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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
How on earth has vocalist Geoff Tate not achieved world fame,
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This review is from: Operation: Livecrime (Audio CD)
In Geoff Tate Queensryche have the greatest singer not to have achieved world wide recognition. As a vocalist he has a simlar voice to the late Freddie Mercury, Only Tate has a much better range than Freddie did. In 1988 Queensryche released probably the best metal concept album of all time - Operation Mindcrime, only Dream Theater's 1999 piece 'Scenes From A Memory' comes close. Operation Livecrime is a live version of the mindcrime album. Tate is superb as his operatic voice hit's all the high notes with great timing. From the opening track of 'Revolution Calling' to the final track 'Eyes Of A Stranger' this album grips you just like a great suspense thriller film. This album is a must for any real music fan. If you have not got it, BUY IT!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Still amazing after all these years!!!,
By liribrown@prodigy.net (Chicago, Illinois (USA)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Operation: Livecrime (Audio CD)
Seattle based Queensryche broke into the mainstream in 1990 with the release of their multi-platinum effort Empire. But most would agree that it was 1988's concept album, Operation: Mindcrime, that first displayed the greatness of this progressive metal band. Operation: Livecrime is a re-issue of the 1991 release of the same name. It captures in all it's splendor the entire Mindcrime performance which the band performed during it's marathon Building Empires tour in 1990-1991.With amazing guitar playing,perfect vocals throughout (including a performace by Pamela Moore as Sister Mary) and all the production bits from the original recording, Livecrime has done a spectacular job of capturing one of the greastest live bands in the world performing one of the greatest concept albums of all time. By the way...there's two additional tracks added to the re-issue. Both songs were recorded during the same two night stand in Wisconsin that produced the Livecrime performance. The first song, The Lady Wore Black, was the first song ever penned by the Queensryche gang, and the second, Roads to Madness, is the epic closer to their first full length album, The Warning. These extra gems uphold both the performace quality and energy of the entire Livecrime recoding. Since the original Operation: Livecrime (which was a CD and Video) is no longer available, this is a MUST HAVE for all rock fans. One last note, a DVD of this performace is being released shortly!
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4.7 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An incredible piece of work,
By Mark S Jaeschke - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Operation: Livecrime (Audio CD)
Queensryche for the most part is one of the forgotten bands of the late 80s & early 90s. Known mostly for their "Pink Floyd" like song "Silent Lucidity". This shouldn't be the case.The making of the Operation Mindcrime album back in the early 90s stands alone as monument to strong, talented, original, and bold creativity in the music industry. The best "concept" album since "Tommy" by the Who, and the best still. Live Crime captures this "Live", as if you hadn't guessed already. Having actually attended the concert I can tell you first hand it's an incredible show, and the clear translation to the CD is beautiful. The Duet on "Sweet Sister Mary" captures the range of Geof Tate's incredible vocals, "The Needle Lies" the unmistakeable talent of Eddie Jackson's Bass skill, Anarchy-X the almost Neil Peart caliber of Scott Rockenfeld's drumming, and the powerful duo of Michael Wilton & Chris Degarmo resonates throughout the entire album. Not many bands can lay claim to serious & unequivicable talent. Queensryche does. And you can capture that talent for yourself from "Live Crime". Queensryche is a Heavy Metal band, yes. In a day where Metal has fallen to Punk. But their influence upon the music world will be long standing due greatly to the effect of this album. Give it a try. Dissappointment will be the farthest thing from your mind. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If only I could give it more stars!,
By Just Bill - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Operation: Livecrime (Audio CD)
Now THIS is Queensryche!A Pal of mine and I were lucky enough to see 'Ryche on this headlining tour in Muskegon, Michigan, and I remember being totally blown away by the spectacle of it all. Operation: Mindcrime is one of the greatest albums ever recorded (and performed) and this re-release (Operation: LIVECrime) captures every blistering note and catchy melody. Speaking of lucky, I was of sound mind enough to buy the CD/Video of Operation: LIVECrime when it was first released way back when. I remember I wasn't too thrilled with the video portion of it (they chose to use a slower-than-normal frame speed so the whole thing seemed to be in slow motion), but the overall effect was stunning. I wonder if the soon-to-be-released DVD will look the same? Will it be a CD/DVD package? Anyway, these Mindcrime songs are absolutely brilliant. "Revolution Calling," "Operation: Mindcrime," "I Don't Believe in Love" and "Eyes of a Stranger" are dynamic, powerful songs, which sound their best when performed by the original line-up that created them. (See my comments on their recently released Live Evolution CD.) This re-release contains two songs that weren't on the original release: "The Lady Wore Black" and "Roads to Madness," both of which are very exciting and fun to listen to. I highly recommend this vintage Queensryche live CD! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Five Stars all the way across the board.,
By Bill Allison "Bill Allison" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Operation: Livecrime (Audio CD)
In 1988, a band called Queensryche blew the minds of everyone who heard a little ole record called "Operation Mindcrime". It was a story/concept album about a man in the Reagan era who joins up with an underground organiztion hell-bent on assasinating corrupt politicians and taking the country back. The album was a huge success for the band and went down as many's favorite concept album of all time. In my opinion, they never quite duplicated the genius of it all (even though they went on to do some really great stuff), "Mindcrime" is still one of my faves. Thirteen years later, the band releases "Operation Livecrime" which is the way it should have been released to begin with since it was tailor made to be played live. Having been burned so many times on live albums, I was a little leary of buying a live album I'd never heard, but I decided to take the gamble and do it anyway. It was worth it. If anything at all, they sound even better live than in the studio. Geoff Tate never sounded better and the band is just phenomenal. Hearing it done live makes the whole thing even more emotional and dramatic. Hearing the whole thing played, track for track, gives an old favorite a more real feel and also gives the experience an extra boost. Again, I'm just mesmerized by how good they sound live. It's truly unbelievable. Any Queensryche fan should own this, even if you aren't a big fan of live albums. I'll be waiting for the Dvd. |
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