Queensryche "Eyes Of A Stranger" REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach / Opera Singer
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- Geoff Tate is back with his stunning vocals with Queensryche's most popular song in its setlist history, "Eyes Of A Stranger". I wish I had the opportunity to listen to Operation: Mindcrime all the way through without breaking things up, and this song wrapping up the story is just a topping on the cake. Such a phenomenal ending!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Queensryche performing "Eyes Of A Stranger" for the first time in their official music video.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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if you enjoyed this tune.....
might I suggest " I don't believe in love!"
p.s.
you need a band.......I know you got it in you!!!! another great vid!!!
Please react to selena gomez and coldplay - let somebody go live on the late late show
You should really, really, do the whole album. ‘Operation Mindcrime’ is, as far as I know, the best concept album ever released.
I really think you'd like Heathens by Twenty One Pilots
@@Hawk999 Right up there with The Wall and Quadrophenia.
I love how people always thought us 'metalheads' (back in the 80's) were a bunch of idiots...meanwhile OUR music is STILL thriving and being replayed to this DAY!!
Not as much as it should be 🥴
@@_boop_260 BUT more than anyone would have ever expected. Compared to all the 'new wave' stuff. Just sayin'. :)
Even As I Lay Dying plays Electric Eye by Judas Priest
Our music is the best unlike the crap of today.
Word.
Yep, just another vote for Operation: Mindcrime being an absolute masterpiece, might just be the best concept album ever... It never gets old.
And precient. Nearly everything in Speak applies as much today as it did in the 90's
The Wall, Them, Poets and Madmen, Abigail, Streets are just a few concept albums that come to mind but Mindcrime is certainly a masterpiece.
One of the best albums, concept or not.
Damn...I was about to say that no metal concept album touches it. Then I read a few more comments...but yes, Abigail is def one that ranks right up there too, but if you combine the actual album, commercial success, and the tour then Mindcrime is probably the best. Also one of the greatest concerts I've seen. Saw them twice that year. They opened for Metallica on the Justice tour. Metallica already played a min of 3 hrs back then, but you had that and Queensryche playing the entire album, from start to finish, as the opening act. Good, good times.
@@louiselockett2905 Welcome to Mercy Falls, Scenes from a Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance, The Human Equation, 01
Geoff Tate is literally one of the greatest rock singers ever. His voice is truly amazing.
This is one of the best vocal performances of all time! Tate in his prime was unmatched IMHO. He was a true perfectionist in his delivery. Sure there were other great voices on the high end but he was just so on point.
@@sludgefactor6332Steve Perry..
Dio, Dickenson, Kiske, Halford...all great, but none of them could touch Tate in his prime.
Es mejor que casi todos, solamente es menos famoso. Lamentablemente...
You seriously need to listen to the entire Operation Mindcrime album... One of the best of all time
Exactly. Listen enough, and Mindcrime feels part of you. At that point, you discover that the EOAS radio version--what she reviewed--feels very abrupt, like it's missing the richest dimension of what the Ryche is offering through this masterpiece. (Her intuition was spot on, that it felt like there should have been more to the song.) It'd be delightful to her her take on this same song after getting to know the story. It's like the difference between reading a poem, and feeling it.
I can't argue with that.
I agree, but I would recommend she listen to the live performance of the album called "Operation Livecrime"
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Completely agree the album is an absolute masterpiece.remember listening to it on release day in 88 and my jaw was on the floor.never been able to pick it back up since whenever I listen to this flawless album
Ya Damn right it is😂
Geoff Tate near the top of his game. The entire "Operation: Mindcrime" album deserves its own reaction, in its entirety.
ABSOLUTELY 💯
Hellya!
Even Bruce Dickinson said it was better than Seven Sons of a Seventh Son album, can't get better props then that
Love how you said near the top of his game. My opinion the Promised Land cd was his crowning achievement.
Agreed , the whole operation mindcrime album needs to be listened in full !
Nothing greater than watching someone discover something you've loved for over 30 years
It's a small yet exclusive club.
@@gpurkeljc I've been fortunate enough to see Mindcrime performed several times - and loved every time. Always intense! My favourite memory was back in the early 2000s when they added the scene where Mary died (how she died was a big debate back into the early 90s on the internet newsgroups).. you could hear a pin drop in the crowd, and there were gothic keys playing as Doctor X called Mary... and convinced her to pull out a gun and .....
