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
..............................................
'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

[@indianapoliscolts914]

In my opinion, Maiden's most underrated song.

[@hoolivier9629]

Infinite dreams, afraid to shoot strangers, and so many others, best band ever

[@danimontalban2551]

Deja Vu

[@fmoe87]

@@hoolivier9629 i would rather categorize afraid to shoot strangers as one of their most overrated songs when it comes to underrated a have to mention innocent exile, which is a really fantastic piece if music

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

@@fmoe87 I wouldn't say that one's overrated, but it's not underrated. Overrated are all the VERY well-known songs ("Run to the Hills", "Aces High", "The Trooper", "Hallowed be Thy Name", "2 Minutes to Midnight", etc)

[@fmoe87]

@@jaspergillgannon4991 well you have a point, although i have heard so many people talking about how good afraid to shoot strangers is and even though its obviously not a bad song per se (its an iron maiden song after all) i think that by iron maiden standards it is pretty lame

[@whatizreality0124]

First time trying to learn this on bass was PAINFUL ... literally. Steve Harris is just a beast.

[@Mordal1222]

"To Tame a Land" is a much better title than "Dune".

[@leestone5035]

Fuck yea, up the Irons!

[@martindorr8673]

I acually have the album with the title "dune" on the back-cover. Don't know how much it is worth now?! It's a spanish first- pressing. Greetings from germany

[@kili1985]

@@martindorr8673 A lot I think, if it is an official pressing.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

If I recall, Frank Herbert hated heavy metal and so he refused permission to use the title of his book, hence the change.

[@FedeMayhemile.]

​@@pentagrammaton6793 He probably didn't even read the songs lyrics of the previous album if he even listened to it in the first place, what a waste that a guy with such a creative mind had so illogical prejudices about an entire musical genre and even to directly treat a band that only wanted to show their appreciation for his work with such condescendence, disappointing.

[@fistfullamullah]

Steve's bass playing is savage on this!

[@jmpsthrufyre]

fistfullamullah You know it a tough un when he is standing still for most of it.

[@Avanau]

This and Genghis Khan (perhaps Transylvania too) are the ones I always struggled with on the bass.

[@randallfloyd4476]

cool how this song led right in to the powerslave album...............

[@october.ethereal]

I appreciate whoever decided to record this song. They had the right idea. One of my favorite Maiden songs

[@harrievdeurse8597]

Het is ook een van mijn favoriete nummers het hele album piece of mind is speciaal

[@mikekolokowsky]

Yeah, back then, the iPhones didn’t have the same pixel resolution, and too bad the sound quality isn’t HD. Probl’y a Sony VHS camcorder as big as three mailboxes. How’d they sneak it in? Oh yeah, it was the 80s, and in Canada. There weren’t body cavity searches when going to see a show.

[@afoolisharrangement]

Lifelong fan here, I was under the impression this song had never ever been played live. Thanks so much for posting!

[@SirRobbins]

another you may find surprising too is The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner from Somewhere in Time was played live only one time in history. Also found on youtube

[@afoolisharrangement]

SirRobbins That is some awesome info Sir Ribbins, thanks so much.

[@dunkydog1676]

must have played it more then once it was there setlist that year. love to see them play prodigal son live

[@ocelot972]

"The Loneliness..." was only played on the very first show of the SIT tour in Yugoslavia.

[@mccask13]

That's not true, saw them play Loneliness during the Somewhere on Tour concert in 1987 in Sacramento.

[@gustavonmesquita70]

The very first tune I EVER heard from Maiden. and it was back in 1983. A very good friend of mine introduced me to maiden and the first song he showed me was To Tame A Land. Needless to say that I had my mind blown... To this day, Piece Of Mind is my favoriet album. EPIC !!

[@shawnreed9793]

piece of mind is maiden at their best

[@OutOnTheTiles]

7 epic albums in a row.....but I have a weak spot for Piece of Mind. ✌️👍🎸

[@chriswildhaber35]

Peace of mind is great ,but I love in my opinion number of the best, their all great.

[@mccask13]

Around this time (Piece of Mind) Steve Harris was asked by a guitar magazine which song was hardest to play. He stated it was "To Tame a Land".

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

I struggle with this one but I had someone help me learn it not too long after this came out. I struggle more with some of the parts of Los fer Words and Phantom of the Opera. There are plenty Iron Maiden songs I have never even attempted.

[@StrangerinaStrangeLand-im4yl]

Can’t believe it’s already been 40 years since Piece of Mind came out.

