SCREAMMM For me Listography!

I think the book of souls is so underrated I actually love this album

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

I love how much love (two of you) gave to Fear Of The Dark! I always see it middle or low on lists, but it's probably my favorite too. Admittedly, it's got that early-90s vibe, but I dig that for sure!

I honestly rate Book Of Souls pretty darn highly. I LOVE “red and the black.” Don’t think I remember any of you mentioning that song. The bass work alone in it is amazing

I'm glad to see Stranger In A Strange Land , from Somewhere In Time, getting so much love. For me it's one of their best songs. Has a dynamic, epic and anthemic sweep to it. I enjoy singing it. I really get into it and the lyrics are pretty good too.

Here's my full ranking; 01: Power Slave 02: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 03: Somewhere in Time 04: Number of the Beast 05: Piece of Mind 06: Iron Maiden 07: No Prayer For the Dying 08: Brave New World 09: A Matter of Life and Death 10: Fear of the Dark 11: Killers 12: Virtual XI 13: The Final Frontier 14: Dance of Death 15: Book of Souls 16: X Factor Now Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want and do a Morrissey list!! This has become my favourite KZfaq music channel, btw. Fantastic stuff! I love it!

Y’know what? I appreciate that you guys can embrace a broad range of discographies from new wave to metal. You guys are honest about your degree of familiarity and fandom. It’s appealing that you guys are such good friends and it sets apart this channel and keeps me watching . #1- powerslave #2- number #3- piece of mind #4- 7th son #5- killers. #6- somewhere in time. Book of souls and fear of the dark have moved up for me after more frequent listens . The Live after death and maiden japan ep was the records that put me over the top. Prayer and X factor are the 2 stinkers: when X factor came out though I remember trying so hard to like it and defend it, listened to it 3 times and then I kind of dumped Iron Maiden for 5/6 years before returning to them slowly when Brave new world and dance of death arrived. Great job - please keep it up

"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" is based on a short story by the British novelist Alan Sillitoe and the subsequent 1962 film inspired by this story. Keep up the good work.

1 Somewhere in Time 2 7th Son 3 Piece of Mind 4 Powerslave 5 Brave New World

Great show as usual guys. Been a fan for a long time and I’ve always thought Fear Of The Dark was their most underrated album. It just came out at the wrong time. I remember as a 15 year old telling kids at school how good it was and they all told me that Iron Maiden and metal in general was dead. My favourite is Somewhere In Time

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

hearing kramzer talk about the repetitive intros on X factor and then immediately skimming through that whole album on spotify for the first time to instantly notice what he was talking about was actually hilarious.

My Top 16 Iron Maiden Albums, with Favorite Tracks. 16. Virtual XI (Favorite Track: The Angel and the Gambler) 15. The X Factor (Favorite: The Sign of the Cross) 14. A Matter of Life and Death (Favorite: Different World) 13. No Prayer for the Dying (Favorite: Hooks in You) 12. Fear of the Dark (Favorite: Afraid to Shoot Strangers) 11. Dance of Death (Favorite: Journeyman) 10. The Book of Souls (Favorite: Speed of Light) 9. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Favorite: Can I play with Madness) 8. Brave New World (Favorite: Out of the Silent Planet) 7. The Final Frontier (Favorite: Satellite 15... The Final Frontier) 6. Somewhere in Time (Favorite: Wasted Years) 5. Powerslave (Favorite: The Duelist) 4. The Number of the Beast (Favorite: Invader) 3. Iron Maiden (Favorite: Transylvania/Strange World) 2. Killers (Favorite: Murders in the Rue Mourge) 1. Piece of Mind (Favorite: The Trooper) There You Go, My Ranking.

1. Somewhere in Time 2. Powerslave 3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4. Piece of Mind 5. Book of Souls But I love everything really favourite band of all time

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

The first proper concert I went to was Iron Maiden in Dublin in '93 - Dickinson's "final" tour. Awesome gig!

Watch at 47:00 to see Joe completely losing his mind.

