Maiden Albums: Head to Head

[Srogyy]

The Pilgrim is a great song. I guess it wouldn't get this many votes if it was even remotely close to being one of the worst. Amazing solo by Janick, very cool instrumental bits and a pretty strong chorus (Or is it actually pre-chorus? I mean the "Liberty and hope divine" part). I'm glad it's winning, but I like Fortunes of War as well.

 

[Diesel 11]

All of these songs have their own charm, but Out of the Shadows is probably the worst here. Bruce sounds bored out of his mind.

 

[Number 6]

"Out of the Shadows" is an outstanding ballad that ended up being further developed into the even better "Coming Home". Both are easily among Bruce's most touching performances ever.

 

[Diesel 11]

Coming Home is well put together but something bugs me about it.

 

[Black Bart]

Coming Home is well put together but something bugs me about it.

The intro that had been heard at least twice before (in "The Fallen Angel" and "Montségur")?

 

[Collin]

The intro that had been heard at least twice before (in "The Fallen Angel" and "Montségur")?

I don’t see a resemblance at all.

 

[Number 6]

The intro that had been heard at least twice before (in "The Fallen Angel" and "Montségur")?

Not even remotely the same.

 

[Black Bart]

Not even remotely the same.

I must be thinking about something else, but I'm sure what first disappointed me while listening to "Coming Home" is the feeling I had heard the intro before...but where?

 

[Diesel 11]

I must be thinking about something else, but I'm sure what first disappointed me while listening to "Coming Home" is the feeling I had heard the intro before...but where?

Deja Vu?

 

[Black Wizard]

All of these songs have their own charm, but Out of the Shadows is probably the worst here. Bruce sounds bored out of his mind.

No. 'Out of the Shadows' is a beautiful song and among Maiden's best. Bruce sounds fantastic on it, not bored. If you want to hear Bruce sounding bored then listen to the 1988 re-recordings of 'Charlotte the Harlot' and 'Prowler'.

"Out of the Shadows" is an outstanding ballad that ended up being further developed into the even better "Coming Home". Both are easily among Bruce's most touching performances ever.

'Coming Home' is a nice song but a bit dull - I don't think it was all that impressive live either. I think it's a bit too slow for my liking.

 

[Diesel 11]

No. 'Out of the Shadows' is a beautiful song and among Maiden's best. Bruce sounds fantastic on it, not bored. If you want to hear Bruce sounding bored then listen to the 1988 re-recordings of 'Charlotte the Harlot' and 'Prowler'.

No, Bruce sounds far more inspired there than on OOTS.

 

[Black Wizard]

No, Bruce sounds far more inspired there than on OOTS.

 

[Diesel 11]

IDRYO.

 

[Number 6]

No, Bruce sounds far more inspired there than on OOTS.

Bruce sounds more bored during at least half of Fear of the Dark than on the entirety of "Out of the Shadows" (this coming from someone who actually likes FOTD).

 

[Diesel 11]

Bruce sounds more bored during at least half of Fear of the Dark than on the entirety of "Out of the Shadows" (this coming from someone who actually likes FOTD).

On the live versions, maybe............................

 

[Number 6]

On the live versions, maybe............................

No, on the album.

 

[Diesel 11]

No, on the album.

The ultra-debate.

 

[mckindog]

...and an 8-3 win for AMOLAD closes the round-robin seeding portion of the game.

Sorry for the long delay. In addition to calculating the results and getting things set up for the bracket portion of the game, my spread sheet crashed and I had to do a lot of data re-entry.
But we are here:

Group A was by far the tightest draw. Three one-point wins gave Powerslave the top seed.
Group B was rather lopsided, with Somewhere in Time taking top spot.
Group C saw 7th Son carry the day with three convincing wins.
Group D belongs to Piece of Mind thanks to a pair of close victories.

Your bracket looks like this:

 

[Black Wizard]

@mckindog can you explain what the numbers alongside each album mean e.g. 0/3 -15

 

[mckindog]

First match of the bracket:

No Prayer for the Dying versus Powerslave: