Songs considered a "filler" track you actually do enjoy?

[Donner]

Quest For Fire - I think this is a very strong song musically. Seems like folks check out after the dinosaur line though, which honestly isn't that much dumber than nearly all post 70s Priest lyrics. I've always liked this song a lot.

The Assassin - for a very brief time of my life shortly after discovering Maiden in 1990 with the No Prayer album, this was my favorite song. Sure, the lyrics and chorus are a bit on the sillier side, but the song does do what all GREAT Maiden songs do - it sounds like what they are singing about.

 

[Cat Milk Supreme]

Quest For Fire - I think this is a very strong song musically. Seems like folks check out after the dinosaur line though, which honestly isn't that much dumber than nearly all post 70s Priest lyrics. I've always liked this song a lot.

Like so many things about Maiden, it never would have crossed my mind about the dinosaurs if I hadn't have read about it in here. Ok, I would have put the lyrics a rung below 2 Mins or Revelations but I would have passed no remark. Plus dinosaurs rule!

With that in mind, RIP Sam Neil

 

[andreljbernardo]

Are there any songs commonly agreed to be an album "filler track" that you do enjoy a lot, and that's actually more than just an average song for you? For me, that’s definitely the case with "The Prophecy."

Can any of Seventh Son songs be called "filler"? I really didn't expect "The Prophecy" to be called in that way, 'cos I think it's a great one too. To be honest, I think Seventh Son is one of the 3 albuns that has no fillers in it (other 2 being Powerslave and SIT).

That being said, these are the great fillers that come to my mind right now:

Fates Warning
Childhood's End
Judgement of Heaven
Gates of Tomorrow
Mother of Mercy
Shadows of the Valley
Lost in a Lost World

 

[Misirlou]

Quest For Fire - I think this is a very strong song musically. Seems like folks check out after the dinosaur line though, which honestly isn't that much dumber than nearly all post 70s Priest lyrics. I've always liked this song a lot.

The Assassin - for a very brief time of my life shortly after discovering Maiden in 1990 with the No Prayer album, this was my favorite song. Sure, the lyrics and chorus are a bit on the sillier side, but the song does do what all GREAT Maiden songs do - it sounds like what they are singing about.

The instrumental section of Quest for Fire is great, love how Steve`s bass changes halfway through.

 

[karljant]

Quest For Fire - I think this is a very strong song musically. Seems like folks check out after the dinosaur line though, which honestly isn't that much dumber than nearly all post 70s Priest lyrics. I've always liked this song a lot.

I'm not a fan of QFF yet the reason why is quite unique in Maiden discography:

a) I think the instrumental line is truly great (as I use to say when Maiden goes folk they can do no wrong).
b) On the other hand, IMO the lyrics are corny as fuck (and I guess I'm not alone on this one).
c) Now, what really spoils the song for me is Dickinson's choices for the vocal part on the verses... especially on an album where everything else he sings is near perfect. The melody is dull as hell and those falsettos sound like nails on a chalkboard.

It's a pity, taking in account point a). This song had a lot of potential as far as I'm concerned.

 

[CA Bryers]

c) Now, what really spoils the song for me is Dickinson's choices for the vocal part on the verses... especially on an album where everything else he sings is near perfect. The melody is dull as hell and those falsettos sound like nails on a chalkboard.

You can't possibly mean "when swamps and caves WAAAH HOOOOOOOOME!!!" That's about as perfect as Maiden gets, brah.

 

[Misirlou]

Deja Vu on Somewhere in Time is definitely filler, but it`s a fun filler, kind of a nice way to brace up before Alexander the Great.