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What do you think of Iron Maiden?


Also, what's your favorite song by them, and album?

What do you think of Iron Maiden?


Also, what's your favorite song by them, and album?
One word comes to mind

Old

:-D sorry had to say it

One word comes to mind

Old

:-D sorry had to say it

Even though I think they are great, I must say that's true. They are mostly in their 50s now.

maiden rock big time! not the greatest band out there, but one of the all time best, and an influence on the genre of rock & metal for generations... more than 20 years! they deserve respect and admiration from any metalhead, even if the music is a bit dated compared to today's tastes. its still great music

Even though I think they are great, I must say that's true. They are mostly in their 50s now.
Lol so is ozzy ... :) this is going to be an old school year of ozzfest this year :)

Lol so is ozzy ... :) this is going to be an old school year of ozzfest this year :)

Man, it sucks.... Maiden can't play the Ozzfest show near me in Charlotte. :( I have to see if I can go to the Washington DC show because of it.

Man, it sucks.... Maiden can't play the Ozzfest show near me. :( I have to see if I can go to the Washington DC show because of it.
Yeah I heard they are not playing like 7 of the shows?

Yeah I heard they are not playing like 7 of the shows?

Yeah, because they already had promised other shows in like Norway and Finland and shit.

What do you think of Iron Maiden?


Also, what's your favorite song by them, and album?

Maiden rule. :)

"Piece of Mind" is their best album, I think. As for best song...Don't make me choose :mad:

Oh darn... Forgot to post my favorite album and song. How careless of me.

Favorite album: Piece of Mind
Favorite Song: Tie between Aces High and The Trooper

Maiden are great. I can't decide on a favourite song though. There's just too many that I like too much.

First of all: Uginin, thank you so much for this thread.

Maiden is the best Metal band ever!

As for a favorite song, Fear of the Dark is highly ranked with me, but then again I wouldn't wanna miss any others.

Favorite album is another tough job to pick from - I've got'em all and they all their merits. I'd probably pick Brave New World because the opener is just awesome (could be, though, that I've waited for that album the longest and therefore enjoyed it msot for quite some time).

Up the Irons!

I don't own any Iron Maiden CDs. I must rectify this situation.

4 words:

Hallowed be thy Name.

Maiden is awesome, they are the reason I'm going to Ozzfest, [DC one]

One word comes to mind

Old

:-D sorry had to say it

From Van Halen and Judas Priest to Nickelback and Bon Jovi, they were an influence.

I can't think of a bigger compliment than that.

UP THE IRONS \m/

ahem
i don't believe that any one band is "the best" but i still love maiden after over a decade of listening to them. although the metal-rules.com poll did award maiden the top metal band spot

i don't have one favorite album, i do have a favorite song off of every album though.....but i am not going to make out that list ;)
One word comes to mind

Old
and still making kiack arse music i might add. "dance of death" came out in 2003.
can't wait for the next album.

and still making kiack arse music i might add. "dance of death" came out in 2003.
can't wait for the next album.

For some reason, that album didn't do as much for me as Brave New World did. The songs didn't sound as well put together. Less guitar solos. My favorites off that album were Wildest Dreams, Dance of Death, and Journeyman. It was atypical Maiden.

I can hear ya! For some reason it took me (I dread to admit it!) months to finally listen to the whole album at once - and you're right, it lacks something of that typical Maiden-style, especially if compared to its immediate predecessor BNW!

Hope their next one is better.

One other thing that makes Iron Maiden one of the best bands: They are really, really good soundwise when they perform live - something that not many metal bands can claim for themselves.

One word comes to mind

Old

:-D sorry had to say it

Thanks. That makes me ancient.

Best song: Number of the Beast

IMO, they are the best metal band from the NWOBHM era. Even some of Saxon's older stuff can match Iron Maiden's. The only other band I can think of that might have surpassed Maiden is Judas Priest.

Favourite album: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (and favourite song is one withthe same name)
Favourtie Song Overall: Hallowed Be thy Name.

They're headlining Graspop Metal Meeting next month, I can't wait! :) oh, and don't make me choose a favorite song, or I'll just post like 30 song titles :p

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In an exciting new discovery today, paleontologoists announced they had uncovered fossil evidence shows that entire species of Iron Maiden like creatures existed at one point in the Earths past. Going by names suchas The Rolling Stones, Chicago and Black Sabbath, these highly evolved specialist scavenger species are beleived to have evolved during the early Modern Music Era, centuries ago during the 60's and 70s. While originaly known for making loud noises and inciting riots with their performances, sceintisits beleive these ancient lifeforms to have transmutated into parodies of their former selves when their music lost all releveance to anyone but other fossils from the same era, plus a few misguided souls called "stoners". This new species has been given a name by the scientists: Dinosaurs.

Dude, you better be sarcastic or you'll be wearing your ass as a hat in a couple of minutes :mad:

You can even choose which part'll be ripped off, I don't have a particular preference.