[@annaa3053]

This song is a *MASTERPIECE* .🤘

[@OneLittleHero]

That is one kickass song kind of a song only maiden could perform only harris could compose

[@michaelreffett6584]

Quite simply the best...melody,harmony, power, finesse,progression and aggression

[@racumin75]

This is my favorite Maiden song. GODDAAAAAAAMMN

[@fabiorodriguesdemello3716]

Que porrada ,sem.luvas ainda,perfeita

[@joseluisyago]

por canciones como esta, q aparentemente es desconocida, le das el justo valor a maiden como una de las mas grandes bandas de la historia, que pedazo de cancion , epica!!

[@ignaciozdanavicius9268]

SI PAPÁ, ESTE ES UNO DE LOS MEJORES TEMAS DE MAIDEN LEJOS.....Y AUN ASI NUNCA LE DIERON MUCHA BOLA. IRON MAIDEN FOREVER THE BEST OF THE BEST

[@MrNickDrummer]

I play this on drums. Great song and this video is a great rare find!!

[@jeffreycooley2032]

My all time favorite Maiden song. It's THE reason I read the Dune series. This is such a different kind of song from everything else that was happening then. They're easily the best, and most musically adventurous metal band ever. One of the most musically adventurous bands of ANY genre. All great musicians, as well. Thanks for posting this!

[@nanamano]

One of their heaviest tracks in my opinion. I can never get sick of hearing it. This has to be my favourite just above "Revelations" off the album.

[@RadicalGirl]

I wish they would do more rare songs live for the hardcore fans...such as alexander the great or caught somewhere in time

[@davidtrevino5211]

How about REVELATIONS!!!!

[@eldiegomtb]

Revelations was live till fligth 666​@@davidtrevino5211

[@markbarrett4440]

I don't know how Steve Harris has any fingers left after this. He doesn't get a break from beginning to end 🤘👿🤘

[@mikeferguson1879]

Best Maiden song ever!

[@ashishgshetti]

This sounds exactly like the record inspite of the poor overall quality of the video and sound. It’s a testament to how good Dave and Adrian really are. This is a rare piece of art found and KZbin is a museum !

[@TheLarryburns84]

Holy fuck, I think I just creamed myself.. NEVER expected to see video of this!

[@iancorrie7043]

Fantastic! Fair enough,Frank Herbert was not a heavy metal fan..but if he'd let them call the song Dune all the Maiden fans would have bought a copy of his book.A brilliant example of Steve Harris' Bass Playing,kind of a proto Mariner.True talent.

[@arad_austin]

I read the book recently because of this song! Actually, a fantastic book!

[@vonluciffer5]

Exactly!!!! Today 30 years after the entire world knows who Iron Maiden is but nobody remember this guy herbert jejejejejejeje

[@inlakesh555]

​@@vonluciffer5New movie "Dune" is out😎😉

[@vonluciffer5]

@@inlakesh555 Do u know all about this film really? Do u know the link between this film and one Iron Maiden song or are u just bragging?

[@dankoftinoff8119]

This has and always will be the lineup for Iron Maiden for me! Piece of Mind was my introduction to Maiden and have never turned back.

[@jerseyjaybird]

How there are 4 thumbs down, I don't know. One of the best bands of all time, and an authentic performance. Thanks Iron Maiden and poster.

[@penalozaur]

all 4 from Frank Herbert

[@rsbreth]

@@penalozaur That's funny as hell.

[@billstone1732]

The best maiden tune ever

[@Jcr515007]

Had this song in my head for two days then found this.Joy.

[@pappppie]

I was 14 years old in '83 and would have given my left nut to be at that concert. I did finally see Maiden a few times, starting with the Live After Death tour, but would have loved to see NotB and PoM tours, as they are my favorite albums.

[@gregwineka6503]

Holy shit, never seen it live ,one of my favorite thank you

[@gregwineka6503]

Don't see them jumping around do ya because I know it is a very difficult number, it doesn't get any better brothers

[@yngvebalmsteen9174]

They had the best sound on this album.

[@Kuacula]

One of my favorites Maiden songs!

[@MatthewGClarke]

I love this song: It led me to the David Lynch film, which in turn took me to the Frank Herbert book and a lot of other science fiction literature. Very much looking forward to Denis Villeneuve's take on Dune! Oh... and Up The Irons \m/

[@marekloza7113]

one of the best maidens song. I wish they will play it

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

Me too. If you notice Harris didn't move at all, Bruce couldn't and try hitting those high notes, Harris said, and as a bass player myself, it's the hardest song to play, that's why he's not moving on stage, 😊

[@claudedumont6918]

Men those that bring back some memories. I was there that night. Only 15 years hold at the time. Thanks for sharing this. This reminds me that I was young once.

