Favourite Album

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What is your favourite Maiden album?

  • Iron Maiden

    Votes: 5 3.0%

  • Killers

    Votes: 5 3.0%

  • The Number Of The Beast

    Votes: 14 8.5%

  • Piece Of Mind

    Votes: 17 10.3%

  • Powerslave

    Votes: 24 14.5%

  • Somewhere In Time

    Votes: 22 13.3%

  • Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

    Votes: 32 19.4%

  • No Prayer For The Dying

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Fear Of The Dark

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • The X Factor

    Votes: 4 2.4%

  • Virtual XI

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Brave New World

    Votes: 16 9.7%

  • Dance Of Death

    Votes: 3 1.8%

  • A Matter Of Life And Death

    Votes: 21 12.7%
  • Total voters
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Yes. I witnessed the atrocities as they occured, but was not personally involved. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
A difficult one.
But i have to go with Number...

Here`s my top 5:
1) Number of the beast
2) Dance of death
3) brave new world
4) powerslave
5) seventh son of a seventh son
 
Call me nuts, but my favorite has to be TXF. There's something unique about this album that got me the first time I listened to it and never let me.

This is the album I've listened the most in my entire life and I can't get enough of it, like there is always something to discover.

I know, Bruce has superior qualities, both as a singer and as a showman and this one features Blaze. But in a time when Maiden had to re-invent itself, when Maiden was under pressure, when Maiden was forgotten by some after a long absence, in a time when metal was thought dead, the band released a pearl. The pearl of a lifetime.

It's not the exact same Maiden we used to know and love, it's not the marvel that was Seventh Son, but this unique chapter in Maiden's history has to be the most daring of them all.

Cheers
 
ack... this one was a bit rough, eh?... I chose Piece of Mind... this album, in addition to being the first I heard from them, is Maiden at the height of it's raw power... Powerslave was awesome, but a bit over the top... the only contender to PoM would be Seventh Son... the reason being that Seventh Son represents Maiden at the height of their creative power... to create an album that tells a story throughout is a major creative milestone... especially considering all of the creativity that IM has shown through these many (blurry-at-times) years... tho, when put side by side, I still have to give PoM the nod... just for the sheer power it possesses still to this day... add that to the fact that it played a MAJOR role in bringing Metal to the forefront of music at a time when music was, well, prettyshitty... (please pardon the Latin)... Piece of Mind... yea... [!--emo&B)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/cool.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'cool.gif\' /][!--endemo--]...
 
Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum, and this poll caught my attention.

For me, it has to be Brave New World; with Powerslave, Somewhere In Time, Dance of Death, 7th Son, and Piece of Mind just behind it. I prefer more melodic songs to all-out shredfests, so BNW is for me. It also has realtively little filler; the only songs that could probably be so considered are The Fallen Angel and maybe The Mercenary. It has my favorite Maiden epic, Dream of Mirrors, on it; which I prefer more than even Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The Wicker Man is a killer into, Blood Brothers is simply beautiful, Brave New World is a powerful metaphor, Out of the Silent Planet is just badass and a great political statement, Ghost of the Navigator is haunting, and The Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a stunning, beautiful outro to the album, reminicent of Rush.

The only songs I don't really care for are The Nomad {which is still an excellent song}, The Fallen Angel, and The Mercenary.

I guess it's because it's the album that shows the most maturity on it; it takes the blinding NWOBHM found on albums like Piece of Mind and The Number of the Beast and combines it with the great experimentation of Somewhere In Time and SSOASS, and adds the maturity of the Blaze era.

Powerslave ranks right behind it; almost its equal. Two of my favorite heavy metal songs of all time, Aces High and Two Minutes To Midnight, are found on that album; along with the incredible title song and the chilling Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

SSOASS is another of my favorites; I love the storyline behind the album, and songs like The Clairvoyant, The Evil That Men Do, Moonchild, and Can I Play With Madness are staples of my metal/rock library.

Somewhere In Time is another killer album. The Lonliness of the Long-Distance Runner and Stranger In A Strange Land are some of my favorite songs of the eighties.

It's so hard to pick a single best IM album. I love their first two albums because they were so raw and gritty, and I can even appreciate the Blaze Bailey era. I'm a big fan of Candlemass, Type O Negative, and bands like that; so I do really like the X Factor, although it doesn't come close to comparing to some of their earlier stuff.

The only albums I really DON'T consider to be great are NPFTD, FOTD, and Virtual XI, and had those been albums from any other band, they'd be amongst the greatest. Also, I'm honestly not a big fan of TNOTB other than 22 Acacia Avenue, the title track, Run To The Hills, and Hallowed Be Thy Name; but it's still an incredible album.

So BNW gets my vote; although ALL Iron Maiden albums are so excellent that there's no real way to pick one over the other.
 
