I'm going with "Caught Somewhere in Time" because of the hours 14 year old me spent trying to get it right on the guitar.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 24 June 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
Aces High. Didn't have to think about it for more than 5 seconds.
― Darin, Saturday, 24 June 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
The Wicker Man 4EVA
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 24 June 2017 18:04 (six years ago) link
Wrathchild could've been a contender but otherwise yeah, Aces High.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 24 June 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
Objectively: "Aces High"
Subjectively: "Moonchild" because as a dweeby 15 yr old KISS fan in 1988 I'd gone to the Seventh Son tour stop in Atlanta FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CATCHING OPENERS FREHLEY'S COMET and promptly had my musical universe upturned by all these amazing songs that were neither "Run to the Hills" (which I hated esp bc Headbangers Ball played it every week) nor "Can I Play with Madness" -- they opened with "Moonchild."
Alarmingly I almost didn't go, as Maiden canceled, announcing it only after Frehley's Comet left the stage, so we had to come back the next night (or thereabouts); I would be very displeased with myself in retrospect if I'd missed out on that.
― Devilock, Monday, 26 June 2017 02:25 (six years ago) link
It seems like "Where Eagles Dare" needs the support, so I'm going with that.
― jmm, Monday, 26 June 2017 02:57 (six years ago) link
xpost ha ha when I saw Maiden The Vinnie Vincent Invasion opened.
― President Keyes, Monday, 26 June 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
I've been pretty lucky with Maiden openers.
2003: Motörhead, Dio2003: Arch Enemy2005: Ozzfest w/Black Sabbath2008: Lauren Harris, but I showed up late2010: Dream Theater, but I showed up late
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 26 June 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
I've had
Alice CooperMegadethone of the band members' kids bands (didn't see them)Ghost
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Monday, 26 June 2017 17:54 (six years ago) link
Aces High.
I do love "Ides of March" though. What an overture. And I really like "Sign of the Cross", a very underrated track.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 04:12 (six years ago) link
Sign's great, the live version with Bruce gr8er
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 04:24 (six years ago) link
sad taht Different World wasn't a cover of the Cosby Show spinoff
this seems to obviously be aces high to me
― akm, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 05:03 (six years ago) link
"Wicker Man" was ruined for me because someone told me prior to hearing it for the first time that the pre-chorus was Green Day's "She" and I couldn't unhear it from the jump.
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 05:04 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 9 July 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Man, the drum intro to "Where Eagles Dare," the riff to "Aces High," I would have voted for "The Ides Of March/Wrathchild" if they were combined for that bass intro, but went with first impulse.
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 9 July 2017 01:19 (six years ago) link
Come on this is Aces High
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 9 July 2017 01:25 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 10 July 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
That's a mandate. From now on all opening cuts will be Aces High.
― jmm, Monday, 10 July 2017 00:05 (six years ago) link
Wicker Man wuz robbed. Your time will come.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 10 July 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
the piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 10 July 2017 02:22 (six years ago) link
I luv "invaders." a terrific opener for their greatest album, yet i I don't get why its not at all popular with fans and the band itself. Maybe this has changed, but last I checked the band had only played on the Beast tour in '82/'83. Is it that the song is just too Maiden for Maiden?
― veronica moser, Monday, 10 July 2017 14:43 (six years ago) link
"only played it"