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3.0 out of 5 stars
Warning! Queensryche's Rocka Rolla,
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This review is from: The Warning: Remastered (Audio CD)
The contrast between The Warning and Rage For Order is like the difference between the Sopwith Camel and the Harrier Jump Jet. Queensryche are not alone in going stratospheric between albums. Metallica, arguably, achieved the same leap with Ride The Lightning, Megadeth with Peace Sells and, say, Slayer with Hell Awaits, to name but a few. The closest comparison would be comparing Priest's Rocka Rolla to Sad Wings. Like this transformation, the genetics are all there in the earlier work (but not in the right order) and there are glimpses of the sheer brilliance to come, notably in the stabbing NM156, the uplifting call to arms of the single Take Hold Of the Flame and the sprawling Roads to Madness. NM156 is almost the blue print for Rage - layered guitars, keyboards, infills, angst ridden vocals and a futuristic theme. These three tracks' strength is reflected in their reworking on recent tours and are worth the price of the cd alone. The rest isn't bad, but the gloopy production bogs down the undeniable technicality of the songs, leaving them sounding disjointed and a bit awkward. However, like Rock a Rolla it is a vital part of the band's history and like Priest's Ram it Down, there is far worse in the recent past to put this album up on a small pedestal in comparison (pick from Tribe, Take Cover or Hear In The Now Frontier). So I would buy this before you buy Rage, as the contrast will highlight what a huge achievement Rage for Order actually is.
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You must listen to this!,
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This review is from: The Warning: Remastered (Audio CD)
This, my friends, is a gem, a true, underrated gem!Melodic metal, progressive metal, cerebro-metal, call it what you will, the album is a milestone, delicious from beginning to end, showing you the whole bandwidth of skills of the duo Wilton/DeGarmo and Tate's superb vocals. Solid riffs, technical extravaganza, enchanting melodies, three-octave vocals, this album has got it all. Hard to believe DeGarmo was just 21 when he recorded this. It does not stand back from the sublime 'Rage for Order' and 'Operation: Mindcrime' Highlights are No sanctuary, Take hold of the flame, Child of fire and especially the epic Roads to madness. Listen to it 100 times and you will still find details you haven't noticed before.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A good first album,
By Progfan (Kenilworth, Warwickshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warning (Audio CD)
I first saw Queensryche in the early 80's supporting Dio, when they were promoting this album on the tour.I think this is a good first album but it only hints of the excellence of some of their later work, mainly "Operation: Mindcrime". The album does showcase the range of Geoff Tate's vocal talents though and there are some fine instrumental passages, noteably in the final track "Road To Madness". "Take Hold Of The Flame" still sounds great after all these years, but I must admit that it is an album I rarely play now. If you don't know Queensryche start with the brilliant "Operation: Mindcrime", in my view the best album of the 1980's, then "Empire". If your hooked then seek this out.
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