he’ll take their life but they’ll take
yours too
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
Iron Maiden songs
number 10 run to the hills
as the first single off their critically
acclaimed 1982 album the number of the
beast run to the hills’ remains one of
Iron Maiden’s most highly ranked songs
on various heavy metal lists
touching on the conflicts between Native
American tribes and European settlers
the Steve Harris pen tract provides both
sides points of view and with the band’s
first song to be released with Bruce
Dickinson on vocals
number nine Phantom of the Opera
for Michael
though the band’s solid eponymous debut
included notable songs like Prowler and
running free
it’s phantom of the opera’ that grabs us
especially because it was a precursor to
decades of epic Steve Harris baselines
while the band later derided the album’s
audio quality the release was
commercially successful the seven-minute
track was particularly notable for its
progressive elements and its standing as
a live staple
number eight Rothschild
featuring original vocalist Paul Di’Anno
on mic duties
Killers track rap child kicks off with
one of skeet Harris’s most recognizable
bass lines despite the band’s later
lineup changes this is usually the only
track off this album that Iron Maiden
still plays and concerts
and this shouldn’t come as any surprise
since the course and solo seemed
destined to be performed live
number seven seventh son of a seventh
son
1988 seventh son of a seventh son
offered fans a slew of standout tracks
including can i play with madness and
the evil that men do
but weighing in at over nine minutes and
including a chilling intro heart
pounding bassline and haunting segments
in between
it’s hard to overlook the title track as
one of Maiden’s greatest
number six Alexander the Great
featuring synthesizers for the first
time 1986 is somewhere in time presented
a new sound which please some fans but
disappointed others regardless the
album’s track quality remained high with
the epic caught somewhere in time
the lush stranger in a strange land
and the infectious wasted years
but the song that most represents the
band’s appeal is Alexander the Great
referencing history in a unique way this
eight-minute plus opus is truly a
masterpiece
number five number of the Beast
the title track to what is arguably the
fan favorite from Iron Maiden’s
discography the number of the beast
introduced us to the vocal prowess of
Bruce Dickinson
given the song subject matter it drew
considerable criticism but it didn’t
hurt its success one bit and it
continues to be played live
number four the trooper
inspired by Lord Tennyson’s poem the
trooper peace of minds second single
chronicles the charge of the Light
Brigade at the Battle of balaclava in
1854 released after the first single
flight of Icarus
the heavy-metal tune is arguably the
first maiden song to successfully cross
over into the mainstream
it also showcased Adrian Smith’s and
Dave Murray’s multi-layered guitars and
skied Paris’s bass
number three ace is hot
recounting The Adventures of a British
RAF pilot as he takes on the mighty
German Luftwaffe during 1940s Battle of
Britain this powerslave number features
chilling lyrics and even more chilling
riffs they are fittingly fast paced
onslaught of sound that display made his
signature multi guitar sound
cases hi became an even bigger fan
favorite when it served as the opening
track to made his critically acclaimed
1985 live after death release
number two Rime of the Ancient Mariner
another Steve Harris written track off
powerslave this 13-minute anthem was
inspired by the samuel taylor college
poem of the same name
though it’s one of the longest in
maidens repertoire Paris actually wrote
it in a relatively short time to this
day it remains one of Dickinson’s
favorite songs to sing live
she show
number one hallowed be thy name
featuring two guitar solos this single
from the number of the beast is
perennial II named as one of if not the
greatest maiden song ever
with lyrics about a prisoner’s final
moments before being hanged and
featuring Bruce Dickinson in his
signature storytelling mode it’s also
listed as one of the best heavy-metal
songs ever check it out for yourself
do you agree with our list which your
favorite Iron Maiden song be sure to
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entertaining top tens
yours too
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
Iron Maiden songs
number 10 run to the hills
as the first single off their critically
acclaimed 1982 album the number of the
beast run to the hills’ remains one of
Iron Maiden’s most highly ranked songs
on various heavy metal lists
touching on the conflicts between Native
American tribes and European settlers
the Steve Harris pen tract provides both
sides points of view and with the band’s
first song to be released with Bruce
Dickinson on vocals
number nine Phantom of the Opera
for Michael
though the band’s solid eponymous debut
included notable songs like Prowler and
running free
it’s phantom of the opera’ that grabs us
especially because it was a precursor to
decades of epic Steve Harris baselines
while the band later derided the album’s
audio quality the release was
commercially successful the seven-minute
track was particularly notable for its
progressive elements and its standing as
a live staple
number eight Rothschild
featuring original vocalist Paul Di’Anno
on mic duties
Killers track rap child kicks off with
one of skeet Harris’s most recognizable
bass lines despite the band’s later
lineup changes this is usually the only
track off this album that Iron Maiden
still plays and concerts
and this shouldn’t come as any surprise
since the course and solo seemed
destined to be performed live
number seven seventh son of a seventh
son
1988 seventh son of a seventh son
offered fans a slew of standout tracks
including can i play with madness and
the evil that men do
but weighing in at over nine minutes and
including a chilling intro heart
pounding bassline and haunting segments
in between
it’s hard to overlook the title track as
one of Maiden’s greatest
number six Alexander the Great
featuring synthesizers for the first
time 1986 is somewhere in time presented
a new sound which please some fans but
disappointed others regardless the
album’s track quality remained high with
the epic caught somewhere in time
the lush stranger in a strange land
and the infectious wasted years
but the song that most represents the
band’s appeal is Alexander the Great
referencing history in a unique way this
eight-minute plus opus is truly a
masterpiece
number five number of the Beast
the title track to what is arguably the
fan favorite from Iron Maiden’s
discography the number of the beast
introduced us to the vocal prowess of
Bruce Dickinson
given the song subject matter it drew
considerable criticism but it didn’t
hurt its success one bit and it
continues to be played live
number four the trooper
inspired by Lord Tennyson’s poem the
trooper peace of minds second single
chronicles the charge of the Light
Brigade at the Battle of balaclava in
1854 released after the first single
flight of Icarus
the heavy-metal tune is arguably the
first maiden song to successfully cross
over into the mainstream
it also showcased Adrian Smith’s and
Dave Murray’s multi-layered guitars and
skied Paris’s bass
number three ace is hot
recounting The Adventures of a British
RAF pilot as he takes on the mighty
German Luftwaffe during 1940s Battle of
Britain this powerslave number features
chilling lyrics and even more chilling
riffs they are fittingly fast paced
onslaught of sound that display made his
signature multi guitar sound
cases hi became an even bigger fan
favorite when it served as the opening
track to made his critically acclaimed
1985 live after death release
number two Rime of the Ancient Mariner
another Steve Harris written track off
powerslave this 13-minute anthem was
inspired by the samuel taylor college
poem of the same name
though it’s one of the longest in
maidens repertoire Paris actually wrote
it in a relatively short time to this
day it remains one of Dickinson’s
favorite songs to sing live
she show
number one hallowed be thy name
featuring two guitar solos this single
from the number of the beast is
perennial II named as one of if not the
greatest maiden song ever
with lyrics about a prisoner’s final
moments before being hanged and
featuring Bruce Dickinson in his
signature storytelling mode it’s also
listed as one of the best heavy-metal
songs ever check it out for yourself
do you agree with our list which your
favorite Iron Maiden song be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top tens
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