The Book of Souls Awards

Best song: If Eternity Should fail
Worst song: Death or Glory
Surprisingly good song: The Great Unknown
Most disappointing song: Shadows of the Valley
Best moment: Eternity Intro

Best lyrics: Empire
Best line: "We're down lads came the cry"
Best verse: "When the world was virgin, before the coming of men, just a solar witness , the beginning of the end"

Best title: Empire

Best intro: Eternity
Best outro: Great Unknown

Bruce's best performance: Empire

Best chorus: Red and Black
Best pre-chorus: Great Unknown

Most catchy song: Speed of Light
Best melody: Book of Souls

Best bridge: Book of Souls

Best instrumental: Red and Black

Best guitar solo: Red and Black

Best main riff: Speed of Light
 
Ain't no time like the present:

Best song: Empire of the Clouds
Worst song: Shadows of the Valley*
Surprisingly good song: Death or Glory
Most disappointing song: When The River Runs Deep
Best moment: The ending of EOTC.

Best lyrics: Empire of the Clouds
Best line: Everything from aforementioned song.
Best verse: See above.

Best title: The Red and the Black

Best intro: Empire of the Clouds
Best outro: Empire of the Clouds

Bruce's best performance: Empire of the Clouds

Best chorus: If Eternity Should Fail
Best pre-chorus: Tears of a Clown

Most catchy song: Speed of Light
Best melody: Empire of the Clouds / Tears of a Clown

Best bridge: I dunno about this one.

Best instrumental: Empire of the Clouds

Best guitar solo: Tears of a Clown, maybe?

Best main riff: Empire of the Clouds

Best 18 minute song about a British aircraft that crashed in France during a storm: No shit it's Empire of the fucking Clouds

*Subject to change.
 
Best song: If Eternity Should Fail
Worst song: Shadows of the Valley
Surprisingly good song: Death or Glory
Most disappointing song: Tears of a Clown
Best moment: The entire build-up of "Empire" until the instrumental section

Best lyrics: Empire of the Clouds
Best line: "Dreamers may die, but the dream lives on"
Best verse: "Here is the soul of a man..."

Best title: Empire of the Clouds

Best intro: If Eternity Should Fail
Best outro: The Great Unknown

Bruce's best performance: If Eternity Should Fail

Best chorus: The Book of Souls
Best pre-chorus: The Book of Souls

Most catchy song: The Great Unknown (I frequently get parts of the song stuck in my head)
Best melody: Empire of the Clouds

Best bridge: The Great Unknown

Best instrumental: The Man of Sorrows

Best guitar solo: Death or Glory

Best main riff: The Book of Souls
 
Best song: "Empire of the Clouds"
Worst song: "Death or Glory"
Surprisingly good song: "Tears of a Clown"
Most disappointing song: "Death or Glory"
Best moment: "Empire of the Clouds" (14:24–15:11)

Best lyrics: "Empire of the Clouds"
Best line: "Empire of the Clouds" ("Reaper standing beside her / With his scythe cuts to the bone")
Best verse: "The Red and the Black" ("The black jack king and the red queen clash" ... "And cast the luck be happy sad")

Best title: "If Eternity Should Fail"

Best intro: "If Eternity Should Fail"
Best outro: "Empire of the Clouds"

Bruce's best performance: "Empire of the Clouds"

Best chorus: "The Book of Souls"
Best pre-chorus: "The Book of Souls"

Most catchy song: "The Red and the Black"
Best melody: "Empire of the Clouds"

Best bridge: "The Book of Souls"

Best instrumental: "Empire of the Clouds"

Best guitar solo: "Tears of a Clown" (Adrian Smith)

Best main riff: "The Book of Souls"

Best 18 minute song about a British aircraft that crashed in France during a storm: "Empire of the Clouds"
 
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Best song: Speed of Light
Worst song: The Book of Souls
Surprisingly good song: When the River Runes Deep
Most disappointing song: If Eternity Should Fail
Best moment: intro of Empire of the Clouds

Best lyrics: Empire of the Clouds
Best line: "Oh the dreamers may die, but the dreams live on"
Best verse: "I'll say a mass for you and wave..."

