Queensryche - Rage for Order
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Free Music Review: Takes alot of listens to understand this Masterpiece
Hit: 4 Stars
I am a pretty big Queensryche fan, i listened to OPERATION: MINDCRIME pretty avidly, as well as EMPIRE to. Out of all of thie albums though, i feel that RAGE FOR ORDER is the most interesting and thought provoking of the bunch.It's the bands first effort at experimentation, as thier second full length album, it had a lot of material that hinted at their future albums (mainly Mindcrime). For one thing, it contains some of my all time favorite songs from Queensryche such as I WALK IN SHADOWS, I DREAM IN INFARED, GONNA GET CLOSE TO YOU, SUGICAL STRIKE and I WILL REMEMBER. This is one of those albums that takes time to grow on you to truely appreciate the genius of it. The only reason i gave it for stars is because it is somewhat unaccesable, any non Queensryche fan might listen to this and say "WTF?", they just won't get it. I remeber seeing the music video to "GONNA GET CLOSE TO YOU" on VH1 and that was what partly prompted me to buy this album, I know that sounds like a stupid reason to buy an album, but i ended up discovering one of the most intelligent, experimental and rich pieces of music ever. This made me love Queensryche even more after listening to it, the music is amazing. Geoff Tate is basically an intelligent and passionate Bruce Dickenson, his vocals are the center point of this album,letting his voice literaly soar to uncanny heights, which is not taking anything away from Degarmo and Wilton, because they crafted some amazing guitar passages here as well. RAGE FOR ORDER has that futuristic feel to it, this is often refered to as "Cyber-Metal" which is interesting because i always thought that VoiVod did something simular to that type of sound. The Gothic meets glam dress wardrobe of the band aside, RAGE FOR ORDER was some pretty radical stuff back in 86, when bands like MotleyCrue and Poison were singing songs about girls,girls,girls, talking dirty, fast cars and other childish crap, Queensryche had song about politics of the future,love and Cyborgs with feelings! c'mon! you cant get any cooler then that! I actually never thought i would like ballads either, but this albums ballads like I WILL REMEMBER and I DREAM IN INFARED are awesome!
All of the songs are great, the only thing i slighty don't like as much is NUEL REGEL, but maybe i need time for that to grow on me.The atmosphere on the album is great, its got that weird BLADERUNNER techno future feeling to it. RAGE FOR ORDER is standout!
"I'v got a room with a view,and i'm watching you!"
Free Music Review: Further definition of the Ryche world
Hit: 4 Stars
Kicking off with plaintive but also strident metalli-rocker Walk in the Shadows this second full length expands on the world of Queensryche. Still present are the metal stance in the music and the dense and well played/crafted songs. Tate still hits notes that are truly wince inducing with ease and the youthful vigour of the band is still intact though more of the songs seem more personal than on The Warning. There the tunes had less use for personal sorrow and the explorations of such things as loneliness etc. There was some introspection on The Warning to be sure, but there is more of it here.
Musically Queensryche are pretty much on their own, far more metal than your average prog and with far more ability to communicate with an audience than most of that lot. For example the use of the instrumentation is more for the purpose of the song than to massage egos. For example the guitars don't cram a million notes into every space possible. This produces linear songs and on this album Tate really starts to encapsulate ideas in the lyrics, nailing imagery in a concise way. Operation Mindcrime was the logical extension of this story telling ability.
Other touches of the growth Rage for Order represents is the use of slow/fast dynamics and the inclusion of more songs that have that epic feel without at the same time feeling forced. And the political overtones and social commentary are still here from the debut though they are a touch more defined now.
With remastering, good liner notes and handy booklet this is a very good package for those like me who didn't get on board this early in the 'Ryche story and want to har the early stuff. Not having heard the original release I can't advise those who have it whether or not they should buy this again purely for the improvement in sound quality. However the bonus tracks number four and may well mean established fans should seriously consider picking this up.
A heavy though still formative in some ways metal outing with chops and individuality. 3.5 stars any day of the week and perhaps four on a good day. And having just listened to the whole thing through before typing this review, I'm declaring it a good day and awarding four stars!
Free Music Review: Rock Solid
Hit: 4 Stars
Not as groundbreaking as "Operation Mindcrime", or polished like "Empire", but "Rage for Order" is rock solid and a must have for fans. The first three songs grab your attention and blast you with clever synchronized guitar work and a tight rhythm section. Whenever I hear "I Dream in Infrared", the chorus won't leave my brain for days. The disc finds balance with the outstanding ballad "The Killing Words" and the progressive "Surgical Strike". It took me awhile to warm up to Geoff Tate's vocals - his pitch is fine but the vibrato and screechy tones can get to me, however, this never detracts from the music.
The remaster sounds thick and full and the four bonus tracks are worth listening to (not always the case with bonus tracks). Also, the liner notes include an article describing the record, and photos of the band, in long black leather capes looking way to serious with poofy 80's hair!
Free Music Review: Their Second Best
Hit: 4 Stars
Rage For Order is Queensryche's second best album, after the self-titled EP. After this, they strayed a little TOO far into the progressive tendencies, and got a little too technical. But this is a heavy metal classic. Every song reaches epic proportions with those melodic, brainy guitar riffs, before exploding into pure heavy metal dynamite. Geoff Tate's shrill howl rival's that of many other metal singers, and is certainly better than Robert Plant's idiotic yelp. This is great prog metal, without taking the prog thing too far ans straying away from heavy metal.Free Music Review: Weird album, but really good.
Hit: 4 Stars
Rage for Order is my least favorite of the 80's Queensryche's albums, is actually weird, many techno music efects and a strange atmosphere over all. Plus if you add the vampire look of the guys and the super gothic video released for I'm gonna get close to you(actually a cover song) you get what I would called Gothicryche. Still, is a good album with a solid performance and Geoff Tate's voice is here as intense as ever. A good buy.