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    Posted: September 29 2023 at 15:58
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Paschendaele epic track a lot
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I'm not really an Iron Maiden aficionado, but I did have a good friend who was and exposed me to various 80's IM albums. While my bedroom was covered with posters of sports cars, his was covered in Iron Maiden posters. Speaking as a layperson, I would have thought that both The Number of the Beast and Powerslave were the iconic Maiden albums.

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Originally posted by Hiram Hiram wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Powerslave is THE iconic Iron Maiden album IMHO.

Agreed. If someone came and asked what's this Iron Maiden I've heard about, I'd play them Powerslave. 

Not too long ago I gave the debut and Killers a listen after a few years and no matter how much I wanted to like them, I didn't. 

Wrathchild remains a favorite (and killer!) Maiden tune but otherwise I agree about the first two albums. For me, they just haven't held up. 
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The podium of studio albums:
Powerslave / Seventh Son of a Seventh Son / Somewhere in Time.

My favourite songs are the ones that are closest to the progressive genre, mentioned by Harris as one of the band's greatest influences:

In alphabetical order:

- Alexander the Great (Somewhere in Time): very progressive and powerful!
- Face in the Sand (Dance of Death): one of the best introductions in their discography.
- Ghost of the Navigator (Brave New World)
- Hallowed Be Thy Name (The Number of the Beast)
- Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden>Live After Death version) chilling initial guitars and an extraordinary development.
- Paschandale (Dance of Death)
- Powerslave (Powerslave>Live After Death version)
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Powerslave) after the screeching of the ghostly ship for eternal minutes, guitars explode
- Revelations (Piece of Mind>Live After Death version): the arpeggios of the guitars with Dickinson's voice, out of this world. 
- Seventh Son of the Seventh Son (SSotSS)
- The Classman (Virtual XI>Live in Rio version) unsurpassed Dickinson's interaction with the crowd 
- When the Wild Wind Blows (The Final Frontier): epic instrumental section. For now, the last great song of the heavy metal band that is closest to the progressive world.

It's impossible for me to make a shorter list...
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Powerslave is THE iconic Iron Maiden album IMHO.

Agreed. If someone came and asked what's this Iron Maiden I've heard about, I'd play them Powerslave. 

Not too long ago I gave the debut and Killers a listen after a few years and no matter how much I wanted to like them, I didn't. 
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Powerslave is THE iconic Iron Maiden album IMHO.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Powerslave
The Number Of The Beast
Piece Of Mind
Killers

I probably don't need anything more than that

Maybe their self-titled debut, which I always thought was better than Killers, and Somewhere In Time (one of my favorites from the band). 
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Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Powerslave
The Number Of The Beast
Piece Of Mind
Killers

I probably don't need anything more than that
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Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Powerslave
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Piece of Mind

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Remember Tomorrow
Hallowed be Thy Name
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To be honest, after Dianno left I think they lost their mojo. I like Powerslave but I can't deal with the epic length tracks, including Rime of the Ancient Mariner. They seemed to succumb to formula by then, and Dickinson's got kind of a pitchy quality to me.

I dunno, nothing they did after Killers had the same viscera or punch. But Killers, though? Now that's a great f**kin' album. Wall to wall hits.

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Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind albums were real Killers, but after that, all of their albums failed to take off with me, unlike their pilot Bruce Dickinson. Smile
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Yeah, I think I just have an odd opinion on Iron Maiden albums. I have Seventh Son as one of my least favorite Iron Maiden albums and can't stand a lot a good chunk of that album, but to each their own Smile

SSOTSS blew my mind when I was a teenager. For me it's an all killer no filler album. Top 3 Maiden albums for me. LOL

The only later day album I really like is Brave New World. 
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Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by The-Station-Pilot The-Station-Pilot wrote:

Top 5 Albums

1 Powerslave
2 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3 Brave New World
4 Somewhere In Time
5 The Final Frontier


I think The Final Frontier is one of their worst albums. Funny and interesting how we all see things differently. Smile



The Final Frontier would be in my top 3 LOL

i ranked all Maiden albums on a metal site. TFF is bottom 3 if I remember right Smile

Yeah, I think I just have an odd opinion on Iron Maiden albums. I have Seventh Son as one of my least favorite Iron Maiden albums and can't stand a lot a good chunk of that album, but to each their own Smile
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Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by The-Station-Pilot The-Station-Pilot wrote:

Top 5 Albums

1 Powerslave
2 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3 Brave New World
4 Somewhere In Time
5 The Final Frontier


I think The Final Frontier is one of their worst albums. Funny and interesting how we all see things differently. Smile



The Final Frontier would be in my top 3 LOL

i ranked all Maiden albums on a metal site. TFF is bottom 3 if I remember right Smile
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by The-Station-Pilot The-Station-Pilot wrote:

Top 5 Albums

1 Powerslave
2 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3 Brave New World
4 Somewhere In Time
5 The Final Frontier


I think The Final Frontier is one of their worst albums. Funny and interesting how we all see things differently. Smile



The Final Frontier would be in my top 3 LOL
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Originally posted by The-Station-Pilot The-Station-Pilot wrote:

Top 5 Albums

1 Powerslave
2 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3 Brave New World
4 Somewhere In Time
5 The Final Frontier


I think The Final Frontier is one of their worst albums. Funny and interesting how we all see things differently. Smile
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Top 5 Albums

1 Powerslave
2 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3 Brave New World
4 Somewhere In Time
5 The Final Frontier

Top 10 Songs

1 Aces High
2 Sign Of The Cross
3 The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
4 Powerslave
5 The Clairvoyant
6 The Prisoner
7 The Evil That Men Do
8 Out Of The Silent Planet
9 The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
10 Stranger In A Strange Land
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Anyhoo the one I always reach for and consequently also their best release per my tastebuds is Live After Death.

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Back in my teen years I overdosed on Maiden. Waaaaaay too much Maiden in one go..or one year…but this has effectively brought me off them for over 20 years.
Anyhoo the one I always reach for and consequently also their best release per my tastebuds is Live After Death.
As for pure studio albums? Powerslave, Killers, Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.
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