This band happens to be my latest obbsession... I just have to own everything IM related.

You could do far far worse

Maiden is quite excellent

Yeah, a quick look at my username showa just how much i like these guys

Though I only own all of Maiden's stuff through Powerslave, nothing will ever dethrone Number... as Maiden's best IMO!

My two favs.

I was never a huge maiden fan myself. Sure, I owned quite a lot of their albums and singles throughout the years, but I never really liked much of their stuff after "somewhere in time" was released and haven't listened to them since 1986.

my two fave IM albums

I've always preferred the Di'anno years myself (The Soundhouse Tapes, Iron Maiden, Killers, Maiden Japan) mainly because they were more of a street savvy metal band in the center of the NWOBHM movement back then and that was the first lineup I heard.

But I have always been somewhat of a fan of the Bruce years too - and that appreciation has actually increased in recent months. The Number of the Beast (even though the occultic undertones of the title track used to bother me), Piece of Mind and Powerslave will always be my faves from the Bruce era, but I have also been checking out the post-Somewhere in Time stuff recently and have been finding some enjoyable surprises on those albums too.

I recently completed the spine puzzle from the CM remastered releases, so that helped too.

This EP was always one of my favorite album covers of theirs:



I really liked the Dance of Death release too when it came out. :thumbsup: Brave New World was also pretty cool, but I haven't heard the latest - A Matter of Life and Death.

I also have never heard the albums from the Blaze years, and I know how much people tend to dislike them, but I plan on checking those out sometime soon also.

Seventh Son was the beginning of the end for me. I do like Brave New World and A Matter Of Life and Death but they just dont hold a candle to anything pre Somewhere In Time.

The first maiden release i owned................

Sanctuary, the cassette single. Talk about old.....But man, D'ianno's vocals were top notch!

First time I ever heard Maiden was the Maiden Japan ep.....or is that Made in Japan? Im too lazy to google.

I started with Powerslave.. and with the help of the spne puzzle, I've not collected all the re-issues. Out of hte prper studio album I've got all but the Blaze albums. I'm now trying to collect all the "First 10 Years" vinyl versions of the singles with the commentary by Nicko. I've only got Aces High/2 Minutes to Midnight so far... but I've won a few on ebay so they should be on there way here soon.