Tron's Maiden Countdown - ROTAM and AMOLAD win
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bornless1
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Keep rockin' Tron man. Let's remember all the other songs Tron likes better than SSOASS are Maiden songs. It is a tad low for me too. But nice explanation; a lot of smaller songs put together. Hmmmm, I can dig. Gangland is freekin awesome and I can't imagine it's low popularity here. The lyrics are cool and Bruce is on top of his game. MUUURDER for vengeance etc etc.. nice. Como estais is a snoozer IMO and could be even lower. I like Deja Vu but it is flawed a bit.
Keep rockin' Tron man. Let's remember all the other songs Tron likes better than SSOASS are Maiden songs. It is a tad low for me too. But nice explanation; a lot of smaller songs put together. Hmmmm, I can dig. Gangland is freekin awesome and I can't imagine it's low popularity here. The lyrics are cool and Bruce is on top of his game. MUUURDER for vengeance etc etc.. nice. Como estais is a snoozer IMO and could be even lower. I like Deja Vu but it is flawed a bit.
Tron
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#125 - Innocent Exile - Again really loving that early almost punk angst the band had with DiAnno, not to mention the blatant early basslines steve lay down my mind is all confusion, cause i defied the law the only technical thing here that brings it down for me is the sound of the guitars (dont know exactly what theyre doing) but its the same style seen all over the early stuff and that detracts from songs like this that arent Killers or Wrathchild because it just makes them seem a bit thrown together. Theres no intricate floating melodies and no it wasnt the style of the period but i think in parts there would be a benefit.
#124 - Run silent Run deep - A nice haunting intro, that imo could have served brilliantly on a differently themed song
With the song somehow most of No prayer for me came out sounding very similar, i cant imagine why but i imagine it was something to do with the psychotic sound running through with respect to a characters impending doom. Bruce was really worryingly good at sounding like a serial killer but it was probably overused for my liking, still a good song though. but it becomes average here because its done in a similar style so much with it being a bit of a NPFTD running theme. Plus such songs seem too jokey on this album so i never get swept away in it however. Bruce sounds great here and the solos come off great with the song either way the flow of the song and how it begins like an attack from the secret sleep is great but it never quite whent far enough for me. Normally when maiden transcribe a book or movie they go all out to do it justice like ROTAM but for me not here which is disappointing.
#123 - Look for the Truth - I really love the slow melodic entrance with Blaze darkly coming in overtop but also showing his more gentle end of his voice. A story begins to be made and dare i say this is a contender for the best area of music produced in the 90s by Maiden. It takes a step down when the song gets faster and louder but story is no longer interesting, the imageries gone which is disappointing and the instruments have lost the melody thus killing the intro off. The solo brings a bit back to it but overall after the start there was so much potential that just became another plodding jumpy Blaze song. Its not bad but oh so frustrating.
#122 - Drifter - This again suffers as with innocent exile of having a very 'gritty and raw' (ive penned it) guitar rythm with doesnt really seperate it from the bunch but begins to incorporate some nice energetic melody over the lot and adds to the movement of the song and begins to make it imaginable why maiden were such a treat in the early 80s. unfortunately were Exile rose this falls without very captivating story and DiAnno doesnt sound at his best and a bit too casual. This is another one thats climbed from the bottom of the barrel lately.
#121 - Futureal - Refreshingly energetic is the best description of this song but its still a bit lacklustre for me. Nice to see Blaze getting the pleasure of a fast lyric packed song to squeeze into and i think it actually quite suits him with his low voice contrasting the lighter fast flowing music behind him and its the only song i think fitted the bill of what is expected from all the imagery associated with VXI. In all it refreshing hearing Blaze exposed at fast pace and giving off energy, but the story does get lost a bit (no im never satisfied
) and a slow section to develop it wouldnt hurt plus it doesnt place well with me alongside the catalogue of Bruce fast paced rockers.
