Favorite Maiden album?

[TombRaider]

Piece of Mind, hands down.

[seely]

I look forward to Powerage5's comments here.

Anyway, correct answer is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Followed by Brave New World.

[Powerage5]

I love all the albums, and any of them could really be my favorite on a given day depending on the mood I'm in. Lately, I've been listening to Killers nonstop.

But if I had to pick, it'd probably be between Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.

[Silent Jay]

Powerslave.

[DieselDaisy]

Granted I am not a big fan but I always thought they peaked with those three albums: Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind and Powerslave. All three are quality.

[mrandyk]

My favorite is Number of the Beast or Iron Maiden. Those first 7 albums are all just amazing though.

[GivenToFly]

Seventh Son, Somewhere in Time, Brave New World, Dance of Death, A Matter..., and Final Frontier are all about even for me, with Powerslave and Fear of the Dark right behind them.

[Silent Jay]

no love for Paul DiAnno? Killers is a classic.

[Zint]

My favorite is Number of the Beast or Iron Maiden.

Yeah it's a tie for me.

[Powerage5]

Truth be told, Number Of The Beast is my least favorite of their 80's albums

[Andrew07]

id say powerslave or brave new world

[Rovim]

Killers, followed closely by Powerslave. I'm not a big later era Maiden fan.

Nowdays Paul can't really sing, and looks like a bouncer, but back then he was fucking great imo.

[Zeppelin]

Somewhere In Time. Album is flawless. Followed very, very closely by Seventh Son. After that, my rankings are all over the place.

[Powerage5]

Killers, followed closely by Powerslave. I'm not a big later era Maiden fan.

Nowdays Paul can't really sing, and looks like a bouncer, but back then he was fucking great imo.

And he's a big dick, don't forget.

[moreblack]

Brave New World

[bran]

somewhere in time, piece of mind, killers, powerslave, the x factor.

[James Bond]

There was a time when I would have said Powerslave, but I think Seventh Son is probably the absolute best Maiden album from start to finish.

[Powerage5]

If I had to rank them best to worst, it might look something like this:

Studio albums

1. Somewhere In Time

2. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3. Piece Of Mind

4. The Final Frontier

5. Brave New World

6. Iron Maiden

7. Powerslave

8. A Matter Of Life And Death

9. Killers

10. Number Of The Beast

11. Dance Of Death

12. Fear Of The Dark

13. The X Factor

14. No Prayer For The Dying

15. Virtual XI

1-11 are amazing. FOTD is gravely underrated. TXF and NPFTD have their moments. VXI shouldn't be touched with a 20 foot pole.

Live albums

1. En Vivo!

2. Flight 666

3. Live After Death

4. Beast Over Hammersmith

5. Maiden England

6. Rock In Rio

7. Death On The Road

8. A Real Live One/A Real Dead One

9. Live At Donington

Only ranked ARLO/ARDO over Donington because of all of the rarities on those albums.

[bran]

If I had to rank them best to worst, it might look something like this:

Studio albums

1. Somewhere In Time

2. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3. Piece Of Mind

4. The Final Frontier

5. Brave New World

6. Iron Maiden

7. Powerslave

8. A Matter Of Life And Death

9. Killers

10. Number Of The Beast

11. Dance Of Death

12. Fear Of The Dark

13. The X Factor

14. No Prayer For The Dying

15. Virtual XI

1-11 are amazing. FOTD is gravely underrated. TXF and NPFTD have their moments. VXI shouldn't be touched with a 20 foot pole.

Live albums

1. En Vivo!

2. Flight 666

3. Live After Death

4. Beast Over Hammersmith

5. Maiden England

6. Rock In Rio

7. Death On The Road

8. A Real Live One/A Real Dead One

9. Live At Donington

Only ranked ARLO/ARDO over Donington because of all of the rarities on those albums.

definitely agree with virtual XI

[artfromtex]

If I had to rank them best to worst, it might look something like this:

Studio albums

1. Somewhere In Time

2. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3. Piece Of Mind

4. The Final Frontier

5. Brave New World

6. Iron Maiden

7. Powerslave

8. A Matter Of Life And Death

9. Killers

10. Number Of The Beast

11. Dance Of Death

12. Fear Of The Dark

13. The X Factor

14. No Prayer For The Dying

15. Virtual XI

1-11 are amazing. FOTD is gravely underrated. TXF and NPFTD have their moments. VXI shouldn't be touched with a 20 foot pole.

Live albums

1. En Vivo!

2. Flight 666

3. Live After Death

4. Beast Over Hammersmith

5. Maiden England

6. Rock In Rio

7. Death On The Road

8. A Real Live One/A Real Dead One

9. Live At Donington

Only ranked ARLO/ARDO over Donington because of all of the rarities on those albums.

Long time no see y'all!

Surprised at your picks! I take it you REALLY live the "Final Frontier" album. I need to give that another spin I guess. It struck me as bland. Granted I've only played it twice.

I recently bought original vinyl from the 1st LP up through Somewhere In Time and have only been listening to those when I go for Maiden. "Prisoner" sounds so bad ass on vinyl!

Edited May 3, 2013 by artfromtex

[Powerage5]

If I had to rank them best to worst, it might look something like this:

Studio albums

1. Somewhere In Time

2. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

3. Piece Of Mind

4. The Final Frontier

5. Brave New World

6. Iron Maiden

7. Powerslave

8. A Matter Of Life And Death

9. Killers

10. Number Of The Beast

11. Dance Of Death

12. Fear Of The Dark

13. The X Factor

14. No Prayer For The Dying

15. Virtual XI

1-11 are amazing. FOTD is gravely underrated. TXF and NPFTD have their moments. VXI shouldn't be touched with a 20 foot pole.

Live albums

1. En Vivo!

2. Flight 666

3. Live After Death

4. Beast Over Hammersmith

5. Maiden England

6. Rock In Rio

7. Death On The Road

8. A Real Live One/A Real Dead One

9. Live At Donington

Only ranked ARLO/ARDO over Donington because of all of the rarities on those albums.

Long time no see y'all!

Surprised at your picks! I take it you REALLY live the "Final Frontier" album. I need to give that another spin I guess. It struck me as bland. Granted I've only played it twice.

I recently bought original vinyl from the 1st LP up through Somewhere In Time and have only been listening to those when I go for Maiden. "Prisoner" sounds so bad ass on vinyl!

TFF is my favorite post-reunion album. It took me a few listens to really get into it too.

[James Bond]

I liked The Final Frontier right away. Thought it was a major step up from A Matter of Life and Death which I honestly didn't care for.

[Powerage5]

I liked The Final Frontier right away. Thought it was a major step up from A Matter of Life and Death which I honestly didn't care for.

I loved AMOLAD when it came out, now it's worn off a bit. There's still some really amazing songs on it - These Colours Don't Run (One of my absolute favorite Maiden songs), Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, The Longest Day, and The Legacy. But as an album I don't love it as much as I did in '06.

That said, I'm still really glad I saw that tour where they played it in it's entirety. Worked extremely well live, and there's no Maiden album I'd prefer to hear front-to-back besides Seventh Son.

I haven't heard that many Maiden albums all the way through, but if I had to choose a song, it would be "Prodigal Son"

Good choice - really underrated song.

[bran]

prodigal son is my favorite song off killers, such an underrated track.

[GivenToFly]

I don't get the love for Killers. Like, at all.