Ranking Iron Maiden

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   Okay, songs, by album. Maximum three per album, in no order.
Iron Maiden:
Prowler
Sanctuary
Iron Maiden
Killers:
Wrathchild
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Killers
The Number of the Beast:
Children of the Damned
The Number of the Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Hard to leave Run to the Hills off of that one.

Piece of Mind:
The Trooper
To Tame a Land
Where Eagles Dare
Third choice here isn't too stable. Could also be Flight of Icarus. 

Powerslave:
Aces High
Powerslave
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
I feel bad to for leaving 2 Minutes to Midnight out. Actually any track off this one except maybe the instrumental Losfer Words (Big 'Orra). 

Somewhere in Time:
Caught Somewhere in Time
Sea of Madness
Alexander the Great
I really like this album but as a whole rather than individual cuts. I guess this is accurate for me, but could be very interchangeable. 

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son:
Infinite Dreams
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Only the Good Die Young
I could happily list every track here as a favourite. 

No Prayer for the Dying:
Holy Smoke
Mother Russia
The Assassin
Okay this one is hard to pick from...for the wrong reasons. Holy Smoke is definite. I think that's a pretty fun track. Everything else on the album? Not so memorable. 

Fear of the Dark:
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Fear of the Dark
Be Quick or Be Dead
Same goes for this one, though the first two are at least definite. 

The X Factor:
Sign of the Cross
Man on the Edge
Lord of the Flies
The first three tracks on the album, I admit, this one loses my attention the further I get into it. Maybe I should rate it lower. 

Virtual XI:
Futureal
The Clansman
Lightning Strikes Twice
Brave New World:
Ghost of the Navigator
Dream of Mirrors
Out of the Silent Planet
Lots of good ones to pick from here. Lots that have drawn the short straw. 

Dance of Death:
Dance of Death
Paschendale
Journeyman 
Another album I really like as a whole, but it does have these clear standouts for me. 

A Matter of Life and Death:
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
These Colours Don't Run
The Longest Day
Same deal as Somewhere in Time. Very interchangeable. 

The Final Frontier:
Coming Home
The Man Who Would be King
When the Wild Wind Blows
Some drew a short straw here too, but these are the three that jumped out to me looking over all the titles. 

The Book of Souls:
The Red and the Black
Empire of the Clouds
Speed of Light
Actually very easy picks on this one for a modern IM album. But still, several tracks that deserve to be recognised. 

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666sharon666 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Black, HM/HR/Glam Teams Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Status: Offline Points: 4084	Post Options Post Reply Quote 666sharon666 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 2020 at 11:30am
	Okay, songs, by album. Maximum three per album, in no order. Iron Maiden: Prowler Sanctuary Iron Maiden Killers: Wrathchild Murders in the Rue Morgue Killers The Number of the Beast: Children of the Damned The Number of the Beast Hallowed Be Thy Name Hard to leave Run to the Hills off of that one. Piece of Mind: The Trooper To Tame a Land Where Eagles Dare Third choice here isn't too stable. Could also be Flight of Icarus. Powerslave: Aces High Powerslave Rime of the Ancient Mariner I feel bad to for leaving 2 Minutes to Midnight out. Actually any track off this one except maybe the instrumental Losfer Words (Big 'Orra). Somewhere in Time: Caught Somewhere in Time Sea of Madness Alexander the Great I really like this album but as a whole rather than individual cuts. I guess this is accurate for me, but could be very interchangeable. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Infinite Dreams Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Only the Good Die Young I could happily list every track here as a favourite. No Prayer for the Dying: Holy Smoke Mother Russia The Assassin Okay this one is hard to pick from...for the wrong reasons. Holy Smoke is definite. I think that's a pretty fun track. Everything else on the album? Not so memorable. Fear of the Dark: Afraid to Shoot Strangers Fear of the Dark Be Quick or Be Dead Same goes for this one, though the first two are at least definite. The X Factor: Sign of the Cross Man on the Edge Lord of the Flies The first three tracks on the album, I admit, this one loses my attention the further I get into it. Maybe I should rate it lower. Virtual XI: Futureal The Clansman Lightning Strikes Twice Brave New World: Ghost of the Navigator Dream of Mirrors Out of the Silent Planet Lots of good ones to pick from here. Lots that have drawn the short straw. Dance of Death: Dance of Death Paschendale Journeyman Another album I really like as a whole, but it does have these clear standouts for me. A Matter of Life and Death: Brighter Than a Thousand Suns These Colours Don't Run The Longest Day Same deal as Somewhere in Time. Very interchangeable. The Final Frontier: Coming Home The Man Who Would be King When the Wild Wind Blows Some drew a short straw here too, but these are the three that jumped out to me looking over all the titles. The Book of Souls: The Red and the Black Empire of the Clouds Speed of Light Actually very easy picks on this one for a modern IM album. But still, several tracks that deserve to be recognised.

