TOP Iron Maiden Songs Of The '80s
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- In this first of three videos, I tell you all about my favourite song on every studio album recorded by Iron Maiden.
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Remember Tomorrow, Killers, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Where Eagles Dare, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Caught Somewhere in Time, Infinite Dreams
I remember when I listened to Killers for the first time, I was blown away
@@ArcaneMontane Killers is amazing, the solos are among Dave and Adrian's best
1 - Prowler
2 - Murders in the Rue Morgue
3 - Hallowed be thy name
4 - Where eagles dare
5 - Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6 - Stranger in a strange land
7 - Infinite dreams
Prowler, Wrathchild, Hallowed be thy name, To tame a land, Aces high, Wasted years & Seventh son of a seventh son.
Wow. My favorite IM song is Purgatory and this is the first time I've heard anyone give it some love!
Wonderful song!
Debut - Prowler
Killers - Innocent Exile(the ending is amazing)
Number of The Beast- 22 Acacia Ave(love the changes and Adrian's solo)
Piece of Mind - To Tame A Land(so atmospheric and intense)
Powerslave - Powerslave(the solos)
Somewhere In Time - Caught Somewhere in Time(the harmonies before the chorus get me so pumped)
Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams(the whole song captures the lyrics so well)
Live after death!!! That concert changed our lives!!! Theater! Opera! Concert! Rock! All of the above.
Phantom of the opera, murders in the rue morgue, children of the damned, flight of icarus, rime of the ancient mariner, sea of madness and infinite dreams(close to the prophecy).
Infinite Dreams, that’s what I call an overwhelming song’s climax: the mid section call and response parts with the beautiful harmonies!! Oh, boy!! Blissful!
Phantom of the Opera, Killers, Hallowed be Thy Name, Still Life, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Caught Somewhere in Time and all songs from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son🤟
Live After Death and Fear of the Dark were my into albums to Maiden and yet as a kid I had absolutely 0 idea that it was the same band as they sounded so different.
Wow, what fun! Okay, I'm in...
1. Strange World
2. Wrathchild
3. Run to the Hills
4. To Tame a Land
5. 2 Minutes to Midnight
6. Sea of Madness
7. Only the Good Die Young
An honourable mention goes to Flight of Icarus - I think I just love Maiden's big layered choruses...
P.S. thanks for showcasing the bass in Powerslave 🙂
Glad you appreciated the bass part - even if my finger picking is still a little too stiff 😅
Great choices - especially to tame a land!!
Actually, Flight of Icarus was a highlight of Live after Death and the Legacy tour for me... And I find it so much fun to play live - choruses with vocal harmonies are always cool 😃
@@LicksOfTheBeast Thanks for the reply! Love your channel and your playing 😊
Caught somewhere in time is my all time favourite maiden song
Nico, you put Powerslave sleeve cover instead of seventh son! Check it out!
Phamtom, Wrathchild, Hallowed, Revelations, Powerslave, Alexander the Great, Infinite Dreams. Really hard to chose just one from these albums. Masterpieces.
I gave Purgatory another listen. It really is a great song. I almost forgot half of Killers.
I love all the albums, I find your taken on a journey through the 80s era. Each album gets a little better and there's so many memorable songs on each album
I always find it fascinating how there is a natural break in discussion of Maiden albums at Seventh Son, no matter what the context
Love the video ❤
Heres mine
1. Phantom
2. Drifter
3. Children of the damned
4. Flight of Icarus
5. Ancient mariner
6. stranger in a strange land
7. The evil that men do
Thank you so much!!
Phantom, Killers, Hallowed, Still Life, 2 mins to Midnight, Wasted Years & Moonchild!