Well said, was about to type out something similar but it wouldn’t have been quite as eloquently put.
We are all lucky to have been around for this when it was fresh. As a Greater Seattle area resident going back we were very exposed to QR. 54 years old now and still listen to this and the others from the period but seeing my kids loving it and the 80s rock makes it that much more rewarding
@@michaelpontrelli6588 Me too.. the Moore and Seattle Center...actually that was New Years Eve 91.
I'm dying. 🤣 I love that experts in vocals are discovering Tate so many years later. He was the best in rock during this time period.
This was the best “raw” album. Empire was more polished and gained more accolades, but this was the best display of their talent, IMO.
Him and Don Dokken were right at the top in my opinion. A legendary band for sure.
Dio left the chat
One of the best vocalists ever to grace microphone.
Absolutely!!! Powerful Profound Devine sounding
And Ronnie James Dio!
Don't forget Freddie Mercury!
💯000,000
35 years on and this album NEVER, EVER gets old. A masterpiece for the ages.
I love this so great!
This is one of those Rare classics that you can Literally put on Repeat and loop over a dozen times and keep on going...One of my favorites of all time.
@@Stratos53100 amen! 🤘🤘🤘
My God. Has it been that long?
😵💫😳🥺🤦♂️
Right?! Makes me realize I'm old, though.. 🤣
Not enough people know about Queensryche, and it's such a shame. They're a criminally underrated band
I couldn't agree more!
I mean at one time they were in constant radio and mtv rotation. They were bigger than sliced bread. Same management as Metallica. Q prime.
The shit fell apart with the grunge era and they fell apart.
Nice to see them getting recognized again though.
I think it's a MindCrime
Yeah ignore People that is Eyes of a Stranger please let it go on...its kind of perfection of signing and probably everything else .most undertited drummer ever...Scott Rockenfield..enough said best ever group .....not topped...Best band ever..quality is..topnotch..disagree?? You cant..perfection as it always has been..😂😊
I was listening to them in the 80s
This album needs to be listened to in it's entirety to be appreciated.
The best way is with earphones, no distractions, and reading the lyrics along with the music. It's an incredible journey, and no one has come close since.
No reading lyrics necessary. Growing up listening to this you just know them by heart.
OPERATION : MINDCRIME, one of THE greatest conceptual albums of ALL time. In my top 5 favorite conceptual discs, for sure.
I was never trained in any vocals, but when I was 15 years old and saw them at a Kiss concert, I knew he wasn't any run of the mill metal vocalist. I was hooked. I'm 53 now and I can say that this is the one album I listened to more than any other. #1 Album for me of all time. A masterpiece.
"I feel like I'm in the middle of a horror story"
That's exactly what this album was, at its core.
"No happy endings like they always promised"
So dark, but really one of the best albums from beginning to end of the last 30 years or so.
EXACTLY what I said out loud when she said that!!
It’s what’s happening now . The foreshadowed the current events of now. Catholic Church , govt mind control , how it’s all culminating .
It’s George Orville’s 1984. Read the book. It’s what operation mindcrime is set to.
This is not just a song. You NEED to listen from start to finish the whole album. GO. We'll wait.
Yeah!
And then listen to it again. And then listen to it again. And again. Again .. again .. again ..
@@bghammock That's what I've been doing since 1988
@@jariel1031 same!
YES!!! Operation Mindcrime definitely an experience.... and listen to it with headset!!!
Untouchable. Everything about this record is perfect. The vocals, the musicianship, the context, the album and the track itself. Utterly wonderful, especially if it's the album version. It gives me chills every time, and it's been 35 years!
I get chills every time he says "...the rosary wrapped around your throat". Every. Single. Time.
I love when someone is about to experience something extremely awesome for the first time and you already know what's coming.
Queensryche with Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo was one of the all time great metal/rock bands!🤘
Ever.
@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT You're not wrong. Tate now seems more like a lounge singer, but back then they were great. Tate let the ego take him over
Todd Le Torre is a great frontman for the band, caught them a few years ago, opening for Scorpions and he held his own !!!
You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
@@Etherman11 That's ridiculous, you're completely wrong. Tate still Kicks ass have seen him on the recent Rage / Empire tour. He was fantastic.
Queensryche "I Don't Believe In Love" Another viciously exquisite track.
viciously exquisite....I love it. an absolute perfect description
Right on brother!!