Well done for mentioning “Run to the hills” Specifically Was their breakthrough song In uk. Still have my 7” pic sleeve single Important song. Especially thought provoking for Irish Americans slagging off brits

Joe, the bizarre lyrical themes is one of my favourite aspects about Somewhere In Time. I think it's a welcome change up from the previous records, and allows for the softer, spacier sound of the record. It's hard to take your foot off the gas when you're constantly shouting about warfare and death. I also really like Alexander the Great, I don't mind the lyrics because they are so upfront, they don't pretend to be something they're not. I think it's musically interesting throughout and it's a blistering performance by Dickinson, one of his best.

Underrated Visionary themes in the lyrics/album covers that are now standard 'conspiracy' topics that are now ubiquitous: transhumanism/time travel/secret tech (SIT), satanism (NoTB), Numerology (7th Son), Egyptology/Illuminati (PS), Dystopian cityscapes (BNW), Demons/Aliens (the 'Eddie' talisman), Dance of Death even alludes to Eyes Wide Shut.

I really like the lists you guys put up. The contrasts are cool, but it's the agreement with certain albums I really appreciate. Saw a Maiden list where Killers was put next to the bottom. I get personal opinions, but that just shows a lack of understanding for the WHOLE catalog. Once again. Very cool gentlemen.

" Somewhere in Time " easily slots into my all time top 50. One of the few albums where I'd give every song at least a 4 out of 5. Plenty of albums could legit be number 1, should be a good watch.

Somewhere in time my favorite Maiden album

I felt sorry for Joe while watching this. That said, these are the only 5 Maiden studio albums I need: 5. Seventh Son of the Seventh Son 4. Somewhere In Time 3. Piece of Mind 2. Number of the Beast 1. Powerslave But I listen to Live After Death the most.

A matter of life and death is my favourite album as a whole listen through. Didn't like it at all at first but it just grew and grew and now I think there's literally no bad songs on it and it's the best mixed album in their catalogue to me. Everything is just awesome even though there are no super hits in the catchy sense. Just a great studio album with every song fitting together perfectly and the tightest they've ever sounded

I saw Maiden on Fear of the Dark tour in Chicago. ....and I lost the shirt I bought

"Somewhere in Time" and "Seventh Son..." are my 2 fav albums.

Scream for me Listography! The Duellists an overlooked gem- good call Jason. Perhaps Killers has some of the debut's leftovers and thus not as strong top to bottom but Wrathchild and title track combined with Martin Birch's arrival make it the slightly better of the 2 for me. And the 3 albums immediately following are what place Maiden at the top.

Joe comes through again with an awesome pick!

1. Iron Maiden 2. Powerslave 3. Killers 4. Seventh Son of the Seventh Son 5. Number of the Beast 6. Piece of Mind 7. A Matter of Life and Death 8. Somewhere In Time 9. Dance of Death 10. No Prayer for the Dying 11. The Final Frontier 12. Fear of the Dark 13. The Book of Souls 14. The X Factor 15. Brave New World 16. Virtual XI Very tough to rank their albums. Such a fantastic metal band! And they're my number one metal band of all time.

Right before work, but my evening viewing is sorted now.

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

The two dudes on the top of the screen are fired. Powerslave rules.

Before this I only really knew The Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind and Powerslave. Love them all but for whatever reason I never had any of their other albums. I'd discounted the first album years ago because I just couldn't get past the lack of Bruce Dickinson. I ran out of time to listen to all the albums to do a proper ranking here but I will say I enjoyed the first two albums this time around more than before. The last album I got to was No Prayer For The Dying which was a notable step down from everything else I'd heard. I skimmed a bit of the Blaze Bayley stuff and wow, not great. Throughout this I introduced Iron Maiden to the next generation though. My six year old son loved them.

Great ears from that top right dude. They actually used solid-state Gallien Kruger amps for the first time on Somewhere in Time. That's some great hearing, only marred by placing Fear Of The Dark anywhere close to the top. Anyhoo. Cheers dudes!

Oh shi…here we go. My favorite band of all time. Can’t wait to dive into this one.

This is amazinggggg thank u guys I'm a big fan

Great review, now it's time to bring on the Priest! If you aren't really familiar with them I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by their 70s output (except for their first Rocka Rolla). They are really more hard rock albums with some metal elements, and with some surprisingly good slow songs mixed in here and there, which I'd think would fit your tastes to a certain extent.

