Prodigal Son (track)
by Iron Maiden
Prodigal Son appears on the following album(s) by Iron Maiden:
- Killers (track #8) (this album) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/13/2026 19:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 97,719 | 71/100 | |
| 02/05/2026 14:35 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,615 | 100/100 | |
| 02/03/2026 22:35 | FrancK | 4,672 | 82/100 | |
| 01/07/2026 20:27 | markl73 | 6,719 | 78/100 | |
| 10/29/2025 20:46 | Siromynian | 16,584 | 70/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.6.
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AAL2014 05/19/2020 17:15 | #251736
Oh no, my most dreaded “On my Knees“ tagline, what’s more is a “Help me Please” to go with it. Yikes.
Admittedly a surprise to hear because of the more direct prog feel/sound and I’m not really the fan of it. A good solo section but this has gotta be one of my very least favorite songs the band ever did.
Unfortunate filler on an otherwise....killer...album.
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