Maiden Albums: Head to Head

[LooseCannon]

So all the time then?

Yarp.

 

[Cat Milk Supreme]

8-3 Brave New World.
The 3 be Tailgunner, Fates Warning, Run Silent, Run Deep.
RSRD was nailed on, the other 2 were tight. Nothin against Fallen Angel, love its heavy groove but RSRD is an undercover classic for me.

 

[Forostar]

7-4 for No Prayer for the Dying

The four Brave New Worlds:

- Ghost of the Navigator
- Brave New World
- The Nomad
- The Apparition

 

[Number 6]

Nothin against Fallen Angel, love its heavy groove but RSRD is an undercover classic for me.

This.

 

[mckindog]

Brave New World with a 9-2 thumping there.
Time for our penultimate preliminary round match: Dance of Death versus Fear of the Dark.

 

[Mosh]

9 - 2 for Dance of Death. Closest match for me is Face In the Sand vs Judas. Both hidden gems on their respective albums, but I went with Face this time.

 

[Black Wizard]

Be Quick or Be Dead vs Wildest Dreams
From Here To Eternity vs Rainmaker
Afraid to Shoot Strangers vs No More Lies
Fear is the Key vs Montsegur
Childhood's End vs Dance of Death
Wasting Love vs Gates of Tomorrow
The Fugitive vs New Frontier
Chains of Misery vs Paschendale
Judas be my Guide vs Face in the Sand
Weekend Warrior vs Age of Innocence
Fear of the Dark vs Journeyman

8-3 to 'Dance of Death'. Devastation.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Be Quick or Be Dead vs Wildest Dreams
From Here to Eternity vs Rainmaker
Afraid to Shoot Strangers vs No More Lies
Fear Is the Key vs Montsegur
Childhood’s End vs Dance of Death
Wasting Love vs Gates of Tomorrow
The Fugitive vs New Frontier
Chains of Misery vs Paschendale
Judas Be My Guide vs Face in the Sand
Weekend Warrior vs Age of Innocence
Fear of the Dark vs Journeyman

In the end it’s 6-5 in favour of DOD, but there were some rather tough choices (WW vs AOI) this time around, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[LooseCannon]

Be Quick or Be Dead vs Wildest Dreams
From Here To Eternity vs Rainmaker
Afraid to Shoot Strangers vs No More Lies
Fear is the Key vs Montsegur
Childhood's End vs Dance of Death
Wasting Love vs Gates of Tomorrow
The Fugitive vs New Frontier
Chains of Misery vs Paschendale
Judas be my Guide vs Face in the Sand
Weekend Warrior vs Age of Innocence (abstain)
Fear of the Dark vs Journeyman

6-4 Fear of the Dark.

 

[Black Wizard]

This one could be tight in the end. 'Paschendale' and 'Dance of Death' will walk their match ups though.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

So should Rainmaker.

 

[Srogyy]

Be Quick or Be Dead (I like WD, but I feel like Be Quick is more solid.)
Wildest Dreams
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From Here to Eternity
Rainmaker
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Afraid to Shoot Strangers
No More Lies
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Fear is the Key
Montsegur
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Childhood's End
Dance of Death
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Wasting Love
Gates of Tomorrow
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The Fugitive
New Frontier
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Chains of Misery
Paschendale
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Judas Be My Guide
Face in the Sand
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Weekend Warrior
Age of Innocence (I was a bit torn on this one. I wouldn't hesitate a few years ago, but I grew to appreciate WW to a certain extent. Still, I think AoI edges it out.)
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Fear of the Dark
Journeyman

 

[Magnus]

Weekend Warrior vs Age Of Innocence is impossible, hate them both so much.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

The Fugitive vs New Frontier is going to be a tight pair

More than half songs in this round suck major ass in Maiden-relative comparison...

 

[Lampwick 43]

Even though I prefer DoD as an album, I ended up voting 6-5 in favor of FotD.

 

[Black Wizard]

Current score is 6-5 to 'Fear of the Dark'. 'The Fugitive' vs 'New Frontier' could decide this one.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Huh, apart from No More Lies x ATSS, all my votes have been for the currently leading song. I'm becoming mainstream

 

[Magnus]

Weekend Warrior vs Age of Innocence (abstain)

Weekend Warrior vs Age Of Innocence is impossible, hate them both so much.

Hadn't noticed this, sorry, entirely agree.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

It's the lyrics, right? Because music-wise, they have worse songs.

 

[Magnus]

I find them both awful musically as well, but that's just me. And yeah, they have even worse, unfortunately.