Good morning folks!
After embarrassingly believing that Phantom of the Opera was on The Number Of The Beast yesterday, I have some #IronMaiden homework todo.
Now, I know Maiden quite OK, but it's not like I know every song on every album. I'll be working on that and will do another A-Z run, another #Metaljourney I guess 🤔
Kicking things off with #IronMaiden's 1980 self titled debut and this killer track:
👉 #Prowler
Iron Maiden closes Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden.
What a track, easily in my Maiden top 10.
Somehow I am a bit sad that we never found out how they would have developed if they'd keep Di'Anno...
The debut album is a 3,5/5.
45 minutes to my next meeting, #Killers is 38 minutes long, so why not listening to #IronMaiden's sophomore release?
Exactely, so here's #Wrathchild
https://song.link/y/qgqVmAyTvIA
I never noticed, but Prodigal Son is an early Queen song sung by Roger Taylor.
#Nowplaying Iron Maiden - Prodigal Son
Here comes the big one: #TheNumberOfTheBeast.
Some say it's their best, some say it only has 3 good songs, the rest is average.
BUT: the 3 songs are The Number Of The Beast, Run To The Hills and Hallowed Be Thy Name. I mean...
#Nowplaying #IronMaiden - Children Of The Damned
#TheNumberOfTheBeast was the first #IronMaiden song I ever heard, soon to be followed by Run To The Hills. And I liked both from the beginning, although I wasn't a metalhead back then. I think I was (already) 16 years old when I first heard these great songs...
Oh, and of course the album marks Bruce Dickinson's entry to the band, but that's common knowledge I guess 😉
#Nowplaying Run To The Hills
Is #HallowedBeThyName my favourite #IronMaiden song? Might as well be...
https://song.link/y/HAQQUDbuudY
Anyhow, after (another) spin of this record, it's time for a rating: To me this is 4,5/5 (masterpiece). Yes, there might be weaker tracks, but the good ones are really really good.
Albums:
1. Beast 4,5
2. Iron Maiden 3,5
3. Killers 3
Songs:
1. Hallowed
2. Iron Maiden
3. Hills
4. Beast
5. Prowler
Continuing my #IronMaiden #Metaljourney with #PieceOfMind, an album I never listened to, except for The Trooper, of course.
#NowPlaying Where Eagles Dare
Somehow Piece Of Mind feels like a before Number Of The Beast album. Like in: they got a new singer, they changed their style a bit, but they're still not there yet.
#NowPlaying Die With Your Boots On
#TheTrooper, of course, is greatness.
Song ranking (up until Piece Of Mind):
1. Hallowed
2.Trooper
3. Iron Maiden
4. Hills
5. Beast
#NowPlaying The Trooper
Nope, I cannot say that I liked #PieceOfMind that much, hence my critical rating: 2/5
(at least some highlights but overall not my cup of tea).
Apart from The Trooper, only Sun And Steel stood out.
#Maiden Album ranking:
1. Beast 4,5
2. Iron Maiden 3,5
3. Killers 3
4. Piece of Mind 2
UPDATE:
I did a re-listen of this album and I have to say that I was an idiot when I did this rating. Piece Of Mind is really good!
Rating goes upt to 3,5/5
Thomas
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