@@vaevictis_ I just listened to this record after a long time and it's even better then I remember: what a masterpiece, Iron Maiden were incredible crafters of beautiful musical passeges
@@blackmamba5659 I agree, it’s so good to come back to after a long hiatus. Makes you realize how amazing it really was! I’ve grown to absolutely love some of the deeper tracks that I wasn’t crazy about like Deja vu and loneliness
Somewhere In Time did not deserve that, man… If I had to choose a favorite, it would be close between Brave New World and The Dance of Death. Powerslave is also up there.
How any true Maiden fanatic doesn't think Seventh Son isn't in their top 4 is totally beyond me! But in reality, everyone has a favorite for whatever reason and every album in itself is a secret journey that everyone takes and interprets in their own way.
As my favorite band of all time I rank them as this 1) Somewhere in time 2) Number of the beast 3) Piece of Mind 4) Killers 5) Powerslave 6) Seventh Son 7) Iron Maiden 8) Brave new world 9) Senjutsu 10) Book of Souls 11) Dance of the dead 12) Matter of life and death 13) Final Frontier 14) Fear of the dark 15) Virtual XI 16) X Factor 17) No prayer for the dying
Wow, almost like my list. The classic 7 at the top (and Somewhere in Time getting top spot 🤗). "No prayer for the dying" was the beginning of the decline. Brave New World half decent. The 5 latest ones really weak.
My favorite band also and big musical influence on my playing(drums, guitar, bass) one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen! Never ever disappoints! Number of the beast is my favorite and piece of mind’! I love them all but those stick out to me!!!! Up the irons!!!!
Iron Maiden is my all time favorite band. Here would be my tier list for their discography. S - The Number of the Beast, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Brave New World A - Killers, Piece of Mind, Fear of the Dark, Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death, The Final Frontier B - Self-titled, No Prayer for the Dying, The Book of Souls C - The X Factor, Virtual XI, Senjutsu
I’m one of those hardcore fans that truly enjoys all their work, but I can totally see it on the bottom of a lot of lists. Still has great moments and atmosphere
Aside from atmosphere I could not bring myself to put any songs from that album in my master Miaden Playlist. I will possibly revisit it but man it seemed slow and plodding and drawn out and I don't remember any big pay off climaxes or anything. Even the single Sign of the Cross I just don't get it
They’re a prog metal band. If you want pop metal or indeed any kind of metal with an intro verse chorus verse chorus outro then look elsewhere. You obviously don’t understand the band and are basing your knowledge on songs like The Trooper.
@@dt6949 I disagree. Take songs like Phantom, Powerslave, Rime, or To Tame A Land, those are long songs which are utter masterpieces because of the power of the riffs behind them and the fact that they make a point. These newer long song just seem to neander pointlessly and boringly ad nauseum.
Number Of The Beast also has my personal favorite Maiden song, "Hallowed Be Thy Name" Piece Of Mind has "Where Eagles Dare" which is a great one, and underrated.
New Maiden is so under rated. I feel like I have the opposite journey with Iron Maiden. I loved their classic albums and was excited for their new albums but when they were releasing I never thought they were really that great. I’ve the past few years however, I have gone back to them more and more, and will listen to all of them start to finish and love every minute. So when Senjutsu I was so excited and when I dropped the needle I must have listened to it 4 times straight. Love it still. Over the past 4 years Iron Maiden has become my favorite band. To each their own though and since I didn’t always love the new albums I do understand why people don’t like them.
I’m 40 and have just gotten back into Metal after years off after burning myself out in High School and University and I think Iron Maiden is the only Metal Group that can come close to touching Metallica. I can’t believe this review. I re-listened to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeath,. Pantera and Slayers entire catalogs and Iron Maiden are clearly my second favorite classic metal group by a long mile.
There are three Maidens: 80s, 90s, and postreunion. 80% of fans are referring to 80s Maiden when they say they're fans. I personally love all eras but I can see why most don't like the postreunion stuff.
Somewhere in Time is their best album, and this tour they are doing now revisiting those songs goes to show it. Somewhere in Time is absolutely S Tier.
S: Iron Maiden S: Somewhere in Time A: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son A: Piece of Mind A: Powerslave A: Killers B: The Number of the Beast B: Brave New World C: A Matter of Life and Death C: The Book of Souls C: Fear of the Dark C: Dance of Death D: Senjutsu F: No Prayer for the Dying F: The X Factor F: The Final Frontier F: Virtual XI
I like Virtual XI. I may be crazy, but Futureal is just a fun goofy song that I like a lot. The one that really makes this album great for me is Como Estais Amigos. Such an under-appreciated gem imo Also Stratego is awesome
Iron Maiden was my favorite band as a pre-teen, and even then, I don’t have nostalgia-glasses when looking back on their later work. I remember being excited about seeing “Brave New World” at the store because it’s a cool-looking Maiden album that I hadn’t heard yet, but even at my young age, I could tell it was branded as a return-to-form album and that the golden age of my favorite genres was the 70s and 80s. Still, it was a decent listen, and I was excited to buy “A Matter” when it came out. I remember though that it was not the same as the songs were longer and dragged on whereas the older longer Maiden songs were well-deserved epics. I could tell Bruce’s voice wasn’t the same. Compare his voice on that album to a backtrack like “Deja Vu,” and it’s depressing. This video made me realize though that I haven’t bothered listening to anything after “A Matter” and that now that’s actually three albums I haven’t heard! I just couldn’t bear to hear Bruce’s voice lose anymore of its former magic. I think though that you need to give “Prowler” another shot. “Iron Maiden” was my first album by them, and I didn’t know if it would be just as good as the Dickinson stuff, but the opening track assured me that it was. Also, “The Duelists” has my favorite dual (or duel, haha) guitar harmonies of “Powerslave.” You should give that another listen. It’s miles ahead of “Village” in my opinion. And “Somewhere” in D? I think the other golden-year albums are better, but it’s still a golden year album! Those vocals and guitar harmonies on “Deja Vu”!
Love most Maiden records but personal favorites in order i believe is. S. Seventh son, Number of the beast, Piece of mind. A. Powerslave, Killers, Brave new world B. Somewhere in time, Sunjitzu, Fear of the dark C. No prayer for the dying, X-factor D. Virtual
100% agree that after Brave New World (which is A tier for me), their albums get way too long. I think there's some great moments on them and with some editing and better production they could have been great, but yeah... way too long. I'd rate Somewhere in Time higher as I've always enjoyed that album and think Alexander the Great is one of their best songs. Seventh Son is easily A for me (maybe even S), but I agree with you on what followed. A Prayer is F and Fear of the Dark is D and even though there's some good music on the Bayley albums, I find them unlistenable. Good video, as usual.
I'm also very firmly in the "nothing past Seventh Son has touched the originals" camp when it comes to Maiden. I saw them tour playing exclusively 80s material, and then again playing a bunch of stuff from Brave New World and Dance of Death. The difference in quality between the two was palpable, to the point that I remember a lot of folks in the crowd actually leaving the festival out of boredom for the latter set.
Because they got lazy beginning with No Prayer for the Dying. No effort in song writing, quick almost live-in-the-studio sloppy production, same mockup guitar melodies used all over again, experimental improvised long and boring prog songs, Bruce completely losing the power and original tone of his voice.
Lol actually Brave New World is a killer album and Dance of Death has some really great moments, never heard of people leaving in a Maiden set... not even in later years with albums not quite as good like Final Frontier, weird catch
Your opinion is welcome of course but I disagree immensely regarding "Somewhere In Time". One of my all time faves by Maiden, from a musical and artwork perspective. Anyway man, good vid, not an easy band to rank album to album.
I do agree with every choice you made except. For somewhere in time I think every song on that album is beautiful. Idk if I have very sentimental reasons but it's my favorite one. But you did really good keep up the good work .
