Most progressive Iron Maiden records
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Topic: Most progressive Iron Maiden records
Posted By: friso
Subject: Most progressive Iron Maiden records
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 11:56
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Wich Iron Maiden albums have the most progressive feel?
You can vote multiple!
IMHO all their records are more progressive then the avarage British wave of new heavy metal records of those days. They can be seen as influenced by progressive rock, although I consider the possibility that Iron Maiden just wanted to make very good technical metal more likely. The progressive feel of records like Seventh son of a seventh son doesn't seem to relate to other progressive acts, not even to progressive bands of the seventies. Isn't it just inventive metalsong writing? However, I've been Iron Maiden fan since I was 11 (I found prove of that in my old school documents
 ) and I'm still a great fan of their top notch heavy rock/metal. What do you think?
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 12:03
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Seventh son of seventh son. ------------- 
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 12:58
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Seventh son of seventh son
Somewhere in Time Powerslave |
Posted By: Diaby
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 13:11
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A Matter of Life and Death ------------- yeah |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 13:18
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Diaby wrote:Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 13:49
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Seven Son
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 14:10
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It's very well known that Steve Harris is a big fan of such bands as Jethro Tull and Wishbone Ash, so progressive rock is definitely an influence on their songwriting. They've also covered Cross-Eyed Mary by Tull and borrowed some rhythm guitar patterns and whatnot from Argus. Seventh Son would probably be their most progressive effort if not A Matter of Life and Death. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: Trial and Error
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 14:28
This. I agree with the rest too. But also Virtual XI and The X Factor. Brave New World is a good album, but I can't find it progressive. Harris had it too easy there, three good guitarists and a good singer mean overkill and less fresh ways of writing to adjust to weaknesses. A Matter of Life and Death on the other hand is a record where they didn't have to return to their roots. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Trial_And_Error/?chartstyle=SidebarRed1"> 
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 16:15
Hmm. I'd say Seventh Son, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time are the most progressive. AMoLaD...sure, but it's more like solo Bruce with long intros  .My vote goes to my favourite Maiden album - Seventh Son. |
Posted By: Lota
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 17:22
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Seventh son of seventh son ------------- And In The End, The Love You Take, Is Equal To The Love You Make |
Posted By: LandofLein
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 17:58
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A Matter of Life and Death
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 18:00
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Seventh Son or Powerslave
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Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 18:53
| A Matter of Life and Death |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 19:29
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A Matter of Life and Death- then Brave New World
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 06 2009 at 01:26
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Iron Maiden one of my fav bands ever, great musicians, great cover arts, great music, great..... The most progressive is by far Seventh Son followed closely by Somwhere and Powerslave, but also some prog influences are asweel on Piece of mind album, just check out To tame a land, what a great piece. Great band, really |
Posted By: angelmk
Date Posted: May 06 2009 at 16:48
| Dance of Death . from your list Seventh son of seventh son |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 01:26
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 01:33
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I think they got less progressive, I'd say the debut is one of the most progressive heavy metal albums ever |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 01:36
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^Progressive in terms of being actually progressive rather than "prog metal" though I'd say, much in the same way the early Sabbath records were very progressive, but certainly not "progressive metal". |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 01:37
| that's fair |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 25 2009 at 15:40
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7/7
Life/death ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: May 25 2009 at 16:57
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Seventh Son by far, and Powerslave
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: May 26 2009 at 09:21
| Somewhere In Time |
Posted By: why-do-i-bother
Date Posted: May 29 2009 at 19:12
| Iron Maiden are heavy metal, not anywhere near prog nor ever will be. What next Abba the prog years? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 29 2009 at 22:02
| so why do you bother? |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 29 2009 at 22:07
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Why do close minded people think heavy metal can't be progressive? Isn't metal just a subgenre of "rock" anyway? Why do they say "this is metal, not rock, so it shouldn't be on the site" etc? |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: May 30 2009 at 02:12
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Speaking of Iron Maiden, I really liked the new Flight 666 live album. Classics very well performed. Haven't watched the film yet, but I'm expecting it to be interesting. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 30 2009 at 07:37
This is only your opinion, which thankfully is not shared by everyone. And rest assured that, if we decide to do so, ABBA will be added - perhaps that will help keep the likes of you off the site. Back on topic, I believe the most progressive IM records are their last three studio releases, which feature some magnificent epic tracks. My personal favourite of the three is Brave New World - a five-star classic in my book. |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: May 30 2009 at 09:53
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Oh the day when a friend of mine came to our house with Brave New World in his hand... That's definitely one of my favourite Maiden albums too, and not just because it was my first love. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 30 2009 at 12:41
| I'd say Brave New World, Powerslave, Seventh Son, Somewhere In Time, in that order. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 16:32
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Seventh Son. Reminds me of a heavy Yes in the instrumental section. Sort of Relayerish. Love it!  Oops, didn't read the [poll properly. I was talking about the song not the album.