The Live After Death version of Phantom of The Opera is such a Unique Song, like Everyone in The Band Decided to Turn it Up to 12.., Everything is So Precise , Every Note, Like The Gods of Music decided to take a Break and let Steve, Bruce, Dave & Adrian and Nicko Take Over, Unreal..., I Think is The Greatest Live Song I've Ever Heard......., The Precision is Absurd, Impossible...., Also Agree with You in "Dave & Adrian's Magnificent Moments", when they go up the stairs in Hallowed Be Thy Name, From Maiden England 88, Infinite Dreams, the part when they meet in the middle to Harmonize their Leads...., Sooo Epic, it does something to Your Soul......
First time I saw Maiden was in 83 (I actually remember parts of the show, even 4 decades later). Was fortunate to see them on their World Slavery Tour twice as well as "Somewhere on Tour" back in 86'. Saw them in 1988 (with Megadeth opening). Was fortunate to even see Maiden with Blaze Bayley back in 1998. Seen Maiden IIRC 19 times since 1983 and number 20 coming this year. I love their new stuff as well, not just their pre 90's stuff.
My favourite Iron Maiden album? Easy; the first SEVEN of them. 😊
Somewhere in time......just awesome
I could pick my top 10 maiden songs today, and it would be different tomorrow.
Very fair point!
For me, it goes like this:
Iron Maiden: Phantom of the Opera
Killers: Innocent Exile
The Number of the Beast: The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind: To Tame a Land
Powerslave: Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Somewhere in Time: Alexander the Great
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Infinite Dreams
Phantom got me into maiden from the Lucozade advert featuring Daley Thompson. Children of the damned, Hallowed, trooper, flash of the blade, rime, powerslave, stranger in a strange land, wasted years, moon child, infinite dreams, 7th son
Phantom, Killers, the Prisoner, To Tame a Land, Rime, Deja Vu, and SSOASS are my faves🤘🏻
I am one of the rare ones who would pick Prodigal Son from Killers
The solo is one of the most beatiful pieces of guitar work of rock music
literally JUST said this to myself. glad I'm not alone
So wisely chosen. Revelations is probably the Maiden Song of all times. It alway gives me goosebumps.
100% agreement on somewhere in time. In my top 10 albums of all time.
The Powerslave instrumental section is absolute peak Maiden. It probably has a fanbase of its own lol
Yup! As does the ending of Seventh Son
Phantom of the Opera, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Hallowed Be Thy Name (best Maiden song ever), Flight of Icarus, Aces High, Caught Somewhere in Time, Infinite Dreans
As a kid I remember seeing a Lucozade advert with Daley Thompson which has the opening of Phantom of the Opera as a soundtrack. I loved it but didn't find out what it was and get into Maiden for another five years.
Yes me too I remember thinking what song is that I love it!
In chronological order: Remember Tomorrow, Killers, Prisoner, Flight of Icarus, Powerslave, Stranger in a Strange Land,.Infinite Dreams.
Awesome video as always
Charlotte the harlot - innocent exile gangland - quest for fire - flash of the blade - sea of madness - moonchild - public enema number one - chains of misery
My personal favorites are Phantom Of The Opera, Drifter, Gangland, Still Life, Back In The Village, Sea of Madness, and The Clairvoyant.
1. Remember Tomorrow
2. Killers
3. Hallowed Be Thy Name
4. Revelations
5. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6. Sea of Madness
8. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
I cannot go just one favorite per album. So here are my favorite 2:
-prowler & phantom
-genghas khan & innocent exile
-prisoner & hallowed
-revelations & where eagles dare
-2 minutes & powerslave
-wasted years & deja vu
-infinite dreams (all time fav) & evil men do
-holy smoke & hook in u
-afraid to shoot & childhoods end
Great choices Nico. I love the song Sea of Madness as well. I remember that Maiden played two nights in Toronto for the Somewhere in Time (Somewhere on Tour) concerts.
Great video as always! Here's my list:
1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Killers
3. The Prisoner
4. Revelations
5. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6. Alexander the Great
7. Moonchild
Fun concept, looking forward for more videos!