It's funny seeing Somewhere in Time go so low as it's definitely my favorite Maiden album, generally there are a few songs per album that I want to skip but SiT has only one and it's the closer
A few disagreements as expected in a discography that is so so vast. I'd rank them like this: F: X Factor, Virtual XI D: No Prayer for the Dying, Dance of Death, The Final Frontier C: Senjutsu, The Book of Souls, Fear of the Dark, Killers B: Iron Maiden, A Matter of Life and Death A: Somewhere in Time, The Number of the Beast, Brave New World, Piece of Mind S: Powerslave, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
I had to chuckle when you said the band showed more maturity with the songwriting on Killers than the first album, because most of the songs on Killers are older than what appeared on the album “Iron Maiden”. Wrathchild was originally a bluesy song when it was played live in the pubs and clubs of the late 70s. Purgatory was originally called Floating. A version of The Ides of March, called Thunderburst, was played on the album, Head On, by Samson, whose lead singer was Bruce Dickinson. The only new songs that appeared on Killers are: Murders In The Rue Morgue, Killers, Twilight Zone and Prodigal Son. All the rest of the songs had been played live before Maiden were signed up for a record deal. In fact, the Killers album was heavily criticised by the British music press, because the album had barely any new songs on it. The only new songs on “Iron Maiden” were Running Free, Remember Tomorrow and Phantom Of The Opera. Prowler and Strange World were newish, but had been written originally for their demo, The Soundhouse Tapes, but Strange World was dropped. And all I can say is if you don’t like Remember Tomorrow, you’re not much of a Maiden fan. Edit Afraid To Shoot Strangers was about the Gulf War. X Factor is shite and Blaze doesn’t have a decent voice. He’s awful. Virtual XI is Eleven. And yes, it’s an awful album.
Just the D-tier is worth the whole discography of most of metal bands; if they had released just these three records I would have said they are one of the greatest of all time; considering they have released many more classic albums, I'm not hesitant to say they are the best.
Dance of Death is an AMAZING album and yes I can listen to it front to back repeatedly with no problems. The deep cuts on it like New Frontier and Face in the Sand are still bangers and Paschendale is a masterpiece.
"Hell on Earth" from Senjutsu has an amazing performance from Bruce; the lines "Love in anger, life in danger, Lost in anger, life in danger" really communicate fury and anger. The whole song is just so haunting
Damn looking at that C tier and then looking at Somewhere in Time in the D tier... good lord man, it's not even a matter of opinion at this point. Love you tho bro, lol
Virtual xi is one of my favorite albums. Blaze bayleys voice is good for iron maiden, i mean bruce dickinson is my favorite but blaze bayleys has a good voice too for my opinion
S: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Somewhere in Time, The Number of the Beast A: Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Killers B: Brave New World, Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death, The Final Frontier, Iron Maiden C: Fear of the Dark, Senjutsu, The Book of Souls F: No Prayer for the Dying Haven’t heard: The X Factor, Virtual XI
I do not own a single iron maiden album, there’s not one that I can listen all the way through, I just make a playlist of all the songs I like from all the albums
Ranked (Fav song): 17. The X Factor (Sign of the Cross) 16. No Prayer for the Dying (Run Silent Run Deep) 15. Senjutsu (Stratego) 14. The Book of Souls (Death or Glory) 13. A Matter of Life and Death (The Longest Day) 12. The Final Frontier (When the Wild Wind Blows) 11. Iron Maiden (Phantom of the Opera) 10. Virtual XI (The Educated Fool) 9. Killers (Wraithchild) 8. Number of the Beast (22 Acacia Avenue) 7. Brave New World (The Wicker Man) 6. Dance of Death (Rainmaker) 5. Piece of Mind (Where Eagles Dare) 4. Fear of the Dark (Judas Be My Guide) 3. SSoaSS (The Evil That Men Do) 2. Powerslave (Powerslave) 1. Somewhere in Time (Caught Somewhere in Time)
Phenomenal: Somewhere In Time - 10/10 Powerslave - 9.80/10 Piece Of Mind - 9.40/10 Iron Maiden - 9.20/10 Brave New World - 9.10/10 Great: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - 9/10 Killers - 8.80/10 Number Of The Beast - 8.60/10 A Matter Of Life And Death - 8.40/10 The Final Frontier - 8/10 Very Good: Senjutsu - 7.80/10 Dance Of Death - 7.60/10 Book Of Souls - 7.30/10 Ok: Fear Of The Dark - 6.50/10 Mediocre: No Prayer For The Dying - 5.90/10 The X Factor - 5.50/10 Bad: Virtual XI - 4/10
As much as I love Iron Maiden I think people often overblow their preferences and gripes with this band out of proportion, which is common with bands that last this long, I really enjoy their modern stuff since Brave New World, minus Dance of Death, and I personally think all their 80's stuff is near perfect, don't fully agree with your placements for Somewhere in Time and Fear of the Dark but I do understand, I wouldn't recommend those records to people who want to get into Maiden, same with their modern stuff, I enjoy listening to those records from time to time, I like the ambition of those records, in spite of the bloat.
i definitely agree and i have the same opinion over there. i personally do appreciate and love Iron Maiden and people definitely overblow their preferences way too much out of proportion for sure. There is always going to be great things about the band and albums from the band. i don't necessarily agree with all the placements but i respect his opinion. I also respect their legacy and ambition for sure with some albums.
My personal Worst to Best: 17 Virtual XI 16 The X Factor 15 A Matter of Life And Death 14 Fear of the Dark 13 Senjutsu 12 Dance Of Death 11 No Prayer For The Dying 10 The Final Frontier 9 Piece Of Mind 8 The Book Of Souls 7 Brave New World 6 Killers 5 Iron Maiden 4 The Number of the Beast 3 7th Son of a 7th Son 2 Somewhere In Time 1 Powerslave
Their two best albums in S-tier and most of their classic era albums in B through S makes this alright. Somewhere in Time is way too low. I can live with it overall. I strongly disagree with Iron Maiden being overrated though. Their influence is massive and can be heard all over metal. Melodic death metal owes a massive debt to Maiden, as do groups like Avenged Sevenfold, and the oughts melodic metalcore more generally.
I agree that their music is important and influential, I just don’t think that, taken as a whole, their discography is very impressive in comparison to other big names
@@MetalTrenches I feel like almost every band with that kind of longevity and that number of albums has some duds. I feel like groups like Priest and Sabbath may have had more duds than Maiden tbh. I will say there are groups like Cannibal Corpse and Immolation that have been around forever without a notably poor release, but it’s very rare. I think the recent output from Maiden and Metallica are similar in that there’s a lot of quality stuff but nobody there to tell them to consider cutting some fat. They had a bad run in the 90s, no doubt. Their 80s era is probably the best of any classic metal band to me and goes head-to-head with the likes of Slayer and Metallica.
@@MetalTrenches where I disagree though is that Iron Maiden really doesn’t have bad albums aside from their 90s era, and their 80s output was unbelievable. You’re certainly entitled to your opinion on their discography, but I see their shadow looming larger than any classic metal band aside from Sabbath based on what I hear in other bands. Their distinctive twin guitar harmonies are just everywhere.
I'm actually a pretty big fan of their 00's+ stuff. Especially brave new world. Seventh son and Somewhere back in time are fantastic 80's time capsules that stand on their own.
Guess I didn't see this video before, even Maiden being my favorite band. To me, the tier list would be as follows: S Tier - Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Powerslave, The Number of the Beast, and Piece of Mind(the greatest album run on Metal history imo) A Tier - Iron Maiden, Killers, Brave New World, Dance of Death B Tier - AMOLAD, Senjutsu, The X Factor C Tier - The Final Frontier, Book of Souls, No Prayer For The Dying D Tier - Fear of the Dark, Virtual XI I don't think they have any albums that could be put into an F tier. Even Fear of the Dark and Virtual XI have great songs, albeit being the two less inspired and more unbalanced. So, I guess a have a few differences with your own tier list, but my major gripe with yours is Somewhere in Time. It's probably my favorite album of all time and I am beyond excited to be attending their current tour, can't believe I'll be watching Alexander the Great and Caught Somewhere in Time live!
SIT album the Lowest tier? Are You joking man? My advice to all youtubers... Hmm, well, to all music lovers... Never play a video of this channel! Maybe i will come back here and complain again about the rank of SIT album. This channel deserve that.
