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My pachyderm friend... I'm curious to know: If you were forced at gun point to pick one of these albums, which would be your decision? ... And I don't want an answer like "Screw it.. pull the trigger!" :D

It's curious how similar our takes are when it comes to each album's standouts. Even more curious is how a couple of discordances in taste make each of our votes vote tilt in the opposite direction. A ) Fear Of The Dark: To be fair, the tracks I like from FOTD are five of the six songs you...

Two cool tracks. I mean, no standouts but by no means fillers IMO. I like Mother Of Mercy a bit more though.

The X Factor... and it's not even close.

Without having TATG available I'll have to pick a lesser tune. :p Ridiculously great list, with special focus on tracks like Phantom Of The Opera, Revelations, To Tame A Land, Powerslave, Alexander The Great, SSOASS and Infinite Dreams. But who am I fooling? It doesn't matter how good of a...

It's a pity The Angel And The Gambler only came out 6 years later. It would dominate this poll. :D

IMO Chains is ok, Warrior and Apparition not quite. As for the other one:

I really like both albums but, overall, The Final Frontier is not only more cohesive, IMO its highs are higher. First and foremost, the only track I really dislike from both records is Hooks In You. Then there's lots of what I consider to be excellent tunes, with The Talisman and When The Wild...

Curious rank... here's mine: Tier S (Masterpieces): Sign of the Cross Montségur Tier A (top notch) Face in the Sand Man on the Edge Fortunes of War Tier B (great) Look for the Truth The Edge of Darkness Judgement of Heaven No More Lies Dance of Death Paschendale Lord of the Flies Rainmaker...

Exactly. IMO there are just two things that are somewhat disappointing on this record: The first one is the least important IMO and that's Blaze's somewhat tamed performance. At the time he wasn't the singer he turned out to be 10 years later. Even so it's a decent delivery that by no way...

The Numbers Of The Hits Tour (singles that made it to the top 10 in the UK + Iron Maiden) The Wicker Man Different World Infinite Dreams Can I Play With Madness 2 Minutes To Midnight The Clairvoyant Wildest Dreams Holy Smoke Hallowed Be Thy Name Man On The Edge Wasted Years The Trooper Bring...

No lengthy tunes tour: Aces High Wrathchild Can I Play With Madness Tailgunner The Alchemist Still Life Stratego Montségur Out Of The Shadows The Trooper Flight Of Icarus Futureal Man On The Edge Death or Glory The Wicker Man The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden...

My suggestion for the aforementioned "Show Them No Pain" Tour (sponsored by Oxycontin) The Wicker Bedpan These Colors Don't Run (And Neither Do I) Die With Your Orthopedic Boots On (Thanks @sea.of.madness.1986 ) Plasterslave Brighter Than A 1000 Wheel Chairs Quest For Diapers Arthritis On The...

Nope. And as far as my top 25 to 30 songs only the excellent title track makes the cut.

Yup. IMO an album is more than the sum of its songs. And FOTD truly lacks coherency in my opinion, which pulls its overall average grade down.

Edge Of Darkness and The Talisman say "present"! :D

This: https://forum.maidenfans.com/threads/fear-of-the-dark-individual-album-judgement-by-yours-truly.20954/page-5

By tiers: S: Somewhere in Time, Powerslave, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Piece of Mind. A: Killers, The X Factor, A Matter Of Life And Death, The Number Of The Beast, Iron Maiden. B: The Final Frontier, Dance Of Death C: Senjutsu, No Prayer For The Dying, Brave New World, The Book Of Souls D...

Updated: Somewhere In Time Powerslave Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Piece Of Mind Killers The X Factor A Matter Of Life And Death The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden The Final Frontier Dance Of Death Senjutsu No Prayer For The Dying Brave New World The Book Of Souls Virtual XI Fear Of The Dark

Only falls short to Still Life and The Prophecy for me. And it's not by much: Back In The Village is an amazingly wild track. Love it! P.S. : Powerslave? Fillers? WTF?