Song-A-Day: Ratings & Discussion (now on: "2 A.M.")

[valacirca]

Pardon me if this has been done before... but the idea is to go through all of the band's original tracks (in alphabetical order rather than chronological for more variety), picking one a day to rate and discuss. After ~24hours I'll compute the average rating that the song gets, update this post to reflect the average rating, and reset the poll for the next song.

A couple of things though:
1) I can reset the poll as much as I want, right?
2) Is one day per song long enough?

Well let's start.

Song List:

Spoiler

2 A.M.
2 Minutes to Midnight
22 Acacia Avenue
Aces High
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Age of Innocence
Alexander the Great
Another Life
Back in the Village
Bayswater Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Be Quick or Be Dead
Black Bart Blues
Blood Brothers
Blood on the World's Hands
Brave New World
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
Burning Ambition
Can I Play With Madness
Caught Somewhere in Time
Chains of Misery
Charlotte the Harlot
Childhood's End
Children of the Damned
Coming Home
Como Estais Amigos
Dance of Death
Deja-Vu
Die With Your Boots On
Different World
Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
Dream of Mirrors
Drifter
El Dorado
Face in the Sand
Fates Warning
Fear Is the Key
Fear of the Dark
Flash of the Blade
Flight of Icarus
For the Greater Good of God
Fortunes of War
From Here to Eternity
Futureal
Gangland
Gates of Tomorrow
Genghis Khan
Ghost of the Navigator
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Heaven Can Wait
Holy Smoke
Hooks in You
I Live My Way
Infinite Dreams
Innocent Exile
Invaders
Invasion
Iron Maiden
Isle of Avalon
Journeyman
Judas Be My Guide
Judgement Day
Judgement of Heaven
Justice of the Peace
Killers
Lightning Strikes Twice
Look for the Truth
Lord of Light
Lord of the Flies
Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
Man on the Edge
Mission From 'Arry
Montségur
Moonchild
More Tea Vicar
Mother Russia
Mother of Mercy
Murders in the Rue Morgue
New Frontier
No More Lies
No Prayer for the Dying
Nodding Donkey Blues
Only the Good Die Young
Out of the Shadows
Out of the Silent Planet
Paschendale
Pass The Jam
Phantom of the Opera
Powerslave
Prodigal Son
Prowler
Public Enema Number One
Purgatory
Quest For Fire
Rainmaker
Remember Tomorrow
Revelations
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Run Silent Run Deep
Run to the Hills
Running Free
Sanctuary
Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
Sea of Madness
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Sheriff of Huddersfield
Sign of the Cross
Starblind
Still Life
Strange World
Stranger in a Strange Land
Sun and Steel
Tailgunner
The Aftermath
The Alchemist
The Angel and the Gambler
The Apparition
The Assassin
The Clairvoyant
The Clansman
The Duellists
The Edge of Darkness
The Educated Fool
The Evil That Men Do
The Fallen Angel
The Fugitive
The Ides of March
The Legacy
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Longest Day
The Man Who Would Be King
The Mercenary
The Nomad
The Number of the Beast
The Pilgrim
The Prisoner
The Prophecy
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
The Talisman
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
The Trooper
The Unbeliever
The Wicker Man
These Colours Don't Run
To Tame A Land
Total Eclipse
Transylvania
Twilight Zone
Virus
Wasted Years
Wasting Love
Weekend Warrior
When Two Worlds Collide
When the Wild Wind Blows
Where Eagles Dare
Wildest Dreams
Wrathchild

 

[Onhell]

This has been done MANY times before, in the best/worst polls forum, though not in this presentation. Personally I like the idea as it has been a while since we've updated our ratings and we do have several new members. At any rate... 2 A.M... vote has been casted.

 

[Jonszat]

Err, it's currently being run in the Polls forum by LC... just done in chronological order not in alphebetical. We're currently on Wrathchild.

 

[valacirca]

This has been done MANY times before, in the best/worst polls forum,

though not in this presentation. Personally I like the idea

Many thanks. Hopefully other people share your opinion.