My Stack Rankings Below: - S - Powerslave, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Brave New World, A - Piece of Mind, A Matter of Life and Death, Killers, The Number of the Beast B - Somewhere in Time, Iron Maiden, Dance of Death C - Fear of the Dark, Final Frontier D - Book of Souls, No Prayer for the Dying, Senjitsu F - X Factor, Virtual XI
Somewhere in Time being D tier is sacrilegious but to each their own. It's way better than their debut and deserves at least a high B low A. No Prayer for the Dying is a D but has a few gems. X Factor is low D and Virtual IX is an F (and I like Blaze's solo stuff!). I like the mixing on AMOLAD so I'd place it right above Fear of The Dark as a High C. The Final Frontier is a B, better than the their debut aswell. Starblind, Coming Home, Mother of Mercy, The Talisman... killer tracks. The Book of Souls is low D and Senjutsu is their lowest album except for Virtual IX.
My Ranking: 17. Virtual XI 16. The X Factor 15. No Prayer for the Dying 14. Fear of the Dark 13. Dance of Death 12. The Final Frontier 11. A Matter of Life and Death 10. Brave New World 9. The Book of Souls 8. Iron Maiden 7. Senjutsu 6. Killers 5. Piece of Mind 4. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3. The Number of the Beast 2. Powerslave 1. Somewhere in Time
Been listening to Maiden since “Number.” I really like the first three reunion albums but couldn’t get into “Final Frontier” or “”Book of Souls.” I received “Senjutsu” better but don’t love it.
My personal tier list S Tier: Powerslave, Brave New World, Somewhere in Time A Tier: Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son B Tier: Book of Souls, Senjutsu, Piece of Mind & Dance of Death C Tier: A Matter of Life and Death, The Final Frontier, Senjutsu D Tier: Virtual XI & Fear of the Dark F Tier: No Prayer for the Dying & The X Factor Only the bottom 2 for me I'd say are outright bad. The rest are at least a 6/10 or so.
Thank you for being true to what you feel! I agree with you that Iron Maiden is an overrated band. In the 80s they weren't overrated because then they were great but the quality has sunk over the last 30 years (?). Many people are nostalgic. I don't really like "metal" so I get nostalgic over Deep Purple and Jimi Hendrix and such... For me, I would rank Iron Maiden's albums vaguely like this: Middle tier: first two albums Over middle: Number of the beast up until Fear of the dark. My favorite IM album is Somewhere in time but not even that one reaches the absolute top for me. Don't have a clue and totally uninterested: Blaze albums Below middle: reunion albums. Too long, too boring, too flat production. I stopped listening after Final frontier which I thought was ok. I tried listening to both Book of souls and Sinjutsu but didn't make it past the second songs, bored to tears. If I'm longing for something else to listen too, why shouldn't I?
@MetalTrenches very good band. My favorite for years. That was just my attempt at humor. Thanks for sharing this. I find this list is ever changing for me.
Speaking of Coheed... that could be a fun ranking. I love your tier-lists, man! Sometimes you'll rank an album I haven't liked as much higher, which compels me to go back and listen again and see if I missed something. Sometimes I do, sometimes nothing changes. I do the same with Pair of Jeans, Quest for Metal, and Thralls of Metal. I love when all your channels have the same album rankings and I can check out the differences in all your opinions (multiple opinions sometimes with Thralls... haha). Thanks for the great channel.
Ok . I can settle with Killers as an 'A' . But you had me worried at first . But now that I am looking in the comments below I feel distress again lol ! But it is your list bro , and I cant argue with that . We all have our own taste in metal/music. That is why I love metal so much , there is something for everyone . Nothing but love from me homie . Ok , back to the list !
This video is proof you can have a wrong opinion - haha on a serious note, great knowledge of the band. My tier list is basically the opposite of this 😂
So although I absolutely disagree with this entire list, though your F-Tier is spot on, I believe I know why. Iron Maiden has drifted into the more progressive side of metal, and judging by your list, it would appear that you're more into the in your face "hard and heavy" style of metal music, generally speaking. I also make this judgement based on your views on 10,000 days and Fear Inoculum, compared to Tool's earlier stuff. The problem you're gonna run into is that progressive metal fans, like myself, are fanatics about the genre and just generally prefer it over the bore-fest that is mainstream rock/metal today and the "in your face" metal genres that overtake much of the genre today. The other issue is that a lot of progressive metal/rock fans just aren't going into these albums for the same reasons, we're not simply wanting to hear "good tracks" for the sake of hearing "good tracks," but rather to go on an adventure.... which I mean, technically requires good songs to pull that off, but good for different reasons that consist of A LOT more than merely being short, catchy and in your face. This is of course not meant as an attack/criticism, just what it looks like to me. I'm also new, so if I'm wrong, I apologize. If I'm right, that doesn't mean you're wrong either of course. This is all just taste and opinions at the end of the day.
@@MetalTrenches So is it basically the self-indulgence of Maiden/Tool's more recent execution choices that turns you off? If so, I get that. A lot of people feel that way.
Maiden is more of a singles band for me than about the albums. The wicker man convinced me that their later stuff can be worth listening to so i always give them a chance.
Actually they are the exact opposite. They are an album band; every track of they're greatest records is filled with wonderful solos, melodies, dynamics and musical passeges. The singles are catchy and good songs, but the band gives its best if you experience other album tracks.
An example is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: the single of that album which is Can I Play With Madness it's easily the worst track, meanwhile all the other tracks are beautiful crafted songs with so many incredible transitions and melodies which is not even fair to other bands.
Doing my tier list here too, just for fun: S - The Number of the Beast. A - Seventh Son; Powerslave; Somewhere in Time; Dance of Death. B - Killers; Piece of Mind. C - Maiden; Brave New World; Fear of the Dark. D - No Prayer for the Dying; A Matter of Life and Death; The Book of Souls. F - X Factor; Virtual XI; Senjutsu; The Final Frontier. As a die-hard Maiden fan, I know this is extremely controversial. I do think they're one of the greatest of all time and definitely my favorite of all time. But it is what it is... Maiden, for me, have some of the highest highs in classic Heavy Metal though. It's because I'm such a fan that it hurts to see they've been so inconsistent from the 90s onwards, but, again, in my opinion, nothing tops their 80s stint. I do, however, feel like Dance of Death is a severely underrated album amongst the fans. It's, for sure, their best blend of progressiveness with their signature sound and I strongly recommend every Maiden fan to revist it every now and again. Paschendale, Montsegur and Rainmaker are the holy trinity of this album for me. All in all, this is MY OPINION. People are more than welcome to disagree. Even though I disagree with the tier lists sometime, I love this channel and what it represents to our community!
I agree and disagree with some placements here. The X Factor I find to be kind of underrated. My favorites have always been Powerslave and Seventh Son. It’s tough choosing between the two as my favorite. It depends on my mood I guess. But yeah interesting ranking.
If I had to rank the albums, the S ranking would stand for "Somewhere in Time" and "Seventh son of a Seventh Son". Absolute masterpieces. Anyways my ranking would be 1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 2. Somewhere in time (can easily be interchanged with seventh son) 3. Powerslave 4. The Number of the Beast 5. Killers The rest just blurs, i can't compare them
One dangerously controversal opinion, but for me the trooper is one of the most overrated songs of all time. Other than that, I pretty much agree with your list, only I would rate somewhere in time much higher
I pretty much agree with you apart from Somewhere in Time which I rank as number one. I think Bruce's voice has got steadily worse with maiden and I also can't really see why they need four guitars lol. I thought disk one on Senjutsu was utter crap, but disk two was great. Im pretty sure on that album and book of Souls Harris was the producer which mught explain the riddiculous length of some of the songs. I saw rhem on the Dance of Death and a Matter of Life and Death tours and they kick ass live. Also Bruce sings really well on his new solo album so maybe its a mixing thing with maiden. Ill always love them though. Great vid dude.
I listened to Senjutsu the minute It came out and I was just shocked at how bored I was, the longer songs were like: build up, build up, build up, and then It just ends, absolute torture.
