This is a common misnomer. The song Fear of the Dark has become the much anticipated highlight of the live show for the last couple decades, even if that album was the beginning of a dull period. They spent the 90's forgotten and trying to find their place and there are duds in there, but they came back in 2000 with a great album, Brave New World, which put them back on the map and they've produced several good albums since then.
Their live show in incredible. I was not excited for the last tour because they were focusing on songs that they hadn't played live before. I was thinking their's a reason for that, they are your worste song. Man was i wrong, that was onenof through best Maiden shows I've seen and I've seen my share. When you can do that with your worst material, that was impressive.
And ill never tire of watching and listening to Dave Murray play. He would get a lot more attention as a player if he wasn't in a band with 2 other nearly as capable guitarists.