Your Top 10 Maiden Songs

In alphabetical order:

1. Alexander the Great
2. Caught Somewhere in Time
3. For the Greater Good of God
4. No Prayer for the Dying
5. Phantom of the Opera
6. Purgatory
7. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
8. Seventh Son of a Seventh Som
9. Starblind
10. Still Life

Hard to choose just 10, there are at least five others I'd like to squeeze in, like Sea of Madness, Revelations, Lord of Light, The Longest Day, Paschendale, etc.
 
1. Hallowed Be Thy Name
2. Phantom Of The Opera
3. Murders In The Rue Morgue
4. Strange World
5. Caught Somewhere In Time
6. The Clairvoyant
7. The Duellists
8. To Tame A Land
9. Pashendale
10. Dance Of Death
 
Ariana said:
Hard to choose just 10, there are at least five others I'd like to squeeze in, like Sea of Madness, Revelations, Lord of Light, The Longest Day, Paschendale, etc.
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Very nice. The Longest Day is a great song and I wish they played it more live.
 
That's like picking a favorite child. For me, my faves vary depending on mood..here are some of my picks in no particular order...

1. The evil that men do (really is my favorite)
2. Number of the beast
3. Hallowed be thy name
4.Moon child
5. Flight of Icarus
6. Wasted Years/ Can I play with madness
7. Back in the Village
8. Powerslave
9.The Prisoner
10.Infinite Dreams/Stranger in a strange land
 
Mines always Changin

1. When The Wild Wind Blows (ALWAYS)
2. Alexander The Great (ALWAYS)
3. Sign of The Cross live (ALWAYS)
4. Phantom of The Opera
5. Talisman
6. Isle of Avalon
7. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
8. Heaven Can Wait
9. Drifter
10. Moonchild

Others Than usually top 10 include
Dance of Death
Paschendale
Powerslave
Prisoner
Still Life
7th son
Caught Somewhere in Time
and Sometimes Longest day
 
Hard list to compile, I tried to think of the best epics and the best singles in my opinion. Lots of great lists on here! I am putting up an extra 5 songs that came close on my list. Up the Irons!

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
2. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
3. Number of the Beast
4. Phantom of the Opera
5. Run to the Hills
6. The Trooper
7. Flight of Icarus
8. Wasted Years
9. The Prisoner
10. Killers

11. The Wicker Man
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Powerslave
14. Still Life
15. Only the Good Die Young
 
1. 22 Acacia Avenue
2. Run To The Hills
3. Aces High
4. Hallowed Be Thy Name
5. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
6. Moonchild
7. Powerslave
8. Number Of The Beast
9. Wrathchild
10. Wasted Years
 
1 Seventh Son
2 Clansman
3 Caught Somewhere in Time
4 Starblind
5 Powerlsave
6 Hooks in You
7 Dream of Mirrors
8 Still Life
9 Paschendale
10 Sign of the Cross
 
In no particular order and since I'm a newish fan, it may change:

1. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
2. The Prisoner
3. Wasted Years
4. The Clairvoyant
5. Flight of Icarus
6. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
7. Aces High
8. Killers
9. Sun and Steel
10. Run to the Hills

It was hard to pick but I went for my ipod to see which songs I played the most and that helped alot :bigsmile:
 
There are too many good ones to only have ten, some can change with mood.

1) Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
2) Hallowed Be Thy Name
3) Flash Of The Blade
4) The Clansman
5) Where Eagles Dare
6) The Prisoner
7) Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
8) Phantom Of The Opera
9) Ghost Of The Navigator
10) 3-way tie: Total Eclipse/Run Silent Run Deep/Afraid To Shoot Strangers

At least that is the mood today, this week, etc...
 
