Maidens most underrated song

[spawn]

Im bored, whats the most underrated Iron Maiden song?

First person to go "Oh but you left out <insert song here> has to eat one of Phloggys thrown up hot dogs

 

[spawn]

You can pick more than one if you like also

 

[Sydo]

Who the hell said half of these were under-rated.
The Clansman for example, is largely over-rated!

 

[spawn]

The Clansman is underrated! Are you crazy? Too many people go "Oh well, its Blaze era so it must suck!" when in fact it rules! Especially the solo in the intro, ahhh lovely

 

[Cooperman]

Purgatory

I'd probably place that song in my top 5 Maiden songs.

 

[ShaneBarnes1982]

God... I like all of those songs really!! A lot!!

But I voted for Mother Russia, as I never hear(or read) anyone talking about this kick ass song! Or the whole No Prayer For The Dying album really! I think it's great!!

 

[Lord Tim]

PURGATORY!!!

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Children Of The Damned is my 2nd greatest Maiden song ever, yet they don't play it live or anything now, therefore that is my choice.

 

[Tough As Steel]

Deja Vu

 

[KoichCPA]

Children of the Damned all the way.

 

[Tough As Steel]

I love Children Of The Damned, but so do most Maiden fans so i hardly consider it to be under-rated.

 

[KoichCPA]

haha yeah but thats not the point, the point is it's better then what most Maiden fans think,cos they are all ignorant fools.

 

[Lord Tim]

Children Of The Damned rules! More bands should play that song live...

 

[Tough As Steel]

Originally posted by Koichi
haha yeah but thats not the point, the point is it's better then what most Maiden fans think,cos they are all ignorant fools.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

 

[KoichCPA]

What i mean is,is thats it probably one of the best songs ever.

 

[Goreripper]

Koichi's right. It may not be underrated, but it's overlooked.

 

[The Amazer]

I voted for The Clansman, not because it's the most underrated, but it's the best song on the list.

But having recently dived back into Maiden, I discovered that I actually really love No Prayer for the Dying after having for so long thought it was a stinker.

So I'm gonna throw some other underrated gems into this thread, or at least ones I never hear being discussed:

- Tailgunner
- Hooks In You
- Only The Good Die Young
- Sun And Steel
- Heaven Can Wait

Hooks In You in particular is kicking me in the nuts something fierce right now.

 

[The Amazer]

Oh, and *glug*

 

[FerretallicA]

I voted "Sea of Madness" and "Stranger in a Strange Land", both epic as fuck. Also would add "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Deja Vu". Epic as fuck album all around. Other than that the only ones that comes to mind as particularly underrated are "Lightning Strikes Twice" and "When Two Worlds Collide" but I can kind of see why too. *glug*

 

[Spiff]

Surprised I never replied to this. "Hooks In You" is the correct answer but it's not on the list, so I'd go with "Stranger in a Strange Land" or "Purgatory".

I've been wondering what my favourite Maiden song is lately. For years I've gone with "22 Acacia Avenue" but these days I'm leaning towards "Prowler" or the aforementioned "Stranger in a Strange Land" or "Wasted Years" or something else.