I love iron maiden. Absolutely die hard and support everything they do and yes I agree that not everything they do is perfect 😂 my ultimate favourite maiden album is the debut so it pains me to see you putting it in B haha but hey like you said, you’re allowed to have opinions and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole video! 🤘🏻
Unpopular opinion: i agreed with most things in this vid (i think Judas Priest is what Iron Maiden needed or actually had to be in the 2000's, mainly with Juda's 2 last albums, which are 1000x times better than Iron Maiden's last 2 albums). Note: only thing I hated is Somewhere in time in D (that album is 99,9% sure an S tier for me and most people here)
My personal top 17 - The Final Frontier 16 - The Book of Souls 15 - Senjutsu 14 - Virtual XI 13 - A Matter of Life and Death 12 - No Prayer for the Dying 11 - Dance of Death 10 - Fear of the Dark 09 - The X Factor 08 - Killers 07 - Piece of Mind 06 - Iron Maiden 05 - Powerslave 04 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 03 - The Number of the Beast 02 - Brave New World 01 - Somewhere in Time
I’m wondering which low rated album gets the most comments for being too low. Somewhere in Time is my vote. S tier for me. Favorite album of theirs for me.
S: Senjutzu S: Matter of Life and Death S: Somewhere in Time A: 7th Son A: The Final Frontier A: Book of Souls B: Powerslave B: Piece of Mind C: Dance of Death C: Brave New World C: Killers D: Number of the Beast F: Iron Maiden F: The X Factor F: Virtual XI F: No Prayer for the Dying F: Fear of the Dark
Disagree in a lot of things but i respect your opinion S: Piece of mind, somewhere in time, Powerslave, ssoass, number of the beast, brave new world A: the x factor, AMOLAD, No prayer, book of souls B: fear of the dark, senjutsu, iron maiden C: dance of death, killers, final frontier D: virtual XI
S: Powerslave, Piece of Mind, Killers A: Somewhere in Time, Brave New World, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son B: The Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden, The Book of Souls C: Fear of the Dark, Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death D: Senjutsu, The X Factor, No Prayer for the Dying F: The Final Frontier, Virtual XI Oof, Somewhere in Time at D-tier? Eh, opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they all stink. Judas Priest tier-list ranking next?
1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 2. Piece of Mind 3. Powerslave 4. The Number of the Beast 5. Somewhere in Time 6. Fear of the Dark 7. Iron Maiden 8. The X Factor 9. No Prayer for the Dying 10. Killers 11. Brave New World 12. A Matter of Life and Death 13. Virtual XI 14. Dance of Death 15. The Book of Souls 16. Senjutsu 17. The Final Frontier
Tier 1: 1. Piece of Mind 2. The Number of The Beast 3. Powerslave Tier 2: 4. Killers 5. Brave New World 6. Somewhere In Time 7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 8. Iron Maiden Tier 3: 9. Senjutsu 10. A Matter of Life and Death 11. Dance of Death 12. The Book of Souls Tier 4: 13. Fear of The Dark 14. The X Factor 15. The Final Frontier 16. No Prayer for The Dying Tier 5: 17. Virtual XI
your rankings are a bit harsh compared to mine ,but you are so right Iron Maiden is a band that benifits massively from nostalgia and i am not a exception. I literally never had heard a metal song before i saw the music video of number of the beast on my older cousins old vhs tape when i was 13. I literally had no idea what a electric guitar was before then.So Iron Maiden is like one of the GOATS for me .But my god the last few albums have been a drag ,maybe would have been good if were 45 minutes but not these massive boring behemoths . I saw Iron Maiden on the brave new world tour so that album maybe higher than it should be in my mind . I completely agree Senjutsu is fairly ok but it was so bloated i agreed with Razorfist on it .
I liked senjutsu and I’m pretty much on the “maiden has good songs but bad albums” train. Then again I’m a sucker for musical indulgence. I think as a whole it’s their strongest since 2000
I came here after the Judas Priest album ranking, in which I 100% agree. About this one…. IMO Seventh Son--> S Somewhere In Time--> A Book Of Souls--> B
It's interesting how bands go through very similar cycles. Unrefined and unbridled for one or two albums. Two or three golden albums. And then years and years of mixed bag garbage, trying to reclaim the glory. Maiden, Metallica and Slayer all come to mind.
Long term Maiden fan since I was a kid, and I have a hard time disagreeing with too much of what you've said here. The newer Maiden albums have some absolutely amazing writing and performances sprinkled throughout, but between being overly long, the awful production/lack of mastering, and Bruce's voice fading, it's pretty hard to rank them up with their classics. I also agree about the late 80s-early 90s albums. Some great moments, but also some very throwaway, cheesy stuff too. Your S-B is their strongest, most consistent work.
Somewhere in time is S Tier, it holds up over time and the synths kick ass
That's hilarious that "Somewhere in Time" has syths on it because I remember hearing Bruce say that "Synths are not Rock/Metal".
Somewhere In Time is S tier to me, even better then Number of the Beast.
Yeah somewhere in time is my favorite album by then
Somewhere in time and powerslave interchange as their best for me. The peak of their golden era
@@vaevictis_ I just listened to this record after a long time and it's even better then I remember: what a masterpiece, Iron Maiden were incredible crafters of beautiful musical passeges
@@blackmamba5659 I agree, it’s so good to come back to after a long hiatus. Makes you realize how amazing it really was! I’ve grown to absolutely love some of the deeper tracks that I wasn’t crazy about like Deja vu and loneliness
@@blackmamba5659 and I love your comment about the beautiful passages because each track has at least one such passage
Somewhere In Time did not deserve that, man…
If I had to choose a favorite, it would be close between Brave New World and The Dance of Death. Powerslave is also up there.
Yeah that seems to be the biggest upset on the list
@@MetalTrenches what do you think about Bruce Dickinson solo albums?
"Somewhere In Time" gets an A+
@@19megamustaine85 The Chemical Wedding is the best with Accident of Birth being second
@@19megamustaine85I find them just as boring as Maiden’s last 3 albums
Somewhere in Time one of the most beautiful album ever heard..
Self title for me at least A, X Factor is a good album imo I'll put it at C
How any true Maiden fanatic doesn't think Seventh Son isn't in their top 4 is totally beyond me! But in reality, everyone has a favorite for whatever reason and every album in itself is a secret journey that everyone takes and interprets in their own way.
It’s a good album
However all the albums released before are better
Best album
Seventh Son and Somewhere In Time are both S Tier. Two fantastic concept albums.
@@markstaud Concept albums? Hardly... even Seventh Son falls short of being a concept album
Honestly I listen to Seventh Son when I need a good sleeping aid. Everything before it, and yes, the two albums after it blow it out of the water.
As my favorite band of all time I rank them as this
1) Somewhere in time
2) Number of the beast
3) Piece of Mind
4) Killers
5) Powerslave
6) Seventh Son
7) Iron Maiden
8) Brave new world
9) Senjutsu
10) Book of Souls
11) Dance of the dead
12) Matter of life and death
13) Final Frontier
14) Fear of the dark
15) Virtual XI
16) X Factor
17) No prayer for the dying
Wow, almost like my list. The classic 7 at the top (and Somewhere in Time getting top spot 🤗). "No prayer for the dying" was the beginning of the decline. Brave New World half decent. The 5 latest ones really weak.
Wow I'd have to disagree with you on nearly all of these
My favorite band also and big musical influence on my playing(drums, guitar, bass) one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen! Never ever disappoints! Number of the beast is my favorite and piece of mind’! I love them all but those stick out to me!!!! Up the irons!!!!
Having listened to Maiden since the early 80s, this list is similar to mine, though I'd put Dance of Death above Book of Souls and Senjutsu
Switch 1 and 3 and 10 and 11. But for the rest I aggree!
Iron Maiden is my all time favorite band. Here would be my tier list for their discography.
S - The Number of the Beast, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Brave New World
A - Killers, Piece of Mind, Fear of the Dark, Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death, The Final Frontier
B - Self-titled, No Prayer for the Dying, The Book of Souls
C - The X Factor, Virtual XI, Senjutsu
Petyy perfect ranking. Virtual XI ain't bad tho
Piece of Mind is also an S-Tier for me. Iron Maiden is amazing. This review hurts.
A matter of life and death is def underrated
Somewhere in time D? Are you insane? WTF! is going on here.. It's a MASTERPIECE! 🔥
Different strokes, my dude
X Factor is highly underrated. One of my favourite albums. You know I'm speaking sense.
