So What Are The Maiden Classics?

[James Hardern]

Just killing some time. I was inspired by the set list thread, so submitted
for review are the following list of IM tunes (Dickinson era only) I
consider "classic worthy" (album ratings in (****) parentheses; nominated
songs not getting enough votes in brackets [ ]; personal faves denoted with
an *)

From Number of the Beast (***)...................... The Number of the
Beast*, Run to the Hills, Hallowed By Thy Name* .... [also nominated: The
Prisoner*]
From Piece of Mind (***1/2)............................. Revelations*,
Flight of Icarus, The Trooper*.... [ Where Eagles Dare, Die With Your Boots
On, Still Life]
From Powerslave (***1/2)................................. Aces High*, 2
Minutes to Midnite, Rime of the Ancient Mariner*.... [Powerslave]
From Somewhere in Time (**1/2)..................... Alexander the Great*
.... [Caught Somewhere in Time*, Wasted Years, Stranger in a Strange Land*]
From Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (***)..... Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
.... [Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness]
From No Prayer for the Dying (*1/2) ...............-no classics ....
[Tailgunner]
From Fear of the Dark (**1/2)........................... -no classics ....
[Afraid To Shoot Strangers, Childhood's End*, The Fugitive*, Fear of the
Dark]
From Brave New World (***)........................... The Thin Line Between
Love and Hate*.... [Blood Brothers, Dream of Mirrors]
From Dance of Death (**1/2)............................ -no classics ....
[No More Lies, Paschendale*]
From A Matter of Life and Death (**)............. The Reincarnation of
Benjamin Breeg*

Concert Classics:
1) Revelations
2) Aces High (w/ Churchill intro)
3) The Trooper
4) The Number of the Beast
5) Powerslave

[Soze]

Alright I`ll have a go...although it`s pretty much repeating what I did in
another thread! There will be a large element of fanboism here ( I can`t
believe you haven`t seen fit to award *any* album 4 stars out of 4!! ).

Iron Maiden (****) - Prowler, Remember Tomorrow, Phantom of the Opera, Iron
Maiden

Killers (***1/2) - Killers, Purgatory

Number of the Beast (****) - Children of the Damned, The Prisoner, 22 Acacia
Avenue, Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Hallowed be thy Name

Piece of Mind (****) - Where Eagles Dare, Revelations, The Trooper, Still
Life, To Tame a Land

Powerslave (****) - Aces High, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Powerslave, Rime of
the Ancient Mariner

Somewhere in Time (***) - Wasted Years, Alexander the Great

Seventh Son (****) - Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son, The Clarivoyant, Only the
Good Die Young

No Prayer (**) - No Prayer for the Dying

Fear of the Dark (**1/2) - Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Childhoods End, Fear
of the Dark

The X-Factor (**) - Sign of the Cross

Virtual XI (**) - The Clansman

Brave New World (****) - Ghost of the Navigator, Brave New World, Blood
Brothers, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Dance of Death (***) - Dance of Death, Paschendale

A Matter of Life and Death (***1/2) - For the Greater Good of God, Out of
the Shadows, The Legacy