What do you think of Iron Maiden?


Also, what's your favorite song by them, and album?


Iron Maiden rocks - I saw their sold out show last year at the Sports Arena in August, freakin' awsome. Best song IMHO is Number of the Beast in The Number of the Beast album.

Dude, you better be sarcastic or you'll be wearing your ass as a hat in a couple of minutes :mad:

You can even choose which part'll be ripped off, I don't have a particular preference.

Grow up.

An old guy with long hair screaming satanic references at me? I get that at the bus-stop for free.

I don't know about your own opinion, but I'm going to go see the Rolling Stones November 11 here in San Diego. I'm only 18 - and I still think they're great.

An old guy with long hair screaming satanic references at me? I get that at the bus-stop for free.
This post shows how much you know about Iron Maiden, really.

An old guy with long hair screaming satanic references at me? I get that at the bus-stop for free.

Actually, if you took the time to listen to Iron Maiden's lyrics none of them are satanic, even songs like Number of the Beast. For example, although my mom hates rock she absolutely loves the lyrics of Wasted Years, "Stop wasting time searching for those wasted years, face up, and realize you're living in your golden years." I think that Iron Maiden's lyrics are most of the time inciteful, and much more intellectual than many people credit them with.

The same thing goes for bands such as System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine.

Grow up.
But I don't wanna! *pouts*

The thing is, I have nothing against any of those bands (except Chicago, who must be slaughtered) They made awesome tunes in their day. I just think they're past their "best before date" I don't like seeing people and groups I admire becoming parodies of themselves.

The thing is, I have nothing against any of those bands (except Chicago, who must be slaughtered) They made awesome tunes in their day. I just think they're past their "best before date" I don't like seeing people and groups I admire becoming parodies of themselves.
I must admit I haven't seen many of the bands you mentioned in your original post, but Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are at least two bands that I've seen in the past few years that seem still well before their due dates ;) .

EDIT: also, bands like Motörhead and Saxon spring to mind, and hopefully next month I'll be adding Dio to that list as well.

This post shows how much you know about Iron Maiden, really.

Yes, pretty much

Motorheads ability to continue rocking leaves me speechless. I wanna be that hardcore when I'm in my 50s. :eek:

Motorheads ability to continue rocking leaves me speechless. I wanna be that hardcore when I'm in my 50s. :eek:
heh, Lemmy turns 60 this Christmas Eve :eek:

oh, and also add Alice Cooper to my list of 'Ancient Rockers I've Seen Recently™'

Yea, I have to agree Chigago should be executed - or at least, the members of Chigago, as I doubt that they're still together. I think you and I should team up and shoot them all - they were perhaps the most horrible 80's rock band... oh wait, I think Asia takes that place.

Iron Maiden are great!
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In fact they are awesome in fact ill buy more albums soon!

I had to go w/ torture device, you didn't put "One of the best & most influental metal bands of the 80's that should have retired in the 90's"

Yeah, because they already had promised other shows in like Norway and Finland and shit.
Eyyyh... People do live in Norway, you know ! :P Just a shame they are not coming to my part of Norway, so I can't see them. Though, Black Sabbath comes to town July 9, and that'll be an experience worth waiting for.

And yeah, I love Maiden. They are freakin' awesome ! :D I think I'll go for Aces High or Prowler as favourite song. Can't really decide.

Eyyyh... People do live in Norway, you know ! :P Just a shame they are not coming to my part of Norway, so I can't see them. Though, Black Sabbath comes to town July 9, and that'll be an experience worth waiting for.

And yeah, I love Maiden. They are freakin' awesome ! :D I think I'll go for Aces High or Prowler as favourite song. Can't really decide.

Yeah, I know. I'm just complaining because they rarely come to the USA anymore.

An old guy with long hair screaming satanic references at me? I get that at the bus-stop for free.
Dude, Mr Dickinson at least has had slightly shorter hair for a while now. Let's face it, he never quite looked as metal as the rest when his hair was long.

they still rock (see sig) but Bruce's video for Abduction could win Gorgonzola awards

Iron Maiden kicks total ass. Favorite song? 2 Minutes To Midnight.

Great music to play

these ancient lifeforms to have transmutated into parodies of their former selves when their music lost all releveance to anyone but other fossils from the same era
bollox. the message may no longer be there in Maiden's music, but a) thats because they've matured and grown older... what do you expect? i mean Metallia have grown older and matured in a similar way (not as much, granted) and their last album, St Anger, in trying to capture their old message and agression was just a joke.

and b) the music is still awesome. Brave New World contains some fucking brilliant songs which need no relavence


i love maiden and i'm not a 'fossil from that era' - i'm 20. and pop along to www.ironmaiden.org, the maiden forum, and you'll see that there are a huge number of young, fresh maiden fans today


if you were being sarcastic, then... whatever :rolleyes:

I've always liked The Trooper. As for albums, I only have Rock in Rio, which is a great live album. I picked it up a few years back, when Halford was opening and Maiden was closing for Queensryche. ;)

Yeah, I know. I'm just complaining because they rarely come to the USA anymore.
Aren't they on OZZfest this year?