Dude. I just love Nicko's drums sound on X-Factor.
I’m one of those hardcore fans that truly enjoys all their work, but I can totally see it on the bottom of a lot of lists. Still has great moments and atmosphere
I listened to X-Factor a couple of weeks ago, I didn't hate it but it's still probably my least favorite.
Aside from atmosphere I could not bring myself to put any songs from that album in my master Miaden Playlist. I will possibly revisit it but man it seemed slow and plodding and drawn out and I don't remember any big pay off climaxes or anything. Even the single Sign of the Cross I just don't get it
@Kranberry Jones personally I'd also go man on the edge as well as Sign of the cross but yeah most of the songs blendinto each other
The worst thing to happen to metal was Steve Harris learning that a CD can hold 74 minutes.
I’m finally close to done listening to all they’re albums seriously what’s up with them just making them longer and longer for no reason
They’re a prog metal band. If you want pop metal or indeed any kind of metal with an intro verse chorus verse chorus outro then look elsewhere. You obviously don’t understand the band and are basing your knowledge on songs like The Trooper.
@@dt6949 I disagree. Take songs like Phantom, Powerslave, Rime, or To Tame A Land, those are long songs which are utter masterpieces because of the power of the riffs behind them and the fact that they make a point. These newer long song just seem to neander pointlessly and boringly ad nauseum.
Somewhere in Time is my favourite album of theirs.
No problem 🤘🏻
Number Of The Beast also has my personal favorite Maiden song, "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
Piece Of Mind has "Where Eagles Dare" which is a great one, and underrated.
New Maiden is so under rated. I feel like I have the opposite journey with Iron Maiden. I loved their classic albums and was excited for their new albums but when they were releasing I never thought they were really that great. I’ve the past few years however, I have gone back to them more and more, and will listen to all of them start to finish and love every minute. So when Senjutsu I was so excited and when I dropped the needle I must have listened to it 4 times straight. Love it still. Over the past 4 years Iron Maiden has become my favorite band. To each their own though and since I didn’t always love the new albums I do understand why people don’t like them.
I’m 40 and have just gotten back into Metal after years off after burning myself out in High School and University and I think Iron Maiden is the only Metal Group that can come close to touching Metallica. I can’t believe this review. I re-listened to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeath,. Pantera and Slayers entire catalogs and Iron Maiden are clearly my second favorite classic metal group by a long mile.
why do you feel that newer Maiden is under rated?
There are three Maidens: 80s, 90s, and postreunion. 80% of fans are referring to 80s Maiden when they say they're fans.
I personally love all eras but I can see why most don't like the postreunion stuff.
Somewhere in Time is their best album, and this tour they are doing now revisiting those songs goes to show it. Somewhere in Time is absolutely S Tier.
Somewhere in Time is Maiden's best album.
S: Iron Maiden
S: Somewhere in Time
A: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
A: Piece of Mind
A: Powerslave
A: Killers
B: The Number of the Beast
B: Brave New World
C: A Matter of Life and Death
C: The Book of Souls
C: Fear of the Dark
C: Dance of Death
D: Senjutsu
F: No Prayer for the Dying
F: The X Factor
F: The Final Frontier
F: Virtual XI
Jit trippin
I like Virtual XI. I may be crazy, but Futureal is just a fun goofy song that I like a lot. The one that really makes this album great for me is Como Estais Amigos. Such an under-appreciated gem imo
Also Stratego is awesome
agree
I agree. The Clansman is very catchy as well.
Iron Maiden was my favorite band as a pre-teen, and even then, I don’t have nostalgia-glasses when looking back on their later work. I remember being excited about seeing “Brave New World” at the store because it’s a cool-looking Maiden album that I hadn’t heard yet, but even at my young age, I could tell it was branded as a return-to-form album and that the golden age of my favorite genres was the 70s and 80s. Still, it was a decent listen, and I was excited to buy “A Matter” when it came out. I remember though that it was not the same as the songs were longer and dragged on whereas the older longer Maiden songs were well-deserved epics. I could tell Bruce’s voice wasn’t the same. Compare his voice on that album to a backtrack like “Deja Vu,” and it’s depressing.
This video made me realize though that I haven’t bothered listening to anything after “A Matter” and that now that’s actually three albums I haven’t heard! I just couldn’t bear to hear Bruce’s voice lose anymore of its former magic.
I think though that you need to give “Prowler” another shot. “Iron Maiden” was my first album by them, and I didn’t know if it would be just as good as the Dickinson stuff, but the opening track assured me that it was. Also, “The Duelists” has my favorite dual (or duel, haha) guitar harmonies of “Powerslave.” You should give that another listen. It’s miles ahead of “Village” in my opinion.
And “Somewhere” in D? I think the other golden-year albums are better, but it’s still a golden year album! Those vocals and guitar harmonies on “Deja Vu”!
Love most Maiden records but personal favorites in order i believe is.
S. Seventh son, Number of the beast, Piece of mind.
A. Powerslave, Killers, Brave new world
B. Somewhere in time, Sunjitzu, Fear of the dark
C. No prayer for the dying, X-factor
D. Virtual
100% agree that after Brave New World (which is A tier for me), their albums get way too long. I think there's some great moments on them and with some editing and better production they could have been great, but yeah... way too long.
I'd rate Somewhere in Time higher as I've always enjoyed that album and think Alexander the Great is one of their best songs.
Seventh Son is easily A for me (maybe even S), but I agree with you on what followed. A Prayer is F and Fear of the Dark is D and even though there's some good music on the Bayley albums, I find them unlistenable.
Good video, as usual.
Thanks for all of the support 🤘🏻
I'm also very firmly in the "nothing past Seventh Son has touched the originals" camp when it comes to Maiden. I saw them tour playing exclusively 80s material, and then again playing a bunch of stuff from Brave New World and Dance of Death. The difference in quality between the two was palpable, to the point that I remember a lot of folks in the crowd actually leaving the festival out of boredom for the latter set.
Because they got lazy beginning with No Prayer for the Dying. No effort in song writing, quick almost live-in-the-studio sloppy production, same mockup guitar melodies used all over again, experimental improvised long and boring prog songs, Bruce completely losing the power and original tone of his voice.
Lol actually Brave New World is a killer album and Dance of Death has some really great moments, never heard of people leaving in a Maiden set... not even in later years with albums not quite as good like Final Frontier, weird catch
@@Feercholain
Sorry but no.
@@gulanhem9495 Sorry but yes, also: nobody asked or even talked to you
@@Feercholain
Ur not a true Madien fan!
U must understand only the 80's album count!
All the other album sux!!!!!
Seventh Son, Piece of Mind,
Number of the Beast, and Powerslave.
That's all that I require.
*grabs popcorn knowing angry fans will be here any minute*
😂
i already am lol
I’m pretty surprised the poisonthewell / industrial guy even likes Maiden. Somewhere In Time at D Tier is insane.
I embrace the insanity. Also I like pretty much everything to some extent or another.
@@MetalTrenches ⁵⁵⅚þ⁶⅚⁶⅝t I t 5th⁶5t⅝þ
Your opinion is welcome of course but I disagree immensely regarding "Somewhere In Time". One of my all time faves by Maiden, from a musical and artwork perspective. Anyway man, good vid, not an easy band to rank album to album.
I do agree with every choice you made except. For somewhere in time I think every song on that album is beautiful. Idk if I have very sentimental reasons but it's my favorite one. But you did really good keep up the good work .
It's funny seeing Somewhere in Time go so low as it's definitely my favorite Maiden album, generally there are a few songs per album that I want to skip but SiT has only one and it's the closer
Just doesn’t do it for me 🤷🏻♂️
Are you kidding? Alexander the Great?!
@@angelotrinidad6888yeah Alexander is NOT that Great
Alexander the Great is the best song on the album to me 😂 best solo of all time.
