The Official Maidenfans.com Rankings results (2004-2016)

[fekso]

I'll vote now, and give 10s to all Blaze songs just out of spite.

I did just that, but to be fair I did grow up with those albums.

 

[LooseCannon]

96: Back in the Village - Powerslave (Smith, Dickinson)
Average score: 7.72/10 Deviation: 1.86
Powerslave 2/8
Top 50: 2005
Top 100: 2004, 2006, 2008

This one was much more of a favourite back in the 00s, with a big drop from 2008 to 2011. Three Top 100 and one Top 50 entries, but all from the last decade as the 2010s has pushed this song firmly into the low 7s era. Likely this one will continue to slide lower over time, and surely drop out of the all-time Top 100. The general consensus here is that Bruce isn't great on the track, but the lead guitar cooks, leading to one of the lower-ranked songs on Powerslave.

Choice comments:

I think Back In The Village is a very underrated song. It has one of my favorite riffs in a Maiden song and the solos are also very good. I think it's based on The Prisoner just because it's most obvious, too.

Again, a little rocker that is alright. This one isn't too bad, but not too great. I like the guitars a rather lot, but can't stand the vocals.

Intro riff is evil, the pacing is frantic (without tic tic toc) and Bruce's delivery is godlike!!! The guitars are crazy, the duet is the most intricated in their catalogue and once again, insane bass line and Nicko's pounding, but perfectly structured drumming. Another classic which is not classic!

How people like turds like Sanctuary over this is beyond me.

I'm not fond of the chorus at all, and I'm not sure whether it was necessary to do another song about The Prisoner, but I think everything else about this tune rocks. The guitar intro is outrageous, especially the cheeky squealie at 0:11. I also like the sleazy chord riffs at 2:58. This clearly isn't Maiden at full strength, but there's still a lot to enjoy here.

Some people don't like Bruce in the early nineties, but this bleating way of singing I really find way more annoying, especially in the chorus. Definitely the weakest song of the album.

I like this one more than other Fillerslave fillers, mostly due to that frantic riff of H's. Nice rocking track, again an unattractive lyrical theme for myself, but packed with energy.

Some solid riffing with maybe the trickiest riff in the Maiden catalog. It's a fun track and there isn't anything wrong with it, but something about it doesn't reach the highs of other songs on the album. Maybe it's because I'm eager to get to the epics. That said, every time I hear it I think that it's better than I remember and I should really listen to it more.

Unfortunately this is the only blemish on the entire powerslave album. The vocals are annoying and the chorus seem repetitive. If we made an album of IM filler songs, this would be on it.

Statistics

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Yearly ratings & rankings
2004: 8.22; 67/123
2005: 8.70 +0.48; 47/124 +20
2006: 8.96 +0.26; 52/124
2008: 8.66 -0.30; 56/134 -11
2011: 7.10 -1.56; 104/144 -48
2012: 106/144 -2
2014: 7.29 +0.19; 103/144 +3
2015: 7.27 -0.02; 103/144 NC
2016: 7.17 -0.10 105/155 -2

Overall

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96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

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0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

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Iron Maiden 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 12
Killers 5/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 18
The Number of the Beast 3/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 7
Piece of Mind 2/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 1
Powerslave 2/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 5
Somewhere in Time 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
No Prayer For the Dying 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 11
Fear of the Dark 9/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 20
The X Factor 6/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 26
Virtual XI 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 12
Brave New World 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
Dance of Death 4/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6
A Matter of Life and Death 1/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
The Final Frontier 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 10
The Book of Souls 4/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 3

 

[LooseCannon]

I think Loosey's job is complicated enough without having to look at distributions and percentiles.

I don't have the vote totals from before 2014 either, so it would be really hard to run analytics on it.

