Last Rites - One Song from Each Album

Inspired by recent discussions in other threads . . . I don't want to hijack those threads, and this is a slightly different twist on the topic (to allow me to stay sane).

Grim Reaper Eddie appears at your side, ready to take you from this world, never to hear a Maiden song again. But, before you go, he allows you to listen to one song from each album. What do you choose? (And choosing the longest song from each album to delay your death isn't an acceptable answer.)

Albums:

Iron Maiden
Killers
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
No Prayer for the Dying
Fear of the Dark
The X Factor
Virtual XI
Brave New World
Dance of Death
A Matter of Life and Death
The Final Frontier
The Book of Souls

Really tough question, but I'll try:
Phantom of the Opera
Purgatory
Hallowed be thy Name
Revelations
Powerslave
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Infinite Dreams :D
Fates Warning
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Judgement of Heaven
Como Estais Amigos
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Paschendale
For the Greater Good of God
When the Wild Wind Blows
The Red and the Black
Some of them were automatic, some were far from 100%. Damn you for making me narrow it down! :D

Phantom of the Opera
Purgatory
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Revelations
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Alexander the Great
The Evil That Men Do
Mother Russia
Fear Of The Dark
Sign Of The Cross
The Clansman
Ghost of the Navigator
Dance of Death
Lord of Light
Starblind
If Eternity Should Fail

Way too tough.

iron maiden
genghis khan
number of the beast
the trooper
rime of the ancient mariner
alexander the great
the clairvoyant
hooks in you
afraid to shoot strangers
sign of the cross
the clansman
the thin line between love and hate
paschendale
the legacy
when the wild wind blows
the book of souls

Iron Maiden-Phantom of the Opera
Killers- Another Life
The Number of the Beast- Invaders
Piece of Mind- The Trooper
Powerslave- Powerslave
Somewhere in Time-Alexander the Great
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son-Infinite Dreams
No Prayer for the Dying- Tailgunner
Fear of the Dark- Judas Be my Guide
The X Factor-Fortunes of War
Virtual XI-Futureal
Brave New World- The Mercenary
Dance of Death- Paschendale
A Matter of Life and Death-Different World
The Final Frontier-El Dorado
The Book of Souls- Death or Glory

Hmmm....

Iron maiden
Killers
Hallowed be thy name
Revelations
Rime of the ancient mariner
Caught somewhere in time
Moonchild
Holy smoke
Fear of the dark
Sign of the cross
The clansman
Ghost of the navigator
Dance of death
Lord of light
The man who would be king
The book of souls

Damn Grim Reaper! haha ha

I liked the idea of ​​choosing one, not easy, especially the "Golden years".

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Strange World
Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Prisoner
Revelations
Back in The Village
Stranger in a Strange Land
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Run Silent Run Deep
Judas be My Guide
The Unbeliever
The Clansman
The Mercenary
Paschendale
For the Greater Good of God
When the Wild Wind Blows
When the River Runs Deep


I chose some strange songs, but given the circumstances, I think I would prefer something like that.
Great band really

Just one for each album? really dificult choice, but here we go

Remember tomorrow
Purgatory
22 acacia avenue
Where eagles dare
Aces high
Alexander
/th son
The assasin
Judas be my guide
Sign of the cross
When 2 worlds collide
Out of the silent planet
Face in the sand
The legacy
Starblind
Tears of a clown

OK, great post and quite tricky:

Iron Maiden - Phantom
Killers - Ides of March-Wrathchild (always play them as a single song!)
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed
Piece of Mind - Where Eagles Dare
Powerslave - Two Minutes to Midnight
Somewhere in Time - Caught Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 7th Son
No Prayer for the Dying - Tail gunner
Fear of the Dark - Afraid to Shoot Strangers
The X Factor - Sign
Virtual XI - Two Worlds
Brave New World - Silent Planet
Dance of Death - No More Lies
A Matter of Life and Death - Greater Good
The Final Frontier - Starblind
The Book of Souls - Eternity


Some very tough ones to pick but got there in the end....the list migth change from time to time but from Number through to Somewhere in Time the songs choices never change.

