Which song first caught your attention from each album?

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Which song/s from each album was the first song you got into and liked? For me, its usually the shorter rockers.

Iron Maiden - Remember Tomorrow/Prowler
Killers - Killers
The Number of the Beast - The Number of the Beast/Run to the Hills
Piece of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Aces High/Powerslave
Somewhere in Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Can I Play With Madness
No Prayer for the Dying - No Prayer for the Dying
Fear of the Dark - Fear of the Dark
The X Factor - Man on the Edge
Virtual XI - Futureal
Brave New World - The Wicker Man
Dance of Death - Rainmaker
A Matter of Life and Death - Out of the Shadows
The Final Frontier - Mother of Mercy




Alternatively, which song from each album took the longest to grow on you? As in, you started out disliking it or thinking it was alright, or maybe it didn't do anything for you, but after awhile you start liking the song a lot more?

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera, surprisingly :D
Killers - Purgatory
The Number of the Beast - none TBH, my liking for each of the songs hasn't really changed over time (keep in mind I've only been listening to maiden for about 3 years)
Piece of Mind - Where Eagles Dare
Powerslave - Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Somewhere in Time - Caught Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Prophecy
No Prayer for the Dying - Public Enema Number One
Fear of the Dark - none really, i guess if I had to say Fear is the key
The X Factor - haven't really listened to this album enough to have this yet
Virtual XI - same with this
Brave New World - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Dance of Death - none
A Matter of life and Death - Lord of Light
The Final Frontier - Starblind
 
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers - Wrathchild
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Piece of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Somewhere in Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
No Prayer for the Dying - Mother Russia
Fear of the Dark - Fear of the Dark
The X Factor - Fortunes of War
Virtual XI - Como Estais Amigos
Brave New World - Blood Brothers & Ghost of the Navigator
Dance of Death - Dance of Death & Rainmaker
A Matter of Life and Death - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
The Final Frontier - When the Wild Wind Blows

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Iron Maiden - Strange World
Killers - Purgatory
The Number of the Beast - The Prisoner
Piece of Mind - Revelations
Powerslave - Losfer Words
Somewhere in Time - Caught Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams
No Prayer for the Dying - Run Silent Run Deep
Fear of the Dark - Be Quick or Be Dead
The X Factor - Lord of the Flies
Virtual XI - none
Brave New World - Dream of Mirrors
Dance of Death - Paschendale (i found this overrated for a looong time)
A Matter of Life and Death - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
The Final Frontier - Starblind
 
Iron Maiden: By the time I got this album I knew every song so it wasn't anything really new.
Killers: Another Life
NOTB: It's been so long  I don't remember.
Piece Of Mind: Still Life
Powerslave: Aces High/23:58
Somewhere in Time: Caught Somewhere in Time/Wasted Years
SSOASS: Moonchild
No Prayer: Public Enema
FOTD: Be Quick or Be Dead. Then I was done listening to the album
X Factor: Sign Of The Cross
Virtual: Lightning Strikes
BNW: The Wickerman
Dance Of Death: Title Track
AMOLAD: These Colours Don't Run
TFF: The Alchemist
 
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers - Killers
The Number of the Beast - Run to the Hills
Piece of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Aces High
Somewhere in Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son of the Seventh Son - no idea, it took me forever to get into this album at all.
No Prayer for the Dying - Tailgunner
Fear of the Dark - Fear of the Dark
The X Factor - Sign of the Cross
Virtual XI - The Clansman
Brave New World - Brave New World
Dance of Death - Paschendale
AMOLAD - The Longest Day
The Final Frontier - Coming Home
 
Interesting.

So if I understand correctly, this topic is only about songs we do like (to a certain extent), either in the beginning, either now, or both. So it's not about songs we've never liked.

Have to give this some more thoughts.
 
Forostar said:
Interesting.

So if I understand correctly, this topic is only about songs we do like (to a certain extent), either in the beginning, either now, or both. So it's not about songs we've never liked.

Have to give this some more thoughts.
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i think it is songs we liked on our first listen.
 
