IRON MAIDEN ALBUM SURVIVOR 2023: Results -> Somewhere In Time wins!

Am I the only one actually happy with these results? Put AMOLAD or TBOS in there instead of Powerslave and this would be the perfect outcome for me. Has the weirdo finally become the normie?
 
Mosh said:
These results are so wacky I am not even sure how invested I am in anything besides Seventh Son finishing on top. I’ve come to anticipate Somewhere in Time always over performing in these games, but BNW is way higher than it should be (like head scratchingly high). I voted for Powerslave but am actually kinda second guessing that decision. BNW in the top three just feels wrong. But the entire top 4 (minus Seventh Son) is messed up.
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Seventh Son should be top IMO, too. But it is what is. Everyone has their tastes. If everyone here voted then you might have something more like how every other online ranking rates them. Personally I usually don't rank the albums as my feelings tend to shift alot. But I do consider Seventh Son to be their masterpiece
 
Come on, Powerslave shifts into my #1 spot, and then we decide it's not that good? This is your reminder that the "fillers" in "Fillerslave" are actually very good songs...
 
Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering album; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all lists and all ratings to one common pool! and since neither can be mine, let me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, thou damned Seventh Son! Thus, I give up the spear!
 
Somewhere in Time is my favorite IM album. I love all eight songs.

I’m not gonna be whingey just because albums that I enjoy like Dance of Death got bounced from this vote. Everyone has the right to their own opinion.

Tonight I’ll listen to Ilse of Avalon and Starblind appreciate genius.
 
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Woah there guys! The first meme ever made by me! :p
 
Diesel 11 said:
At the same time, "Different World" is a great opener that doesn't reinvent the wheel, but recontextualizes it. "These Colours Don't Run" is moody with a great chorus. "The Pilgrim" absolutely stomps. "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" is one of Maiden's heaviest, skull-crushing numbers. "The Legacy" also has some questionable transitions but is overall a successful closer. And "For the Greater Good of God" is one of my favorite Maiden songs; it too is repetitious as hell, but this time the repetition propels the song instead of brake-checking it to the extreme.

BNW, meanwhile, is more heavily repetitious, but infectiously so. Rock in Rio is proof of this. All the songs slap, and despite this being the band's comeback record they incorporate a lot of moodiness into it instead of simply doing a bunch of heavy rockers. A ton of great melodies, a ton of absolutely powerhouse choruses, and a perfect balance between epic-length tracks and ass-kicking shorter tunes. They had so much energy at this time and were learning where each member fit in the overall picture. With BNW they had something to prove; AMOLAD was a continuation of the momentum. BNW has a sense of magic that I don't think we saw again until TBOS.
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So true about everything. The magic of BNW was repeated with SJ imo.
Mosh said:
BNW in the top three just feels wrong.
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Nothing wrong with that in my book.
KidInTheDark666 said:
Am I the only one actually happy with these results? Put AMOLAD or TBOS in there instead of Powerslave and this would be the perfect outcome for me.
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I don't have a problem with some of my favorite albums already being eliminated because I more or less like every Maiden album (with songs is more difficult), but I'm like you - AMOLAD or SJ instead of Powerslave and we have a winner for me.
 
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