Best Maiden album (studio)
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Topic: Best Maiden album (studio)
Posted By: progrules
Subject: Best Maiden album (studio)
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 03:24
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I'm not their biggest fan no doubt but my respect is huge. I owe almost half of their albums so I can't judge truly fair here but I'm pretty convinced I owe the better half of their discography. In the end I'm not convinced which is actually their very best. I love Brave new World, will probably vote for Somewhere in Time (my introduction to the band) but their "penultimate" release A Matter of Life and Death is possibly their most consistent. So it's tough and that's why I'm curious what the result of this poll will be. Good Luck ! ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
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Posted By: friso
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 03:53
| Iron Maiden hardly has a best album. Being a big fan of the band since age 14 I've never come across such a thing. I voted for Fear of the Dark, because this brilliant album is often overlooked. |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 03:55
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This is actually very difficult!
I voted `Killers', because I love the first two albums, they're both kind of ignored because of not having Dickinson on them. But the material on both is top-notch. By the way, the version of `Killers' I have doesn't have that cover of `Women In Uniform', thank goodness! :) Having said that, I love most of the rest of the albums, `Seventh Son' or `Piece Of Mind' nearly got my vote. The problem with almost all the Maiden albums is they all feauture a couple of throwaway/filler tracks. The only thing I can say for sure is that I think `Number Of The Beast' is one of their poorest, I can't work out why it's considered their `defining' moment. `Piece Of Mind' right after it has better production, better playing, better material, it's superior in every way! Actually, I'd take almost any of their other albums over `Beast'. But not you `Virtual XI'! 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 04:01
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I am a huge fan of Maiden so picking a favorite can be hard.It's a tie between Powerslave and Seventh Son but in a pinch I'll say Powerslave.There are no weak tracks on the album and to me it's the peak of their "classic" period,which I am particularly fond of.
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Posted By: TheMasterMofo
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 05:49
| For me it was a touch choice between Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death, and Somewhere in Time, but I went with Dance of Death in the end. |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 09:09
All that. |
TheProgtologist wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 12:00
| Powerslave (although it's not their 'proggiest' ,that being either Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son or Somewhere In Time) |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 12:09
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So many great albums by them, but i wish they experimented with their sound more. I wont vote because all my favorites are equal. Powerslave, Final Frontier, Number of the Beast, Seventh Son  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 14:54
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 15:14
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Powerslave, Piece Of Mind and Number Of The Beast are all great albums.
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 23:13
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As others have said, they have no albums where every track is great, but I'll choose Piece of Mind for "Where Eagles Dare" "Revelations" "Flight of Icarus" "Still Life" "To Tame a Land" Especially those last two; absolute favorites. I'm also a pretty big fan of A Matter of Life and Death, of their recent ones. Not sure what to think of the guy who voted for Fear of the Dark.  ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 23:14
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My favorite Iron Maiden album? The Debut, always.
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: November 05 2011 at 04:22
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I've watched Maiden a couple of times but I can't say i'm a big fan. I prefer the first 2 or 3 albums so i've gone for Killers from this list. As a footnote, my band In For The Kill (Budgie tribute) supported an Iron Maiden tribute band this year (Iron On Maiden), and they had Iron Maiden original guitarist Dennis Stratton playing with them for half of their set. He really is a nice, genuine bloke. ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 05 2011 at 04:25
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they never manged better than the debut album IMHO After that, Martin Birch deep-purplized Maiden's sound.... (check out Killers after listening to the debut) ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: November 09 2011 at 15:11
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Major fan here. The period from "Piece Of Mind" to "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" is my favourite with the album "Brave New World" being close behind. "Piece Of Mind" is my pick. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 09 2011 at 22:33
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Number of the Beast. It was one of the first metal albums I've heard, still my favorite. They haven't aged well with me to be honest. Loved them back in high school, not so much anymore. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 10 2011 at 00:08
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Powerslave, Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son are my three favorites. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 10 2011 at 20:41
This.....
