I love how diverse Maiden fans are when ranking the albums. I think it comes down to the first album you were exposed to, proving that Maiden are timeless and cross generations

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I heard their hits for a long time before I bought any of their albums. :) Cheers!

@UdoShan

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The first Iron Maiden song I listened to was "Wasted Years. Coincidentally, Somewhere In Time became my favorite Maiden Album.

@dildite4910

Жыл бұрын

I have to say. The first album I heard was brave new world. I think it's amazing. But for me best ones is a toss up between killers and powerslave

@RockNRollDad88

Жыл бұрын

First songs i hears was 2 Minutes To Midnight and Can I Play With Madness, favorit album is probably Piece Of Mind or Somewhere In Time

@HitBoxMaster

Жыл бұрын

I like how this rank betrays this dude age so plainly

Maiden has some of the best album covers in all of music.

@SHTshtira

2 жыл бұрын

Also rating needed!

@SHTshtira

2 жыл бұрын

Imo the Best artwork on somewhere in time and 7th son

@Drforrester31

2 жыл бұрын

Which makes the eyesore that is Dance of Death even more embarrassing

@JayTyrus

2 жыл бұрын

Especially Somewhere In Time where I get a Star Wars/Coruscant meets Bladerunner feel to it. Plus all of the easter eggs you find regarding restaurants, bars, businesses named after Maiden themes.

@Doobency

2 жыл бұрын

Dance if Death is probably the only one I absolutely hate. They didn't even try with that cover it looks like

I recently rediscovered "Somewhere in time" and I've been absolutely blown away by how amazing this album is. The entire album is fat free, not a single filler. Just one good jam after the other, and each song has such tasty guitar solos!

@tonytendencies4698

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's definitely their best "all killer no filler" album

@fanofgodjimindiva2497

2 жыл бұрын

¨7th son of a 7th son¨ is on the same level as ¨somewhere in time¨ imo. No filler songs at all, just greatness, (moonchild is my favorite maiden song ever btw). ¨Number of the beast¨ would be also on this category if it wasn't for that lame song ¨gangland¨

@rottenparts

Жыл бұрын

@@fanofgodjimindiva2497 imo, they should have switched that track with Total Eclipse, and that album totally would've been on that level.

@Scottjf8

Жыл бұрын

Go see them in 2023!!!!!

@davidtrevino5211

Жыл бұрын

Seen them 6 times, first time on the Somewhere in Time tour. Vinnie Vincent Invasion opened up.. But, I still believe that POWERSLAVE was their peak... Pound for Pound and song for song ..Every song melts your face.

I'm a big fan of The Final Frontier. When the Wild Wind Blows is amazing.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

cheers!

@ceratedraptor6299

2 жыл бұрын

The Talisman too!

@chaosapiant

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see some Final Frontier love. It's a top 5 album for me and Starblind is, to me, the best song the band has ever written.

@ceratedraptor6299

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaosapiant The Talisman is an easy top 5 and The Man That Would Be King and When The Wild Wind Blows are pretty awesome!

@LorriSanga

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaosapiant For sure mate, it's a gun song. I love the drums in that time signature, sounds prong. Bruce kills it, and awesome leads..... By Adrian I think?

The first metal band I ever heard. Such a great music.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe mine too, I think they at least used to be peoples first impression of metal music. :) Cheers!

@keithclayton1271

2 жыл бұрын

I was 7 years old when I got Somewhere In Time on cassette. It was their latest album. My first metal album ever (unless you count Slippery When Wet, which I don't)

@riceeater9821

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithclayton1271 You were lucky to get into metal at that age. I'm glad you liked it.

@marcoarielmartinez306

2 жыл бұрын

Ritchie Blackmore😎

@toddjames9232

2 жыл бұрын

Saw them open for Kiss in Germany in 1980. Blew me away with how tight they were. Still like the Paul DiAnno albums.

I am shocked someone else agrees how amazing somewhere in time is. Alexander the great is my favorite song, it's just so Iron maiden, heavy when needed. Just perfect.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

good stuff!

@13thcentury

Жыл бұрын

I personally rank Somewhere in time, Seventh son and senjutsu as the top 3.

Iron Maiden is such a monster of a band that even one of their worst albums still has The Clansman in it

Somewhere In Time is a masterpiece. The just right blending of guitar/bass synth with a great production is maybe one of the pinnacle of HM production in the 80s.

@Vor_Tex_Sun

2 жыл бұрын

I like seventh son better idk

I think Iron Maiden and Killers are two very underrated albums, the punk sound of them both and Paul's voice fits perfect together with the rythem. Up the irons \w/

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@husq48

Жыл бұрын

🤢🤮

@etonasama

Жыл бұрын

Some of their best, easily.

@yaqubebased1961

11 ай бұрын

Easily their most passionate and timeless work. Steve began to focus on technique and stuff rather than expanding on their uniquely punky sound.

@Mrriverpark

4 ай бұрын

Those two are my favourite maiden albums

1.Iron Maiden 2.Powerslave 3.Killers 4.Somewhere In Time 5.Piece Of Mind

@Xxrocknrollgod

2 жыл бұрын

I love their first album

@aidanbutcher8817

Жыл бұрын

No mention of “tattooed millionaire”?! No wonder Maiden got tired of Bruce at that point?!

I can't understand how the f so many people say The Final Frontier is a bad album, for me is one of their best albums, all songs are dope.

@kmsharley75

2 жыл бұрын

It is a great album So is Senjutsu

@fabiangaleano1916

2 жыл бұрын

El Dorado is such an amazing song. Coming Home, WTWWB too. Sick album

@malakbrood667

2 жыл бұрын

The Talisman is one of the best Maidens songs in the last 20 years.

@bigtommy9715

2 жыл бұрын

Recorded same studio as powerslave

@heyitsbranigan

2 жыл бұрын

I def think it's one of their weaker one's. That being said When the Wild Wind Blows is fantastic

Killers will always be my number one, but honestly I was surprised my Senjetsu. Most bands from the 80s or 90s when they release albums now kind of suck, but Senjetsu was fantastic!

17: the final frontier (2010) 16: virtual xi (1998) 15: the x factor (1995) 14: dance of death (2003) 13: no prayer for the dying (1990) 12: the book of souls (2015) 11: senjutsu (2021) 10: a matter of life and death (2006) 9: brave new world (2000) 8: fear of the dark (1992) 7: iron maiden (1980) 6:piece of mind (1983) 5: killers (1981) 4: the number of the beast (1982) 3: powerslave - live after death (1984) 2: somwhere in time (1986) 1: seventh son of the seventh son (1988)

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Solid as a rock! Cheers!

@daverr8163

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 7th son and somewhere in time are really good.

