Reviews (page 2 of 14)
I generally like my metal more extreme but solid nevertheless vs other stuff on the list
It’s not bad, it’s just not as good as their later stuff. This probably sounded amazing in 1980, but time has not been kind, and I really miss Bruce Dickinson’s screaming vocals.
To be fair this was better than expected. The standard of playing was excellent and the variety of styles was interesting. Looks like they were still trying to establish their signature sound. The vocals were not of a great standard however. Might try to listen to a later album to see the difference.
The blueprint before the building was finished — Paul Di'Anno's rawer, punk-inflected vocal approach giving this debut a grit that the more polished Dickinson era traded for operatic ambition, which is either a feature or a limitation depending on what you're after. The galloping bass lines and twin guitar attack are already fully formed, the compositional ambition audible in the multi-part title track, and the NWOBHM energy is genuine throughout. The honest limitation is that "Hallowed Be Thy Name" doesn't exist yet, and that song was doing significant heavy lifting for the four that Number of the Beast earned. Good moments are real and scattered across the runtime without accumulating into something that demands the higher rating. A respectful three for a band finding what it would become — interesting as a historical document and less essential than what followed.
Solid metal album. Not one that I crave but definitely one that I enjoy
I'm not a huge fan of Paul Di'Anno's voice, but musically this is probably the most raw and explosive version of Iron Maiden. These are also the words I'd use for this album, which is even more fun than I remembered. Unlike most of the band's later albums, this one has an edge that later influenced much heavier and faster metal records, and makes it a highlight for the band.
Solid, not my favorite type of music. I could see this being higher rated for people who enjoy this style more than me.
Iron Maiden rips. Not their best album but still rocks.
Thank whatever deity is smiling upon me, for giving me an album that I know I'm going to like. Finally. Iron Maiden was one of the most significant bands to come out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and since then they've maintained their stance as one of the top metal acts. This being their debut album, they've not found the definitive Iron Maiden sound yet. But the foundation is there. And despite not having Bruce Dickinson as part of the lineup, Paul Di'Anno is a gifted vocalist in his own right. This is not my favorite Maiden album, but its still up there, and definitely belongs on this list. Very happy to have pulled this today.
I’m not sure if this is a hot take or not, but I love Iron Maiden way more than Metallica. They take themselves way less seriously and just make better music as a result. It’s whimsical metal. I’m here for it.
7/10 listened before
++: Prowler, Phantom of the Opera, Transylvania, Strange World, Iron Maiden +: Remember Tomorrow, Running Free +-: Charlotte the Harlot 7,7/10
Brilliant album! Really enjoyed listening to this on my train journey. I like all the songs but id say phantom of the opera and Transylvania are my top songs on this album!
9/10 There doesn't exist an Iron Maiden album that I don't consider peak. 9 instead of 10 only because I like other Iron Maiden albums more.
This was very cool in a lot of diverse ways I did not expect.
Great album
Loved this one
Buen disco, pero muchas canciones iguales
milestone in this genre!!! fantastic album
Up The Irons!! This is a genuinely good album, the fact that it is a debut album makes it that much better. Love it
This was food, even your mother got into it. Not filled with their most recognisable songs, but always that iconic maiden sound. Well worth a listen.
Quality gym music
Okayy
Whoever thought of the idea to put a little zombie guy on the cover probably thought they were soooo cool 🙄
Whilst it's not bad, I have to admit I found it quite corny
I like Iron Maiden and this is a fun little album.
-1 for no Bruce +1 for self-titled song on self-titled album
leuker dan verwacht, niet helemaal mijn genre
Loved this! Unexpectedly because the cover really put me off.
My first time listening to pre-Bruce Dickinson Maiden and it's so much better than I expected it to be. Prowler is an epic opening track, one of my favourite opening tracks in this list to date. There's not a bad song on the album. I love the fast paced songs but the slower ones are equally as impressive and Transylvania is ridiculously good. An epic debut album.
Can I get a Hell Yea Brother Best Song: Phantom of the Opera Rating: 7/10 Stars: 4
I'd had some nice experiences with heavy metal on this site i.e. not expecting much but then being surprised (even blown away a couple of times) by how food it was. This had the potential to be the same, but ultimately it wasn't in the same category. The tracks were all average, nothing stood out as above average. I made it all the way through, so it gets 2 stars.
I was excited for this album as I’ve always known about Iron Maiden, but I had never listened to an album of theirs. Heck, I couldn’t have even named a song by them, but I knew they were popular and “rock gods”. After listening, I see their impact on metal. The guitar is especially impressive and has been emulated and enhanced in the decades since. The drums are fine, but clearly part of a transition that ultimately led to speed metal and double snares. The bass is…somewhere, I’m sure. Not that I could really find it. And the vocals were trying not to be hair metal while still being very much hair metal. Overall, I wasn’t big on this album. I loved the guitars, but the rest was only the foundation to more talented bands that came after. I didn’t actively dislike anything, but the hype was bigger than my impression. 3/5
Trash music.
Heavy metal but not the kind of rock I really love so giving it a 3.
Honestly not too bad. Better than I expected.
Quite good. Some nice guitar playing. One of the songs reminded me of Nothing Else Matters by Metallica which I suppose isn't surprising considering they were both big 80s metal bands.
Pretty fun, not much variety but nice and energetic.
Honestamente muy bueno. Siempre me gustó la estética oscura de iron maiden y que todos los temas sean tan depresivod
Great album, just quite a few songs weren’t memorable but some were
Literally had muscle memories of putting this in my discman to go skate. Still rips.
4/5
Zalig om de week zo te beginnen!
Hoe kon ik dit gemist hebben 😢😢
Great 4/5
I remember in the 80’s, the kids we called “stoners” would wear these denim jackets with the logos of their favorite bands drawn on them with black marker. Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metallica, Judas Priest etc. I lumped all these bands together and assumed they were all thrash metal trash. I was a super judgy kid, I know. As I’ve actually listened to some of these bands over the years, I’ve realized that there’s actually more of a spectrum of sound across these bands than I had expected. Today, I discovered that Iron Maiden is actually quite digestible. I genuinely enjoyed most of this album.
Five working class kids from East London arrived at Kingsway Studios in January 1980 with a producer named Wil Malone who had been hired because he once did an arrangement for Black Sabbath and who, by his own account, spent significant portions of the sessions watching band members settle disagreements by rolling around on the studio floor fighting each other. The equipment was not very good. The underground car park was very large. The album was recorded in thirteen days. Up the Irons. They had previously toured the country in a truck called the Green Goddess, self released a demo EP called The Soundhouse Tapes that sold all 5,000 copies before anyone outside London had heard of them, and refused to mime on Top of the Pops because Iron Maiden does not mime on Top of the Pops. They performed live in front of a studio audience of puzzled pop fans who could not find the beat. This is the most Iron Maiden sentence in existence. Paul Di'Anno's raw punk vocals give the debut an energy that Bruce Dickinson would later replace with something considerably more operatic and considerably more polished. Whether that trade was a gain or a loss divides the fanbase with a clean precision that thirty years have done nothing to resolve. Di'Anno had range limitations and zero pretension. The debut roughness is real, documented, and entirely the point. 3 out of 5. One star for Phantom of the Opera, which at seven minutes is the most fully realized thing on the album and a blueprint for everything that followed. One for refusing to mime on Top of the Pops, which is a hill worth dying on. One for the Green Goddess, which carried five East London kids toward something nobody could have predicted and which deserved a better car park.