I have been a huge fan since about 1982.....first saw them live in summer 1983, and several times since. I do enjoy AMoLaD though.......but Powerslave for me. That tour was historic! I'm so glad I saw it..... -------------   
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: November 10 2011 at 20:50
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Best : I don't know.
Favorite (tough call) : Somewhere In Time. ------------- |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 00:54
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Somewhere in Time these days. I really like Brave New World and AMOLAD, but can't stomach Dance of Death, except for Pashendale. As for their last album, the more I was listening to it, the more bored I got so I stopped listening to it.  I also think that X factor was quite good. |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 14:51
| It's hard to say, seeing as they're one of the greatest bands that ever lived, but if I had to choose one it would be 'A Matter of Life and Death'. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 15:14
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As much as I love their Eighties albums, my vote goes to Brave New World, an incredible album that marks the band's return to form after the controversial Bayley era. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 15:15
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You know which album of theirs is underrated? A Final Frontier. That album is fantastic. Voting that because you should listen to it. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 15:28
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Torn between Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind for my favorite. |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 16:45
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Seventh Son with Number of the Beast not far behind. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 17:10
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 17:25
Same on here, Piece of Mind. -------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 16 2015 at 19:54
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I'll withhold voting, but Seventh Son was the first Maiden album I got really into a few years ago, and I think it might be their strongest with only one weakish track (The Prophesy), but I think The Number of the Beast and Powerslave are very near behind. After that I'd probably put The Final Frontier (remarkably good) and Somewhere in Time. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Littlecarrots
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 00:22
| I can't vote but I think I can give my opinion (if not, sorry). I go for Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, closely followed by Brave New World and Powerslave on a second place. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 02:11
The Prophecy weak? That's a first. Usually, people have a problem with Can I Play with Madness when it comes to the so called weak song of SSOTSS. I don't have a problem with either song. I fail to see what is so great about IM's last album.  |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 02:33
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The debut-- original, intelligent, heavy, romantic, a great great rock album. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 06:20
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Voted for Killers but in reality it's a close tie between it and Powerslave. My fave Maiden release though is the live album Live after Death. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 07:19
Agreed. I'd also rank Phantom of the Opera as my favourite Ironing Maiden song. The impact of this album when it first hit the shelves in 1980 was astonishing. ------------- What? |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 07:45
yeah man. Piece of Mind. That is what cooks Micky's books.. the first I heard and will always be my favorite! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 10:55
| Killers without a doubt for me. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is probably my fav Maiden tune full-stop. |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: February 17 2015 at 19:07
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Love their first seven albums, the last four are also great. Today I'd give my vote to Piece of Mind.
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Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: February 18 2015 at 00:17
Oh, I do. A lot in fact. Isle of Avalon might be my favorite Iron Maiden song. Definitely in the top 5. This possible is impossible. I could pick any one of Number of the Beast, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son, Brave New World, or the Final Frontier. I'll think about it. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 18 2015 at 08:54
Well I can't really convince you, but I think it is. Only problem is the songs are generally too long. If most of the 9 minute songs were 6-7 minutes that would be better. And I'm not the biggest fan of Mother of Mercy and The Man Who Would Be King, but other than that I love em. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: twalsh
Date Posted: February 18 2015 at 12:59
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Tough call for me, but I went with Seventh Son. Infinite Dreams is probably my fave here, followed by Seventh Son. Only a couple weak tracks on this album. Piece of Mind would be my second choice. I severely overplayed Piece of Mind and Powerslave in my youth so these have less overall appeal than they used to. that said, I've never gotten tired of Revelations and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. ------------- More heavy prog, please! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 22 2015 at 03:07
