Maiden Albums: Head to Head

[LooseCannon]

Both Eternity and TBOS are only 2 votes back from leads. Close matchup!

 

[Forostar]

Ai I was too late for this. If not, it might have been a draw (I'd vote for If Eternity Should Fail).

 

[Brigantium]

It would have been tied, then, and we'd need another voter.

 

[mckindog]

The closest battle yet! Squeakers by the Trooper and Where Eagles Dare give Piece of Mind a 6-5 edge.
Next up, an apparent mismatch: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son versus Virtual XI.

 

[The Flash]

6-5 for SSOASS. Three B-side wins for VXI influencing the result.

 

[Srogyy]

Moonchild
Futureal
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Infinite Dreams
The Angel and the Gambler
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Can I Play With Madness (I hesitated the most here...)
Lightning Strikes Twice
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The Evil That Men Do
The Clansman
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Massacre
Virus
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
When Two Worlds Collide
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The Prophecy
The Educated Fool
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The Clairvoyant
Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
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Black Bart Blues
Judgement Day
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Sheriff of Huddersfield
Justice of the Peace
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Only the Good Die Young
Como Estais Amigos

 

[mckindog]

Moonchild
Futureal
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Infinite Dreams
The Angel and the Gambler
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Can I Play With Madness (I hesitated the most here...)
Lightning Strikes Twice
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The Evil That Men Do
The Clansman
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Massacre
Virus
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
When Two Worlds Collide
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The Prophecy
The Educated Fool
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The Clairvoyant
Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
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Black Bart Blues
Judgement Day
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Sheriff of Huddersfield
Justice of the Peace
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Only the Good Die Young
Como Estais Amigos

This is exactly what I expect the consensus to be.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Moonchild vs Futureal
Infinite Dreams vs The Angel and the Gambler
Can I Play With Madness vs Lightning Strikes Twice
The Evil That Men Do vs The Clansman
Massacre vs Virus
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son vs When Two Worlds Collide
The Prophecy vs The Educated Fool
The Clairvoyant vs Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
Black Bart Blues vs Judgement Day
Sheriff of Huddersfield vs Justice of the Peace
Only the Good Die Young vs Como Estais Amigos

7-4 in favour of VXI. I didn't even expect that myself

 

[Ariana]

Evil vs Clansman is just not fair.

 

[Number 6]

7-4 for Seventh Son. Voted for "The Clansman", "Virus", "Judgement Day" and "Justice of the Peace" from Virtual XI.

 

[Number 6]

Evil vs Clansman is just not fair.

Very cruel.

 

[Mosh]

Clansman vs Evil That Men Do hurt. I don’t like the Blaze b sides much so went with all the Seventh Son ones.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

8-3 in favor of SSOASS. Clansman and some b-sides get votes, otherwise it’s easy choices here.

 

[Confeos]

Moonchild vs Futureal
Infinite Dreams vs The Angel and the Gambler
Can I Play With Madness vs Lightning Strikes Twice
The Evil that Men Do vs The Clansman
Massacre vs Virus
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son vs When Two Worlds Collide
The Prophecy vs The Educated Fool
The Clairvoyant vs Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
Black Bart Blues vs Judgement Day
Sheriff of Huddersfield vs Justice of the Peace
Only the Good Die Young vs Como Estais Amigos

7-4. No hard choices here, one of my absolute favourite albums from any band versus an album, that while enjoyable, sits either near or at the bottom of my Maiden list. The b-sides distort the picture a bit, and Virus is an amazing track, but otherwise very straightforward.

 

[Black Wizard]

Moonchild vs Futureal
Infinite Dreams vs The Angel and the Gambler
Can I Play With Madness vs Lightning Strikes Twice
The Evil that Men Do vs The Clansman
Massacre vs Virus
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son vs When Two Worlds Collide
The Prophecy vs The Educated Fool
The Clairvoyant vs Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
Black Bart Blues vs Judgement Day
Sheriff of Huddersfield vs Justice of the Peace
Only the Good Die Young vs Como Estais Amigos

7-4 to 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'

 

[LooseCannon]

6-5 VXI for me.

 

[Number 6]

Go Clansman!

 

[Black Wizard]

No, no we can't let it get anymore
No we can't let it get anymore
Anymore of those votes

 

[Diesel 11]

Moonchild vs Futureal
Infinite Dreams vs The Angel and the Gambler
Can I Play With Madness vs Lightning Strikes Twice
The Evil That Men Do vs The Clansman
Massacre vs Virus
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son vs When Two Worlds Collide
The Prophecy vs The Educated Fool
The Clairvoyant vs Don't Look To The Eyes of a Stranger
Black Bart Blues vs Judgement Day
Sheriff of Huddersfield vs Justice of the Peace
Only the Good Die Young vs Como Estais Amigos

6-5 in favor of SSoaSS. Both albums are great, but Seventh Son is one of the greatest period. It's interesting though, how many people consider Only the Good Die Young to be Maiden's most underrated song (or one of them, at any rate). I think Como Estais Amigos is even more. It's being slaughtered here, and that's just wrong.

EDIT: @mckindog voting for TAATG over ID is insane, but keep it up.

 

[Wogmidget]

Moonchild vs Futureal
Infinite Dreams vs TAATG
Can I Play With Madness? vs Lightning Strikes Twice
Evil That Men Do vs The Clansman
Massacre vs Virus
Seventh Son vs When Two Worlds Collide
The Prophecy vs The Educated Fool
The Clairvoyant vs DLTTEOAS
Black Bart Blues vs Judgement Day
Sheriff of Huddersfield vs Justice of the Peace
Only the Good Die Young vs Como Estais Amigos

9-2 Seventh Son