I am a really big fan of the sanctuary Eddie where he's holding the dagger or the knife and he's kind of crouched I love that honey Man live after death Eddie is incredible and so was Somewhere in Time Eddie Number of the Beast Eddie rules going with Sanctuary Eddie
Best Eddie
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Wogmidget
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Ah, speaking of T-shirts - I seem to have a knockoff shirt with the alt BYDTTS art, marked as RTTH for some reason. Curiously, I seem to recall seeing it being used as Blaze-era promo art, but there's nothing on the net to suggest I wasn't hallucinating . . .
52. 12 Wasted Years (Riggs)
Overall: 5.00/10
Even though this one comes in higher than many, it also didn't get any 10 votes, much like Holy Smoke. Someone liked it enough to give it a 9, though. Obviously a very hastily drawn Eddie that relies upon the various covers told at this point. The short hair is really odd to me, and the teeth appear, well, almost too white. The robot eye is off-centre, whereas the spark-filled eyes isn't, giving Eddie almost a cross-eyed look. This isn't a very pretty Eddie, and I'm surprised it got this high, especially when much better Eddies (like the Virtual XI Eddie) went low. It's enough to make me think people voted for the songs rather than the Eddie.
Your votes:
10: 0
9: 1
8: 7
7: 8
6: 8
5: 14
4: 4
3: 3
2: 9
1: 2
Overall Rankings:
Overall: 5.00/10
Even though this one comes in higher than many, it also didn't get any 10 votes, much like Holy Smoke. Someone liked it enough to give it a 9, though. Obviously a very hastily drawn Eddie that relies upon the various covers told at this point. The short hair is really odd to me, and the teeth appear, well, almost too white. The robot eye is off-centre, whereas the spark-filled eyes isn't, giving Eddie almost a cross-eyed look. This isn't a very pretty Eddie, and I'm surprised it got this high, especially when much better Eddies (like the Virtual XI Eddie) went low. It's enough to make me think people voted for the songs rather than the Eddie.
Your votes:
10: 0
9: 1
8: 7
7: 8
6: 8
5: 14
4: 4
3: 3
2: 9
1: 2
Overall Rankings:
52 - 12 Wasted Years - video - Riggs
53 - Holy Smoke - single - Riggs
54 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - original, single - Riggs
55 - Virus, original - single - Riggs
56 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - alternate, single - Riggs
57 - El Dorado - single - Dry
58 - Live at Donington - live album - Wilkinson
59 - Be Quick or Be Dead - single - Riggs
60 - En Vivo! - live album - Grant
61 - Hallowed Be Thy Name - single - Riggs
62 - BBC Archives - live album - Riggs
63 - Rainmaker - single - Watson
62 - Edward the Great - compilation album - Adams
65 - No More Lies - EP - Patchett
66 - The Early Days - video - Peacock
67 - The Final Frontier - single - Dry
68 - Out of the Silent Planet, alternate - single - Wilkinson
69 - Different World - single - Greenhalgh
70 - Virtual XI - album - Grant
71 - The X Factor - album - Syme
72 - Visions of the Beast - video - Peacock
73 - Man on the Edge - single - Syme
74 - Run to the Hills, Rock in Rio - single - Unknown
75 - The X Factor, alternate - Syme
76 - Best of the B-Sides - compilation album - Wilkinson
77 - Wildest Dreams - single - Greenhalgh
78 - Virus, second alternate - single - Syme
79 - Dance of Death - album - Patchett
80 - Lord of the Flies - single - Syme
81 - Futureal - single - Synthetic Dimensions
82 - Virus, first alternate - single - Unknown
83 - Ed Hunter - compilation album - Synthetic Dimensions
84 - The Angel and the Gambler - single - Synthetic Dimensions
53 - Holy Smoke - single - Riggs
54 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - original, single - Riggs
55 - Virus, original - single - Riggs