Is so hard to choose [!--emo&:unsure:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/unsure.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'unsure.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

I Love Somewhere in Time, Powerslave, 7Son, The Number & Brave;
but I voted for Piece of Mind! [!--emo&:rock:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/headbang.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'headbang.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
nice site, first post here. this had to be the topic to start with.

okay.. i've been a fan since first seeing the album cover of killers in a record store when i was about 5 yrs old. it just captivated me and on an unconscious level probably got me hooked. i hadn't actually heard maiden until 82 or 83 with number of the beast and was blown away by the sheer power and originality of it. but i was still young (i must've been 10 around that time) and was getting into other types of music also, such as all the current new wave, pop and hip hop that was taking form. i was obsessed with hip hop until about 93. all the while my brother who was really into all types of metal had balanced my love of hip hop with other music by him constantly playing guitar and my best friend who was into helloween and stuff like that. but it wasn't until about 2001 that i came across Brave New World. i had ironically been wanting to catch up on all the maiden i missed over the years around that time so i bought it on the spot! oh man! what a day that was riding my bike around town listening to BNW. it completely blew my mind!! i found myself becoming obsessed with it and decided to get all their albums. i skipped the x-factor and virtual XI (i'll eventually get those) and i still don't have No Prayer For The Dying (will get that one too) but it sounds like that isn't a fav on here.

so.... number of the beast and brave new world have a special place in my heart forever.

here's my current favs in order:
1) Brave New World
2) Number Of The Beast
3) Seventh Son
4) Piece Of Mind <- SSOSS and POM tie for me
5) Powerslave
6) Fear Of The Dark
7) Somewhere In Time
8) Dance Of Death

dance of death will take time to grow on me as i was hoping for a more brave new world kind of album. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
I gave my vote to piece of mind: if you want to know why, just listen it [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Number Of The Beast
Powerslave
Brave New World
Piece Of Mind
 
It's always been a tough call for me between BNW and SiT, but right now the former has the advantage.

There's such a great feel to Brave New World (alright, so is to others) every time i listen to it, the sound is so majestic, bombastic, huge...dunno if it's cos of production or whatever, but the freshness, virtousity and variety of sound in each song is just outstanding. Melodic. And no fillers, too.

So, it's followed by Somewhere in Time (fantastic use of synths!), 3rd comes the debut (raw and essential). After that, it all depends on mood. Maiden are perhaps the only band around not to have a truly *weak* album, so it's always tough to decide and that's why opinions vary so much. [!--emo&:)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

The Saint, you ain't nuts (or we *both* are), cos lately I can't get enough of TXF as well. The mood of this album is incredible and so even. Blaze's voice works so much better on it than Bruce's could/would have.
 
1) 7th son is best Maiden Album!!!
2)Powerslave
3)Killers
4)Somwhere in time
5)No. of the beast
 
My favorite album of all time is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, even though Somewhere in Time and Piece of Mind come awful close. It is always a never ending battle between the three, but Seventh Son always edges them out for some mysterious reason which I do not know. I cant quite place my finger on it.
 
X Factor. First album, gets my vote! [!--emo&:rock:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/headbang.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'headbang.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--emo&:unsure:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/unsure.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'unsure.gif\' /][!--endemo--] It's a difficult one,all Maiden albums are number one.I vote for NOTB 'cause all songs are GREAT.
MY TOP 10
1-NOTB
2-POM
3-POWERSLAVE
4-KILLERS
5-IM
6-SSOTSS
7-BNW
8-SIT
9-DOD
10-FOTD
 
Well as i only own Powerslave i'll have to say that. I can't find any other albums at all.
 
I like em' all except of Iron Maiden and Killers... but I think I vote for DOD, FOTD, BNW or maybe Powerslave [!--emo&:rolleyes:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/rolleyes.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'rolleyes.gif\' /][!--endemo--]. Grml... I can't vote [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

1. Fear Of The Dark 8,8
2. Dance of Death 8,7
3. Virtuell XI 8,6
Brave New World 8,6
4. The X-Factor 8,5
5. Powerslave 8,4
6. 7th Son Of A 7th Son 8,3
7. The Number Of The Beast 8,2
8. No Prayer For The Dying 8
9. Somewhere In Time 7,9
10. Iron Maiden 7,4
11. Piece of Mind 7,1
12. Killers 5,8

That's my list...
 
1. Brave New World
2. The Number of the Beast
3. Dance of Death
4. Somewhere in Time
5. Piece of Mind

'Brave New World' is still my fav one as it has:

The Nomad (best Maiden song ever [!--emo&:bow:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/bowdown.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'bowdown.gif\' /][!--endemo--] )
The Thin Line between Love and Hate
Blood Brothers
 
At the risk of being set upon by the rest of you, my fav album is Fear of the Dark (although I haven't Heard Seventh Son yet, so I haven't voted). I know a lot of fans don't like FotD, but it has heaps of really good songs in it: Be Quick or be Dead, The Fugitive, Childhood's End, Wasting Love, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Judas Be My Guide and the title track - they're all brilliant! I don't know why most fans don't like it...

But, as I said, I haven't heard all of maiden's albums yet, so I'm not going to vote just yet...

And by the way, I'm new, so hiya! [!--emo&:howdy:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wavey.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wavey.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
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