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

I just saw Iron Maiden last night in Detroit and I had a blast! Lots of people at the show were extremely crazy about Maiden and everyone loved it. A lot of people came from many different countries, and there even were some Canadians that are also came! Everyone is still killing it, even in their mid 60s! Bruce Dickinson was very energetic! And they changed the stage for every single! It's definitely awesome! They played a lot of the hits and fan favorites! Definitely a band that you have to see! They always have a killer show. Oh and Judas Priest and Queensryche are heading to my hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan on October 21. I've never seen both of them before, but my dad has. He's a huge fan of both! He's not a Maiden fan like his buddy is. My dad thought that he was going to boring, but he did know a couple of their songs and he likes that new Maiden song Writings on the Wall. He had a blast, too! Seeing Maiden was obviously on my bucket list for shows to see! It was totally awesome!

UP THE IRONS!!!

Personally, I think Bruce Dickinson should have stuck with producing for Blue Oyster Cult.

I used to listen to Iron maiden back in the 80's, i saw them live in Arma di Taggia (Sanremo Italy) World Slavery Tour 1984 i think, I'm not into heavy metal anymore but i still like to listen to them from time to time. My top 5 Albums would still be: 1) Iron Maiden 2) Killers 3) the number of the beast 4) piece of mind 5) power slave

16. The X Factor ★ ½ - The Blaze Bayley albums are virtually interchangeable here at the bottom. I don’t think he’s a particularly good singer and he doesn’t fit the band, yet I don’t think he’s the real problem here, the problem is the songwriting. As the early 90’s albums showed, even a prime Bruce Dickinson couldn’t do much to elevate the songs when the quality of material dipped so drastically. 15. Virtual XI ★ ½ - Avoids last place by the tiniest of margins. Some of these choruses really makes it clear that they are scraping the barrel where songwriting is concerned. 14. Dance of Death ★★ - This is a record I’ve always had problems with, and even though this was the newest album when I had my Maiden phase, I didn’t care for it that much even back then. They stumble out the gate with Wildest Dreams, before momentarily redeeming themselves with Rainmaker, the best song on the album. Unfortunately this is where the real trouble begins. I consider this an album of four pillars, No More Lies, Dance of Death, Paschendale and Journeyman, plus a bunch of nothingness in between. The problem is none of those four songs are any good. No More Lies is a bunch of ill-fitting parts with some real jarring cuts between them, and a clunky, generic chorus. The title track is one of the worst songs in their catalogue, they have some nerve basing an almost nine minute song around that lousy guitar riff. Paschendale is the least bad of the lot, and I think it’s considered quite a classic among fans, it’s just never stuck with me. It puts a lot of emphasis on the lyrics, which is not what I’m looking for in my Maiden. Then Journeyman takes us out with a whimper. This song and Wildest Dreams try to recreate the energy of Running Free and Iron Maiden from the debut, but here they just sound like old men and it doesn’t work at all. There are some good ideas here, but none of them turn into actual good songs, Rainmaker being the exception. This turned into a bit of an essay, I’ll try to keep it more brief going forward. 13. The Final Frontier ★★ - I appreciate they are trying something here but these songs just go in one ear and out the other for me. Doesn’t do anything for me at all. 12. No Prayer for the Dying ★★ - A lousy album and a huge fall from grace after the 80’s. 11. Fear of the Dark ★★ - Definitely not the redemption after No Prayer for the Dying like some paint it to be, just a marginally better album. Some real weird choices on here, that three minute intro on Afraid to Shoot Strangers is just excessive to the extreme. 10. A Matter of Life and Death ★★ ½ - Significantly better than Dance of Death but kind of wears you down with a bunch of mid-tempo stuff. Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg is a good late-period Maiden epic. 9. The Book of Souls ★★ ½ - This is a missed opportunity. Cut this down to size and you have a three and a half star record. Unfortunately it’s unbearably long, all of these second era Bruce are to be fair, but this one is really taking the piss. As it is it’s close to three stars but not quite. 8. Killers ★★★ - The weakest 80’s record for me but still a fun listen. 7. Iron Maiden ★★★ ½ - Always preferred this to Killers. Quite a unique record. 6. Piece of Mind ★★★ ½ - Some of their best songs can be found on here, and Nicko McBrain immediately makes his presence felt. Kind of falls apart on side two however. 5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ★★★ ½ - This is a good album for sure, close to four stars, but I never enjoy it as much as the records I have above it. Doesn’t quite have the energy of the early Bruce stuff, nor the hooks of Somewhere in Time. 4. The Number of the Beast ★★★★ - This could easily be as high as number 2. It’s very fast and heavy throughout, which is both its weakness and its strength. Maybe the quintessential NWOBHM record, great performances throughout, but stays a bit too long in one lane. I’ve also never cared for the title track. 3. Powerslave ★★★★ - The peaks of TNotB are probably higher but this edges ahead on better variety and sequencing. The first two songs are just classics and I also love the title track. 2. Brave New World ★★★★ - Like every other 21st century Maiden record, this is too long. The last three songs could have been cut and I wouldn’t have missed them. With that out of the way, this is a very good record. It’s very much a stadium rock record, written with an eye on a massive world tour following the return of the classic era-lineup but it works so well. The songs are massive yet they don’t meander and are constantly moving forward. The best Iron Maiden album since the 80’s and I don’t think it’s even close. 1. Somewhere In Time ★★★★ - There’s not a lot separating my top four, but the main reason I’m giving the win to Somewhere in Time is this, it’s an album that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The Bruce albums until this point had very heavy lyrical themes, and I never thought they did it particularly well. Here it’s more varied, a lot lighter and quirkier, and I think the same holds true for the music. I like all the songs on here, and if I were to go by the Jason criteria, this is definitely the Maiden record I would reach for most often.