Metal music isn't my jam. They are undoubtedly talented, but metal just doesn't appeal to me. Also, this isn't even a great Iron Maiden album. Why are there multiple Iron Maiden albums on this list? Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a
Really pretty good. I like the bridge between older and newer heavy metal.
Didn’t do much for me. Impressive instrumental performances but the vocals aren’t quite there yet on this. I like the later Maiden stuff but this doesn’t do enough interesting to hook me.
meh
Prowler is my favourite Iron Maiden song just want to put that out there I was a bit disappointed with the rest of the album though. Was expecting heavy metal, but it was a bit tame? 3 ⭐️
I don’t usually listen to metal, so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut. Surprisingly, I found it pretty interesting. It’s definitely heavy, but there’s more going on than just loud guitars and aggressive vocals. The songs have a strong sense of melody, and the guitar work gives the album a lot of character. What stood out to me most was the energy. The album feels raw and a little rough around the edges, which I think works in its favor. It doesn’t have the polished sound of some later metal records, but that gives it a certain personality. Songs like “Running Free” and “Remember Tomorrow” show different sides of the band, from straightforward rock energy to something more atmospheric and melodic. As someone who isn’t particularly into metal, I probably wouldn’t say that every song was immediately accessible to me. Bruce Dickinson wasn’t even the vocalist on this album, with Paul Di’Anno handling the vocals, and his grittier style gives the record a very different feel from the Iron Maiden sound I was more familiar with. Still, I can understand why this album is considered important. Released in 1980, it helped establish Iron Maiden as one of the major bands of the emerging New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Even if metal isn’t normally my thing, I can appreciate how much personality and ambition the band already had on their first record. Overall, Iron Maiden was an interesting listen. It didn’t suddenly turn me into a metal fan, but it gave me a better appreciation for the genre and for what Iron Maiden were doing early in their career.
gotta love a first album that shows a band in its infancy, trying to figure it all out, and with less than optimal production value. Enjoyable even for a non-metal head like me
I love this, the first song I ever played in a band was Prowler by Iron Maiden. I didn't play it as well as they did. This is peak Maiden for me, half punk, half metal, less pomp, more fun, less theatrical, more raw. Love it. 37mins too 🤌
Still rips.
Now this is the kind of metal I want more of. Before thrash and glam metal ruined the genre.
This album wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be. Running Free and Strange World stood out. Flew through this album and wanted more. Love the album cover! 4.5/5
I love this one!!
When I think of Iron Maiden, I think of this period. It's when they were at the rawest, most authentic, and best. It pushed the NWoBHM far forward, and were musically creative in ways that the Bruce era only did theatrically. Not to say the Bruce era wasn't good, but it just didn't have the heft of Paul DiAnno's band, which didn't feel like they were trying *too* hard. 9/10
Mindre masete enn senere Maiden i det minste.
Herlig metal med litt prog og punk som krydder. Hørte flere låter om igjen.
not really for me
Never been super huge into Metal, but it has always been a genre I have wanted to dive more into. One of the biggest names the genre has ever seen happens to be Iron Maiden and while I know to expect a kickass time, other than that I have no idea what to expect going into their debut album. Far from a perfect album by any means, Metal as a genre was somewhat formed but didn't really start to pick up traction until a few years later into the 80s. This album feels more like a standard Rock album with some cool riffs every here and there, all things considered it is a pretty soft project. Even the vocals feel very gentle and never quite try and be aggressive or even much of a leading presence as the band itself takes center stage on this project. I am not going to call this album weak by any means, but it definitely isn't carrying the "oomph" I would have expected from the band given their hype and appraisal.
I’m a pretty surface level Maiden fan. Love their big hits, and certainly hold them in the esteem that they absolutely deserve, however I’ve never really listened to any of the Di’Anno era stuff beyond Phantom of the Opera, so I went into this blind. Thoroughly enjoyed though, there’s a rawness to it (which makes sense given it’s the debut) but it suits the band, especially given how polished a machine they went on to become. Think the standout track for me is Remember Tomorrow, absolutely love the contrast behind the stripped back verses and grandeur of the instrumental sections. In the former it almost verges on Black Sabbath sounding whereas the latter definitely gives hints as to what the band would go on to become.
alright
Not for me. Some interesting instrumental pieces here and there, but nothing to make me want to come back. I like the big songs by them, but this album had none of the blockbusters. Not the biggest metalhead and this one doesn’t catch my interest much.
Listen to Iron Maiden, babyyyyy! Nostalgija, djetinjstvo, bolja vremena. Nije loš album i baš mi paše na ovo hladno jutro, oraspoložili su me i zato će dobiti 4/5, 7/10
Not bad for a first album
Classic 80s sound. An essential album to listen to for eveyone interested in good music.
Fun dad rock (or probably granddad rock) album. Lots of guitar shredding. I liked Phantom of the Opera quite a bit.
Tykkäsin tästä tosi paljon! Siistiä kuulla, mistä lähtikohdista näinkin iso bändi on lähteny liikkeelle!
Tykkäsin! Ei jääny mikään ekalla kuuntelulla erityisesti mieleen biisinä tai melodiana tai lyriikkana mutta tätä on mun mielestä Musiikki.
I’m a simple non-binary person. I see Iron Maiden I give it 5 stars.
Ohhoh, en oo kuullu tältä levyltä yhtää biisiä aiemmin, mutta bängää! Jännä miten en oo myöskään varmaan kuullu ikinä Iron Maidenia ilman Brucea, mutta siitä huolimatta tää kuulosti iha Iron Maidenilta (ja jo debyyttialbumilla!!) :D Ehkä alan ymmärtää Laria, kyllähän tää bändi taitaa olla about maukkainta ja toimivinta genressään mitä tiiän 👀
Jäpäkkä alotus! Kuulosti ihan Maidenilta ja pakko oli heti lähtee rummuttelee pöytää messissä! Solid! 🔥 Tykkäsin myös Strange World herkistelystä kovin 😍
Kyllä tykkään. Oon tiedostanut et tykkäisin todnäk Iron Maidenista mut on ennakkoluuloja ja siis aivan kauheita noi levyn kannet, en tajua. Kaipaisin tähän jonkun modernimman paketoinnin. 3,5 pyöristyy neloseen, en oo satavarma tuunko kuunteleen uudestaan mut hyvvää paahtoa, jonka mukana näkisin et voisin hyvinkin tykitellä elämää menemään.
kylläpäs nyt tulikin bängeriä bängerin perään – lisää lapsuuden uskomattomia musiikkikokemuksia! tää on ihan käsittämätön (debyytti)levy
Я не фанат хэви-металла, но музыкально эти парни очень хороши
Very concise and straight to the point. This Maiden album is particularly interesting because it sounds a bit less polished than their later output.
This was ok. Nothing too crazy, which is good honestly for metal.
This was fun to listen to. Wouldn’t reach for it again but I enjoyed it for what it was
4 stars
ni hace falta
I am not a fan of guitar bands, it's just not for me, so I was surprised how good I thought this album was.
Better than I was expecting. Lots of influences in here. Especially liked the instrumental.
