Operation: Mindcrime

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Englishman Collins had collaborated with Gary Moore, Billy Squier and even Tom Jones, but it was his work on three Rush albums that endeared him to Queensrÿche. Once on board, Collins engaged himself with the minutiae of the sessions Just to give an indication of the popularity of Operation: Livecrime, EMI sold more than 260,000 copies of the original video format before deleting it in 1998 and then transferring it to DVD. Tate admits that the band have even discussed making the concept into a movie.

a b "Video: GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Performs At Sweden's METALLSVENSKAN Festival". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. July 7, 2016 . Retrieved May 21, 2023. Ultratop.be – Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

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Well, the musicians especially vocalist Geoff Tate delivered their best work and displayed them as the most perfect union.

QUEENSRYCHE was "thinking man's metal" ? Another way of saying they were Prog-Metal I guess. The explaining of the concept has

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Tate was allowed, according to the settlement, to perform with his own line-up under the name 'Queensrÿche' until his tour concluded on August 31, 2014, after which his group announced to adopt the official name 'Operation: Mindcrime'. [4] The La Torre-fronted Queensrÿche has retained the right to perform material coming from and related to the two Operation: Mindcrime albums live. This legal set-up is somewhat similar to that of Pink Floyd and their former bandmate Roger Waters, in which both artists have performed songs from The Wall live. in Montreal for a while. It was there in a church where the ideas came for the concept that would be "Operation:Mindcrime". I was at Anyone who's interested in metal concept albums already knows what this is. This is "Operation: Mindcrime" - Queensryche's third studio album that made them one of the big names in heavy metal and likely helped popularize the very notion of concept albums in the metal community. Many hail it as an ungodly masterpiece for the ages, and one of the greatest metal albums there is. I, however, merely consider it a great album - one with noticeable flaws that manages to sell itself on the sheer quality of the musicianship here. If you're into prog-metal, then it's just about impossible to not know about Queensryches famous Operation: Mindcrime, and the inevitable praise and hype. Does it live up? Not quite, but it's still a masterpiece.

The album received some significant commercial success, debuting on the Billboard 200 album chart at #14. 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.) The vocals by Geoff Tate are of course absolutely masterful. His range is very impressive, and his vocal lines are just plain brilliant. They speak of very high levels of creativity and vocal skills. Let's not forget the percussion, which is also perfectly sufficient. I say sufficient, because this is not the album where the drums would shine, but they are played well for what this record is. Everyone deserves to be praised for this magnificent performance that is undoubtedly Queensryche's Magnum Opus. Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime Detail Their Debut Album, 'The Key' ". Music Enthusiast Magazine. July 2, 2015 . Retrieved July 2, 2015.

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It is a concept album and the sequel to the group's third studio album, Operation: Mindcrime (1988). The album resumes the story of Mindcrime, which is that of Nikki, a drug-addicted political revolutionary who had worked as an assassin before his disillusionment and arrest. Nikki had been jailed for the murder of prostitute-turned- nun Sister Mary at the end of Mindcrime, with his sanity slipping as he genuinely didn't know who had killed Mary and had grown close to her before her death. As Mindcrime II begins, eighteen years later, Nikki is released from prison and begins to plot his revenge against Dr. X, a manipulative demagogue from the first album that had treated Nikki as his puppet.

The story of Operation: Mindcrime II was also expanded on with video and actors during Queensrÿche's live performances of the album.

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