my top 4: 1. Piece of mind 2. Seventh son 3. Powerslave 4. Somewhere In Time

And now you have to rank Judas Priest as well

17. The X Factor (1995) 16. Virtual XI (1998) 15. No Prayer For The Dying (1990) 14. The Final Frontier (2010) 13. The Book Of Souls (2015) 12. Senjutsu (2021) 11. Fear Of The Dark (1992) 10. Brave New World (2000) 9. Dance Of Death (2003) 8. A Matter Of Life And Death (2006) 7. Seventh Son Of The Seventh Son (1988) 6. Iron Maiden (1980) 5. The Number Of The Beast (1982) 4. Powerslave (1984) 3. Killers (1981) 2. Piece Of Mind (1983) 1. Somewhere In Time (1986)

Oh Yeah this is what I've been waiting for my favorite band.

Kramzer hating on "Infinite Dreams" and Seventh Son when they are two of my favorites from them :o

17. Virtual 16. Factor 15. Prayer 14. Maiden 13. Fear 12. Killers 11. Book 10. Number 9. Frontier 8. Matter 7. Dance 6. Piece 5. Brave 4. Powerslave 3. Somewhere 2. Senjutsu 1. Seventh

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

Happy with Jason’s pick for number 1! Seventh son has always been my favourite Maiden album. Tough discography to rank, a lot of great albums for sure.

Hello, been watching you guys alot, even when it were a solo show, you have a very good thing going, one thing i would love to see on this channel is all you three going through the discography of the japanese Kraftwerk "Yellow Magic Orchestra" (and Kraftwerk too, if you havent......) i thought it were about time to tell you i enjoy your channel and its highly entertaining, keep up the good work dudes !! peace from Norway ;)

Still waiting for the Cure remastered listography. Or a Dinosaur Jr. one.

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

I enjoy your videos precisely for the dissent between you three, and the fan bases! Seems like everyone has a controversial placement! Here's mine... 1. Powerslave 2. Number of the Beast 3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4. Brave New World 5. Somewhere in Time 6. Iron Maiden s/t 7. The Final Frontier 8. Killers 9. Senjutsu 10. Piece of Mind (Probably my most controversial placement!) 11. Book of Souls 12. Dance of Death 13. A Matter of Life and Death 14. Fear of the Dark 15. No Prayer for the Dying 16. Virtual IX 17. The X Factor (I find this album borderline unlistenable.)

