Top 10 Iron Maiden Songs
Iron Maiden has been pumping out albums since rrtheir 1980 debut. Here are there ten best songs rrfrom them. REMEMBER! THIS IS AN OBJECTIVE LIST! rrTHIS IS NON-BIASED AND NOT MY PERSONAL FAVORITES! |
| 1 | Iron Maiden
Hallowed be Thy Name
The Number of the Beast's Hallowed be thy Name has been accused of being one
of the best metal
songs ever. The seven minute epic follows a death row inmate on his final
moments. |
| 2 | Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Maidens longest song to date, Powerslaves Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a
musical retelling of the
Samuel Coleridges epic of the same name. |
| 3 | The Trooper
The Trooper off of Piece of Mind follows the Charge of the Light Brigade at
the Battle of Balaclava
1854. It was one of the few Maiden songs to get much radio airplay in the
US. |
| 4 | Aces High
Aces High off of Powerslave followed an RAF pilot in the Battle of Britain.
The song has been covered
numerous times. |
| 5 | The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast had some great songs, including its title track.
Despite what some might say,
the anthem was inspired by a dream Steve had. |
| 6 | Fear of the Dark
Fear of the Dark is the title track of the album of the same name. While
most of the album was poor,
this song is one of their best. The epic anthem is a fan favorite and has
been covered a number of
times. |
| 7 | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the title track of the album of the same
name. SSOASS took a more progressive
rout. |
| 8 | Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera was a Dianno track off of the self-titled 1980 debut.
The epic song experiences
constant rhythm changes, and is easily the best song on the album. |
| 9 | Alexander the Great
Somewhere in Time was a great album, and is best represented with Alexander
the Great, which is kind of a
musical history lesson. Its still great to listen to. |
| 10 | Run to the Hills
More from The Number of the Beast. Run to the Hills was the first Maiden
song I heard and the one that
introduced me to the band. The anthem was about Europeans killing Indians?.
Suddenly I wonder why the song
wasnt controversial. |
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