1988 - Heavy Metal! TIE BREAKER

1988 tie breaker
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

Iron Maiden by a landslide.

I really think Mindcrime is an overblown, boring, pretentious piece of Pink Floyd worship.

detuned wrote:

I really think Mindcrime is an overblown, boring, pretentious piece of Pink Floyd worship.

What he said.

Mindcrime.

That's a geat Maiden album in a long line of great maiden albums. But Mindcrime blew my fragile mind when I first listened to it on my SonyWalkman in a darkened room many years ago.

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I really think Mindcrime is an overblown, boring, pretentious piece of Pink Floyd worship.

As Eyesore would say "Pfft".

Double 'Pfft', 'Operation Mindcrime' I feel is an intelligent well written concept album and if you are going to worship a band you could do worse then Pink Floyd

Maiden for sure.

(Phone rings)

"...Hello?"

"MINDCRIIIIIME!"

(Click)

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is great, one of Maiden's best. However, my vote goes to Operation: Mindcrime.

ultmetal wrote:

detuned wrote:

I really think Mindcrime is an overblown, boring, pretentious piece of Pink Floyd worship.

What he said.

I concur (BIG TIME)

Only took two lps after the EP for me to lose interest. Though I did dig on some of EMPIRE

LIkewise, lost interest in Maiden with this lp as well.

No shame in losing to Maiden, which is who I voted for.

manny wrote:

Double 'Pfft', 'Operation Mindcrime' I feel is an intelligent well written concept album and if you are going to worship a band you could do worse then Pink Floyd

Guess this dumb @$$ biker don't get it. Well written songs can still be boring. When I try to listen to it, I start laughing cause all I can visualize in my head is G. Tate standing in front of a mirror practicing his theatrics to the tunes. More emphasis on posturing and facial expressions. I mean I bust up laughing.

Trust me...I have tried to like this lp. I would wager that it hasn't ever been played start to finish by me more than a handful of times.

Mindcrime!!!!!!!!!

While I am a HUGE Maiden fan and SSOASS is a frakin' great album, Mindcrime is just a better album and to this day gets more play than SSOASS. Just a fantastic album!!!!!!!!! And seeing it live on the Empire tour ruled!!!!

QUEENSRYCHE

James B. wrote:

manny wrote:

Double 'Pfft', 'Operation Mindcrime' I feel is an intelligent well written concept album and if you are going to worship a band you could do worse then Pink Floyd

Guess this dumb @$$ biker don't get it. Well written songs can still be boring. When I try to listen to it, I start laughing cause all I can visualize in my head is G. Tate standing in front of a mirror practicing his theatrics to the tunes. More emphasis on posturing and facial expressions. I mean I bust up laughing.

Trust me...I have tried to like this lp. I would wager that it hasn't ever been played start to finish by me more than a handful of times.

You're not alone, I have the same reaction. It's just so bloody self-important and pompous, makes me want to smack somebody. LOL.

Very tough call. Both are excellent.

It would be nice to see something besides Iron Maiden and Metallica dominating the polls for the 80's. Mindcrime was a great album!

Fat Freddy wrote:

(Phone rings)

"...Hello?"

"MINDCRIIIIIME!"

(Click)

Mindcrime. Seventh Son is a good album but Mindcrime is a masterpiece !

detuned wrote:

James B. wrote:

manny wrote:

Double 'Pfft', 'Operation Mindcrime' I feel is an intelligent well written concept album and if you are going to worship a band you could do worse then Pink Floyd

Guess this dumb @$$ biker don't get it. Well written songs can still be boring. When I try to listen to it, I start laughing cause all I can visualize in my head is G. Tate standing in front of a mirror practicing his theatrics to the tunes. More emphasis on posturing and facial expressions. I mean I bust up laughing.

Trust me...I have tried to like this lp. I would wager that it hasn't ever been played start to finish by me more than a handful of times.

You're not alone, I have the same reaction. It's just so bloody self-important and pompous, makes me want to smack somebody. LOL.

Jeez you and James B act like it was Operation: Malmsteen!!!

manny wrote:

Jeez you and James B act like it was Operation: Malmsteen!!!

Trust me....in my neighborhood. ALL the dudes that played guitar were practicing arpeggios left and right. Walk by this house "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrf-deeeee-deeee-doooo" that house "dunnnnnnnnn-arrrrrrr-beeeee-theeee-ooooooo"

This one is still close, even with only two choices.

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I really think Mindcrime is an overblown, boring, pretentious piece of Pink Floyd worship.

I agree except for the pretentious part and I love it. Take that Detuned.

Some tie breaker it's split down the line!

not a fan of either