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No book with an Iron Maiden song made in its tribute qualifies as "not having penetrated the popular culture." It's merely taken a path through the culture more
by phlakaton 7y ago
No book with an Iron Maiden song made in its tribute qualifies as "not having penetrated the popular culture." It's merely taken a path through the culture more befitting its challenging material.
It is not a book for tawdry conventions and endless merchandising. It is a book for parents to introduce to their children, with a sly smile, on a free weekend, when they have come of age.
It's the progressive rock of science fiction novels. ;-)
- stevekemp 7y agoFor the curious the song is "To Tame a Land (1983)", and was going to be called Dune, but permission was not granted. When I think of unexpected Maiden I recall The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, but this was a good crossover too.
- ozim 7y agoI am not amused by that song, feels like cheap capitalization on "Dune" popularity at the time. Lyrics are nothing special, sounds are quite ok but I take "Wasted years" over this any time. Sounds like Sabbaton, who is capitalizing on "battle songs" for different countries. It is not like I don't like Iron Maiden but yeah, there is some metal band somewhere doing "Harry Potter" metal song. Though maybe I am too cynical :)
- stevekemp 7y agoI've bought every Maiden album released, up until the mid nineties, and I'd rate that particular track as "forgetable" rather than "bad". It's definitely a track I'd skip more often than not if I'm listening to my Maiden playlist. The addition of a voiceover, which I think I recall they planned, in the intro might have made an interesting difference. Much like the other crossover piece I now remember, The Prisoner.
- phlakaton 7y agoIf it makes you feel any better, I hear that Frank Herbert didn't like it either. :-)
- RangerScience 7y agoSlow clap. Well said.