Speak is another amazing vocal track by Geoff tate
@@mrbuckeye6145 I would love to see what Elizabeth thinks of Speak too. It's been in my head for days. Lol.
She makes several references to the lyrics here. Coming from a concept album you can't look at the lyrics strictly from this song but need to look at them in the context of the whole album. The lines about him looking into the mirror and staring into the eyes of a stranger are about him not recognizing himself as he remembers everything he did in the story. The line "rosary wrapped around your throat" is a reference to an earlier song where he finds Sister Mary hanging. The character in the story is definitely tortured.
Shock, I agree - but the lyrics work on several levels.
And knowing the story explains the emotion he puts into his singing, how he colors certain words, showing horror, shock, sarcasm, regret, pain, longing, feeling lost, etc.
i forgot that. Sister Mary was hung by the throat.... now the question was by whom. I don't recall that it gave an answer. She was strangled- not hung.
Chris DeGarmo harmonized really well with Geoff Tate. It gave those songs such a good sound live.
Absolutely, and they synced the accompanying video behind them which made for a mind blowing experience 🎸
I really love seeing people get chills hearing music that has given me that feeling for over 30 years
its awesome. I totally agree. It is obvious how impactful Geoffs voice to her. Theres never been anyone like him
YES!
Agree. It’s timeless. Never to be seen again. The guitar playing is legendary.
100% agree 🙂
The only problem with Mindcrime is now it makes me feel old. 🤣 So lucky to have seen Queensryche on the Empire tour when they played Mindcrime in its entirety. I was in highschool. Speak always knocks my socks off!
Operation: Mindcrime is, without question, one of the greatest metal albums ever made. You really have to listen to it at least once from beginning to end, so you can hear the story woven through the individual songs.
There's no way anyone could listen to this album only once, lol. First time I heard this album, I knew I had to have it.
@@michaelb1761 Absolutely! This album was wayyy ahead of it's time.
Definitely an album that is meant to be listened to beginning to end. I concur; One of the greatest metal albums ever made. Timeless.
i disagree you need to listen to it thousands of times
I bought it when it was released, and it is still in heavy rotation to this day!
Geoff Tate in the '80s, '90s and even early 2000s was unstoppable. There was nothing he couldn't do. His voice has aged a little over the years, but having seen him live a few times in the past few years, he's still one of the best vocalists out there.
Her reactions are so sensual and honest!!!! She’s awesome
You're going to get a billion of these, but "Operation: Mindcrime" is a massive concept album. Story driven from beginning to end. Even if you can't comment on the entire album, do yourself a favor and listen from beginning to end. Love your content!
Nothing else needs to be said. You nailed it. Mindcrime as an album is fantastic start to finish
Unbelievable masterpiece of an album. I still listen to it this day. Probably the best concept album ever
It really needs to be taken in beginning to end to grab everything out of it. This is definitely a shortened version of the original
100% Agreed. Do yourself the favor and listen to the entire album top to bottom. It’s a masterpiece!
You can't teach perfection.
Operation Mindcrime is the holy grail of rock n roll .
I have a bootleg of Queensryche in Japan called " Operation Perfectcrime.
It is outstanding.
You should actually do the entire "Operation Mindcrime" album together, the album is a story, everytime I hear anything from that record I close my eyes and a little movie (I made up in my head back when this album came out, with a young me in the lead role , of course. Lol) but the entire album is meant to be heard together.
I was hooked on Mindcrime and the band period. I also felt that they were so underrated. In fact, I just purchased the box set with Video Mindcrime and the Operation Mind Crime live performance the other day because my original disappeared.
Seconded
1st full listen to Mindcrime was also my 1st true "holy sh*t....." reaction to an album.
Im 34 now and The first Queensryche song I ever heard was Mindcrime...it blew me away. I was 10 when I heard it....incredible.
Agreed! Listening to the mindcrime album in its entirety and in the right order is an incredible experience.
I feel like you have confirmed what I've known for a long time: Queensryche is one of the greatest progressive metal bands of all time, and Geoff Tate is a lyrical and vocal genius.
Just saw this review. You’re missing out if you don’t do “Suite Sister Mary” it’s the ending of the first act of the album. It features Pamela Moore who plays “Mary” and her part and her performance is absolutely amazing. The back and forth vocals tell the tragic story of their failed attempt to get away from the life they’re stuck in together.
