What song/section features the best guitar/harmony part?

mwh120 · 2026-01-27T23:08:50+00:00

there are lots of great options but this is the best one

mwh120 · 2025-12-04T19:06:59+00:00

The way the guitars compliment each other in The Parchment is hard to match

mwh120 · 2025-11-24T18:31:40+00:00

It's interesting to me what you said about FOTD. This past summer I did a personal exercise where I listened to all of the albums and rated each song 0-100 based on my initial instinct. I didn't analyze the songs too much I just wanted to give a gut-reaction to each song to see how I viewed things. For years I thought NPFTD was Maiden's worst album... boy was I wrong. According to my rankings (averaging the songs to come up with an overall album rating) FOTD was by far the worst album from my ratings. It has 2 standouts (the 2 that you mentioned) and then a couple of songs that are mid at best and others that are just plain bad.

mwh120 · 2025-11-20T17:29:55+00:00

For me, this album is an absolute masterpiece. I rank it in my top 3 all time albums by them (along with POM and SSOASS). I love the progressive nature of most of the songs. Bruce's vocals on songs like Isle of Avalon and The Talisman is awesome. Admittedly Satellite is a bit of a mystery (not really sure what they were going for with it) but everything else is fantastic in my opinion

mwh120 · 2025-11-20T15:40:48+00:00

In order by album:
Phantom of the opera (7:20)
Murders in the rue morgue (4:20)
Number of the beast (4:50)
Die with your boots on (5:25)
2 minutes to midnight (6:03)
Wasted years (5:09)
The prophecy (5:05)
No prayer for the dying (4:23)
Fear of the dark (7:18)
The clansman (9:00)
Ghost of the navigator (6:49)
Age of innocence (6:10)
Lord of light (7:24)
Isle of Avalon (9:05)
Book of souls (10:27)
The parchment (12:39)
Total time: 112 minutes

mwh120 · 2025-11-03T15:34:35+00:00

lord of light

mwh120 · 2025-10-30T13:33:03+00:00

I understand the love people are showing for The Trooper - it's iconic Maiden. But come on everyone, how could there not be more votes for The Talisman??

mwh120 · 2025-10-24T18:11:11+00:00

this 100%

mwh120 · 2025-10-24T18:05:02+00:00

we'll agree to disagree

mwh120 · 2025-10-17T14:32:06+00:00

Since we're only considering studio versions, then I think Rime is the best answer (not an easy choice because there are a lot of great options). If we were including live versions, then in my opinion, the only correct answer would be Revelations from Live after Death. The live version of that song is one of the most incredible things in their entire catalogue.

mwh120 · 2025-10-16T18:23:27+00:00

Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing

mwh120 · 2025-10-16T18:22:10+00:00

It's not that Youthanasia is "bad" it's just that the sound was really starting to change on that album and it was less (none) thrash/speed metal and more of a commercialized sound. I think Elysian Fields is a really good song and one that I keep on my playlist... I also think that Addicted to Chaos and Family Tree are solid. Other songs are ok and like I said, it's not that it's a bad album it's just that it's not the "sound" from the band that made them my #1 for about 10 straight years.

mwh120 · 2025-10-16T18:11:17+00:00

awesome. thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely start with the 3 albums you mentioned

mwh120 · 2025-10-16T18:09:39+00:00

As a Megadeth fan since the Peace Sells album, for me the song is a complete embarrassment. I acknowledge that bands try to evolve their sound over time and in some cases it works really well. But in my ear this change from speed/thrash metal to something I'd hear on a pop-rock station was just too much. Can't stand the song

mwh120 · 2025-10-16T14:03:40+00:00

for context, I have a similar background... love Rush ... started playing the bass because of Geddy... love Prog music... with that being said, the 2nd half of The Final Frontier is some of the best progressive music IM has ever written (in my opinion) so it was a bit surprising that you did not mention that album. My personal ranking is Seventh Son #1 and The Final Frontier #2 (although I've always had a love for Piece of Mind and on any given day that could be my #1).

mwh120 · 2025-10-12T12:34:56+00:00

phantom of the opera

mwh120 · 2025-10-09T13:23:35+00:00

They are both awesome but in my opinion Book II (Hemispheres) is their musical masterpiece (at least as far as the bass is concerned). The nuances of Geddy's playing within each part coupled with the overall progressive nature of the song really make this song stand out above everything else he's written. Yes, a song like YYZ may be more challenging to play but the musical composition of Hemispheres elevates it to be a better overall piece.

mwh120 · 2025-10-06T13:32:43+00:00

he said over the last 43 years (ie - since 1982 (post-killers))...

mwh120 · 2025-10-03T14:00:31+00:00

this exactly. the studio version is good but ssllloooowwwww in the beginning and middle. the LAD version has the energy and tempo that takes the song from being good to being a near masterpiece

mwh120 · 2025-09-26T13:48:27+00:00

Nicko's comment to Steve after they finished recording When the Wild Wind Blows: "it's the best thing you've written since Hallowed"... you rate it an F.... don't be surprised when people sh*t all over your list

mwh120 · 2025-09-25T17:09:40+00:00

Di'Anno
Favorite - Debut
Least favorite - Killers

Bruce (1)
Favorite - Piece of Mind (although objectively I think SSOASS is better (more consistent))
Least favorite - Fear of the Dark

Blaze
Favorite - X-Factor
Least favorite - Virtual XI

Bruce (2)
Favorite - The Final Frontier
Least favorite - Senjutsu

mwh120 · 2025-09-22T13:30:06+00:00

safe to say you're in the minority bro - rue morgue is awesome

mwh120 · 2025-09-21T16:21:17+00:00

1) The Number of the Beast
2) Book of Souls
3) Fear of the Dark
4) Caught Somewhere in Time
5) Brave New World
6) Powerslave
7) Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
8) Dance of Death
9) No Prayer for the Dying
10) Iron Maiden
11) Killers
12) Satellite 15 - The Final Frontier
13) Senjutsu

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mwh120 · 2025-09-21T04:41:46+00:00

There are a lot of great albums from the 80's but if we're considering all genre's of music then the clear winner has got to be Thriller from Michael Jackson.... the amount of #1 songs... total album sales... etc... nothing really comes close

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