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Poll Question: Which has the best composition?
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2 [2.60%]
34 [44.16%]
4 [5.19%]
16 [20.78%]
3 [3.90%]
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2 [2.60%]
1 [1.30%]
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2 [2.60%]
5 [6.49%]
2 [2.60%]
0 [0.00%]
6 [7.79%]
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    Posted: February 05 2009 at 09:59
All of these songs are at least 8 minutes long, so you can't choose phantom of the opera, among other shorter songs.

the poll is based on musical composition, so if you feel Sign of the Cross is fantastic but the singer sucks, you might choose it.


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Close between Rime and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.  I went with Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.
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The Legacy, closely followed by For the Greater Good of God.
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The Legacy for me.
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Legacy is very very VERY close behind, but Dream of Mirrors pulls it for me. Astounding song every time I hear it.

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You repeat Alexander in the Poll




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Embarrassed I fixed it
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Caught Somewhere In Time (7:26)




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^^^ that would be a mid-length
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2009 at 13:36
I voted for "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" from the band's latest effort, but in the poll there are several other contenders - namely "Dance of Death" (simply marvellous) and "Dream of Mirrors".
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Dance of Death was probably my most played song back in highschool (yes, I am that young )
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alll these years later, I still have to go with Rime...(listened to when I was in High Sch...Embarrassed)
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I wish Maiden was in their classic years when I was in high school !
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I can't understand the love for Rime, it is my least liked long song from Iron Maiden, excluding the stuff in virtual XI.
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I would have gone for Alexander... (for patriotic reasons) but 7th son is even a 'greater' song... Wink
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2009 at 15:43
Although I haven´t heard them all, I´m gonna go with Pashandale. A very mature side of Maiden, epic, not cheesy (not that they are...) and ooooh sooooo yummy
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Originally posted by Roj M30 Roj M30 wrote:

Close between Rime and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.  I went with Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.


This exactly.
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Rime, one of my all time favorite tracks, proves that you can do a 100% Prog track without mellotrons, synths, etc.

Radical changes, excellent lyrics, great coherence, a total masterpiece.

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WHAT?!? No "Phantom?" That's, like, the best Maiden track ever...and it only misses the "eight minute mark" by about a minute...crap, wait, it's longer than "Powerslave?" REALLY? Doubled shocked I is...I'll see you all in the shorter songs thread...

(Oh, and, probably Rime of the Ancient Mariner.)
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PHANTOM OF OPERA!
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