56 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - alternate, single - Riggs
57 - El Dorado - single - Dry
58 - Live at Donington - live album - Wilkinson
59 - Be Quick or Be Dead - single - Riggs
60 - En Vivo! - live album - Grant
61 - Hallowed Be Thy Name - single - Riggs
62 - BBC Archives - live album - Riggs
63 - Rainmaker - single - Watson
62 - Edward the Great - compilation album - Adams
65 - No More Lies - EP - Patchett
66 - The Early Days - video - Peacock
67 - The Final Frontier - single - Dry
68 - Out of the Silent Planet, alternate - single - Wilkinson
69 - Different World - single - Greenhalgh
70 - Virtual XI - album - Grant
71 - The X Factor - album - Syme
72 - Visions of the Beast - video - Peacock
73 - Man on the Edge - single - Syme
74 - Run to the Hills, Rock in Rio - single - Unknown
75 - The X Factor, alternate - Syme
76 - Best of the B-Sides - compilation album - Wilkinson
77 - Wildest Dreams - single - Greenhalgh
78 - Virus, second alternate - single - Syme
79 - Dance of Death - album - Patchett
80 - Lord of the Flies - single - Syme
81 - Futureal - single - Synthetic Dimensions
82 - Virus, first alternate - single - Unknown
83 - Ed Hunter - compilation album - Synthetic Dimensions
84 - The Angel and the Gambler - single - Synthetic Dimensions
Magnus
Pica Serdica
Yup, LC, suspense is killing us you know.And it's dead again....
Sorry, life happens.
Yes.
51. Iron Maiden - remaster (Riggs)
Overall: 5.07/10
This one is a tribute to the original, of course, and what I find really interesting is that Riggs avoided the temptation to "update" the look of the old Eddie to match the style that would be developed beginning with Killers and ending with the advent of the more monster-like Eddie that began around No Prayer For the Dying. This Eddie really looks like a fuckin' zombie. I think if you go to an Iron Maiden neophyte and put this and the original side-by-side they'd prefer this one, but the fact that it wasn't evolved and more re-imagined makes it look like a copy of the cover we all know. You can see by the votes that this is considered very middle of the pack by Maidenfans.
Your votes:
10: 2
9: 4
8: 8
7: 8
6: 4
5: 7
4: 5
3: 7
2: 5
1: 8
50. Live at the Rainbow (Riggs)
Overall: 5.07/10
I don't understand why this did as well as it did. It's a very piss-poor drawing, the only advantage of it is that we get an early view of where Eddie will evolve over the next couple covers, until his Piece of Mind-era lobotomy. Look at that left leg, that is not well drawn, and the right one is so oddly disjointed. Obvious that Riggs just pounded this out.
Your votes:
10: 1
9: 1
8: 5
7: 10
6: 9
5: 10
4: 5
3: 8
2: 9
1: 0
Overall Rankings:
Overall: 5.07/10
This one is a tribute to the original, of course, and what I find really interesting is that Riggs avoided the temptation to "update" the look of the old Eddie to match the style that would be developed beginning with Killers and ending with the advent of the more monster-like Eddie that began around No Prayer For the Dying. This Eddie really looks like a fuckin' zombie. I think if you go to an Iron Maiden neophyte and put this and the original side-by-side they'd prefer this one, but the fact that it wasn't evolved and more re-imagined makes it look like a copy of the cover we all know. You can see by the votes that this is considered very middle of the pack by Maidenfans.
Your votes:
10: 2
9: 4
8: 8
7: 8
6: 4
5: 7
4: 5
3: 7
2: 5
1: 8
50. Live at the Rainbow (Riggs)
Overall: 5.07/10
I don't understand why this did as well as it did. It's a very piss-poor drawing, the only advantage of it is that we get an early view of where Eddie will evolve over the next couple covers, until his Piece of Mind-era lobotomy. Look at that left leg, that is not well drawn, and the right one is so oddly disjointed. Obvious that Riggs just pounded this out.