1. Where Eagles Dare (tremendous intro and an instant showcase for Nicko, the atmosphere captured in the middle section still amazes me)
2. Hallowed Be Thy Name (the narrative is truly compelling and they blew away everything from the NWOBHM in only 7 minutes)
3. Caught Somewhere In Time (I've never loved an intro and opening verse more in my life than this song)
4. To Tame A Land (the middle eastern themed riff that drives this is awesome and Bruce does a great job with some difficult lyrics)
5. Revelations (this was a classic rock track from birth, great melody and tempo changes and Bruce sounds amazing)
6. Paschendale (a modern Maiden classic and a very respectful telling of the story, the contrast between pure heaviness and intricate melodies is great)
7. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (a really pompous idea that worked perfectly, the riff and build up back from the middle section is among their best work)
8. Moonchild (synths put to even better use than on SIT and one of their best intros, Bruce shows off his range wonderfully all through this)
9. The Trooper (the best metal song ever put on a 7" vinyl and again great narrative but the duelling guitars steal the show)
10. Starblind (one of the newer songs that sounds like vintage Maiden, I love how it all kicks off about 4 minutes in, really should be played live)

Very hard to leave out Children Of The Damned, The Evil That Men Do, The Longest Day, Powerslave, Infinite Dreams, Isle Of Avalon, Alexander The Great + more.
 
Maybe each song heared more than 666 times so the list is proffesional!

1. Hallowed Be Thy Name (totally magnificent)
2. Phantom Of The Opera (excellent intro and special change of rhythms)
3. The Number Of The Beast (most maidenwise song! immortal)
4. Killers (excellent fast riffs and solos)
5. Paschendale (great drums, guitars and vocals. really a complete song)
6. Alexander The Great (great lyrics and best solos)
7. The Trooper (incredibly fast and stunning)
8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (excellent vocals)
9. The Prisioner (unrivaled rhythm and cool guitars)
10. The Thin Line Between Love And Hate (great solos and nice vocals)

Some other eligible songs are Run To The Hills, Wrathchild, Where Eagles Dare, Revelations, Blood Brothers, Afraid To Shoot Strangers and ...
 
1/ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
2/ To Tame a Land
3/ Rime of Ancient Mariner
4/ When the Wild Wind Blows
5/ Hallowed be thy Name
6/ Phantom of the Opera
7/ For the Greater Good of God
8/ The Sign of the Cross
9/ Infinite Dreams
10/ Prodigal Son

But I'd rather pick 15 songs, just to choose one from each album (and that would be hard : I've named two from 7th Son...).
 
1 infinite Dreams
2 Children of the damned
3 revelations
4 wasted years
5 22 acacia Avenue
6 stranger in strange land
7 Only the Good die Young
8 the prisoner
9 no prayer for the dying
10 invaders (no kidding!)
 
1. Paschendale
2. Powerslave
3. Starblind
4. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
5. Hallowed Be Thy Name
6. The Clansman
7. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
8. Sign of the Cross
9. Fear of the Dark
10. Brave New World
 
1. When the Wild Wind Blows
2. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
3. The Evil That Men Do
4. The Longest Day
5. Caught Somewhere in Time
6. Isle of Avalon
7. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
8. Dance of Death
9. These Colours Don't Run
10. Stranger in a Strange Land
 
01. For The Greater Good Of God
02. The Nomad
03. The Prisoner
04. The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
05. The Longest Day
06. Dance Of Death
07. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
08. Rainmaker
09. Hallowed Be Thy Name
10. Satellite 15...The Final Frontier
 
Hard to rank them. But something like this:

1: Moonchild
2. Powerslave
3. Hallowed Be Thy Name
4. Rime of The Ancient Mariner
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. Remember Tomorrow
7. Phantom of The Opera
8. Flight of Icarus
9. Children of The Damned
10. Fear of The Dark
 
I'm still on a voyage of discovery, but I'd have to say...

1) Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
2) Dance Of Death
3) Paschendale
4) Wasted Years
5) Power slave
6) Blood Brothers
7) Hallowed Be Thy Name
8) Revelations
9) Coming Home
10) The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
 
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