incredible. I'm sure that 99% of the people that listened to Silicon messiah never said a single bad word about Bayley's voice ever again.

[ConstantMotion]

Hmm, ranking the albums, I'd put them in this order:

1. Piece Of Mind
2. Powerslave
3. The Number Of The Beast
4. No Prayer For The Dying
5. Killers
6. Brave New World
7. Iron Maiden
8. The X Factor
9. Somewhere In Time
10.Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
11.Fear Of The Dark
12.Virtual XI
13.Dance Of Death
____________________

14.A Matter Of Life And Death

I hope the next one is better than AMOL&D, because that album was poor, poor, poor.

[ConstantMotion]

Rock In Rio Sign Of The Cross > Studio version

It's still the best song of all time, though...

For those who haven't heard the albums with Blaze, go get them. Now.

Will do captain   

So was the guy actually a good singer?  Because I had been told he was awful, but knowing Maiden fans he probably would have been labeled as such no matter what...

He was good on the Maiden albums. I haven't heard anything live, but from what I've heard, he has a great voice.

[Seventh Son]

Hmm, ranking the albums, I'd put them in this order:

1. Piece Of Mind
2. Powerslave
3. The Number Of The Beast
4. No Prayer For The Dying
5. Killers
6. Brave New World
7. Iron Maiden
8. The X Factor
9. Somewhere In Time
10.Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
11.Fear Of The Dark
12.Virtual XI
13.Dance Of Death
____________________

14.A Matter Of Life And Death

I hope the next one is better than AMOL&D, because that album was poor, poor, poor.

How in the world is AMOLAD last? I mean.... its honestly their best album since The X Factor.

*Sees No Prayer at #4*

Oh.

[ConstantMotion]

Hmm, ranking the albums, I'd put them in this order:

1. Piece Of Mind
2. Powerslave
3. The Number Of The Beast
4. No Prayer For The Dying
5. Killers
6. Brave New World
7. Iron Maiden
8. The X Factor
9. Somewhere In Time
10.Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
11.Fear Of The Dark
12.Virtual XI
13.Dance Of Death
____________________

14.A Matter Of Life And Death

I hope the next one is better than AMOL&D, because that album was poor, poor, poor.

How in the world is AMOLAD last? I mean.... its honestly their best album since The X Factor.

*Sees No Prayer at #4*

Oh.

Personal preference, man. Personal preference.

I don't hate the album, but I think all the other albums are much better.

[Seventh Son]

Yes, I get that.

But No Prayer for the Dying is one of my most hated albums ever. Not just by Iron Maiden. Its in the same boat at Turbo. It has no energy, no emotion, just... nothing. Nobody in the band sounds like they are even trying at all. I don't like a single song on it. The best on it might be Mother Russia, but the only half-decent part of that song was the solo, the rest of it is crap.

AMOLAD has plenty of times when it felt like the band was doing their best and pouring their souls into the music to me. I don't mind the choruses, that's just me. The drum solos in The Longest Day, the epic buildup of The Greater Good Of God, The pure mindfuckery of The Legacy, The fact that the opening song is a tribute to Thin Lizzy (Any song that is a tribute to Thin Lizzy is automatically awesome), all of those and more are just moments I listen to the album and my mind is blown over and over again. It doesn't have a bad song at all, to me.

Blah, I'm a  AMOLAD fanboy, so whatever.

[Nick]

Top Level
Brave New World
Somewhere in Time
Piece of Mind
Killers

Second Level
Powerslave
A Matter of Life and Death

Third Level
Dance of Death
The Number of the Beast
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden

Good Album (but very overrated)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Poor Albums
The X Factor
Virtual XI
No Prayer For the Dying

[Birch Boy]

Killers would fall in the mid-low tier for me. Iron Maiden is MUCH better than it, in my opinion. Some top-tierers would be Powerslave, The Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, and Somewhere In Time.

[Quadrochosis]

Seventh Killer of a Seventh Frontier of the Dark New Mind World Danceslave which receives No Prayer from the Maiden Beast that is Somewhere in the Matter of Life and a Virtual Dance of Death Factor

[wolfking]

[Seventh Son]

Somewhere in Time is grossly overrated. I hate the production on that album so much. Its a good album, but nowhere near their best.

[zxlkho]

Somewhere in Time is grossly overrated. I hate the production on that album so much. Its a good album, but nowhere near their best.

All of this is correct.

[skydivingninja]

Well, everyone else is doing it...

1. Powerslave
Top Tier:
Somewhere in Time
Dance of Death
Brave New World
Piece of Mind
Number of the Beast

Mid Tier:
A Matter of Life and Death
Iron Maiden (the songs are great, and this would be in the top tier if Paul Di'Anno didn't suck so much)
Killers (mid tier whether its Bruce or Paul)

Bottom Tier:
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Fear of the Dark

Due to horrible reviews I haven't checked out No Prayer, Virtual XI, or X Factor.  Like I said earlier, while I have a lot of "top tier" albums, all of those albums, even Powerslave, have one or two songs that keep it from being a real masterpiece, which is kind of sad.

[ClairvoyantCat]

Bottom Tier:
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Refraining from calling you a  , just... why?  why?  how?  why? 

[zxlkho]

^^^ THIS

WTF SDN

[skydivingninja]

There are three good songs, the rest is very average/bad.  Sorry.

[zxlkho]

There are three good songs, the rest is very average/bad.  Sorry.

Damn... and I thought you had a good taste... 

[skydivingninja]

I do 

[ClairvoyantCat]

I do 

Lets see.  Moonchild, Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son, The Evil That Men Do, The Clairvoyant...... are two of those songs average/bad?

[zxlkho]

MOOOOOOOOOOOONCHIIIIIIIIIIIIILD
*raging guitar*

[skydivingninja]

I do 

Lets see.  Moonchild, Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son, The Evil That Men Do, The Clairvoyant...... are two of those songs average/bad?

Yes, Seventh Son and The Evil that Men Do are average.  Those other three are the good songs I mentioned.

[zxlkho]

Can I Play With Madness? Only The Good Die Young?

really? You need a relisten, imo.

[skydivingninja]

*shrug* I rarely listen to Maiden albums the whole way through anymore.  Usually they're a bunch of semi-random mixes.

[ClairvoyantCat]

You must be thinking of a different song called "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son."  Surely your not talking about the IRON MAIDEN song, the one with one of the most sinister and epic middle sections ever.... NO, not that one, ey?  Good. 

[Quadrochosis]

The title track of Seventh Son is one of their best songs period. The entire middle to ending sections are all just insane.

[Seventh Son]

I do 

Lets see.  Moonchild, Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son, The Evil That Men Do, The Clairvoyant...... are two of those songs average/bad?

Yes, Seventh Son and The Evil that Men Do are average.  Those other three are the good songs I mentioned.

This statement makes me fairly mad.

[yorost]

, ey?

It's eh!!!!!