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| Iron Maiden Ranked
A glimpse at my last.fm account will show that I have listened
to Iron Maiden nearly 300
times this past week. I "got hold of" the rest of their
discography after only owning NOTB
through Seventh Son for years. Basically, they've been the only
band i've been listening to
these past few weeks. This was a really hard list to do, one and
two are essentially
interchangable, and it's likely to shuffle around in the middle a
little bit. But here it is. Expect
a ranked Maiden song list soon. | | 1 |  | Iron Maiden
Powerslave
Not the most original choice for the #1 Maiden album, but this very, very barely edges out SiT for the
spot.
While the middle section is definitely weaker than the bookends, I still love every second of the tracks.
Plus, the bookend tracks are all just about perfect. If the whole album was to that quality, this would be
an
easy 5/5 for me, but i'm holding it at a 4.5 for now. Rime of the Ancient Mariner is currently my favorite
Maiden track. | | 2 |  | Iron Maiden
Somewhere in Time
This album is more consistent in terms of quality when compared to Powerslave. However, what keeps
it
from being first on my list, is that it lacks the amount of definite, classic standout tracks that
Powerslave
possesed. The "title track" and "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" are both in my top 10
Maiden tracks, but those are the only two I consider to be true highlights. Still, an easy 4.5 and a very
fiun
listen. | | 3 |  | Iron Maiden
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Much like SiT, this album is very consistent quality-wise for the most part. However, it is a little bit
weaker,
and slightly less memorable than it's predecessor imo. The title track is easily one of the band's best
songs,
and I can throw Infinite Dreams, Moonchild, and The Evil That Men Do as standouts as well. However,
The
Prophecy and Can I Play With Madness? are noticably weaker than the other songs. All great material
here
though. | | 4 |  | Iron Maiden
Brave New World
My favorite new Iron Maiden album. The repetitions of the choruses are horribly annoying at times
(especially in the title track, which would be one of the band's best songs if the chorus wasn't so
boring)
but there really isn't a bad song on here. Ghost of the Navigator and Out of the Silent Planet are my
favorites, but Dream of Mirrors has been growing on me lately. | | 5 |  | Iron Maiden
A Matter of Life and Death
I love the darker atmosphere present on this album. That said, it does drag a little bit towards the end,
and
it isn't as consistent as it could be as an album. For the Greater Good of God is easily my favorite song,
but
i'm not too fond of Benjamin Breeg or Lord of Light. | | 6 |  | Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
I was surprised by this album. I don't really have much to say about it except it's a blast to listen to.
Running Free is really weak compared to the other tracks though, and it just seems like a tailor-made
single. | | 7 |  | Iron Maiden
Dance of Death
This has grown off of me since I first heard it, but still contains some of the band's best material, such
as
Paschendale, and Montsegur. Gates of Tomorrow kinda sucks though, and Age of Innocence is
unmemorable. | | 8 |  | Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast | | 9 |  | Iron Maiden
Killers | | 10 |  | Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind | | 11 |  | Iron Maiden
The X Factor | | 12 |  | Iron Maiden
Fear of the Dark | | 13 |  | Iron Maiden
Virtual XI | | 14 |  | Iron Maiden
No Prayer For the Dying | |
Yazz_Flute
06.18.09 | I accidentally "enter" or one of those buttons so I couldn't write descriptions for the second half of the list damn this site | Mikesn
06.18.09 | I haven't listened to them in a looong time. This would be pretty close to my order though. Maybe switch Fear of the Dark and Virtual XI, Iron Maiden and Number of the Beast. | ninjuice
06.18.09 | WTF is with NOTB not being in the top 5 | Douchebag
06.18.09 | Definitley close to my list, exept I have never bothered with the blaze era (should I?)
I also believe no prayer is more consistent than fear of the dark (I don't care how orgasmic FOD is live, the studio version is bland.) | Yazz_Flute
06.18.09 | At least check out individual songs from the Bayley era. From The X Factor, check out "Sign of the Cross" and "Man on the Edge," and from Virtual XI check out "Futureal" and "The Clansman" | Cerbyrus
06.18.09 | 9 is five spots too low. | myhigherpie
06.18.09 | mine would be 1,3,4,5,8,2,10,9,8,7,12
haven't heard the rest. | jingledeath
06.18.09 | 3,1,4,8,5,2 don't know how i'd rank the rest | quaazi
06.18.09 | Hmh I think I'll make my own list too. I agree with the general direction, only new Maiden a bit lower and Blaze Maiden a bit higher. | OllieS
06.18.09 | 10 is criminally low | Nagrarok
06.18.09 | 8 is criminally low. | Douchebag
06.18.09 | It's good to see Dance Of Death rather high however I would switch 9 and 10 around. | Nagrarok
06.18.09 | Seventh Son is highly overrated. | FadeToBlack
06.18.09 | You mean Powerslave
Good to see BNW high up. Debut should be higher imo | MetalMassacreAttack
07.05.09 | Nice list, even though PoM and 666 should be higher imo. | SylentEcho
07.05.09 | good to see BNW high, its my best Maiden album. Your descriptions are good. 8 is awesome, but overrated. | Yazz_Flute
07.05.09 | 3 and 4 would be switched for me now, yeah BnW is excellent. 5 and 6 might also have swapped as well. |
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