Iron Maiden - don't remember
Killers - Killers
The Number Of The Beast - Run To The Hills
Piece Of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - 2 Minutes To Midnight
Somewhere In Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Can I Play With Madness
No Prayer For The Dying - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
Fear Of The Dark - Fear Of The Dark
The X Factor - Sign Of The Cross
Virtual XI - The Clansman
Brave New World - The Wicker Man
Dance Of Death - Rainmaker
A Matter Of Life & Death - Different World
The Final Frontier - Coming Home (if you don't count El Dorado)
 
Iron Maiden - Strange World
Killers - Wrathchild
The Number of the Beast - The Number of the Beast
Powerslave - Two Minutes to Midnight
Somewhere in Time - Stranger in a Strange Land
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Evil That Men Do, I think.
No Prayer For the Dying - Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter
Fear of the Dark - Fear of the Dark
The X Factor - The Aftermath
Virtual XI - Lightning Strikes Twice
Brave New World - The Wicker Man
Dance of Death - Rainmaker
A Matter of Life and Death - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
The Final Frontier - El Dorado

As opposed to:

Iron Maiden - Charlotte the Harlot
Killers - Prodigal Son
The Number of the Beast - The Prisoner
Powerslave - Aces High
Somewhere in Time - Deja Vu
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Prophecy
No Prayer for the Dying - Fates Warning
Fear of the Dark - Childhood's End
The X Factor - The Edge of Darkness
Virtual XI - When Two Worlds Collide
Brave New World - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Dance of Death - Face in the Sand
A Matter of Life and Death - Lord of Light
The Final Frontier - Starblind (this one took forever to grow on me, but from some point on it did not let me go anymore)
 
Iron Maiden - Prowler, Transylvania
Killers - Genghis Khan, The Ides of March, Purgatory (also I was quickly intruiged by the beautiful solos of Prodigal Son, and the harmonies of Murders in the Rue Morgue)
The Number of the Beast - 22 Acacia Avenue
Piece of Mind - To Tame a Land
Powerslave - The Duellists, Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Somewhere in Time - Caught Somewhere in Time, Wasted Years, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Deja-vu, Alexander the Great (honestly, all these tracks made huge impact, if I was forced to choose only one, then it'd be Alexander, I guess)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams, The Evil That Men Do, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Only the Good Die Young (same as previous album, if only one, I guess I'd go for Infinite Dreams)
No Prayer For the Dying - Mother Russia
Fear of the Dark - Afraid to Shoot Strangers
The X Factor - Not sure, I guess I'd go for Fortunes of War, Judgement of Heaven, and The Unbeliever
Virtual XI - Lightning Strikes Twice
Brave New World - Brave New World
Dance of Death - Dance of Death
A Matter of Life and Death - For the Greater Good of God (now I find it one of the worse ones)
The Final Frontier - Starblind

Not sure about the second list.
 
Forostar said:
Not only. Look at the second half of the opening post.
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oh I missed that.

Iron Maiden: N/A
Killers: Drifter
NOTB: Hallowed (no really!)
POM: The Last Three still hate Quest.
Powerslave:The Duelists
SIT: ATG (again, really!)
SSOASS: Only The Good Die Young
No Prayer: Title Track
FOTD: Still hate most of that album
X factor: IT is still growing on me.
Virtual XI: When Two Worlds Collide
BNW: Nomad
DOD: Face In The Sand
AMOLAD: Lord Of Light
TFF: Talisman
 
Iron Maiden — (Grabber) Running Free, (Grower) Remember Tomorrow
Killers — Purgatory, Prodigal Son
NOTB — Hallowed Be Thy Name, Children of the Damned
Piece of Mind — Flight of Icarus, Where Eagles Dare
Powerslave — 11:58, ROTAM
Somewhere in Time — Wasted Years, Loneliness
Seventh Son — Can I Play With Madness, Prophecy
No Prayer — Tailgunner, Fates Warning
Fear of the Dark — From Here To Eternity, Weekend Warrior
X-Factor — Judgement of Heaven, Edge of Darkness
Virtual XI — Futureal, Educated Fool
Brave New World — Wickerman, The Nomad
Dance of Death — Rainmaker, Paschendale
A Matter of Life and Death — Different World, The Legacy
Final Frontier — When The Wild Wind Blows, The Alchemist
 
Forostar said:
Interesting.

