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| 1. I Remember Now (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 2. Anarchy-X (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 3. Revolution Calling (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 4. Operation: Mindcrime (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 5. Speak (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. Spreading The Disease (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
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| 1. I Remember Now (Live) | |||
| 2. Anarchy-X (Live) | |||
| 3. Revolution Calling (Live) | |||
| 4. Operation: Mindcrime (Live) | |||
| 5. Speak (Live) | |||
| 6. Spreading The Disease (Live) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. I Remember Now (Live) | |||
| 2. Anarchy-X | |||
| 3. Revolution Calling | |||
| 4. Operation: Mindcrime | |||
| 5. Speak | |||
| 6. Breaking The Silence | |||
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Long dubbed "the thinking man's metal band," Queensryche have always been difficult to classify; somewhere between Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd. Mindcrime was their breakthrough album, garnering the band commercial and critical success. Arguably their best release, this is a complex, ambitious effort, with top-notch music and a complicated storyline (a disillusioned fortune hunter of the Reagan era joins an underground movement to assassinate political scumbags) that flows smoothly from start to finish. The combination of experimental, progressive music with shorter, more radio-friendly songs works well, and enabled the band to release singles from the album while keeping the story intact. These shorter songs provide the album's most exciting moments; "Revolution Calling", "Eyes of a Stranger", and "I Don't Believe in Love" are some of the best metal songs out there. --Genevieve Williams
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Incredible songs, musicianship, production and Geoff Tate at his very best. Anybody who appreciates rock music should have a copy of this album- essential listening with never a dull moment ( and the video Operation Livecrime is pretty incredible too!!)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Queensryche's masterful concept album Operation Mindcrime is without doubt the peak of the band's career and a milestone in Metal. It sounds pretensious to say this but this album really has an atmosphere to it, the story draws you into Nikkis dark world and the shadowy plans of Dr X. The short sections of dialogue and linking instrumental tracks really add to the overall atmosphere of the album. It's best to listen to all in one sitting rather than diving in and out to get the whole expereince (which i found hasn't dimmed after repeated listening)
Of course none of this would work without good songs and there's no problem there, the whole album is brilliant but if i had to pick highlights i'd go with Revolution Calling, Spreading the Disease, The Mission, The Needle Lies, Breaking the Silence and Eyes of a Stranger. The band are all excellent peformers, but special mention has to go to Geoff Tate who, in my humble opinion, is easliy one of metal's best vocalists. The lyrics aswell as telling the story offer an intelligent commentary on American society, the media, religion, corruption and about any dystopian theme you could imagine.
If you enjoy concept albums this is a MUST have, even if you are not a metal fan you may still find you like this album. Its definetly worth a listen!
Of course none of this would work without good songs and there's no problem there, the whole album is brilliant but if i had to pick highlights i'd go with Revolution Calling, Spreading the Disease, The Mission, The Needle Lies, Breaking the Silence and Eyes of a Stranger. The band are all excellent peformers, but special mention has to go to Geoff Tate who, in my humble opinion, is easliy one of metal's best vocalists. The lyrics aswell as telling the story offer an intelligent commentary on American society, the media, religion, corruption and about any dystopian theme you could imagine.
If you enjoy concept albums this is a MUST have, even if you are not a metal fan you may still find you like this album. Its definetly worth a listen!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Starting with an odd story, Queensryche have put together a concept album at least equal to greats like 'The Wall' in terms of music, storytelling, and identity with the characters.
Nikki is a disillusiuoned street punk drawn into an underground movements that murders religious figures. He falls in love with a nun-whore also embroiled with the movement and is drawn in too far. Yeah, sounds TOO odd? Doesn't once you go into the album.
The main way it works is through the way vocals (Geoff Tate) and lead guitar (Chris DeGarmo) create atmospheric, tense, melancholy and chaotic emotions through their music. They take you through Nikki's contempt for society, love, tension in the terrorist group and his ultimate loss. This is one long journey and they make you take every step with them.
