The better songs have all been eliminated already because of the way the game was structured. This isn't really song vs. song across the catalog, it's song vs. song on a per-album basis, then per groups of albums. Ultra-classic albums only got to send one song forward, often against the winner of another ultra-classic album, so lots of amazing songs got eliminated early.
The intro is gold, it sets the mood and creates an amazing build-up for the drums and it's not that long. I agree about the purpose of the outro, but it's too long for me. Idk, maybe it's because the chorus is not repeated one more time.
The unique and perfect structure, the flow, the amazing and different melodies (it's pure magic), the memorable chorus, the epic vocal parts and the overall impactful vibe of the song. Steve's talent is shown at his best in this song (even without a repetition of the melodies or chorus 1).
The greatest moments in Maiden's history are a lot, but the climax of Rime is one of the top ones for sure.
Ok, you're not a fan of the calm middle part, but to say the song is just too long is not serious. When a song has a lot of lyrics (like Rime), you should expect a lot of verses. And no, the song is not repetitive. The groove of the song is just perfect.
True, and through that - more through the music itself than the lyrics - it can affect you very deeply and give you a little more hope in a gloomy world. When someone composes music which can do that, it deserves a win like this once in a while. I wouldn't complain.
When I listen to songs, for the most part I don't tend to pay much attention to lyrics. I like long instrumentals, but get bored with length vocal verses. Rime is very repetitive. And i'm not a big fan of that riff. There is no intro, it drops straight into it, and I personally find the riff pretty boring. and then it plays that riff a few more times on verses and then at the end. So a really bad way to start the song off and a really bad way to finish the song up. The middle quiet part is too slow and goes on forever, and stuff around that is't great either, There is no fantastic solo, like Powerslave, or alexander the great or the red and the black. The song has very little interesting bits, and it drags on for over 13 minutes. Not Maiden's best moment. Powerslave album would have been overall stronger without this song. It's the one and only dud on that very strong album.
? Dave and Adrian drop two killer back to back solos on that song AND then do a thrilling dual guitar piece thereafter. One of the band’s greatest moments.
I don't want to argue about it.