Diesel 11's Maiden Rankings

Wogmidget said:
Not sure about the high position of The Book of Souls Live, given that it's just a hastily-cropped tour poster (and not even a good one - could they have not used the Eddie-cuts-out-own-heart-in-jungle poster?)
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I dunno, I like the look and feel of it.

ghkghk said:
Piece of Mind bellow Virtual XI.... Hard to swallow.
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Iron Lurker said:
and Number of the Beast....beyond belief.
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Like I said, that's where it can literally go anyway. POM has always been a lesser '80s album for me, and TNOTB has started revealing its weaknesses, whereas there isn't a single bad track on VXI. But I'd have to do a lot more listening to figure this out.

But going by the full list itself, tallying up where the songs rank, the albums would be as follows:
  1. Powerslave = 36.63
  2. Somewhere In Time = 39.25
  3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son = 45.38
  4. The Number of the Beast = 64.89
  5. Piece of Mind = 69.89
  6. The X Factor = 73.91
  7. Virtual XI = 78
  8. Fear of the Dark = 79.17
  9. Dance of Death = 81.91
  10. Brave New World = 85.8
  11. The Book of Souls = 87.09
  12. A Matter of Life and Death = 92.3
  13. No Prayer For The Dying = 99.5
  14. Killers = 122.73
  15. Iron Maiden = 131.11
  16. The Final Frontier = 131.8
Though this is of course based solely on the songs. Other than Powerslave being first, this list is horseshit.
 
Como Estais Amigos at third. You must go crazy during Blaze Bayley live shows when he play that!
 
Diesel 11 said:
I would if I went. :p

I've never been to a concert in my life but Maiden and Blaze are two at the top of my list in future.
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I hope you get to see them both one day! Our Maiden preferences differ wildly, and that's cool (just not a Blaze fan, sorry).

Curious. What was your first exposure to Maiden? Mine was Killers. That was the album that made me fall in love with Maiden and will always be held in high regard with me (noticed you rank it last, lol.) Killers does seem to be a much maligned album around here.

So I guess the moral here is "to each his/her own", right?
 
Iron Lurker said:
I hope you get to see them both one day! Our Maiden preferences differ wildly, and that's cool (just not a Blaze fan, sorry).

Curious. What was your first exposure to Maiden? Mine was Killers. That was the album that made me fall in love with Maiden and will always be held in high regard with me (noticed you rank it last, lol.) Killers does seem to be a much maligned album around here.

So I guess the moral here is "to each his/her own", right?
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My first exposure to Maiden was on a list of the 66 greatest metal songs ever (a list is always something that'll draw me in, and this one kickstarted my love of metal). TNOTB, Hallowed, Trooper, and RTTH were ranked 66, 38, 38, and 3 on there, respectively. This was my exposure, but it wasn't until I started really listening to metal and gave RTTH a shot by itself that I fell in love with them. At the time, I was still a big Beatles and Zeppelin fan, but Megadeth and Maiden managed to round off my list at 3 and 4, respectively.

It wasn't until I listened to all of Maiden that they really grew on me. As you can see from this thread, I wasn't a very big fan of BNW and such but did enjoy SIT a lot more than I do now. TXF and VXI I didn't hate (I certainly liked Blaze), but I didn't find them outstanding. Same with IM and Killers. Somehow I really fell in love with the Blaze era and they continue to grow on me. Di'Anno's okay, but I'm really not the biggest fan of the albums he was on. All three vocalists are great at what they do, though, it's just a matter of the material they had to work with.

So yeah. This explains my love of RTTH (I nearly cried at how awesome the chorus was back when I first heard it). As for Empire of the Clouds, I heard it before I heard all of TBOS and from the very first listen it already entered my Top 3. It's only been a little while now that I've accepted it as my favorite song of all time and I doubt it'll fall from that position any time soon.
 