1st Album: Strange World. Probably the only song that was gentle from start to finish from their entire discography?
Killers: Prodigal Son. Smith has stated it's one of his favorite solos. Just a good song in general.
NOTB: The Prisoner. That bridge/interlude section before the solos, is a fine piece of guitar work.
PoM: To Tame a Land. A great musical summary of the book, Dune. Great mysterious guitar parts.
Powerslave: Back in the Village. Some of their finest guitar work IMO. That opening riff, then the ascending and descending hammer-ons then pull-offs make a great intro.
SiT: Sea of Madness. I like the solo.
SoaSS: The Prophecy. I like the classical outro.
Love these picks!
Back In the Village is a great song and I think it would have made a killer opener if it wasn't overshadowed by Aces High (rightfully so, but stilll...). I mean the first line is literally "Turn the spotlights on the people" 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Their performance of Revelations from Flight 666 is just awesome!
Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son are the best Maiden albums and I cannot seem to get tired of them. The rest of the old stuff I very rarely listen to these days.
Nice to see you mentioned the Live After Death version of Hallowed when in unison Dave and Adrian step up each side of the the drum riser. Choreographed guitar genius!
It was a powerful image for sure!
Prowler, Wrathchild, 22 Acacia, Eagles, Powerslave, Wasted Years, Clairvoyant
My picks, also not "the best" but the ones that resonates with me the most:
Iron Maiden - Transylvania
Killers - Purgatory/Gengis Khan (ex-aequo)
Number Of The Beast - 22 Acacia Avenue
Piece Of Mind - To Tame A Land
Powerslave - The Duellists
Somewhere In Time - The Lonliness Of The Long Distance Runner
Seventh Son - how can I choose one when every single second of this masterpiece Is still giving me goosebumps 30 years after the first listen???
we share the same songs in a few albums lol! TLOTLDR is amazing!!!
All awesome songs!!
Phantom, Killers (Title Track), Number of the Beast (Title. First maiden song I heard. One of the most fun to both play and listen to.)
Revelations
2 minutes to Midnight
Deja vu (similar to Sea, one of their most unique songs. Could have been a single in another universe.)
Infinite Dreams.
I think Derek Riggs was so lazy that he decided to bring up Powerslave cover for the Seventh Son album hopping that no one will notice 😉😂
I'll just drop my top 3: Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper and Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Phantom or Strange world,fantastic singing from Paul in that song
Purgatory/Murders,impossible to decide who is the better one
Hallowed be thy name,absolute masterpiece
Still life,a hidden gem on that album
The rime of an a…. mariner,another masterpiece
The loneliness of the l…,hard to chose only one from this album because it’s my absolute favorit maiden album and there are so many godly songs here
Infinite dreams/Seventh son of a seventh son,didn’t reach the hight of the previous album but still one of their best albums with sooo many good songs
Phantom of the Opera is my #1 favorite ever. It's also the song i warm up to note-for-note on bass. It's practically got every technique (minus slap) in one song. Fingers are totally limber after playing this 🎸
Isn't that a bit like warning up at the gym with your 1RM? 😅😂
@@LicksOfTheBeast 😂
You may be the first IM fan I'm come across that has similar favorites from them. Phantom of the Opera then Remember Tomorrow, Purgatory then Killers, Hallowed be thy Name then 22 Acacia Ave, Where Eagles Dare then To Tame a Land, Powerslave then Aces High, Sea of Madness then Caught Somewhere in Time or Wasted Years or Stranger in a Strange Laned (SIT is my favorite Maiden album as well). Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is Infinite Dreams then The Evil That Men Do, On NPFTD I have Public Enema Number One then No Prayer for the Dying, and on FOTD it's Afraid to Shoot Strangers then FOTD, but mad respect to the ballad Chasing Love. Finally someone who likes Somewhere in Time the best as well. The hardest question would be what is the greatest song IM has written? Hallowed be thy Name? Phantom of the Opera? Where Eagles Dare? Rime of the Ancient Mariner? Wasted Years?