Album #14 - The X Factor
I thought this would place higher but the ratings ne'er lie and it averages out at 6.63... so just a gnats ass below my maiden average. I love its moodiness and how some of the songs so properly use Blaze in the music. It flows for me a lot better than VXI and i can enjoy it in its entireity unlike the previous album. Its downfall sadly is that while Blaze was with Maiden i dont think they ever styled his parts well enough for him to truly do his best, a few songs on the album feel like they were writing music as if Bruce were still there and so in the end the songs were never amazing with either of them. Still however a very nice album and a bit of a flawed masterpiece (the ugly duckling album i may one day appreciate as a swan)
Well im a troll thats been around quite a long time and giving up nearly an hour a day to give people a taste of my personal maiden experience so i will be pleased to have lost you from my threadpmerrill said:
#125 - Innocent Exile - Again really loving that early almost punk angst the band had with DiAnno, not to mention the blatant early basslines steve lay down my mind is all confusion, cause i defied the law the only technical thing here that brings it down for me is the sound of the guitars (dont know exactly what theyre doing) but its the same style seen all over the early stuff and that detracts from songs like this that arent Killers or Wrathchild because it just makes them seem a bit thrown together. Theres no intricate floating melodies and no it wasnt the style of the period but i think in parts there would be a benefit.
#124 - Run silent Run deep - A nice haunting intro, that imo could have served brilliantly on a differently themed song
With the song somehow most of No prayer for me came out sounding very similar, i cant imagine why but i imagine it was something to do with the psychotic sound running through with respect to a characters impending doom. Bruce was really worryingly good at sounding like a serial killer but it was probably overused for my liking, still a good song though. but it becomes average here because its done in a similar style so much with it being a bit of a NPFTD running theme. Plus such songs seem too jokey on this album so i never get swept away in it however. Bruce sounds great here and the solos come off great with the song either way the flow of the song and how it begins like an attack from the secret sleep is great but it never quite whent far enough for me. Normally when maiden transcribe a book or movie they go all out to do it justice like ROTAM but for me not here which is disappointing.#123 - Look for the Truth - I really love the slow melodic entrance with Blaze darkly coming in overtop but also showing his more gentle end of his voice. A story begins to be made and dare i say this is a contender for the best area of music produced in the 90s by Maiden. It takes a step down when the song gets faster and louder but story is no longer interesting, the imageries gone which is disappointing and the instruments have lost the melody thus killing the intro off. The solo brings a bit back to it but overall after the start there was so much potential that just became another plodding jumpy Blaze song. Its not bad but oh so frustrating.
#122 - Drifter - This again suffers as with innocent exile of having a very 'gritty and raw' (ive penned it) guitar rythm with doesnt really seperate it from the bunch but begins to incorporate some nice energetic melody over the lot and adds to the movement of the song and begins to make it imaginable why maiden were such a treat in the early 80s. unfortunately were Exile rose this falls without very captivating story and DiAnno doesnt sound at his best and a bit too casual. This is another one thats climbed from the bottom of the barrel lately.
#121 - Futureal - Refreshingly energetic is the best description of this song but its still a bit lacklustre for me. Nice to see Blaze getting the pleasure of a fast lyric packed song to squeeze into and i think it actually quite suits him with his low voice contrasting the lighter fast flowing music behind him and its the only song i think fitted the bill of what is expected from all the imagery associated with VXI. In all it refreshing hearing Blaze exposed at fast pace and giving off energy, but the story does get lost a bit (no im never satisfied
) and a slow section to develop it wouldnt hurt plus it doesnt place well with me alongside the catalogue of Bruce fast paced rockers.Album #14 - The X Factor
I thought this would place higher but the ratings ne'er lie and it averages out at 6.63... so just a gnats ass below my maiden average. I love its moodiness and how some of the songs so properly use Blaze in the music. It flows for me a lot better than VXI and i can enjoy it in its entireity unlike the previous album. Its downfall sadly is that while Blaze was with Maiden i dont think they ever styled his parts well enough for him to truly do his best, a few songs on the album feel like they were writing music as if Bruce were still there and so in the end the songs were never amazing with either of them. Still however a very nice album and a bit of a flawed masterpiece (the ugly duckling album i may one day appreciate as a swan)
Unknown One
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Re: Tron's Maiden Countdown!