High points include the opening instrumnental 'Anarchy X', 'Suite Sister Mary' with its latin choristers and utter confusion of the characters. Then there's the single 'I don't Believe in Love' and the masterpiece 'Eyes of a Stranger', a non-ballad lament.
There's great music, but the album demands attention, its not just background music. One of those albums that once discovered, it's raved about - and with good reason. Very few albums have the ability to immerse the listener to this degree, and other bands must have listened to this when it came out and wished they'd had the skill, idea, and one of those times where it all went right - and created this masterpiece.
This is easily in my top three albums of all times, and I also think it's one of the top five most complete, absorbing, entertaining and brilliant rock albums ever written. A classic that deserves at least six stars.
Nikki is a disillusiuoned street punk drawn into an underground movements that murders religious figures. He falls in love with a nun-whore also embroiled with the movement and is drawn in too far. Yeah, sounds TOO odd? Doesn't once you go into the album.
The main way it works is through the way vocals (Geoff Tate) and lead guitar (Chris DeGarmo) create atmospheric, tense, melancholy and chaotic emotions through their music. They take you through Nikki's contempt for society, love, tension in the terrorist group and his ultimate loss. This is one long journey and they make you take every step with them.
High points include the opening instrumnental 'Anarchy X', 'Suite Sister Mary' with its latin choristers and utter confusion of the characters. Then there's the single 'I don't Believe in Love' and the masterpiece 'Eyes of a Stranger', a non-ballad lament.
There's great music, but the album demands attention, its not just background music. One of those albums that once discovered, it's raved about - and with good reason. Very few albums have the ability to immerse the listener to this degree, and other bands must have listened to this when it came out and wished they'd had the skill, idea, and one of those times where it all went right - and created this masterpiece.
This is easily in my top three albums of all times, and I also think it's one of the top five most complete, absorbing, entertaining and brilliant rock albums ever written. A classic that deserves at least six stars.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Operation: Mindcrime was the third full-length studio album by the Progressive Metal band Queensr’che. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gentlegiantprog
Absolutely awesome
I hold my head in shame.being a metal fan for over 25 years and only just discovering how awesome queensryche are. Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. P. Lomax
Through the Eyes of a Stranger
A newly discovered gem for me. I'm sure many nostalgically remember this fondly from the hey day of 'pomp-rock' of the 80s, but I have no rose-tinted specs with which to view this... Read more
Published 12 months ago by ratmonkey
Forever A Classic (Before It All Went Pear-Shaped !!!)
Queensryche worked hard to build up a following through excellent albums like "Rage For Order"; "Empire" and, released between the two,1988's classic "Operation Mindcrime". Read more
Published 14 months ago by Know Your Vole
A master piece
This album is one of the best rock/metal albums of all time. It may be seen by some as over pretentious, but to me, it hits a sweet spot. I absolutely love it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Magnus Borg
Prog metal masterpiece.
Complex, ambitious but with songs, metal but with a prog-rock edge, and replete with strong instrumental performances, this is thinking man's metal. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alister King
Speak the word
The path to Mindcrime starts out promisingly on the patchy Warning CD with the digitally charged paranoia of NM156, the socialist optimism of Take Hold of The Flame and the... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2010 by I. A. McFarlane
not my cup of rosey lee
im not doubting the love that people have for this album,it has recieved bucket fulls of praise over the years and thats fair enough,one man loves something,someone else hates... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by sean paul mccann
A MASTERPIECE IN MUSIC
WHAT A TRULY AWSOME CONCEPT ALBUM, A BENCHMARK FOR ANY BAND INTENDING ON PRODUCING ANYTHING SIMILAR.MUSICALLY GREAT AND LYRICALLY SUPERB... Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2009 by Mr. C. Walsh
Timeless Brilliance - Way Ahead of It's Time!
I bought this on Vinyl way back when (Ahem!)it was 1st released and recently bought it again on CD. Still brilliant and sounds as good as when I first heard it! Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2009 by T. Wright
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