Absolutely loved it! I've been an avid iron Maiden fan for a while and I've had an amazing experience with all their albums
Huh, i wasn’t aware that Iron Maiden had another lead singer before Dickinson. Well, Di’Anno did a solid job here as lead singer, though he doesn’t hold a candle to his successor in character. Anyways, this album is cool! I really like that Iron Maiden combine some more punk elements on here with the metal sound, especially on Running Free. The album simply drenches you in guitars. So many guitars, so loud, so fast. It’s hard not to get caught up in the speed of it all. Prowler is like a race car kicking into the highest gear out of the gate and reminding you who the band is you’re listening to, in case you forgot. The transition into Remember Tomorrow might fool you that they are hitting the brakes hard on track two, but don’t you worry, the wall of guitars of course comes back later on. I really enjoy how the swing between the sparser vocals and the more massive chorus and i think on tracks like this Di’Anno’s voice works best. Next, Running Free picks up the tempo a bit and is a nice transition to what comes next. What comes next is, of course, Phantom of the Opera and i have only one thing to say about it: Epic shit! The bee’s knees! A sucker punch of a song! The following song, Transylvania, has cool guitar riffs and all, but doesn’t really grip me as much as the songs that came before. Generally, the second half of the album is weaker to me, especially the borderline annoying Charlotte The Harlot. Strange World though is a higlight on the second half, another eerily beautiful song. So yes, i’m surprised how much i like this album! It’s clear that the band is still figuring out their sound and testing some ideas, but it works great as a debut.
love the guitar work, but it feels a bit raw at times. some banger songs sprinkled in, but overall the album doesn't feel like a cohesive piece
Fairly “right over home plate” kind of heavy metal experience. Not my favorite, but undeniably well played and well produced
Ive listened to a lot of iron maiden albums over the year. To me, they all sound pretty similar, and this is no exception. You're gonna get some solid metal sort of like drinking some red label whiskey. It's not top shelf, but thats OK sometimes
The first Maiden album. it features the original singer, Paul DiAnno with his raspy vocals. the leaders of the NWOBHM movement (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) in the late 70s and "Iron Maiden" spearheaded it. this album, and "Killers" are raw, grittier, and more "blue collar" than their subsequent slick produced releases with Bruce Dickenson (see 1001 album, "Number of the Beast"). there are classics on this Maiden album that they still play live decades later: "Sanctuary", "Running Free", "Iron Maiden", and "Phantom of the Opera". My personal favorite deep tracks on this album are "Prowler" and "Charlotte the Harlot". Absolutely LOVE this album. needless to say, i own this one....
I will always love the sound of Black Sabbath over the sound of Metallica or Judas Priest. I love the power chord driven metal over the talented speed picking. Therefore I like this more than Number of the Beast. It sounds thicker, more raw, more powerful. However no one can compete with Bruce Dickinson. Nothing against Paul, he would make a GREAT punk singer, be the lead singer of the Sex Pistols or something and you would have an AMAZING band. But not Iron Maiden. It's not the right sound.
Not a fan. Nothing against the band but not a fan of the genre.
I’ve never been an iron maiden fan. I’ve never was into speed metal but I will say running free was a pretty good song.
bizli sülzig aber auch sexy
I guess it deserves its place for historical reasons but for me, Iron Maiden without Bruce isn’t proper Iron Maiden
I'm not a big fan of older metal but metal wouldn't be what it is without these guys
They can rock a guitar better than most and the vocals are good for me when it come to heavy metal. Still not totally my thing but there is talent here.
Never really listened to this band before but it's not bad if you are into complex metal guitar. It's like prog rock for metal heads. It has it's moments.
I liked this better than I expected to. It was fun and rockin’ and not obnoxiously noisy. The vocals weren’t anything to write home about, but they were ok.
A great first album, but not their best. Enjoyable, but Maiden have better singles, with lots of filler unfortunately. Glad to have heard it, but not one I'd rush back to.
I’m a fan of Iron Maiden, really love their groove and style. This record is a good listen, and I enjoyed. But I don’t think this album is necessarily essential. I don’t feel like you’ll get anything from this record that you won’t get from Number of the Beast, which is a killer record from only a few years later. 3.5/5.
I'm liking this better than Number of the Beast. Phantom of the Opera is the best song so far. I'm not normally a huge metal fan...but I'm liking this a lot. Transylvania is a great instrumental track. I bet these dudes love KISS. Charlotte the Harlot is their version of a love song I guess?
Initially, I wanted to hate this album and the band's ugly mascot on the cover of the album As I have come to learn, not only does this album fucking rock, but I've also grown quite fond of Eddie. I left this album as a better man and relearned the age old adage of "Don't judge a book by its cover." Or in this case, a kickass NWOBHM.
Classic. The first two maiden albums are a different experience to the later Dickinson records. More DIY, more punk, more urgent, which gives them a great feel apart from the normal maiden sound. Still, the DNA is still there and this is a great album. Also the album art is just epic in a teenage boy version of cool way.
Fuck yeah! So good
My first time actually hearing them, pretty much what I expected. Cool, but kinda all the same.
I was surprised by this album. Iron Maiden is a well known name, but not a band I've spent much time listening to. The guitar work was intricate and entertaining and blended well with the rest of the band. The vocals didn't wow me, but they were serviceable. It might have convinced me to give the rest of the discography a listen when the mood hits me for metal.
What surprised me most about this album is how much of it doesn't feel like straight heavy metal. "Remember Tomorrow" and "Strange World" are more like rock ballads, while "Running Free" is a fairly mainstream heavy rock number and "Phantom of the Opera", while heavier, is almost proggy. Overall, it's solid, but none of the songs really stand out. You can definitely hear the band's potential, though.
I've never explored iron maiden's music, and when clicking this to listen to I wasn't aware it was their debut. It sounds different to what I've heard before on the radio etc. possibly because the vocalist is different. It's clearly a founding inspiration for many 70s/ 80s metal bands like GnR and Judas Priest. For 1968 this is super progressive and innovative! I just don't like metal particularly.
Better than i expected, nota a real fan of metal or hard rock but i really likes the harmony and guitars in this
good
I guess it was better than being in an *actual* Iron Maiden.
Quite enjoyable. Not too heavy.
a little psychedelia, some bluesy rock, some smooth jazz licks on bass, and some theatrical over the top playing and singing. but somehow it all works.
Classic
Não dá pra acreditar que ESSE é 9 álbum de debut deles, absolutamente insanooooo! Primeira vez dando uma chance pra iron maiden e não me arrependi.
Herregud, nej! Detta var rent ut sagt dåligt. Möjligtvis kan Transylvania komma undan med att vara ok men resten... Absolut inte. Jag gillar inte Paul Di'Anno på sång, Maiden för mig är Bruce Dickinson. Jag är inte överförtjust i den här typen av 80-tals hårdrock, det finns i sådana fall bättre än detta.
Meh, kinda beast
Екшелі нот зет бед. . .доволі таки статичний. Згадую піст.он
Maiden med Di’Anno är lite som Sabbath med Dio: Låter inte som det ska, men låter ändå bra!
Not usually a fan of power metal or NWBHM, so Iron Maiden was never a favorite, but I'm enjoying hearing how Paul Di'Anno did vocals versus how Bruce Dickinson did them. It's definitely a lot more "rock" with clear punk and prog elements than the Dungeons & Dragons metal I usually associate with their stuff, even with traces of that there with "Phantom of the Opera." Enjoyed this, didn't love it, might check out "Killers" sooner than expected to see if it sticks. Points taken off for "Charlotte the Harlot," which was really stupid... (3.5/5)
boring
Surprisingly to me, I liked this quite a lot!
They definitely did better albums, but can definitely hear the beginnings of maiden. A few weak songs though.
This is musically quite good, but the songs are lacking a bit. Changing vocalist was a great move.
Iron Maiden were MY band growing up. I had everything they did and revisiting this - although not their best - was an absolute joy.
still a solid record/debut BUT it does falter slightly without Bruce on vocals. Paul is still excellent but the band I think defined themselves with Bruce's voice.