@werc85music

2 жыл бұрын

Seventh like for the nro 1 spot in your list.. ;)

@saosinfan29

2 жыл бұрын

Fear of the dark is the worst maiden album in my opinion. So boring

@vaggelis6349

2 жыл бұрын

@@saosinfan29 i dont think so. Fear of the dark is a good album. Not as great as the first seven albums but still a good one.

Fully agree with you on number 1, Somewhere in time is just a perfect album from start to finish, all killer no filler. Also, Paul Di'Anno got kicked for having massive drug problems. Steve Harris is a professional, and he expects the same from his bandmates.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@onlycatclay3093

2 жыл бұрын

They were all on hard drugs

@ZachyB98

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlycatclay3093 I’m not saying Steve never tried hard drugs, but I’ve never seen anywhere Steve talking about using drugs or other people saying he used drugs. He drank… sure, but never got sloppy with it to affect a show. He’s stated one of the major reasons Paul got out was he was into partying too hard and drinking… don’t know if he said it, but others have said also because Paul did harder drugs(that might have just been a part of “partying too hard” for Steve) and he wasn’t 100% on shows. Where did you hear Steve did hard drugs?? I’m just wondering because I have never seen an interview about it. If Paul has mentioned it in later years then I would take that with a grain of salt… Killers is my fav maiden album, but he’s said some outright lies and weird stuff in interviews I’ve seen throughout the years depending on his mood or if he was drinking before/during interviews.

@onlycatclay3093

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZachyB98 Yes, I wasn't disputing the reason Paul got kicked out. I'm sure that is totally true. I am just always a little amused when people think that maiden were squeaky clean just because they didn't talk about it. Steve is a pro for sure, one of the best and an absolute legend of 4 strings.

@Gregbaltzer

2 жыл бұрын

I always hated Heaven Can Wait and think it's the weakest song on the album. Except that one part in the song which is catchy. The chorus is dreadful though

Powerslave is in my mind by far their best. Both Powerslave and Rime Of The Ancient Mariner are incredible tracks and Back In The Village and Losfer Words are great underrated songs.

@rainyv1196

Жыл бұрын

i love powerslave its my favourite but personally i dont like losfer words as much i think flash of the blade is far better but rime of the acient mariner is an amazing song reminds me of coma by guns n roses with the legnth of the song and power in the vocals even if they are different genres of music

@RuthlessMetalYT

Жыл бұрын

cheers

@bernabefernandeztouceda7315

5 ай бұрын

The Duellist is my personal underrated song on that album

1- Somewhere in time 2- Powerslave 3- Seventh son of a seventh son 4- The number of the Beast 5- Piece of mind 6- Fear of the dark 7- Brave new World 8- Iron maiden 9- The book of souls 10- Senjutsu 11- The X factor 12- Killer 13- No prayer for the dying 14- Dance of death 15- Virtual XI 16- A matter of life and death 17- The final frontier

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

i miss Derreck Rigg's artworks tho

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

me too, Cheers!

@andywitch666

2 жыл бұрын

Don't we all!!!

@freddyferrillo9704

2 жыл бұрын

What ever happened to him? Does anybody know the story?

@mak8836

2 жыл бұрын

And I miss Martin Birch much more.

@robert.m4676

2 жыл бұрын

I do as well! He knew exactly what he was doing that’s for sure!

No prayer for the dying wasn’t the first line up change since Bruce joined in 82, actually Clive burr was replaced by Nicko McBrain after number of the beast

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I forgot about that, but I said it in another part of the video. haha, yeah well, mistakes happen. :)

@markwhitworth2906

2 жыл бұрын

there has been multiple changes since Maiden started in 1975, soundhouse tapes being the 1st release

@callum-Watson

2 жыл бұрын

@@markwhitworth2906 yeah I know

@joemayo4354

2 жыл бұрын

no shit

@jamesy666

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously didn't do his research well enough

1: Number of the beast 2: Brave new world 3: Iron maiden 4: Seventh son of a seventh son 5: Somewhere in time 6: Piece of mind 7: Powerslave 8: Dance of Death 9: Fear of the dark 10: Killers 11: A Matter of life and death 12: No prayer for the dying 13: Senjutsu 14: Final Frontier 15: Virtual XI 16: The X Factor 17: Book of Souls Brave new world was released just a couple of years after i was born, i grew up with that album playing all the time because it was new at the time and my father sang the titel track as a lullaby for me before bed. I will always rank that album as one of the best!

@Mister-xu8id

2 жыл бұрын

Dream of mirrors is one of my favorite songs

@MrDeden666

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mister-xu8id I love that song!

Seventh son is their best album hands down.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@thatguygreg

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, agree 100%. Imo, Seventh Son is one of the greatest albums of all time period. It's just perfect from start to finish. If I had to pick a worst track it would be Can I play with Madness but even that rocks. I fell in love with Maiden when I was in primary school. I had Seventh Son and Power Salve on cassette, copied both from the older cool kids who lived on my block. I listened to both so much that the tape stretched and I had to re-record them again. Fast forward more than 30 years and listening to both albums still makes me feel the same way as I did when I was ten years old. Pure magic. Their music just hits the spot for me.

@thedude72gaming40

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, my first maiden album bought

@OnlyKaerius

2 жыл бұрын

I gotta disagree, it's either Number of the Beast or Powerslave, though my favorite songs are on Fear of the Dark...

@deathtoideologues

2 жыл бұрын

@@thatguygreg Seventh Son may be their best as a 40 plus year fan. pure brilliance. Can I Play is only song I skip.

Somewhere In Time and Powerslave are also my favorites. Powerslave is more memorable, but as an album Somewhere In Time sounds better. I'd put Piece of Mind #3 - in addition to the hits I love the track Still Life.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@keithclayton1271

2 жыл бұрын

In a time... when dinosaurs walked the earth!

@jakesmith6369

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly ... Powerslave has some better one off songs, but as a full album experience ... Nothing beats SiT

@malakbrood667

2 жыл бұрын

Still life is an amazing and underrated song.

@yuggothrecordsarchives

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Still Life and even Quest For Fire are criminally underrated! POM is so dear to me probably because it’s when I really got into the band! 🤘

Brave New Ranking: 17 - Virtual XI 16 - The X Factor 15 - A Matter of Life and Death 14 - Fear of the Dark 13 - No Prayer for the Dying 12 - Dance of Death 11 - The Book of Souls 10 - Senjutsu 9 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 8 - Brave New World 7 - The Final Frontier 6 - Somewhere in Time 5 - Powerslave 4 - The Number of the Beast 3 - Iron Maiden 2 - Killers 1 - Piece of Mind Iron Ranking.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@keithclayton1271

2 жыл бұрын

In a time... when dinosaurs walked the earth...

@jdg6336

2 жыл бұрын

this seems better for me. i didnt keep up after powerslave. hard to put the first 5 in order. i agree with 1 and 5. too hard to decide on others.