Maiden was originally Steve Harris' dream/baby...it's no surprise the galloping base drives the band👍

Jason and Kram both have Fear of the Dark in the top 5? I would have lost a lot of money betting against that.

Can you do a Rolling Stones ranking video? I know Jason did it a few years ago but I'd love the other guys their opinions.

Iron Maiden was using the Gallien-Krueger GK 250RL Solid State amps on Somewhere In Time. They were all the rage in the mid 80's and where also used by RUSH and The Police who both made better use of the amp by using the Clean tones and not the distortion channel. I have owned a couple of these amps and they sound really great (especially clean) but I definitely would not use one to record distorted rhythm guitar tracks. Great video, thanks. (P.S. I saw Iron Maiden with the Scorpions at The University of Washington in Seattle, 1982. Still have the shirt, Girlschool Opened :)

Woah wasn’t expecting Fear of the Dark sooo High! But it’s good to hear some fresh takes!

Loneliness of the long distance runner was a British movie. Interesting inspiration for a metal song!

Jason has good ears-On both Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son, Adrian and Dave used Gallien-Krueger solid state amps. Much less ballsy sounding than tube amps they’ve used the rest of their career. A shame that the Sonic’s are a bit compromised on those two because the material is quite strong.

Here’s my ranking 17. The X Factor (1995) 16. Virtual XI (1998) 15. No Prayer For The Dying (1990) 14. The Book Of Souls (2015) 13. Dance Of Death (2003) 12. The Final Frontier (2010) 11. Iron Maiden (1980) 10. Killers (1981) 9. Matter Of Life & Death (2006) 8. Senjutsu (2021) 7. Somewhere In Time (1986) 6. Brave New World (2000) 5. Piece Of Mind (1983) 4. Fear Of The Dark (1992) 3. Powerslave (1984) 2. Number Of The Beast (1982) 1. Seventh Son Of The Seventh Son (1987) 7.

They’ve always been one of my favorite bands but also one of my worst meet and greet experiences. I met them at a cd signing just before seeing them on the first tour with Blaze and they just looked liked they wanted to crawl in a hole and die and barely spoke. I guess looking at the album they made with him they had good reason but still that stayed with me lol

Got wasted with a friend of a friend over in Chiswick a few years go and he used to hang out with Bruce Dickinson. Lovely guy apparently. Never listened to an album. No intention of ever doing so unless you boys change my mind . KZfaq comment admin man. Need to leave a comment on one of your other videos boys. Respect

One of my all time favorite bands. I understand its great importance, but for me DiAnno's records are below almost all of Dickinson's, and Blaze's will always be at the bottom. I actually enjoy Bruce's live versions more than Paul and Bayley's studio tracks. My ranking would be: Masterpieces: 1. Seventh Son 2. Powerslave 3. Piece of Mind 4. The Number Of The Beast 5. Somewhere In Time 6. Brave New World Excellent: 7. Fear Of The Dark 8. A Matter Of Life And Death 9. The Book Of Souls Very Good Records: 10. Killers 11. The Final Frontier 12. Iron Maiden Acceptable: 13. Dance Of Death 14. No Prayer For The Dying Awfull Records (especially for the vocalist): 15. The X Factor 16. Virtual XI Greetings from Gran Canaria

For not only one, but two of you to state that Aces High isn't a great song breaks my heart in unrepairable ways.

Jason we had almost the exact same ranking..switch #6 and #1 and we have same ranking. this was excellent thanks!!! great video

Long time and old school Iron Maiden fan. Showing my age, I grew up with this band guys. Here's my ranking 16. The X Factor 15. Virtual XI 14. No Prayer For The Dying 13. Dance Of Death 12. The Final Frontier 11. Book Of Souls 10. Fear Of The Dark 9. A Matter Of Life And Death 8. Brave New World 7. The Number Of The Beast 6. Killers 5. Seventh Son Of Seventh Son 4. Iron Maiden 3. Somewhere In Time 2. Powerslave 1. Piece Of Mind The viewers were right Jason, the 3 album run from Piece to Seventh Son is pretty epic. Thanks for the ranking video guys even though Jason and Kram are a bit off base. Hahaha

Jason hit the home run here. I think Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is a true progressive metal masterpiece, and besides Queensrÿche, there weren't many progressive METAL acts in 1988. It's a stunningly beautiful album which combines their metal chops with great catchy epic songwriting. I love everything Maiden did up until 1992, with the exception of No Prayer For The Dying which really lacks decent songs and production. After The X-Factor I tuned out and never really got back into them. Now they're one of those good childhood memory bands for me, alongside KISS, Sabbath and Purple, that I never really listen to anymore as they're music is now part of my DNA and I know it by heart.