Butt rock
See how I feel today. So I have had this twice now on multiple projects. The first time I was surprised by how much I actually like it. The breaks within songs really are well done. It’s melodic. The drumming… rocks. I thought the second time might make me see its flaws and feel it wasn’t worth the 4 I originally gave it. But.. it deliver again. Don’t care that this is a genre I would have run from when I was young. 4 Boolean: True
I generally not a huge fan of heavy metal, but Iron Maiden is a huge exception. Driving music with very literate lyrics. I like it a lot.
Hier sind einige richtig tolle Songs dabei, inkl. zwei Bandklassiker ("Iron Maiden" und "Phantom of the Opera"). Gleichzeitig ist für mich schon erkennbar, dass es sich hier um ein Debüt handelt, da der Bandsound an manchen Stellen noch nicht ganz ausgereift ist und manchen Songs einfach das gewisse Extra fehlt. Interessanterweise hatte ich das Gefühl vor allem bei der Debütsingle "Running Free", der für mich überraschungsarm mit vielen Wiederholungen vor sich hindümpelt, in Fankreisen aber glaube ich doch sehr beliebt ist. Da ich den Titeltrack auch schon live mit Bruce am Mic hören durfte, tue ich mich auch etwas schwer, Maiden-Songs mit den Vocals von Paul zu hören. So ein wenig verkehrt klingt das für mich schon. Da mich hier nur gut die Hälfte aller Songs überzeugen konnte (die dafür richtig), gibt es von mir sehr gute 3 Sterne.
Ungewohnt Maiden ohne Bruce zu hören, aber trotzdem ein toller Start in einer grandiosen Diskographie.
Das ist für mich ein klarer 5/5. Ich habe mich damals gefragt, wo ich anfangen soll mich in die gigantische Diskografie einzuhören und dachte dann, naja chronologisch ist vermutlich ganz ok. Also das Ding als Erstes. Und bäm. Das hat mich sowas von weggeblasen und überzeugt und mir gezeigt, warum diese Band so krass erfolgreich werden konnte. Wenn man jährlich son Ding rausschießt, kann es nur was werden. Etwas differenzierter: Ich finde grundsätzlich die Verschmelzung eines Punk-Sängers mit dieser ultrafrischen Gegendkultur Metal krass spannend und für meinen Geschmack super treffend. Dass es dann noch ein Stück (Phantom of the Opera) mit etwas ausladenderen Elementen gibt, setzt dem Ganzen die Krone auf. Für den Mainstream sind dazu schon 2 krasse Klassiker und je nach Betrachtung 3 weitere Kamellen auf dem fucking Debutalbum (also in Relation zu den mittlerweile gefühlten 100 Alben) vorhanden. Wtf. Für mich fällt einzig Charlotte the Harlot etwas ab, weil es mir etwas zu platt vorkommt. Wenn ich Maiden „in letzter Zeit“ zu häufig gesehen habe, muss ich den Titeltrack auch nicht unbedingt nochmal hören, aber man kann ruhig anerkennen, dass er catchy as fuck ist. Nach Number of the Beast hätte ich nicht gedacht, dass das hier noch auftaucht.
Das Album macht im großen und gqanzen schon Spaß, hat mit Phantom of the Opera ein klares Highlight dabei aber ufert mir persönlich zu oft aus ohne irgendwohin zu führen. Dazu klingen vorallem die schnelleren Songs noch arg rumpelig.
Not an iron maiden fan or nwobhm person at all. This album isn’t as cringey metal as I thought it would be. I know at the time they were part of a ground breaking scene, but to me this is just hard rock. Decent instrumental stuff and vocals even before Bruce but it’s not the most entertaining album and the lyrics really don’t hit for me but I appreciate their role in the music I listen to now and without bands like this I might not have the bands I’ve grown up with.
1 - 6/10 2 - 4/10 3 - 6/10 love the drums; the first lyrics remind me of thoroughfare 4 - 5/10 5 - 4/10 nice bass 6 - 4/10 7 - 3/10 8 - 4/10
Mostly just a bunch of annoying heavy electric guitar riffs.
Rate: 9/10.
WTF j'aime Iron Maiden apparemment
It's just OK. I've heard all their studio albums (don't ask) and they're just... fine, two-dimensional, sometimes a bit shit. Not unlistenable, just not a sound I have much interest in or emotional resonance with. NWOBHM in general just has little appeal for me. The most fun thing about Iron Maiden's discography is the ever-changing, ever-ugly Eddie artwork – just aesthetically repulsive in a strangely compelling way. They're better with Bruce Dickinson but it's not a bad beginning.
On hearing the first song I thought “more new-wave heavy metal noise – no thanks”. As the album went on though I supressed my inbuilt aversion to later than original “real” heavy metal and gave it a chance. I quite liked the Transylvannia/Strange World piece but thought Phantom of the Opera sounded like a missed opportunity with weak transitions between sections and a general amateur feel about it. I should probably hear the album a few times to do it justice really as I’ve never paid any attention to Iron Maiden putting them in the same bracket as Metallica, Def Leppard, Saxon etc etc. It just doesn’t have the same instant effect that Black Sabbath, Led Zep et al had on first hearing them – but then I was slightly younger (!) and had more time and patience perhaps. No - I don’t think I really want to invest any more time on this lot, other than further albums which may crop up doing this thing of course. It could have been a lot worse though.
I was kind of disappointed, took itself too seriously to be any fun and unfortunately it was all pretty forgettable. I am doubting now if I will enjoy any British Heavy Metal.
me in the past: 1001 albums! that's so exciting! i'm going to discover so much cool stuff! me now: there's a reason i haven't listened to most of the stuff i don't know on this list! it fucking sucks!
Interesting to go back and realise how much more this sounds like so much more modern metal than some of the bluesy 70s stuff, with much more of a fast thrashing sound inspired by the strip-back of punk, while still feeling old enough with the obvious prog elements and also a voice I don’t associate with the band. Also strong enough as a debut that way back in my metal era as a teenager, I heard at least one of these tracks and was like ”yeah this works well”, which is forcing me to have some reckoning with my cringe former self.
I have never heard an Iron Maiden album before. The album cover and the band name projected an image to me that caused me to believe I would not enjoy their music. This was an absolute surprise to me, as I am not even sure if I would consider this to be "heavy metal," because it is much more melodic and instrumental than I expect heavy metal from this time period to me. I thoroughly enjoyed Iron Maiden's self-titled debut. It was much different from what I had expected, regardless of the genre of rock they get thrown into. "Prowler" starts the album off incredibly strong, and it doesn't get any weaker from there. I really love this Iron Maiden debut album and I am excited to hear the next one.
Fantastic album!
Cheery and playful training montage metal. Very 80's, but can see how they sit nicely between Sabbath and Priest
My husband loves Maiden. I've seen them a few times in concert. They do their thing and they do it well. That said, I find "later" Maiden to be kind of boring. I don't enjoy their super long songs about history. Bruce is a lot. The Maiden I prefer is Paul Di'Anno-era Maiden. Killers is my absolute favorite, but this is a very close second and worthy of 5 stars.
I guess I went into this with some preconceived notions of Iron Maiden’s sound. What I discovered was a charming musically talented album. While it won’t necessarily go on the top of any of my lists it’s probably up there for most surprising
Very good heavy metal album, really enjoyable to listen to. Can be a bit repetitive tho.
As far as heavy metal it's probably one of the two heavy metal bands I respect - is Metallica heavy metal?; But it's still not something I'm breaking the bank to purchase. I imagine back in the day this was amazing in concert, but I dated a heavy metal bass player for almost 10 years and that was pretty much my life time quota of heavy metal.