Tate was on another level, vocally, during this era. Very few vocalists in this genera could compare - then or now. As good as the vocals were, I think the writing of DeGarmo and the rythm and pocket that Rockenfield and Jackson laid down are often overlooked. The guitar work never overpowers the musicicality of these songs. This lineup was as complete a package as existed in this era.
Tate was operatically trained, and he used his voice so beautifully. Everything came together so wonderfully.
rob halford gets higher ,JUDAS PRIEST / but u can not fault this guys voice
ANY era.
DeGarmo was brilliant. His writing is terribly missed.
Jeff Tate. One extraordinary vocals of all time. And to think they ousted him from the band. That went well. Not. One of my favourites is could have different dad. Reminds me of me and my dad❤❤ But I really believe if she listened to Queen of the Reich it would blow her mind. I think like a lot you so so underrated 😢😢😢
"Suite Sister Mary" is the centerpiece of this album, and a great duet between Geoff and Pamela Moore, who plays Sister Mary on the album, and in many live performances.
My most most favorite song of theirs!
That song is perfect, easily one of the best things ever set to vinyl.
I agree, and her voice is just amazing too.
Absolutely and Pamela is such a nice person to chat with. You shoudl check out both her 'metal albums called 'Resurrect Me' and 'Behind the Veil'
Agree. And Elizabeth should listen to the live version from the original Mindcrime tour.
Geoff is on tour right now and at 64 years old , his haunting voice is still so powerful. Just saw him in Clearwater Fl 01-15-2023 and what a show. Unfortunately they didn't play eyes of a stranger. This song has been giving me chills for 35 years and my Daughter left the show with a new favorite metal singer. Thank you for doing these videos and giving recognition to one of the all time greats in metal. They are genuine , exciting to watch and It keeps these songs and memories alive. Just love it!
What songs did he sing?
Geoff is almost always on the road. I just saw him last week.
The whole album is required listening. It tells a whole story and listening to only this track is like catching the last 10 minutes of a 2 hour movie. Mindcrime is THE concept album that all others are judged upon.
Yes that’s right. This album is a concept album. Each song is like a chapter in a book or a movie scene. In this clip the music got cut out early.
The cinematic sound design was deliberate ahead of many bands at the time. Tons of production value. It was and is only done by progressive bands. Back when listening to music for hours and buying albums was an activity to loose yourself and take a trip.
If you listen 🎧 to the whole album from the start you be assured goosebumps throughout 👌🏼
I also enjoy the singing and musical approach in Rage for Order 1986. Recommended listen too 👋.
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Going to disagree there I think the wall has something to say about that
I would argue 2112 by Rush is that standard but Mindcrime is a close 2nd
Thinking that this was his opera... along with the rest of the band heping him make the one of the greatest cd's.
So - I've listened to metal since the 80s - and even to this day, where I've listened to more music - Operation: Mindcrime remains the sole "perfect" album that simply has NO bad songs - especially if you listen from start to finish - in order, because it's also a concept album - so it all tells a story. Operation: Mindcrime is the perfect album. I can't emphasize that enough - and would listen to it on repeat.
Where I'm from, (Massachusetts) one of our longest running and most famous rock radio stations (94 hjy) never played just 1 so g from this opus. They would play the entire album. It became an event that they would announce prior to its playing.
100% agree. I think Death's Human is also perfect and Ride the Lightning is pretty damn close.
100% agree \m/
Can't even count how many times I've listened to this and all the others.... First song I heard from QR was Warning, been hooked ever since 👍
I agree, if I hear a song from the album, I have to go back and listen to the entire thing. It’s perfect.
Now imagine a whole concert of this with 50,000 fans going nuts. That was my introduction to them back in 1988. Blown away is an understatement
I’m 55 and never get tired of this album. Geoff Tate was truly underappreciated outside in the know metal fans. His voice is truly one of a kind and their first 4 albums are just sick with mind crime being their grand opus.
Geoff Tate is one of the best lead vocalists I've ever heard, of any genre. His voice is so distinctive and easy to pick out of a crowd.
Check out Daniel Heiman
Midnight of Crimson Glory has More range. And CG is the true Prog Metal Cult
Midnight and Tate are icons!!!!
No one can touch them these day’s of the male singers and even the female or other genders are no match for these metalgods
An up an coming female vocalist that just gets better every song they release is Melody in Liliac. It's a family band that's all siblings, extremely talented. They've released at least 2 of their own albums and have done a number of covers, including Dio, Maiden, Metallica and a few others. Even Dio's family love her covers.