Number 6 said:
Your list also helped me find something that I've always wanted to know, but was too lazy to check by myself. "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" is the longest title on any Maiden song ever. :p
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Along with "The Thin Line Between Love And Hate" ;)
 
Diesel 11 said:
My first exposure to Maiden was on a list of the 66 greatest metal songs ever (a list is always something that'll draw me in, and this one kickstarted my love of metal). TNOTB, Hallowed, Trooper, and RTTH were ranked 66, 38, 38, and 3 on there, respectively.
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Run to the hills the third greatest metal song ever? :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
It's not that hard to pick a group of songs that could be classified as the best in the metal genre. I can narrow it down to the following:

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slayer - Raining Blood
Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner / Hallowed Be Thy Name
Black Sabbath - War Pigs / Iron Man

These are all songs that helped the metal genre forward in one way or another and are good songs to build off of in further spelunking through the genre.
 
Master of Puppets has shit production..... I hate listening to the studio versions of that album because of it. The live album/footage from 1989 in Seattle blows the studio stuff out of the water, even Ride the Lightning (my only liked metallica album)

my favorite thrash album of 1986 and in general is Darkness Descends so I'm kinda bias to mainstream albums from the big 4 when lesser known bands made more kickass albums.... I think that list you mentioned is more like the 66 most well known metal songs... RTTH is the only Maiden song I've ever heard on radio today
 
Yeah, it's more of an overview of popular stuff. Lemme see if I can find the list...

Here it is:

The 66 Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time
66. Iron Maiden | The Number Of The Beast
65. Manowar | The Gods Made Heavy Metal
64. UFO | Rock Bottom
63. Dio | Straight Through The Heart
62. Judas Priest | Race With The Devil
61. Exodus | Bonded By Blood
60. Mercyful Fate | The Oath
59. At The Gates | Blinded By Fear
58. W.A.S.P. | Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)
57. White Zombie | Black Sunshine
56. Corrosion Of Conformity | King Of The Rotten
55. Testament | Practice What You Preach
54. Anthrax | Bring The Noise
53. Slipknot | Psychosocial
52. Black Sabbath | Paranoid
51. Death | Pull The Plug
50. Metallica | Ride The Lightning
49. Rainbow | Stargazer
48. Sepultura | Refuse/Resist
47. Anthrax | Got The Time
46. Deep Purple | Highway Star
45. Megadeth | Hangar 18
44. Quiet Riot | Metal Health
43. Accept | Fast As A Shark
42. Slayer | South Of Heaven
41. Queensrÿche | Walk In The Shadows
40. Lamb Of God | Redneck
39. Glenn Danzig | Am I Demon
38. Iron Maiden | Hallowed By Thy Name
37. Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath
36. Pantera | Cemetery Gates
35. Rainbow | Kill The King
34. Judas Priest | Screaming For Vengeance
33. Lita Ford | Close My Eyes Forever
32. Megadeth | Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
31. Scorpions | Blackout
30. Slayer | War Ensemble
29. Van Halen | Runnin' With The Devil
28. Iron Maiden | The Trooper
27. Accept | Balls To The Wall
26. Mötley Crüe | Live Wire
25. Dream Theatre | Pull Me Under
24. Judas Priest | Painkiller
23. Diamond Head | Am I Evil
22. Ozzy Osbourne | Mr. Crowley
21. Metallica | Enter Sandman
20. Black Sabbath | War Pigs
19. White Zombie | Thunder Kiss '65
18. Pantera | Fucking Hostile
17. Megadeth | Symphony Of Destruction
16. Slayer | Seasons In The Abyss
15. Pantera | Walk
14. Danzig | Mother
13. Anthrax | Caught In A Mosh
12. Ozzy Osbourne | Crazy Train
11. Guns N' Roses | Welcome To The Jungle
10. Dio | Holy Diver
9. Megadeth | Peace Sells
8. Metallica | For Whom The Bell Tolls
7. Black Sabbath | Iron Man
6. Judas Priest | Breaking The Law
5. Motörhead | Ace Of Spades
4. Pantera | Cowboys From Hell
3. Iron Maiden | Run To The Hills
2. Slayer | Raining Blood
1. Metallica | Master Of Puppets

It's definitely an... inaccurate list, but it got me into metal so I can't hate it.
 
Time for an update. This was fucking hard, but I managed to scrape one together. Never mind the non-album songs...