@@hardnewstakenharderMaiden solos are always cool in the 80s, but Alexander the song is cheesy as hell, especially the chorus
A few disagreements as expected in a discography that is so so vast. I'd rank them like this:
F: X Factor, Virtual XI
D: No Prayer for the Dying, Dance of Death, The Final Frontier
C: Senjutsu, The Book of Souls, Fear of the Dark, Killers
B: Iron Maiden, A Matter of Life and Death
A: Somewhere in Time, The Number of the Beast, Brave New World, Piece of Mind
S: Powerslave, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
X factor at F tier??? It's one of the best since the 80s
I had to chuckle when you said the band showed more maturity with the songwriting on Killers than the first album, because most of the songs on Killers are older than what appeared on the album “Iron Maiden”.
Wrathchild was originally a bluesy song when it was played live in the pubs and clubs of the late 70s.
Purgatory was originally called Floating. A version of The Ides of March, called Thunderburst, was played on the album, Head On, by Samson, whose lead singer was Bruce Dickinson.
The only new songs that appeared on Killers are:
Murders In The Rue Morgue, Killers, Twilight Zone and Prodigal Son. All the rest of the songs had been played live before Maiden were signed up for a record deal.
In fact, the Killers album was heavily criticised by the British music press, because the album had barely any new songs on it.
The only new songs on “Iron Maiden” were Running Free, Remember Tomorrow and Phantom Of The Opera. Prowler and Strange World were newish, but had been written originally for their demo, The Soundhouse Tapes, but Strange World was dropped.
And all I can say is if you don’t like Remember Tomorrow, you’re not much of a Maiden fan.
Edit
Afraid To Shoot Strangers was about the Gulf War.
X Factor is shite and Blaze doesn’t have a decent voice. He’s awful.
Virtual XI is Eleven. And yes, it’s an awful album.
Just the D-tier is worth the whole discography of most of metal bands; if they had released just these three records I would have said they are one of the greatest of all time; considering they have released many more classic albums, I'm not hesitant to say they are the best.
100%. I can’t believe he’s not hyped for Iron Maiden. They’re a Top. 3 Metal Group of all time by far.
Dance of Death is an AMAZING album and yes I can listen to it front to back repeatedly with no problems. The deep cuts on it like New Frontier and Face in the Sand are still bangers and Paschendale is a masterpiece.
The video not mentioning Paschendale as a standout is... well it's one of the many things wrong with this video.
"Hell on Earth" from Senjutsu has an amazing performance from Bruce; the lines "Love in anger, life in danger, Lost in anger, life in danger" really communicate fury and anger. The whole song is just so haunting
Brave New World easily some of Iron Maiden’s best work
Somewhere in time is my favorite. Its the only one that don't have a single filler song.
My personal favorite Maiden album is A Matter of Life and Death and I think it’s their best album and in my top 10 greatest albums of all time.
Amazing album.
It's the album that got me into Maiden and for that I'll always cherish it.
Damn looking at that C tier and then looking at Somewhere in Time in the D tier... good lord man, it's not even a matter of opinion at this point. Love you tho bro, lol
Pretty good ranking, the only one I truly don't agree with is SIT, that's one of my favs, I have in S tier. Good video.
Somewhere is Maidens best record. It sprinkles in a bit of prog time changes that were continued in seventh son.
Facts.
Sometimes the sound/production is more interesting than the actual songwriting. Heaven Can Wait insn't that great, right?
Virtual xi is one of my favorite albums. Blaze bayleys voice is good for iron maiden, i mean bruce dickinson is my favorite but blaze bayleys has a good voice too for my opinion
20:45 still here bro!
That was a really enjoyable video
I stopped watching the video when he put the somewhere in time so low, I understood that he doesn't know anything about Iron Maiden
S: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Somewhere in Time, The Number of the Beast
A: Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Killers
B: Brave New World, Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death, The Final Frontier, Iron Maiden
C: Fear of the Dark, Senjutsu, The Book of Souls
F: No Prayer for the Dying
Haven’t heard: The X Factor, Virtual XI
I do not own a single iron maiden album, there’s not one that I can listen all the way through, I just make a playlist of all the songs I like from all the albums
Fear of the dark over somewhere in time is definitely a interesting take
Bizarre eh?
Ranked (Fav song):
17. The X Factor (Sign of the Cross)
16. No Prayer for the Dying (Run Silent Run Deep)
15. Senjutsu (Stratego)
14. The Book of Souls (Death or Glory)
13. A Matter of Life and Death (The Longest Day)
12. The Final Frontier (When the Wild Wind Blows)
11. Iron Maiden (Phantom of the Opera)
10. Virtual XI (The Educated Fool)
9. Killers (Wraithchild)
8. Number of the Beast (22 Acacia Avenue)
7. Brave New World (The Wicker Man)
6. Dance of Death (Rainmaker)
5. Piece of Mind (Where Eagles Dare)
4. Fear of the Dark (Judas Be My Guide)
3. SSoaSS (The Evil That Men Do)
2. Powerslave (Powerslave)
1. Somewhere in Time (Caught Somewhere in Time)
Phenomenal:
Somewhere In Time - 10/10
Powerslave - 9.80/10
Piece Of Mind - 9.40/10
Iron Maiden - 9.20/10
Brave New World - 9.10/10
Great:
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - 9/10
Killers - 8.80/10
Number Of The Beast - 8.60/10
A Matter Of Life And Death - 8.40/10
The Final Frontier - 8/10
Very Good:
Senjutsu - 7.80/10
Dance Of Death - 7.60/10
Book Of Souls - 7.30/10
Ok:
Fear Of The Dark - 6.50/10
Mediocre:
No Prayer For The Dying - 5.90/10
The X Factor - 5.50/10
Bad:
Virtual XI - 4/10
As much as I love Iron Maiden I think people often overblow their preferences and gripes with this band out of proportion, which is common with bands that last this long, I really enjoy their modern stuff since Brave New World, minus Dance of Death, and I personally think all their 80's stuff is near perfect, don't fully agree with your placements for Somewhere in Time and Fear of the Dark but I do understand, I wouldn't recommend those records to people who want to get into Maiden, same with their modern stuff, I enjoy listening to those records from time to time, I like the ambition of those records, in spite of the bloat.
i definitely agree and i have the same opinion over there. i personally do appreciate and love Iron Maiden and people definitely overblow their preferences way too much out of proportion for sure. There is always going to be great things about the band and albums from the band. i don't necessarily agree with all the placements but i respect his opinion. I also respect their legacy and ambition for sure with some albums.
My personal Worst to Best:
17 Virtual XI
16 The X Factor
15 A Matter of Life And Death
14 Fear of the Dark
13 Senjutsu
12 Dance Of Death
11 No Prayer For The Dying
10 The Final Frontier
9 Piece Of Mind
8 The Book Of Souls
7 Brave New World
6 Killers
5 Iron Maiden
4 The Number of the Beast
3 7th Son of a 7th Son
2 Somewhere In Time
1 Powerslave
Their two best albums in S-tier and most of their classic era albums in B through S makes this alright. Somewhere in Time is way too low. I can live with it overall. I strongly disagree with Iron Maiden being overrated though. Their influence is massive and can be heard all over metal. Melodic death metal owes a massive debt to Maiden, as do groups like Avenged Sevenfold, and the oughts melodic metalcore more generally.
I agree that their music is important and influential, I just don’t think that, taken as a whole, their discography is very impressive in comparison to other big names
@@MetalTrenches I feel like almost every band with that kind of longevity and that number of albums has some duds. I feel like groups like Priest and Sabbath may have had more duds than Maiden tbh. I will say there are groups like Cannibal Corpse and Immolation that have been around forever without a notably poor release, but it’s very rare. I think the recent output from Maiden and Metallica are similar in that there’s a lot of quality stuff but nobody there to tell them to consider cutting some fat. They had a bad run in the 90s, no doubt. Their 80s era is probably the best of any classic metal band to me and goes head-to-head with the likes of Slayer and Metallica.
@@MetalTrenches where I disagree though is that Iron Maiden really doesn’t have bad albums aside from their 90s era, and their 80s output was unbelievable. You’re certainly entitled to your opinion on their discography, but I see their shadow looming larger than any classic metal band aside from Sabbath based on what I hear in other bands. Their distinctive twin guitar harmonies are just everywhere.
I'm actually a pretty big fan of their 00's+ stuff. Especially brave new world. Seventh son and Somewhere back in time are fantastic 80's time capsules that stand on their own.