Nice Whitesnake shirt Kram. Funny/disturbing story about them (not at all related to Iron Maiden): My sister and I went to a Whitesnake record signing in Minneapolis back around 1987 the day before they were opening for Motley Crue at the Met. When we finally got to the table after waiting in line for over an hour, Coverdale gave my sister a kiss on the lips. According to her he slipped her the tongue. She was 12. Rock and roll I guess.

I’m a massive Iron Maiden fan, looking forward to this

One of my all time favorite bands, great to see everyone's rankings. Here is mine : 1 - Piece Of Mind 2 - Somewhere In Time 3 - The Number Of The Beast 4 - Powerslave 5 - Brave New World 6 - Iron Maiden 7 - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 8 - Killers 9 - The Book Of Souls 10 - Dance Of Death 11 - The Final Frontier 12 - A Matter Of Life And Death 13 - No Prayer For The Dying 14 - Fear Of The Dark 15 - The X Factor 16 - Virtual XI

Powerslave, a double 6? Ouch guys. Jason and Kramzer need to get on the metal train.

I will say that whilst I agree the length of some later albums does make them less immediately accessible, Book of Souls and A Matter are examples that have really grown on me....I think of them as Opera performances more than metal....🎀🧐

I purchased a copy of "Fear of the Dark" based upon Jason and Kramzer's high recommendations, so the boys owe you a cut of that particular royalty. 😉

Here's my list! 1. Powerslave - One of my absolute favourite metal albums of all time. Hands down fav Maiden! 2. The Number of the Beast - Undeniable, unassailable. Total Eclipse is better than Gangland. 3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Fantastic mix of styles here, sounds great front to back! 4. Brave New World - Maybe a track too long but damn if these songs aren't incredible! 5. Piece of Mind - Really great but slightly overrated. Quest for Fire isn't good. 6. Somewhere in Time - Great songs, but synths can be a bit distracting. 7. Iron Maiden s/t - Raw, but has a swagger to it. Remember Tomorrow is brilliant. 8. The Final Frontier - Way underrated. A few tracks too long, and a few tracks are too long. 9. Killers - Great performances but less memorable songs. 10. Book of Souls - See TFF above. No bad tracks but enough material for two separate albums. 11. Dance of Death - A number of lengthy and unmemorable tracks. Title track is bad. 12. A Matter of Life and Death - See BoS and TFF. Lob off maybe three songs, shorten most. 13. Fear of the Dark - Half good. What works is awesome, but what doesn't is terrible, 14. No Prayer for the Dying - Same, but with even less memorable tracks. Tailgunner is cool. 15. Virtual IX - More focused but the songs aren't great, and Blaze is the wrong singer. 16. The X Factor - A bloody mess, almost unlistenable. Bruce's vocals on live versions of Sign of the Cross are worth checking out.

Great chat! A footnote to the comment about "Run To The Hills" being the first song (or metal song) addressing the plight of the American Indians - Judas Priest did it with "Savage" (1978) and Queen with "White Man" (1976).

Powerslave is one of my all time favorite albums. It’s been with me since my very early high school days and I find that it hasn’t aged a day. I find it similar to opening a great book. Seeing it 5th in the ratings cuts me deep. You guys made excellent points all throughout this video though. The Maiden catalog needs an updated listen from me as they were once one of my most listened to bands (and they’re fucking amazing live), however if I had to rank them today: 14.) No Prayer For the Dying 13.) AMLOAD 12.) Dance of Death 11.) Fear of the Dark 10.) The Final Frontier 9.) The Book Of Souls 8.) Iron Maiden 7.) Brave New World 6.) Somewhere in Time 5.) Killers 4.) The Number of the Beast 3.) Seventh Son 2.) Piece of Mind 1.) Powerslave

Agree on No Prayer for the Dying (not that the Blaze albums are not worse) Thought they would never come back from that

Powerslave a "safe record"? I think you're just too young ;) At the time, every album was something very new and kind of peaked at Somewhere in time for many of us who saw the band live back in the day.

