Top 25 Maiden songs since 2000 reunion

No order.

1. Empire of the clouds
2. Man of sorrows
3. Starblind
4. Paschendale
5. Dance of death
6. Nomad
7. Brighter than thousand suns
8. Ghost of the navigator
9. Out of the shadows
10. Book of souls
11. Brave new world
12. The pilgrim
13. Gates of tomorrow
14. Coming home
15. The longest day
16. When the wild wind blows
17. title song from next album.
 
In album order:

  1. The Wicker Man
  2. Ghost Of The Navigator
  3. Brave New World
  4. Dream Of Mirrors
  5. Out Of The Silent Planet
  6. No More Lies
  7. Montségur
  8. Dance Of Death
  9. Gates Of Tomorrow
  10. Paschendale
  11. Different World
  12. These Colours Don't Run
  13. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
  14. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
  15. For The Greater Good Of God
  16. The Legacy
  17. El Dorado
  18. Coming Home
  19. Isle Of Avalon
  20. Starblind
  21. The Talisman
  22. The Great Unknown
  23. When The River Runs Deep
  24. The Book Of Souls
  25. Death Or Glory
 
  1. "Empire of the Clouds"
  2. "The Red and the Black"
  3. "When the Wild Wind Blows"
  4. "Starblind"
  5. "The Legacy"
  6. "The Book of Souls"
  7. "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"
  8. "For the Greater Good of God"
  9. "Dance of Death"
  10. "The Longest Day"
  11. "Paschendale"
  12. "The Nomad"
  13. "If Eternity Should Fail"
  14. "Lord of Light"
  15. "Rainmaker"
  16. "The Talisman"
  17. "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
  18. "Isle of Avalon"
  19. "Dream of Mirrors"
  20. "Blood Brothers"
  21. "Ghost of the Navigator"
  22. "The Wicker Man"
  23. "Tears of a Clown"
  24. "The Alchemist"
  25. "These Colours Don't Run"
 
Well, this is a tough one. How do you divide up such a big list of songs? There are a total of, what, 10+11+10+10+11 = 52 songs? So we're talking about dividing it almost neatly into half.

So let's look at our lists:
The Wicker Man
Ghost of the Navigator
Brave New World
Blood Brothers
The Mercenary
Dream of Mirrors
The Fallen Angel
The Nomad
Out of the Silent Planet
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Wildest Dreams
Rainmaker
No More Lies
Montsegur
Dance of Death
Gates of Tomorrow
New Frontier
Paschendale
Face in the Sand
Age of Innocence
Journeyman

Different World
These Colours Don't Run
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
The Pilgrim
The Longest Day
Out of the Shadows
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
For the Greater Good of God
Lord of Light
The Legacy

Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
El Dorado
Mother of Mercy
Coming Home
Isle of Avalon
The Alchemist
Starblind
The Talisman
The Man Who Would Be King
Where the Wild Wind Blows

If Eternity Should Fail
Speed of Light
The Great Unknown
The Red and the Black
When the River Runs Deep
The Book of Souls
Death or Glory
Shadows of the Valley
Tears of a Clown
The Man of Sorrows
Empire of the Clouds

Some of these are obvious top 25. Some of these aren't. I'll mark them as blue and red:

The Wicker Man
Ghost of the Navigator
Brave New World

Blood Brothers
The Mercenary
Dream of Mirrors
The Fallen Angel
The Nomad
Out of the Silent Planet
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Wildest Dreams
Rainmaker
No More Lies
Montsegur
Dance of Death
Gates of Tomorrow
New Frontier

Paschendale
Face in the Sand
Age of Innocence

Journeyman

Different World
These Colours Don't Run
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
The Pilgrim
The Longest Day
Out of the Shadows
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
For the Greater Good of God
Lord of Light
The Legacy

Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
El Dorado
Mother of Mercy
Coming Home
Isle of Avalon
The Alchemist
Starblind
The Talisman
The Man Who Would Be King
Where the Wild Wind Blows

If Eternity Should Fail
Speed of Light
The Great Unknown
The Red and the Black
When the River Runs Deep
The Book of Souls
Death or Glory
Shadows of the Valley
Tears of a Clown
The Man of Sorrows
Empire of the Clouds
 
Since I havn't given all of the catalogue the a proper listening I'll just list those which I have as standouts so far in no particular order:

Blood Brothers
Paschendale
Dance of Death
Brighter than a Thousand Suns
Longest Day
For the Greater Good of God
If Eternity Should Fail
 
Five favourites from each album (songs not ranked in order)

The Wicker Man
Ghost of the Navigator
Brave New World
Blood Brothers
The Nomad

Rainmaker
No More Lies
Montségur
Dance of Death
Paschendale

These Colours Don't Run
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
For the Greater Good of God
The Legacy

Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
Coming Home
The Alchemist
The Talisman
When the Wild Wind Blows

If Eternity Should Fail
The Red and the Black
The Book of Souls
Tears of a Clown
Empire of the Clouds
 
The Legacy
When The Wild Wind Blows
The Book Of Souls
The Nomad
For The Greater Good Of God
The Man Who Would Be King
The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Out Of The Silent Planet
Dance Of Death
Paschendale
Tears Of A Clown
Starblind
Brave New World
Empire Of The Clouds
Blood Brothers
Speed Of Light
El Dorado
The Red And The Black
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
Journeyman
Face In The Sand
Montségur
Out Of The Shadows
The Talisman
The Man Of Sorrows
 
Brave New World
Blood Brothers
Dream of Mirrors
Out of the Silent Planet
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

