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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:27:31 PM EDT
I missed Queensryche's reprisal tour spot in Colorado, where they played the Mindcrime set. This tour is the first live performance of this amazing "concept album" in like 15 years.
Anyone catch the tour? I saw these guys back in the late 1980s and it was an amazing show. Operation Mindcrime is a serious mindfuck. Short story: The protagonist "Nikki" is a guy who is recruited by a shadow revolution movement, hooks up with a prostitute turned nun, kills the revolutions' enemies (including a priest who "rescued" the prostitute and takes his weekly repayment "...on the alter like a sacrifice.") The protagonist is ordered to kill the nun, makes a plan with her to escape, but finds her dead (whether at his hands or not is never made clear), and then gets caught and institutionalized, suffering the hell of replaying the entire story in his head over and over every waking minute of every day. Its decidedly an odd story, and probably outside of the tastes of most here, but it is fiction after all and I think it kicks ass. |
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Haven't seen the show, I saw them on the Promised Land tour and it kicked ass. They played a lot of stuff off of Mindcrime, and it was excellent. Mindcrime is probably the most overlooked album ever in my opinion. The talent level in that band is phenominal on all levels. I hope they come to Indy sometime soon!
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Didn't see this show, but I did see them in concert with Dream Theater. Awesome show, they even did several songs together including "Comfortably Numb". Awesome.
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Ayup. I was seriously pissed to miss the Colorado show this month. They even brought back Pamela Moore to do the "Sister Mary Stuff" -- that chick can SING. I remember in highschool, it was the second or third time I went through the lyrics and listened to the tape that I realized the opening "I remember now" occurs at 6:00pm, and then after the entire album plays, he says "I remember now" -- again -- but it's only 6:01pm. Imagine reliving that over and over every minute. Cool shiznit. Our "cover" band in highschool did a show a couple nights where we covered mindcrime. We did OK, even made the local newspaper -- imagine a high school rock band whose members attended a Catholic school doing Operation Mindcrime -- but we just didn't have the talent or horsepower to do justice to the thing. |
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I saw them opening for Metallica. I have the Queensryche 4-track 12" EP, The Warning, and Operation Mindcrime. Good stuff, but haven't listened in a while. |
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Having lived in the Seattle area most of my life, you could say I have had more than a close brush with the 'Ryche... You see they are from the east side or Bellevue for you...sorta near the world HQ of Microsoft. Anyway, they played many a night in the local scene and have ties to local musicians.
The drummer in my onetime band was at one time living in a rented house with the Ryche before the big deal happened....Scott Rockinfield is now the drummer of course, Rog is still playing locally with Eddie Jacksons brother Dave. See the show??? In it's infancy. Railgun.... |
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seen them in 92' in Portand Or. touring with Type 0 Negative....
awsome concernt... have to see if they come to Oregon again... |
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Greatest band ever! HANDS DOWN.
#2 would be Savatage. #3 Iron Maiden. #4 Floyd I would be pissed if I missed a chance to see em live. ( I have never seen em live ) Operation Mind Crime puts The Wall to shame. I have allways wanted to see it made into a movie. A great rock album in story form is always Kick Ass. ETA: Shit I forgot DEO ( dont ask me how ) Holy Diver has to be in everyones top 10 |
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My wifes favorite band, she says Tates voice is the best in rock n roll.
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Yes, I saw the show just last weekend here in Dallas. To say that the show rocked would be the understatement of the century.
But here is the kicker for those of you who missed the show.... Mindcrme Part II will be out in 2005! They announced it on the video screen after the band left the stage and played a new song from it with accompanying video. It was an awesome song so I expect part II to rock!!! |
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My mother brought some laundry to my room when I was 16 and listening to that song. Oops. She didn't approve, needless to say. |
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Queensryche, oh yeah.
Let's hope this trend continues...I want to hear Bananarama revive their classic 1986 album "True Confessions" and play it live in its entirety. Wouldn't that just be the shit!? Don't even get me started on Survivor and Christopher Cross...can you imagine? j/k....you metal guys crack me up. |
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Wow... holy crap! I just hope they stay away from Bush bashing and shit like that. SHould be hellofan album, though. |
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Empire rocks too...
Timeless music IMO, well writen songs last forever. You can listen to Queensryche's music TODAY and it still makes sence. There is NOTHING that screams I WAS MADE IN THE 80's in queensryche's Music. |
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A BIG +1 on that... |
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I went backstage when they were here in Hous. for the Promised Land Tour. Got all my LiveCrime/MindCrime albums/cd covers/wrist bands/tour books signed by the guys. They will always be my favorite band.
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Cool, someone just I.M.'d me this video of Suite Sister Mary...
Crapy audio, but still... one of the more intense 10 minutes of music out there I'd say. www.pamelamoore.net/media/ssm_liveevolution.wmv [Mary] I feel the flow, the blessed stain Sweating hands like fire, and flames Burn my thighs, spread in sacrificial rite The hallowed altar burns my flesh once more tonight * * * [Mary] Don't turn your back on my disgrace The blood of christ can't heal my wounds...so deep The sins of man are all i taste Can't spit the memory from my mind I can't cry anymore [Chorus] Mary, my lady of pain, always alone Blind you search for the truth I see myself in you, parallel lives Winding at light-speed through time, you're mine |
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LOL........you morons make me laugh. You have no idea what your talking about |
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There. . fixed it for you. I've seen them about 15 times over the last 20 years. |
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Hmmm, I'll have to check that album out. The only song I evewr heard off that one was "Eyes of a Stranger" but I always liked that one so I'll check out the rest.
