Maiden Albums: Head to Head

[Night Prowler]

Realism.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Crazy nutjob loonface.

 

[Brigantium]

Montsegur haters

 

[The Flash]

Realism.

Must be the type of realism Travis talks about.

 

[Number 6]

Montsegur haters

I love "Montségur". The thing is, "Flash of the Blade" outdoes it.

 

[Lampwick 43]

2 Minutes v Rainmaker is the most intriguing matchup here, I'm surprised it's not closer.

I also wish Powerslave was facing off against Paschendale. That would have been one epic battle. As it stands now, there should be multiple shutouts.

 

[SixesAlltheway]

No more lies vs. No more words is an interesting match-up!

 

[mckindog]

2 Minutes v Rainmaker is the most intriguing matchup here, I'm surprised it's not closer.

I also wish Powerslave was facing off against Paschendale. That would have been one epic battle. As it stands now, there should be multiple shutouts.

Very close on the track two songs. Should be a closer battle.
The routs are predictable and deserved, although I am pleasantly surprised by the duellists.
Journeyman is a good song, but in tough against other closers.

 

[Number 6]

I also wish Powerslave was facing off against Paschendale.

"Powerslave" wins, full stop. To me, that wouldn't be a hard choice at all.

 

[Whooten]

@Whooten, why haven't I banned you yet?

When are the rest of you going to catch on the Paschendale is a pretty average song?

I would have voted for it over Mission From 'Arry though!

 

[LooseCannon]

When are the rest of you going to catch on the Paschendale is a pretty average song?

I would have voted for it over Mission From 'Arry though!

You're firmly in the minority on this one

 

[LooseCannon]

As an aside, once this is done, I think we'll do the old-school head to head tournament. I assume everyone voting in this is down to vote in that too?

 

[Number 6]

As an aside, once this is done, I think we'll do the old-school head to head tournament. I assume everyone voting in this is down to vote in that too?

Certainly.

 

[Whooten]

You're firmly in the minority on this one

I know, I know. I admitted to it in the Blasphemy thread, I shudder at all it's top finishes in survivor, what can I do?

 

[Forostar]

Trapped in the web
My matchup is crap
Losing from Village tomorrow

 

[Diesel 11]

As an aside, once this is done, I think we'll do the old-school head to head tournament. I assume everyone voting in this is down to vote in that too?

Oh yeah.

 

[Iron Brody]

Aces High - Not really a contest, even though I like them both.

2 Minutes To Midnight - As much as I like Rainmaker, I had to go with 2MTM. It wasn’t easy though.

No More Lies - Easy choice.

Flash of the Blade - One of my favorites, so I had to choose it.

Dance of Death - I think it is far better than The Duelists, sorry.

Back in the Village - Neither of these are my favorites, but I had to go with my gut on this one.

Powerslave - My favorite song, what can I say?

Paschendale - Easy.

Face In the Sand - Not really one of my favorites, but still the winner.

Mission From ‘Arry - Just because of the sheer enjoyment I get from it.

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I like Journeyman an awful lot, but this was just no contest.

 

[mckindog]

Another 6-5 win, but Powerslave's six was always safe so a Dance of Death was never in doubt.
Up next, two albums that Maidenfans love: Somewhere in Time versus A Matter of Life and Death
Really looking forward to this one.

Off to Seattle for the weekend to see Priest Sunday, so I am going to leave this open until Monday night.

 

[Number 6]

My God, this was tough. Hardest game yet. I had a lot of trouble choosing between these two openers, I almost couldn't do it. I also had problems with "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Out of the Shadows".

Ultimately, I went with:

• "Wasted Years"
• "Heaven Can Wait"
• "Juanita"
• "Alexander the Great"

from Somewhere In Time, and...

• "Different World"
• "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"
• "The Longest Day"
• "Out of the Shadows"
• "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
• "For the Greater Good of God"
• "Lord of Light"

from A Matter of Life and Death.

It's funny to think that this was the toughest round for me yet, it's also the one where the difference between how many songs I chose from each album was more apparent (7-4 for A Matter of Life and Death).

Edit: or maybe not, on a second thought, I think "Loneliness" wins this one. So that's another 6-5.

 

[Stardust]

You seriously paired my two favourite Iron Maiden songs. That Sea of Madness vs BTATS matchup was paaaaaainful.