My current top 20 from the last 4 studio albums (ranked and rated):
01 5.0 For the Greater Good of God
02 5.0 When the Wild Wind Blows
03 5.0 Dance of Death
04 4.5 Starblind
05 4.5 The Talisman
06 4.5 Brave New World
07 4.5 Lord of Light
08 4.5 Paschendale
09 4.0 The Legacy
10 4.0 The Man Who Would Be King
11 4.0 Montsegur
12 4.0 Different World
13 4.0 Fallen Angel
14 4.0 Isle of Avalon
15 4.0 The Ghost of the Navigator
16 4.0 The Longest Day
17 3.5 The Alchemist
18 3.5 The Wickerman
19 3.5 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
20 3.5 No More Lies
In the interest of balancing between epics and shorter tunes (and being able to fit it on a single CD for those still using physical media), my compilation is:
01 Different World 4:18 - underrated... I dunno why it wasn't bigger than Wickerman
02 Starblind 7:48 - probably Smith's best epic
03 Montsegur 5:50 - great often ignored tune
04 Brave New World 6:18 - almost as good as Fear of the Dark
05 Lord of Light 7:24 - nice surreal intro, spine tingling when Smith rips into it
06 Dance of Death 8:36 - the song that transformed Gers from clown to valuable member
07 The Talisman 9:03 - Gers kicks ass again
08 Fallen Angel 4:00 - Good to have you back Adrian
09 For the Greater Good of God 9:24 - As good as it gets
10 When the Wild Wind Blows 11:00 - superb Harris epic with a different feel, the obvious closer
01 5.0 For the Greater Good of God
02 5.0 When the Wild Wind Blows
03 5.0 Dance of Death
04 4.5 Starblind
05 4.5 The Talisman
06 4.5 Brave New World
07 4.5 Lord of Light
08 4.5 Paschendale
09 4.0 The Legacy
10 4.0 The Man Who Would Be King
11 4.0 Montsegur
12 4.0 Different World
13 4.0 Fallen Angel
14 4.0 Isle of Avalon
15 4.0 The Ghost of the Navigator
16 4.0 The Longest Day
17 3.5 The Alchemist
18 3.5 The Wickerman
19 3.5 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
20 3.5 No More Lies
In the interest of balancing between epics and shorter tunes (and being able to fit it on a single CD for those still using physical media), my compilation is:
01 Different World 4:18 - underrated... I dunno why it wasn't bigger than Wickerman
02 Starblind 7:48 - probably Smith's best epic
03 Montsegur 5:50 - great often ignored tune
04 Brave New World 6:18 - almost as good as Fear of the Dark
05 Lord of Light 7:24 - nice surreal intro, spine tingling when Smith rips into it
06 Dance of Death 8:36 - the song that transformed Gers from clown to valuable member
07 The Talisman 9:03 - Gers kicks ass again
08 Fallen Angel 4:00 - Good to have you back Adrian
09 For the Greater Good of God 9:24 - As good as it gets
10 When the Wild Wind Blows 11:00 - superb Harris epic with a different feel, the obvious closer