So if I understand correctly, this topic is only about songs we do like (to a certain extent), either in the beginning, either now, or both. So it's not about songs we've never liked.

Have to give this some more thoughts.
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Yes, you are correct :D
 
Instant love / Grower:

Running Free / Transylvania
Murders In The Rue Morgue / Innocent Exile
Hallowed Be Thy Name / The Prisoner
The Trooper / Revelations
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner / Back In The Village
Caught Somewhere In Time / Deja Vu
Can I Play With Madness / Moonchild
No Prayer For The Dying / The Assassin
Fear Of The Dark / Childhood's End
The Aftermath / Lord Of The Flies
The Clansman / When Two Worlds Collide
Blood Brothers / The Thin Line Between Love & Hate
Rainmaker / New Frontier
The Longest Day / Lord Of Light
Coming Home / The Man Who Would Be King.
 
Grabbers:

Iron Maiden: Prowler
Killers: Wrathchild
NOTB: The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind: The Trooper
Powerslave: Powerslave
SiT: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
SSoaSS: The Evil That Men Do
NPFTD: Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter
FOTD: Be Quick or Be Dead
The X Factor: Lord of the Flies
Virtual XI: Futureal
BNW: The Wicker Man
DoD: No More Lies
AMOLAD: For The Greater Good of God
The Final Frontier: Coming Home

Growers:

Iron Maiden: Transylvania
Killers: Murders in the Rue Morgue
NOTB: Children of the Damned
Piece of Mind: Where Eagles Dare
Powerslave: 2 Minutes to Midnight
SiT: Caught Somewhere in Time
SSoaSS: Moonchild
NPFTD: Run Silent Run Deep
FOTD: Afraid to Shoot Strangers
The X Factor: Look For The Truth
Virtual XI: Como Estais Amigos
BNW: Dream of Mirrors
DoD: Rainmaker
AMOLAD: Lord of Light
The Final Frontier: Starblind
 
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers - Killers, Wrathchild, Prodigal Son
The Number of the Beast - 22 Acacia Avenue, The Prisoner, Total Eclipse
Piece of Mind - Still Life
Powerslave - Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Somewhere in Time - Caught Somewhere in Time, Stranger in a Strange Land
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Evil That Men Do, Can I Play With Madness
No Prayer for the Dying - Holy Smoke
Fear of the Dark - Fear of the Dark, Afraid to Shoot Strangers
The X Factor - Sign of the Cross
Virtual XI - The Clansman
Brave New World - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Dance of Death - Rainmaker
A Matter of Life and Death - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
The Final Frontier - When the Wild Wind Blows



Alternatively, which song from each album took the longest to grow on you? As in, you started out disliking it or thinking it was alright, or maybe it didn't do anything for you, but after awhile you start liking the song a lot more?

Iron Maiden - Sanctuary
Killers - Innocent Exile
The Number of the Beast - Children of the Damned
Piece of Mind - Die With Your Boots On
Powerslave - The Duelists (Seriously, the only 3 songs I listen to from Powerslave is Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and The Duelists, I don't care much for the rest of the album at all)
Somewhere in Time - Sea of Madness and Alexander the Great
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Moonchild
No Prayer for the Dying - Public Enema Number One
Fear of the Dark - None
The X Factor - None
Virtual XI - Como Estais Amigos
Brave New World - Brave New World
Dance of Death - Montsegur, I didn't like it when I still heard it, and I still don't like it
A Matter of life and Death - Brighter Than a Thousand Sund (same as above)
The Final Frontier - Mother of Mercy (same as above, this song is at the bottom of all Maiden songs along with Montsegur to me)
 
Grabbers/Growers:

Prowler/Strange World
Wrathchild/Prodigal Son
Run to the Hills/The Prisoner
The Trooper/To Tame A Land
2 Minutes to Midnight/Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Wasted Years/The Loneliness of the Long Distant Runner
Moonchild/The Prophecy
Holy Smoke/Mother Russia
Fear of the Dark/Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Man on the Edge/Fortunes of War
Futureal/The Educated Fool
The Wicker Man/The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Rainmaker/Paschendale
Different World/The Legacy
Mother of Mercy/Isle of Avalon
 