@mockupguy3577

2 жыл бұрын

OK list except Final Frontiers suck.

@richn811

2 жыл бұрын

Dude , fear of the dark and 7th son gotta move up

1. iron maiden 2.killers 3.the number of the beast 4,piece of mind 5.powerslave 6.somewhere in time 7.seventh son of a seventh son 8.I don't care about the other albums

@Justinsox39

2 жыл бұрын

Same here more or less. No idea how some people could like the newer albums more.

Somewhere in Time is just absolutly incredible. It's an uplifting album. It takes you somewhere, when you listen to it. It's my favourite Maiden album, as well. Masterpiece.

@RuthlessMetalYT

Жыл бұрын

cheers

Honestly, I'll put Number Of The Beast on my list as #1, really love the vocals and solos. Powerslave and Piece Of Mind too belongs in the top list.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the top 6-7 albums are more or less interchangeable.

@maxrav1831

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuthlessMetalYT Nah there not mate the number of the beast is a semial album not only for Maiden but for the whole heavy metal. genre. Beast has all the malodic brilliance of piece of mind but also has all the hard bite of killers on one legendry album. Pink Floyd. .. The Dark side of the moon. AC/DC..... Back in Black. Metallica... The Black album. Iron Maiden.... The number of the Beast. There's a reason it's their top seller in their history. There is a reason it's "over played"

@sidthejovian5105

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxrav1831 Well, ur opinion I guess 🤷‍♂️

@arctic2913

2 жыл бұрын

I would put TNOTB at #1, Powerslave #2

@maxrav1831

2 жыл бұрын

@@sidthejovian5105 lol Listen son before Beast Maiden were a great British heavy band. After Beast they were a major international act. No other album in their discography would have had that effect. Albums like Beast only come along once in a bands career. By far their biggest selling most commercially successful album bar none. It's not just "my opinion" it's fact.

If I was forced to pick, I’d rank Seventh Son at the top, closely followed by Killers and Powerslave. I’m absolutely blown away by Senjutsu though. I can’t rank it right now but its been a long time since a Maiden album became a favorite on the first listen.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@jowyespinosa

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with seven son of a seven son being the best. After that i would place the number of the beast followed by piece of mind. With that said i also agree that senjutsu is awesome. In my opinion is the best album since seven son of a seven son.

@drink_with_the_dead

2 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed by Senjutsu so far. Really confused why some folks don't seem to like it at all.

@uaripple

2 жыл бұрын

Senjutsu is generic for Iron Maiden, vocal is weak and riffs are simple, don't know what exactly is blown away about it

@tophatdragon3056

2 жыл бұрын

yes

After much humming, hawing and chin scratching. 01. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 02. Piece of Mind 03. Somewhere In Time 04. The Number of The Beast 05. Killers 06. Powerslave 07. Iron Maiden 08. Brave New World 09. Dance of Death 10. Fear of The Dark 11. Senjutsu 12. The Book of Souls 13. No Prayer For The Dying 14. Matter of Life and Death 15. The X Factor 16. The Final Frontier 17. Virtual XI

@diegobarros758

2 жыл бұрын

You can’t go wrong with these top 3!

@brattbergify

2 жыл бұрын

No prayer is the most underrated album ever

@blackbeansmatter1280

2 жыл бұрын

Seventh Son is a masterpiece 👏

Good list. Mine can change depending on mood but my top 3 always stays the same: 1. Brave New World 2. Seventh Son 3. Powerslave BNW will always have a special place in my heart cos it was the 1st Maiden album I bought when it came out. Steve has said that many fans say the 1st album they get into usually stays their fave & I guess I'm no different :) Funny enough, these 3 albums also happen to have the best covers in my opinion. Up the Irons \m/

@Luca_Orellano_23

2 жыл бұрын

I Love Brave New World, it's the best disc

Saw Iron Maiden with Megadeth opening in Raleigh, NC in 2013. I bought the tickets with a guy in my unit while we were deployed to Afghanistan. Just a few weeks after getting back to the USA we were at the concert!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Nice. :) good times, Cheers!

@keithclayton1271

2 жыл бұрын

Are u training to be a cage fighter?

@Bagledog5000

2 жыл бұрын

They had G&R opening in Salt Lake UT one time, awesome show. Then again, all Maiden shows were awesome. :)

@chaosapiant

2 жыл бұрын

I was at this show also dude! Awesome!

That's a pretty decent list, but Seventh Son is my all time favourite, I was nine years old when it was released and it has been a solid member of my playlists ever since! The first two albums of their's I bought were the first two albums, and I agree with you about the Di'anno era - totally awesome!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

great albums, the top 7-8 albums are all masterpieces and interchangeable to some degree for me. :) Cheers!

@junosynth

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuthlessMetalYT I agree with your list! Although I would put Seventh Son as 2nd place. lol Do Ozzy Next!! I put Ultimate Sin as 1 and Bark at the moon at 2!

@DevineEscapes

2 жыл бұрын

Correct, Seventh Son is their best. Followed closely by Killers.

@malmstring

2 жыл бұрын

Seventh Son is great but if you were used to listening to the classic album Somewhere in Time by then (like me) it is overshadowed, no doubt. It's hard to rank all the albums but if I was to go with how much I've listened to each album I'd have to go 1. Somewhere in Time, 2. Iron Maiden, 3. Powerslave. A lot of my friends that are a bit older like the mid 80s albums best like Piece of Mind and Powerslave.

@DevineEscapes

2 жыл бұрын

Cool theory, but I got into maiden when somewhere in time was new, and it was my first album by them. I still say seventh son smokes somewhere, any day of the week (... or, any where in time) Somewhere being a bit of a boring album sandwiched between two of their very best albums.

17 Virtual XI 16 X Factor 15 Final Frontier 14 No Prayer for the Dying 13 Senjutsu 12 Dance of Death 11 Book of Souls 10 Brave New World 9 AMOLD 8 Fear of the Dark 7 Iron Maiden 6 Somewhere in Time 5 Piece of Mind 4 Killers 3 Powerslave 2 The Number of the Beast 1 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I see what you going for, but my list is 17: No Prayer for the Dying 16: Virtual XI 15: Dance of Death 14: X Factor 13: The Final Frontier 12: The Book Of Souls 11: Senjutsu 10: Fear of the Dark 9: Brave New World 8: A Matter of Life and Death 7: Piece of Mind 6: Iron Maiden 5: Killers 4: Somewhere In Time 3: The Number of the Beast 2: Powerslave 1: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

@alexc656

2 жыл бұрын

Very good list. I agree that No Prayer for the Dying is their worst album. Every song on that album is horrific except for the title track which is only decent in my opinion.

