Iron Maiden's best album

[Eoin McLove]

I never clicked with Powerslave either. Some rapid tunes on it, but some filler too. Might be high time to revisit it, though.

[Carnage]

I gave it a good spin again the other day while out & about, it holds up well I think. I wouldn't find any filler on it, even the lesser mentioned tracks like Losfer Words, Back In The Village, Flash Of The Blade etc. are class to my ears. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner is still massive, the best of their 'epic' songs by a long way.

[Ducky]

Powerslave all day long, closely followed by SSoaSS. there's a bit of filler on each of the other 80s Brucie albums, and I cannot abide the pub rock shite of the first two at all.

[Mower Liberation Front]

I gave it a good spin again the other day while out & about, it holds up well I think. I wouldn't find any filler on it, even the lesser mentioned tracks like Losfer Words, Back In The Village, Flash Of The Blade etc. are class to my ears. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner is still massive, the best of their 'epic' songs by a long way.

Back in the Village is one of the best songs they've ever done.

But Somewhere in Time is my favourite.

[General Lee]

Seventh Son of the Seventh Son easily

[Neuromancer]

It's interesting that Somewhere In Time is coming out as a firm favourite for many these days, I have vague notion of it being maligned/poorly thought of in general until very recently. It was the very first Metal album I EVER got, so holds a special place in my heart, but I will say that "Sea of Madness" & "Heaven Can Wait" don't rate very highly for me.

For me best is either Piece of Mind or Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.

I think the only clanger on Piece of Mind is "Sun and Steel" - total skipper, hate the chorus - would have been a perfect album if they'd dropped it. I love "Quest for Fire" & "To Tame A Land" - top drawer Maiden for me, they've got it all. Outside of the just the tunes, I think the overall atmosphere, cover art and band promo photos all just capture that early 80s Heavy Metal vibe perfectly - before it became somewhat mainstream.

[Jward]

Piece of Mind, followed by Number of the Beast

Die With Your Boots On!

[Carnage]

I hated Somewhere In Time the first time I heard it, the synths totally threw me off and the outright commercialism of Stranger In A Strange Land and Wasted Years weren't too welcome at the time either. I love it now of course, and would put it up there among their best. Finally seeing Alexander The Great live a few tears ago was one of my biggest live moments.

[Pat Twisted Wrath]

Somewhere in Time was an album I had never listened to in full until I was well into my twenties. Cant even explain why, it was like some weird blindspot for me. Tis good but wouldn't have it over POM, Powerslave, NOTB or SSOASS.

Not that anybody asked but worst Maiden album is that latest shlop, followed closely by the 2nd latest shlop.