Guess I didn't see this video before, even Maiden being my favorite band.
To me, the tier list would be as follows:
S Tier - Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Powerslave, The Number of the Beast, and Piece of Mind(the greatest album run on Metal history imo)
A Tier - Iron Maiden, Killers, Brave New World, Dance of Death
B Tier - AMOLAD, Senjutsu, The X Factor
C Tier - The Final Frontier, Book of Souls, No Prayer For The Dying
D Tier - Fear of the Dark, Virtual XI
I don't think they have any albums that could be put into an F tier. Even Fear of the Dark and Virtual XI have great songs, albeit being the two less inspired and more unbalanced.
So, I guess a have a few differences with your own tier list, but my major gripe with yours is Somewhere in Time. It's probably my favorite album of all time and I am beyond excited to be attending their current tour, can't believe I'll be watching Alexander the Great and Caught Somewhere in Time live!
SIT album the Lowest tier? Are You joking man? My advice to all youtubers... Hmm, well, to all music lovers... Never play a video of this channel! Maybe i will come back here and complain again about the rank of SIT album. This channel deserve that.
My Stack Rankings Below: -
S - Powerslave, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Brave New World,
A - Piece of Mind, A Matter of Life and Death, Killers, The Number of the Beast
B - Somewhere in Time, Iron Maiden, Dance of Death
C - Fear of the Dark, Final Frontier
D - Book of Souls, No Prayer for the Dying, Senjitsu
F - X Factor, Virtual XI
bro you didnt had to do stratego like that my god xD
but i appreciate brutal honesty in the world of babies, keep it up \m/
lol thanks
Somewhere in Time being D tier is sacrilegious but to each their own. It's way better than their debut and deserves at least a high B low A.
No Prayer for the Dying is a D but has a few gems. X Factor is low D and Virtual IX is an F (and I like Blaze's solo stuff!). I like the mixing on AMOLAD so I'd place it right above Fear of The Dark as a High C. The Final Frontier is a B, better than the their debut aswell. Starblind, Coming Home, Mother of Mercy, The Talisman... killer tracks. The Book of Souls is low D and Senjutsu is their lowest album except for Virtual IX.
When I saw the thumbnail, I legit thought you were ARTV in a mask.
I get that a lot
My Ranking:
17. Virtual XI
16. The X Factor
15. No Prayer for the Dying
14. Fear of the Dark
13. Dance of Death
12. The Final Frontier
11. A Matter of Life and Death
10. Brave New World
9. The Book of Souls
8. Iron Maiden
7. Senjutsu
6. Killers
5. Piece of Mind
4. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
3. The Number of the Beast
2. Powerslave
1. Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son is a true metal classic!
Been listening to Maiden since “Number.” I really like the first three reunion albums but couldn’t get into “Final Frontier” or “”Book of Souls.” I received “Senjutsu” better but don’t love it.
My personal tier list
S Tier: Powerslave, Brave New World, Somewhere in Time
A Tier: Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
B Tier: Book of Souls, Senjutsu, Piece of Mind & Dance of Death
C Tier: A Matter of Life and Death, The Final Frontier, Senjutsu
D Tier: Virtual XI & Fear of the Dark
F Tier: No Prayer for the Dying & The X Factor
Only the bottom 2 for me I'd say are outright bad. The rest are at least a 6/10 or so.
Where is Killers Man???
@AdamLopez-TheRealOne tbh, I forgot it. I've never really cared for it compared to the others of the early years so I'd give it C or D tier
Thank you for being true to what you feel! I agree with you that Iron Maiden is an overrated band. In the 80s they weren't overrated because then they were great but the quality has sunk over the last 30 years (?). Many people are nostalgic. I don't really like "metal" so I get nostalgic over Deep Purple and Jimi Hendrix and such... For me, I would rank Iron Maiden's albums vaguely like this:
Middle tier: first two albums
Over middle: Number of the beast up until Fear of the dark. My favorite IM album is Somewhere in time but not even that one reaches the absolute top for me.
Don't have a clue and totally uninterested: Blaze albums
Below middle: reunion albums. Too long, too boring, too flat production.
I stopped listening after Final frontier which I thought was ok. I tried listening to both Book of souls and Sinjutsu but didn't make it past the second songs, bored to tears. If I'm longing for something else to listen too, why shouldn't I?
*Genghis Tron? I'll need to go back and look for that one. Don't think I've heard that one yet.*
😉
Good band though
@MetalTrenches very good band. My favorite for years. That was just my attempt at humor. Thanks for sharing this. I find this list is ever changing for me.
Speaking of Coheed... that could be a fun ranking. I love your tier-lists, man! Sometimes you'll rank an album I haven't liked as much higher, which compels me to go back and listen again and see if I missed something. Sometimes I do, sometimes nothing changes. I do the same with Pair of Jeans, Quest for Metal, and Thralls of Metal. I love when all your channels have the same album rankings and I can check out the differences in all your opinions (multiple opinions sometimes with Thralls... haha). Thanks for the great channel.
Already have one
@@MetalTrenches oh, awesome! I'm pretty new to the channel so I haven't fully explored. I'll be sure to view it!
A matter of life and death got me back into Maiden after the Blaze era,love listening to it while driving🇮🇪
Ok . I can settle with Killers as an 'A' . But you had me worried at first . But now that I am looking in the comments below I feel distress again lol ! But it is your list bro , and I cant argue with that . We all have our own taste in metal/music. That is why I love metal so much , there is something for everyone . Nothing but love from me homie . Ok , back to the list !
This video is proof you can have a wrong opinion - haha on a serious note, great knowledge of the band. My tier list is basically the opposite of this 😂
Finally someone who agrees with me on piece of mind.
So although I absolutely disagree with this entire list, though your F-Tier is spot on, I believe I know why. Iron Maiden has drifted into the more progressive side of metal, and judging by your list, it would appear that you're more into the in your face "hard and heavy" style of metal music, generally speaking. I also make this judgement based on your views on 10,000 days and Fear Inoculum, compared to Tool's earlier stuff. The problem you're gonna run into is that progressive metal fans, like myself, are fanatics about the genre and just generally prefer it over the bore-fest that is mainstream rock/metal today and the "in your face" metal genres that overtake much of the genre today. The other issue is that a lot of progressive metal/rock fans just aren't going into these albums for the same reasons, we're not simply wanting to hear "good tracks" for the sake of hearing "good tracks," but rather to go on an adventure.... which I mean, technically requires good songs to pull that off, but good for different reasons that consist of A LOT more than merely being short, catchy and in your face.
This is of course not meant as an attack/criticism, just what it looks like to me. I'm also new, so if I'm wrong, I apologize. If I'm right, that doesn't mean you're wrong either of course. This is all just taste and opinions at the end of the day.
Funnily enough I LOVE progressive music, I think I just prefer how other bands execute it
@@MetalTrenches So is it basically the self-indulgence of Maiden/Tool's more recent execution choices that turns you off? If so, I get that. A lot of people feel that way.
Maiden is more of a singles band for me than about the albums. The wicker man convinced me that their later stuff can be worth listening to so i always give them a chance.
Fair
No prayer for the dying always gets crappy reviews, but I really like it.
Actually they are the exact opposite. They are an album band; every track of they're greatest records is filled with wonderful solos, melodies, dynamics and musical passeges. The singles are catchy and good songs, but the band gives its best if you experience other album tracks.
An example is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: the single of that album which is Can I Play With Madness it's easily the worst track, meanwhile all the other tracks are beautiful crafted songs with so many incredible transitions and melodies which is not even fair to other bands.
Lol they’re an albums band & the fact that majority of their fan base list has inconsistent top 4 albums just tell it.
Doing my tier list here too, just for fun:
S - The Number of the Beast.
A - Seventh Son; Powerslave; Somewhere in Time; Dance of Death.
B - Killers; Piece of Mind.
C - Maiden; Brave New World; Fear of the Dark.
D - No Prayer for the Dying; A Matter of Life and Death; The Book of Souls.
F - X Factor; Virtual XI; Senjutsu; The Final Frontier.
