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Loucifer
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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:37 am Post subject: Favourite Maiden Album? |
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I would make a poll here, but I think there's too many!
My vote would have to go to "Powerslave" - to me, that's Iron Maiden at their very best!
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Hmmm. Difficult. I'll probably have to go with Powerslave too, although there are very strong arguments to be made for Killers, Seventh Son, Brave New World and, in my opinion, The X Factor too.
On Powerslave you've got the obvious classics 2 Minutes To Midnight, Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner & Aces High, but also some of the most underrated numbers like Back in the Village (just fuckin superb) & Flash of the Blade.
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| Ed Nephwrack wrote: | Hmmm. Difficult. I'll probably have to go with Powerslave too, although there are very strong arguments to be made for Killers, Seventh Son, Brave New World and, in my opinion, The X Factor too.
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The X Factor...
Now that's an interesting choice... I wouldn't have said it was a contender for the best Maiden album, but.. I haven't listened to it in a while.
I'm gonna have to give it a fresh listen when I get home!
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| Loucifer wrote: | | Ed Nephwrack wrote: | Hmmm. Difficult. I'll probably have to go with Powerslave too, although there are very strong arguments to be made for Killers, Seventh Son, Brave New World and, in my opinion, The X Factor too.
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The X Factor...
Now that's an interesting choice... I wouldn't have said it was a contender for the best Maiden album, but.. I haven't listened to it in a while.
I'm gonna have to give it a fresh listen when I get home! |
Yeah I think it gets unfairly overlooked due to Blaze Bayley's voice not being as distinctive as Bruce's, and the fact that it's got a pretty ropey production job(Steve Harris' first solo production effort). That aside, it's got some bona fide classic Maiden numbers - Sign of the Cross, Judgement of Heaven, Man on the Edge, Look for the Truth, Edge of Darkness. Pisses all over Fear of the Dark & No Prayer For the Dying in my book.
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| I might get hit - but Somewhere in Time |
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That's OK - you'd only get a slapping if you said Virtual XI.
Somewhere in Time's the first Maiden LP I owned so has a special place in my heart. Also it's got Wasted Years, Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, DeJa Vu, Alexander the Great & the title track - all top numbers.
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| El Soddo wrote: | | I might get hit - but Somewhere in Time |
Nah, I'll spare ya... Mainly because of the CD of MP3 goodness, but I'll spare ya... 
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Actually "Somewhere In Time" is the first and only Iron Maiden album I've ever had. It rocks muchly, everything else I've heard is pants in comparison. But thats just me 
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Snap. Somewhere In Time was the first Maiden album (and song) I ever heard. Ed - you missed Heaven Can Wait off the list! "Wohoho. Wohohohohooohooho..."
As far as the best goes I'm not sure I could pick one. Fear of the Dark and Piece of Mind have both always had a special place in my heart too.
If pressed I'd probably say Seventh Son, but then I listen to Brave New World and change my mind. X Factor is underrated - the opening track is a great song - and lets face it, as debut albums go, Iron Maiden is definitley up there. How good is Prowler as an opener?
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