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Posted By: Steve15
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 15:56
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I Love Maiden!!
Lots of people I know dont think they'r very Progressive, But I can hear it in thier music.
I picked Brave New World because thats where I hear it the most. ------------- I do what I want and I say what I want, And no one can take that awayyyyyyyyy. -Bruce Dickinson |
Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 17:39
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The X-Factor!!! Many long and complex songs --- funny no-one mentioned it yet? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 17:47
 SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 17:53
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Not to derail the thread or anything but have anybody heard Mägo De Oz's cover version of Strange World? I really like it - it even ends with using the accoustic melody at the end of The Prophecy on the Seventh son of a seventh son album. Amazing and really proggy cover! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: June 06 2009 at 20:09
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Somewhere in Time, my fave Maiden, obviously the other proggy one is 7th Son; Powerslave and Piece of Mind also have some prog tendencies... I think Somewhere in Time is the best one though ------------- http://mlyk.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: June 10 2009 at 09:28
Because they have never heard Hogweed or Schizoid Man, presumably.  My vote goes for SSOASS. And I agree with Atavachron, the debut is indeed a very progressive album. Powerslave, SIT and AMOLAD are other proggy Maiden albums.
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 14 2009 at 14:32
Seconded. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 14 2009 at 14:35
Finally a hot babe on PA  ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: September 18 2009 at 22:51
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Seventh Son is their proggiest, followed by Somewhere in Time. And I actually think every album they've made since the Dickinson reunion has been fairly proggy. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: September 18 2009 at 23:05
| Where's Dance of Death? |
Posted By: meatal
Date Posted: September 29 2009 at 12:51
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7th Son Of A 7th Son ( and my favorite Maiden Album)
------------- The bitter harvest of a barren land, I'm painting pictures you don't understand. (Fates Warning) |
Posted By: angelmk
Date Posted: September 29 2009 at 17:13
i want to ask the same. not prog enough ?
 .. i love it . i voted for Seventh son of seventh son ------------- www.last.fm/user/angelmk 
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Posted By: Mladen_Serbia
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:44
| Seventh son and Brave new world. By the way, where are The X Factor and A Matter of life and death, both quite progressive albums? |
Posted By: Hanke666
Date Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:48
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I don't get this... You've excluded the two most progressive albums! A Matter of Life and Death and The X Factor!
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Posted By: Rushlover13
Date Posted: January 15 2010 at 14:47
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I read the "You can Vote Multiple!" too late! Anyways, I picked Powerslave because it has some EXTREMELY progressive moments, and I personally think that Iron Maiden is very progressive on a whole. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son was a close second. ------------- I Love Rush. |
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: January 19 2010 at 16:04
| It has to be the latest album, but I can't see it in the list. |
Posted By: manch1ech00ta
Date Posted: January 27 2010 at 13:22
| even though seven is considered the proggiest IM album, it is still probably the worst IM album from the 80's period. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 30 2010 at 16:16
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We don't listen to Iron Maiden for their "progressiveness". I rate a song like "can I play with madness" as high as "the prophecy". ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 30 2010 at 16:20
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: February 03 2010 at 23:51
Yeah. Seventh Son the worst?
 It's one of their best ever. The likely candidates for my award for worst Maiden album ever are probably No Prayer For the Dying or Virtual XI. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: February 17 2010 at 16:48
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I have followed Maiden since 1982...saw them for the first time that summer. I have to pick Powerslave due the strength and nature of the title track and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Excellent...up the irons!! -------------   
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Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: April 26 2010 at 15:04
| It's not my fav, but most definitely Seventh Son is the proggiest |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 14 2010 at 05:26
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Seventh Son followed by Brave New World and Powerslave
Rime of the Ancient Mariner is their proggiest song though!
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Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 19:46
Yeah, exactly! Both are among their proggiest. (OT: Live long and prosper, Hanke! I couldn't help but notice a band called 'Picard's Hair' on your artists list! I know Spocks Beard, but LOL. That's a hilarious name for a band!  )------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |