The Top 8 Metal Albums Listed are ... . You can vote for 8 and change your vote.
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a question isn't a whine.. take it easy francis..One post and the whining has started. We need an anti-whining law. There is Motorhead.
NotB is a pretty uneven album but if nothing else Hallowed Be Thy Name is worth the price of admission all on its own.In this order:
British Steel
Screaming for Vengeance
Paranoid
Vol. 4
Ride the Lightning
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Urgh, I guess number of the beast is 8th. Which I happen to think is one of the most overrated metal albums of all time.
I find MOP an utter bore these days. Hasn't aged well for me at all. So I refuse to put it on my list. And truth be told, at least I like Children of the Damned and Hallowed be thy name on Number.
Blizzard of Oz actually might be the most overrated metal album of all time. Love Sabbath, don't care for solo Ozzy expect a couple of songs.
NotB is a pretty uneven album but if nothing else Hallowed Be Thy Name is worth the price of admission all on its own.
Iron Maiden is my favourite band, and I find "Number of the Beast" hugely overrated. The title track and "The Prisoner" are probably the two best songs on the album. ("Hallowed be thy Name" is great, but the revelation that the song was plagiarized hurts). The rest of the album is frustratingly inconsistent. I wouldn't put it in the band's top ten albums (in terms of quality... of course, in terms of popularity and cultural impact, it's probably first).In this order:
British Steel
Screaming for Vengeance
Paranoid
Vol. 4
Ride the Lightning
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Urgh, I guess number of the beast is 8th. Which I happen to think is one of the most overrated metal albums of all time.
I find MOP an utter bore these days. Hasn't aged well for me at all. So I refuse to put it on my list. And truth be told, at least I like Children of the Damned and Hallowed be thy name on Number.
Blizzard of Oz actually might be the most overrated metal album of all time. Love Sabbath, don't care for solo Ozzy expect a couple of songs.
Iron Maiden is also my favorite band, and I mostly agree. Run to the Hills is also a great song, but over exposure has blunted it's impact quite a bit. That galloping riff and great chorus though? Objectively good even if I don't want to hear it next time I go to see them.Iron Maiden is my favourite band, and I find "Number of the Beast" hugely overrated. The title track and "The Prisoner" are probably the two best songs on the album. ("Hallowed be thy Name" is great, but the revelation that the song was plagiarized hurts). The rest of the album is frustratingly inconsistent. I wouldn't put it in the band's top ten albums (in terms of quality... of course, in terms of popularity and cultural impact, it's probably first).
I was glad they didn't play any of the "big three" songs from NotB on the latest tour. I can understand why that might disappoint someone who hasn't seen them live before, but I like that it gave them space in the setlist to play a bunch of songs that either have never been played live before, or some of that have been out of rotation since the 1980's.Iron Maiden is also my favorite band, and I mostly agree. Run to the Hills is also a great song, but over exposure has blunted it's impact quite a bit. That galloping riff and great chorus though? Objectively good even if I don't want to hear it next time I go to see them.
Good/Great songs on NotB - Hallowed Be Thy Name, NotB, Run to the Hills, The Prisoner, Children of the Damned
Fine? songs - 22 Acacia Avenue
Bad songs - Gangland, Invaders
Maiden has one of those discographies where they could have completely different set lists for tours and they'd probably be able to get a solid 3 shows with no overlap.I was glad they didn't play any of the "big three" songs from NotB on the latest tour. I can understand why that might disappoint someone who hasn't seen them live before, but I like that it gave them space in the setlist to play a bunch of songs that either have never been played live before, or some of that have been out of rotation since the 1980's.
I agree "Invaders" is a bad song. But it has one of the best bass performances from Harris - fun and challenging to play.
I added Melissa, Ænima, Rust in Peace, Among the Living, And Justice for All, Too Fast for Love, Danzig, Rage Against the Machine, and Metallica to the poll. You can change your vote. @TheAngryHank, @PANARIN BREAD FAN, @Behn Wilsonmotorhead - one of the only bands to ever exist where fans of punk, classic rock and metal agreed was cool.
The first half of Defenders is very good, the second half is pretty weak. I wouldn't put it among the five best Priest albums (same with SfV, honestly).Multiple albums by Priest but no Defenders of the Faith
Multiple albums by Maiden but no Powerslave
Multiple albums by Metallica but no Kill 'Em All
Melissa but no Don't Break the Oath
Am I just out of touch?
The best Priest album is Painkiller.Defenders is my favourite Priest album. It's a dystopian masterpiece!
The best Priest album is Painkiller.