As a die-hard Maiden fan, I know this is extremely controversial. I do think they're one of the greatest of all time and definitely my favorite of all time. But it is what it is... Maiden, for me, have some of the highest highs in classic Heavy Metal though. It's because I'm such a fan that it hurts to see they've been so inconsistent from the 90s onwards, but, again, in my opinion, nothing tops their 80s stint. I do, however, feel like Dance of Death is a severely underrated album amongst the fans. It's, for sure, their best blend of progressiveness with their signature sound and I strongly recommend every Maiden fan to revist it every now and again. Paschendale, Montsegur and Rainmaker are the holy trinity of this album for me.
All in all, this is MY OPINION. People are more than welcome to disagree. Even though I disagree with the tier lists sometime, I love this channel and what it represents to our community!
I agree and disagree with some placements here. The X Factor I find to be kind of underrated. My favorites have always been Powerslave and Seventh Son. It’s tough choosing between the two as my favorite. It depends on my mood I guess. But yeah interesting ranking.
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If I had to rank the albums, the S ranking would stand for "Somewhere in Time" and "Seventh son of a Seventh Son". Absolute masterpieces. Anyways my ranking would be
1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
2. Somewhere in time (can easily be interchanged with seventh son)
3. Powerslave
4. The Number of the Beast
5. Killers
The rest just blurs, i can't compare them
To me Final Frontier, Matter of life and death and Somewhere in Time all go one tier up.
SSoaSS is S tier easily.
Agree on the rest
One dangerously controversal opinion, but for me the trooper is one of the most overrated songs of all time. Other than that, I pretty much agree with your list, only I would rate somewhere in time much higher
Your observation about how Seventh Son sounds like Journey is spot on. Pure pop metal and I love that
We definitely don't have the same tastes, but that's fantastic. For me, Piece of Mind is Maiden's best album. And Iron Maiden comes in 2nd...
These are the good comments. We can disagree and embrace that.
I pretty much agree with you apart from Somewhere in Time which I rank as number one. I think Bruce's voice has got steadily worse with maiden and I also can't really see why they need four guitars lol. I thought disk one on Senjutsu was utter crap, but disk two was great. Im pretty sure on that album and book of Souls Harris was the producer which mught explain the riddiculous length of some of the songs. I saw rhem on the Dance of Death and a Matter of Life and Death tours and they kick ass live. Also Bruce sings really well on his new solo album so maybe its a mixing thing with maiden. Ill always love them though. Great vid dude.
How the tastes differ - Somewhere in Time, to me, is their best album.
I listened to Senjutsu the minute It came out and I was just shocked at how bored I was, the longer songs were like: build up, build up, build up, and then It just ends, absolute torture.
Loved No Prayer album so much, but it's definitely D or F tier for me too lol
I love iron maiden. Absolutely die hard and support everything they do and yes I agree that not everything they do is perfect 😂 my ultimate favourite maiden album is the debut so it pains me to see you putting it in B haha but hey like you said, you’re allowed to have opinions and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole video! 🤘🏻
Have you seen them live I saw in 82 for number of the beast and multiple times since culminating this October less 1 of them dies
Unpopular opinion: i agreed with most things in this vid (i think Judas Priest is what Iron Maiden needed or actually had to be in the 2000's, mainly with Juda's 2 last albums, which are 1000x times better than Iron Maiden's last 2 albums).
Note: only thing I hated is Somewhere in time in D (that album is 99,9% sure an S tier for me and most people here)
My personal top
17 - The Final Frontier
16 - The Book of Souls
15 - Senjutsu
14 - Virtual XI
13 - A Matter of Life and Death
12 - No Prayer for the Dying
11 - Dance of Death
10 - Fear of the Dark
09 - The X Factor
08 - Killers
07 - Piece of Mind
06 - Iron Maiden
05 - Powerslave
04 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
03 - The Number of the Beast
02 - Brave New World
01 - Somewhere in Time
I’m wondering which low rated album gets the most comments for being too low. Somewhere in Time is my vote. S tier for me. Favorite album of theirs for me.
That’s definitely the one
S: Senjutzu
S: Matter of Life and Death
S: Somewhere in Time
A: 7th Son
A: The Final Frontier
A: Book of Souls
B: Powerslave
B: Piece of Mind
C: Dance of Death
C: Brave New World
C: Killers
D: Number of the Beast
F: Iron Maiden
F: The X Factor
F: Virtual XI
F: No Prayer for the Dying
F: Fear of the Dark
Senjutsu and AMOLAD as their best is wild
Senjutsu at #1 is invalid lmao
self titled in F is invalid as hell
The only thing I completely disagree on is Somewhere in time if you are comparing it with the newer albums it's easily in the B tier if not A
Disagree in a lot of things but i respect your opinion
S: Piece of mind, somewhere in time, Powerslave, ssoass, number of the beast, brave new world
A: the x factor, AMOLAD, No prayer, book of souls
B: fear of the dark, senjutsu, iron maiden
C: dance of death, killers, final frontier
D: virtual XI
S: Powerslave, Piece of Mind, Killers
A: Somewhere in Time, Brave New World, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
B: The Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden, The Book of Souls
C: Fear of the Dark, Dance of Death, A Matter of Life and Death
D: Senjutsu, The X Factor, No Prayer for the Dying
F: The Final Frontier, Virtual XI
Oof, Somewhere in Time at D-tier? Eh, opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they all stink.
Judas Priest tier-list ranking next?
Probably at some point
Whenever I feel sad I come back to this ranking to feel even sadder. Seventh Son in B and Somewhere in Time in D tier 😢
lol masochist
1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
2. Piece of Mind
3. Powerslave
4. The Number of the Beast
5. Somewhere in Time
6. Fear of the Dark
7. Iron Maiden
8. The X Factor
9. No Prayer for the Dying
10. Killers
11. Brave New World
12. A Matter of Life and Death
13. Virtual XI
14. Dance of Death
15. The Book of Souls
16. Senjutsu
17. The Final Frontier
no prayer for the dying in F is crazy, I would say that is a solid number 3, losing to powerslave and number of the beast
Tier 1:
1. Piece of Mind
2. The Number of The Beast
3. Powerslave
Tier 2:
4. Killers
5. Brave New World
6. Somewhere In Time
7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
8. Iron Maiden
Tier 3:
9. Senjutsu
10. A Matter of Life and Death
11. Dance of Death
12. The Book of Souls
Tier 4:
13. Fear of The Dark
14. The X Factor
15. The Final Frontier
16. No Prayer for The Dying
Tier 5:
17. Virtual XI
your rankings are a bit harsh compared to mine ,but you are so right Iron Maiden is a band that benifits massively from nostalgia and i am not a exception. I literally never had heard a metal song before i saw the music video of number of the beast on my older cousins old vhs tape when i was 13. I literally had no idea what a electric guitar was before then.So Iron Maiden is like one of the GOATS for me .But my god the last few albums have been a drag ,maybe would have been good if were 45 minutes but not these massive boring behemoths . I saw Iron Maiden on the brave new world tour so that album maybe higher than it should be in my mind . I completely agree Senjutsu is fairly ok but it was so bloated i agreed with Razorfist on it .
Yeah that was one of Razorfist's better reviews of late
I liked senjutsu and I’m pretty much on the “maiden has good songs but bad albums” train. Then again I’m a sucker for musical indulgence. I think as a whole it’s their strongest since 2000
I came here after the Judas Priest album ranking, in which I 100% agree.
About this one…. IMO
Seventh Son--> S
Somewhere In Time--> A
Book Of Souls--> B
Iron Maiden is the In Flames of classic Heavy Metal
It's interesting how bands go through very similar cycles. Unrefined and unbridled for one or two albums. Two or three golden albums. And then years and years of mixed bag garbage, trying to reclaim the glory. Maiden, Metallica and Slayer all come to mind.
Long term Maiden fan since I was a kid, and I have a hard time disagreeing with too much of what you've said here. The newer Maiden albums have some absolutely amazing writing and performances sprinkled throughout, but between being overly long, the awful production/lack of mastering, and Bruce's voice fading, it's pretty hard to rank them up with their classics. I also agree about the late 80s-early 90s albums. Some great moments, but also some very throwaway, cheesy stuff too. Your S-B is their strongest, most consistent work.