No More Lies
Montsegur
Dance of Death

These Colours Don't Run
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
The Longest Day
Out of the Shadows
For the Greater Good of God
Lord of Light
The Legacy

Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
The Alchemist
Isle of Avalon
Starblind
The Talisman
When the Wild Wind Blows

Speed of Light
The Red and the Black
The Book of Souls
Empire of the Clouds
 
1 Blood Brothers
2 Dance Of Death
3 When the Wild Wind Blows
4 The Wicker Man
5 Paschendale
6 Brave New World
7 Coming Home
8 For the Greater Good of God
9 If Eternety Should Fail
10 The Book of Souls
11 Empire of the Clouds
12 These Colours Don't Run
13 No More Lies
14 The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
15 Rainmaker
16 The Talisman
17 The Red and The Black
18 Ghost of The Navigator
19 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
20 When The River Runs Deep
21 Journeyman
22 Dream of Mirrors
23 Tears of a Clown
24 Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
25 The Longest Day

The playlist on Youtube about it (best songs of 2000-2015) was uploaded by me. I left Speed of Light and Starblind out, which caused some complaints in the commentaries. :innocent:
 
I don't give 2 craps about "Speed of Light" in this particular Top 25 case, but Starblind?! Who leaves Starblind out of a list like this?

(I know @Diesel 11 does, but he dislikes "Purgatory" so we disregard his opinion.)
 
I know @Diesel 11 does, but he dislikes "Purgatory" so we disregard his opinion.
I actually like Starblind. I'm finding it's another grower on me. Who knows how much I'll enjoy it by next year. Still, kinda clunky and there are better Maiden songs.

Purgatory can go fuck itself.
 
1. Paschendale
2. When the Wild When Blows
3. For the Greater Good of God
4. Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
5. If Eternity Should Fail
6. The Talisman
7. Dance of Death
8. The Legacy
9. Ghost of the Navigator
11. Book of Souls
12. The Longest Day
13. Blood Brothers
14. The Red and the Black
15. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
16. The Wicker Man
17. Empire of the Clouds
18. The Final Frontier
19. These Colors Don't Run
20. Speed of Light
21. Rainmaker
22. El Dorado
23. Montsegur
24. Out of the Shadows
25. Coming Home
 
1. Empire Of The Clouds
2. Paschendale
3. The Book Of Souls
4. Dance Of Death
5. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
6. Ghost Of The Navigator
7. For The Greater Good Of God
8. If Eternity Should Fail
9. When The Wild Wind Blows
10. Brave New World
11. Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
12. The Talisman
13. Blood Brothers
14. Coming Home
15. Blood Brothers
16. Tears Of A Clown
17. Starblind
18. Out Of The Shadows
19. The Legacy
20. The Wicker Man
21. Rainmaker
22. Out Of The Silent Planet
23. Montsegur
24. The Man Of Sorrows
25. Isle Of Avalon

Harder than I thought. Everything from 10-25 can change day to day.
 
In Albums Order

1. Ghost Of The Navigator
2.Brave New World
3.Blood Brother
4.Dance Of Death
5.Paschendale
6.No More Lies
7.Montsegur
8.Journeyman
9.For The Greater Good Of God
10.The Longest Day
11.Out Of The Shadows
12.Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
13.The Legacy
14.Starblind
15.The Talisman
16.Mother of Mercy
17.The Alchemist
18.When the Wild Wind Blows
19.If Eternity Should Fail
20.The Man Of Sorrows
21.The Book Of Souls
22.Tears of a Clown
23.The Red and the Black
24.The Great Unknown
24.Empire Of The Clouds

My 5 absolute favorites :

Dance Of Death
Paschendale
The Red and the Black
Blood Brothers
Empire Of The Clouds
 
As with others, in album order, and not ranked from best to worst:

1. The Wicker Man
2. Ghost of the Navigator
3. Brave New World
4. Blood Brothers
5. Out of the Silent Planet
6. Rainmaker
7. Dance of Death
8. Paschendale
9. Journeyman
10. Different World
11. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
12. The Pilgrim
13. The Longest Day
14. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
15. For the Greater Good of God
16. The Legacy
17. El Dorado
18. Isle of Avalon
19. Starblind
20. When the Wild Wind Blows
21. If Eternity Should Fail
22. The Great Unknown
23. The Book of Souls
24. The Man of Sorrows
25. Empire of the Clouds
 
In a rough order...just about all of these could move up or down a few spots on any given day.

Wicker Man
El Dorado
Face in the Sand
When the River Runs Deep
Ghost of the Navigator
Brave New World
If Eternity Should Fail
The Book of Souls
Rainmaker
The Great Unknown
Different World
Shadows of the Valley
Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
The Talisman
Dance of Death
Mother Mercy
Lord of Light
These Colours Don't Run
Death or Glory
Brighter Than 1000 Suns
Fallen Angel
No More Lies
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Starblind
The Red and the Black
 
Ok then:

1.The Wicker Man
2.Ghost Of The Navigator
3.Brave New World
4.Blood Brothers
5.The Mercenary
6.Dream Of Mirrors
7.Out Of The Silent Planet

8.Rainmaker
9.No More Lies
10.Dance Of Death
11.Face In The Sand

12.Different World
13.These Colours Don't Run
14.The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
15.For The Greater Good Of God

16.Coming Home
17.The Talisman
18.When The Wild Wind Blows

19.If Eternity Should Fail
20.Speed Of Light
21.The Book Of Souls
22.Death Or Glory
23.Shadows Of The Valley
24.Tears Of A Clown
25.Empire Of The Clouds

Not in particular order ! A difficult task indeed.... :blush:
 
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