[@bashirshah5347]

It's Hurtz Me too Bro,Wasted Yrs

[@MT-or7lv]

I saw the World Piece tour and this was on the set list the night I saw them. This song kicks ass!

[@MT-or7lv]

@Joesph Nickell I saw them at the Salt Palace in Utah in 83 and Piece of Mind is my favorite also. Great album from start to finish.

[@fgp3]

Que gran canción por dios!!! yo le diría a los dos que pusieron no me gusta, que se dediquen a visitar otros videos musicales, si no les gusta Maiden todo bien pero poner no me gusta a esta obra de arte, es un sacrilegio

[@javiervelasquez7124]

Seguro que son tataranietos del escritor de Dune

[@titofalaschi5630]

Perfeito..isso eh Iron Maiden de VERDADE..saudade desses discos perfeitos🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@xSyNx2000]

...πόσο τυχεροί παίζει να ειναι όλοι αυτοι που παρεβρεθηκαν εκεινη τη μερα στο Μοντρεαλ και ακουσαν/ειδαν αυτο το αριστουργημα...

[@ericthegreen3]

Den to ksanaepaiksan live apo to 1983 oi malakes oi maiden...

[@annaa3053]

xSyNx2000 ναι, ναι, ναι.🤘

[@aultunwhite4988]

i think this song and this tour was Maiden at their finest.....if only i can find "Invaders" live my search for great live Maiden tunes wil be complete!!

[@nickname880]

Sadly they never played "Invaders" live.

[@lucavioli2313]

The best metal live band ever.

[@WrathchildNH]

Brilliant....I saw this live right around my 20th Birthday

[@Yonlawlawlaw]

How do not love this bass line

[@nickname880]

Great shame that they never played this one again after this tour. Priviledged to see and hear a live version of this one from 1983.

[@nicolasstiplosek5294]

I was there !

[@danr8913]

WHY????Don't they Still play this track live?? FUCKIN Classic That will NEVER DIE! !! Thank you for posting. I Love The Way this song sounds LIVE! Up the Irons! !

[@pauliescott]

Bruce could not pull it off now.

[@vedicmetalhead1029]

@@pauliescott yup that Mid crescendo is unbelievably tough to pull off live…and also it’s hard for Steve

[@vonluciffer5]

First time I hear this song in concert!!! AMAZING SONG One of my favourites Maiden songs.... Thanks for upload it

[@johnunderwood3132]

Are Maiden awesome or what!!!!! Love it!

[@barneeey]

i'm downloaded the books just now. it's because of this song for me too. i'm very excited about the saga

[@jwaschke666]

god damned amazing! You have done a major service to all Iron Maiden fans by posting this video! KUDOS and UP THE IRONS!

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Such a great f in song! That drum beat! Those guitar melodies! The instrumental section where bass players hands cramp from just listening. That vocal scream,. the gong! Truly epic. and a deeply heartfelt thank you for posting this.

[@turuntashtheboo7681]

Sreve really should do us some beautyful surprise and somewhere put this great song on playlist!

[@susannewilliamsson8339]

I´m lost.......there are NO thin guitars here, dynamic driven bass line, thunderous drums and the brilliant and unique voice of Bruce...performing this MASTERPIECE LIVE......just a proof of why Maiden are the undisputed masters of their craft........................extremly rare live.....

[@evilchaperone]

My favorite Maiden jam of all time. Never saw it played in concert and I've been going to shows since the mid 80's. Dune just happens to be my favorite book series as well.

[@MauricioCaran]

This is the most underated Maiden song ever and still the most heavy song created by Steve Harris.. Its amazing live

[@bws205]

This is one of the greatest metal songs ever, just about my favorite Maiden song....cream your jeans

[@neilschlemeel5751]

i seen this tour in Ft Wayne IN...there might have been 1500 people in the audience that night...maybe less...made it quite easy to get all the way to the front...badass

[@theotherrobzombie]

This is one of my favorite Maiden tunes from Piece of Mind. Those first 3 albums with Bruce were amazing! They sound fantastic here! No surprise! I've seen them a few times and they're on point every time. Lucky enough to never have seen them on a 'bad' day.

[@danwebd4481]

Iron maiden never had a bad day !

[@thejuumper4366]

Steve and Murray are GODS, that's unbelievable... must be so hard to play this MASTERPIECE

[@cscraigomyeggo]

This song made me decide to read Dune, which I just finished. It's a damn good book.

[@n3tfury]

What an awesome fucking performance! UP THE IRONS!!! \m/

[@isolirionband7300]

Epic! Just like on the album! No differences!

