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Can't bring you in if you've said mean things on Facebook about Dear Leader.

Ultimately, Killers was the album that was the leftovers from the debut, plus a couple other tracks. Murders, Wrathchild and the title track are all time classics but while I like much of the rest of the album, it's easy to see why it's winning this poll.

I think we've all agreed over the past that Satellite 15 as released was a mistake. Steve hearing something unfinished, loving it, and throwing it on the album (or the album cover) is classic Steve.

Yeah, that may be true for Finland, but outside of Finland I'd say it's pretty rare. The only Iron Maiden song I've ever heard on the radio is Run to the Hills. I did hear Hallowed on Sirius once, but that doesn't really count. Where The Trooper comes in is via pop culture inserts. It's got one...

The Trooper never got a lot of radio play, but it has been well integrated via popular media. A casual example that always comes to mind is the song ending up in the book World War Z. So while I would think that in, say, 1985, The Trooper wasn't as well known as Run to the Hills, by 2025 I would...

Can we see some reasons why, maybe? 1. Paschendale - absolute masterpiece, still holds its head high among all of Maiden's work. I've said it before but the music and lyrics are damn near perfectly blended, the intensifying music and words all coming to a horrible head. There's a Steve-ism in...

To be clear, when I was talking about Beast, I meant it in popular opinion rather than Maidenfans opinion. I think we generally rate it correctly here. A landmark album but just the beginning for what comes next. 25 years of distance has given me some perspective on BNW, but I still think it's...

It's very interesting to see what people choose for their words. Some going very literal to the covers, some talking about where the album sits in their view, others sharing feelings they have when they listen. Interesting.

Yeah, I messed that up too.

Yeah, I would probably put Number of the Beast up there on my personal overrated list. Side 2 of Piece of Mind is also a little weaker, but that's because To Tame a Land doesn't really work for me, probably my second least favourite Harris epic. Still a good song, of course. It's all pretty darn...

Do we really, truly need to re-litigate VXI in the thread for a tour that has nothing to do with it?

I have no idea if I've responded to this thread before and I don't care to check, but I am gonna come back and say that although I enjoyed The Future Past tour immensely, I still think my answer is Somewhere in Time. It's not as big of a gap as it was, but I don't think it's a perfect album, nor...

Absolutely so.

heyyy @Forostar, happy birthday!

I am also cautious about the lessons taken from Mamdani's win. I think he is very likely to win the general election, mind you, but what works in a Democratic primary in NYC may not work for everyone. It may be very instructive of what we see in the primary cycles next year, though. Also...

Thanks! I don't feel we need them all at once if you want to preserve the mystery.

I read a comment that I think is prescient: a lot of people are about to find out that the health insurance they get through the Obamacare exchange for $33 a month is actually Medicaid.

Mosh, given that we will get about a week to vote, is it perhaps possible to get the next year's list in advance? Listening to ~15 albums isn't easy for me, because most of my workday is now spent in meetings instead of doing paperwork.

hey happy birthday!

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