As for the song, I hear a lot of people bash it for merely being a Blaze song and also because it's a ballad. Personally, I like it and I think it has possibly the best vocal hook of Blaze-era Maiden. The soft parts remind me of NIN's "Hurt"...

 

[Jeffmetal]

Actually, this is the correct alphabetical order (the 'THE' article isn't accounted for):

Spoiler

1. 2 A.M.
2. 2 Minutes To Midnight
3. 22 Acacia Avenue
4. Aces High
5. Afraid To Shoot Strangers
6. Aftermath, The
7. Age Of Innocence
8. Alchemist, The
9. Alexander The Great
10. All In Your Mind (Stray cover)
11. Angel And The Gambler, The
12. Angel Of Death (Thin Lizzy cover) UNRELEASED
13. Another Life
14. Apparition, The
15. Assassin, The
16. Back In The Village
17. Be Quick Or Be Dead
18. Black Bart Blues
19. Blood Brothers
20. Blood On The World's Hands
21. Brave New World
22. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
23. Bring Your Daughter…To The Slaughter
24. Burning Ambition
25. Can I Play With Madness?
26. Caught Somewhere In Time
27. Chains Of Misery
28. Charlotte The Harlot
29. Childhood's End
30. Children Of The Damned
31. Clairvoyant, The
32. Clansman, The
33. Coming Home
34. Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin cover)
35. Como Estais Amigos?
36. Cross-Eyed Mary (Jethro Tull cover)
37. Crying In The Dark/King Of Twilight (Nektar cover)
38. Dance Of Death
39. Déjà-Vu
40. Die With Your Boots On
41. Different World
42. Doctor Doctor (UFO cover)
43. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
44. Dream Of Mirrors
45. Drifter
46. Duellists, The
47. Edge Of Darkness, The
48. Educated Fool, The
49. El Dorado
50. Evil That Men Do, The
51. Face In The Sand
52. Fallen Angel, The
53. Fates Warning
54. Fear Is The Key
55. Fear Of The Dark
56. Flash Of The Blade
57. Flight Of Icarus
58. For The Greater Good Of God
59. Fortunes Of War
60. From Here To Eternity
61. Fugitive, The
62. Futureal
63. Gangland
64. Gates Of Tomorrow
65. Genghis Khan
66. Ghost Of The Navigator
67. Hallowed Be Thy Name
68. Heaven Can Wait
69. Hocus Pocus (Focus cover)
70. Holy Smoke
71. Hooks In You
72. I Can't See My Feelings (Budgie cover)
73. I Live My Way
74. Ides Of March, The
75. I'm A Mover (Free cover)
76. Infinite Dreams
77. Innocent Exile
78. Invaders
79. Invasion
80. Iron Maiden
81. Isle Of Avalon
82. I've Got The Fire (Montrose cover)
83. Journeyman
84. Juanita (Marshall Fury cover)
85. Judas Be My Guide
86. Judgement Day
87. Judgement Of Heaven
88. Justice Of The Peace
89. Kill Me (Ce Soir) (Golden Earring cover)
90. Killers
91. Legacy, The
92. Lightning Strikes Twice
93. Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, The
94. Longest Day, The
95. Look For The Truth
96. Lord Of Light
97. Lord Of The Flies
98. Losfer Words (Big ‘Orra)
99. Man On The Edge
100. Man Who Would Be King, The
101. Massacre (Thin Lizzy cover)
102. Mercenary, The
103. Montségur
104. Moonchild
105. More Tea Vicar
106. Mother Of Mercy
107. Mother Russia
108. Murders In The Rue Morgue
109. My Generation (The Who cover)
110. New Frontier
111. No More Lies
112. No Prayer For The Dying
113. Nodding Donkey Blues
114. Nomad, The
115. Number Of The Beast, The
116. Only The Good Die Young
117. Out Of The Shadows
118. Out Of The Silent Planet
119. Paschendale
120. Pass The Jam
121. Phantom Of The Opera
122. Pilgrim, The
123. Powerslave
124. Prisoner, The
125. Prodigal Son
126. Prophecy, The
127. Prowler
128. Public Enema Number One
129. Purgatory
130. Quest For Fire
131. Rainbow's Gold (Beckett cover)
132. Rainmaker
133. Reach Out
134. Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg, The
135. Remember Tomorrow
136. Revelations
137. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
138. Roll Over ‘Vic Vella’ (Chuck Berry cover)
139. Run Silent, Run Deep
140. Run To The Hills
141. Running Free
142. Sanctuary
143. Satellite 15...The Final Frontier
144. Sea Of Madness
145. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
146. Sheriff Of Huddersfield (Adaptation of Urchin’s Life In The City)
147. Sign Of The Cross
148. Space Station Nº 5 (Montrose cover)
149. Space Truckin’ (Deep Purple cover) UNRELEASED
150. Starblind
151. Still Life
152. Strange World
153. Stranger In A Strange Land
154. Sun And Steel
155. Tailgunner
156. Talisman, The
157. That Girl
158. These Colours Don't Run
159. Thin Line Between Love & Hate, The
160. To Tame A Land
161. Total Eclipse
162. Transylvania
163. Trooper, The
164. Tush (ZZ Top cover) UNRELEASED
165. Twilight Zone
166. Unbeliever, The
167. Virus
168. Wasted Years
169. Wasting Love
170. Weekend Warrior
171. When The Wild Wind Blows
172. When Two Worlds Collide
173. Where Eagles Dare
174. Wicker Man, The
175. Wildest Dreams
176. Women In Uniform (Skyhooks cover)
177. Wrathchild


