What's the worst Maiden song where the songwriting credit only has (Harris)?
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dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
I will say that the angel and the gambler during 3 or 4 min less would be a decent song. But my choice is quest for fire. The lyrics are awful and bruce was right. It happnes too with. Alexander.
No I asked which is the worst pal
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Even then it's not as excessive as many other instances of repetition in their catalogue. It keeps building the intensity, until all energy is released in the frantic instrumental section. I guess people are only paying attention to the lyrics and ignore the build-up? He starts out with a whisper and keeps escalating with each repetition. Same with the drumming, same with the guitars.
No one ever calls out Rime's middle section which features a lot less variety compared to DLTTEOAS. Y'all gotta give those songs another chance and actually pay attention to the little details. The instrumental section alone destroys something like Drifter or Invaders imo.
Ruflux
Ancient Marinade
Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger because it keeps getting brought up in this thread and every mention of it makes me hate it slightly more. It's repetitive to the point of comedy and the Elmo drums double-pace section it builds up to underlines it with how limp and pathetic it is both musically and performance-wise. It's a self-parody. I can't believe it ended up on the record. It's significantly worse than Virus or any of the X Factor B-sides.
Angle and the Gambler may suck almost as much, but at least the phrase that repeats over and over sounds more like Blaze reciting a mantra while he slowly loses it, which in turn provides for a funny mental image.
Angle and the Gambler may suck almost as much, but at least the phrase that repeats over and over sounds more like Blaze reciting a mantra while he slowly loses it, which in turn provides for a funny mental image.
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
Mother Russia is a turd. I can’t think of one redeemable thing about the song.
I dislike it mostly because as a fan of Blaze I know that its mostly that and Angel which sunk virtual xi from being a decent album with their repetitiveness and weirdness. Harry helped craft two great songs on that album Clansman and Futureal but also sunk it with two of his absolute worst efforts.
The Elmo drums bit. Is that the only time Maiden have done something approaching that Ulrich thrash beat kind of style?
I think, we already did the best, that's why
Plus I was complimentary in my opening post saying Harry was a genius songwriter, and can still craft some good songs to this day and how I actually like most of the songs in the poll, and how I would never even put 10/10 brilliant works like Rime, Trooper or Aces in the poll as they are obviously great.
Also, every good songwriter has his bad moments. He can still write exceptional songs like Hell on Earth ,the Parchment, the Red and the Black or For the Greater Good of God.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Some turds on that list but nothing beats The Angel and the Gambler.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Agreed regarding The Parchment, but it is still better than The Angel and the Gambler.