If you ever listened to the song resulting from RJD's Hearing Aid project back in the 1980s, there was pretty much Geoff Tate & then everyone else. No mistaking him. If you like guitar, it was the same with Yngwie Malmsteen on that project. So many metal gods were involved in that. If you're not old enough to remember those Ethiopian hunger days, you really should seek it out. Probably on UA-cam. Haven't checked.
This is probably their single most popular tune besides "Silent Lucidity" but, I'm telling you, and your other listeners, that "Suite Sister Mary" from the same album (but you'll want to see the LIVE version from "Operation: Livecrime") is the one you will be stunned by. You know I've suggested it a lot, I hope your other listeners will help me by requesting this particular Queensryche cut.
But thank you for this one, too. :)
Good recommendation. I second it!
Kind of amazed it wasn't the most popular for the purpose of a break down.
Eyes of a stranger is a great entry to Operation: Mindcrime. But I agree Suite Sister Mary is the highlight of the album from its lyrical quality, vocal range and just compositional greatness.
It’s only downside is it’s SO important to the story of the album, that it feels strange sitting in ONLY on that song, where it needs the full album (IMHO) for maximum immersion. 🤷🏻♂️
I’d like to see how she would break down the choral parts of that song, and the singer who handles Mary’s parts.
Agreed 100%. The LiveCrime version.
Enough can't be said about the brilliance of Chris DeGarmo's song writing and lyrics.
I know im late to the party, but queensryche are the reason i started playing guitar. In 1994, when i was 11, i saw an ad in a magazine with a guitar shaped like their logo so i bought this album the next week. 2 weeks later i got my first guitar.
If you had a 2 hour podcast, you would have the time to do Operation: Mindcrime ...
I would listen to you break down full albums.
That would be amazing. I learn so much watching you.
I agree. Hard to get the whole story without all of the songs.
A reaction to 1 song a day would be enough to make me happy. It would also give her time to dig more deeply into each song.
Operation Mindcrime is a concept album every song leads into the next and all tell a story
Agreed. It's impossible to appreciate Operation: Mindcrime from individual songs.
This bass line is awesome. The tone devine.
Like more people already suggested, do the entire album. It really is a monumental piece of art
It’s absolutely incredible piece of art that accurately describes the type of world that we would be living in 30 years later. Is acutely scary how a band in 1985 could predict and portray the world in 2020 and 2021
In my top 5 albums all time!
You do really need to hear the album to get the full context and emotion of this song.
Epic band, epic song and album start to finish. You will never hear another band like this again.
If people realized the opera training and him having a 5 octave range… Geoff put in the work and this album is an absolute masterpiece… promised land is a close second. Bands amazing
Vote for Rage for Order!
Operation: Mindcrime is a front to back masterpiece. Fates Warning is also one of the godfathers of prog metal. I got into both bands around the same time in the 80's and I fell in love with the genre back then. The intricacies, time changes and mix of classical elements were huge for me as a kid. I was able to see both bands on tour a couple years ago and it was kind of a dream come true. Both bands were amazing. Ray Alder (singer for Fates Warning) still sounds amazing 30+ years later. Of course, as does Todd LaTorre.
Oh man, Fates Warning were incredible too!
It’s a rock opera. And creepy too! Yay!
Fates and queens were incredible discoveries for my Life but in my opinion nobody can beat Tates voice when He was in this fase . Impossible notes.
Awesome tone.
Fates Warning Awaken the Guardian is in my top 5 all time albums. John. Arch was their best singer and left way to soon.
I'm glad someone else besides me has mentioned Fates Warning.
Fates Warning would be a fantastic choice. I still remember never hearing them, only reading a description and blindly throwing on no exit and while thinking this is pretty good for the first half the ivory gate of dreams sold me on the band especially the Quietus movement.
"Suite Sister Mary" would be the next logical step exploring Queensryche. It's the core of the Mindcrime-album, far beyond the trodden paths of Rock music, it's an Opera that will give you goose pimples, and all Queensryche fans are burning to get your assessment of Pam's voice! Please Elizabeth, don"t let us wait too long! You can't avoid it anyway :-)
Absolutely. My favorite song on "Mindcrime". Pamela Moore is great
Yes, please!!
Great, great song.
I agree!
The entire album is suitable for framing.
