IRON MAIDEN REFERENDUM 2020: Results -> Hallowed Be Thy Name wins for the 5th time!

Are you satisfied with the results?

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    18
KidInTheDark666 said:
In that case it's probably because they want to protect the other two and don't care which song is the third to get promoted.
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Jer said:
It depends on whether you’re trying to specifically game the final result, or if you’re just registering what you think are the weaker tracks left from the album.

If someone votes for Lord Of Light and The Legacy, they’ve increased the likelihood that the unpromoted song will be one of those two, but they haven’t personally budged the odds on which of those two it might be. If you felt more strongly about the specific result, you might want to only pick one of them.
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Oh ok then. After all, I did vote all the VXI ones I could just because it felt so right.
 
Somewhere in Time is my favorite Iron Maiden album. I find it ridiculous that some criticise the album for having too much production magic in it, it's a studio album and artistic product - it shouldn't matter. Maiden made a colossal mistake when they got caught up with this line of thinking themselves and made the weak meat and potatoes record that is No Prayer for the Dying, also alienating Adrian Smith, who had become the second biggest creative force in the band, in the process.

The atmosphere of this album, the explosiveness of the instrumentals put it in a truly special place in the Maiden catalogue. It's Maiden at their melodic best, both in terms of the riffing and harmonies, and in terms of the solos. The dynamic relationship in the rhythm section is spectacular and I think listening to the non-remastered, original 1986 mix of the album really drives that point home - the dynamics of the rhythm section are much more pronounced because they aren't muddled in a louder mix.

As for Bruce, I think the "His heart wasn't in it" angle is overstated. The reason this album feels worse vocally than the other ones during Maiden's 80s run with Bruce is because this is Steve at his worst in terms of writing vocal melodies. It doesn't matter if your heart is in it or not, nobody could've saved the repetitive, unimaginative choruses Steve wrote and the absolutely ridiculous wordiness of Heaven Can Wait and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
 
Deja Vu is an excellent song. The problem here is that the remainder 17 are also excellent songs and we have to make choices. Make no mistakes: this is BY FAR the best round till now (and by far I mean light years of decalage from the previous ones)."Stunned" is an understatement if I wanted to portrait what I feel reading some of the comments regarding this round. Unlike previous ones where I shared my two cents regarding some points, this time it's simply not worth it such is the "WTF?" level.
 
One clarification I should make is that I love the production and sound of SIT. It's very atmospheric and creates a unique sound. It's something that makes it notable in the discography. But there is no denying that Bruce's voice is way more processed than it ever was before or after. It fits the sound fine, but it is also easy to cover a weak performance.
 
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I couldn't bring myself to vote against any of the 86/88 songs apart from Heaven and Madness during the last two rounds, but obviously it must be done at some point or we'll be stuck forever. So once we get rid of AMOLAD, any of the SiT/SSOASS songs I'd be voting for (or against, rather) would be just because of the game's rules, not because I dislike them.
 
Kalata said:
But what is more surprising are the votes for OTGDY - I thought that it will have (at most) 3 votes.... if there is one songs that is perfect to be called a ''hidden gem'', this is OTGDY.
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Couldn't agree more. Only The Good Die Young is not just one of the best songs on this album, it's one of Maiden's best songs ever.
 
Dityn DJ James said:
Everyone who voted for Deja Vu needs to get their ears checked ASAP. I'm worried about you guys
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Agree. ''Deja-Vu'' is a great song.

I'm also surprised (aside for the votes for OTGDY) with the amount of votes for ''Moonchild'' and especially for ''The Clairvoyant''.
 
It isn't that it isn't a strong song it is that there are stronger tracks which we are trying to push through. Although the Moonchild votes are surprising for me as well I'd say it is a worth 4th place on the album.
 
Yes, I thought Moonchild was a lot more popular than that. Good song, great buildup, and great character-voice singing from Bruce.
 
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