I would love to see Bruce, Paul and Blaze share vocals on Iron Maiden, just like Helloween does today...

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

three guitarists and three vocalists, why not. :) Cheers!

@andresgottardi

2 жыл бұрын

Mmm... Paul needs a surgery in his knees, he is singing on a wheel chair.

@Gary_M

2 жыл бұрын

Oh god no!

@burkaytanr7778

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's possible because Bruce has a way wider vocal range than the other two. In helloween's case all three have a high range. Paul and Blaze can't sing one another's songs

@Sc0tt_e

2 жыл бұрын

I’d love them to bring them out on their last tour and they make a surprise appearance just before singing iron maiden as a trio

I absolutely love that You put Somewhere in Time on first place! In my opinion it’s their greatest album ever , no doubt. Many people like Number of the Beast or Piece of Mind, but Somewhere in Time and also Powerslave and Seventh Son was their actual point of perfection in my opinion. So my Top 3 are 1.Somewhere in Time 2. Seventh Son 3. Powerslave Great List You have there, cheers 🤘🏼

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@bobfrapples1208

2 жыл бұрын

You're both high

@talalzahid2241

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobfrapples1208 Never tried it

@FoxoDelToro

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more...not the first that I listened to, but the first I bought myself (CD on release)....so yeah, I'm probably more than a little biased! Love it still today though. As it happens, that last I bought in physical copy was Final Frontier, which I would have personally placed higher up the list....some great tracks (The Talisman, Coming Home, Starblind). Same with A Matter of Life & Death. Can't argue at all with the top 7 and happy to see Killers right up there. Again, brave call with Somewhere in Time and great work all-round Sir Ruthless!

@RGK93

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! The Number of the Beast has 5 great songs and 3 fillers, the first half of Piece of Mind is epic but after "The Trooper" the rest are kind of meh, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time and Seventh son of a Seventh son was where they reached perfection.

I'm gonna go with something unusual. I'm gonna rank my least favorite track from each album. As of yet, I won't be able to include Senjutsu, since I've only heard three of the songs, which I should definitely remedy, but for now... 16.Charlotte The Harlot 15.Gangland 14.Public Enema Number One 13.Sun And Steel 12.Como Estais Amigos 11.Gates Of Tomorrow 10.Back In The Village 9.Drifter 8.The Fugitive 7.2 AM 6.The Great Unknown 5.Deja Vu 4.Lord Of Light 3.The Prophecy 2.The Mercenary 1.The Man Who Would Be King

Well, I disagree with you in some positions, but I agree with the 1st place. One thing I can guarantee: I’ve always been exchanging some positions over these years. Mine is like this: 17 - Virtual XI 16 - The Final Frontier 15 - Killers 14 - No Prayer For The Dying 13 - Senjutsu 12 - The Book of Souls 11 - Dance of Death 10 - X-Factor 9 - A Matter of Life and Death 8 - Iron Maiden 7 - Fear of The Dark 6 - Brave New World 5 - The Number of the Beast 4 - Powerslave 3 - Piece of Mind 2 - Seventh Son of A Seventh Son 1 - Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time is my favorite album with Bruce Dickinson, but I also love the Paul DiAnno albums. The first two records have a bit more of a rebellious rock n roll edge to them, which DiAnno’s voice fit really well with. Dickinson just has a bigger voice, which I think is why their music became more grandios and theatrical in a way.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

17. Virtual XI 16. The X Factor 15. No Prayer for the Dying 14. Dance of Death 13. Fear of the Dark 12. The Final Frontier 11. The Book of Souls 10. Iron Maiden 9. Senjutsu 8. Killers 7. Brave New World 6. A Matter of Life and Death 5. Powerslave 4. Piece of Mind 3. The Number of the Beast 2. Somewhere in Time 1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Somewhere in Time is the best, the entire album is arc of human passage of time...it is fairly deep and philosophical album, sounds awesome, harris and Smith at the peak of their creativity.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

pretty much!

17. Virtual XI 16. No Prayer for the Dying 15. The X Factor 14. Dance of Death 13. Fear of The Dark 12. Somewhere in Time 11. Final Frontier 10. Iron Maiden 9. Senjutsu 8. Piece of Mind 7. AMOLAD 6. Killers 5. The Book of Souls 4. Seventh son of a seventh son 3. The number of The beast 2. Brave New World 1. Powerslave

@mackash

2 жыл бұрын

Thats better. Final frontier deserves more respect than last. Coming home.. Avalon.. Talisman.. All masterpieces.

@kinaygokira2741

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in time is criminally underrated

It's been delayed, but now I'm able to complete listening Senjutsu in it's entirety. I can say it's a really good Maiden album and it's great from start to finish. So now here's my rating of all Maiden albums: 1 - Brave New World 2 - Powerslave 3 - Dance of Death 4 - The Number of the Beast 5 - A Matter of Life and Death 6 - The Book of Souls 7 - Senjutsu 8 - Somewhere in Time 9 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 10 - Killers 11 - Iron Maiden 12 - Piece of Mind 13 - The X-Factor 14 - Fear of the Dark 15 - The Final Frontier 16 - Virtual XI 17 - No Prayer for the Dying

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@hymerdl1

2 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see someone who enjoyed Dance of Death as much as I did.

I think that Dance of Death is underrated. It's actually my favorite of the latter day Maiden albums and I definitely prefer it to Brave New World. My favorites are Somewhere In Time and Killers. Either could be my number 1 depending on the day.

@mikemorrissey7928

2 жыл бұрын

Agree regarding Dance of Death. No More Lies is absolutely one of their best songs ever! Super underrated album IMO.

@Doobency

2 жыл бұрын

Dance of Death has a really cool uniqueness to it.

@bujharvard9313

Жыл бұрын

Montsegur and Paschendale are two of their best songs. I'd say Paschendale is Maiden's second best song after The Red and the Black.

1. Piece of Mind 2. Number of the Beast 3. Powerslave 4. Somewhere in Time 5. Brave New World 6. Fear of the Dark 7. A Matter of Life an Death 8. Killers 9. Seventh Son of a seventh Son 10. Dance of Death 11. No Prayer for the Dying 12. Iron Maiden 13. Book of Souls 14. The X-Factor 15. Senjutsu 16. The Final Frontier 17. Virtual XI

Heaven Can Wait and Loneliness of the Long Distant Runner are the Maiden songs I return to most often.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Classics! :) Cheers!

My top 5 favorite Iron Maiden album. 1. Caught Somewhere in time 2. Number of the Beast 3. Virtual IX 4. Killers 5. Iron Maiden Favorite Iron Maiden song is a tie between Hallowed Be Thy Name and The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg

17. The X Factor 16. Virtual XI 15. No Prayer For the Dying 14. The Final Frontier 13. Senjutsu 12. Brave New World 11. Dance of Death 10. Fear of the Dark 9. Killers 8. The Book of Souls 7. Somewhere in Time 6. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 5. Powerslave 4. A Matter of Life and Death 3. The Number of the Beast 2. Piece of Mind 1. Iron Maiden

The number of the beast is my favorite album. I have been listening to number of the beast since I was 4 and I still love it. I cant get enough of it.

