Queensryche - Rage for Order
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Free Music Review: A step further to the future.
Hit: 3 Stars
A great leap forward, QUeensryche's "Rage for Order" is, in many ways, the end of the beginning of the band. Experimenting with texture and mood, the band finally seems to find their own sound, and while a few tracks sound a bit dated, the album is quite memorable.
It's really the variety on here that makes the record-- standout tracks include a compulsive rocker ("Walk in the Shadows"), a mysterious and bizarre textured song ("I Dream in Infrared"), a bizarre, throbbing, stalker song from the point of view of the stalker (the cover of Lisa Dalballo's "Gonna Get Close to You") and a totally twisted, churning metal piece ("Screaming in Digital"). And while this level of experimentation yields a couple misfires ("Neue Regel" just doesn't work, as nice as the first couple minutes are, "I Will Remember" is a totally lifeless acoustic ballad), and a couple straight metal pieces get in the way of forward movement ("Chemical Youth", the otherwise decent "The Whisper", "London"), its a pretty good effort.
The remaster sound quality on this one is a marked improvement over the previous issue and augemnts the original album with a handful of onus tracks-- fantastic live takes of "The Killing Words" (from 1994, much improved over the studio version and presented with a delicate maturity) and "Walk in the Shadows" (from 1991) as well as an extended an utterly boring remix of "Gonna Get Close To You" and a fantastic acoustic remix of "I Dream in Infrared" that far better handles the mood of the piece.
In all, its a good record, although Queensryche's next bunch would be far superior. Still, if you're curious about the band's early material, this is the best place to start.
Free Music Review: Queensryche - A Decent Release
Hit: 3 Stars
"Rage" is an album that seems to divide Queensryche fans. Some hail it as a masterpiece while others don't hold it in quite as high esteem. Sandwiched in between the ground breaking "Warning" album and the now classic "Operation Mindcrime" disc, "Rage" found Queensryche experimenting with different sounds and not quite finding a clear direction. I really did not care for this album much when it first came out back in the mid-80's. I remember buying it on vinyl and eventually selling it back to a used record store. Since I am a long time Queensryche fan and my musical tastes have expanded a lot over the years, I decided to revisit the re-mastered version of the album in 2009. I find that I like the album quite a bit more than I did the first time around, but it is still far from my favorite Queensryche disc. There are some real standout tracks to be found especially "Walk In The Shadows", "I Dream In Infrared", "London" and "Screaming In Digital". The rest of the album is rather hit and miss, and some of it sounds quite dated today. Geoff Tate could still hit those incredible high notes and the twin guitar duo of Degarmo and Wilton were at the top of their game on this one. Keyboards and technology crept into the sound of this album which also worked for the most part. Overall I like both of the albums that came before and after this one better, but this is a pretty solid Queensryche release.Free Music Review: Good But Not Great
Hit: 3 Stars
I've tried real hard to get into Queensryche, ever since I first heard them when their EP came out. I like power metal, but my tastes run more toward Iron Maiden. The reasons for that are with IM, the songs are more memorable and the guitar solos are more prominent. I'll admit that Queensryche tells more of a story, has more of a theme on each album, but taking this one as an example, after listening to it all the way through at least four times, I can't remember any of the songs, melodies, and in particular, any of the guitar solos.
This is one great band with top-notch musicians, and Geoff Tate has one hell of a voice. My problem is not being able to remember much of their music. There is no mistake who is playing, but a lot of the songs sound the same, or just don't stand out different enough to keep my attention. I've had this problem with a lot of power metal bands.
Overall, this is still great music and for fans of the band, one of their best efforts. I'm a fan in that I admire what they do and appreciate them as musicians. It's just that the final product falls a bit short for me. I can't comment on the individual songs because I can't remember any of them. Still, this is great music if you get what they are doing.
Free Music Review: 3,5 stars
Hit: 3 Stars
This is the first good album by Queensryche (not their best of course - see Operation Mindcrime). They have some great songs and some below and average songs. The great songs are I dream in infa red - Gonna get so close to you - The killing Words - Neue Regel (one of their best songs ever)- Will remember. The other songs are a little better then average. A must for Queensryche fans , for progressive metal fans - and i believe that most people in the metal scene will like this album