best album closer

which is the best closer from an iron maiden album

  • iron maiden

    Votes: 1 1.7%
  • rime of the ancient mariner

    Votes: 16 26.7%
  • to tame a land

    Votes: 5 8.3%
  • drifter

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • alexander the great

    Votes: 5 8.3%
  • the unbeliever

    Votes: 1 1.7%
  • the thin line between love and hate

    Votes: 2 3.3%
  • journeyman

    Votes: 1 1.7%
  • hallowed be thy name

    Votes: 22 36.7%
  • fear of the dark

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • mother russia

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • only the good die young

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • como estais amigos

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • the legacy

    Votes: 4 6.7%
  • when the wild wind blows

    Votes: 3 5.0%

  • Total voters
    60
Gotta be Hallowed.
Maybe the vote should be for number 2.
I pick Wild Wind
 
Personally, I'm a fan of the Name of the Hallowed Mariner, all 20mins of it. Joking aside, Hallowed inches out in front of Rime but it is sooooo close!
 
Best album closer means Rime of the Ancient Mariner vs. Hallowed Be Thy Name I think.

I voted for my all-time favorite song, Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
 
Most here are missing the thread's point - you have to analyse and say which song is best AS AN ALBUM CLOSER!!! Not your fave song among the ones in the poll.
 
I voted Rime of the Ancient Mariner. On Powerslave, I always feel that there are 3 sections: The opening 2 songs (Aces High and 2 Minutes) which were obviously made as singles (not that they scream "single", but the catchiness/epicness of their choruses just seem like they were always destined to be so.), the mid-section (Losfer Words, Flash of the Blade, Duellists and Back in the Village) which are all incredibly underrated songs with some sublime guitar work; and then the close- Powerslave which is epic as hell and really would have closed any other album perfectly, which then leads right into Rime. Now for me, after the epicness of Powerslave, Rime always feels like a bonus, like an end after the end- Powerslave's encore, if you will. After being blown away by Powerslave and thinking "this is a great album!" you now feel "Wow, this is an incredible album!". In my opinion anyhow.

No prizes for guessing my favourite album.  :lol:
 
1. Hallowed Be Thy Name
2. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
3. The Unbeliever/The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
 
Hallowed and rime are the better songs for the best part...
but as which functions best as an album closer i think it has to be the legacy.

not largely agreed i see  :lol:
 
If considering which songs end the respective albums best without judging them only as songs, then I'd say Alex, Only the Good Die Young, The Thin Line ("aww, I fucking missed it" :D), and The Legacy do a damn good job.  It's no coincidence that all of these albums are also great as albums instead of just being a collection of good songs (e.g. TNOTB).  Of these four, I'd say The Legacy is slightly better than the rest: an epic dark album deserves an epic, dark ending.
 
I chose Hallowed Be Thy Name, but could have just as easily went with Drifter, Thin Line Between Love and Hate, or The Legacy. All killer...
 
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