Post by Dredd77 on Jun 24, 2017 1:19:03 GMT -5
#3 Somewhere in Time (1986)
Man, this album just crushed. Wasted Years is easily, easily one of my top 5 all-time Maiden tracks, and the album nestled that in a creche of other incredible tunes like the title track, Heaven Can Wait, and Stranger in a Strange Land.
#2 Powerslave (1984)
Amazing that I was 10 years old at the time, but this was the very first Maiden album that grabbed me by the short and curlies and started the love affair of a lifetime. Rime of the Ancient Mariner was one of those tracks that, owing to its extraordinary length, was their an epic listen or an instant hit of the fast-forward cassette button, but the open of Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight were like a sledge in the aural temple. The Duellists was a superb underrated track, and Powerslave itself is another that sits on the top 10 of all time.
#1 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
That rare thing, a Maiden concept album, there wasn't a weak track on it. Sure, it was the point of introduction for synthesizers, but the album starts rocking and never lets go. Thre back to back of Infinite Dreams and Can I Play with Madness easily are one of Maiden's best one-two punches, and I could listen to this album for all time and find new things to enjoy.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Piece of Mind, Fear of the Dark
Man, this album just crushed. Wasted Years is easily, easily one of my top 5 all-time Maiden tracks, and the album nestled that in a creche of other incredible tunes like the title track, Heaven Can Wait, and Stranger in a Strange Land.
#2 Powerslave (1984)
Amazing that I was 10 years old at the time, but this was the very first Maiden album that grabbed me by the short and curlies and started the love affair of a lifetime. Rime of the Ancient Mariner was one of those tracks that, owing to its extraordinary length, was their an epic listen or an instant hit of the fast-forward cassette button, but the open of Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight were like a sledge in the aural temple. The Duellists was a superb underrated track, and Powerslave itself is another that sits on the top 10 of all time.
#1 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
That rare thing, a Maiden concept album, there wasn't a weak track on it. Sure, it was the point of introduction for synthesizers, but the album starts rocking and never lets go. Thre back to back of Infinite Dreams and Can I Play with Madness easily are one of Maiden's best one-two punches, and I could listen to this album for all time and find new things to enjoy.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Piece of Mind, Fear of the Dark