1. Strange World
2. Purgatory
3. Hallowed Be Thy Name
4. Die With Your Boots On
5. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
6. Alexander The Great
7. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Cheers mates, Up The Irons!
Nice use of Powerslave art for Seventh Son :P
seventh slave of a seventh slave 🤣🤣
Oooops 🤷
Cool you broke down Infinite dreams intro on the 2 guitars. I’ve been trying to combine them both to make a decent 1 guitar cover but it doesn’t really work. Once that is accomplished, all of life will fall into line. ❤
1. Phantom of the Opera.
2. Genghis Khan.
3. Hallowed be thy Name.
4. Still Life (my favorite album).
5. Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
6. Caught Somewhere in Time.
7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
I honestly hate picking favorites because I’ve had such deep relationships with so many songs from the various albums as well as the albums themselves. At different times in my lives this list would be different and it will probably be different again sometime soon with a few exceptions. All that said, here are my picks!
Phantom of the Opera
Wrathchild
Hallowed be thy Name
Where Eagles Dare
Powerslave
Sea of Madness
The Evil that Men do
🤘🤘🤘
Where Eagles Dare may be my favorite of them all...
I always lose my shit when there’s the narration bit on the rhyme of the ancient mariner hahaha
My favourites from every album are as follows:
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera. Best iron maiden song full stop. To this day I love it more than any other.
Killers: probably the title track tbh. There are awesome ones on here but it’s literally “Killer”
Number of the Beast: Hallowed Be Thy Name - just yes.
Piece of Mind: Where Eagles Dare! That drum intro just takes that song to a whole other level. The vocals and guitar harmonies are amazing
Powerslave: Rime of Ancient Mariner - 13 minutes of perfect Maiden all in one.
Somewhere in Time: Alexander the Great. The epic maiden songs for me will always trump the singles and deep cuts. This one is up there with Mariner. Perfect.
Seventh Son: not my favourite album at all but I’d have to say my favourite song from this is the epic title track. Close after would be good die young.
I’ll continue the rest in part two! Great video Niko! 🤘🏻
Love it!
All-time favorites:
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Fates Warning
The Prophecy
Only the Good Die Young
Honorable mentions:
Gangland
When Two Worlds Collide
The Legacy
The Age of Innocence
Mother of Mercy
Shadows of the Valley
The Parchment
Nice taste!
I love Powerslave but I couldn't put it above Rime of the Ancient Mariner. As a bass player the section after the slow section back to the main riff kicking back in is possibly my favourite bit of Maiden. Honourable mention to Losfer Words
Phantom - It's the defining Maiden song in many ways. The prototype. 10/10 no notes.
Wrathchild - Killers isn't an album I come back to often if I need my Maiden fix, but this track is iconic and unbelievable live.
Children - This is some peak Adrian, it's a close contest with Hallowed, but I just love Adrian's solo in this.
Revelations - It might be Iron Maiden's best track, it's just gorgeous.
23:58 - It's the first track of Maiden's I ever heard, it's maybe not the best or my favourite on the album, so mission failed really, but it's the first so I have to give it credit.
Alexander - Everything about it is peak Maiden. I still get a bit emotional thinking back to finally seeing it live!
Infinite Dreams - For the reasons you said.
It really is just like splitting hairs. This band doesn't make bad music.
Yeah there is a point where it is a bit like splitting hairs, mainly because they really are an *album band* and many of us just devoured the entire LPs/cassettes/CDs from start to finish. 😊
@@LicksOfTheBeast the concept of the album starting to fade out over streaming friendly pop it in a playlist collections is a tragedy for me. I don't want to find a banger on a playlist to find the rest of the album is disconnected. I wanna sit down and be transported to when this music was made, hear that story, listen to the same amp, guitars, drum kit from the start to end. When you hear "Seven deadly sins... Seven ways to win". You know that it's time for a journey.