1 The Number Of The Beast 2 Piece Of Mind 3 Powerslave 4 A Matter Of Life And Death 5 Killers 6 Brave New World 7 The Final Frontier 8 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 9 Semjutsu 10 The Book Of Souls 11 Somewhere In Time 12 Dance Of Death 13 Iron Maiden 14 No Prayer For The Dying 15 The X Factor 16 Fear Of The Dark 17 Virtual XI

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@mikemorrissey7928

2 жыл бұрын

Great list, this would be really close to how I would rank. I feel Maiden are broken into 4 parts as a band. Pre-Bruce, Bruce, Bye-Bye Bruce, and The Return of Bruce. I am personally a favorite of the first Bruce era, especially Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind. On their way up with those two leading right into Powerslave. Overall, the band fucking rocks and their new album is awesome. Up the Irons!

@robertgodlewski8553

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!🤘

@remove_marko

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in Time 11th place? Bruuh

@petegreenfield3645

2 жыл бұрын

@@remove_marko I like the album, just prefer the one's listed above it

Our top 2 is the same. Glad to see “Somewhere in Time” getting the spotlight. Can’t wait for the Mercyful Fate and King Diamond episodes (please don’t do them together). Curious to see how high you rate “Fatal Portrait” and how you’ll decide between “Melissa” and “Don’t Break the Oath”.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

MF & KD ranks are coming up in a few weeks. :)

Not a bad ranking of albums! Of course everyone has their own opinion but I TOTALLY agree that Somewhere belongs on number 1. Even though I disagree with some of the albums ranked on this list, I love the in depth descriptions of everything on the albums. Keep up the good work my friend! Cheers!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

thanks boss, I'll try. Cheers!

(I have not listened to Senjutsu yet). 16. "No Prayer for the Dying" 15. "The Final Frontier" 14. "Virtual XI" 13. "Book of Souls" 12. "The X Factor" 11. "A Matter of Life and Death" 10. "Fear of the Dark" 9. "Powerslave" 8. "Killers" 7. "Dance of Death" 6. "Brave New World" 5. "Somewhere in Time" 4. "Iron Maiden" 3. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" 2. " Piece of Mind" 1. "The Number of the Beast"

Iron Maiden is one of those bands where I love to listen to the whole album, front to back. So many great albums and songs over the years! I don't have a clear favorite or ranking, but looking at everyone's lists, I have "No Prayer For The Dying" higher than most. "Seventh Son" and "Number of the Beast" are probably my most listened to. What an awesome band, and Steve Harris is one of the greatest bassists, a true living legend. Thanks for your rankings!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Cool ranking. Somewhere in Time is my favorite Maiden album as well.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@larsnilsson3438

2 жыл бұрын

There are three albums with Maiden, a little better than the rest; Powerslave, Somewhere in time and Seventh son of a Seventh son, my favorite is the 1988 album Seventh son..., but Somewhere in time is close, as well, Saw them with WASP in ´86 and with Helloween in ´88. Great!

1. Piece of Mind 2. Powerslave 3. Somewhere In Time 4. The Number of The Beast 5. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son That's my top 5.

I love Somewhere in Time too... their best album. 1. Somewhere in Time 2. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3. Powerslave 4. Piece of Mind 5. A Matter of Life and Death 6. Dance of Death 7, The Number of the Beast 8. Brave New World 9. Killer 10. Iron Maiden 11. Fear of the Dark 12. The X Factor 13. Senjutsu 14. The Final Frontier 15. The Book of Souls 16. Virtual XI 17. No Prayer for the Dying

My ranking: 16. Virtual XI 15. The X Factor 14. Killers 13. Fear of the Dark 12. No Prayer For Dying 11. Iron Maiden 10. Brave New World 9. The Number of the Beast 8. Powerslave 7. Dance of Death 6. Somewhere In Time 5. Piece of Mind 4. The Final Frontier 3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 2. The Book of Souls 1. A Matter of Life and Death Note: I have heard Senjutsu and I thought that it's a great album as well. I have heard it a lot of times and I love Senjutsu but it's too early for me to rank it. I think that it's a sensational album with lot's of powerful solos just like in the fantastic Book of Souls. All of the songs are great on this new album and there are some surprises here and there. I feel that if I would rank it now maybe I would't give it a proper rank. After time passes I will come back and will include Senjutsu on my ranking. Also I know my list has some unpopular choices but don't be furious and respect my opinion. I love the new albums way more than others people do.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@arturborubar00

2 жыл бұрын

Good list! Top 3 the same as mine, the rest similar.

What´s interesting to me is that every record post-80´s era has at least a couple of great awesome songs. Even Virtual X does (The Clansman is amazing). And the first seven records are a 100% pure magic!!! 1. Number of the Beast 2. Piece of Mind 3. Powerslave 4. Seventh Son 5. Killers 6. Iron Maiden 7. Somewhere in Time 8. A Matter of Life and Death 9. Dance of Death 10. Senjutsu 11. No Prayer for the Dying 12. Brave New World 13. Book of Souls 14. Final Frontier 15. Fear of the Dark 16. X-Factor 17 - Virtual X

My Ranking: 1 - Powerslave 2 - Piece of Mind 3 - Brave New World 4 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 5 - Somewhere In Time 6 - The Number of the Beast 7 - A Matter of Life and Death 8 - Iron Maiden 9 - Senjutsu 10 - Killers 11 - The Book of Souls 12 - Dance of Death 13 - Fear of the Dark 14 - The Final Frontier 15 - No Prayer for the Dying 16 - Virtual XI 17 - The X Factor Some people say that i'm crazy to put Brave New World in third, but this album marked my life in a astonishing level. I love all the songs, the same thing with Powerslave and Piece of Mind, Iron Maiden at their best.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

🤘🏻

@jimadams8182

2 жыл бұрын

Brave New World is a great album!

It’s actually scary how close my list and your own are. When I got to your part on Killers and the original singer, I was 100% with you. Glad to see someone else has the same mindset out there. And bold, but I would say accurate, placement of Number of the Beast.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks boss. Cheers!

Piece of Mind is my favorite and IMO the most consistent Maiden album. I also think this is probably Martin Birch's best album ever, with The Mob Rules a close second.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in time is the most consistent one in my mind, seventh son is pretty consistent too. Cheers!

