Your Maiden blasphemy

[Edington]

Agreed. Bruce was struggling as he was burnt out beyond belief and the guitars sound very thin and harsh.

 

[MW564]

Powerslave was my number one album at one point, but it has dropped quite significantly. Aces, Duelists, Powerslave and Rime are all killer, BITV and FOTB have their moments but are mostly just "fine" and 2MTM and Losfer Words aren't all that. My dislike of 2MTM is probably another blasphemy.

2MTM never did that much for me either. I've recently come to appreciate the pre-chorus and its obviously got some great lyrics but thats about it.
Oh and the trooper isn't in my top 50 either.

 

[Number 6]

I thought this thread had lost its purpose, but after reading through an entire page worth of Powerslave bashing, I can firmly say it's back on track.

 

[Edington]

Oh and the trooper isn't in my top 50 either.

Nor mine It was, then I remembered Where Eagles Dare.

 

[Diesel 11]

Trooper is 58 for me.

 

[Number 6]

My latest blasphemy: "Hallowed" is 35 for me.

"Trooper" is 32.

 

[MindlessPieces]

I also think the production on it is worse than PoM or SiT.

powerslave has the best production and tone of all the maiden albums. Sit has the worst tone of all the maiden albums.

 

[Edington]

Sit has the worst tone of all the maiden albums.

 

[Confeos]

The reverb-drenched guitartone on SiT definitely serves its purpose and creates a very spacy sound, but it's still the one I prefer second-least (after the debut) from the 80's.
And while I'm at it, lemme bash it some more: I'd rather listen to any of the four so-called "fillers" on Powerslave than any SiT-song besides Caught Somewhere in Time and Sea of Madness

 

[Ruflux]

powerslave has the best production and tone of all the maiden albums. Sit has the worst tone of all the maiden albums.

The honky, thin sounding Powerslave guitars aren't my cup of tea, frankly. Nor are the drums, which sound more like tin cans of varying sizes than toms.

 

[Number 6]

Nor are the drums, which sound more like tin cans of varying sizes than toms.

Oh, come on, it's no St. Anger...

 

[Ruflux]

The concert tom sound just doesn't do it for me, I'm afraid. That's exactly what they sound like to my ears, tinny and poorly resonant.

And besides, the only tin can on St. Anger is the snare. The toms were obviously fine. Powerslave's sound is basically inverse, the snare sounds good but the toms are tinny. PoM's toms are soft and undefined in comparison, but because they have resos on they still sound like normal toms.

 

[Diesel 11]

Powerslave has the best drum sound of possibly any album ever, maybe with the exception of Symbolic, Sound of Perseverance, and Call of the Wretched Sea. It’s awesome.

 

[Number 6]

Powerslave has the best drum sound of possibly any album ever

To me, that's POM - but PS comes close. Meanwhile, AMOLAD has the best snare sound I've ever heard.

 

[Ruflux]

I'm partial to SiT's drum sound. It's a bit too reverb-y and the bass drum is a little lost in the mix like on most 80's Maiden albums, but other than that I think it's fantastic.

 

[Diesel 11]

SiT’s sound is possibly the weakest of every ‘80s album for me.

 

[Number 6]

SiT’s sound is possibly the weakest of every ‘80s album for me.

TNOTB for me. I simply hate the drum sound on that one.

 

[Diesel 11]

I like the drum sound, but not so much what Clive is playing.

 

[Meliegree]

BNW sound is flat for me and not interesting at all. After buying the album I listen to it only twice and I prefer RiR versions.

 

[AncientMariner_Essex]

Number of the beast is not only the worst Maiden album it’s the worst album by any band ever! Even skunkworks and st. Anger are above this utter turd of an album.