Maiden excel at that
Commodore 64 and BBS brings back memories. Still have it in it's original box. The monitor, tape deck, floppy drives. Lost the printer over the years unfortunately. I need to bring it out again. And as always, Maiden rules.
You are very lucky!! Would definitely be cool to get it up and running. Get hooked on Pirates or Maniac Mansion all over again 😂
Phantom.
Genghis
22
Still life
Powerslave
The loneliness...
Infinite
💪🏼😉
My personal selection:
-Phantom of the Opera
-Drifter
-The Number of the Beast
-To Tame a Land
-Aces High
-Stranger in a Strange Land
-Infinite Dreams
Looooove Drifter!!
Great chooices Nico. My faves:
1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Murders in the rue Morgue
3. 22 Acacia Avenue
4. To Tame a Land / Where Eagles Dare (sorry I cheated)
5. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6. Sea of Madness
7. 7th Son / Infinite Dreams / The Prophecy (I did it again)
My favorite songs from each of the first 7 albums:
From IRON MAIDEN (1980):
✓ Phantom Of The Opera
From KILLERS (1981):
✓ Murders In The Rue Morgue
From THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (1982):
✓ Hallowed Be Thy Name
From PIECE OF MIND (1983):
✓ To Tame A Land
From POWERSLAVE (1984):
✓ Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
From SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1986):
✓ The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
From SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON (1988):
✓ Infinite Dreams
That's an Impossible task 😂, ALL the albuns released by Iron maiden have amazing songs ❤.
- Phantom Of The Opera
- Wrathchild
- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- The Trooper
- Aces High
- The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
- The Evil That Men Do
First time I heard Maiden was late 80s. Someone gave me dodgy bootleg tapes of Seventh Son and Number of the Beast. I played those until the tape deck chewed them to pieces... but it got me hooked. My personal favourite album is Seventh Son - just the sheer drama of it. Amazing. Least favourite is No Prayer for the Dying.
Great episode, Nico! On a side note: I’ve always felt a neat similarity between Sea Of Madness’ music pre chorus? “…as the eagle and the dove fly so high on wings above…” and Total Eclipse’s main riff. I mean both are grandiose and powerful parts that make me shiver in excitement every single time! Cheers!
I think it's because the picking pattern is similar - not exactly the same, but I can understand why one would hear a similarity 🙂
@@LicksOfTheBeast indeed, that is a good point! I really love both songs and those sections are quite powerful! Thank you kindly, Nico!
Love everything you do! As always great vid !
1-phantom of the opera
2-killers
3-hallowed be thy name
4-flight of the icarus
5-aces high
6-loneliness of the long distance runner
7-the evil that men do
1000 thanks!
Loneliness - that ending tho.... Ahhh so good!
1) 2 minutes to midnight
2) Infinite Dreams
3) Rime
4) The Evil That Men Do
5) Caught Somewhere in Time
HM) Powerslave, Trooper, Purgatory
Phantom of the Opera
Wrathchild
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Revelations
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Wasted Years
The Clairvoyant
The Aftermath
Great morose atmosphere and great lyrics
“Where mustard gas and barbwire bloom”
Great song, and Janick has a sick solo on there!
Revelations : 'los ángeles can you felling' ... What a reference about live after death! Thanks Nicko 🤟🤟🤟🎸🎸🎸
🤜💥🤛
Infinite dreams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great and powerful lyrics, wonderful riffs, and incredible rhythm changes!!!!!!!!
My favorite is The Trooper!! Love the opening riff
1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Killers (Honorable mention to Innocent Exile, which is, imo, probably the most underrated song Iron Maiden has ever recorded)
3. 22 Acacia Avenue (my favorite song of all time)
4. Revalations
5. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6. Caught Somewhere in Time/Sea of Madness/Stranger in a Strange Land (This is my favorite Iron Maiden album as well and i just cant for the life of me pick between these three songs)
7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Second favorite song of all time)
Totally agree about Innocent Exile.
