Best Iron Maiden Live Albums
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Live After Death
Of all the recorded tracks from this release, not one lets up. Each and every song presented here might not contain the band's best performances ever, but they're still pretty great.
Combining fine performances with their all-time energetic peak, you just can't go wrong here. Live After Death might just be Iron Maiden's definitive live album. I would even go as far as to say that it is possibly the greatest live album of all time. Also, this rendition of their title song might just be the band's all-time greatest track.
The classics when they were still fresh, maybe my all-time favourite album. Maiden England is a great companion too, covering the next two albums and a few older cuts not found on here, with surprisingly little overlap.
After that, the live albums start to get repetitive.
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Rock In Rio
Fear of the Dark, Ghost of the Navigator, Blood Brothers, Sign of the Cross, and The Clansman are played the best on this album and are the highlights. There's also Wrathchild, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, The Trooper, and 2 Minutes to Midnight here to up the ante and whet early Iron Maiden fans' appetites.
Rock in Rio, recorded in front of 250,000 Iron Maiden fans in Rio de Janeiro in 2001, features the loudest crowd ever. No one can deny the fact that Fear of the Dark is killer on this album. If you don't believe, ask those 20,000,000 viewers on YouTube.
1. Intro: Arthur's Farewell
2. The Wicker Man
3. Ghost of the Navigator
4. Brave New World
5. Wrathchild
6. Blood Brothers
7. Sign of the Cross
8. The Mercenary
9. The Trooper
10. Dream of Mirrors
11. The Clansman
12. The Evil That Men Do
13. Fear of the Dark
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Number of the Beast
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name
17. Sanctuary
18. Run to the Hills
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Flight 666 - The Original Soundtrack
Flight 666 is a great "best of the '80s" live compilation album, which reintroduces classics like "Powerslave," "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and "Revelations," which are superior to their studio or Live After Death counterparts. Best Maiden live album yet.
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En Vivo!
The summary of the best songs from Brave New World, Dance of Death, and The Final Frontier albums, with some classic songs, works perfectly. The energy in their new songs, such as El Dorado and When the Wild Wind Blows, is stunning.
1. Intro: Satellite 15
2. The Final Frontier
3. El Dorado
4. 2 Minutes to Midnight
5. The Talisman
6. Coming Home
7. Dance of Death
8. The Trooper
9. The Wicker Man
10. Blood Brothers
11. When the Wild Wind Blows
12. The Evil That Men Do
13. Fear of the Dark
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Number of the Beast
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name
17. Running Free
I have the DVD version with the full concert plus a Behind the Beast documentary. It's awesome!
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Maiden England
The classic recording from the 7th Tour of a 7th Tour, regarded as the best Iron Maiden live performance ever. These are the last moments of the classic lineup and the Golden Age of Iron Maiden. One must own this:
1. Moonchild
2. The Evil That Men Do
3. The Prisoner
4. Still Life
5. Die with Your Boots On
6. Infinite Dreams
7. Killers
8. Can I Play with Madness
9. Heaven Can Wait
10. Wasted Years
11. The Clairvoyant
12. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
13. The Number of the Beast
14. Hallowed Be Thy Name
15. Iron Maiden
I choose this one because of the song list. Killers, The Prisoner, Still Life, Wasted Years, and Seventh Son are all here. It seems that, for once, they played the songs that the fans like. Trading Heaven Can Wait, which we all hate, for Aces High would have given almost a perfect set list, and, of course, adding The Trooper instead of Die with Your Boots On.
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Death on the Road
The most spectacular and theatrical show Iron Maiden has ever done. Masks and reapers in Dance of Death, the war theme in Paschendale, and many other special effects in other songs make this album great.
Intro: Declamation
1. Wildest Dreams
2. Wrathchild
3. Can I Play with Madness
4. The Trooper
5. Dance of Death
6. Rainmaker
7. Brave New World
8. Paschendale
9. Lord of the Flies
10. No More Lies
11. Hallowed Be Thy Name
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden
14. The Number of the Beast
15. Run to the Hills
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Beast Over Hammersmith
Brilliant, arguably one of the best Maiden live appearances ever. Can it ever get more ass-kicking than the opening track Murders in the Rue Morgue? Had this one been released back in the eighties, Live After Death would probably not be considered one of the very best live albums ever recorded.
This live album from legendary Iron Maiden is ten million times better than the overrated Live After Death, and not just because of the great vocals. Just listen to the whole sound. This is real heavy metal thanks to RIP Clive Burr. Nicko is maybe a technical skill master, but Clive was the center of the old Maiden spirit. Anyway, love Maiden even now!
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A Real Live Dead One
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Live at Donington
Similar to the A Real Live Dead One double album, this one is recorded at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in 1992.
1. Be Quick or Be Dead
2. The Number of the Beast
3. Wrathchild
4. From Here to Eternity
5. Can I Play with Madness
6. Wasting Love
7. Tailgunner
8. The Evil That Men Do
9. Afraid to Shoot Strangers
10. Fear of the Dark
11. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
12. The Clairvoyant
13. Heaven Can Wait
14. Run to the Hills
15. 2 Minutes to Midnight
16. Iron Maiden
17. Hallowed Be Thy Name
18. The Trooper
19. Running Free
1988, Helloween and Iron Maiden at Donington. Man, how I wish I was there.
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Maiden Japan
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Nights of the Dead
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Live!! +one
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The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
The new songs sounded really good live, especially The Great Unknown. Bruce and the group do sound aged, but welcome to life. Really solid live album.
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Beast On Tour