Iron Maiden
Killers
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Somewhere In Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
No Prayer For The Dying
Fear of the Dark
The X Factor
Virtual XI
Brave New World
Dance of Death
A Matter of Life and Death
The Final Frontier
The Book of Souls

Iron Maiden Ranked (Again)
155: Purgatory
154: Drifter
153: Remember Tomorrow
152: Innocent Exile
151: Another Life
150: The Man Who Would Be King
149: Fates Warning
148: Childhood's End
147: Out of the Shadows
146: Mother of Mercy
145: Prodigal Son
144: Twilight Zone
143: Charlotte the Harlot
142: Coming Home
141: Shadows of the Valley
140: The Longest Day
139: Sanctuary
138: Transylvania
137: When The River Runs Deep
136: The Assassin
135: Fear Is The Key
134: New Frontier
133: The Alchemist
132: Chains of Misery
131: Wildest Dreams
130: These Colours Don't Run
129: Running Free
128: Holy Smoke
127: The Man of Sorrows
126: Public Enema Number One
125: Wasting Love
124: The Prophecy
123: The Clairvoyant
122: Quest For Fire
121: Strange World
120: Prowler
119: Invaders
118: Gangland
117: The Great Unknown
116: Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
115: Isle of Avalon
114: Ghost of the Navigator
113: The Educated Fool
112: When Two Worlds Collide
111: Man on the Edge
110: The Fugitive
109: No Prayer For The Dying
108: Hooks In You
107: Look for the Truth
106: Dance of Death
105: The Fallen Angel
104: Speed of Light
103: 22 Acacia Avenue
102: Age of Innocence
101: The Ides of March
100: Children of the Damned
99: The Prisoner
98: Blood on the World's Hands
97: Starblind
96: The Wicker Man
95: Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
94: Be Quick or Be Dead
93: 2 AM
92: The Nomad
91: Futureal
90: Moonchild
89: Rainmaker
88: Run Silent Run Deep
87: Die With Your Boots On
86: Caught Somewhere In Time
85: El Dorado
84: When The Wild Wind Blows
83: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
82: The Angel and the Gambler
81: Can I Play With Madness
80: Sea of Madness
79: Where Eagles Dare
78: Revelations
77: The Pilgrim
76: Montsegur
75: Lightning Strikes Twice
74: Sun and Steel
73: Heaven Can Wait
72: The Edge of Darkness
71: Wrathchild
70: Genghis Khan
69: No More Lies
68: The Book of Souls
67: Blood Brothers
66: The Talisman
65: The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
64: Death or Glory
63: Face In The Sand
62: Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
61: To Tame A Land
60: The Mercenary
59: Killers
58: The Trooper
57: Phantom of the Opera
56: Iron Maiden
55: The Unbeliever
54: Gates of Tomorrow
53: From Here To Eternity
52: Brave New World
51: Lord of Light
50: Afraid to Shoot Strangers
49: Stranger In A Strange Land
48: The Number of the Beast
47: Mother Russia
46: Only The Good Die Young
45: Fear of the Dark
44: Tears of a Clown
43: Infinite Dreams
42: If Eternity Should Fail
41: Flight of Icarus
40: Total Eclipse
39: Dream of Mirrors
38: Fortunes of War
37: Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
36: The Duellists
35: Tailgunner
34: For The Greater Good Of God
33: Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
32: Weekend Warrior
31: Murders In The Rue Morgue
30: Flash of the Blade
29: Different World
28: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
27: 2 Minutes To Midnight
26: Deja Vu
25: The Red and the Black
24: The Aftermath
23: The Clansman
22: Back in the Village
21: Judgement of Heaven
20: Hallowed Be Thy Name
19: The Apparition
18: The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
17: Journeyman
16: Judas Be My Guide
15: Paschendale
14: Out of the Silent Planet
13: Sign of the Cross
12: Powerslave
11: Wasted Years
10: Lord of the Flies
9: Alexander the Great
8: Still Life
7: The Evil That Men Do
6: The Legacy
5: Run To The Hills
4: Aces High
3: Como Estais Amigos
2: Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1: Empire of the Clouds
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So now I'm going to go through the commentary boards again and re-vote again. Speaking of which, I've finally come up with a system I like. Based on this list:

1-30: 10/10
31-60: 9/10
61-90: 8/10
91-121: 7/10
122-139: 6/10
140-144: 5/10
145-148: 4/10
149-151: 3/10
152-153: 2/10
154-155: 1/10​

So that's that.
 
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