GMD Poll: Iron Maiden Albums Ranked

[Dak]

Brave New World (2000)
Powerslave (1984)
A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
Piece of Mind (1983)
Seventh Son of Seventh Son (1988)
Somewhere in Time (1986)
Killers (1981)
Fear of the Dark (1992)
No Prayer for the Dying (1990)
The Final Frontier (2010)
The Book of Souls (2015)
Dance of Death (2003)
Number of the Beast (1982)
Iron Maiden (1980)
The X Factor (1995)
Virtual XI (1998)

 

[The Ozzman]

After another relisten, A Matter of Life and Death is probably the most underrated release. There's no filler on that album at all.

 

[EspaDa]

Uploaded my list. Book of Souls is a solid release.

 

[The Ozzman]

Uploaded my list. Book of Souls is a solid release.

Agreed. Very strong. The more I think about it, the more I think Maiden is more consistent than Priest even though I absolutely love Priest.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

After another relisten, A Matter of Life and Death is probably the most underrated release. There's no filler on that album at all.

For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God

 

[EspaDa]

AMoLaD is a good album in general, but length is its drawback.

 

[The Ozzman]

For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God

That's one of the better tracks though

 

[HamburgerBoy]

That's one of the better tracks though

It's every modern Steve Harris trope wrapped up in one giant 9 minute piece of shit. Bottom 5 Maiden material.

 

[The Ozzman]

NO RIFFS AMIRITE?!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Correct. Counting beats on a 'ONE and a TWO and a THREE a' rhythm does not constitute a proper riff.

 

[The Ozzman]

Correct. Counting beats on a 'ONE and a TWO and a THREE a' rhythm does not constitute a proper riff.

What do you mean? That's a perfectly fine way of keeping a beat

 

[Talos of Atmora]

For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God

You forgot to mention "Brighter Than a Thousand Chorus Repeats".

 

[HamburgerBoy]

At least that one has a couple good parts, and isn't literally just the song title.

What do you mean? That's a perfectly fine way of keeping a beat

A metal riff should not ONLY keep a beat. If you're writing a metal song and your rhythm guitar just follows the drums, you've failed. Further, Harris overuses the fuck out of that particular rhythm, about as much as he overuses galloping.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Not up for a refresher on their discog right now, but the top 8 at least are pretty fixed for me:

1. Iron Maiden
2. Powerslave
3. Killers
4. The Number of the Beast
5. Piece of Mind
6. Fear of the Dark
7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
8. No Prayer for the Dying

 

[Satanstoenail]

1. Piece of Mind
2. Powerslave
3. Iron Maiden
4. Number of the Beast
5. Killers
6. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
7. Somewhere In Time

I don't care about the rest.

 

[alex76]

------------------The great trifecta!------------------
Number of the Beast (1982)
Piece of Mind (1983)
Powerslave (1984)
------------------Enter, the new guitairst!------------------
No Prayer for the Dying (1990)
Fear of the Dark (1992)
------------------Di'anno goodness!------------------
Iron Maiden (1980)
Killers (1981)
------------------Lots of good songs, but I always thought this period was a little overrated.------------------
Somewhere in Time (1986)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
------------------The rest do not matter.------------------
The X Factor (1995)
Virtual XI (1998)
Brave New World (2000)
Dance of Death (2003)
A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
The Final Frontier (2010)
The Book of Souls (2015)

 

[crimsonfloyd]

FYI when you only rank the albums you like, it drops the lower ones down in the rankings significantly, because the ones at the bottom get little points. The net score is based on average, not sum.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God
For the greater good of God

What, you mean monotonously slathering the same melody and chorus on the listener ad nauseam for nearly 10 minutes isn't good songwriting? Steve Harris thinks he's Geddy frigging Lee and is trying to write 15 minute prog opuses. Can't possibly go wrong, am I right?

 

[Talos of Atmora]

What, you mean monotonously slathering the same melody and chorus on the listener ad nauseam for nearly 10 minutes isn't good songwriting? Steve Harris thinks he's Geddy frigging Lee and is trying to write 15 minute prog opuses. Can't possibly go wrong, am I right?

You're talking about the same guy who genuinely thinks the first albums he ever wrote with Di'Anno involved were actually bad. The guy's a genius and a hell of a bassist but he seriously needs to get his head out his ass.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Post BNW and Pre BoS Maiden make Gregorian chants sound like a live Captain Beefheart jam in terms of variance and creativity.