Transylvania
Killers
The Prisoner
Flight Of Icarus
2 Minutes To Midnight
Stranger In A Strange Land
The Clairvoyant
Tailgunner
Judas Be My Guide
Man On The Edge
The Clansman
The Nomad
New Frontier
The Legacy
Mother Of Mercy
 
Some albums, I think I can't exactly remember which grabbed me first, but I'll try to travel back to those unique, eternal moments:

Iron Maiden - Remember Tomorrow/Phantom Of The Opera/Transylvania/Strange World
Killers - The Ides Of March/Murders In The Rue Morgue/Genghis Khan/Innocent Exile/Prodigal Son/Purgatory
The Number Of The Beast - Children Of The Damned/The Prisoner/22 Acacia Avenue/Hallowed Be Thy Name
Piece Of Mind - Revelations/Flight Of Icarus/The Trooper
Powerslave - Aces High/Flash Of The Blade/The Duellists/Back In The Village/Powerslave/Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Somewhere In Time - Caught Somewhere In Time/Sea Of Madness/Heaven Can Wait/The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner/Stranger In A Strange Land
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams/The Evil That Men Do/Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son/The Clairvoyant
No Prayer For The Dying - Public Enema Number One/Fates Warning/Hooks In You
Fear Of The Dark - Be Quick Or Be Dead/Form Here To Eternity/Afraid To Shoot Strangers/Wasting Love/Chains Of Misery/Weekend Warrior/Fear Of The Dark
The X Factor - Lord Of The Flies/Fortunes Of War/The Edge Of Darkness/2 A.M.
Virtual XI - Lightning Strikes Twice/The Clansman/When Two Worlds Collide
Brave New World - Brave New World/Dream Of Mirrors/The Fallen Angel/The Nomad/Out Of The Silent Planet/The Thin Line Between Love & Hate
Dance Of Death - Rainmaker/No More Lies/Montségur/Paschendale/Face In The Sand/Age Of Innocence/Journeyman
A Matter Of Life And Death - Different World/Brighter Than A Thousand Suns/Out Of The Shadows/The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
The Final Frontier - The Final Frontier/El Dorado/Mother Of Mercy/Starblind/The Talisman/The Man Who Would Be King
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Songs that took time to absorb or are still waiting for such:

Iron Maiden - None
Killers - None
The Number Of The Beast - None
Piece Of Mind - Still Life is one that sometimes is great to hear, specially when I first got the album, but I rarely remember about it
Powerslave - 2 Minutes To Midnight is kinda dragging and did lose some power as time went by, but I listen to it since 1985, so it's really a long time for some changes to happen
Somewhere In Time - None
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - None
No Prayer For The Dying - The title track and Mother Russia are in a lower rate than they used to be, BYD...TTS is one song that, although cool to listen sometimes, doesn't me make miss it.
Fear Of The Dark - The Apparition has brilliant lyrics, one of Maiden's best, but it's one that sits on the bottom
The X Factor - Man On The Edge is cool, but one of the album's less brilliant, Judgement Of Heaven went seriously downhill since 1995 and The Unbeliever is kinda the case of Still Life.
Virtual XI - Futureal is a silly song that never really greabbed me, TAATG due to its repetitiviness and minimalism makes me listen to the edit version more.
Brave New World - The Mercenary is the one that wouldn't have make any difference if wasn't written, Blood Brothers always was a bit tiresome, but it's a strong number.
Dance Of Death - New Frontier is kinda idle.
A Matter Of Lilfe And Death - The Pilgrim is one that went very high in my list as time went by, The Longest Day is one of Maiden's worst, plodding, boring and I feel it won't change, FTGGOG is the pinnacle of boredom and surpasses TATTG by far, Lord Of Light is a song that sometimes sounds amazing due to the lyrics and Bruce interpretation, but is a song that is too anticlimaxing as is TLD; The Legacy has an amazing beginning, the verses are ok, but the doubled voices a la Hansi Kursch are a serious downer, the instrumental part from the middle to the end is amazing.
The Final Frontier - The Alchemist has one of Maiden's greatest riffs on the intro, but it's a rehash of other songs. Isle Of Avalon could've been much shorter, but the song make complete sense and that's what matters.
 
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