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Can count the number of Maiden tracks I actually really like on one hand. But think they might have been the first metal band I ever heard, and I definitely have a soft spot for them as a result.

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My first "metal" shirt was a hand me down Motley Crue "Dr. Feelgood" T-shirt that I wore everywhere despite never owning a Motley Crue album. In my defense, I was eleven. No pictures of this exist.

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Re: IRON MAIDEN I still have my original vinyl debut and Killers RECORDS.

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Maiden are over-rated but that doesn't mean they aren't good' date=' from the self titled debut through to Seventh Son are essential for any metalhead after that they became hit or miss, Fear Of The Dark was great but other then that for me the only Maiden worth a damn was A Matter Of Life And Death[/quote'] x factor is better than most of their new stuff anyway, and maybe call me a traitor, but i think judas wouldve been better if ripper had stayed in the band, those 2 albums slay, especially jugs ulator :D
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not fond of the second Ripper album and it's arguable as to whether Priest would have taken the path they did if Ripper had stayed, I for one doubt they would have, Halford was the driving force behind Nostradamus though Priest would still have done angel of retribution, which by the way is a really shitty album on the subject of Maiden yes X Factor has been better then everything other then AMOLAD but as xf is still a bad album that speaks more to the abominations Maiden have produced since Bruce's return then the quality of that album

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"Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" wins this hands down. "Infinite Dreams", "Can I Play With Madness", "The Evil That Men Do" and the title track are all classics. If had to place a top three I would award second place to "Powerslave" which is front heavy though and fades after "Flash Of The Blade" and third spot would go to "Somewhere In Time" (even though it has "De Ja Vu" on it which is my least favourite/most hated Maiden song of all time).

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