Iron Maiden-10.To Tame A Land(Montreal 1983)

Iron Maiden - Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Sep. 6, 1983, during the ''World Piece Tour''1983.
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To Tame A Land (Harris)

[Lyrics]

He is the king of all the land in the kingdom of the sands of a time tomorrow
He rules the sand worms and the Fremen in a land amongst the stars of an age tomorrow
He is destined to be a king, he rules over everything in the land called planet Dune
Bodywater is your life and without it you would die in the desert of planet Dune

Without a stillsuit you would fry on the sands so hot and dry in a world called Arrakis
It is a land that's rich in spice, the sandriders and the 'mice' that they call the 'Muad' Dib'
He is the Kwizatz Haderach, he is born of Caladan and will take the Gom Jabbar
He has the power to forsee or to look into the past, he's the ruler of the stars

The time will come for him to lay claim his crown
And then the foe yes they'll be cut down
You'll see he'll be the best that there's been
Messiah supreme, true leader of men
And when the time for judgment's at hand
Don't fret he's strong and he'll make a stand
Against evil the fire that spreads through the land
He has the power to make it all end
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'The Trooper' is a song from Iron Maiden's album ''Piece of Mind'',released in 1983.

''This is the best song I've ever written. I was really pleased with 'Phantom', but now I have to say that this is the best. ''
(Steve Harris)

'To Tame A Land' is another of Harris' great epic songs, in the same vein as 'Phantom Of The Opera', 'Rime Of The Ancient Mariner', and 'Alexander The Great'. It is based on Frank Herbert's (1920--1986) novel Dune, one of the greatest science fiction epics of all time and first in a series of books. Like the movie, the song's lyrics won't make much sense unless you are familiar with the book.

The reason why the song was not called 'Dune', as anyone would have expected, was explained during the subsequent tour in support of the album. Bruce gave his view on the matter at a concert during the World Piece Tour:

Next song is all about a gentleman who wrote a science-fiction book called Dune, this one (...). He's an American called Mr. Frank Herbert, this particular gentleman, alright? And Mr. Herbert, as it turns out, is a bit of a cunt actually, because he... among other things he said that if we called this track that we wrote on the album 'Dune', that he'd sue us and stop the album coming out, and all kinds of very unpleasant things... So we had to re-title the track which is on the new album, and we had to call it 'To Tame A Land'.

Bruce Dickinson -- Stockholm, Sweden, 5th June 1983

Musically however, it is a brilliant masterpiece that begins slowly, breaks into a powerful driving rhythm, and ends with a long and interesting instrumental section inspired by the famous classical piece 'Asturias' by Spanish composer Isaak Albeniz (1860--1909), and which slowly retreats back to the original opening softness. A perfect ending to a near perfect album. (Source:www.ironmaidencommentary.com)

'Piece of Mind' is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the US. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust.

In 1989, Steve Harris announced that Piece Of Mind was the 'best studio album' Iron Maiden had recorded. It is also the first album to feature their mascot, Eddie, full bodied.(Source:Wikipedia