 

[LooseCannon]

95: Journeyman - Dance of Death (Smith, Harris, Dickinson)
Average score: 7.75/10 Deviation: 1.52
Dance of Death 5/11
Top 100: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

This song has a pretty high deviation too, but most of that occurred in the most recent year, where Journeyman took quite the dive of a full point from the 2015 ratings. Before that this song was slotting in quite nicely in the high-sevens and low-eights, but no longer seems to be as well regarded. Still, it has eight Top 100 awards to its name. This song has some pretty big defenders, but a lot of people suggest that it is fairly tedious. I wonder if its recent dive will be repeated over the coming decade.

Choice comments:

Musically it's...ok. But I don't like the lyrics at all. The fact that he can say what he wants and do what he wants and nobody telling him other wise is very.... nice in ideal. But it is thinking like that that starts fights, wars, and violence in general.

I just read the lyrics again, and saw something I hadn't seen before. The lyrics portray life as a dream (for example, "We are sleeping and we'll dream for evermore") and suggest waking up from the dream ("If you turn to the light that is burning in the night, then your journeyman's day has begun"). This reminds me of the Eastern concept of Mindfulness. According to Buddhism and other Eastern traditions, a person has to wake up from the ordinary routine of life and become fully aware and alive within the present moment before they can even begin the journey to enlightenment.

The use of the orchestration is brilliant as well. I don't see why people think the lyrics are bad, I really don't. And of course, on the IMBB, they slag the song off saying that it's 'boring' or 'soft crap'. Meh, most of those people there have an attention span of 2.33 seconds anyway.

Depends which way you take Journey man! I took it that no one can take Bruces freedom away!

Prance

Not very fond of this track. Its just not very good for a 7 minute track that really does...nothing. The chorus is cliched and banal. The track is drowning in uninspired synths that blares out the tedious acoustic guitar. I have to give some points for the lyrics in the verses, the best part about this song, very melancholy and poetically penned.

I've never been much of a fan of the chorus, but the tune itself is well done.

A beautiful piece of music. Great lyrical message delivered in a thoughtful way. Different obviously, and a nice element to have in the catalogue.

I've always wondered, is this a song they wanted to do because of the song, or because they wanted to prove they could. It's alright, I don't love it.

It is a pity that Bruce managed to create two or three amazing acoustic songs during his solo career. It makes it even more difficult to like this extra long and boring arrangement. Good melodies for sure but that is all there is.

Statistics

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Yearly ratings & rankings
2004: 8.46; 54/123
2005: 7.86 -0.60; 80/124 -26
2006: 8.00 +0.24; 73/124 +7
2008: 8.26 +0.26; 75/134 -2
2011: 7.38 -0.88; 93/144 -18
2012: 98/144 -5
2014: 7.91 +0.53; 73/144 +15
2015: 7.94 +0.03; 70/144 +3
2016: 6.94 -1.00 114/155 -44

Overall

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95 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

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0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.52 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

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Iron Maiden 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 12
Killers 5/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 18
The Number of the Beast 3/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 7
Piece of Mind 2/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 1
Powerslave 2/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 5
Somewhere in Time 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
No Prayer For the Dying 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 11
Fear of the Dark 9/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 20
The X Factor 6/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 26
Virtual XI 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 12
Brave New World 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
Dance of Death 5/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 14
A Matter of Life and Death 1/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
The Final Frontier 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 10
The Book of Souls 4/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 3

 

[Black Wizard]

It's a nice, pleasant song. It doesn't grab you by the balls and slap you in the face, but there's nothing bad about it.

 

[LooseCannon]

94: Montsegur - Dance of Death (Gers, Harris, Dickinson)
Average score: 7.76/10 Deviation: 0.70
Dance of Death 6/11
Top 100: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016

We'll stick with Dance of Death for now, putting half of the album on the board with Montsegur. Statistically this one has hovered in the low eights and the mid-to-high sevens, with a couple lower dives that tug it down. I don't think this one is going to change too much over the years. Again, I expect it will lose some ground if another album is released. This one has Top 100 entries most years, which I think will become more and more expected as we get into the all-time Top 100. The chorus is not well regarded by Maidenfans, although most people seem to enjoy the Montsegur riff. Fun fact - when this one was recorded, Davey couldn't remember how the riff went and he had to use a cheat sheet when playing it in the studio.

