‘A Matter of Life and Death’ is his favourite<\/p>\n
Nicko McBrain and his favourite Iron Maiden albumAuthor: Scott ColothanPublished 15 hours ago<\/p>\n
Iron Maiden<\/a> drummer Nicko McBrain<\/a> has ranked the band\u2019s 17 studio albums from worst to best. <\/p>\n Appearing at a recent \u2018An Evening With CapnHarris\u2019 event at his Rock n\u2019 Roll Ribs BBQ restaurant in Florida, 74-year-old Nicko was asked to place each of Iron Maiden\u2019s albums on a leaderboard from worst to best. <\/p>\n Somewhat surprisingly, Nicko\u2019s choice for the worst Maiden album was the band\u2019s seminal self-titled debut \u2018Iron Maiden\u2019. <\/p>\n Alongside \u2018Killers\u2019 and \u2018The Number of the Beast\u2019, \u2018Iron Maiden\u2019 is one of three albums that were recorded prior to Nicko joining the band and featured Clive Burr on drums. <\/p>\n Explaining why he picked \u2018Iron Maiden\u2019, Nicko said: “I’ll tell you what, the production on that wasn’t the greatest, but nevertheless, still a good album.\u201d <\/p>\n Nicko selected Maiden\u2019s critically lauded 2006 album \u2018A Matter of Life and Death\u2019 as the best Maiden record, saying: “That’s definitely my favourite album. \u2018For the Greater Good of God\u2019, \u2018Lord of Light\u2019, \u2018The Legacy\u2019. It’s all pretty much perfect.” <\/p>\n You can watch the full 40-minute feature with Nicko below in which he regales plenty of anecdotes about Maiden\u2019s distinguished back catalogue.<\/p>\n Nicko McBrain releases his autobiography Hello Boys And Girls!<\/a> on 22nd October and follows its release with a spoken word tour<\/a>. <\/p>\n Iron Maiden\u2019s greatest albums, according to Nicko McBrain:<\/p>\n 17 – Iron Maiden <\/p>\n 16 – Virtual XI <\/p>\n 15 – No Prayer for the Dying <\/p>\n 14 – The X Factor <\/p>\n 13 – Killers <\/p>\n 12 – The Number of the Beast <\/p>\n 11 – The Final Frontier <\/p>\n 10 – Seventh Son of a Seventh Son <\/p>\n 9 – Fear of the Dark <\/p>\n 8 – Somewhere in Time <\/p>\n 7 – Brave New World <\/p>\n 6 – Dance of Death <\/p>\n 5 – The Book of Souls <\/p>\n 4 – Powerslave <\/p>\n 3 – Senjutsu <\/p>\n 2 – Piece of Mind <\/p>\n 1 – A Matter of Life and Death<\/p>\n