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Paranoid
Chemical Wedding
Heaven And Hell
Brave New World - Two of my nominations. TNOTB is a classic album with timeless songs, but BNW is also a classic (with no fillers!) and it is my favorite album of Maiden.
 
Mosh said:
I think Out of the Silent Planet is a really weak attempt at a classic Maiden rocker (especially noticeable considering there are so many other instant Maiden classics on the album). The guitars sound dull and lifeless, and it all feels really plodding. I don’t like the vocal overdubs in the chorus or the melody.
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Cornfed Hick said:
Blood Brothers is one of Maiden’s more repetitive and boring tracks.
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This is not the blasphemy thread... :nonono:
 
Yeah Blood Brothers I can let slide but Out of the Silent Planet? That long sweeping build up... and then Nicko comes in like a thunder god and as soon as the verse kicks in I am pumped. Great apocalyptic lyrics too. Also love the tempo changes in the two choruses, it makes it special.
 
Saapanael said:
Number of the Beast

Rolling Stone, Loudwire, Metal Rules, Metalstorm, DigitalDreamDoor: top 5 metal album ever
Maidenfans: it’s okay but pretty shite compared to such classics as BNW and AMOLAD.

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This is nonsense. For pretty much every music critic the best album is the one that comes up with the formula if you have such a (allegedly) stylistically narrow genre as metal. So yes, like I said, da ferst Bruce ahlbum. Da one with the singles that still get rotation.
I won't deny the innovation or influence, but music critics tend to stress it a bit too much. If Maiden came with POM first (and I so, so wish they did), it would have the same spot on these 'zines lists.

And Rolling Stone? The Rolling Stone that recently redid their list of greatest albums, topping it with What's Going On (I love the album, but #1 of all time?) and including such stuff as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill at #10, Kanye at #17, D'Angelo at #28 (all of these high above stuff like OK Computer or even James Brown's Live at the Apollo) etc. in order to be sufficiently woke? Jay-Z on ## 50 and 67? ALANIS FUCKING MORISSETTE AT #69? Frank fuckin' Ocean at #79? Beyoncé at #81? Drake at #95?
The rant could go on. You get my point.
 
Saapanael said:
Number of the Beast

Rolling Stone, Loudwire, Metal Rules, Metalstorm, DigitalDreamDoor: top 5 metal album ever
Maidenfans: it’s okay but pretty shite compared to such classics as BNW and AMOLAD.

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Lists like that always go for the biggest albums. Best sellers, breakthrough albums etc

The Number of the Beast is Maiden's best smelling album, Bruce's first, has two of the most popular songs, their best song according to many.

And I did notice the typo, but I thought it was quite funny so I won't fix it. :D
 
Poto said:
Hallowed Be Thy Name.
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The whirlwind you might have heard across the globe was the sound of my relief.

I have Hallowed personally somewhere between 8-9 out of 10, but I'm absolutely okay with it being presented as the best Maiden track. Absolutely, totally fine by me. Completely legit.
 
Midnight said:
Fair enough (although there are two Rolling Stones albums ranked higher than OK Computer).
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Don't. Dude. Don't talk dirt 'bout the Stones in front of me.

But kidding aside, the Stones fulfill a lot of the objective criteria for a list like this as well. They were among the game changers. If not for them, the Fab 4 and Dylan, rock as we know it would be drastically different as well.

Plus they have a lot of hits that actually don't get overplayed as easily as even some of the Beatles material. Plus there's the jazzy juiciness that makes everything a jam.

And a lot of edge. Seriously, even today they are the guys (outside of extreme metal) you wouldn't let your daughter date. Even today they feel 100% more dangerous and devilish than even most of the extremers. Than most of the hiphopers. They got cred, dude.

EDIT: in fact, just recently I discussed this with wifey. Taking the following criteria in mind:

1.) the importance of pretty much all members to the overall sound (the "band" feel)
2.) intrigue in the studio and kicking ass live, with both significant, "art-ish" studio albums and energetic, unforgettable live shows
3.) the historical importance and influence
4.) the tenacity and long-livedness (and getting into self-parody at the latest possible date)
5.) the amount of "non-shallow" hits (that is, stuff that is ridiculously catchy and replayable, but doesn't lose its charm or value by repeated listens
6.) the overall image and edge and spark and general identifiable identity
7.) the (relative) technical proficiency of all the guys involved
8.) the variety and diversity (genre-wise, production-wise, mood-wise)

that the Stones might just be the band. Like, the band. (even the Beatles have nothing on them in 2.), 4.) and 7.))

Whatever, I'll stop digressing now.
 
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Black Sabbath. Paranoid is rough around the edges, but it is decidedly legendary. Scenes of a Memory is good if you like Dream Theater.
Abigail is genre defining in many ways, but do I prefer Chemical Wedding? Yes. Bruce.
Dio over Ozzy, always. Heaven & Hell.
The last one was hard. I love Brave New World, like a lot. But The Number of the Beast has Hallowed, Run to the Hills, Children of the Damned, and the title track, all of which are timeless classics. But the first three on Brave New World are so fucking good, Dream of Mirrors is great, I love Out of the Silent Planet and I still like The Nomad despite the ownership challenges therein. Brave New World.
 
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