Operation: Mindcrime

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a b "Queensrÿche celebrate "Operation: Mindcrime" anniversary". SoundSpike. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. In the United States, the album was certified Gold on April 14, 1989, and certified Platinum two years later. [9] concept. It's catchy with samples, great bass and some blistering guitar as it blends into "Revolution Calling". This is where we hear Tate's

Offiziellecharts.de – Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 7, 2022. In my opinion it's the fact that "Operation : Mindcrime" at the time, and even today fifteen years after his initial release, it's the perfect symbiosis of the lyrics/storyline and the music. And in a time when a certain "faster, heavier and louder" mentality took place in the metal scene - first by all the speed/thrash metal bands and later through the death/grindcore movement - Queensryche managed to compose interesting music by varying the speedy and melodic parts and creating their own style. By doing that they created a timeless masterpiace, which is still able to fascinate alot of fans. They simply were able to perfectly transfer the feelings of the lyrics into the way of playing the music. By listening to the music you are basically able to feel the hate,anger, desperation, fear etc. which Nikki (the main person of the lyrical story) goes through during the 60 minutes of the album. However, there were certainly those who failed to comprehend the complexities of the record. According to an apocryphal journalistic story, a certain British writer who should have known better had spent an hour grilling Queensrÿche enthusiastically about the significance of the album’s concept. Then as he was leaving he delivered the killer parting shot: “By the way, what was the name of your band again?” Q Prime were also able to up the stakes, putting Queensrÿche onto a tour of Europe with their stablemates and the hottest band of the year, Metallica. Then, more significantly, came a 48-date, coast-to-coast tour of the US by the same pairing. Before that Queensrÿche played support to another red-hot Q Prime band, Def Leppard. Queensrÿche (July 3, 2007). Mindcrime at the Moore (DVD). Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington: Rhino Entertainment. ASIN B000PITXRS.Spreading the Disease" gives us our first look at Sister Mary, Nikki's love interest in the album. She went from being a whore, to being "saved" by a church. The band had come together from a covers outfit called The Mob, sifting through a variety of disparate influences. Offiziellecharts.de – Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 22, 2022. American album certifications – Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime". Recording Industry Association of America. a b "Glen Drover Quits Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche". Blabbermouth.net. November 24, 2012. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012 . Retrieved November 26, 2012.

NB: Let’s get this out of way up front. The Hawk’s keyboard does not feature a ‘y’ with an umlaut over the top, and he can’t be bothered to look for one. Therefore all articles about Queensryche on here will feature only the regular ‘y’ instead. The umlaut feels a bit stupid anyway – there, I’ve said it.) In 1988 there was released a masterpiece of progressive/power metal, one that demanded to be listened to in one sitting, one that grabbed one's attention from the beginning and refused to let go until a good five minutes after the end... The story of Operation: Mindcrime II was also expanded on with video and actors during Queensrÿche's live performances of the album. Apparently, Queensryche singer Geoff Tate had become friendly with members of the Quebec separatist movement when he lived in Canada. He also had been friends with heroin addicts who ended up destitute. Together, these provided the main sources of inspiration for the Mindcrime concept. queensryche.com:: news". queensryche.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2005 . Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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Tate: “Aaah, the legendary Town & Country [now called the Forum] show. Funnily enough we were talking about that only a few days ago, trying to recall whether that was the best one, or the Astoria.” DeGarmo would later admit that Queensrÿche had “teetered on the edge” of extinction in 1986. Similarly, Tate later said that the follow-up to Rage… needed to “recapture the street-level feel” of the debut EP that had catapulted them to fame half a decade earlier. The compositions on "Operation : Mindcrime" offer almost everything a fan of good music (and i'm not just talking about metal my friends) should like. From faster parts/songs like "Speak" and "The Needle Lies" to songs with balladesque parts "The Mission" on to progressive (almost classical) structures in a song like "Suite Sister Marry" - this album offers everything . Actually i shouldn't have taken out specific songs, since the whole album only works perfect as a union. Of course every song on the album could speak for himself, but only by listening to the whole album, reading through the lyrics you will find out what a fantastic piece of music Queensryche created at the peak of their career.