Extra Songs:
1. Age Of Innocence…How Old? (Nicko McBrain joking on vocals)
2. Charlotte The Harlot ‘88
3. Journeyman (Electric Version)
4. Prowler ‘88

 

[mckindog]

I like this idea, but not having two competing rating threads.
I'll stick with the one already started.
It's in the polls form. COme and join us. We've just started Killers.

 

[Onhell]

Actually, this is the correct alphabetical order (the 'THE' article isn't accounted for):

Spoiler

1. 2 A.M.
2. 2 Minutes To Midnight
3. 22 Acacia Avenue
4. Aces High
5. Afraid To Shoot Strangers
6. Aftermath, The
7. Age Of Innocence
8. Alchemist, The
9. Alexander The Great
10. All In Your Mind (Stray cover)
11. Angel And The Gambler, The
12. Angel Of Death (Thin Lizzy cover) UNRELEASED
13. Another Life
14. Apparition, The
15. Assassin, The
16. Back In The Village
17. Be Quick Or Be Dead
18. Black Bart Blues
19. Blood Brothers
20. Blood On The World's Hands
21. Brave New World
22. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
23. Bring Your Daughter…To The Slaughter
24. Burning Ambition
25. Can I Play With Madness?
26. Caught Somewhere In Time
27. Chains Of Misery
28. Charlotte The Harlot
29. Childhood's End
30. Children Of The Damned
31. Clairvoyant, The
32. Clansman, The
33. Coming Home
34. Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin cover)
35. Como Estais Amigos?
36. Cross-Eyed Mary (Jethro Tull cover)
37. Crying In The Dark/King Of Twilight (Nektar cover)
38. Dance Of Death
39. Déjà-Vu
40. Die With Your Boots On
41. Different World
42. Doctor Doctor (UFO cover)
43. Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
44. Dream Of Mirrors
45. Drifter
46. Duellists, The
47. Edge Of Darkness, The
48. Educated Fool, The
49. El Dorado
50. Evil That Men Do, The
51. Face In The Sand
52. Fallen Angel, The
53. Fates Warning
54. Fear Is The Key
55. Fear Of The Dark
56. Flash Of The Blade
57. Flight Of Icarus
58. For The Greater Good Of God
59. Fortunes Of War
60. From Here To Eternity
61. Fugitive, The
62. Futureal
63. Gangland
64. Gates Of Tomorrow
65. Genghis Khan
66. Ghost Of The Navigator
67. Hallowed Be Thy Name
68. Heaven Can Wait
69. Hocus Pocus (Focus cover)
70. Holy Smoke
71. Hooks In You
72. I Can't See My Feelings (Budgie cover)
73. I Live My Way
74. Ides Of March, The
75. I'm A Mover (Free cover)
76. Infinite Dreams
77. Innocent Exile
78. Invaders
79. Invasion
80. Iron Maiden
81. Isle Of Avalon
82. I've Got The Fire (Montrose cover)
83. Journeyman
84. Juanita (Marshall Fury cover)
85. Judas Be My Guide
86. Judgement Day
87. Judgement Of Heaven
88. Justice Of The Peace
89. Kill Me (Ce Soir) (Golden Earring cover)
90. Killers
91. Legacy, The
92. Lightning Strikes Twice
93. Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, The
94. Longest Day, The
95. Look For The Truth
96. Lord Of Light
97. Lord Of The Flies
98. Losfer Words (Big ‘Orra)
99. Man On The Edge
100. Man Who Would Be King, The
101. Massacre (Thin Lizzy cover)
102. Mercenary, The
103. Montségur
104. Moonchild
105. More Tea Vicar
106. Mother Of Mercy
