All Bruce, No Bull - An Ultimate Maiden Playlist

MrKnickerbocker

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In honor of @Saapanael's top 50 thread, I have decided to share my playlist as compiled via every Maiden release. All songs, other than instrumentals, feature Bruce on vocals, regardless of the era they were originally recorded. The original track order is mostly intact, though some of the early stuff is shifted for better listenability. My goal was to include all of the songs that I would consider "good to great" Maiden tracks, as sung by Bruce (in rating terms, anything I would give a 5/10 or higher). Using the rating systems on this forum were actually quite instrumental in determining which songs to include. :ok:

Thought ya'll might enjoy this, even if some of you have major disagreements about songs included or excluded. Also, it's in spoilers because, well, it's a very long list.

Iron Maiden: All Bruce, No Bullshit!
Transylvania
Prowler '88 (Best of the B'Sides)
Sanctuary (Beast Over Hammersmith)
Remember Tomorrow (Best of the B'Sides)
Running Free (Best of the Beast - edited, originally from Live After Death)
Phantom of the Opera (Live After Death)
Charlotte the Harlot '88 (Best of the B'Sides)
Iron Maiden (En Vivo!)
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Genghis Khan
Wrathchild (Rock in Rio)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (Beast Over Hammersmith)
Killers (Beast Over Hammersmith)
The Ides of March
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Children of the Damned
The Prisoner
22 Acacia Avenue
The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Hallowed Be Thy Name
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Where Eagles Dare
Revelations
Flight of Icarus
Die with Your Boots On
The Trooper
Still Life
To Tame a Land
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Churchill's Speech (Flight 666)
Aces High
2 Minutes to Midnight
Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
The Duellists
Powerslave
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Caught Somewhere in Time
Wasted Years
Sea of Madness
Heaven Can Wait (Maiden England)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Deja-Vu
Alexander the Great
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Moonchild
Infinite Dreams
Can I Play with Madness
The Evil That Men Do
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
The Prophecy
The Clairvoyant
Only the Good Die Young
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No Prayer for the Dying
Fates Warning
Bring Your Daughter…to the Slaughter
Mother Russia
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Be Quick or Be Dead
From Here to Eternity
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Childhood's End
Wasting Love
Judas Be My Guide
Fear of the Dark
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Sign of the Cross (Rock in Rio)
Lord of the Flies (Death on the Road)
Man on the Edge (The Wicker Man single)
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Futureal (Best of the B'Sides)
The Clansman (Rock in Rio)
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The Wicker Man
Ghost of the Navigator
Brave New World
Blood Brothers
The Mercenary
Dream of Mirrors
The Fallen Angel
Out of the Silent Planet
The Thin Line Between Love & Hate
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Wildest Dreams
Rainmaker
No More Lies
Montsegur
Dance of Death
New Frontier
Paschendale
Journeyman
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Different World
These Colours Don't Run
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
The Pilgrim
The Longest Day
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
For the Greater Good of God
Lord of Light
The Legacy
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The Final Frontier
El Dorado
Mother of Mercy
Coming Home
The Alchemist
Isle of Avalon
Starblind
The Talisman
When the Wild Wind Blows

Interesting statistics:
- 99 total songs (98, not counting "Churchill's Speech")
- excludes only 28 songs recorded with Bruce for my other playlist, entitled "The Maiden Outcasts"
 
What are these doing in the list:
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Ah sorry, I didn't look well at the titles. Of course, these are separations between albums.

By the way, nice list for you, but I don't get enthusiastic by lists which are so narrowly (if I may say so) focused on Bruce only. Everyone to their own, it's your list, but imo Maiden is much more than the songs Bruce performed with them. I can understand that you pick songs that were not from his era originally, you just picked them because you prefer hearing Bruce on them. But it feels a bit weird that you prefer such "fake" versions to authentic songs, not only from the Di'Anno and Blaze era, but also from his own. Again, it's a matter of opinion, but it feels odd to me, when I look at it from a historical and songwriting point of view.
 
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Forostar said:
By the way, nice list for you, but I don't get enthusiastic by lists which are so narrowly (if I may say so) focused on Bruce only. Everyone to their own, it's your list, but imo Maiden is much more than the songs Bruce performed with them. I can understand that you pick songs that were not from his era originally, you just picked them because you prefer hearing Bruce on them. But it feels a bit weird that you prefer such "fake" versions to authentic songs, from not only from the Di'Anno and Blaze era, but also from his own era. Again, it's a matter of opinion, but it feels odd to me, when I look at it from a historical and songwriting point of view.
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I guess I would like to know your definition of "fake" versions of songs, especially in relation to ones originally from Bruce's era.

It's no secret that I prefer Bruce to Blaze and Paul, but that doesn't mean I disregard those recordings. The specific nature of this list is to compile Bruce songs, it's not meant to slam the other vocalists. There are songs on this list where I prefer Blaze or Paul singing (Sanctuary, Running Free, Wrathchild, Futureal), but that's not the point of this group of songs.
 
Alright, if it's not your Ultimate Maiden Playlist, then it's something else indeed. I should see it as the Ultimate Maiden w/Bruce on vocals playlist. :)
 
From Brave New World I find Bruce at his best on The Nomad. Absolutely not my favourite song from this album but I love his high voice in the chorus.
 
Newer live versions of songs from first 2 albums sound much more aggressive and up-to-date. Not just because of Bruce. When I'm "preparing" for a Maiden show I usually listen to most recent live recordings, 'cause that's what I'm going to see/hear live :)
 
Forostar said:
Alright, if it's not your Ultimate Maiden Playlist, then it's something else indeed. I should see it as the Ultimate Maiden w/Bruce on vocals playlist. :)
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Haha, touche. I have updated the title. :bigsmile:

Forostar said:
From Brave New World I find Bruce at his best on The Nomad. Absolutely not my favourite song from this album but I love his high voice in the chorus.
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I think his best vocals are on Thin Line. Personally, I cannot stand his voice on The Nomad. That may be less of a problem with Bruce specifically and more of a problem with the melodies. I like the music in the song, but the vocals just really grate on my nerves.

Night Prowler said:
Newer live versions of songs from first 2 albums sound much more aggressive and up-to-date. Not just because of Bruce. When I'm "preparing" for a Maiden show I usually listen to most recent live recordings, 'cause that's what I'm going to see/hear live :)
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I absolutely agree. They have much more power. It's interesting, because a lot of those songs are very simplistic compared to later material, but they sound great with three guitars. Maybe it's Janick's raw playing. :shred:
 
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