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Track Listings
| 1. Remember Now |
| 2. Anarchy-X |
| 3. Revolution Calling |
| 4. Operation: Mindcrime |
| 5. Speak |
| 6. Spreading The Disease |
| 7. The Mission |
| 8. Suite Sister Mary |
| 9. The Needle Lies |
| 10. Electric Requiem |
| 11. Breaking The Silence |
| 12. I Don't Believe In Love |
| 13. Waiting For 22 |
| 14. My Empty Room |
| 15. Eyes Of A Stranger |
| 16. The Mission (Live) |
| 17. My Empty Room (Live) |
Product Description
CD =Remastered 1988 Album + 2 Bonus Tracks=
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Harry
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!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Kennedy
Format:Audio CD
I bought this as a 13 year old metal fan in the late 80s, but hadn't listened to any metal or rock from that period in most of the time since (hello DJ Shadow, hip-hop, detroit techno...). I actually bought 'Mindcrime' as a joke to play on my brother. Then I listened to it.
After the brief thrill of nostalgia had passed, I found myself listening to the album in its entirety. It was as though I was hearing it for the first time - it's emotionally immediate, has a sincere story, and is laden with astounding moments of musical drama and showmanship. I got lost in it and was exhilarated when it finally ended.
As planned I gave it to my brother. He also laughed. Then two days later he called me saying, "This an amazing record!" We've since rifled through our large collection of old rock LPs from the 80s in the hope that we'd mislaid other classics of that era; that maybe they were all this good and could still deliver the same punch now as they had back when we were just discovering music. But it wasn't to be - Operation:Mindcrime was exceptional then, and it's exceptional now.
After the brief thrill of nostalgia had passed, I found myself listening to the album in its entirety. It was as though I was hearing it for the first time - it's emotionally immediate, has a sincere story, and is laden with astounding moments of musical drama and showmanship. I got lost in it and was exhilarated when it finally ended.
As planned I gave it to my brother. He also laughed. Then two days later he called me saying, "This an amazing record!" We've since rifled through our large collection of old rock LPs from the 80s in the hope that we'd mislaid other classics of that era; that maybe they were all this good and could still deliver the same punch now as they had back when we were just discovering music. But it wasn't to be - Operation:Mindcrime was exceptional then, and it's exceptional now.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Some Bloke
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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3.0 out of 5 stars
good quality
good cd and booklet conditions
some tracks doesn't work, may be the cd has been damaged in the delvery.
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some tracks doesn't work, may be the cd has been damaged in the delvery.
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Published 1 month ago by Alessandro Fantini
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Album
This is Queensr’che's finest hour. It is a concept album about a man who becomes fed up with society and joins a revolutionary group as an assassin of politicians. Read more
Published 6 months ago by CJ70
5.0 out of 5 stars
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Operation: Mindcrime was the third full-length studio album by the Progressive Metal band Queensr’che. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gentlegiantprog
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 18 months ago by D. P. Lomax
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 25 May 2011 by ratmonkey
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 29 Mar 2011 by Know Your Vole
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 9 Feb 2011 by Magnus Borg
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 5 Aug 2010 by Alister King
5.0 out of 5 stars
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
1.0 out of 5 stars
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
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