It's actually one of the covers I had most fun with on this channel just because it's so unique!
Couldn't agree more than that!
My Preferences: Phantom of the Opera, Prodigal Song/Ides of March/Killers, Invaders/Hallowed be thy Name, Dune, Losfer Words/Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Loneliness of the Long Distant Runner, Infinite Dreams
Fun and insightful, thank you!
My personal faves from the first 7:
IM: Phantom;
K: Genghis Kahn;
NotB: Hallowed;
PoM: Revelations;
PS: Rhyme;
SiT: Loneliness; and
7th Son: Clairvoyant
Why? Bass player! 😋
Bass player and masochist apparently. 😂😂
@@LicksOfTheBeast well, you’re not wrong… 😋
Awesome list, wrong sleeve on SSOASS. 41 and I still love to geek out on Maiden!
Remember Tomorrow
Killers
22 Acacia Avenue
Revelations
Rime of the Ancient Marriner
Stranger in a Strange Land
Infinite Dreams
Public Enema No1
Be Quick or be Dead
Sign of the Cross
The Clansman
Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Pascendale
The Legacy
The Man who would be King
Tears of a Clown
Hell on Earth
powerslave coming on screen when he says 7th son 😬
And stayed till the end 😅😅
I give you two.....mine and the favourites from my son.
Mine........ Phantom, Ghenghis Khan, 22 Acia Avenue, Revelations, Powerslave, Caught Somewhere in Time and Infinite Dreams.
My son..... Prowler, Killers, Number of the Beast, Where Eagles Dare, Powerslave, Heaven can Wait and Moonchild.
Nice!! I love that you included both your picks, and that you like different short and long songs - but agree on Powerslave!
Cheers 🤘🤘
My son really loves the songs with 'screams' in it, like the screams in killers, number of the beast, moonchild. I really had to make hard choices, Maiden has so many great songs. So I can understand why you choose Purgatory, what a awesome song is that one. For me Infinite dreams is the best song they have ever written. I really hope they will play it live once again.
Haha 10:23 you used powerslaves cover instead of seventh son. Anyway, here's my list
1. Transylvania
2. Killers
3. Hallowed Be Thy Name
4. Where Eagles Dare
5. Powerslave
6. Caught Somewhere In Time/Deja Vu
7. Infinite Dreams
8. Tailgunner
9. Be Quick Or Be Dead
10. Man On The Edge
11. Futureal
12. Ghost Of The Navigator/Dream Of Mirrors
13. Rainmaker
14. Lord Of Light
15. Mother Of Mercy
16. Speed Of Light
17. Senjutsu
I just love playing adrians part of the sea of madness riff. Its so cool!!
My top 10 (changes sometimes):
Phantom of The Opera
Tears of a Clown
That Girl
Total Eclipse
Alexander The Great
Hell On Earth
Another Life
The Prophecy
Out Of The Shadows
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
Phantom of The Opera describes Iron Maiden perfectly. I absolutely loved when you played it, it’s identical!
Great stuff. Since you mentioned it briefly, I think a full video on the interplay between Steve's bass lines and the guitar parts of certain songs would be worthwhile. The early solo section of "Stranger in a Strange Land" might be the best example, but there are many.
That would definitely make for a cool video. Awesome idea!
Just give me some time to practice my finger picking a little more... Cause as you can see, I definitely need it 😅
phantom of the opera
murders in the rue morgue
22 acacia avenue
revelations OR die with your boots on
rime of the ancient mariner
caught somewhere in time (my favourite maiden song)
infinite dreams
I knew you would include Revelations, I just knew. Well not to be too on point...... Iron Maiden ( I am very superficial ). Innocent Exile, but I had the Purgatory T-shirt purchased on Venice Beach I must add. " I am not a number ..... I am a free man ". My grade 11 English teacher would be so proud: Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Sea of Madness, Yessss. Infinite Dreams...... wait is this still Heavy Metal? Oh yes, yes it is. These early Maiden years remind me of the touchstone moments of the 1st Star Wars trillogy. Cheers!
