Iron Maiden – To Tame a Land

To Tame a Land is the closing track on Iron Maiden’s fourth studio album, Piece of Mind.

It was inspired by the classic science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert. However, when Steve Harris requested permission from the author to name the song “Dune” and to use a spoken quotation as the track’s intro, his request was met with a stern reply from Frank Herbert’s agent: “No. Because Frank Herbert doesn’t like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden”. This statement was backed up with a legal threat, and eventually the song was renamed “To Tame a Land” and released in 1983.

Off Piece of Mind album, Iron Maiden’s 4th album.

Duration : 0:7:27

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25 Responses to “Iron Maiden – To Tame a Land”

Satansfizt on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

can you imagine …
can you imagine life in an alternate world without Maiden? That would really suck!!
seanbowman913 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

lil wayne strives …
lil wayne strives to look jus like eddie. speakin of lil wayne his version of this is sweet!!!
Ownimaster on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Dune & Maiden…. 2 …
Dune & Maiden…. 2 greats cult art !!

Sorry for my english, i’m french.

Up the Irons & Up the Fremens !
morrisonclone on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

really nice bass …
really nice bass line
wyeth117 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Well, I hate to …
Well, I hate to make a sports analogy, but if a player gets severely injured, he’s never the same once he returns. Same thing with Labrie, can’t remember what he had, but it was severe enough that he’d never fully recover. Agreed that his voice is indeed aging, but that illness certainly did not help in that regard.
azeroth62 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

BUeeNh SoOlOuH!
BUeeNh SoOlOuH!
electrorostam on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Thank you for …
Thank you for helping the ignorant to understand. I love DT.
THEJohn187 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

@7907evil7907
…
@7907evil7907
Cause people think prog isnt cool…still to this day… Dream Theater are prog icons
THEJohn187 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

@wyeth117
James …
@wyeth117
James has long since recovered. His voice is just aging.
Orbitalpt on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

\m/ …
\m/ great !
primussucks2887 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

i agree to the fact …
i agree to the fact that dream theater may end up instrumental, but what happened to labrie??? i never heard about a sickness? i dunno if they would find another vocalist, labrie was just to perfect, i doubt he can be replaced
braindamagedcrust on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

when i say Kwisatz …
when i say Kwisatz Haderach to my dog he flips out and basically demands i take him outside….best part of the entire novel “Try looking into that place where you dare not look. You’ll find me there, staring back at you.”
johntron69 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

amazing i love you …
amazing i love you guys your spirit sole amazing
sole savivor peace out friends king of all that is thankyou for the good faith i am holy divor & the nomad or close 2
cheers
Edstir on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Apparently, Bruce …
Apparently, Bruce Dickinson studied history at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London UK, and was active in student politics… So when he joined the band, the long tour bus journeys were properly filled with rambling about all the classic historical periods e.t.c. I guess Steve Harris must of had to sit next him most of the 1980’s …
LordAntWarrior on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Ok now I see what …
Ok now I see what you mean and I do agree. I just wondered whether you meant the album as a whole or the Title Track.
Man you just gotta love Maiden’s song topics- Dune, The Book Of Revelations, The Charge of The Light Brigade, WW2 and The Myth of Icarus- all in POM. Legendary album along with Powerslave.
Edstir on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

The prelude to the …
The prelude to the Album Powerslave… of which the track ‘powerslave’ is an integral part as well… I think steve and the band turned the page on his pocket music theory book and saw the Phrygian mode.
LordAntWarrior on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

the album or the …
the album or the song
surfitlive on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

R U hanging out …
R U hanging out with Towelie from South Park? Cause that hypo-allergenic 100% cotton owes me from the last batch he bought!!! LOL
surfitlive on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Cool! I’ll try to …
Cool! I’ll try to hear their version sometime.
Well either way, welcome to the horde!
Up the Irons!
engenerik on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

supersong
supersong
vargasisking on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

@NintendoWarrior …
@NintendoWarrior not really but theyre not that great IMO
NintendoWarrior on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Dream Theater is …
Dream Theater is over rated in my opinion…

Need that Still Suit, ’cause Body Water is your life, and without it you would die…
Nastybutzky on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Great song!!!!!!!!!!
Great song!!!!!!!!!!
IcZeric on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

@EndOfDays311 idiot
@EndOfDays311 idiot
wyeth117 on January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Hahahaha, too true. …
Hahahaha, too true. But yes, the book is incredible.

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