I'll give a 3. Decent enough. Nice length too, they don't overdo songs like a lot of mental bands so thats good
Huh, the prowler riff was ripped off by papa roach for between angels and insects! Good guitar-y things, but it's still dad rock, which I'm not a fan of. 3*
Metal is not my jam, but I liked this more than I’ve liked any other metal so far. Far superior to Metallica and Rage (not metal I know, but a band I don’t like). There’s substance here. I think I prefer British metal over American metal.
That was awesome, I liked Phantom of the Opera best
This is like training for a big fight after school with the bully who took your girl. Thursday after lunch you’re coming at this punk with a new anger, and you’re gonna smack the shit out of him
Amazing debut with some legendary tracks. Good mix of early hevey metal, punk and rock of the time.
Iron Maiden is a band I graduated from pretty quickly after turning 15. I'm still pretty fond of Phantom of the Opera even now, and I have to admit there's a level of consistency here that's hard to fault too harshly. What I will say, though, is that this consistency teeters too close to repetitiveness for me, with far too many arpeggiated guitar licks harmonised with the third being played above them. On top of that, Iron Maiden's imagery and overall aesthetic is just pretty lame.
Uneventful slogs. 1.5/5
Ah Iron Maiden I do love you. Your debut album is just alright through. Yet to get Bruce Dickinson and a lot of the features that make Iron Maiden Iron Maiden. This sits in that transition space between hard rock and heavy metal. Still, its enjoyable, and a lot of those elements are starting to form in this. 4 stars.
The album is a vibe, though not something I see myself revisiting. Standout Tracks: Prowler, Remember Tomorrow Rating: 3
Is okay
i frankly don’t care for this album cover. better than the last maiden album i got. but i don’t think im in a stage of my life where this really interests me
Prowler - 4.5/5 Remember Tomorrow - 4/5 Running Free - 4/5 Phantom of the Opera - 4.5/5 Transylvania - 4/5 Strange World - 4/5 Charlotte the Harlot - 4/5 Iron Maiden - 4.5/5 I didn't know that Iron Maiden had another lead singer not named Bruce Dickinson and that they didn't always sound like they always had. You can hear that later sounds in here, as a few songs stood out moreso than the others but the others almost felt like they were here just to be here. Still a solid debut. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Prowler, Phantom of the Opera, Iron Maiden
YO FIRE HOLY SHIT genuinely didn't think I'd love them this much
Fine, listenable but not my thing.
Yeah... I think the biggest issue for me is the 80s butt-rock vocals. "Remember tomorrow" was easily my favorite track on the album purely because the vocals were much more "restrained" and melodic as opposed to the constant 80s high-energy gargle. The instrumental breaks were pretty good especially with the dual guitar solos (like in "Phantom of the Opera"). It's very clear to hear the prog-rock influence but it's masked by the mixing and screechier guitar and vocals. Favorite Tracks: Remember Tomorrow Phantom of the Opera Least favorite: I forgor 3/10
I like most of them, however it relies too heavily on repeating the same section. Which starts to make it feel like a slog... Good though just needs some shorter versions for some of the songs. I guess.
Favorite: Strange World Least: Running Free Mordecai and Rigby music 2.5
Boring chord progressions. Drums sound cool, but the lack of dynamics drag them down. In general, the album lacked dynamic range. I think in general I don't really care for heavy metal guitars. They sound like they're trying too hard to be heavy, like it's kinda cringe. I liked the unison between the vocals and guitar in Phantom of the Opera. And in general that song went on more of a journey than the others. I like the storytelling nature of Strange World. Those two felt unique, the rest sort of blended into background noise. I guess heavy metal is too close in proximity to so many better genres. I prefer most other *metals*, besides hair metal. And it has occasional prog-ish classical influences that just ain't prog enough to get me prog-pogging. We are two-for-two on listening to albums that feel like genre identifiers. Giving my thoughts on this album especially feels like just giving my thoughts on the genre as a whole. Idk, not very stand-out-y. Favs: Phanton of the Opera, Strange World Leasts: Running Free 2/5
Mycket energi och mer proggig än vad jag trodde den skulle vara. Bra riff, vissa melodier från sångaren är väl sådär men blev glatt överraskad. 4/5
wel bangers
Rather like Sabbath, I've been pleasantly surprised by how Maiden are much more than just a metal band, there are glimpses of Metallica, Zeppelin and much more melody to their music than you would perhaps think. As a kid I was always put off by their album covers and it seemed like it'd be too violent and abrasive for me, I was definitely wrong.
Iron Maiden is always a 5.
Easiest 5 possible. Every song is 🔥🔥🔥. The beginning of the greatest band in the history of bands.
I was dreading this album when I popped up but am I crazy or was this different than their other albums. A lot of songs seemed less metal that I would have expected. And that made it ok.
Riffs and theatrics. Pre Bruce Dickinson era Maiden which is just as good if not better.
I like Iron Maiden but don’t love them. This is a fun album but not my favorite of theirs. When I was a kid in the 80s I would see posters of Eddie in record shops and thought this would be the scariest music I’d ever hear. It’s fun and upbeat. How could anyone give this one star?
Well, this album was so much more interesting than I thought it was going to be. It's been both fun and heartfelt without being fake or cheesy that this genre from this time period can easily trip into. As far as debut albums go, it's pretty darn incredible. "Strange World", for me, made them feel like fusion of Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath, which was simply awesome. Favourite tracks from this album: "Prowler" (the whining guitar vocals were a great way to start the album with instant high energy), "Remember Tomorrow" (massive tone shift from Prowler, variation giving me massive hope for the rest), "Running Free/Burning Ambition" (drums were incredible; truly frenetic and fun, "Transylvania" (amazing instrumental, would have been better with lyrics though) "Strange World" (Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums... it all worked so well on this one), "Iron Maiden" (the rapid fire bass guitar had me hooked straight away). Overall there wasn't a single track I didn't like, but the ones not mentioned fell short of the mark either for being a little long in the tooth or too sonically repetitive for me. This was an incredible album and, admittedly and ashamedly, have slept on Iron Maiden for too many years.
It's an impressive debut but it's not even close to iron maiden's best and without the iconic Bruce Dickinson it's not even really a representation of what they sound like. There's still a bit of gallop bass while 3 guitars take turns to solo, but it's missing some extremely key ingredients. I hope this isn't the only Maiden on the list, if you're going to list to your first album of theirs, please listen to Number of the Beast or Powerslave instead of this.
Eh. I mean. It’s alright. I think what takes me out of it the most tbh are the vocals/lyrics. The songwriting imo is just not at the same level as the technicality—which is still great.
EMI EMC 3330 (UK) vinyl rip: Di'Anno's voice to me is just "generic hard rock." Nothing super unique about it for the period. They weren't truly complete until Dickinson replaced him. "Running Free" reminds me of KISS. "Phantom Of The Opera" is the power metal Maiden we all love. Perfect end to side 1. Man do I love the galloping feel some of these songs have with the dual guitars. It's like I'm riding into battle on a horse, hand resting on the pommel of my sword. Not a fan of the ballads. "And don't you know you're breaking the law With the service you're giving?" Who cares? I thought this was heavy metal.
I love metal like this, feel like it’ll only get better on each listen and a great workout album
Solid debut, but there are better Iron Maiden albums that I could have listened to. Heard one of the deep cuts from this on the radio the other week and I don't usually listen to them so that was funny.
Fantastic debut. Not as cohesive or as confident as some of the later releases, but incredible nonetheless.
