Best/Worst Maiden cover art

[Mr. Vengeance]

I thought since we had a thread going about the new Maiden artwork, I'd get one going about which is best/worst.

My fave:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000063COZ.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V65931134_.jpg

The worst: (worst album too)
http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000001YAP.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Full Bug]

I always hated this cover for some reason....
http://www.ironmaiden.com/discography/discography_IMG/7thsonofa7thson.jpg
SIT has been my personal favourite, because in my teens we would get high and look for cool shit to find on the back of the LP, the small really detailed shit, after smoking a quarter of hash it was pretty fun, lol....
http://www.ironmaiden.com/discography/discography_IMG/somewhereintime.jpg

[Full Bug]

I havent seen this cover before now, kinda cool.....
http://www.ironmaiden.com/discography/discography_IMG/bsides.jpg

[Dave's Bitch]

Killers is the best

[The_KiD]

Killers was and is definitely my favorite. I had a great poster of it when I was a teenager. Dance of Death really does nothing for me... Always enjoy their artwork though.. Props to them for keeping it around..

KiD

[Mr Badguy]

"Somewhere in time" is my favourite for pretty much the same reason as Full Bug.

"The original artwork for "No prayer for the dying" really sucked. It`s hard to believe that it was drawn by the same guy. A scribbled Eddie strangles a comic book styled grave digger. Yuck! They`ve changed it slightly on the remastered CD but it`s still crap.

[Mr. Vengeance]

They also changed the cover for X Factor, but it still sucks balls...

[Matt White]

POWERSLAVE is my Fav...................


X Factor gets the finger!

[binnie]

Piece of Mind is my favourite artwork


X is the shitest, by a long long way......

[bueno bob]

Counting ALL official releases...

The best:

1. Powerslave
2. Somewhere in Time
3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
4. Piece of Mind
5. Killers
6. Live After Death
7. The Number of the Beast
8. Brave New World
9. Death On the Road
10. Best of the Beast
11. Maiden Japan
12. A Real Live One
13. Edward the Great

The worst:

1. Dance of Death
2. No Prayer for the Dying
3. Fear of the Dark
4. Virtual XI
5. The X Factor
6. Rock in Rio
7. Iron Maiden
8. A Real Dead One
9. Live at Donington
10. Ed Hunter



.......in so far as "A Matter of Life and Death" is concerned...I'm as of yet undecided...

[bueno bob]

Here it is...you decide...

http://www.ironmaiden.com/media/images/IID00002173.JPG

I half like it and half don't...but I can't make up my mind decisively...

[Vinnie Velvet]

I know.

My problem with the new album cover art is that Eddie is not the focus.

He's in the background.


As far as my fave Maiden album cover: I'd go with Killers.

Its awesome, classic, the best Eddie has looked.

The worst? I'd say its a toss up between X-Factor and Dance of Death.

Its interesting how all the Maiden covers started to suck when Derek Riggs stopped doing the artwork for them.

[binnie]

The reason I like the new artwork is because its provocative...

There is nothing PC about Maiden, they are still the band that pissed your parents off!

[Mr. Vengeance]

I mean...is the new artwork really that provocative? Are skeletons really that big a deal today? When you look at Eddie on the Killers cover, with that bloody axe, you figure that's violent and edgy.....A bunch of skeleton soldiers who really aren't that edgy, isn't going to rile up many parents.....

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by Vinnie Velvet
Its interesting how all the Maiden covers started to suck when Derek Riggs stopped doing the artwork for them.

Yeah...I wish I knew what went down between camp Riggs and camp Maiden...because I'd love to see things smoothed over for a Derek Riggs return on the last ever album or whatnot...whenever that happens...