By far their best.

Written by Tyrannical Hero on 12.12.2018 at 00:39

By far their best.

Haha, when I read this, I was really laughing out loud.
Why? Because I thought, how is that, please?
I mean, I consider this one of Maidens best albums, probably a classic, some 8.6 in my books.
And I have Powerslave somewhere around 9.3, and 7th Son, together with The Beast at 9.2. Then comes the debut.

Now, had you just said that the debut was their best album I would have said, yeah ok, you can see it that way, sure.
But saying that it is their best "by far" is hard for me to see. Why? Because this implies a huge gap in quality to everything else they have put out after their debut. And there was quite a lot over all the years of top quality in my eyes.
Can you elaborate in which terms you see a huge gap in quality to everything else they have put out after their debut?
I am probably extremely pedantic here. Sorry for that.

Written by Redel on 16.09.2019 at 23:50

Can you elaborate in which terms you see a huge gap in quality to everything else they have put out after their debut?
I am probably extremely pedantic here. Sorry for that.

Simple. All killer no filler, something all the following albums have unfortunately.

I also love Seventh Son and I think Killers is the closest to this album in quality terms, but like I said, the fillers kinda ruin the experience, Seventh Son has The Clairvoyand and Killers has the decent yet subpar compared to the rest Prodigal Son.

Written by Tyrannical Hero on 17.09.2019 at 00:01


Simple. All killer no filler, something all the following albums have unfortunately.

I also love Seventh Son and I think Killers is the closest to this album in quality terms, but like I said, the fillers kinda ruin the experience, Seventh Son has The Clairvoyand and Killers has the decent yet subpar compared to the rest Prodigal Son.

A filler is to be found on all their albums, unfortunately.
On the debut it is Strange World for me, Charlotte does not belong to my favourites either.
Even if you dont consider these two fillers, do they really contribute to a huge gap quality-wise (to all the other albums) for you?

Written by Redel on 17.09.2019 at 00:11

On the debut it is Strange World for me, Charlotte does not belong to my favourites either.
Even if you dont consider these two fillers, do they really contribute to a huge gap quality-wise (to all the other albums) for you?

Always regarded Strange World as an amazing ballad, and Charlotte is one of those songs that grew on me over time.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Clq0wSVHo

Recording of the entire concert at Beat Club in Bremen, GER, from the Killers World Tour in Feb 1981.
What I love in particular here is the audience.
How I wish I would have been there.
I could have, I was three years old at the time. My father could have taken me to the concert, we were living close by this place back at the time.
Well, he didnt take me.

At 15:30, right in the middle of Remember Tomorrow, there is an unforseen break, as apparently the speakers break down.

Written by Redel on 19.09.2019 at 23:32

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Clq0wSVHo

Awesome. That video right there shows Iron Maiden at their peak.

Written by Tyrannical Hero on 07.02.2020 at 00:10

Written by Redel on 19.09.2019 at 23:32

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Clq0wSVHo

Awesome. That video right there shows Iron Maiden at their peak.

Well, kind of early peak that'd be.
But, sure, as I said before, you can claim that the debut is their best album.

Written by Tyrannical Hero on 12.12.2018 at 00:39

By far their best.

Disagree, IMO its killer album, i remember old school bathery cd player, a hill top high in a hill, waiting midnight sun in 2005. It gave me high emotions, still love it, best where paul ever sung. Good album, love it means much to me. But Bruce era Killed, well i live all im

Happy 40 years to Iron Maiden's best and superior album.s

Written by Tyrannical Hero on 14.04.2020 at 21:22

Happy 40 years to Iron Maiden's best and superior album.s

Same might be said about Saxon's Strong Arm of the Law which I prefer very much from these two.

Written by Jope of Steele on 18.04.2020 at 17:39

Written by Tyrannical Hero on 14.04.2020 at 21:22

Happy 40 years to Iron Maiden's best and superior album.s

Same might be said about Saxon's Strong Arm of the Law which I prefer very much from these two.

I'm sure I'm gonna regret asking, but why such a low rating?

Written by JoHn DoE on 18.04.2020 at 17:48

I'm sure I'm gonna regret asking, but why such a low rating?

It's hard to say why exactly as I dropped this vote in 2015 or 2016. I used to like this album a lot earlier, and nostalgia after that, as it was one of the first metal albums I listened to. Eventually the liking started to fade and many of the songs became meaningless to me. I think I wrote in my first comment that I only enjoy the song "Phantom of the Opera" anymore and I still do, I also like it with Bruce live. I'd say it's good album -- as a gateway album to the heavy metal genre it could be one of the best ones -- but subjectively I don't find very much from it to myself these days.