Who got 'The X Factor'?

[Siddharth]

All the B-sides from The X Factor are good enough to have made it to the final cut. If given only one to choose from, I'd go with Justice Of The Peace. Just an awesome song! Judgement Day shares a striking similarity with Be Quick Or Be Dead in terms of vibe (even though the solos are just smoking hot!) a reason why it may not have found a place in the record. I Live My Way, their only song with a "woooo!" shout may feel out of place in arguably their darkest sounding album even though it has a nice intro and got an Escape (by Metallica) like feel in the chorus.

 

[MindRuler]

Judgement Day was the first Blaze Maiden song I heard on the radio and it´s indeed BQOBD II but it would´ve been a great way to open the album.

 

[srfc]

I don't think any of them are up to scratch and if they ended up on an album they would be giving the likes of Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger and Lightning Strikes Twice a run for their money in the worst ever Maiden songs list. Musically, JOTP and JD are ok but the lyrics are generic guff, and I Live My Way is just all round awful.

 

[Kalata]

Judgement Day is the strongest (especially the instrumental section) and a proper album song, but for a better variety (it's like Man On The Edge) - definitely the very nice Justice Of The Peace. And it's a Dave song. I Live My Way sounds like a B-side the most.

 

[FearOfTheLark]

I can see why they were B sides. Maiden aren't strong on their B side front in general in any era

 

[MindRuler]

I can see why they were B sides. Maiden aren't strong on their B side front in general in any era

Reach Out is an exception to that rule.