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Free Music Review: What rock is all about
Hit: 5 Stars
My first time with Queensryche was with the wonderful Greatest Hits cd. I started working my way to the seperate albums, buying them as I could find them. Out of them all, nothing can compare to Operation: Mindcrime, a concept album about a man who finds himself manipulated by the wrong hand of right. Its a tragic tale about corruption, murder and insanity, drugdealing and lies, and in the end, there is no hope, only the pain of the memories and the scars of the nightmares.Operation Mindcrime can ALSO be enjoyed as a album with seperate songs, you dont need to connect the story or understanding whats happening between the lines, because the melodies and the texts are so incredible strong, both alone and together. This was a moment of Glory for Queensryche, top of the inspiration, full of ideas and a desire to make their voice heard. Unlike Empire, which was a more straigth rock album(Yet with good, deep texts about Life), Operation Mindcrime can be as complicated or simple as you want, but it is certainly more impressive when heard as a whole story.
If I must break it to pieces, I`d say that the best songs individually is: Anarchy-X, Revolution Calling, Operation Mindcrime, Spreading the Disease, Suite Sister Mary, Electric Requiem, I dont believe in Love and Eyes of a Stranger. Wow. Thats about all of the songs. They can all be enojyed as stand alone songs, but they mean much more in the whole picture.
The band is in top shape, they have full control over their music, and they arent afraid of saying it like it is. Operation Mindcrime became a beloved album for many people, some love its hidden messages, some adore the sad story, and some just bang their heads out from the great songs.
Whatever your call is, chances are you are gonna experience one of the best records newer music has seen.
Free Music Review: "In the wooden chair beside my window..."
Hit: 5 Stars
Back in 1988 the state of radio was equally bland as today's festering Nu-Metal swampland. There was "Hair-Metal," with horrible bands like Cinderella, Warrant, and Great White(shudder). But in the midst of that rank wave of music, a few beacons of excellence shone through, keeping loyal fans buoyant with great songwriting. "Operation:Mindcrime" was just such an album. This is a landmark album in which all subsequent concept albums are measured. At CircuitCity.com this album is often referred to with reverance as a benchmark to calculate the greatness of other efforts. Examples include "Declaration of War" by Mayhem, and "The Odyssey" by Symphony X; and I should not forget the obvious influence they have on Dream Theater. This album finds Queensryche at their most ambitious, mixing Progressive Metal with Pink Floyd, and all the while Geoff Tate's amazing voice soars over the complex arrangements. I tried to get a co-worker into Queensryche, but being from the Grunge generation, he called Geoff Tate's vocals "'80s Vocals." So, with that in mind, the casual(younger) buyer should start with their greatest hits collection. I grew up on Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and Dio, so faux-operatic vocals don't turn me off, but for those who did not come to appreciate such powerful singing through that era, the greatest hits collection is the way to go. But after that, if you want a remarkable experience listening to a bona-fide Metal masterpiece, this album is that and much, much more. This album is stunning!Free Music Review: The Revolution Is Still Calling
Hit: 5 Stars
Operation: Mindcrime is without doubt an essential addition to any hard rock or heavy metal collection.
This album is best heard as a whole. It tells the painful story of Nikki, who is disillusioned with the greed and pseudo-evangelism of Reagan-era America and winds up murdering the love of his life at the request of a cult leader.
Early in the story, there are numerous references to the greed and corruption in corporate America under the Reagan administration: "Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?" and "Seven years of power, the corporation claw. The rich control the government, the media, the law" -- note that the album came out 7 years into Reagan's presidency. It also touches on the televangelist scandals ("Swiss bank accounts while giving their secretaries the slam"). It even compares these societal ills to sexually transmitted disease. While some would say this dates the album somewhat, the fact that so many similar problems are still in the news makes the first half of Operation: Mindcrime resonate even 20 years later. Later in the story, it concentrates much more on Nikki's love for ex-prostitute Mary and the cult of Dr. X.
However, despite the fact that each song is part of the story, many of the tracks sound great on their own. "Revolution Calling," the title track, "The Mission," "Breaking The Silence," and of course the singles "I Don't Believe In Love" and "Eyes Of A Stranger" are all great songs all by themselves.
If you don't have this one, buy it today. You won't be sorry.
Free Music Review: What Lies Behind The Packaging
Hit: 5 Stars
There's a theroy held common by many people that when your favorite band reaches it's "concept album" phase to look the other way because the band is going downhill. On the other hand, there are a group of people who are enamoured by the concept of a concept album and immediatly proclaim that album a "triumph" and that particular artist's "masterpiece". With all that baggauge attached the term "concept album" it's a wonder any good ones are made.But that is the case with Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime.In fact, besides Pink Floyd's The Wall this is the best concept album ever made. Let me clarify, Sgt. Pepper is not a concept album, neither is Dark Side Of The Moon, 2112, Hemispheres, American Idiot etcetera etcetera. A concept album as I understand it is a progressing story that becomes more defined by each song. When someone calls OK Computer a great concept album I want to wring ther necks because it is NOT a concept album. This is great because it doesn't suffer the pitfalls of many concept albums like when song does not progress the story or when the story is so confusing you can't follow it. Sure, there are great stand out songs on this album like Eyes Of A Stranger, I Don't Believe In Love, Revolution Calling that don't require knowing the story to appreciate. But you have to know the story to apprciate Suite Sister Mary which is arguably the best song on the album. In a nutshell that's what makes this a superior concept allbum. The fact that Queensryche is a great band doesn't hurt much either.Free Music Review: f excellence shone through, keeping loyal fans buoyant with
Hit: 5 Stars
Back in 1988 the state of radio was equally bland as today's festering Nu-Metal swampland. There was "Hair-Metal," with horrible bands like Cinderella, Warrant, and Great White(shudder). But in the midst of that rank wave of music, a few beacons of excellence shone through, keeping loyal fans buoyant with great songwriting. "Operation:Mindcrime" was just such an album. This is a landmark album in which all subsequent concept albums are measured. At CircuitCity.com this album is often referred to with reverance as a benchmark to calculate the greatness of other efforts. Examples include "Declaration of War" by Mayhem, and "The Odyssey" by Symphony X; and I should not forget the obvious influence they have on Dream Theater. This album finds Queensryche at their most ambitious, mixing Progressive Metal with Pink Floyd, and all the while Geoff Tate's amazing voice soars over the complex arrangements. I tried to get a co-worker into Queensryche, but being from the Grunge generation, he called Geoff Tate's vocals "'80s Vocals." So, with that in mind, the casual(younger) buyer should start with their greatest hits collection. I grew up on Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and Dio, so faux-operatic vocals don't turn me off, but for those who did not come to appreciate such powerful singing through that era, the greatest hits collection is the way to go. But after that, if you want a remarkable experience listening to a bona-fide Metal masterpiece, this album is that and much, much more. This album is stunning!