Legacy of the Beast 2018 Tour

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Number 6 said:
While I share the opinion that "Hallowed..." is not their ultimate track (to me, that's "Rime..."), I have to disagree with this very statement: like it or not, on this very forum, "Hallowed..." is still Maiden's best voted song. Not just here... nearly everywhere.
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Where? I cannot remember even voting.
 
That's from album rankings. Pitted in 1 to 1 poll against Rime, Hallowed lost.

Can you understand what I'm saying?
 
Zare said:
The thing had a rushed writing, it was scrambled with parts of other people's work. Even the main riff resembles the hum melody from PF's Pigs, and that's on the Harris favourite PF album.
Also, the songwriter was never satisfied with the rhythm section (!), once McBrain came they've changed the drum beat and the bass-drums interplay (accents). Also, one of the two guitarists wasn't satisfied with his solo at all, constantly changing until it was delegated to someone else.
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While I absolutely disagree with your ultimate conclusion, I do think it's amusing to think about the song in this light. Even the lyrics are awkward to sing, and the pace they keep live makes it even worse. And yet, Bruce has called it one of his favorites to do live - despite the fact that he's always complained about Steve's awkward lyrics that have too many syllables per line. Which Hallowed is absolutely guilty of.
 
Well the song is very theatrical, to his liking. Ultimately he called Rime his absolute favourite for the same reasons.
 
It was years ago and @SinisterMinisterX did the work, but I do have the results somewhere. Rime won, Hallowed was 3rd.

Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1
Powerslave 2
Hallowed Be Thy Name 3
Paschendale 4
Phantom of the Opera 5
Caught Somewhere In Time 6
Infinite Dreams 7
Revelations 8
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 9
The Evil That Men Do 10
Dance of Death 11
The Clansman 12
Aces High 13
Sign of the Cross 14
Wasted Years 15
Children of the Damned 16
Alexander the Great 17
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns 18
Starblind 19
Brave New World 20
The Wicker Man 21
The Number of the Beast 22
Afraid To Shoot Strangers 23
To Tame a Land 24
Stranger in a Strange Land 25
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 26
Blood Brothers 27
The Prisoner 28
Ghost of the Navigator 29
2 Minutes to Midnight 30
These Colours Don't Run 31
Killers 32
The Trooper 33
Remember Tomorrow 34
The Clairvoyant 35
Isle of Avalon 36
Fear of the Dark 37
When the Wild Wind Blows 38
Still Life 39
Futureal 40
Dream of Mirrors 41
Moonchild 42
Where Eagles Dare 43
Murders in the Rue Morgue 44
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg 45
No Prayer For the Dying 46
22, Acacia Avenue 47
Transylvania 48
Rainmaker 49
The Longest Day 50
Flight of Icarus 51
Only the Good Die Young 52
Wrathchild 53
The Ides of March 53
Die With Your Boots On 54
Prowler 55
Flash of the Blade 56
Coming Home 57
Deja Vu 58
For the Greater Good of God 59
El Dorado 60
The Talisman 61
Prodigal Son 62
Strange World 63
Genghis Khan 64
Sea of Madness 65
Out of the Silent Planet 66
The Legacy 67
Purgatory 68
Lord of the Flies 69
The Duelists 70
Running Free 71
Run Silent, Run Deep 72
The Nomad 73
Mother Russia 74
Be Quick Or Be Dead 76
Total Eclipse 76
No More Lies 77
The Man Who Would Be King 78
Run to the Hills 79
The Edge of Darkness 80
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate 81
Man on the Edge 82
Out of the Shadows 83
Wasting Love 84
Different World 85
Satellite 15... The Final Frontier 87
The Alchemist 88
Lord of Light 89
Public Enema Number One 90
Judas Be My Guide 91
Childhood's End 92
The Aftermath 93
Twilight Zone 94
Blood on the World's Hands 95
Charlotte the Harlot 96
The Prophecy 97
Journeyman 98
Sun and Steel 99
Face in the Sand 100
Mother of Mercy 101
Montsegur 102
Fates Warning 103
Tailgunner 104
Heaven Can Wait 105
Back in the Village 106
Can I Play With Madness 107
Lightning Strikes Twice 108
Fortunes of War 109
When Two Worlds Collide 110
The Unbeliever 111
The Educated Fool 112
The Mercenary 113
The Fallen Angel 114
Judgement of Heaven 115
Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter 116
The Pilgrim 117
Como Estais Amigos 118
2 A.M. 119
New Frontier 120
Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 121
Age of Innocence 122
Sanctuary 123
From Here To Eternity 124
Invaders 125
Look For the Truth 126
Innocent Exile 127
Drifter 128
Holy Smoke 129
Another Life 130
Quest for Fire 131
Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger 132
Gates of Tomorrow 133
Iron Maiden 134
The Fugitive 135
Fear is the Key 136
Gangland 137
The Assassin 138
Hooks in You 139
The Angel and the Gambler 140
Wildest Dreams 141
Weekend Warrior 142
Chains of Misery 143
The Apparition 144
 
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No, 154. There's always one game less than the amount of participants. IE in a 4 person tournament there are 3 games. Each game eliminates 1 contestant.
 
Zare said:
You can't disagree with all because some of it isn't opinion, it's factual, like the technical difficulties in TTAL vocal delivery. You can't disagree on Deja Vu having more demanding drums than Futureal. If you compare ATG and TTAL lyrics on paper, they're similar in their essay-like style, without much artistic substance. But the delivery, e.g. Harris "pinning down to syllables" is completely different. TTAL delivery is unique in its rhythm to syllable aspect, ATG is just corny lyrics. There's so much room on the end of lines, inside same measure Dickinson is sustaining last vowel for a second before the next measure, the vocal melody is dead on dull (alternating between root and 5th all the time)...I could go on but it's tiresome explaining music this way.
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As someone who's an inspiring singer himself, I can confirm that TTAL is a demanding song to sing because of the way the lyrics are put together. That's why I give Bruce props for pulling it off. I don't give 'Arry any, though, because he threw together something which lyrically is... eh. ATG, however, I don't think you give enough credit. It's also hard to pull off, but when you do, it's a fun song to sing. TTAL is not.
 
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Surely not.
 
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