BEST IRON MAIDEN STUDIO ALBUM

1980-88, I like 'em all, Paul or Bruce.

Killers>Live After Death>Iron Maiden>Number of the Beast>Piece of Mind>Powerslave>whatever else, because I'm not going to listen to it instead of any of these.

poll results is still crazy. number of the beast and piece of mind are each miles better than the debut, but they only got only 2/3 as many votes combined? fish ay.

number of the beast = piece of mind > killers > powerslave > iron maiden > somewhere in time ... etc

I think this poll is decent, not how I would have them ordered, but decent.

poll results wouldn't be so nutso if, say, number of the beast swapped ranking with the s/t.

killers = number of the beast = powerslave > somewhere in time > iron maiden > piece of mind > seventh son > some other stuff

xp
80's Maiden >>>>>>> all other Maiden = pretty much an OTM result

am i right in thinking the 1st 2 albums are much more popular with brits than americans?

Killers is the favorite of most of the Americans, I know. Admittedly it wasn't the consensus favorite when I was a kid (except the cover, of course, it was agreed that was probably their best) that was probably Number or Powerslave.

Same here; either Killers or Number of the Beast are tops amongst my friends.

most people I know rep for powerslave above the rest

am i right in thinking the 1st 2 albums are much more popular with brits than americans?

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:45 AM (59 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I doubt it.

despite my previous rallying for beast in this thread, i'd probably opt for powerslave these days. it just seems to be the maiden album with the most... balls.

i recently attempted to listen to virtual XI as a joke or endurance test or whatever you want to call it. utterly pitiful. a band apparently incapable of cobbling together a decent riff (as maiden were at that point) has no business penning 10-minute songs.

You cant really go wrong with either Beast or Powerslave for tops from the Dickinson years.

That's why my go to Dickinson is Live After Death - best of both and more.

so, this thread got me a little curious about re-visiting the blaze stuff. best thing I found on that little journey was a brandy song that samples "the clansman":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5luokIU0Io

Killers is one of the ten best rock & roll albums ever. I'll stack it against any Rolling Stones album.

yeah, same, but i wouldn't say any less for number of the beast, powerslave, piece of mind. it's not like killers = unique in kicking glimmer twin ass...

(you know, or at least measuring up)

Piece of Mind for me -- their tightest musical album.

One of my co-workers just gave me a Killers onesy!

For your baby . . . or you?

lol

yeah, same, but i wouldn't say any less for number of the beast, powerslave, piece of mind. it's not like killers = unique in kicking glimmer twin ass...

(you know, or at least measuring up)

― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:12 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Im in total agreement here.

xxxp my baby to wear but really for me.

xpost - Yeah good point. I guess I just not only prefer Paul to Bruce, but I also strongly prefer Clive to Nicko. They could actually swing on Killers. And with Beast, they lost the groove forever after.

(Even though I know Clive was on Beast)

the paul vs bruce thing can never be won, neither side will change opinions now.

love that brandy track

We really should repoll this. I loved Number of the Beast more than anything back in the day, though Powerslave was my intro to Maiden so it holds a place in my heart.

we should poll the maiden vocalists!

and Maiden drummers!

can you guys wait til after the alltime metal poll and I'll do this poll again?

NO DO IT NOW

/joeks, we can wait.

cool. Will do it in a few weeks, but feel free to vote for your fave maiden in the alltime poll meanwhile.

paul's fine and all but I can't even fathom placing him above bruce. in my eyes that's like picking the generic rocker dude on half of the first steely dan album over fagen.

You all are crazy, to me the best Iron Maiden records are with Dickinson. Even as a band, they really started to stretch their sound further starting with Number of the Beast. The first one is OK and Killers is pretty good, but I would rate them below the first four with Dickinson. I also think that Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind are also pretty much neck and neck their best two albums.

All you have to do is listen Beast Over Hammersmith...D'Ianno's a nice change of pace, but he can't top Bruce in full wail. There's no way.

Bruce also does a great job on the Dianno songs. Unfortunately have never had the chance to hear Dianno sing any of the Bruce songs, but I doubt it would be so good.

has anybody else noticed how woeful dickinson's vocals are on fear of the dark? that's perhaps not a very insightful question - it'd be impossible not to notice. he'd really reached the end of his tether by that point, and it was nice to see him gradually reclaim his fire on solo records and eventually return to the maiden fold in flying form.

No question, Dickinson looked and sounded bored and apathetic around then, you can see it on the Donington footabe and the woeful Raising Hell. His snarly vocals certainly didn't help Fear of the Dark any, but it does sort of work on "Be Quick or Be Dead".

Now that that's out of the way, let's get to the best W.A.S.P. studio album.

seventh son should've done way better. infinite dreams!

The Clairvoyant!

band name=record name=song name.

are there any more examples of this?
(except for black sabbath)

"Motorhead", by Motörhead, off Motörhead .

The Dianno years were very well-represented. Thank you, ILM-circa-2007!

Google search also revealed Angel Witch and Bad Company to have eponymous songs on eponymous albums.

Others are a stretch, including "Court of the Crimson King" et al.

PS - I am a Killers guy!

If I didn't vote Powerslave, I would have.

"Lucifer's Friend", "Powertrip", "Saint Vitus" and "Belfegore" also qualify as doubly-eponymous. Interesting how it's only hard-rockers who do this.

Another band who have done this is hard-rockers Living In A Box.

Piece of Mind (1983) 3

insane