Only the 1 huge blapshemy this time (and you should be able to guess what one
), but Look For the Truth is quite a good song as well. Not as good as Blaze's best, but still good.
Only the 1 huge blapshemy this time (and you should be able to guess what one
), but Look For the Truth is quite a good song as well. Not as good as Blaze's best, but still good.
Tron
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Id guess run silent run deep this time and tomorrow promises to continue the trend i was hoping id avoid it today. I just want one day without a darn blasphemy.
with look for the truth i love the intro to a huge level, but it just seems to disappointingly drop away for me.
Id guess run silent run deep this time and tomorrow promises to continue the trend
i was hoping id avoid it today. I just want one day without a darn blasphemy.with look for the truth i love the intro to a huge level, but it just seems to disappointingly drop away for me.
bornless1
Messiah Supreme. True Leader of Men.
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Only innocent exile for me is close to blasphemy here. I love that song. RSRD always seemed to be a generic song by Maiden standards. Descent galloping but boring and lyrically not real sharp. Look for the truth is fine here in the depths of the list. Drifter may be my least favorite Dianno and Futureal is another [IMO] great song dragged down by the karaoke singer. Even though it is one of his better performances.
Only innocent exile for me is close to blasphemy here. I love that song. RSRD always seemed to be a generic song by Maiden standards. Descent galloping but boring and lyrically not real sharp. Look for the truth is fine here in the depths of the list. Drifter may be my least favorite Dianno and Futureal is another [IMO] great song dragged down by the karaoke singer. Even though it is one of his better performances.
Unknown One
I see the ghost of navigators.
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Sorry, but for me it was Futureal, it was in my top 25 songs after all.
Tron said:Id guess run silent run deep this time and tomorrow promises to continue the trend
Sorry, but for me it was Futureal, it was in my top 25 songs after all.
Tron
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ahh, i wasnt close XD i was going off your list being very 80s ...tuttut me being very stereotypical. anyway im going to return a book to uni so my post will be a wee later today.
#120 - Mother Russia - im a big fan of the beginning, very grand and cathedral sounding and then into a melody that could easily accompany a russian folk dance before returning to that orchestral sound. yet the vocals are really low content and sort of give statement without explination, also im unsure if its just my version but the sounds unusually grainy which detracts from what was soloing that went beautifully with the tone and pace of the song. another unfinished song in my book that drops to the low end of average.
#119 - Wasting Love - im sure this one must be controversial. it contains some of the more sincere and heartfelt writing from maiden to that point with perfectly tailored dancing melodies sweeping through. every now and then i can feel that but still though i know how technically amazing this should be i dont feel the magic. maybe it just really doesnt apply to me. it feels a bit slow to me aswell and i think it should retain the conviction of the spend your days... or second solo, a song i unexplainably dont connect to.
#118 - The Prophecy - again a lovely melody with a hypnotic guitar line over it but then i feel the music that follows poorly befits it leading into a generic beat and lyrics i domt find too interesting. im not generically a big fan of bruces late 80s/early 90s voice, it just didnt feel tame. and that beat continues unchanged and bruce is still just... talking and not doing justice to those epic solos and then the beautiful outro as it began. the only faults the middle bit
#117 - Losfer Words (big orra) - I said an instrumental really had to go that extra mile and kick my ass into next week to do well without lyrics and this does a pretty good job. it follows a theme in its sound and i love the dropping beat in the guitar work almost creating the effect of a 'antibassline?' in that area where the drops in sound cant help but make you bob your head in time. so great big thumbs up to big orra and its pun name i am losfer words harhar. only fault is in many parts, im sure you know which i cant help but imagine a nintendo game of some form or maybe sonic.
#116 - Invaders - brucey bruces first song. the energy is inspiring as is the theme of the song, i can just imagine him preparing a rebel hoard here and sounds so enthused. one of those fun songs that i can appreciate with a nice mix of the two sounds across notb. both the raw sound of early headed with flowing melody that bruce inspired into the writing. the true beginning for me of there developing sound, and riding the line of where the song has just enough cheese to be ok
ahh, i wasnt close XD i was going off your list being very 80s ...tuttut me being very stereotypical. anyway im going to return a book to uni so my post will be a wee later today.