I get having a different opinion on post 2000 maiden vs priest but interms of the 80 they’re both stone cold top tier bands how can you not like both

Holy shit I didn't expect that very cool!!!

I just found your channel. Good stuff, agree with the rankings for the most part. I would say both "Number of the Beast" and "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" are "perfect" albums where every song on those albums are good. My quick and dirty rankings: 16. No Prayer for the Dying 15. Virtual XI 14. The Final Frontier 13. The X Factor 12. Book of Souls 11. Matter of Life and Death 10. Fear of the Dark 9. Powerslave 8. Dance of Death 7. Killers 6. Brave New World 5. Somewhere in Time 4. Piece of Mind 3. Iron Maiden 2. 7th Son 1. Number of the Beast

I guess to this group I can admit - statue of limitations - college buddies and I blasted our way into the Seattle Arena in ‘91 to see them using Seattle Thunderbirds hockey tickets for the following night. … ‘arry, we owe you one mate. Stood right in front of Davey wielding that white Strat he was so good.

I can't get past their early 80's stuff; basically the first 5 albums. The release of 'Run to the Hills' was what got me into Iron Maiden in the first place. I bought the vinyl album and from there, I bought their earlier stuff and got to really appreciate it. I remember loving 'Strange World' from their first album, as well as 'Run to the Hills' and 'Flight of Icarus' amongst others. Although Bruce Dickinson is great, we can't forget Paul and his contribution...

Atfer grinding through a few of these Lp lists of yours, I'm team Joe all the way! No idea what planet those other 2 guys are from....Powerslave a 6? Ludicrous. Maybe I'm still reeling from the Billy Joel episode lol.

Great show. Joe is definitely closer to the general consensus on how the albums are ranked than Jason and Kramzer. I have to give Killers another listen. Haven't listened to it for years, but I remember being a bit disappointed with the songs when I first heard it (like Jason, I thought it was a clear step down from the debut). I have noticed that the album is generally being pretty highly regarded, so it deserves another chance I think.

The thing is they have a TON of live releases 4:16

I just do my top 10, as I haven't heard anything after Brave New World. 10. Brave New World 9. Killers 8. No Prayer for the Dying 7. Iron Maiden 6. Fear of the Dark 5. Powerslave 4. Piece of Mind 3. The Number of the Beast 2. Somewhere in Time 1. Seventh Son

I almost forgot that the one time I saw Maiden live was on the Matter of Life and Death tour where they played the entire album live start to finish, with only a few classics at the end. Not the best idea in the world.

1-killers..2-iron maiden..3-somewhere in time..4-powerage..5-sinjutsu..6-#of the beast..7-peace of mind

Iron maiden never had that weird ideas for song titles. Many song titles and lyrics are named after different novels or movies, like Loneliness of a lone distance runner, which is a well known novel. Brave new world, wicker man, Lord of the flies, somewhere in time, man on the edge (falling down), stranger in a strange land, the duelists etc. etc. are all different movies and novels. And there are many more. Favorite album is 7th son btw.

Just wanted to hear Jason’s take on the Blaze Bailey material. Was not disappointed 🤗

To give you an idea of how much I loved Fear of the dark when that came out....it was my favourite album for about 2 years...its now way down my maiden list with a score of 8/10....which is why my star ratings of all their albums might appear high to non metal fans....spent so much time married we've been divorced at least 3 times....🧐

Well done guys!

i hate how live albums aren't included. I love live albums and are some of favorites from bands. Live After Death is a masterpiece.