Best title: Empire of the Clouds

Best intro: Speed of Light
Best outro: Tears of a Clown

Bruce's best performance: Empire of the Clouds

Best chorus: Speed of Light
Best pre-chorus: Speed of Light

Most catchy song: Speed of Light
Best melody: When the River Runs Deep

Best bridge: Tears of a Clown

Best instrumental: Speed of Light

Best guitar solo: Speed of Light

Best main riff: Speed of Light

Best 18 minute song about a British aircraft that crashed in France during a storm: Speed of Light in loop Empire of the Clouds
 
Best song: Empire of the Clouds
Worst song: The Red and the Black
Surprisingly good song: Death or Glory
Most disappointing song: If Eternity Should Fail
Best moment: "'We're down lads' came the cry" from Empire

Best lyrics: Empire of the Clouds
Best line: "Sacred gods to the book of lies when a civilization dies"
Best verse: Same as best moment

Best title: Shadows of the Valley

Best intro: Empire of the Clouds/Shadows of the Valley
Best outro: Empire of the Clouds

Bruce's best performance: Empire of the Clouds

Best chorus: When the River Runs Deep
Best pre-chorus: The Book of Souls

Most catchy song: Death or Glory
Best melody: Empire of the Clouds

Best bridge: Shadows of the Valley

Best instrumental: Empire of the Clouds

Best guitar solo: Anything from the title track

Best main riff: Tears of a Clown

Best 18 minute song about a British aircraft that crashed in France during a storm: Can't choose a best but the worst one is probably Empire of the Clouds.
 
Best song: Shadows Of The Valley
Worst song: The Man Of Sorrows
Surprisingly good song: If Eternity Should Fail
Most disappointing song: When The River Runs Deep
Best moment: the start of EOTC.

Best lyrics: Empire Of The Clouds
Best line: ''To ride the storm, to an empire of the clouds.... to ride the storm, they climbed aboard their silver ghost''
Best verse: Death Or Glory

Best title: Shadows Of The Valley

Best intro: Speed Of Light
Best outro: Empire Of The Clouds

Bruce's best performance: The Book Of Souls

Best chorus: Speed Of Light
Best pre-chorus: Death Or Glory

Most catchy song: Death Or Glory
Best melody: Empire Of The Clouds

Best bridge: Speed Of Light

Best instrumental: The Red and The Black

Best guitar solo: Tears Of A Clown - Adrian's solos on this album are all killer, some of his very best.

Best main riff: The Book Of Souls
 
Best song: Book of Souls
Worst song: Death or Glory ( H's Guitar Solo saves TOAC from being at the bottom)
Surprisingly good song: Speed of Light
Most disappointing song: When The River Runs Deep
Best moment: Lead in for the 2nd half of Title Track

Best lyrics: The Book of Souls
Best line: "Ascending the throne wearing feathers and shells, he brought back their lives from the void"
Best verse: If Eternity Should Fail

Best title: If Eternity Should Fail

Best intro: Speed Of Light
Best outro: Empire Of The Clouds

Bruce's best performance: The Book Of Souls

Best chorus: Speed Of Light
Best pre-chorus: Shadow of The Valley

Most catchy song: Speed of Light
Best melody: Empire Of The Clouds

Best bridge: Speed Of Light

Best instrumental: The Red and The Black

Best guitar solo: Tears Of A Clown (Adrian) and Book of Souls (Janick) are equals

Best main riff: The Book Of Souls
 
Best song: The Book Of Souls
Worst song: Shadows Of The Valley
Surprisingly good song: When The River Runs Deep
Most disappointing song: The advance single I guess... but by no means a bad song.
Best line: "The road to ruin is a long road to hide in"
Best verse: "The red and the black/ People don't want the truth/ Look in their eyes and you send them away"
Best title: The Great Unknown
Best moment: the "Chorus" in The Red And The Black
Best lyrics: The Red And The Black
Best intro: If Eternity Should Fail
Best outro: Empire Of The Clouds
Bruce's best performance: The Book Of Souls
Best chorus: since the one from TRATB isn't a true chorus, I'll pick The Book Of Souls
Best pre-chorus: The Great Unknown
Most catchy song: When The River Runs Deep is a short and surprisingly catchy fast paced tune
Best melody: once again the "Chorus" in The Red And The Black
Best bridge: The Red And The Black has several, but the one before the last sang part is simply amazing
Best instrumental: Empire Of The Clouds
Best guitar solo: once again the one after the "chorus" in The Red And The Black
Best main riff: If Eternity Should Fail
 
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