As much as this is a pretty generic 80s metal album, being one of the first of its kind makes it a lot easier to forgive. Like, this sound only became generic after this came out, people heard this album and wanted to replicate the sound. But I will still praise this album for being as innovative as it is, as the heaviness, the vocals, and the guitar playing really is like nothing else at the time.
I've never been a Maiden fan, and this debut album does not change my mind This is original Maiden before they figured out their signature formula for metal, and its not a recipe that appeals to me
🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 (rounded up because of uncut, shameless bias—there are some five star songs on here and I need to give them their due) TORTURE ME BACK AT YOUR LAIYURUH Okay. I love some Iron Maiden, but I had not heard this album—just the title track, "Running Free," and, of course, "Phantom of the Opera." While I know that historically, this was a feat because it gained a cult following in the midst of Punk supplanting metal, spawned all kinds of thrash bands, and created Eddie, I still thought it was an odd inclusion—if there were to be any maiden album on here, I'd expect it to be Number of the Beast (which I'm thankful to have found looking ahead). Okay, with that all aside, I thought this somewhat justified its inclusion. I was really rocking with "Prowler" and even the pensive melodrama of "Remember Tomorrow"—very proggy—but I definitely think Side A is far stronger. Wasn't really sure "Charlotte the Harlot" needed to be there in particular. Also, I know it's unfair to compare Paul Di'anno with Bruce Dickinson, and I think he's the perfect singer for the "Iron Maiden" song, but he reeeaally loves ending words "-ayuh" and the first few times it's like "fuck yea" but then you realize how much it's happening and it sort of brings all of his charisma down. Whatever. Could've been a four for me with just the first side and "Iron Maiden" itself, many of which are five star songs for me, but the second half holds me back. Also, much as I love "Phantom of the Opera".... it doesn't quite hold its own weight. We're not ready for "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" yet. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
I think this was about what I expected it to be! It really brought the drama in a fun way, but also a way that challenged me at about the 5-minute mark. I wouldn't ask someone to turn this off, but I wouldn't choose to put it on myself. Solid 3.
There is such a rawness and excitement to this album.
Yeah not much to say. It’s just really good.
Great album! I do prefer Iron Maiden's later records, but for a first album they definitely started off strong!
Way more chilled than I expected.
All the familiar Iron Maiden tricks are already here to be heard. I'm not a big metal fan, but have to give these guys some credit for creating sound that's immediately recognizable and writing such catchy hard rock tunes.
#43 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ (maybe) While in no way mu favourite of Maiden's albums, definitely not my favourite vocalist. Some of these tracks are really great with Dickinson's vocals as well. I prefer their more 'established' style of Somewhere In Time and Powerslave. After the release of Seventh Son I lost insterest and haven't really but brushed through their latter stuff. Steady 3/5
wont be mad at anyone for liking this, but it's not my style
Not very heavy metal - I was slightly disappointed
Ein Album nach meinem Geschmack. Coole Drums, geile E-Gitarren Riffs. Keine nervende, aufdringliche Lead-Stimme, sondern fügt sich als Teil der Melodie ein. Bisschen repetitiv, beim hören laufen die Songs oft einfach durch. Nicht ganz mein Genre aber solides Album.
Overall Rating - 4.00/5 (8.00/10). Outstanding guitar from beginning to end, melodic, hard, but not screamy or unpleasant.
Wasn’t my style but didn’t hate it.
Wel sick maar beetje té voor mij
This album is actually pretty enjoyable, and one great debut, to be honest. The songs are pretty good, and they flow really nicely. This album has a very balanced length and also some interesting moments. It's not excellent, but sure an album worth listening to. It feels very organic how the songs go from one to the next one, and, even though sonically there is little originality (although there are some parts that really go somewhere else, that try to explore some other sounds rather than just being an average heavy metal album), there is a great selection of songs here. So, it's not surprising, but it's still a great album. Very decent for a band's debut.
I was excited to listen to Iron Maiden without Bruce, even while Bruce is one of the most exciting things about Iron Maiden. And, if I was disappointed, it wasn't anything to do with Paul DiAnno particularly, although his is a less powerful, less charismatic voice. The hallmarks of Steve Harris's songwriting are present or are, at least, taking shape, but there is a scrappiness that is at once endearing and underwhelming. According to Wikipedia, the band criticise the production in retrospect and I'm happy to let them lay all the blame there. If things sound a bit ramshackle, weak, and DIY, a bit early Anthrax, if Running Free sounds like post punk rather than metal, let's say that production is the problem. And, talking of the production, if the record doesn't send me to any of the other DiAnno records, it will send me - admittedly baffled - to all the other records overseen by Wil Malone, who I previously knew only as the string arranger on Unfinished Sympathy and the Machismo EP. He's been going since the 70s, really? 2.5 I got waylaid by this album for a couple of days. I only knew Phantom of the Opera previously and it has never done too much for me. I was surprised to find tracks I enjoyed as much as I did Prowler, Running Free and Strange World. Great drums. I like the naked, unpretentious production, well done [checks wikipedia] Wil Malone?! Wha….? It’s an illuminating listen as well - there is much of classic rock in it but it unmistakably points forward to Metallica. Almost writes some of their songs for them in fact. Can’t believe Metallica put on their suits and wrung their handkerchiefs over ‘copyright’. That Napster episode was more repulsive than some of the lyrics on Iron Maiden. 2.5/5
Fun album
As a child of the 80s, I was not into Iron Maiden. They kind of scared me. Maybe it was the ghoulish album art, or the bits of songs that I heard that were so heavy and minor-key. So I appreciated this re-introduction. What surprised me the most is how *musical* this album is. Melodies, harmonies (largely in the guitars), contrast, big soundscapes that they explore and fill with innovation. The songs sound thoughtfully constructed -- in particular, the tempo changes feel purposeful. This is good stuff.
Iron Maiden's gonna get ya! Maiden is my favourite band (possibly thing) of all, and every second of this landmark debut album has been seared into my brain for decades. This wasn't "just" Judas Priest, UFO, Deep Purple and Montrose - this was the turning point, after which heavy metal could never be the same again. It's the most important metal album outside of Black Sabbath's genre-creating debut, as every form of metal which has come since can trace a direct thread back to the music on this album. It's not just an artistic milestone, but a cultural one as well - by this point, Maiden had been living on a bus and relentlessly gigging to working class fans across Britain for years. This is both the music of an otherwise unsung underclass and the standard bearer for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal - the single most important movement in heavy music. From a musical perspective, you can feel the road-tested nature of the material as the songs are tight and honed, blending complex technical ideas and big melodies with a refreshing energy and aggression. That said, the production is a mess (Martin Birch coming in for the second album was a match made in heaven) and a couple of the songs fall flat - ranked in the context of all Iron Maiden albums, this gets 2.5 stars. Ranked in the context of all the music ever made, it's an easy 5. This may not be Powerslave, Seventh Son or A Matter Of Life And Death but without this album, we wouldn't have any of those! Favourite tracks: Prowler, Phantom Of The Opera (the song that made me want to be a bassist), Transylvania, Charlotte The Harlot
I guess there are just some aspects of heavy metal that eludes me -- a solid album for sure but not one that I will put on willingly.
I remember this album being a a lot heavier but that’s 80s metal for you I guess. Pretty inoffensive all things considered.
