greeneless said:
Say you made an album compilation of Iron Maiden's least supported, or most poorly written tracks. This is what mine would be.
1. The Deulists (Powerslave)
2. Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
3. Alexander the Great (Somewhere in Time)
4. Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
5. The Assassin (No Prayer for the Dying)
6. Quest for Fire (Piece of Mind)
7. Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
8. Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
9. The Aparition (Fear of the Dark)
10. The Nomad (Brave New World)
11. Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
There would be more Blaze songs, but I honestly don't know them all.
I think the sad thing is if the above was an album I'd still buy it.
Two of these songs are my favourites and
some others are good too. To each his own though.
I don't know what I'd have as my worst ten, but I'm pretty sure 'Flight of Icarus' would be on there.
Since the Bruce 90s material is mentioned often here I'll give a quick overview of songs I consider
weak and songs I consider
strong. Songs without colours are somewhere in between.
1. "Tailgunner" (Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris) – 4:15
2. "Holy Smoke" (Dickinson, Harris) – 3:49
3. "No Prayer for the Dying" (Harris) – 4:23
4. "Public Enema Number One" (Dickinson, Dave Murray) – 4:13
5. "Fates Warning" (Murray, Harris) – 4:12
6. "The Assassin" (Harris) – 4:35
7. "Run Silent Run Deep" (Dickinson, Harris) – 4:35
8. "Hooks in You" (Dickinson, Adrian Smith) – 4:08
9. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (Dickinson) – 4:45
10. "Mother Russia" (Harris) – 5:32
1. "Be Quick or Be Dead" (Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers) – 3:24
2. "From Here to Eternity" – 3:38
3. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" – 6:56
4. "Fear Is the Key" (Dickinson, Gers) – 5:35
5. "Childhood's End" – 4:40
6. "Wasting Love" (Dickinson, Gers) – 5:50
7. "The Fugitive"– 4:54
8. "Chains of Misery" (Dickinson, Dave Murray) – 3:37
9. "The Apparition" (Harris, Gers) – 3:54
10. "Judas Be My Guide" (Dickinson, Murray) – 3:08
11. "Weekend Warrior" (Harris, Gers) – 5:39
12. "Fear of the Dark"– 7:18
Of those songs any of the purple songs could be in my lowest 10 Maiden songs, along with aforementioned 'Flight of Icarus'.
Here is a more updated list, in no particular order.
1. The Unbeliever
2. When Two Worlds Collide
3. Strange World
4. New Frontier
5. Flight of Icarus
6. The Apparition
7. Chains of Misery
8. Hooks in You
9. Run Silent, Run Deep
10. Public Enema Number One
The songs in
bold I can never claim to have enjoyed.