Maiden songs you find rather boring

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Are there any Maiden songs you'd consider boring, and if so, which are these?

I personally think The Trooper is utterly boring, and not only because it's overplayed.
Lost In A Lost World also does not impress me at all and would be a very boring song - if there wasn't the slow outro (which by itself is one of my personal highlights from Senjutsu).
 
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Band's title track Iron Maiden does absolutely nothing (positive) for me. Not a particularly memorable composition, repetitive lyrics, and you can't escape IT live.

The reunion albums have a fair share of plodding and meandering songs, but I haven't listened to BNW, TFF or BoS in a while so I can't single out any track off the top.
 
I know it's beloved on the forum, but my choice is The Parchment.

It's not a bad song, it has great moments. In fact, there are quite a few songs that I actually dislike or which I like less than The Parchment. Despite that it's this song that is boring me.

When I was listening to Senjutsu for the very first time, getting towards the end of this song was the very first time I ever had the feeling of "shouldn't this be over by now? When is it ending?" when listening to Maiden. It keeps the same tempo for almost the entire song. The double-time section at the end of the song should've happened literal minutes prior.

People wanted this one to be played live, but it would completely killed the mood in my opinion. Hell, mainstream fans are bored during the quiet sections in Rime and SSOASS (particularly the latter). The Parchment would fail miserably live, so I'm glad they chose not to play it.
 
Vaenyr said:
I know it's beloved on the forum, but my choice is The Parchment.

It's not a bad song, it has great moments. In fact, there are quite a few songs that I actually dislike or which I like less than The Parchment. Despite that it's this song that is boring me.

When I was listening to Senjutsu for the very first time, getting towards the end of this song was the very first time I ever had the feeling of "shouldn't this be over by now? When is it ending?" when listening to Maiden. It keeps the same tempo for almost the entire song. The double-time section at the end of the song should've happened literal minutes prior.

People wanted this one to be played live, but it would completely killed the mood in my opinion. Hell, mainstream fans are bored during the quiet sections in Rime and SSOASS (particularly the latter). The Parchment would fail miserably live, so I'm glad they chose not to play it.
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Forget all the VXI worship, this is the worst thing you've ever posted.
 
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It keeps the same tempo for almost the entire song.
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One thing I actually love about it is the way the tempo slightly increases later in the song as the tension and energy build. Compare the way the main heavy riff is played at the beginning and when it comes back in after Dave's solo, it's noticeably quicker the second time around.
 
Vaenyr said:
I know it's beloved on the forum, but my choice is The Parchment.

It's not a bad song, it has great moments. In fact, there are quite a few songs that I actually dislike or which I like less than The Parchment. Despite that it's this song that is boring me.

When I was listening to Senjutsu for the very first time, getting towards the end of this song was the very first time I ever had the feeling of "shouldn't this be over by now? When is it ending?" when listening to Maiden. It keeps the same tempo for almost the entire song. The double-time section at the end of the song should've happened literal minutes prior.

People wanted this one to be played live, but it would completely killed the mood in my opinion. Hell, mainstream fans are bored during the quiet sections in Rime and SSOASS (particularly the latter). The Parchment would fail miserably live, so I'm glad they chose not to play it.
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Someone who finally agrees with me. Its a dull as dishwater
 
Edington said:
One thing I actually love about it is the way the tempo slightly increases later in the song as the tension and energy build. Compare the way the main heavy riff is played at the beginning and when it comes back in after Dave's solo, it's noticeably quicker the second time around.
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I get what you mean, as I said before I don't dislike the song. But I need variety and there isn't enough for my tastes in this song. Many individual parts that I really enjoy, but also this feeling of "man, this should've been rearranged or edited".
 
Vaenyr said:
I know it's beloved on the forum, but my choice is The Parchment.

It's not a bad song, it has great moments. In fact, there are quite a few songs that I actually dislike or which I like less than The Parchment. Despite that it's this song that is boring me.

When I was listening to Senjutsu for the very first time, getting towards the end of this song was the very first time I ever had the feeling of "shouldn't this be over by now? When is it ending?" when listening to Maiden. It keeps the same tempo for almost the entire song. The double-time section at the end of the song should've happened literal minutes prior.

People wanted this one to be played live, but it would completely killed the mood in my opinion. Hell, mainstream fans are bored during the quiet sections in Rime and SSOASS (particularly the latter). The Parchment would fail miserably live, so I'm glad they chose not to play it.
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I agree with you i usually skip that song and darkest hour the rest of senjutsu is ok for me
 
Interesting question, a bit too easy to confuse boring with what you don`t like though as the two are usually connected.

Paschendale shouldn`t be on a boring list for me.

I will go with , Journeyman, but there are many others in the boring but not awful category.
 
Fozzie said:
Interesting question, a bit too easy to confuse boring with what you don`t like though as the two are usually connected.

Paschendale shouldn`t be on a boring list for me.

I will go with , Journeyman, but there are many others in the boring but not awful category.
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That goes to the bad songs cstegory lol.
 
Journeyman is amazing y'all. The heavy use of modal interchange in the verses is gorgeous.

Paschendale on the other hand definitely belongs to the boring pile. The lyrics are (mostly) brilliant and the tapping lick is phenomenal. The descending main riff is far too simple in my opinion though. It certainly doesn't help that the song builds up to a dramatic riff prior to the solos, which ends up being a few power chords strum in a way that a punk band could play just as well. It's just kinda disappointing.

I far prefer NML and DOD as epics, if we want to stay on the same album. But I'm also not the biggest fan of the Smith/Harris composer combo. Individually great composers, but instead of enhancing each other (like Gers and Harris, or Smith and Dickinson do) they indulge in each other's worst tendencies.
 
Vaenyr said:
Journeyman is amazing y'all. The heavy use of modal interchange in the verses is gorgeous.

Paschendale on the other hand definitely belongs to the boring pile. The lyrics are (mostly) brilliant and the tapping lick is phenomenal. The descending main riff is far too simple in my opinion though. It certainly doesn't help that the song builds up to a dramatic riff prior to the solos, which ends up being a few power chords strum in a way that a punk band could play just as well. It's just kinda disappointing.

I far prefer NML and DOD as epics, if we want to stay on the same album. But I'm also not the biggest fan of the Smith/Harris composer combo. Individually great composers, but instead of enhancing each other (like Gers and Harris, or Smith and Dickinson do) they indulge in each other's worst tendencies.
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No more lies is imposible to be better than paschendale.
 
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