Here's the lowdown:
No Great Music was recorded after John Bonham (of Led Zeppelin) died. No Very Good Music was recorded after Cliff Burton (of Metallica) died (and certainly not by Metallica, "One" notwithstanding), and no Good Music was recorded after Stevie Ray Vaughan died.
This means:
Back in Black - Great. Just barely. In fact, the last Truly Great album, ever.
The Number of the Beast - Very Good. Very, very very very very very good. But Back in Black has four or five (depending on whether you count "Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution") concert staples, and The Number of the Beast only has three.
Master of Puppets - Very Good. Just as on their previous release, Ride the Lightning, it seems as though the weak track comes in at #6 and leaves a sour taste in your mouth before the thrashfest/instrumental conclusion.
Blow Up Your Video - Good. It's not Back in Black, but nothing on it makes me gag. The same cannot be said for anything Iron Maiden would churn out with a Roman numeral in the title, and certainly cannot be said for Metallica's 90s decadebacle.*
*I am hereby updating the dictionary to include the word "decadebacle," which means literally ten years of Epic Fail. It is pronounced DE-KA-de-BA-kel.
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