Top Ten Best Songs On Iron Maiden's the Book of Souls
A lot of Iron Maiden albums have their closing track as one of the best of the album, such as Hallowed Be Thy Name on Number of the Beast, or Rime of the Ancient Mariner on Powerslave. This is yet another example. This song is beautiful, and easily my favorite on Book of Souls.
This is my new favorite Iron Maiden song. It's amazing to me how a modern Maiden song could beat their classic songs in the Number of the Beast and Powerslave era. But this is just a great song. Especially around the 7:00 mark and onwards.
A brilliant and astonishing masterpiece in every meaning of the word. It's just unbelivable to think that a song would be so able to you put right into the scene like this one. Simply put: I think this track is strong enough to reach the band's top ten. Yes! It is that good!
Iron Maiden's gems are usually found as their closing tracks and in their longest songs. This exceeds both of the qualities of some of their best songs, so I am very excited to hear it!
Bass the riff at the start epic, I saw them live in Melbourne during their book of souls tour and was glad to hear it live 13 minutes of heaven favorite off the album 6th favorite overall from maiden 1. Run to the hills 2. Running free 3. The evil that men do 4. Bring your daughter...to the slaughter 5. Aces High 6. The red and the black
Yet #1 favorite bass open to a song
Made the hair stand on the back of my neck from the moment I first heard it. Epic guitar breaks throughout and superb sing along vocals. Outstanding
Amazing Song with great riffs and an amazing solo. At 13 minutes better than Rime of the Ancient Mariner in my opinion.
Not sure if this one should be ranked as the best song of the album, or the second best after the empire of the clouds!
Interesting. Iron Maiden writes 2 songs over 10 minutes in 30 years, then releases 4 on two albums in 5 years.
This song has grown on me a lot. It begs for its harmonies to be written for it though.
I really hate the intro but the main riff and chorus are unquestionably epic.
Love the verse riff, with Nicko playing the China!
Good day my name is Necropolis. I am formed of the dead. I am the harvester of the soul meat. And I suck the lives from around my bed. My own two sons, I gave them breath. And I filled their living corpses with my bile. What humanity I knew I have long forgotten. For me eternity is nothing but a short while.
2 days since the album has been released and so far this is the song that's stuck out the most, best opener since caught somewhere in time.
From the psychedelic intro to the hard hitting fantastic riffs and then that giant chorus! Bruce's vocals are at his best on this track.
I would rather listen to a cover. Bruce sings the chorus like he's brushing his teeth while singing.
The cheesey song title is easily forgivable when you deliver a song this good! A nice gallop, with some great riffing around five minutes in!
This song was nothing like I expected to be. It's not the same as all their other music, which is definitely a step in the right direction for Iron Maiden. It almost sounds like Black Sabbath. This is an amazing song, I hope the whole album is like this.
This song is totally analogous to Black Sabbath. Nothing like this song composed before by Maiden. Intro sounds pretty stupendous and contributes in indication of the epicness of this song.
Amazing it just came out. If this is the weakest song on this album this might be one of my favorite albums.
Tongue cancer ain't gonna stop this guy.
Simple an awesome song. Has become one of my all-time favorites of Maiden.
This has become one of my all time favorite maiden songs. Amazing.
Reminds me of Isle of Avalon.
Heard its dedicated to a comedian who died of depression and suicide. Damn it what was his name
Rip robin williams
Thought I'd vote it up because it kicks old school ass. First album since 7th Son I've loved every track but not convinced The Empire of the clouds is a masterpiece or even top 5 best on the album. Not yet anyway, I still have to listen to it another billion times so opinion could change.
This and River Runs Deep are way underrated in my opinion, for me the worst of the album are tears of a clown and the man of sorrows. If you take those two out, the album becomes a masterpiece.
This sounds as the truly Iron Maiden, you can feel the power in every single riffs and solos, Bruce's voice is a bid threat... Wow!
Seriously?! This song is amazing! Did people vote on this without even listening to the song?!
Masterpiece.. But absolutely not easy listnening.. And almost impossible hard to sing... many tunes on this album reminds me of classical music in their composition... AMAZING WORK!
This should be higher on the list! At Least above tears of a clown!
Ah, this track is awesome. Even if it does remind you of Wasted Years
Hey, they've used this riff before.
Favorite on the album
This song is so underrated it clearly deserves to be in the top 5.
This song is so underrated death or glory is the worst on the album