@paulgreenwood8456

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree POM is an absolute classic, and only quest for fire lets it down imo. Otherwise it'd be in my top 2

@paulgreenwood8456

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohyeah5014 🤣🤣imo the only other track on the album which is pretty substandard

Wow! Somewhere in Time is my favorite album as well. I like every song on it. I think I agree with your list 100%

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

awesome, cheers!

From best to worst (although being worst on this list still beats being best on others) Number of the Beast Powerslave Piece of Mind Senjutsu Brave New World Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time Killers A Matter of Life and Death The Final Frontier Seventh Son Fear of the Dark Dance of Death Book of Souls No Prayer for the Dying

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@TobiasJHuettinger

2 жыл бұрын

Really good ranking.. i fell more and more in love with senjutsu...

@dadventuretv2538

2 жыл бұрын

@@TobiasJHuettinger i know man. Me too. I may have already listened to the entire album 50 times!!

Very glad that you acknowledge my two favorite albums (Melissa and Somewhere in Time) as the very best from their creators ...

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

After two spins of the new album. 17. Virtual XI 16. No Prayer For The Dying 15. Fear of The Dark 14. Killers 13. Senjutsu 12. The X-Factor 11. Dance of Death 10. The Number of the Beast 9. The Final Frontier 8. A Matter of Life and Death 7. Piece of Mind 6. Iron Maiden 5. The Book of Souls 4. Powerslave 3. Brave New World 2. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1. Somewhere in Time

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@keithclayton1271

2 жыл бұрын

Killers is my least favorite. Somewhere In Time is my fav. 🤘

@42yearoldboy5

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t agree with somewhere in time at #1 and I don’t think that the X factor is better than virtual xi BUT other than that I completely agree with your list

@jengelenm

2 жыл бұрын

Killers is number 1!!!! This is insane!

@MrOmac09

2 жыл бұрын

@@jengelenm there's lots of filler on there.

I'm loving the rankings you've been doing. I'd love to see a judas priest ranking

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

some day. :) 🤘🏻

Been waiting for this video for so long. Maiden was the first metal band I ever heard, and have been my favorite ever since!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! :)

Number of the beast number 1 for me. I love somewhere in time piece of mind and 7th son. I find no prayer for the dying to be pretty underrated

arguably the best metal band of all time! seventh son of a seventh son is probably my favorite but you can’t go wrong with any of the first 7

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@cthunder8502

2 жыл бұрын

Lol nope

@larsnilsson8949

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Seventh son of a Seventh son, the Top period with Maiden and touring with Helloween as supporting band, 88.

@1848revolt

2 жыл бұрын

I like everything but Blaze nothing against him but its not the same.

@larsnilsson3438

2 жыл бұрын

@@1848revolt No, it´s certainly not. Dianno had a great voice, but Dickinson had so much more. As a singer/performer/frontman in Iron Maiden, you can´´t replace Bruce Dickinson, absolutely not. He is THE frontman, singer in Iron Maiden.

When I think back Maiden or Priest would be the first metal band I heard. The gateway bands😆, I stopped listening to maiden after seventh son. Cheers 😃.... I am hoping for a KD ranking in the future.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

A rank of Mr Diamond's albums are coming up sooner or later. :) Cheers!

@BangBang-hk4rg

2 жыл бұрын

I stopped listening new Maiden after No Prayer For The Dying. My favorite era from them is from Piece Of Mind to Somewhere In Time.

Oh man I haven't listened to iron maiden in awhile. Somewhere in time was always my favorite too. Thanks!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! :)

Some of your rankings surprised me, which makes me happy. I'm glad there is diversity in opinion. Iron Maiden is my favorite metal band. Keeping in mind that I don't think any of these are terrible by any stretch, here are my rankings: 17. Fear of the Dark (My turn to shock people) 16. Dance of Death 15 & 14. X Factor and Virtual XI (tie) 13. Brave New World 12. The Final Frontier 11. No Prayer For the Dying 10. A Matter of Life and Death 9. Book of Souls 8. Somewhere in Time (I really hate that song Deja Vu, but otherwise this is stellar) 7. Senjutsu (with full acknowledgment that it's too new to know where this will be on the list a year from now) 6. Iron Maiden 5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4. Killers 3. The Number of the Beast 2. Piece of Mind 1. Powerslave I enjoyed your video very much, thanks!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Fear of the Dark was low. :O Cheers!

Somewhere, Killers, Seventh Son and Live After Death are alguns that changed my life!. Somewhere made me a metalhead! Thanks Mauden! Up the beers! Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, there are probably not one metal fan out there that haven't listened to Maiden at one point. :)

@portuguesebeer5069

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuthlessMetalYT at least our generation of headbangers!

I discovered Maiden with *Number of the Beast* in 2007, founding an old CD in my brother's room. Then asked my mom for *A Matter of Life and Death* , and a few months later, because I felt in love with , I bought *Rock in Rio* . So I cannot say I love this album, or this album. Instead, I'm more likely to say I enjoyed *Senjutsu* though, it's *maidenesque* , which make it good, the music looks very alike some of their oldest songs, yet it's not a great album in my opinion.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

good stuff!

Somewhere in Time is easily my favorite Maiden album as well and for pretty much the same reasons. It feels like their most consistently good album, all the others have at least a couple songs I want to skip. The production is also pretty unique for Maiden and just fits the album art perfectly

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

1 and 2 - Piece and Powerslave. Could never decide my absolute favorite. 3. - Beast 4.- 7th Son 5. - first album. 6, - Killers. 7- Somewhere (I hated this when it came out. Title track had a great intro but fell flat in its chorus). Alexander, however is one of my all time favorite tracks.Always loved their longer, storytelling oriented songs, until that became all they did. The first 3 Bruce albums came out in my teen years so that might be why I hold those 3 in such high regard. After that I stop ranking. Loved Brave New World because it heralded a return to greatness, but it doesn't hold up so well imo. Saw them in 82 (Beast tour opening for Priest) and in 2000. Great shows. Great band.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Of course, the best Maiden’s albums came from the 80’s, but I really like the newest one, it’s so epic and enjoyable. My top 10: 10. A Matter of Live and Death 9. Senjetsu 8. Brave New World 7. Iron Maiden 6. Fear of the Dark 5. Piece of Mind 4. The Number of the Beast 3. Seventh Son 2. Powerslave 1. Somewhere in Time

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I really like the way that you explain your reasons to rank the albums. And here comes my personal ranking: Meh: 17. Virtual XI OK: 16. A Matter of Life and Death 15. Dance of Death Good: 14. The X Factor 13. The Final Frontier Great: 12. Senjutsu 11. No Prayer for the Dying Very Good: 10. Iron Maiden 09. Brave New World 08. The Book of Souls Excelent: 07. Killers 06. Fear of the Dark 05. The Number of the Beast Masterpieces: 04. Piece of Mind 03. Powerslave 02. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 01. Somewhere in Time

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

thanks boss, cheers!

@DeceivedHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

No prayer for the dying over Senjutsu, Dance of Death, AND Matter of Life and Death? You’re tripping.

@deadsoulz98

2 жыл бұрын

@@DeceivedHereticI know this guy is tripping..No prayer for the dying is great..haha

My order would roughly be thus: (In the middle especially, the order would probably change depending on my mood) 1: Brave New World 2: Piece of Mind 3: Somewhere in Time 4: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 5: Powerslave 6: Dance of Death 7: Fear of the Dark 8: Book of Souls 9: Number of The Beast 10: Matter of Life and Death 11: Killers 12: Iron Maiden 13: Senjutsu 14: Virtual XI 15: X Factor 16: Final Frontier 17: No Prayer for the Dying

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Here's how I would rank the Maiden albums: 1 Powerslave 2 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3 Killers 4 The Number of the Beast 5 Piece of Mind 6 Iron Maiden 7 Somewhere in Time 8 No Prayer for the Dying 9 Fear of the Dark 10 Brave New World 11 Dance of Death 12 The Final Frontier 13 The Book of Souls 14 AMOLOD 15 The X Factor 16 Virtual XI *unranked: Senjutsu

@CarlosChavez-yd1ge

2 жыл бұрын

Powerslave is also my #1 Iron Maiden album & I agree with most of the list as well................

I am putting Senjutsu in my ranking for Iron Maiden to make this fair and it’s hard, but I am going to put it my way. Here goes: 17. Virtual XI Five of the eight songs are great, but it just doesn’t save it from being good. 16. No Prayer For The Dying A very boring record for me, not much goes on for me, and I can’t stand Bruce’s raspy vocals on it, it annoys me. 15. The X Factor Half of the album is amazing, and Blaze does a good job, but the other half, just didn’t deliver. 14. Iron Maiden I like the album, but it’s not very rememberable for me, as of DiAnno which is a fine vocalist, but not rememberable for me. 13. Killers I like this better than the debut, but I still keep forgetting the album, but still enjoyable. 12. The Final Frontier As a post 2000 Maiden album, this is my least favourite on the list, but it’s one I still like for a long car journey, and it’s good. 11. Piece Of Mind It’s still a good classic album for me, but one I don’t often to return to that much, and out of nine songs this has six great songs and three of them just bore me, but it’s good. 10. Fear Of The Dark A very underrated album for me, I quite enjoy this one, and I have heard it’s getting a bit more of a renaissance now as of the title track, and everything. Great album for me. 9. Dance Of Death Despite the horrible cover, the album isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be, and it’s good to have many different styles, and it’s amazing for me. 8. The Book Of Souls This album is good for the time and the songs may feel long and outstay their welcome and draw out a bit, but it’s still a great album and it’s good in places. 7. Senjutsu For me, this is a great new album and it’s too early to put it higher at the moment, but a great follow up to ‘Book Of Souls’ and it’s an enjoyable to listen to. 6. Powerslave This is a fantastic album and I love the cover as it’s iconic and unique, and I love the songs on it, it’s a great classic and really enjoyable. 5. Somewhere In Time This album is such a joy to listen to, and I love the artwork which for me, it’s like a guessing game of all the Iron Maiden history before the album came out, and it’s such a good fun when you listen to the album, and the songs are great too. 4. Brave New World This album is now a modern classic for me, after 20+ years since it’s released, and it’s a definitive Iron Maiden album in their discography and a personal favourite to listen to forever. 3. The Number Of The Beast My favourite early 80’s album of them all, and the first album I knew about from Maiden before listening to them, it’s a brilliant classic and one album you can’t have a record collection without it. 2. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son I love this album from the classic era of Maiden, and my overall favourite and it’s amazing, and the eight tracks bring the atmosphere and the music works perfectly. 1. A Matter Of Life And Death I don’t care what others say about this album, it’s my top favourite album from Maiden, of all time and despite the sloppy production and not mixed properly, it’s still great for me, and my favourite over all the others. My ranking may not be as consistent as others, because I was born in the 90’s and only knew about the Beast era of Maiden and the post 2000 era which is still going on at this moment in time, before hearing them all and it’s hard to compare the 80’s work to their newer stuff, but they are all great in their own ways.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@Luca_Orellano_23

2 жыл бұрын

Is the five songs of Virtual XI Clansman, Futureal, When two worlds colide, don't look to the eyes of stranger and Como estais amigo?

@lewiscarty5517

2 жыл бұрын

@@Luca_Orellano_23 The first three were correct, but the other two I like is Lightning Strikes Twice and The Educated Fool, not the two you mentioned there.

@Luca_Orellano_23

2 жыл бұрын

@@lewiscarty5517 Glad It's not Como estais amigo

@lewiscarty5517

2 жыл бұрын

@@Luca_Orellano_23 Yeah Como Estais Amigo is boring to me, and Don’t Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger is too, but I like parts of The Angel And The Gambler, but I skip the middle of the song and only play the verses and the first chorus to the solos and the last chorus of the song and it’s cut to about 7 minutes rather than nearly ten. But Futureal, Lightning Strikes Twice, The Clansman, When Two Worlds Collide and The Educated Fool are the best if not the greatest songs on the album in my opinion.

I have to agree with your choice of number 1. What's ironic is that Somewhere in Time wasn't greatly received by fans at the time because of the move to synths, which metal purists hated. However, it gave Iron Maiden's music an edge that wasn't heard before and, I believe, not capitalised on well (even with SSOASS), probably because of the changes in band member dynamics that happened in the 90s. We may have been denied some real gems because of those early disagreements.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

sure but the album isn't soft or drenched in synths.

Glad to see someone else share my number 1

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

It rocks! Cheers!

Lets Goooo. I remember requesting this and you said it would be done after the release of Senjutsu. Thanks!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

yes. :) Cheers! 🤘🏼

17: Fear Of The Dark 16: No Prayer For The Dying 15: Virtual XI 14: Dance Of Death 13: A Matter Of Life And Death 12: Senjutsu 11: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 10: The Book Of Souls 9: The Final Frontier 8: The Number Of The Beast 7: iron maiden (1980) 6: Piece Of Mind 5: X Factor 4: A Brave New World 3: Somewhere In Time 2: Killers 1: Powerslave I love em all, and I'm a fan since the begining. I discovered them with the 1st back in 1980, but if I had to rank em all, the list would be different each year. When I was young, the last Maiden Album would always be the best one, as they seemed to improve every year! But it was true untill Powerslave, because... I hated Powerslave when I first heard it, and it became my favorite when I heard it just one more time! I was desapointed by the keyboards on Somewhere in Time before seeing the songs live and loved the album, I did not like 7th son before seeing the show, I hated Blaze's voice, and so on... Each Maiden album need time. I just don't really like Maiden without Adrian Smith. He's the man. My Top 5 of today is made of albums I disliked when I first heard em. Maybe Senjutsu will be upper next year, who knows.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@87030blackdouglas

2 жыл бұрын

X Factor appreciated!