Choice comments:

When I first heard Montsegur, I didn't like it that much. It reminded me a lot of the Mercenary at first because both songs are pretty heavy for Maiden standards and have repetative choruses. However, Montsegur has grown on me a lot and is now one of my favorite tracks from Dance of Death.

I went to Montségur in early May and the place is pretty impressive! No wonder it gave Bruce the ideas to write such great lyrics.

highly underrated track, the guitar going along with the pre-chorus is unlike anything IM has ever done, and it's a great passionate tune.

It's never been a favorite off this album, but not a bad tune. Bruce's vocal is lacking for me, and as heavy as the song is, it's never grabbed me.

Heavy intro that's heavily borrowed from Fallen Angel. I love the lyrics but the happy bits just don't blend well with the heavier parts. The solo reminds me very much of Jan's solo in Born In '58.

I like the heaviness of this song and the instrumental parts. The melody of the verses is great and the chorus is cool, but shrieky. The post chorus happy riff vocal is annoying, though.

The lyrics are interesting and performed with power and a lot of grit. The chorus is cool but repeated a tad to much. Then comes the post chorus that is to happy, almost silly, and it irritates me as the song should be really strong if they just removed it. The heavy riff comes in again, and the extra layer in 3:05 gives an extra dimension. Great solos and great melodies follows and the song feels epic, really like the melody at 4:05. Then comes the awful post chorus again and destroys the feeling that is so carefully built up.

The biggest fault in this song is the horrible, cheery post-chorus. The guitar riff and vocal line play along with each other nicely, but the melody is completely mismatched with the dark tone of the song.

Statistics

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Yearly ratings & rankings
2004: 8.12; 74/123
2005: 7.80 -0.32; 83/124 -9
2006: 8.00 +0.20; 73/124 +10
2008: 8.14 +0.14; 81/134 -8
2011: 7.44 -0.70; 90/144 -9
2012: 102/144 -12
2014: 7.59 +0.15; 90/144 -12
2015: 7.75 +0.16; 86/144 +4
2016: 7.65 -0.10 84/155 +2

Overall

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94 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
95 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

Spoiler

0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.70 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.52 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

Spoiler

Iron Maiden 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 12
Killers 5/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 18
The Number of the Beast 3/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 7
Piece of Mind 2/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 1
Powerslave 2/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 5
Somewhere in Time 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
No Prayer For the Dying 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 11
Fear of the Dark 9/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 20
The X Factor 6/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 26
Virtual XI 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 12
Brave New World 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
Dance of Death 6/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 22
A Matter of Life and Death 1/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
The Final Frontier 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 10
The Book of Souls 4/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 3

 

[Operations666]

Journeyman on the album never really grabbed me, but the live version on the DotR DVD is very powerful. The crowd gets so into it, and so does Bruce.

 

[LooseCannon]

93: Blood on the World's Hands - The X Factor (Harris)
Average score: 7.77/10 Deviation: 2.10
The X Factor 7/11
Top 50: 2004
Top 100: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015

Lots of compliments for Steve's bass solo at the intro. I was recently flipping through YouTube and I caught a video of it live. Man, it was killer, and immediately made me wish they'd play this live just for that moment. Turns out Steve Harris, he's not a bad hand at bass guitar. Most people find this to be somewhat midrange, though a good selection of people just love it. At least, until 2016, where it falls off a crazy-high ledge and plummets. If I cut out 2016 this song ends up about 30 places higher in the rankings, so something has changed. BRS?

Choice comments:

yes the bass intro on this one is very nice; it creates the perfect atmosphere and sets the right mood according to the subject of the song. the harmonics were a very good idea. it seems as if steve's bass playing has been dumbed down in the mixing of the last 2 albums..you dont hear as much of that rawness and that distinct bass sound that actually made the bass sound separate from all the other instruments.

Thumbs up to Blaze, his singing here makes the rage that is expressed in the lyrics really visible. Very well done!

