Queensryche & Geoff Tate

Same. I bought a vip pass + meet and greet at discount for 50 euros just for that. So I’m bringing a vinyl sleeve.
 
Actually, while I was rather glad about the singer change in 2012 (especially with the quality of the writing on the self-titled LP compared to Dedicated To Chaos), I feel that for a few years, what Geoff has been doing is more interesting and less generic than his former band.
 
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Black Bart said:
Actually, while I was rather glad about the singer change in 2012 (especially with the quality of the writing on the self-titled LP compared to Dedicated To Chaos), I feel that for a few years, what Geoff has been doing is more interesting and less generic than his former band.
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While I like all LaTorre QR albums, the past two haven't matched the quality of Condition Human, although Digital Noise Alliance was a lot better than the previous record, which I didn't even buy.
 
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I’ve been listening to Geoff Tate’s trilogy of records from the Operation: Mindcrime band project again recently, a group of hard prog-rock concept albums that he recorded shortly after his exit from Queensrÿche:

Operation: Mindcrime - The Key (2015) (my review)
Operation: Mindcrime - Resurrection (2016) (my review)
Operation: Mindcrime - The New Reality (2017) (my review)

Tate collaborated with members of his pre-Queensrÿche band Myth, as well as folks who worked on his previous solo albums, plus new writing partners like Dave Ellefson. Some of the songs sound quite a bit like earlier Queensrÿche, but much of it is like a heavier take on 70s prog-rock, with a fair amount of synth and saxophone noodling in the mix.

A lot of people either overlooked these albums when they came out, or they heard a song or two that rubbed them the wrong way and they ran in the opposite direction, but I think there’s a lot of worthy material here, and the story is pretty interesting.

While revisiting the albums I put together a playlist that strips the trilogy down to a combination of its best tracks and most of its important story beats, which trims everything down to just over 90 minutes of music. If you’ve ever been curious about these albums, or if you blew them off at the time and might want to give them a second chance, check out this condensed version of the trilogy and feel free to share your thoughts.

(And yes, I'm sure some folks just think these albums suck ass and will be happy to say so...LOL.)
 
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No. Just no.

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GEOFF TATE Is Working On 'Operation: Mindcrime III': Some Of The Songs Are 'Super Heavy' And 'Incredibly Technical'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has revealed that he is working on the third and final chapter in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series. Originally released in May 1988, QUEENSRŸCHE's third studio album, "Operation: Mindcrime" took the quintet to an entirely new level. The...
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Can it be worse than (or at least as unnecessary as) the second one? Only time will tell.
 
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I’ll try to withhold judgment until the album is out.

I wonder, will he release this as a Geoff Tate album, or will he reuse the Operation: Mindcrime band moniker instead…? And if it’s the latter, would the album just be called III, even though it would be that project’s fourth album? LOL…
 
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