I was into maiden for about 2 years, from early 82 until summer of 83. Looking back over 43 years in the ultimate analysis, the final analysis, The one song that stands the test of time for me, is wasted years. The subject matter, and in particular Adrian Smith's guitar solo is one of the most perfect guitar solos ever composed. I know, to each their own I get it. But that's my take.
Brilliant Video Nico! Nice to learn about your faves, Somewhere in Time is a special one for sure!
My favourites from the line-up:
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers - Wrathchild
Number of the Beast - Hallowed be thy Name (The opening lyrics and instrumental work is chilling!)
Piece of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (what a song!)
Somewhere in Time - Alexander the Great (one of my favourites to play on guitar, amazing live and a great hype song) but the whole album is 🤘
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Can I Play With Madness? (Easy pick, it was the first Maiden song and video I experienced and my gateway to the band! Holds a special place for me)
Welcome in all the new folks joining us 😁
Nice list!
You know what... Can I play with madness was my first "new" release from them and I remember recording the video from the music channel and watching it a dozen times a day 😂
@LicksOfTheBeast Cheers Nico! Haha really? Always something special about that video, it felt like such a full circle moment hearing that during their current tour live!
Can't wait for the next instalments of the album song choices 😁🤘
Hallowed is such a perfect song, it's unbelievable. Their Hammersmith '82 rendition should be put on the next Voyager.
Hahahaha yeah that version is beyond spectacular
Infinite dreams/caught sit/hallowed… how can I possibly choose one out of the 3? What I can do is choose in which of the 3 Bruce sings best: infinite dreams.
Banger of a video discussion, loved it!
Great songs. I would swap in murder in the rue morgue, rime of the ancient mariner, alexander the great and the clairvoyant. (as a teenager i did wear out the tape in the midsection of powerslave though🤣)
I love Iron maiden and I'm learning to play their songs on guitar with your channel.I love this channel.from Russia!
That's awesome! Thank you
Phantom of the opera
Ides of March
Children of the Damned
To Tame a Land
Powerslave
Sea of Madness
Moonchild
We agree on 3 of them.😊
Phantom got me in to Maiden too - and again, not the record. It was on a soft drink TV advert in the UK and I asked a friend what the song was....he played me Phantom and that was it...many decades later...still loving it. Great song choices and comments Nico. Looking forward to the other 2 videos on this
Interesting! I stopped and checked the albums before watching or reading comments as not to be influenced LOL We have a few agreements, but that's to be expected I guess.
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera. I mean, it has to be, right? Plus its a LOT of fun to play.
Killers - Murders in the Rue Morgue. I never really had a favorite on this album, I liked them all, until I saw the performance with Bruce on 12 Wasted Years.
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed Be Thy Name. Another "it has to be, right?" song. Although the title track was the first one Maiden song I ever heard.
Piece of Mind - Revelations. This was the first Maiden album I owned and this song stood out to me on first listen. I still remember hearing it in the cheap headphones of my Walkman knock off. "Los Angeles can you feel it?!??" definitely got added to every listen after Live After Death LOL
Powerslave - Aces High. My brother and I weren't allowed to go to the concert (money related, nothing else like Satanic Panic), but mom and dad bought us the VHS and we completely wore the thing out. Hearing Aces start, you KNOW good things are coming.
Somewhere In Time - Wasted Years. I just love this song. This song and album cemented Adrian as my guitar hero.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Moonchild. Tough one so I just went with the lead track. It kicks off the fun so .. I'll go with it! No doubt this album's reception has morphed over the years!
All bangers, no doubt!
I think Murders might be the Di'Anno song Bruce did best!
That and Twilight Zone from his audition demo for me 😊
Your tone man! Malade!!