Maiden songs with a 10/10 rating

[SixesAlltheway]

I've seen it on Give Me Ed... 'til I'm Dead tour back in... 2002 I believe it was. it was a nice setlist with 22 AV, DWYBO and Revelations. it was right before the DoD album came out, as they were playing Wildest Dreams off of it.

I saw that tour as well on the European leg. They also did Clansman and Bring Your Daughter....I don't remember them playing Murders at all though. They could have done so on some of the American gigs perhaps - You sure you're not confusing it with the Early Days tour?

 

[Mosh]

@MrKnickerbocker

I remember a discussion about Murders in The Rue Morgue a while back but I can't remember the thread now..

Anyways they also played it on the Virtual 11 tour apparently, at a few select shows:

Wow, that's a good find. Had no idea they ever played it. Blaze butchers it, but that song is such a mouthful that none of the Maiden singers ever made it sound that good.

Give Me Ed tour didn't have more songs on the American leg. In a lot of cases, there were less songs.

 

[Forostar]

I've seen it on Give Me Ed... 'til I'm Dead tour back in... 2002 I believe it was. it was a nice setlist with 22 AV, DWYBO and Revelations. it was right before the DoD album came out, as they were playing Wildest Dreams off of it.

No, that was in 2005. Eddie Rips Up the World (Early Days) Tour.

In 1998 (Virtual XI World tour) they played it at least 7 times in Europe and also in North America (at least once: San Diego*).

edit:
* according to the bootleg page on the IMCommentary, but here it's not listed: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4206EA3B480FF0EC
According to the IMCommentary this gig is one of Blaze's best performances!

 

[SixesAlltheway]

Yeah. Thanks for that Foro. I would have remembered them playing it on Give Me 'Ed for sure.. Still crazy they played it on the Virtual tour though...That whole setlist was pretty basic, except for Murders..totally out of left field.

 

[Number 6]

Well, let's see:

• "Phantom of the Opera"
• "Murders In the Rue Morgue"
• "Killers"
• "Children of the Damned"
• "The Number of the Beast"
• "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
• "Revelations"
• "Flight of Icarus"
• "The Trooper"
• "Still Life"
• "Aces High"
• "2 Minutes To Midnight"
• "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)"
• "The Duellists"
• "Powerslave"
• "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
• "Wasted Years"
• "Stranger In a Strange Land"
• "Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)"
• "Moonchild"
• "Infinite Dreams"
• "The Evil That Men Do"
• "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"
• "The Clairvoyant"
• "Only the Good Die Young"
• "Be Quick Or Be Dead"
• "Afraid To Shoot Strangers"
• "Judas Be My Guide"
• "Fear of the Dark"
• "Sign of the Cross"
• "The Clansman"
• "Ghost of the Navigator"
• "Blood Brothers"
• "Dream of Mirrors"
• "The Nomad"
• "Rainmaker"
• "Dance of Death"
• "Paschendale"
• "Different World"
• "These Colours Don't Run"
• "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"
• "The Longest Day"
• "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
• "For the Greater Good of God"
• "Lord of Light"
• "The Legacy"
• "El Dorado"
• "Isle of Avalon"
• "Starblind"
• "The Talisman"
• "When the Wild Wind Blows"
• "If Eternity Should Fail"
• "The Red and the Black"
• "The Book of Souls"
• "Empire of the Clouds"

55 consistently great songs.

 

[Diesel 11]

I'd have to go through all of the discography... let's see...

10/10:

• Phantom of the Opera
• Wrathchild
  
• Murders In The Rue Morgue
• Genghis Khan
• Children of the Damned
• The Number of the Beast
• Run To The Hills
• Total Eclipse
• Hallowed Be Thy Name
• Where Eagles Dare
• Flight of Icarus
• The Trooper
• Still Life
• Aces High
• 2 Minutes To Midnight
• Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
• Flash of the Blade
• Back In The Village
• Powerslave
• Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Wasted Years
• Sea of Madness
• Heaven Can Wait
• Deja Vu
• Alexander the Great
• Moonchild
• Infinite Dreams
  
• Can I Play With Madness
• The Evil That Men Do
• Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
• Only The Good Die Young
• Tailgunner
• Mother Russia
• Afraid To Shoot Strangers
• The Apparition
• Judas Be My Guide
• Weekend Warrior
• Fear of the Dark
• Sign of the Cross
• Lord of the Flies
• Fortunes of War
• The Aftermath
• Judgement of Heaven
• The Unbeliever
• The Clansman
• Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
• Como Estais Amigos
• The Wicker Man
• Out of the Silent Planet
• Gates of Tomorrow
• Paschendale
• Journeyman
• Different World
• Lord of Light
• The Legacy
• El Dorado
• If Eternity Should Fail
• The Red and the Black
• Empire of the Clouds

9/10:

• Iron Maiden
• The Ides of March
• Killers
• The Prisoner
• Sun and Steel
• To Tame A Land
• The Duellists
• Caught Somewhere In Time
• The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
• Stranger In A Strange Land
• Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
• Be Quick Or Be Dead
• 2 AM
• Futureal
• The Angel and the Gambler
• Blood Brothers
• The Mercenary
• Dream of Mirrors
• The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
• Rainmaker
• No More Lies
• The Age of Innocence
• Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
• The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
• For the Greater Good of God
• Death or Glory

8/10:

• Prowler
• Strange World
• 22 Acacia Avenue
• Revelations
• The Prophecy
• The Clairvoyant
• Holy Smoke
• No Prayer For The Dying
• Public Enema Number One
• Run Silent Run Deep
• Hooks In You
• From Here To Eternity
• Fear Is The Key
• The Fugitive
• Chains of Misery
• Man on the Edge
• Look For The Truth
• Blood on the World's Hands
• The Edge of Darkness
• Lightning Strikes Twice
• When Two Worlds Collide
• The Educated Fool
• Brave New World
• The Nomad
• Wildest Dreams
• Dance of Death
• New Frontier
• Face in the Sand
• These Colours Don't Run
• The Longest Day
• Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
• The Alchemist
• Starblind
• The Talisman
• Speed of Light
• The Great Unknown
• The Book of Souls
• The Man of Sorrows

7/10:

• Running Free
• Die With Your Boots On
• Childhood's End
• Ghost of the Navigator
• The Fallen Angel
• Montsegur
• The Pilgrim
• Out of the Shadows
• Mother of Mercy
• When The Wild Wind Blows
• When The River Runs Deep
• Shadows of the Valley

6/10:

• Transylvania
• Invaders
• Gangland
• Quest For Fire
• The Assassin
• Wasting Love
• Coming Home
• Isle of Avalon
• The Man Who Would Be King

5/10:

• Sanctuary
• Charlotte the Harlot
• Twilight Zone

4/10:

• Fates Warning

3/10:

• Another Life
• Prodigal Son

2/10:

• Remember Tomorrow
• Innocent Exile
• Purgatory
• Drifter

1/10:

• Not counting non-album tracks, so none! No Maiden song has ever been that bad.

I completely overshot the thread's question but oh well.... now to re-vote!

 

[Number 6]

now to re-vote!

I need to do that as well. My tastes have changed quite a bit since I last voted.

 

[Jer]

So, @Diesel 11 and @Number 6 , you honestly believe that over a third of all Iron Maiden studio album tracks are either perfect, or close enough to round up to perfect...?

 

[Number 6]

So, @Diesel 11 and @Number 6 , you honestly believe that over a third of all Iron Maiden studio album tracks are either perfect, or close enough to round up to perfect...?

Yes. They're my favorite band, and I think their discography is very consistent overall in terms of quality (hence the quite large amount of 10s). Not many of their songs fail to live up to their finest material.

 

[Confeos]

Phantom of the Opera
Genghis Khan
The Number of the Beast
Flight of Icarus
Revelations
To Tame a Land
Aces High
Powerslave
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Sea of Madness
Infinite Dreams
Sign of the Cross
Lord of the Flies
Virus
The Wicker Man
Blood Brothers
Out of the Silent Planet
Dance of Death
The Longest Day
Starblind

 

[Diesel 11]

So, @Diesel 11 and @Number 6 , you honestly believe that over a third of all Iron Maiden studio album tracks are either perfect, or close enough to round up to perfect...?

Yes. They're my favorite band, and I think their discography is very consistent overall in terms of quality (hence the quite large amount of 10s). Not many of their songs fail to live up to their finest material.

What #6 said.

 

[Number 6]

Not many of their songs fail to live up to their finest material.

I must add that of the ones that do, most don't fall far behind.

 

[Diesel 11]

Even a 2/10 is at least a 7 when comparing them to anything ever released by anybody.

Except for More Tea Vicar, because that song legitimately sucks.

 

[Number 6]

Except for More Tea Vicar, because that song legitimately sucks.

And "Pass the Jam", for me. Those are probably the only two Maiden songs I'd give a 1/10 to ("Weekend Warrior" climbed up a little to 2/10 ).

 

[Diesel 11]

Yeah, Pass the Jam sucks, too, but there's actually something there.

 

[SirRobbins]

Phantom of the Opera
Purgatory
The Prisoner
22 Acacia Avenue
Hallowed be thy name
Where Eagles Dare
Still Life
Powerslave
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Caught Somewhere in Time
Wasted years
Sea of Madness
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Deja Vu
Stranger in a Strange Land
Alexander the Great
Infinite Dreams
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Only the good die young
Sign of the Cross
Ghost of the Navigator
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Paschendale
For the Greater Good of God
The Longest Day
The Pilgrim
The Book of Souls
The Man of Sorrows

 

[Diesel 11]

Purgatory

Ye Auld Gasp

 

[Jer]

Ye Auld Gasp

...says the guy with both "The Apparition" and "Weekend Warrior" on his 10/10 list.

 

[Diesel 11]

...says the guy with both "The Apparition" and "Weekend Warrior" on his 10/10 list.

 

[Number 6]

Well... "The Apparition", at least, is a better song than "Purgatory".