Hmm, I don't hope I give the impression that I am over-analyzing, let alone analyzing.

Kickass song. Another X-Factor gem that disappeared from the setlist too soon. Love the lyrics and Blaze's performance, and the waltz-thingy. The chorus is heavy as fuck for Maiden!

like pretty much everything on this album, this song was so much better live it's not even funny.

I don't mind if a band uses certain chord progressions/riffs/licks in a new song that resemble those used in previous tracks. It kind of helps reinforce the bands signature sound in a weird way. If it was an issue a claim could be made that Hallowed be thy Name plagiarises from a riff embedded within Gengis Khan. To me Blood on the Worlds Hands sounds like Maiden, sounds inspired, and sounds like a band that was confident to record music post-Bruce. Top track, even better live.

This is one of my least favourite tracks on the album. I'm not really a fan of the bass solo as the start of a song, nor the interaction of Blaze's vocals and the music on the verses, nor the chorus as a whole. Not a bad song, I just find it a bit meh.

Very different song for maiden. The bass solo is really cool and I like the chorus alot.

Cool bass solo followed by a ridiculous dancing melody.Cool solos but the song lacks that special something.

Statistics

Spoiler

Yearly ratings & rankings
2004: 8.60; 44/123
2005: 8.12 -0.48; 62/124 -18
2006: 8.00 +0.08; 73/124 -11
2008: 7.96 -0.04; 94/134 -21
2011: 7.94 -0.02; 68/144 +26
2012: 95/144 -27
2014: 8.10 +0.16; 64/144 +31
2015: 7.91 -0.19; 75/144 -11
2016: 6.50 -1.41 130/155 -55

Overall

Spoiler

93 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
94 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
95 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

Spoiler

0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.70 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.52 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.10 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

Spoiler

Iron Maiden 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 12
Killers 5/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 18
The Number of the Beast 3/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 7
Piece of Mind 2/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 1
Powerslave 2/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 5
Somewhere in Time 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
No Prayer For the Dying 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 11
Fear of the Dark 9/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 20
The X Factor 7/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 32
Virtual XI 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 12
Brave New World 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
Dance of Death 6/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 22
A Matter of Life and Death 1/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
The Final Frontier 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 10
The Book of Souls 4/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 3

 

[LooseCannon]

92: Out of the Shadows - A Matter of Life and Death (Dickinson, Harris)
Average score: 7.78/10 Deviation: 1.67
A Matter of Life and Death 2/10
Top 100: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

Words like beautiful and powerful are frequently used to describe this track, which I think is accurately labelled a power ballad. Maiden doesn't do too many of them, but they seem to resonate when they do. Lots of compliments for Dave's playing. The handful of people who love this track are countered by many who seem to think it is a little lesser than good. Still easily in very good territory, although this one again suffered a huge dive in 2016 that probably pulled it down. A decently high deviation for a newer song.

Choice comments:

This song was something of a surprise to me. Not that they haven't made ballady songs before (Journeyman and Dream of mirrors come to mind), but this is a very strong power ballad and it brings tears to my eyes sometimes. The lyrics are great

It brings tears to my eyes, like watching the last spark of life go out of someone cherished. It's a beautiful song.

Fantastic ballad with a good chorus and performance by Bruce. IMO it's Coming Home's older brother song, although Coming Home is a better song.

The brilliance of this song has recently been trumped by Coming Home but it still sits comfortably amongst the majestic songs that make up AMOLAD. I love AMOLAD like a close family member, but my one disappointment is the low number of (and seemingly shorter) solos when compared to DoD/SiT/SSoaSS/TFF. However, in Out of the Shadows Davey improvises to his hearts content in the way Adrian will later do in Starblind.

A beautiful song, it's got Dave and Bruce at their very best. You can just close your eyes and sink into the depths of it.

Dave plays a delicious bluesy lead throughout the song though the main solo goes to Adrian, who turns in a very tasteful, melodic piece. Bruce sounds fabulous belting it out within a song perfectly in his vocal sweet spot. The acoustics drive the last two minutes in a different direction and give Steve a chance to let loose with some bass leads.