Your votes:
10: 1
9: 1
8: 5
7: 10
6: 9
5: 10
4: 5
3: 8
2: 9
1: 0
Overall Rankings:
50 - Live at the Rainbow - video - Riggs
51 - Iron Maiden - album, remaster - Riggs
52 - 12 Wasted Years - video - Riggs
53 - Holy Smoke - single - Riggs
54 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - original, single - Riggs
55 - Virus, original - single - Riggs
56 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - alternate, single - Riggs
57 - El Dorado - single - Dry
58 - Live at Donington - live album - Wilkinson
59 - Be Quick or Be Dead - single - Riggs
60 - En Vivo! - live album - Grant
61 - Hallowed Be Thy Name - single - Riggs
62 - BBC Archives - live album - Riggs
63 - Rainmaker - single - Watson
62 - Edward the Great - compilation album - Adams
65 - No More Lies - EP - Patchett
66 - The Early Days - video - Peacock
67 - The Final Frontier - single - Dry
68 - Out of the Silent Planet, alternate - single - Wilkinson
69 - Different World - single - Greenhalgh
70 - Virtual XI - album - Grant
71 - The X Factor - album - Syme
72 - Visions of the Beast - video - Peacock
73 - Man on the Edge - single - Syme
74 - Run to the Hills, Rock in Rio - single - Unknown
75 - The X Factor, alternate - Syme
76 - Best of the B-Sides - compilation album - Wilkinson
77 - Wildest Dreams - single - Greenhalgh
78 - Virus, second alternate - single - Syme
79 - Dance of Death - album - Patchett
80 - Lord of the Flies - single - Syme
81 - Futureal - single - Synthetic Dimensions
82 - Virus, first alternate - single - Unknown
83 - Ed Hunter - compilation album - Synthetic Dimensions
84 - The Angel and the Gambler - single - Synthetic Dimensions
51 - Iron Maiden - album, remaster - Riggs
52 - 12 Wasted Years - video - Riggs
53 - Holy Smoke - single - Riggs
54 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - original, single - Riggs
55 - Virus, original - single - Riggs
56 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - alternate, single - Riggs
57 - El Dorado - single - Dry
58 - Live at Donington - live album - Wilkinson
59 - Be Quick or Be Dead - single - Riggs
60 - En Vivo! - live album - Grant
61 - Hallowed Be Thy Name - single - Riggs
62 - BBC Archives - live album - Riggs
63 - Rainmaker - single - Watson
62 - Edward the Great - compilation album - Adams
65 - No More Lies - EP - Patchett
66 - The Early Days - video - Peacock
67 - The Final Frontier - single - Dry
68 - Out of the Silent Planet, alternate - single - Wilkinson
69 - Different World - single - Greenhalgh
70 - Virtual XI - album - Grant
71 - The X Factor - album - Syme
72 - Visions of the Beast - video - Peacock
73 - Man on the Edge - single - Syme
74 - Run to the Hills, Rock in Rio - single - Unknown
75 - The X Factor, alternate - Syme
76 - Best of the B-Sides - compilation album - Wilkinson
77 - Wildest Dreams - single - Greenhalgh
78 - Virus, second alternate - single - Syme
79 - Dance of Death - album - Patchett
80 - Lord of the Flies - single - Syme
81 - Futureal - single - Synthetic Dimensions
82 - Virus, first alternate - single - Unknown
83 - Ed Hunter - compilation album - Synthetic Dimensions
84 - The Angel and the Gambler - single - Synthetic Dimensions
Welsh Phantom
Ancient Mariner
51. Iron Maiden - remaster (Riggs)
Overall: 5.07/10
This one is a tribute to the original, of course, and what I find really interesting is that Riggs avoided the temptation to "update" the look of the old Eddie to match the style that would be developed beginning with Killers and ending with the advent of the more monster-like Eddie that began around No Prayer For the Dying. This Eddie really looks like a fuckin' zombie. I think if you go to an Iron Maiden neophyte and put this and the original side-by-side they'd prefer this one, but the fact that it wasn't evolved and more re-imagined makes it look like a copy of the cover we all know. You can see by the votes that this is considered very middle of the pack by Maidenfans.