Best album: Number of the Beast. It f'n rocks

Aren't they on OZZfest this year?

Yes, but only for part of the tour. They aren't coming near me, and this is the first extensive US tour they've done since, I believe, Virtual XI.

They're OK, but their sound has changed little in 25 years. That does not impress me.

Iron Maiden are awesome. They're the first metal band I ever heard. "No Prayer For The Dying" was the first CD i bought.

Best Album : Iron Maiden (Paul Di'Anno Massive! :D )
Best Song: 2 Minutes to Midnight.

Run To The Hills!

did they do that song titled Breaking the Law?

did they do that song titled Breaking the Law?


No. That was Judas Priest.

Iron Maiden is one of the 25 best bands ever, but not the best band ever.

Best song: "When Eagles Dare" - love the drumming.
Best album: (tie) Iron Maiden or Virtual XI

I had to go w/ torture device, you didn't put "One of the best & most influental metal bands of the 80's that should have retired in the 90's"
actually they were formed in the mid 70's and continue to be influential in the metal scene well into the 2000's and i am glad they didn't retire because they made some awsome music in the last 10+ years

I had to go w/ torture device, you didn't put "One of the best & most influental metal bands of the 80's that should have retired in the 90's"
his haircut has more to do with his sidejob he does for fun because he likes to fly. he is a commercial airline pilot. i also like how bruce's history major has affected the bands music. infact paschendale(a song about a battle in WWI) is one of my favorite songs on the newest album.

Iron Maiden are THE best metal band ever. I look forward to seeing them again at Reading Festival this year, will be awesome to have them close Reading!

Best album for me is 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'

My favourite song varies between

Infinite Dreams, Dance of Death, The Trooper, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Prowler.

bollox. the message may no longer be there in Maiden's music, but a) thats because they've matured and grown older... what do you expect? i mean Metallia have grown older and matured in a similar way (not as much, granted) and their last album, St Anger, in trying to capture their old message and agression was just a joke.

and b) the music is still awesome. Brave New World contains some fucking brilliant songs which need no relavence

i love maiden and i'm not a 'fossil from that era' - i'm 20. and pop along to www.ironmaiden.org, the maiden forum, and you'll see that there are a huge number of young, fresh maiden fans today

Amen to that, i'm 19 and i've been a fan since i was 16. I have 11 of the albums, three of the live albums and three DVDs by them. I have never been in to a band like i am in to Iron Maiden, best band ever. Dance of Death is a great song, the album was not the best, but was still very good.

I think the amazing thing about Maiden is that they are still capable of putting out decent albums now- which I think rarely happens with classic bands that try to play forever.

I think they are great, and they were definately ahead of their time, and still hold up against the advances made by modern music.

So I have my respect for Iron Maiden. Not the best heavy metal band of all time, however.

Talking about "The Number of the Beast"... the time before last when I saw Iron Maiden at the Metal 2000 Festival in Germany, during that song Janick Gers fell off the stage and hurt his back pretty seriously (he couldn't perform for quite some time which was a little problem because Maiden had adapted the way they played their songs to three guitars...)
But they were really pros! After they made sure that Janick got the help they needed, they finished the song and played two more encores (I think NotB was already their 2nd song after their "official" finish). After that they all went to the hospital.

4 words:

Hallowed be thy Name.


I concur. With every fibre of my being. :D

I like em, but Metallica > IM

I liked Bruce. I love his "Accident of Birth"...

did they do that song titled Breaking the Law?


Thats Judas Priest-a real classic

They're OK, but their sound has changed little in 25 years. That does not impress me.
listen to (in order) the albums The Number Of The Beast, Fear Of The Dark, Virtual XI, Brave New World and Dance Of Death, and say that again.

IMHO the "Dance of Death" album is the worst catastrophe to happen since World War II, second only to GW Bush's re-election.

But I definitely like Maiden... 4 days (and counting) to my 7th concert :D.

Favorite song: hard to tell. Is it "The Clansman", or is it "Blood Brothers" (live in Rio, with all the fanatics around them)? Or is it a completely different one?

Favorite Album? Maybe it's "Rock in Rio" if you'll include Live records. Otherwise, it's "Brave New World" or "Fear of the Dark".

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Originally Posted by Swimmingpool
They're OK, but their sound has changed little in 25 years. That does not impress me.
listen to (in order) the albums The Number Of The Beast, Fear Of The Dark, Virtual XI, Brave New World and Dance Of Death, and say that again.
Exactly, add in the concept album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and here is no way there sound has not changed. Brave New World and Dance of Death are a bit similar. Although i think BNW is better than DoD album wise, DoD has a couple of real gems song wise.