Try this unconventional list on for size-

IM- Charlotte the Harlot
Killers- Purgatory
NoB- NoB
PoM- The Trooper
Powerslave- Aces High
SIT- Caught Somewhere in Time
7th Son- Infinite Dreams
No Prayer- Mother Russia
FotD- Judas be my Guide
The X Factor- The Edge of Darkness
VXI- Futureal
BNW- The Fallen Angel
DOD- Montsegur
AMOLAD- Benjamin Breeg
TFF- The Alchemist
BoS- The Book of Souls

And the opposite? Grim Reaper Eddie changes his mind and decides that maybe your time hasn´t come, but you have to choose a song from each album that you will never listen to again..

Iron Maiden (yes, I´ve never been really into this one..)
Innocent Exile
The prisoner
Sun and steel
Losfer words
Heaven can wait
Can I play with nadness
Public enema
Weekend warrior
Man on the edge
Tha angel and the gambler
Dream of mirrors
Age of inocence
The pilgrim
Isle of Avalon
Shadows of the valley

Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera
Killers - Tough choice between wrathchild and killers, but I'm gonna go with Killers
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Piece of Mind - Quest For Fire (not counting Trooper, because that's an obvious pick)
Powerslave - Flash Of The Blade
Somewhere in Time - Caught Somewhere In Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Clairvoyant
No Prayer for the Dying - Mother Russia
Fear of the Dark - Fear Of The Dark
The X Factor - Sign Of The Cross
Virtual XI - The Clansman
Brave New World - Fallen Angel
Dance of Death - Face In The Sand
A Matter of Life and Death - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
The Final Frontier - The Talisman
The Book of Souls - Tears Of The Clown

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Originally Posted by Lord-7618

And the opposite? Eddie Grim Reaper Eddie changes his mind and decides that maybe your time hasn´t come, but you have to choose a song from each album that you will never listen to again..

Iron Maiden (yes, I´ve never been really into this one..)
Innocent Exile
The prisoner
Sun and steel
Losfer words
Heaven can wait
Can I play with nadness
Public enema
Weekend warrior
Man on the edge
Tha angel and the gambler
Dream of mirrors
Age of inocence
The pilgrim
Isle of Avalon
Shadows of the valley

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Sanctuary
Ides of March (bit of a cop out answer)
Invaders
Sun and Steel (Big agree here)
The Duellists
Alexander the Great
The Prophecy
Tailgunner
Afraid to shoot Strangers
2AM
(Can't pick for VXI, all too good, maybe the Clansman)
Thin line Between Love and Hate
Face in the Sand
The Legacy
Isle of Avalon
(Refuse to pick. Their best album)

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Originally Posted by Lord-7618

And the opposite? Eddie Grim Reaper Eddie changes his mind and decides that maybe your time hasn´t come, but you have to choose a song from each album that you will never listen to again..

Iron Maiden (yes, I´ve never been really into this one..)
Innocent Exile
The prisoner
Sun and steel
Losfer words
Heaven can wait
Can I play with nadness
Public enema
Weekend warrior
Man on the edge
Tha angel and the gambler
Dream of mirrors
Age of inocence
The pilgrim
Isle of Avalon
Shadows of the valley

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Mmmmmm... This one is kinda hard...

Remember Tomorrow
The Ides of March
22 Acacia Avenue
Quest for fire
Losfer words
Heaven can wait
The prophecy
Hooks in you
The apparition
Fortunes of war
Dont look to the eyes of a stranger
The fallen angel
Age of innocence
The longest day
Starblind
The great unknown

What have u made me do, most of these are really hard picks (somewhere in time was the hardest) cus boy, all of iron maiden's songs are great.

