No Prayer is easily in my top 16 favorite Iron Maiden albums.
To Perun's point about "back to roots"--this is exactly what Maiden were saying at the time. They were hugely inspired (intimidated) by Guns n Roses' success. They had no interest in speeding up further than they already did on the...
Speaking of podcasts, here is a relatively quick show where a bigger fan of Maiden than Mick Wall tries to explain them to an uninitiated rube.
https://thenewdadrock.buzzsprout.com/1084169/8507732-ep-38-iron-maiden-live-after-dark
Thanks to everyone who sent in a list. Between you fine folks and my "real world" friends I was able to aggregate 20+ lists into a solid Top 10.
https://thenewdadrock.buzzsprout.com/1084169/8374609-ep-37-top-ten-albums-by-the-big-four
Does anyone else think that WOTW stands for Winds of the Winter and Maiden and George RR Martin are just waiting for the other one to be done so they can release the album and book in tandem?
Huh? Their last album was fantastic, they toured with a mini-orchestra behind them, then followed that up with a proper goodbye tour, even dusting off a never-played live deep cut (Losing It) and got they guy who played violin originally to join them onstage in two cities (when they didn't have...
There's no use in hiding
Got to keep on trying
Can't take no more lying
This is the last!
There's no time for crying
When some of us are dying
None of us decide
What is our fate
Looks like we have 10 lists in, so here are the stats so far:
29 albums mentioned, only 2 albums on every list. One one list had South of Heaven in multiple places.
Here are the top 10 (# of 1st place votes, after 10 voters)
1) Master of Puppets (5)
2) Ride the Lightning
3) Rust in Peace (1)...
Mine are:
1) Master of Puppets
2) Among the Living
3) Seasons in the Abyss
4) Reign in Blood
5) Peace Sells...but Who's Buying
6) Ride the Lightning
7) Spreading the Disease
8) Rust in Peace
9) For All Kings
10) South of Heaven
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