Maiden Albums: Head to Head

[Whooten]

More proof that Piece of Mind is the best album.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

9-2 for POM, all the tracks except Phantom and Sanctuary.

 

[LooseCannon]

6-5 POM for me.

 

[Forostar]

6-5 Iron Maiden for me.

The toughest choice was Strange World vs Still Life. I went for the former but I am not too sure about it.

Prowler vs Where Eagles Dare
Remember Tomorrow vs Revelations
Running Free vs Flight of Icarus
Phantom of the Opera vs Die With Your Boots On
Burning Ambition vs Cross-Eyed Mary
Transylvania vs The Trooper
Strange World vs Still Life
Sanctuary vs Quest for Fire
Charlotte the Harlot vs Sun and Steel
Women in Uniform vs I've Got the Fire
Iron Maiden vs To Tame a Land

 

[Forostar]

From the debut, people out here only give a shit about Phantom. Ridiculous nonsense.

 

[Black Wizard]

From the debut, people out here only give a shit about Phantom. Ridiculous nonsense.

I agree. 'Prowler' is a far better song than 'Phantom of the Opera'.

 

[Edington]

Ouch. Near clean sweep for Piece of Mind. That's not saying anything negative about the debut, but Piece of Mind just pastes it.

Where Eagles Dare
Revelations
Flight of Icarus
Phantom of the Opera
Cross Eyed Mary
The Trooper
Strange World
Quest for Fire
Sun and Steel
To Tame A Land

Hardest decision was Still Life vs Strange World... I had to go with Strange World in the end. It's such a beautiful song, and very unique in Maidens discography.

 

[Number 6]

From the debut, people out here only give a shit about Phantom. Ridiculous nonsense.

No.

I agree. 'Prowler' is a far better song than 'Phantom of the Opera'.

No.

 

[Black Wizard]

No.

Yes.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

From the debut, people out here only give a shit about Phantom. Ridiculous nonsense.

I care about most of the debut, but Piece of Mind is simply better.

 

[frus]

No but the good IM songs have got worthy(er) opponents this time around

 

[Diesel 11]

From the debut, people out here only give a shit about Phantom. Ridiculous nonsense.

No. I also give a shit about Iron Maiden and the b-sides.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

I, for one, do not give a shit about the b-sides.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

All POM bar Transylvania and Sanctuary x Quest for Fire where both could disappear forever as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Forostar]

10 - 1 for POM = severe underappreciation of the debut material.

 

[Black Wizard]

10 - 1 for POM = severe underappreciation of the debut material.

No.

10 - 1 for POM = POM is a substantially better album.

 

[Forostar]

Because Broose/Adrian era Bias

 

[Diesel 11]

No, because people happen to have opinions too.

Some prefer the rawness of the debut; some prefer the melody of POM.

Either way, your argument is stupid.

 

[Number 6]

Not to mention the lyrics, which are far more mature on POM than they are on the debut. Some lyrics from the debut even border on the ridiculous (I'm not criticizing btw, that's just when compared to the lyrics Maiden would write in the near future; they're suitable for the phase Maiden were going through at the time).

 

[Shmoolikipod]

Prowler vs Where Eagles Dare
Remember Tomorrow vs Revelations
Running Free vs Flight of Icarus
Phantom of the Opera vs Die With Your Boots On
Burning Ambition vs Cross Eyed Mary
Transylvania vs The Trooper
Strange World vs Still Life
Sanctuary vs Quest for Fire
Charlotte the Harlot vs Sun and Steel
Women in Uniform vs I Got the Fire
Iron Maiden vs To Tame A Land

PoM wins 7-4