[@213amp]

UP THE IRONS 🤘🤘

[@icaropinto1334]

Damn I didn't know there's a live version of this song =O

[@coreywilson1298]

Ty frank herbert for being against metal, because although Dune is a great name for a song, To Tame a Land is so much more epic. And I think the song portrays Dune better being named to Tame A Land More than naming the song Dune because it adds a brand new meaning to the story in my opinion. I love the name of the song

[@rodrigocubillos3832]

One of my favorites Iron Maiden songs

[@Gabrielviniciusms]

Por favor iron maiden toque essa canção novamente !!

[@sithlord281]

Blaze came in and disliked this song. Up the Irons. Thank you for this rare gem.

[@retrorockdriquesrock9638]

best ever!!!! up the Irons 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Extremely the best Maiden song so much melodic content!! the best of the Irons!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@somewhereintime8672]

Ahhh the CLASSIC lineup! Double guitar attack mode!

[@menostube]

At 5:40 you can clearly hear Bruce struggling to get some high notes out there.. Could be one of the reasons this song hasn't been played since..

[@sweetrobertos]

Yeah. He didn't even try the high note. And that was then.

[@eldiegomtb]

Dificult to sing in stage, but, maybe the 2000's can be reach that note in concerts

[@esteeb67]

Great to hear them play this one live. Maiden's next LIVE album should be a collection of all the songs they have played live that have yet to make it to a live release... and then they should release a live Blaze album for us serious fans.

[@williambradley8004]

I saw this tour in 83 At the Hollywood Sportatorium in South Florida.Fucking amazing.The loudest concert I have ever been to.Up the fucking Irons.

[@amber-dawn]

Wow...just wow.

[@stevejohnston8543]

I didn't think it had ever been played live either. Was just jamming it tonight, some cool parts. I hear wah here, going to try it like that. Many of their songs have subtle wah on them.

[@ancientm]

Thanks so much for sharing this. Brilliant performance and it's so nice to be able to see a concert I was much too young to see at the time (didn't get in to Maiden until 1990).

[@TNTQc]

This is solid rock! One of my best and i'm glad to hear it live. Thanks for the upload!

[@feltongailey8987]

Priceless...Period!

[@AFx3144]

"For the next tour after the end of pandemic, which means after the apocalypse, we will add To Tame a Land to our setlist" 😞

[@jetshull]

FKN rights one of my all time favourite songs.....

[@blkhwkbob]

Completely awesome.

[@Lizard-of-Oz]

How in hell they passed security by bringing in a camcorder to this concert, specially the size of the camera at the time. That's the reason we don't see much of old-school live concert videos in KZbin, because cameras, even tape recorders weren't allowed in concerts. That's amazing!!

[@kentallard8852]

Maybe they used this Sharp Camcorder? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHfbfotnfMl_rrM

[@jeffreycooley2032]

I don't think it was done by a snuck in camcorder. It looks like it was done from the sound engineer booth. Just my opinion.

[@Lizard-of-Oz]

@@jeffreycooley2032 that's another good chance, maybe that was how, still a good relic of video hard to see, specially this particular song.

[@rsbreth]

Very rare THANK YOU!

[@manuelfragosocruisedirector]

Work of art.Maiden's at its best.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

"To Tame a Land" is actually a better title than "Dune".

[@cartrem]

WOW ! Merci pour les images!

[@martindorr8673]

I actually have the album with the title "dune" on the LP and on the back-cover. Don't know how much it is worth now?! It's a spanish first- pressing. Greetings from germany

[@somewhereintime8672]

Awesome thats worth some bucks

[@Zongadude]

Portugal, not Spain ;)

[@rafaelaugustosuarezcetina1685]

What a gem!

[@toddbergamaschi73]

thank you for finding or filming that

[@Marcoshary]

Great!

[@CharliesMaidenCovers]

wow adrian playing that SG

[@lucassilvestrecordeiro971]

This song also has a great reference of a classical guitar masterpiece which is Asturias. Just incredible

[@johnnydawson20]

I used to shake my mothers house with maiden on the hifi 12 inch woofers shaking the floors this song always got high volume me mom wasn,t best pleased ah the teenage years

[@gregkors8791]

What a song wow

[@miketobey6614]

Steve's right hand is fucking monstrous

[@bachjunior]

i sure was there! lol but dont remember a thing lol

[@samuelemariotti4129]

one of my prefered song

[@keefriff99]

Herbert was already in his 60s by this point and would die three years later. I’m sure he was just trying to protect his work. He couldn’t have known that Maiden was actually a literate and respectful band by heavy metal standards and did right by his novel.

[@Fureula]

It's a Shame not have a Good Video from this Great Song. Iron Maiden Should have put this video on the Early Days DVD