#120 - Mother Russia - im a big fan of the beginning, very grand and cathedral sounding and then into a melody that could easily accompany a russian folk dance before returning to that orchestral sound. yet the vocals are really low content and sort of give statement without explination, also im unsure if its just my version but the sounds unusually grainy which detracts from what was soloing that went beautifully with the tone and pace of the song. another unfinished song in my book that drops to the low end of average.
#119 - Wasting Love - im sure this one must be controversial. it contains some of the more sincere and heartfelt writing from maiden to that point with perfectly tailored dancing melodies sweeping through. every now and then i can feel that but still though i know how technically amazing this should be i dont feel the magic. maybe it just really doesnt apply to me. it feels a bit slow to me aswell and i think it should retain the conviction of the spend your days... or second solo, a song i unexplainably dont connect to.
#118 - The Prophecy - again a lovely melody with a hypnotic guitar line over it but then i feel the music that follows poorly befits it leading into a generic beat and lyrics i domt find too interesting. im not generically a big fan of bruces late 80s/early 90s voice, it just didnt feel tame. and that beat continues unchanged and bruce is still just... talking and not doing justice to those epic solos and then the beautiful outro as it began. the only faults the middle bit
#117 - Losfer Words (big orra) - I said an instrumental really had to go that extra mile and kick my ass into next week to do well without lyrics and this does a pretty good job. it follows a theme in its sound and i love the dropping beat in the guitar work almost creating the effect of a 'antibassline?' in that area where the drops in sound cant help but make you bob your head in time. so great big thumbs up to big orra and its pun name i am losfer words harhar. only fault is in many parts, im sure you know which i cant help but imagine a nintendo game of some form or maybe sonic.
#116 - Invaders - brucey bruces first song. the energy is inspiring as is the theme of the song, i can just imagine him preparing a rebel hoard here and sounds so enthused. one of those fun songs that i can appreciate with a nice mix of the two sounds across notb. both the raw sound of early headed with flowing melody that bruce inspired into the writing. the true beginning for me of there developing sound, and riding the line of where the song has just enough cheese to be ok
Unknown One
I see the ghost of navigators.
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Agreed about Mother Russia (about 80 spots higher though), and I think the Prophecy deserves to be much higher, but this is not my countdown after all.
Jupz said:Mother Russia is about 100 spots higher for me
Agreed about Mother Russia (about 80 spots higher though), and I think the Prophecy deserves to be much higher, but this is not my countdown after all.
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I'm enjoying this Tron. You have some very unique opinions.
Those 5 would at least be in the top 70 for me.
I'm enjoying this Tron. You have some very unique opinions.
Those 5 would at least be in the top 70 for me.
Tron
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lol anyway time for todays portion of the blasphemy true to my mind. oh and the first entry from the reunion era!
#115 - Remember Tomorrow - a slow song and brings a night image to me, i enjoy it, say walking down the road at night after a party (as with a lot of that album) but otherwise this feels dated, slow and not too rivetting. it builds brilliantly and diannos tone really does work though i find him sounding awkward coping with holding a note. i dont know if anyone else thinks this but at the end of some words his voice drops like hes lost it. while its interesting in its dynamics i feel its one of those songs that stands a great risk of 'getting old' by continuing in places for too long without interest. faults aside its probably one of the more 'nice' early tracks moving slowly and developing a bit rather than churning out the same riffs over the same timings.
#114 - Montsegur - a really powerful riff at the start (just reminded me the 2000 songs have begun) and a story developing is of course expected, what drops this fella down for me is how bruce as with mother of mercy lately, sounds ott and straining when its not required. i also dont like the music along with the chorus or really most of the lyrics, they dont feel like theyre for the same song for some reason. and that melody in the background grates a bit as the song goes on.
