Fear Of The Dark Vs. The Book Of Souls

Which one is your favourite?

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FOTD is way better. Yes, it has some turds on it, but not more than BOS, and its bangers are all far better than the better songs on BOS.
 
TBoS by a mile and a half!

I really did not like TBoS that much on first listen. However, over time, I grew to appreciate it more.

I’m still not a huge fan of Speed of light, I think the Red and the Black could have been edited down a lot, and Death or Glory took awhile for me to stop skipping over.

However, other than the live experience of hearing the song FotD in concert, which is pretty awesome, I just don’t have as much appreciation for that album.
 
Azas said:
I'd vote for The Dark Souls

1. Be Quick or Be Dead
2. From Here To Eternity
3. Afraid to Shoot Strangers
4. Childhood's End
5. Judas My Guide
6. Fear of the Dark

7. If Eternity Should Fail
8. Speed of Light
9. The Red and the Black
10. The Book of Souls
11. Death or Glory
12. Tears of a Clown
13. Empire of the Clouds
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What an album would be! Same if we combine the first 2 90's albums, imo.

I can imagine a song like Tears Of A Clown on FOTD.

FOTD with:

Be Quick
From Here To Eternity (the catchy single)
Afraid
Childhood's End
Wasting Love
Judas Be My Guide
Fear Of The Dark

then add: Fear Is The Key(because of the ancient melodies)/Fugitive/Weekend Warrior (with a more metal feel) + a song like Tears Of The Dragon, or Judgement Day/Judgement Of Heaven/Justice Of The Peace - and you have a full-on banger of an album. And with a more Maiden feel.
 
Azas said:
The main connection between Judas and the Clown/Jester lies in the fact that both are archetypal figures—though very different in essence. That’s why I marked the songs in the same color.

Judas, the betrayer, represents treachery, greed, and ultimately, self-destructive remorse. He’s the embodiment of betrayal—someone who crosses a sacred line and pays the price.

The Jester, by contrast, is a figure of humor and playfulness, but also of subversion. Traditionally, the Jester uses wit and satire to mock authority, expose hypocrisy, and challenge societal norms—all from behind a mask of foolishness.

Yet in modern mythology—especially pop culture—the Clown has taken on a darker shape. Think It by Stephen King: the Jester becomes the monster, the trickster the predator. Evil in disguise.

So both figures—Judas and the Clown—end up circling the same themes: deception, fear, and the collapse of trust.
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This is about words in the title, and has nothing to do with the lyrics of the songs at all, though. I find this highly specious as a comparison arc, especially since we explicitly know the inspiration for Tears of a Clown, which has nothing to do with Stephen King's It, nor evil in any fashion.

As far as I can tell Tears of a Clown and Judas Be My Guide are similar in that their titles have two five letter words separated by two short words.
 
LooseCannon said:
This is about words in the title, and has nothing to do with the lyrics of the songs at all, though. I find this highly specious as a comparison arc, especially since we explicitly know the inspiration for Tears of a Clown, which has nothing to do with Stephen King's It, nor evil in any fashion.

As far as I can tell Tears of a Clown and Judas Be My Guide are similar in that their titles have two five letter words separated by two short words.
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Yes, it was purely about the words in the title—I didn’t delve into the lyrics. I’m aware of the Tears of a Clown / Robin Williams connection (and the whole well-meaning, sad-songs message), but I just saw “Judas” and “Clown” as comparable archetypes. Clowns can be very dangerous... The first Joker with Joaquin Phoenix also comes to mind.
 
I voted for The Book of Souls. It may be unfair to compare a double album to a regular length album, but there are simply more highlights to choose from The Book of Souls than Fear of the Dark.
 
Fear is double, Book is triple.
Light and Sorrows very good on Book, but there's a whole lotta tedium going on everywhere else.
Fear's lightweight but fun so gets my vote.
 
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