Aaaah, après des tas d'albums de metal douteux ou d'albums catégorisés metal de façon assez abusive selon moi, on revient enfin à quelque chose d'un peu sérieux ! Blague à part, ce premier album d'Iron Maiden est culte. Sur ce premier album, le groupe ressemble assez peu à l'image qu'on en a aujourd'hui. Cela s'explique bien entendu par le fait que c'est le premier et que la recette du groupe méritait d'être encore affinée, mais aussi par le fait qu'à l'époque, pas de Bruce Dickinson au chant, pas d'Adrian Smith à la guitare et pas de Nicko McBrain à la batterie. Pour quelqu'un qui ne connaîtrait le groupe que par ses titres les plus connus, ça peut faire bizarre. Cependant, ce premier album pose les bases de ce qui fait le succès du groupe et dessine déjà les prémisses de l'avenir, avec Phantom of the Opera, qui montre déjà le goût de Steve Harris pour les compositions longues et progressives. Du reste, c'est un album particulièrement énergique et brut, notamment grâce au chant de Paul di'Anno, plus punk et brut que Bruce Dickinson. Iron Maiden évoluera vers quelque chose de plus calculé et moins immédiat dès l'album suivant, mais ce premier album leur a déjà assuré un statut culte qu'ils ne feront que bâtir au fil d'albums de plus en plus ambitieux et de changements de membres qui viendront renforcer la formation. Si Iron Maiden est cultissime dans le metal, ça n'est pas pour rien et c'est dû en partie à cet album de haute qualité, qui flottait déjà au-dessus de la concurrence, pourtant rude en cette année 1980. Je suppose que Robert Dimery a prévu plusieurs albums d'Iron Maiden dans sa liste. En principe, je trouve ça bizarre quand tu es limité à 1001 albums de décider de mettre plusieurs albums d'un même artiste, mais franchement, si je dois me taper plusieurs fois du Kanye West ou du George Michael, j'ai bien mérité d'avoir plusieurs albums d'Iron Maiden !
Ich bin positiv überrascht gsi
This was a very good album. My favourite genre is metal and i had been meaning to listen to iron maiden and im glad i did as this album was no skip good songs all the way through and definitely met my expectations. I can see why their one of the biggest metal bands. It is exactly the sort of music i look for when i listen to metal - nothing over the top but nothing too basic.
I much prefer the meals Metallica made with these ingredients to Maiden’s later fare, but I don’t regret breakfasting with the Leyton lads today.
I enjoyed this a lot more than Number of the Beast for some reason. It's both more proggy and more punky than the fully formed Iron Maiden we would come to know (and love, in some cases). Maybe the vocals also sound less cliched to me, being used to Bruce's over-the-top stylings on most IR tracks I've heard over the years. As my 1001 colleague said, you can hear the building blocks of Metallica here, especially on the softer parts. I'm also a big fan of the band name being the name of the album and the name of a track on the album - triple threat.
Good
This was a fun and exciting album. Liked the opening a lot and kept consistently engaging
Oh, this one is close to my heart. I grew up very familiar with Iron Maiden since my dad could be considered a member of their top fan club. We listened to "Somewhere Lost in Time" on the home stereo cassette system, we listened to "Piece of Mind" in the car to and from school, we blasted "Powerslave" and "Fear of the Dark" while at the lake or playing in the back yard. Iron Maiden is a very potent band in my life, and I won't deny it had a huge influence in my musical taste. This album started it all and makes for probably the greatest debut album of all time. They were still figuring out their sound, but this album kicked off their iconic dual lead-guitar sound. Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton almost play dueling guitars in most of these songs - Most apparent in "Phantom of the Opera" as they go back and forth during the solos while harmonizing for the rest of the song. Paul Di'Anno has vocals on lockdown and Harris's bass guitar thunders and gallops with Burr's drums lead the charge throughout the songs. Harris is a legendary bass guitar player and is the reason I picked up playing music as a hobby. While it's not the voice of Bruce Dickenson which has the siren-high vocals that most people know Iron Maiden for, Di'Anno's voice in this album pairs wonderfully with the music. All of Iron Maiden's albums feature Eddie - the freaky glowing-eyed zombie creature - in one way or another. Some people hate it, I personally love it. It's such an 80's thing to do and massively influenced the rock and metal scene for decades to come. You can thank Iron Maiden for Megadeth's cyborg character "Vic Rattlehead", Disturbed's beefed up character "The Guy", and Children of Bodom's "Roy" scythe-weilding grim reaper. We can also thank this album for inspiring a little band from the California Bay Area just starting out calling themselves Metallica. If you enjoyed this album I encourage you to dive into this band's discography. It's uphill from here and I would say this is their weakest which is a testament to their legacy. 10/10
Better than I thought
Enjoyable listen and impressive technically, but just not my taste right now
Niet voor mij
No es mi estilo fav, pero sé reconocer a unos grandes de la música
Well, I was actually expecting the worst—something like Metallica. But the songs here sound... more heartfelt, I guess, and I didn't get that feeling of hearing the same song over and over again. Overall, I liked it, even though I'm not really into that genre.
Iron Maiden has been a staple for metal fans, featured in every older brothers catalogue this band still resigns supreme amongst it's peers. A true classic ment for the ages
Exquisite
It is good, but I won’t seek it out
Метол всегда офигенный
Une bonne surprise. Je n'avais jamais osé aborder par préjugé les croyants trop métaleux. Ce qui n'est visiblement pas le cas. Mes coups de cœur : Prowler, Remember tomorrow, Running free et Transylvania. Mention honorable pour l'intro de Strange World.
Shades of light and dark. I like the guitar riffs but they don't really stand out. Maybe it's due to the simplicity of the music. Does seem quite repetitive but does give a good headbang. 3/5
it was meh not alot to say 5/10
Pretty fun stuff, although based on what I’ve heard of them, I get the impression that I’d enjoy their later albums more.
Favorite song: Prowler
Delightful from start to finish - the bass is genius!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhh
There are other Maiden songs I like more, but this was pretty good.
Fuckin great. Iron Maiden has become my favorite classic metal group lately. This one does not disappoint and what a debut.
This rocks. Especially Phantom of the Opera.
These guys are some of metal royalty. Not a huge Iron Maiden fan and never really got attached to them, but always nice to hear some debut albums by some big name bands
Maiden's first album. I love it! Different than the Dickinson era but you hear the instrumentals coming along. Early ideas brewing and developing. 7/10
Always takes adjustment listening to the early stuff without Bruce but a cracking album
Not my thing but it was fine.
Yet another hard hitting loud group. Easy listening If you turn the volume off.
It's pretty good for early heavy metal. You can tell how young the singer is, compared to later offerings. It had a surprising mix of songs, all of which were well done for the genre. Overall no major complaints, just not something I want to put on regularly.
I prefer their later work like powerslave and the seventh son
I simply don't care for Iron Maiden. The music might be technically well executed, but it's just not my cup of tea.
Being mostly metal-illiterate, was surprised how much I found this more enjoyable than not. Guess all this time I’d been judging Iron Maiden by its album art.
Childish Heavy Metal
I think I like Iron Maiden which is insane to me. I never would’ve thought to listen to something like this before starting this list.
great guitar work i like it but it’s not playlist worthy
it's always gonna be a no from me
The first Maiden song I ever heard was surely Phantom of the Opera, which soundrackrd an advert for Lucozade energy drink featuring Olympian Daley Thompson bursting out of the starting blocks. I liked the tunes which had similar energy, when they moved away from that galloping style such as on the power ballad Strange World it didn't really work for me.
There are elements of Maiden's future greatness already brewing on this album. If the phrase "let them cook" was an album it would be this one.
Buen album, mala producción
Nothing really stood out
It was good but not super good, I liked it for the most part but the day after listening to it, I cannot for the life of me remember any of the songs on the album except for Phantom of the Opera, so...
Good
Never been a big fan of Heavy Metal, though i can't lie i did enjoy this album a bit.