Your votes:
10: 2
9: 4
8: 8
7: 8
6: 4
5: 7
4: 5
3: 7
2: 5
1: 8
50. Live at the Rainbow (Riggs)
Overall: 5.07/10
I don't understand why this did as well as it did. It's a very piss-poor drawing, the only advantage of it is that we get an early view of where Eddie will evolve over the next couple covers, until his Piece of Mind-era lobotomy. Look at that left leg, that is not well drawn, and the right one is so oddly disjointed. Obvious that Riggs just pounded this out.
Your votes:
10: 1
9: 1
8: 5
7: 10
6: 9
5: 10
4: 5
3: 8
2: 9
1: 0
Overall Rankings:
50 - Live at the Rainbow - video - Riggs
51 - Iron Maiden - album, remaster - Riggs
52 - 12 Wasted Years - video - Riggs
53 - Holy Smoke - single - Riggs
54 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - original, single - Riggs
55 - Virus, original - single - Riggs
56 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter - alternate, single - Riggs
57 - El Dorado - single - Dry
58 - Live at Donington - live album - Wilkinson
59 - Be Quick or Be Dead - single - Riggs
60 - En Vivo! - live album - Grant
61 - Hallowed Be Thy Name - single - Riggs
62 - BBC Archives - live album - Riggs
63 - Rainmaker - single - Watson
62 - Edward the Great - compilation album - Adams
65 - No More Lies - EP - Patchett
66 - The Early Days - video - Peacock
67 - The Final Frontier - single - Dry
68 - Out of the Silent Planet, alternate - single - Wilkinson
69 - Different World - single - Greenhalgh
70 - Virtual XI - album - Grant
71 - The X Factor - album - Syme
72 - Visions of the Beast - video - Peacock
73 - Man on the Edge - single - Syme
74 - Run to the Hills, Rock in Rio - single - Unknown
75 - The X Factor, alternate - Syme
76 - Best of the B-Sides - compilation album - Wilkinson
77 - Wildest Dreams - single - Greenhalgh
78 - Virus, second alternate - single - Syme
79 - Dance of Death - album - Patchett
80 - Lord of the Flies - single - Syme
81 - Futureal - single - Synthetic Dimensions
82 - Virus, first alternate - single - Unknown
83 - Ed Hunter - compilation album - Synthetic Dimensions
84 - The Angel and the Gambler - single - Synthetic Dimensions
It would be interesting if some younger fans could confirm / disagree with your neophyte theory.
Personally I feel the new one lacks the raw charm of the original.
Edit: and thanks for resurrecting one of the best threads on the board
Magnus
Pica Serdica
I don't see how even a neophyte would prefer the conjunctivitis Eddie.It would be interesting if some younger fans could confirm / disagree with your neophyte theory.
Personally I feel the new one lacks the raw charm of the original.
Edit: and thanks for resurrecting one of the best threads on the board
And I agree about the resurrection part
Welsh Phantom
Ancient Mariner
I don't see how even a neophyte would prefer the conjunctivitis Eddie.
And I agree about the resurrection part
"Conjunctivitis Eddie" .... made me laugh!
I prefer the newer one, and it's likely entirely because I hadn't seen the original for some years after becoming a fan.I don't see how even a neophyte would prefer the conjunctivitis Eddie.
And I agree about the resurrection part
Welsh Phantom
Ancient Mariner
So did you see the original artwork after you saw the remaster?
Just wondering if it is a case of us preferring the one we are used to seeing first.
That is exactly what I just said, yes!
Welsh Phantom
Ancient Mariner
Well you just said you saw the original some years after being a fan. You may not have seen the remaster either.
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
I guess it also works with hearing some versions of a song (studio/live) and preferring the first one.
Sorry, I very specifically saw the remaster first.Well you just said you saw the original some years after being a fan. You may not have seen the remaster either.