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Number of the beast. Always enjoyed it more than any other Maiden album. Bruces vocals were best on that album too, in my opinion. It was a very screamy album, but on the albums that followed he warbled too much. I thought at times he was about to start yodelling. Piece of Mind and Powerslave had great moments too. The first two albums were good when they came out, but Dianno's vocals were no match for Bruce. I lost interest in Maiden after Somewhere in Time. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Windhawk
Date Posted: February 22 2015 at 03:22
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They have many good ones. Killers is the album I return to most often, so that ones gets my vote. The Number of the Beast, Powerslave and Somewhere in Time are close joint seconds though. ------------- Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/ |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: February 22 2015 at 04:45
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Voted for the cliché answer of Powerslave, maybe because that is the one I heard first? I'm kind of surprised that one is leading and not Seventh Son since I imagine that would appeal the most to progressive rock fans out of their classic albums. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 24 2015 at 14:52
| Pleased to see The Final Frontier getting a few votes as that one is growing on me. |
Posted By: infernalfrog
Date Posted: February 24 2015 at 14:57
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After years listening to Maiden, only When the Wild Wind Blows sound interesting to me, so my vote goes to The Final Frontier. ------------- Please, forgive my spelling and concordance mistakes. English noob here. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: February 28 2015 at 18:22
| Crucify me - The X Factor is just AMAZING. My fave, just ahead of Powerslave for me. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 01 2015 at 02:19
I like X Factor, too, but sadly the following Virtual XI is their worst. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: March 01 2015 at 15:24
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: March 02 2015 at 13:54
| Somewhere in Time with the excellent Alexander the great one of the top Maiden pieces ever |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 01:32
POM.... ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: floflo79
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 01:55
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Number Of The Beast. One of the best albums of all time IMO. Hallowed Be Thy Name, Run To The Hills, The Prisoner... Not a bad song ------------- 
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Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 10:04
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Killers for me. No fillers, all killers! ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: thebeastmustdie
Date Posted: March 07 2016 at 18:04
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toss up between NOTB, Powerslave, and 7th Son for me... those 3 albums are definitely my favs. I can't choose one. I liked No Prayer For The Dying quite a lot, but didn't like Fear Of The Dark. the blaze bailey albums were poor imo, even though I loved Blaze's other band Wolfsbane. the albums since Bruce returned don't do it for me, although Brave New World is okay. find the rest draggy and boring. the latest Book Of Souls is hard to even listen to...
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Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: March 10 2016 at 14:53
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Easy for me. Somewhere in Time as I was still very much into heavy rock when it came out (I was 17) and although I had already started on the journey to progressive rock, I still had one foot in the heavy rock camp. Plus it really felt that there were trying to do something new at the time. Latest Results......... West Ham 7 Arsenal 3 |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 10 2016 at 15:26
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Every Maiden album offers something new, whilst being 'business as usual' - at least they keep it fresh. They've always had their PROG influences, now, in the new millennium, they have virtually become Prog-Metal. I'm loving The Book Of Souls. Roll on, May 6..............I'll be the guy in the crowd in the Meshuggah T-Shirt
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Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 23:07
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I watched them yesterday. Damn, they're still too f**kin' good. ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 08:11
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Voted for the first. One of those great debut albums. But I suppose the most mature effort is Powerslave; Caveat; I don't know all the albums. I just compare the tight powerful hard rock of the Di Anno years with the extended epic works that define Powerslave and Piece Of Mind. Never quite got behind the press push of Number Of The Beast. Thought that was a bit of a hype but I do think Hallowed be Thy Name is a good indication of things to come. The Final Frontier I think would be a good album for prog rock fans though. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 10:33
| Powerslave |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 11:00
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Somewhere in Time is the best, closely followed by Seventh Son of A Seventh Son. Always believed Powerslave is overrated. It has its bright spots but it never worked for me as good as SiT/SSoaSS. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 20 2016 at 06:43
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I see I'm still the only one who voted for The X Factor........ In 2 weeks, this approx. time, I'll be watching these guys LIVE  I'm getting excited [<:o)] ........wonder why the party dude icon doesn't work for me ......?? |