The graun ranks Iron Maiden's 30 greatest songs

[stephec]

It would be interesting to hear what metrics the gaurdain use to say Bruce Dickinson is the "greatest" singer Maiden had. I personally prefer Di'anno although I understand why he had to go. I liked Maiden when I first got into them but looking back, they became the Coldplay of metal.

For Reasons I don't think I've heard anything after Seventh Son so its not fair I do a top 30. I reckon a top 15 might be in order though. I quickly realised after narrowing it down to 15 that I can't be arsed sorting them (except Aces High is the best one) so in no particular order, the best 15 Maiden songs that I know.
Remember Tomorrow
Running Free
Phantom of the Opera
Killers
Purgatory
The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Aces High
2 Minutes to Midnight
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Wasted Years
Revelations
Die with Your Boots On
The Trooper
(Bonus Sun and Steel)

I'm pretty much the same there.

I remember a lad at work giving me a copy of Dance of Death and then asking for my opinion of it a few days later with the added comment, 'it's obviously Maiden isn't it?' 😂

I'd changer Purgatory for Fear of the Dark though, brilliant when you hear it live.

 

[Beebo]

It would be interesting to hear what metrics the gaurdain use to say Bruce Dickinson is the "greatest" singer Maiden had. I personally prefer Di'anno although I understand why he had to go.

If the parameters of greatest singer means being a theatrical frontman capable of keeping a genre defining, stadium filling band on the road for over 40 years, then there isn’t really any competition.

I imagine Steve Harris looks at his £30million bank balance and knows who he prefers.

 

[Beebo]

Thread resurrection.

Any Bruce Dickinson fans? He has just done a 2+hour interview for The Charismatic Voice YouTube channel.
It’s a deep dive mainly into his singing technique.


View: https://youtu.be/7zy63bs8hEs?si=UKazgrDeszMhkuU5

 

[gbb]

Thread resurrection.

Any Bruce Dickinson fans? He has just done a 2+hour interview for The Charismatic Voice YouTube channel.
It’s a deep dive mainly into his singing technique.


View: https://youtu.be/7zy63bs8hEs?si=UKazgrDeszMhkuU5

While I'm not lover of Maiden, I do enjoy many of the reaction videos by Charismatic Voice et al, while understanding nothing about vocal technique, its interesting to hear their take and explanation of what's quite remarkable talents.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Run To The Hills is the ringtone for our lass on my phone.

 

[Cavalol]

Choice quote from the blurb on Hallowed be Thy Name

"If an alien, recently arrived on Earth, wanted to know what heavy metal was, you could spend hours explaining its manifold complexities, or you could just play them Hallowed Be Thy Name – they would get the idea."

Hard to disagree with.

The list is here
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/25/iron-maiden-30-greatest-songs-ranked

And here they are playing Hallowed be Thy Name live in 82

View: https://youtu.be/7vP2hFFV57E


I miss Where Eagles Dare and To Tame a Land from the list, but I think it is generally fair.

What say the CC Maiden fans?

'The Trooper' is my favourite, closely followed by 'Number Of The Beast'. I do like a lot of their stuff (and saw them at Reading Rock in the early 1980s) but cannot stand '2 Minutes To Midnight'.