Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
They are scum. All of them. This will never be forgiven. Never!
IRON MAIDEN REFERENDUM 2020: Results -> Hallowed Be Thy Name wins for the 5th time!
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Clairvoyant, Wasted Years, Stranger In A Strange Land, Losfer Words, Flash of the Blade, Duellists, Back In The Village
KidInTheDark666
What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine too
Yep. And they are very noticeable because some smartass (probably Steve) decided to place them all in a row.Fillers... Powerslave ...
karljant
Ancient Mariner
So do I. It's one hell of a board. And being so nothing's safe (apart from a handful of songs).
Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
I agree, Powerslave has the biggest gaps in quality between songs, but only because of how iconic the other four are. I've had days where I enjoyed Flash of the Blade more than Aces High.
karljant
Ancient Mariner
That depends. If you compare them to anthems such as Aces High, Rime or the title track I agree they're not on the same level. But calling them fillers is a bit too far don't you think? My notion of "filler" is a subpar song or a leftover featured in the album with the sole propose of adding playing time. And IMO those 4 songs are much more than that.
karljant
Ancient Mariner
Precisely. Now that "I've had days where I enjoyed Flash of the Blade more than Aces High" is pure heresy... Penitentiate!!!
KidInTheDark666
What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine too
Yeah, that's how many fans see it. However in my opinion Back in the Village and especially Losfer Words are very subpar songs for Maiden. FOTB and the Duellists are definitely good songs though, but even they pale in comparison for example to Deja-Vu or Sea of Madness, which are also similarly filler-like songs.
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Now this might be blasphemy, but I'll actually take The Duellists over 2 Minutes. Not that 2MTM is a sub standard song by any stretch, that's just how much I love The Duellists.
karljant
Ancient Mariner
Curiously enough Back In The Village and Sea Of Madness may be my favorite songs from the ones you mentioned. But man... I like the single one of them. Those songs plus 3 more songs people count as "fillers" like The Prophecy, and Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner and Only The Good Die Young would make an album that would rank among my 10 favorite albums without shadow of doubt.
I honestly don't think any of them are fillers, written purely to pad out an album. They're just a bit nondescript.
The Dissident
Ancient Mariner
Aiming to Promote from:
Powerslave - Aces High, Powerslave and Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Somewhere In Time - Caught Somewhere In Time, Wasted Years, Stranger In A Strange Land
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams, The Evil That Men Do, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Voting:
The Clairvoyant
Sea Of Madness
Alexander The Great
2 Minutes To Midnight
Losfer Words
Flash Of The Blase
The Duelists
Back In The Village
Powerslave - Aces High, Powerslave and Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Somewhere In Time - Caught Somewhere In Time, Wasted Years, Stranger In A Strange Land
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams, The Evil That Men Do, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Voting:
The Clairvoyant
Sea Of Madness
Alexander The Great
2 Minutes To Midnight
Losfer Words
Flash Of The Blase
The Duelists
Back In The Village
karljant
Ancient Mariner
The third variations of the main line of the bass are a touch of class (yet so simple). Plus the degree of difficulty of Bruce's performance (breath and pitch wise) is off the charts.
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karljant
Ancient Mariner
Similar here... the ones I prefer from what's left are:
Aces High, Powerslave, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Caught Somewhere In Time, Wasted Years, Sea Of Madness, Moonchild, Infinite Dreams and The Clairvoyant.
The Dissident
Ancient Mariner
Moonchild is a worthy one of the promotion, as are both Alexander and Sea Of Madness, The Clairvoyant is good but sadly it is on an album which have 4 songs which are better in my opinion. Regardless of how someone will be disapointed something didn't get in.