107. Mother Russia
108. Murders In The Rue Morgue
109. My Generation (The Who cover)
110. New Frontier
111. No More Lies
112. No Prayer For The Dying
113. Nodding Donkey Blues
114. Nomad, The
115. Number Of The Beast, The
116. Only The Good Die Young
117. Out Of The Shadows
118. Out Of The Silent Planet
119. Paschendale
120. Pass The Jam
121. Phantom Of The Opera
122. Pilgrim, The
123. Powerslave
124. Prisoner, The
125. Prodigal Son
126. Prophecy, The
127. Prowler
128. Public Enema Number One
129. Purgatory
130. Quest For Fire
131. Rainbow's Gold (Beckett cover)
132. Rainmaker
133. Reach Out
134. Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg, The
135. Remember Tomorrow
136. Revelations
137. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
138. Roll Over ‘Vic Vella’ (Chuck Berry cover)
139. Run Silent, Run Deep
140. Run To The Hills
141. Running Free
142. Sanctuary
143. Satellite 15...The Final Frontier
144. Sea Of Madness
145. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
146. Sheriff Of Huddersfield (Adaptation of Urchin’s Life In The City)
147. Sign Of The Cross
148. Space Station Nº 5 (Montrose cover)
149. Space Truckin’ (Deep Purple cover) UNRELEASED
150. Starblind
151. Still Life
152. Strange World
153. Stranger In A Strange Land
154. Sun And Steel
155. Tailgunner
156. Talisman, The
157. That Girl
158. These Colours Don't Run
159. Thin Line Between Love & Hate, The
160. To Tame A Land
161. Total Eclipse
162. Transylvania
163. Trooper, The
164. Tush (ZZ Top cover) UNRELEASED
165. Twilight Zone
166. Unbeliever, The
167. Virus
168. Wasted Years
169. Wasting Love
170. Weekend Warrior
171. When The Wild Wind Blows
172. When Two Worlds Collide
173. Where Eagles Dare
174. Wicker Man, The
175. Wildest Dreams
176. Women In Uniform (Skyhooks cover)
177. Wrathchild


Extra Songs:
1. Age Of Innocence…How Old? (Nicko McBrain joking on vocals)
2. Charlotte The Harlot ‘88
3. Journeyman (Electric Version)
4. Prowler ‘88

Good point Jeff, but you included covers.... the poll is on their original work only.

I like this idea, but not having two competing rating threads.
I'll stick with the one already started.
It's in the polls form. COme and join us. We've just started Killers.

Let the mods worry about it

 

[Jeffmetal]

No, prob. Just take the covers out of the list and then we get the list of original Maiden songs in correct alphabetical order.

About 2 A.M., I give it a 9. A melancholic, but powerful ballad with poignant lyrics than one can ever imagine. The melodies are wonderful and the solo in the same mood of the one Janick did on Wasting Love, but the emotion it evokes matches perfectly the sadness, bleakness and despair depicted by the lyrics' carachter.

 

[Forostar]

I don't like this idea, nor the timing of it.

A: There are topics for all the album songs.
B: LooseCannon started recently to do all album tracks.

You could do something for the b-sides though.

 

[LooseCannon]

Here's today's song.

http://forum.maidenfans.com/index.php?topic=20229.0