Is it sacrilege not to like # of the beast or RTT Hills ?!

[Ancient_Mariner]

I've only recently got into Maiden, though I'm a hard rock/classic rock fan in my early 40s. I remember Number of the Beast and Run To The Hills when they came out and I just thought at the time I didn't like them much and it put me off Maiden. But now I lap up all the Maiden my ears can listen to, but I still look at those two singles and think they really aren't that great, compared to tracks like ROTAM and HBTN - am I not a true Maiden fan? Have I committed sacrilege?!

Yes you have. They are both classic Maiden tunes and still rock to this day.

 

[Invader]

(But I do like the fact that you only could come up with a 10-song set list for the "could rock less" scenario  )

Exactly this, I hoped no one would notice.