What have u made me do, most of these are really hard picks (somewhere in time was the hardest) cus boy, all of iron maiden's songs are great.[/QUOTE]

Agree!
Best answer to this is Moonchild´s laugh

Iron Maiden - Running Free
Killers - Wrathchild
The Number of the Beast - Run to the Hills
Piece of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Powerslave
Somewhere in Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Evil That Men Do
No Prayer for the Dying - Holy Smoke
Fear of the Dark - Fear Of The Dark
The X Factor - none.....Iron Maiden without Bruce is not Iron Maiden....if I realy have to name one it will be Man On The Edge
Virtual XI - none.....Iron Maiden without Bruce is not Iron Maiden....if I realy have to name one it will be Futureal
Brave New World - The Fallen Angel
Dance of Death - Rainmaker
A Matter of Life and Death - For The Greater Good Of God
The Final Frontier - The Man Who Would Be King
The Book of Souls - Speed Of Light

This is an impible choice.....I will prefere keep only one album and that will be Live After Death....here you have all the best songs ;)

Interesting!
Typical hard question to answer to, but maybe not as hard as rating the top X songs/albums:

Iron Maiden - Strange World
Killers - The Ides of March
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed be thy name (damn, this must have been the hardest choice, i felt uncomfortable while having to choose)
Piece of Mind - Still Life (no one?)
Powerslave - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (it was pretty obvious for me :D)
Somewhere in Time - Alexander the Great
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Clairvoyant
No Prayer for the Dying - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
Fear of the Dark - Fear of the Dark .... argh, keeping Afraid to shoot strangers out was painful
The X Factor - The sign of the cross
Virtual XI - the Clansman
Brave New World - Blood Brothers
Dance of Death - No more lies
A Matter of Life and Death - For the rgeater good of god
The Final Frontier - The talisman
The Book of Souls - If eternity should fail

Very interesting yet hard question:

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers - Killers
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed Be Thy Name (hard choice but since I'm gonna die in about hour and a half seems reasonable)
Piece of Mind - The Trooper (I can't go before hearing this for one last time!)
Powerslave - 2 Minutes to Midnight
Somewhere in Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams
No Prayer for the Dying - Holy Smoke
Fear of the Dark - Afraid to Shoot Strangers
The X Factor - can I say none, if no then it shall be Man On The Edge
Virtual XI - The Clansman
Brave New World - Blood Brothers
Dance of Death - Paschendale
A Matter of Life and Death - For the Greater Good of God
The Final Frontier - The Man Who Would Be King
The Book of Souls - If Eternity Should Fail

This is quite an interesting question. My songs list would be:
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers - The title track
The Number of the Beast - Hallowed be thy Name
Piece of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Aces High
Somewhere in time - Alexander the Great
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Moonchild
No Prayer for the Dying - Holy Smoke
Fear of the Dark - The title track
The X Factor - Sign of the Cross
Virtual XI - The Clansman
Brave New World - The Wicker Man
Dance of Death - The title track
A Matter of Life and Death - The Longest Day
The Final Frontier - The title track
Book of Souls - If Eternity Should Fail (Somewhat prefer The Red and the Black but Eternity would be more fitting for the final track)

And I DO really hope that if I die, it'll be Eddie who'll send me to the burning fires.

I have to say this is quite a list of tunes and different choices from everyone (well mostly different) - intersteing is that the two Blaze albums seem to focus on a few songs only and some (like me to a degree) are forcing a pick as I liek others struggle a bit with these two albums. Blaze was not a great fit for Maiden though I really like him as a singer when he was in Wolfsbane. I still like the albums but they are not in the same league as the rest of the albums with Paul and especially Bruce. But to each their own - I know a lot of folk really love the Blaze era. X Factor is the best of the two for me I hardly ever listen to Virtual XI...not even sure why not but it just never stayed with me.......I even listen to No Prayer for the Dying more than it and it is my least listened to Bruce album.

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Originally Posted by scott-5496

intersteing is that the two Blaze albums seem to focus on a few songs [...]

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When I think of these two particular songs, sign of the cross and clansman, I think of the live versions performed by Bruce. I don't think the two Blaze albums are particularly bad, the problem is that they've been written for Bruce's vocal range, not for Blaze's. And even though Blaze is quite a decent singer, Iron Maiden just sounds so much better with Bruce.