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HOLY SHIT!
I didn't know there were so many Queensryche fans here! I love that album - and "Empire" also kicks ass. Last weekend, I actually did "Silent Lucidity" as a karaoke song - ahh, the wonders of excessive alsohol comsumption. I have to check out this tour schedule now - maybe I can catch 'em? |
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You will need to listen to it a few times non-stop to really appreciate it and be prepared to listen to Geoff Tate peel the paint off the walls with his booming voice. Operation Mindcrime is an absolute masterpiece!!!! |
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You get the POST OF THE DAY AWARD for that one! IMO |
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Yeah - I just saw this on their site! that's just 2.5 hours from me! I think I am about to declare a road trip. |
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Next Wed. at the Tabernacle here in ATL.
Tickets on the counter. |
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+1, i THOUGHT i WAS THE ONLY ONE |
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If you love the CD you have to get the Operation Livecrime DVD. Every now and then I have a few beers and crank that way up on the home theater.
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I didn't know such a think existed! This may just replace my Metallica S&M Concert DVD as my favorite "piss off the neighbors when their hip-hop shit shakes the house" DVD! |
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Another Queensryche fan checking in here...
Mindcrime is freaking AWESOME...I also like Rage, and the older stuff as well. Watching that video (even though the sound crackles), and remembering how great that guy can sing live... Kinda makes you wonder how people like Brittney Spears get payed so much to lip synch... |
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I loved them. Band I was in in the 90's did Last time in Paris among other tunes by them.
Then, for the first time, I listened to the spoken word part in the beginning of the tune "Best I Can". I don't like them anymore. You can tell they are from Seattle! |
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Morons? There's only 1 of me. Who's the dope? Anyway, I actually liked OMC alot. Still have the CD. Just pulling your chains. I do think it's kind of dopey to re-do your one good album 15 years after the fact tho. Write some good shit, if you're a talented band that shouldn't be too hard instead of living off your past. Got to give credit to Rolling Stones or Aerosmith, at least they kept writing and creating instead of going backwards. Truth be told, I'm a "Lady Wore Black" Queensryche fan. |
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SO???? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .I have the FIRST Record they ever made... With "Queen Of The Ryche" on it... HA HA!!!! The only record I dont have from them is The Warning. Now I gots me a mission!!! |
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I was waiting for this.....The band has bought up huge sections of land to spare it from logging, I think one of em also owns a significant amount of an island in puget sound to preserve it from development. They are tree huggers and part of the enemy with regard to gun ownership, afterall this is sKerryland. Behind enemy lines.... Railgun.... |
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I have no probelms with that - Teddy Roosevelt did the same thing and created our National Parks - and he used the government to do so. These guys are buying land with private money - more power to 'em. If I had the money, I'd want to buy my own woods too. |
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You guys know what the song "Best I Can" is about right? I guy who accidentally shoots himself as a child and winds up in a wheelchair. The spoken word part in the beginning is his mother and father arguing about having a gun in the house. Dad wins the argument, then you hear the vocal:
"A child alone in daddy's room Forgot what's hidden here, No one here to catch me when I fall" Makes me sick to listen to it, especially since I was a big fan. By the way, Rage for Order is by far their best work. |
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I just don't understand why that bothers you - it is a very emotional - very real song. I see it as a lesson, especially for anyone raising kids. I could see being upset if the chorus went "Ban gun for the children, ban guns for the children" - but it does not. |
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Well, geez... lets see. I've seen threads about keeping loaded guns at the ready with kids in the house posted here, and there was certainly a difference of opinion. Many gunowners that I know who use that approach have a quick access bedstand SAFE or some other means to be sure junior doesn't get access to the weapons. And, most of us take care to educate the youngins about the dangers of guns and the fact that they are not to touch. I'm not sure that writing a dramatic song about conduct even the NRA would recommend against is irredeemably anti-gun. If they wrote a song about irresponsible drunk driving would those of us who don't drink and drive have occasion to get our underwear in a bunch? I don't think so. |
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Wow, that's odd.
The only CD in the Jeep currently is OMC. "And I raise my head and stare into the eyes of a stranger..." |
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I caught them for the Building Empires tour ... they were amazing. Their multimedia shows were just fantastic.
I was just in New Orleans last week and discovered they'd played the House of Blues (and sold out) there. I was bummed- I would have enjoyed seeing them again. They put on a hell of a show. |
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I'm overly sensitive maybe? I just think there is too much anti gun crap put out by the media already. |
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I can't believe that I forgot to go....i remember everything, I just did what they told me......sister mary.......
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All you Queensryche fans, if you haven't already, check out Dream Theater. Though Queensryche doesn't put out OMC quality work anymore, Dream Theater comes close (actually, I'd say surpasses). Check out Scenes from a Memory.
Disclaimer: I'm just some jerkoff music fan with no affilition to anyone. |
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+1 |
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Dream Theatre has been superior to Queensryche for, oh I don't know, the past ten years. Queensryche is living in the past. They had the juice for one shot, and it's over. Queensryche is nothing more than a guilty pleasure. And to whoever said they were better than Pink Floyd, what kind of drugs do you take? |
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