Full rock cool
A great debut album by a band who went on to greater things. Much more raw than some of the later sounding stuff and includes some tracks that stayed in the setlist for years to come. Running free, phantom of the opera, prowler all great. Sanctuary too if you ignore that it wasn't on the original version. Excellent stuff.
Sólido, classic iron Maiden. No es el metal que mas me gusta, pero suena muy clásico y si pasa eso, es por algo. Un tema, strange world, se fue añadido a la playlist porque muy bueno. Baladita metalera. El resto, bastante musica de hechiceros y sorcerers, como me gusta llamarlo. Pero bien. 7/10
A classic
Not the biggest Iron Maiden fan but their galloping riffs do always sound incredible
I had high hopes for this, but it was whatever
Very middle of the road album for me, I didn't hate any songs, but none stuck out either. True 2.5, rounded down since I can't pick one as a favorite.
I like Iron Maiden but I only really know their big tracks (quite a few of them I should add, rather than just one or two). I only knew Phantom of the Opera on this album and there were quite a few songs where the vocals and even the music didn't quite have the Iron Maiden sound that is famous. I guess this is because it is an earlier album. Anyhow, I enjoyed it.
Slop. Not much more to say
Discazo!
I understand why they would put this album on the list due to its cultural significance. I do believe that there are other iron maiden albums that are more worthy.
J’ai été très positivement surprise par l’album Iron Maiden, qui mélange les rythmes et les sonorités du hardrock classique avec des sonorités presque pop (début de Remember Tomorrow notamment et voix dans Running Free et Strange World pour un mélange des deux), qui rend cet album accessible à des amateurs d’autres genres de musique que le rock. Je trouve d’ailleurs ce mélange de voix et d’instruments très intéressant dans l’album.
To be honest I didn’t think I would like when I saw it was mental music but surprisingly I actually liked pretty much very song on the album
This debut album sounds more like 70s Deep Purple hard rock with a bit of prog thrown in than 80s heavy metal. This is a good thing. Some good guitar riffs from dual guitarist and the singer isn't as over the top as his successor.
Favorite songs: Remember Tomorrow, Running Free, Transylvania, Strange World
Remember seeing Maiden in their club days and the debut captures some of that raw energy. Always thought Dianno suited the band better even if Dickenson is the better vocalist. Not every track is a winner and lyrically this can be a bit cringeable now but it's a quality rock/metal album with a punkish edge that still stands up
This one surprised me. At times it doesn't sound like a metal album at all, instead it sounds more like prog or psychedelic rock. I guess that makes sense since metal was still developing as a genre in 1980, but still strange to me since this is not what I'm used to hearing from Iron Maiden. While it isn't my favorite album by IM it was definitely worth listening to and exploring more metal during its developing years. Favorite track: Charlotte the Harlot 3.5/5
I do not enjoy a lot of heavy metal music but I have to say there were a few quite good songs here.
Solid workout album
The Good: We get a maiden! The Bad: Finding out what an Iron Maiden is… The Ugly: Album Name = Band Name… Gonna keep it brief. There were 3 songs that I recognized instantly, and they were fine to listen to… however, unlike their album The Number of the Beast, I really wanted this album to be over and done with… Don’t know if that has to do with this singer… Don’t know much… 2* that could be 3, but ain’t….
Good
Wow. Boring
Why do all the songs sound the same to me? Guitar, guitar solo, change beat, add more guitar. Would rather listen to this than Dwight Yoakam though.
Polnud ühtegi laulu, mida ma salvestanud oleks, aga tegu oli vägagi hea albumiga, mida ma solitaire mängimise taustal nautisin. Selliste albumite kuulamine on mulle alati meeldetuletuseks, et ma ei oma head ettekujutust, mis muusika kuulub zanrisse metal. Ma oleks seda rokkiks kutsunud ikka, aga ega metal pidi ka kuskilt alguse saama.
Metal is gay
Maybe because it there debut album its not that much 4.2/10 has some potentials
physically couldn’t finish it
80's heavy metal not my jam
I did know they have a rather heavy sound but some songs were totally unexpected.
Far more familiar with Maiden after Bruce took over vocals, but this was solid, all the pieces are there, the dual guitars, Harris's thundering bass lines. I still think I prefer the later stuff, but really glad I had to listen to this today.
I love the Bruce Dickinson iteration of Iron Maiden too but these first two albums are killer. PUN INTENDED !!!! They have a great punky energy here compared to some of the other big heavy metal groups around this time that I am aware of (i.e. only the big ones).
The quintessential birth album of the new wave of British heavy metal and therefore in the importance range of the moon landing and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
I'm not a metal fan so this did nothing for me and can't say I enjoyed much of anything here.
I liked running free, phantom of the opera, and strange world
forced to sit through another 80s heavy metal album. wasn't made at Remember Tomorrow at all. A different sound form what I expected and even though i wasn't totally in love with it, it was nice to have a surprise. Everything else was exactly how I expected. It all runs together. These riffs do absolutely nothing for me
intro song so tuffffffff
Notable Textzeile: Stalks of light come from the ground When I cry, there isn't a sound All my feelings cannot be held I'm happy in my new strange world Ich liebe an dieser Liste immer wieder das Algorithmusverwirrende von Lana Del Ray direkt auf Iron Maiden umzuschalten. Ich musste das einen Tag später hören, weil ich erst so kurz davor das vorherige Maiden Album nachgeholt hatte. Ich muss sagen, das hat mich positive überrascht. Gerade weil es nicht so ausufernd, überdramatisch, sondern irgendwie punkiger ist. Auch lyrisch zum großen Teil nicht so überladen. Interessant dass sie dann in eine andere Richtung gehen, hätte mich interessiert was in dieser Kombi und Richtung passiert. 3,5.
Okay, wie krass diese Band einfach ein Kopfkind des Bassisten ist und wie klar das hier einfach Maiden ist, obwohl nur Harris und einer der Guitaristen (ohne Songwriting Credit) konstant dabei ist. Von der Dringlichkeit und Produktion gefällt mir das besser als Number of the Beast, und einige der Songs spielen die mit Recht immer noch live. Erstaunlich groß, obwohl klar ist warum sie definitiv den Sänger auswechseln müssen um noch mehr over the top sein zu können.
Ohne Bruce ohne mich. Klingt mir fast zu verwechslebar auch wenn schon klar ist dass es einfach auch Wegbereiter für vieles folgende (die Entwicklung von Judas Priest u.a.) ist (wenn ich da richtig Wikipedia gelesen habe) - aber ob ich das brauche? Nochmal. Hören möchte? Neee, eher nicht. Aber versteh die Begeisterung der Kutten.
I've always found Iron Maiden imagery (album covers, T-shirts etc.) dead ugly, childish and cheap, and therefore I assumed that the music was also crap. Of course I vaguely knew a few songs which actually thought were OK. Well, I was wrong. This is really good hard rock (more than metal, to me). Will listen much more to Iron Maiden now!
Prowler - 3 Remember tomorrow - 4 Running free - 3 Phantom of the opera - 4 Transylvania - 3 Strange world - 3 Charlotte the harlot - 3 Iron maiden - 3
better than slayer look i'm the last person around you should trust to know about heavy metal, but this ain't it. this is classic rock. like van halen levels of "heavy metal". i'm not writing a long review. it's better than slayer, so it warrants 3/5. it's classic rock. there's some variety between songs, but not a *lot*. it's brief, it moves along. ya know, the usual.
their cover art is pretty sick lol Would I listen again: if i'm in the mood Deserves to be on this list: yes 3.2