Iron Maiden are probably my most nostalgic band from being a teenager. There was a time where all I listened to was Iron Maiden and were unequivocally my favourite band. I even studied for my English Literature exam on The Ancient Mariner by continually listening to their take on it! They quite effectively (and surprisingly) bridged the gap between my adolescent love of prog and metal. And Maiden could do that sort of bombast without veering into complete camp - they’ve always ridden that line well and have only aged with grace. Sometimes they went too far but swiftly pulled it back. And more than that it was the visual aspects to the albums - I loved the inventive ways they used Eddie on the album covers and the different settings used. Somewhere in Time might be one of my favourite album covers ever as there’s so much packed into it that it screams to be viewed in its original vinyl release. Such awesome stuff. They were also the first big band I ever saw live! No gig I’ve been to since could quite match up to that electrifying build up of seeing them. Definitely don’t make up my usual listening pattern these days but I respect their showmanship and Bruce Dickinson will always be one of my favourite metal frontmen (even if I personally disagree with his modern politics). At their best they’re probably still my favourite metal band. Every now and again I get an itch for that bit of OTT metal and Iron Maiden do it best. They are also one of the few legacy metal bands to age with grace and even offer interesting tangents to their musical stylings. The Book of Souls has weak spots but for the most part their run from Brave New World has been consistently great, filled with surprising moments. Where The Wild Wind Blows from The Final Frontier, for example, is a stellar example of their underrated storytelling abilities as communicated through the lyrics and music. Anyway my list! 16. Virtual XI - 1 star - I always want to give Bayley a fair shot but I never enjoy listening to this one 15. No Prayer For The Dying - 1.5 stars - back to basics but without the pomp or inventiveness. Boo! 14. The X Factor - 1.5 stars - I think Sign of the Cross is great and really suits Bayley’s voice. Otherwise this one is a drudge. 13. Fear of the Dark - 2 stars - title track is great. And that’s it. 12. Killers - 2.5 stars - I know some people love this album but its never ever clicked with me. Wrathchild is awesome though. 11. The Book of Souls - 2.5 stars - probably the weakest of the modern run but the title track, If Eternity Should Fail and Empire of the Clouds make it worth a listen 10. Dance of Death - 3 stars - the highs of this one are so high. Paschendale, No More Lies, Rainmaker, Journeyman and the title track are symphonic metal masterpieces but the rest doesn’t quite match up. But it’s still a good time. Bad cover as well. 9. Iron Maiden - 3.5 stars - early and raw and still good 8. Piece of Mind - 3.5 stars - brilliant moments interspersed with taking things too far. The Trooper, Revelations and Where Eagles Dare are brilliant but hearing Bruce later on wailing about dinosaurs and Dune are steps too far 7. The Number of the Beast - 4 stars - incredibly tight and brilliant record only beaten by their innovations on the later 80s albums. Still a monumental classic and Hallowed Be Thy Name has got to be one of the best albums closers ever. As good as Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Lands :P (feels like sacrilege saying that) 6. A Matter of Life & Death - 4 stars - an underrated one but this one feels like the moodier piece they were aiming for from the Bayley era but there’s much better tonal consistency and the writing is really sharp. I’m very fond of it. 5. The Final Frontier - 4 stars - a perfect distillation of what the band had achieved since the 2000 reboot, this one has a bit of everything and proof that Maiden still has creative rocket juice aplenty 4. Brave New World - 4.5 stars - so much better than it should be, the joy palpable in this record is infectious. Everything is here - soaring Bruce vocals, tricky knotty riffs, daffy concepts that don’t feel dumb and a real heart - Blood Brothers is just 👌. I also love it at the end of the record where Nicko says “I f***** missed this” 3. Powerslave - 5 stars - the perfect 80s metal album. It has everything you can think of when you think classic Maiden. Riffs! Operatic vocals! Insane lyrics! A silly but not too silly tone! And the iconography of this album! Eddie as a mummy! Albatross! RAF dog fights! 2. Somewhere in Time - 5 stars - inventive and ambitious to apply the synthesiser to the classic Maiden formula and it works brilliantly in my eyes. Wasted Years maybe my favourite Maiden song. 1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - everything they learned from Somewhere in Time is matched with the very best of the rest of their 80s output for a record that combines prog, metal and even pop sensibilities into a bizarre *ahem* beast of an album that has, despite everything against it, aged so so well.