Such a beautiful song. Bruce takes us through life in five minutes and describes both the sadness and beauty of it. Dave is surprisingly uneven on this album, but he shines on this track. Adrian delivers another perfect solo, what a man.

I would also like to stress how beautiful and how subtle those Davey's solos/"embellishments" are; at times he reminds me of Knopfler there.

Statistics

Spoiler

Yearly ratings & rankings
2008: 8.56; 61/134
2011: 8.24 -0.32; 57/144 +4
2012: 83/144 -26
2014: 7.86 -0.38; 75/144 +8
2015: 7.78 -0.08; 82/144 -7
2016: 6.89 -0.89 116/155 -34

Overall

Spoiler

92 - Out of the Shadows (A Matter of Life and Death)
93 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
94 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
95 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

Spoiler

0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.70 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.52 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.67 - Out of the Shadows (A Matter of Life and Death)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.10 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

Spoiler

Iron Maiden 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 12
Killers 5/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 18
The Number of the Beast 3/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 7
Piece of Mind 2/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 1
Powerslave 2/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 3 Top 100: 5
Somewhere in Time 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
No Prayer For the Dying 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 11
Fear of the Dark 9/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 20
The X Factor 7/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 32
Virtual XI 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 4 Top 100: 12
Brave New World 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 4
Dance of Death 6/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 22
A Matter of Life and Death 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 9
The Final Frontier 2/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 10
The Book of Souls 4/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 3

 

[Black Wizard]

One of my favourites! Should be considerably higher!

 

[The Flash]

Maybe the solo is great just because of its harmony to the song that way. A great solo doesn't need to cover all the other elements of the song. If it has a special touch, we can feel it anyway.

I have no clue what on earth I tried to say here. Fucking 14 year old Flash.

 

[Dagonal]

98: The Man of Sorrows - The Book of Souls (Murray, Harris)

WAY too low, definitely a top 40 song, and one of the best off of TBOS.

 

[Diesel 11]

Back In The Village and Lord of the Flies are too goddamn low. The former was the first 'filler' track I really got into on Powerslave, and is still my favorite, maybe even better than 2MTM, and the latter is the best song on The X Factor.

 

[Mosh]

Blood On the Worlds Hands would be my one pick for a Blaze era song that hasn't been performed by the current band yet.

 

[bornless1]

Out of the Shadows: My third favorite reunion era song . Yes beautiful.. yes powerful.. a near perfect 10. Apparently I've never made a single comment worthy of being "choice" over the past almost 8 years on these boards, but I've been praising OOTS the whole time.
Ever since the brilliant live performance I had the honor to witness on the AMOLAD tour, it's been a constant in my top ten. If only "shadows" had another verse after the instrumental section...

 

[Operations666]

When we get to #1, I better see Rime of the Ancient Mariner there.

 

[matic22]

#1 is Hallowed probably, with Mariner being #2 and Infinite Dreams #3.

 

[Diesel 11]

I'm guessing
1. Hallowed Be Thy Name
2. Powerslave
3. Phantom of the Opera
4. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
5. Infinite Dreams
6. The Evil That Men Do
7. Paschendale
8. Revelations
9. Wasted Years
10. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

Of course, this list is so different from the one I tallied up that the above is probably wrong, wrong, wrong.

 

[Brigantium]

Montsegur haters.

 

[LooseCannon]

Sorry, guys. I'll make no comment on the above, other than to say both @matic22 and @Diesel 11's lists are wrong.

Apparently I've never made a single comment worthy of being "choice" over the past almost 8 years on these boards

Keep in mind I'm skimming the commentary threads, not the entire boards, and you haven't commented on every song, not by a longshot. I have no doubt something you've said will end up in there eventually! I seem to remember looking at a couple things you've said and going...I think that's the same as someone else said, which I usually don't pick unless I'm trying to showcase a point.