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	The top few are easier, as are the ones at the bottom, it's the mid-rated ones I'm likely to change my mind on. 1. Powerslave 2. Somewhere In Time 3. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 4. Piece Of Mind 5. The Number Of The Beast 6. The Book Of Souls 7. The Final Frontier 8. Brave New World 9. A Matter Of Life And Death 10. Killers 11. No Prayer For The Dying 12. Dance Of Death 13. Fear Of The Dark 14. Iron Maiden 15. The X Factor 16. Virtual XI Will have to think longer on individual tracks. Edited by Nightfly - 21 Aug 2020 at 11:24am

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	Somewhere In Time Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Piece of Mind No Prayer For The Dying Brave New World Fear Of The Dark The Book Of Souls Dance of Death Iron Maiden Killers The Final Frontier Virtual XI A Matter of Life and Death Powerslave The Number of the Beast The X Factor There's nothing inherently wrong with the albums below Virtual XI. I just don't want to listen to them as much as the rest of the albums.

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	Classic Maiden is very consistent, but then so is the progressive modern stuff. I'm a big fan of the latter as well. 1. The top two: Powerslave / Seventh Son (don't ask me to choose between these two, both flawless favourites) 2. The modern gems: Brave New World / Dance of Death / The Book of Souls (also all very close 5/5's, but BNW is the best of the three) 3. Older classics: Iron Maiden / Killers / The Number of the Beast / Somewhere in Time (All 4.5's, I could almost put Number up there with the 5's though) 4. Modern gems: A Matter of Life and Death / The Final Frontier (also 4.5's, but I do play the classics more) 5. Solid offerings: Piece of Mind / Fear of the Dark / The X Factor (3.5 - 4.0 albums. Some good tracks but don't get spun as often) 6. Bottom rung: No Prayer for the Dying / Virtual XI (3/5's: not awful but very non-essential). I'll have to think about individual songs. Will probably do it by album.

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	On the albums I'd swap a couple around, but I think it's a pretty fair ranking. As for tracks, that would take some serious thought It's a pretty good selection you have there though. What a band.

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	Having recently gone through Iron Maiden's studio albums again (with some still in rotation), I've come up with the following ranking for the sixteen releases. It probably won't be to everyone's liking: a lot of newer albums placed above certain classics although the bottom end shouldn't upset anyone too much (unless we have some major Blaze era fans in the house). Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Powerslave Brave New World The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden The Book of Souls A Matter of Life and Death Dance of Death Killers Somewhere in Time The Final Frontier Piece of Mind Fear of the Dark No Prayer for the Dying Virtual XI The X Factor So how would that compare to your ranking? Additionally what are your favourite Iron Maiden tracks? This is extra hard for me so I'm not going a ranked order for these, but for me these are, at least currently, major standouts from a very solid discography. 2 Minutes to Midnight Aces High Afraid to Shoot Strangers Blood Brothers Brave New World Caught Somewhere in Time Dance of Death Empire of the Clouds The Evil That Men Do Fear of the Dark Flash of the Blade Ghost of the Navigator Hallowed by Thy Name Iron Maiden Journeyman Killers Moonchild Murders in the Rue Morgue The Nomad Paschendale Powerslave The Red and the Black Rime of the Ancient Mariner Run to the Hills Sanctuary Seventh Son of a Seventh Son These Colours Don't Run To Tame a Land The Trooper Wrathchild I imagine some of those would be seen as typical picks (though hopefully not all of them). Maybe some of you who have been following the band since the 80s are sick of certain tracks. It would be interesting to hear different perspectives.
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