No Prayer for the Dying: individual album judgement by yours truly

Forostar

Ancient Mariner
Explanation -> here

No Prayer for the Dying (1990) by individual members:

8,3 Forostar
8,0 Jeffmetal
7,6 Fugazi
7,5 maidenhead1996
7,5 Travis_AKA_fonzbear2000
7,4 Stallion Duck
7,4 Zare
7,2 Donner
7,2 NightProwler666
7,1 Albie
7,0 bearfan
7,0 Invader
6,7 Eddies Wingman
6,6 taker64
6,5 LooseCannon
6,4 Vap
6,3 Perun
6,1 mckindog
5,6 Black_Thunder
3,6 national acrobat
 
Forostar said:
Explanation -> here

No Prayer for the Dying (1990) by individual members:

8,3 Forostar
7,5 maidenhead1996
7,5 Travis_AKA_fonzbear2000
7,1 Albie
7,0 Invader
6,7 Eddies Wingman
6,6 taker64
6,5 LooseCannon
6,3 Perun
6,1 mckindog
5,6 Black_Thunder
3,6 national acrobat

Wonder what Nush's ranking would be if a 1 wasn't "Maiden's worst" but "worst music there is", like I rate it. It's easy to see who appreciate the album most, though  :innocent:
 
Eddies Wingman said:
Wonder what Nush's ranking would be if a 1 wasn't "Maiden's worst" but "worst music there is", like I rate it. It's easy to see who appreciate the album most, though  :innocent:
"Worst music there is" or "worst music you've heard"? I find that system a lot more difficult to get my head around. But maybe it'd be somewhere about a 7.5 for NPFTD.
 
national acrobat said:
"Worst music there is" or "worst music you've heard"? I find that system a lot more difficult to get my head around. But maybe it'd be somewhere about a 7.5 for NPFTD.

I'd say "worst music you are aware of". For me, a 1 means utter crap that has me switching off the radio or leaving the room. 4 (which is the lowest I've given for a Maiden song in the "Daily Song" ratings) means a song which is tolerable, but doesn't give me anything. 5 and 6 are enjoyable from time to time, and 7 upwards are different grades of good. That is, my average rating for NPFTD tells that I enjoy the album on occasions, but I don't find it a very good album.
 
national acrobat said:
"Worst music there is" or "worst music you've heard"? I find that system a lot more difficult to get my head around. But maybe it'd be somewhere about a 7.5 for NPFTD.

Thanks for this translation. I was interested in it, as well. :)
 
Tailgunner - 7
No Prayer For The Dying - 10
The Assassin - 6
Hooks In You - 6
Mother Russia - 7
Run Silent Run Deep - 8
Holy Smoke - 8
Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - 4
Fates Warning - 8
Public Enema Number One - 10

Score : 7.4
 
Personal Ratings:
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10\\\ Masterpiece
9 ///

8 \\\ Great
7 ///

6 \\\ Good
5 ///

4 \\\ OK
3 ///

2 \\\ Skip it
1 ///
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I don't really enjoy this album in general...
and I especially don't like the overall flow of the tracks as they were originally sequenced.

In order to appreciate the album at all,
I actually prefer to listen to the songs in this particular order:

(Each song is followed by my personal rating)


Fates Warning - 5
Mother Russia - 4
Public Enema Number One - 5
No Prayer for the Dying - 5
Tailgunner - 3
Run Silent Run Deep - 4
Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - 3
Hooks In You - 3

( The Assassin - 1 )
( Holy Smoke - 2 )

______________

I suppose that averages out to a 3.5 final score.

.
 
Tailgunner: 9
Holy Smoke: 3
No Prayer for the Dying: 7
Public Enema #1 :10
Fates Warning :10
Assassin :9
Run Silent Run Deep:10
Hooks in You: 2
Bring your daughter...: 10
Mother Russia: 8.5

avg: 7.85
 
To be frank, looking at these two incredibly low ratings, I'm not that eager to read the review.
 
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1/10 though? :p Even some of the worst Killers tracks are at least 2/10. ;) The chorus in Hooks is pretty enjoyable just as some of the instrumental bits. The song is really not that bad.
 
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