Your bottom 5 Iron Maiden albums

Helmuth Von Moltke said:
I think many fans fully appreciate that the reunion albums, esp the last two, are so long that the inconsistent quality of the material is very obvious.

Whether this moves four of them to the bottom five of Maiden’s catalogue is a bold conclusion to draw from that inconsistency! But fair play to you for preferring the 90s albums, which not many fans would. You must be very forgiving regarding the inconsistent quality issues of the 90s albums, I guess.
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For me, the longer stuff is usually not inconsistent like the shorter songs, at least for Maiden. The first two 90's albums are a good example.
 
Helmuth Von Moltke said:
I think many fans fully appreciate that the reunion albums, esp the last two, are so long that the inconsistent quality of the material is very obvious.

Whether this moves four of them to the bottom five of Maiden’s catalogue is a bold conclusion to draw from that inconsistency! But fair play to you for preferring the 90s albums, which not many fans would. You must be very forgiving regarding the inconsistent quality issues of the 90s albums, I guess.
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Yeah, there are two songs in FOTD that I've never liked, but the album sounds great and 'Be Quick' and 'Judas Be my Guide' are masterpieces. I also love 'Childhood's End'. I also find the instrumental parts, even in not-so-great songs like 'The Fugitve' or 'The Apparition', more fluid, vivid and energetic than a lot of instrumental parts in TBOS and Senjutsu.
Regarding No Prayer, I love the title track and 'Public Enema Number One'. I like 'Tailgunner', 'Fates Warning' and even 'Hooks in You'. The same as in FOTD about instrumental parts in-not-so great songs like 'The Asssassin' or 'Mother Russia'. I've also never disliked the sound.
With respect to 'The X Factor', it has some of the best Maiden compositions ever, but I don't like the production: guitars sound weak and Blaze is like out of tune sometimes. 'Virtual XI' sounds a little bit better, 'Futureal' is amazing and some parts in 'Lightning Strikes', 'The Educated Fool' and 'Don't Look to the Eyes of Stanger' are favourite of mine. Yeah, 'The Angel and the Gambler' is an Ufo's 'Lonely Heart' rip-off and too long.
 
malfeitor said:
In no particular order:
Dance of Death
Senjutsu
The Book of Souls
Fear of the Dark
No Prayer for the Dying
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Yes the book of souls after 10 years has become a 5 or 6/10 album. I like if eternity should fail speed of light great unknown and the title track. But i think senjutsu is better in all termsm
 
malfeitor said:
TBoS and Senjutsu should have been one album, just like Fear and No Prayer. And it would have been a very nice one, musically speaking.
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No prayer for the dying for me is one of their worst. Even tailgunner for me is awful. The title track and a few good songs (the music) the lyrics are really bad and bruce singing boring. I see more ideas in fear of the dark
 
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malfeitor said:
TBoS and Senjutsu should have been one album, just like Fear and No Prayer. And it would have been a very nice one, musically speaking.
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No Prayer and Fear, yes, but Book and Senjutsu are great as they are as a whole piece. Maybe Final Frontier and Book is curious.
 
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