#113 - Phantom of the Opera -
this i expect to upset some people. im sure were all familiar with whats great about it. the transylvania-esque instrumental but for me a cant connect with anything else but the quiet mid section then the melody out of that which is beautiful. i dont think pauls voice suits these two slower more intricate songs ive posted here though, and that isnt saying bruce would either... actually i think blaze could do well with this one, maybe im alone there? either way similarly to ssoass here is the long changing instrumental section to the end where you slowly forget the great bits from earlier and i stead get the repeating pattern before back to the pace at the start. and again i dont like pauls vocals.
#112 - Gates of Tomorrow - another crunchy intro i really appreciate which alot of DoD songs where good for and the beginning vocals come in almost like a dream sounding distant and duplicated and burst into life along with building guitars into trapped in the web were for me it doesnt go any further and becomes the end of the lyrical development just before a solo i really dont like and im not going to guess whos it is but as it moves on it remains awkward high and mad. then the song ends similarly. strange. then a nice ending... but only nice.
#111 - Flash of the Blade - and headlong into another slave song. the instruments seem very uninspired and repetetive throughout but the bass and drum work is the key to this one and bruce shows off some of his range. of course a low song for the album but at average now for maiden some good music and later in the mid section, with pulses of the drumbeat a really suited bit of guitar building suspense before re-entering the flowing chorus then all stop. a rare way for them to end a song. yet a nice way so you keep the energy instead of fading away which is required as theres no big story. a fault those that fell to my blade earlier made
again ive been forced to post on my 3ds and so spelling and structure mistakes for everyone.
sounded very formalDityn DJ James said:
lol anyway time for todays portion of the blasphemy true to my mind. oh and the first entry from the reunion era! #115 - Remember Tomorrow - a slow song and brings a night image to me, i enjoy it, say walking down the road at night after a party (as with a lot of that album) but otherwise this feels dated, slow and not too rivetting. it builds brilliantly and diannos tone really does work though i find him sounding awkward coping with holding a note. i dont know if anyone else thinks this but at the end of some words his voice drops like hes lost it. while its interesting in its dynamics i feel its one of those songs that stands a great risk of 'getting old' by continuing in places for too long without interest. faults aside its probably one of the more 'nice' early tracks moving slowly and developing a bit rather than churning out the same riffs over the same timings.
#114 - Montsegur - a really powerful riff at the start (just reminded me the 2000 songs have begun) and a story developing is of course expected, what drops this fella down for me is how bruce as with mother of mercy lately, sounds ott and straining when its not required. i also dont like the music along with the chorus or really most of the lyrics, they dont feel like theyre for the same song for some reason. and that melody in the background grates a bit as the song goes on.
#113 - Phantom of the Opera -
this i expect to upset some people. im sure were all familiar with whats great about it. the transylvania-esque instrumental but for me a cant connect with anything else but the quiet mid section then the melody out of that which is beautiful. i dont think pauls voice suits these two slower more intricate songs ive posted here though, and that isnt saying bruce would either... actually i think blaze could do well with this one, maybe im alone there? either way similarly to ssoass here is the long changing instrumental section to the end where you slowly forget the great bits from earlier and i stead get the repeating pattern before back to the pace at the start. and again i dont like pauls vocals.#112 - Gates of Tomorrow - another crunchy intro i really appreciate which alot of DoD songs where good for and the beginning vocals come in almost like a dream sounding distant and duplicated and burst into life along with building guitars into trapped in the web were for me it doesnt go any further and becomes the end of the lyrical development just before a solo i really dont like and im not going to guess whos it is but as it moves on it remains awkward high and mad. then the song ends similarly. strange. then a nice ending... but only nice.
#111 - Flash of the Blade - and headlong into another slave song. the instruments seem very uninspired and repetetive throughout but the bass and drum work is the key to this one and bruce shows off some of his range. of course a low song for the album but at average now for maiden some good music and later in the mid section, with pulses of the drumbeat a really suited bit of guitar building suspense before re-entering the flowing chorus then all stop. a rare way for them to end a song.
yet a nice way so you keep the energy instead of fading away which is required as theres no big story. a fault those that fell to my blade earlier madeagain ive been forced to post on my 3ds and so spelling and structure mistakes for everyone.
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No comment on 115, 113 and 111
112 should be even lower placed.
No comment on 115, 113 and 111
112 should be even lower placed.