I must admit, I would genuinely put all 4 of the non-Dickinson albums at the bottom... I just didn't particularly enjoy X factor and virtual XI, and while there are some good songs on Killers and Self-titled, I much prefer live versions, meaning I'd almost never choose to put the actual albums on... But hey, when even the bottom of any list has some good songs you aren't doing bad at all!! Up the iron's!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

The Di'Anno albums needs to be up there! ;) Cheers!

@vincenzoaureo6060

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I would put all 4 of the non Dickinson albums at the top, even though I love Bruce. Those 4 albums are just so unique.

My list!! 1 Piece of mind 2 Powerslave 3 Somewhere in time 4 Killers 5 Seventh son 6 The number 7 Brave New World 8 Iron Maiden 9 No prayer 10 Fear of the dark 11 The dance of death 12 The final frontier 13 Senjutsu 14 X Factor 15 The book of souls 16 AMOLAD 17 Virtual XI Up the irons forever!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I can agree with almost all placings. Somewhere In Time is def best Maiden longplay. Personally I would place Virtual XI and The X Factor a little bit higher in the ranking.

I got so much slack as a kid for wearing my Brave New World t-shirt in school as a kid, it's nice to see it getting some recognition *cause it never was a bad album, damnit* 😅

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

My list. #1 The Sound house Tapes #2 Iron Maiden #3 Killers #4 Number of The Beast #5 Powerslave #6 Somewhere In Time #7 Seventh Son #8 Piece of Mind #9 Brave New World #10 Fear of The Dark After that i'm done.

Powerslave is my favorite. Because it is raw and heavy. It hits you from start to finish, to finally knock you out with the ancient mariner (by the way the best maiden song in entire history).

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@CarlosChavez-yd1ge

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome I agree 100%.......................

@davidtrevino5211

Жыл бұрын

I've always told my fellow 55 yo Maiden heads that Hallowed be thy Name will always be my favorite Maiden song. But I always also tell them that Rhime of the Ancient mariner is their Best song of all Time!!!!! Most underrated ever::::: To tame a Land!!!!

Nice ranking! I love Somewhere in Time, and I think all songs on that album are great. My ranking is: 1. Somewhere in Time 2. Powerslave 3. Piece of Mind 4. Iron Maiden 5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 6. The Number of the Beast 7. Killers 8. Brave New World 9. Dance of Death 10. Senjutsu 11. The Final Frontier 12. Fear of the Dark 13. The Book of Souls 14. A Matter of Life and Death 15. No Prayer for the Dying 16. The X Factor 17. Virtual XI

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

My Ranking: 17. Virtual XI 16. The X Factor 15. No Prayer for the Dying 14. Fear of the Dark 13. Dance of Death 12. The Final Frontier 11. A Matter of Life and Death 10. Brave New World 9. The Book of Souls 8. Iron Maiden 7. Senjutsu 6. Killers 5. Piece of Mind 4. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3. The Number of the Beast 2. Powerslave 1. Somewhere in Time

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I'm a prog guy so seventh son was always going to be my number 1. My bottom 2 are no prayer and fear of the dark, which I think a lot of people would majorly disagree with.

@keef-baker

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohyeah5014 iron maiden are one of the few bands who've never made a genuinely bad album.

@Userius1

2 жыл бұрын

@@keef-baker A lot of people seem to dislike Fear of the Dark. A few songs were weak, sure, but...Be Quick or Be Dead, From Here to Eternity, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Fear of the Dark, The Fugitive? Wasting Love wasn't bad for an out of the blue ballad either.

@Userius1

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much all of their albums have been very proggy since Brave New World, but they've become overblown. Seventh Son is probably my favorite song of theirs because it hits that right balance and the switch ups are actually incredible instead of mundane.

@keef-baker

2 жыл бұрын

I really like their newer albums. I guess I'm in the minority.

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Up the Irons! Cheers!

I dont agree with all of this ranking, but thank you for a great video! It is fun to see someone else appreciating Somewhere in time! My list: 17. Virtual XI 16. The X factor 15. The final frontier 14. No prayer for the dying 13. Book of souls 12. Fear of the dark 11. Dance of death 10. Senjutsu 9. A matter of life and death 8. Brave new world 7. Killers 6. Iron Maiden 5. The number of the beast 4. 7th son of a 7th son 3. Powerslave 2. Somewhere in time 1. Piece of mind

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

cheers!

I saw them live for the 1st time on the Somewhere in time tour. Long beach arena, So. California. I was 17. Floor seats, 30th row, middle! Right in front of Bruce and Steve. I.e. best seats in the house! Still to this day the best show of my life!!!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, I bet it was. :) Cheers!

1. Seventh Son 2. Powerslave 3. Iron Maiden 4. Somewhere in Time 5. Piece of Mind 6. Killers 7. NotB 666 8. AMOLAD 9. Fear of the Dark 10. Brave New World 11. X-Factor 12. No Prayer 13. Virtual XI 14. Dance of Death 15. Book of Souls 16. Senjutsu 17. Final Frontier

Yes! Somewhere in Time right at the top. Senjutsu ain't perfect but it's in my opinion one of the most listenable Maiden albums in years.

Completelly agree with the number one album, for me thats when they picked after the live after dead tour and powersalve. Something happened with Adrian Smith that his guitar took a sci Fi sound a Cosmic metal sound. Agree with the top 5 but i place piece of mind in third . Great job ranking!!!!

@RuthlessMetalYT

2 жыл бұрын

thanks boss! Cheers!

@JonathanGiovannacci

2 жыл бұрын

Adrian Smith's solos make the album

@durrrrl3435

2 жыл бұрын

For me, Piece Of Mind is #1. Probably because that’s the album that really got me into not only Iron Maiden, but metal in general, I love that album from start to finish. It’s also the first concert I ever went to in September 1983, and I even had my goalie mask painted like Eddie’s head from that album!!🤘🤘

Maiden is one of the hardest bands to rank for me, they've got so many great albums. I think however, this would be my ranking right now. 1) The Number Of The Beast 2) Killers 3) Powerslave 4) Somewhere In Time 5) Iron Maiden 6) Senjutsu 7) Brave New World 8) Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 9) Fear Of The Dark 10) The Book Of Souls 11) Piece Of Mind 12) Dance Of Death 13) A Matter Of Life And Death 14) No Prayers For The Dying 15) Virtual XI 16) The X Factor 17) The Final Frontier

@RuthlessMetalYT

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

1 Killers 2 Iron Maiden 3 Powerslave 4 Number Of the Beast 5 Somewhere in Time