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[ravenheart]

Originally Posted by cradle_of_maiden

That's the first time I've heard someone say anything good about a Blaze album

You should come here more often when there's a raging Maiden discussion. 'The X Factor' has a lot of fans here.

The Blaze albums are one of those standard I-hate-it-because-that's-what-the-internet-tells-me-to-hate things.

[JRA]

Originally Posted by ravenheart

You should come here more often when there's a raging Maiden discussion. 'The X Factor' has a lot of fans here.

The Blaze albums are one of those standard I-hate-it-because-that's-what-the-internet-tells-me-to-hate things.

X-factor is a guilty pleasure. It's two or three tracks too long and it's a stark contrast in energy from your classic Maiden sound, but it is legitimately a good album. It was just released at the wrong time. Steve is making up for it though by releasing that same album over and over again out of bitterness and contempt for his fans.

Virutal XI blows though. Overly repetitive, inane choruses galore.

[Blitzkrieg Witchcraft]

There are 4 good Blaze/Maiden songs:

Futureal
Man on the Edge (awful lyrics, though)
The Sign of the Cross
The Clansman

[powerslave_85]

Originally Posted by JRA

X-factor is a guilty pleasure. It's two or three tracks too long and it's a stark contrast in energy from your classic Maiden sound, but it is legitimately a good album. It was just released at the wrong time. Steve is making up for it though by releasing that same album over and over again out of bitterness and contempt for his fans.

Virutal XI blows though. Overly repetitive, inane choruses galore.

This. VXI has a few good songs, but overall? Yeesh. The X Factor has held up surprisingly well, though.

[Maidenmagic]

Originally Posted by cradle_of_maiden

You like The X Factor best out of all the maiden albums?

Lyrically and musically their greatest achievement. Big step up after the Raspy Bruce/hard rock records. The sound they have now is based from The X factor. The only bad song on Virtual XI is The Angel and the gambler. The worst Maiden album, to me, is No prayer for the dying.

[Maidenmagic]

Originally Posted by ravenheart

at every Maiden discussion eventually becoming how everyone ranks the albums

Sorry, just couldn't resist.

[Maidenmagic]

Originally Posted by cradle_of_maiden

That's the first time I've heard someone say anything good about a Blaze album

Some hardcore fans would have nice things to say about the Blaze era.

[ravenheart]

Originally Posted by Maidenmagic

Lyrically and musically their greatest achievement. Big step up after the Raspy Bruce/hard rock records. The sound they have now is based from The X factor. The only bad song on Virtual XI is The Angel and the gambler. The worst Maiden album, to me, is No prayer for the dying.

This. All of it.

[Maidenmagic]

Wow. It's nice that someone agrees with me. Thanks Ravenheart.

[brutal_descent]

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