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[Vaenyr]

My logic: Killers is a classic Maiden record (despite my own feelings on it). Murders and the title track are two of the three most popular songs on it, therefore they’re classics despite less live play.

That's true, in that sense every song from the golden era is a classic. That'd include stuff like The Prophecy, Sun & Steel or Flash of the Blade though. Sure, they're technically classics, but they're also in a tier below the rest of the popular tracks. I think Poto put it nicely:

They are classics, but deep cuts in a live setting.

I'm okay with describing them like that. Personally when I say classics, I mean those that also appear (semi-)regularly in setlists.

 

[Diesel 11]

That's true, in that sense every song from the golden era is a classic. That'd include stuff like The Prophecy, Sun & Steel or Flash of the Blade though. Sure, they're technically classics, but they're also in a tier below the rest of the popular tracks.

No, that’s why I specifically said Murders and Killers are 3 (with Wrathchild) of the most popular songs from that album. Something like Prodigal Son, Innocent Exile, even Purgatory would be a deep cut. Poto said it best though, they’re classics but live rarities.

 

[Vaenyr]

No, that’s why I specifically said Murders and Killers are 3 (with Wrathchild) of the most popular songs from that album. Something like Prodigal Son, Innocent Exile, even Purgatory would be a deep cut. Poto said it best though, they’re classics but live rarities.

Ah fair enough, kinda missed that qualifier. It makes sense defining them like that, but it's not how I see them personally. As an example to illustrate my point, I imagine the "play classics" crowd on an AMOLAD concert were asking for stuff like The Trooper or TNOTB, not Murders or Killers.

But maybe I'm underestimating the popularity of these songs. When I see discussions about Maiden from casual fans, those aren't the songs that get too much attention.