22:56 -That's genuinely heartwarming. It's great to feel that there's somebody we're doing this for.22:54 -MS is a daily staple of mine. I think of no other sites when it comes to the metal community/ metal research resource. My appreciation for all that MS (/staff) is and does is beyond my ability of expression18:25 -Karg M/ 17:03 -Okay, fair enough. While I don't approve of the bias, I do appreciate you guys and all the work done on this site. Thanks.01:32 -lol01:18 -It's more like a person trying to carry a family of mules.00:35 -So, what is our situation then? I Remember Now02.
Revolution Calling04. Operation: Mindcrime05.
Spreading The Disease07. The Mission08. Suite Sister Mary09. The Needle Lies10. Electric Requiem11.
A better sonic version of this is via the 'Operation:Livecrime' CD. I only have the original one from the early 90s, I think it has been remastered. Yes, it's live, but it sticks to the original content pretty well. The live version has more dynamics and is not as cold/dead sounding as the original CD.
Breaking The Silence12. I Don't Believe In Love13. Waiting For 2214. My Empty Room15.
Eyes Of A Stranger16. The Mission live remaster bonus17. My Empty Room live remaster bonusDisc II01. I Remember Now live02.
Anarchy-X live03. Revolution Calling live04. Operation: Mindcrime live05. Speak live06. Spreading The Disease live07. The Mission live08. Suite Sister Mary live09.
Needle Lies, The live10. Electric Requiem live11. Breaking The Silence live12. I Don't Believe In Love live13.
Waiting For 22 live14. My Empty Room live15. Eyes Of A Stranger live. Disc I 20th Anniversary Edition01.
Best I Can02. The Thin Line03. Jet City Woman04. Della Brown05.
Another Rainy Night (Without You)06. Silent Lucidity09. Hand On Heart10. One And Only11. Anybody Listening?12.
Last Time In Paris remastered bonus13. Scarborough Fair remastered bonus14. Dirty Lil Secret remastered bonusDisc II 20th Anniversary Edition Bonus CD: Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, 01. Walk In The Shadows03. Best I Can04. The Thin Line06. Jet City Woman07.
Roads To Madness08. Silent Lucidity09. Hand On Heart10. Take Hold Of The Flame. Walk In The Shadows03. Roads To Madness04. The Lady Wore Black05.
Screaming In Digital07. Take Hold Of The Flame08. Queen Of The Reich09. I Remember Now10. Revolution Calling12. Spreading The Disease13. Electric Requiem14.
Suite Sister Mary16. I Don't Believe In Love17. My Empty Room18.
Eyes Of A StrangerDisc II01. Silent Lucidity05. Another Rainy Night (Without You)06. Jet City Woman07. Liquid Sky08. Sacred Ground09.
Falling Down11. The Right Side Of My Mind12. Hit The Black. I Remember Now02. Revolution Calling04. Operation Mindcrime05.
Spreading The Disease07. The Mission08. Sutie Sister Mary09. The Needle Lies10.
Electric Requiem11. Breaking The Silence12. I Don't Believe In Love13. Waiting For 2214. My Empty Room15. Eyes Of A StrangerDisc II01. Freiheit Ouverture02.
I'm American04. One Foot In Hell05. Speed Of Light08. Signs Say Go09. Re-Arrange You10.
If I Could Change It All14. An Intentional Confrontation15. A Junkie's Blues16. Fear City Slide17. All The Promises18. Walk In The Shadows Encore19. Jet City Woman Encore.
Track listings include: quot;I Remember Nowquot;, quot;Anarchy-Xquot;, quot;Revolution Callingquot;, quot;Waiting for 22quot; and quot;Eyes of a Stranger.quot; Bonus Tracks Include: quot;The Mission (Live)quot; and quot;My Empty Room (Live)quot. Queensryche scored their breakthrough success with the ambitious concept album Operation: Mindcrime, which tells the story of a fortune hunter whose disillusionment with Reagan-era American society leads him to join a shadowy plot to assassinate corrupt leaders. For such a detailed story line (there is also a tragic romance thrown in), the band keeps its focus remarkably well, and the music is just as ambitious, featuring a ten-minute track with orchestrations by Michael Kamen.
Those experiments don't tend to work as well as the tighter, more melodic prog metal songs, which are frequently gems, especially the singles 'Eyes of a Stranger' and 'I Don't Believe in Love.' Granted, the lyrics and political observations can sometimes be too serious and intellectual for their own good (few bands, metal or otherwise, can make lines like 'There's no raison detre' work). But despite the occasional flaws, it's surprising how well Operation: Mindcrime does work, and it's a testament to Queensryche's creativity and talent that they can pull off a project of this magnitude. Capitol's 2003 reissue includes 24-bit remastering (which makes this record sound even bigger) and two live bonus tracks (from 1990 and 1994, respectively) of two of the songs from Mindcrime.
Steve Huey, All Music Guide.
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