Maiden Albums: Head to Head
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Magnus
Pica Serdica
Do you think / hope the Album Elimination Thread will come to an end in our lifetimes? The 1,000,000 replies thread has better chances I guess.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
You obviously didn't pay attention to the last one.
Magnus
Pica Serdica
Last time I checked it was at 107586, 590 now
Edit: Wait, what's "the last one" - the 1M replies or the first album elimination thread?
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Number 6
Ancient Mariner
It can't be if it's better than SIT.
I also went 11 - 0 for POM, although it wasn’t intentional. I’m actually really surprised. While Piece of Mind is my favorite album and I’ve voiced many criticisms about Somewhere in Time, the latter is still close to top 5 in my rankings.
Some of it, as usual, came down to placement. Wasted Years would beat out most of these songs for me, it just happens to be up against one of my absolute favorites.
The other tricky ones were Sea of Madness v Icarus and Stranger v Still Life. I’m still not totally sure if I made the right choice with these. I could change my mind tomorrow.
The closing pair was also difficult but more because I don’t particularly love either song. To Tame a Land is slightly better and more coherent as a whole, plus Bruce gives a respectable performance. He’s able to sell Steve’s jumbled lyrics better on that track. It also has an excellent climax.
The best b-side here is Cross Eyed Mary. Great rearrangement and performance of the Tull classic. There is so much creativity on display here. Reach Out is good but not much more than your average AOR. The novelty of Adrian singing gives it more credit than it deserves. Juanita vs I’ve Got the Fire also shouldn’t be close. One is a throwaway rocker and the other is a fiery cover that shows off the power of a young Bruce.
Some of it, as usual, came down to placement. Wasted Years would beat out most of these songs for me, it just happens to be up against one of my absolute favorites.
The other tricky ones were Sea of Madness v Icarus and Stranger v Still Life. I’m still not totally sure if I made the right choice with these. I could change my mind tomorrow.
The closing pair was also difficult but more because I don’t particularly love either song. To Tame a Land is slightly better and more coherent as a whole, plus Bruce gives a respectable performance. He’s able to sell Steve’s jumbled lyrics better on that track. It also has an excellent climax.
The best b-side here is Cross Eyed Mary. Great rearrangement and performance of the Tull classic. There is so much creativity on display here. Reach Out is good but not much more than your average AOR. The novelty of Adrian singing gives it more credit than it deserves. Juanita vs I’ve Got the Fire also shouldn’t be close. One is a throwaway rocker and the other is a fiery cover that shows off the power of a young Bruce.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Currently 6-5 in favour of 'Piece of Mind' but could swing the other way. 
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Pretty evenly matched here. I ended up going 6-5 in favor of SIT.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Now it's 5-4 to 'Piece of Mind' with two ties! 
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Back to 6-5 for POM.
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
9-2 POM.
6-4 with a tie right now.