Favorite Incarnation of Eddie on an Iron Maiden release?

[valacirca]

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_the_ ... gle_covers

This includes all appearances of Eddie in studio albums, EPs, compilations, singles, live albums or whatever else.

It makes for an epic poll.

You may choose your Top 5.

I'm going with:

1. The Trooper
2. Aces High
3. SSoaSS
4. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
5. Can I Play with Madness

I sure hope I didn't screw this up by missing anything essential or putting in something twice...

 

[LooseCannon]

No LAD?

 

[valacirca]

added, sorry.

 

[Ben Beast]

Fuck, you beat my poll's options list record

Anyway, of course my avator's Eddie, Killers Eddie- classic one , I'm really into Medieval history, kings and knights and stuff so Edward the Great is one of my favourites , Dance of Death album cover is ugly but Eddie is awesome and the battle for the last spot was fight between Reincarnation Of BB and AMOLAD's Eddie, and the former won because it had more presence 
Shame the list doesn't have These Colours Don't Run's Eddie

 

[Donner]

My favorites are-

The Number of the Beast
Somewhere in Time
Powerslave
The Clairvoyant
Live After Death

 

[Cap Maronis]

This is where I feel no qualms about putting up the iconic, since songs can be overplayed, a great album cover is still a great album cover.

5. Live After Death
4. Somewhere in Time
3. The Trooper
2. Iron Maiden (pre-remaster of course)
1. Killers


I can't stress enough how amazing the Killers cover is, and while the first Iron Maiden album cover has Eddie stumbling into view as a zombie, Killers shows Eddie as a real character identifiably different from other zombies. As for the others, what really needs to be said? No Prayer for the Dying really shouldn't exist in either form, since Live After Death is the best image of the undead bursting from their grave EVER. Somewhere in Time is so unique, and for whatever reason always makes me think of Shadowrun (OH SHIT I'VE BEEN OUTED AS A HUGE NERD), and The Trooper is just the ballsiest bad-ass cover, I mean I see that image mentally whenever I hear the first riff to the song.


At any rate, here are my killers shoes that I refuse to get rid of:

These have survived more concerts than they probably should have. Oh and there's a huge hole at the bottom of my right sole.

 

[Black Thunder]

1. 2 Minutes To Midnight
2. Stranger In A Strange Land
3. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4. The Evil That Man Do
5. Piece Of Mind

 

[Dead Boss]

1. Ben Breeg
2. Death on the Road
3. Powerslave
4. Aces High
5. Piece of Mind

To be fair, the DOTR Eddie is good, but it's the cover that's fucking awesome.

 

[Jonszat]

<--- 1) The Clansman Eddie
2) Rime of the Ancient Mariner Eddie
3) NotB
4) BNW
5) SiaSL

 

[Unknown One]

The Trooper (My favourite eddie of all, still have the poster of this eddie on my wall)
Stranger In A Strange Land (reminds me of a certain scene in Blade Runner)
Aces High (Fighter pilots FTW!)
Powerslave
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg

 

[Revelations85]

1.The Trooper
2.Killers
3.2 Minutes to Midnight
4.Run to the Hills
5.NotB (song)

 

[Jeffmetal]

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, but this one:

 

[Vortex]

1. Somewhere in Time
2. Powerslave
3. Aces High
4. The Trooper
5. Wasted Years

@Jeffmetal:  Agreed about that 7th son inner sleeve pic, it's my fav.

 

[haunz]

1. Somewhere In Time
2. Powerslave
3. Live After Death
4. Seventh Son
5. Brave New World

 

[The Flash]

1. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
2. The Trooper
3. Powerslave
4. Somewhere in Time
5. Stranger in a Strange Land

 

[Prowler_108]

Killers
2 Minutes to Midnight
Stranger in a Strange Land
Somewhere in Time
Hallowed Be Thy Name

 

[Eddie]

Live After Death
Flight of Icarus
The Trooper
Powerslave
Aces High

 

[Jupz]

Live After Death for me

 

[desultory]

Aces High for the singles. Beating Stranger in a Strange Land.
Somewhere in time for the albums. Beating Live after Death.

 

[Taker]

1. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
2. Death on the Road
3. Killers
4. Twilight Zone
5 Live After Death