While I LOVE "Eyes of a Stranger"... I think his vocals are even more expressive and histrionic on "I Don't Believe in Love" from Operation Mindcrime also!
Absolutely one of my favorite songs
Actually his best vocal display is from “Take Hold Of Flame”. Much higher range of either song. Got back deeper into the catalog.
I read "1984" when I was 14 and this album a few years later, brought a ton of that back to me. I always thought they had so many similarities. The album was kind of a 1984ish opera to me. The album tells a complete story if you were to just read or listen to the lyrics. This final song just tied the whole thing for me. Love ,love her reactions as always.
They knew, they knew.
FINALLY A VOCAL COACH REACTS TO THIS SONG. Geoff Tate in his prime was untouchable.
Especially The Warning & Rage For Order sessions.
“Eyes of a Stranger” is a great song on its own, but it’s really out of context without the whole album, if you’re trying to understand the lyrics and the emotions. But yeah - Geoff Tate. An absolute master.
Yeah I came here to say this.
Listening to any one song from this album in isolation totally undermines the album.
Absolutely must listen front to back.
This^^^ and
This^^
Prescient as well as historically accurate album.
How many thousand listens ?
Edit: and this should still be a big budget movie.
To me, it was interesting and brought a new view of the song by listening it with someone who had no context of the album
Perspective is everything. Hearing only one track from this album does tend to undermine its overall sonic picture. Agree that the whole album would need to be reviewed in this depth. I’d be interested to hear it though 👍
Mindcrime at the Moore is what you need to watch
Geoff Tate. The best male vocalist of the hard rock genre ever.
"His voice is extraordinary."
^This right here. I love watching Elizabeth being introduced to Geoff Tate and Queensryche, as a whole. The band itself is extraordinary. I'd love to see her listen to Queen of the Ryche.
"I Don't Believe In Love" is another great song from this album. This album could've been made into a movie. The story is so compelling.
I was just thinking the same! I would absolutely watch a movie of the O:M story!
@@robertbankus2138 it was made into a movie... i dont know if you can find it on ebay or not but it was like 45 minutes long and came out on dvd back in the day
@@johnjasmin734 I had it on VHS….
I'm a 52 year old metaller, I remember when this album came out I 88 I think and I could not stop listening to it, it is an absolute classic. Not one bad song, at the time Iron Maiden brought out 7th son, and I remember Steve Harris saying that they could have done better comparing it to Queensryches Operation Mind crime, it never gets old, and Geoff Tate my god what a singer.. Thanks Elizabeth on such a professional analysis...
some of the best metal vocalists have come from the UK, for some reason
Dickinson, Dio, Halford, Ozzy, and maybe even Lemmy if you want to count them as metal
for some reason i always remember that Queensrÿche is british, and then go all "what, US has some actually good music, too..."
Me too, I was on my 20s as a student early 90s. I used to play Operation Mjndcrime CD middle of the night at 2-3 am. Played it hard ! .. Until my next door neighbour banged on my wall 😂
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I was charged for disturbing the peace back in the 90s for jamming queensryche lol
@@konobuzoggu239 Queensryche is from Seattle.
As a guy who grew up on this 35 year ago, it's so cool to hear your analysis. Geoff is classically trained and the fact that you immediately picked up on the dipthongs confirms that you know your stuff. This guy set the vocal bar back in the 80s, whether people realize it or not. Love your content!
Geoff Tate is an incredible singer has an intense yet subtle sweet beautiful voice hard to explain what you feel when you hear him sing, especially back in the Day of his prime, he might be the most incredible rock singer ever and the operation Mindcrime albums priceless listened to it a ton back in the day
Geoff tate was "vocally untouchable" in his day. Queensryche was and underrated band for its time. Operation Mindcrime 1 and 2 is a must have LP, ahead of its time conceptual masterpiece
Of late, he has built his voice back. The music he has done with Sweet Oblivion is fantastic.
@FatalPies midnight was in class of his own. It’s a shame we didn’t get to hear his voice mature
I saw QR opening for Metallica in Detroit on the Justice tour. QR sounded better that night. But what a show from both.
Truth!
@FatalPies funny that you constantly have to go on Queensryche's reaction videos to mention Midnight.
It's as if you're over compensating
I feel truly sorry for anyone who hasn't experienced this whole operatic masterpiece in its entirety. It is as much a current events piece as it was when it was released, and features a true virtuoso voice. There isn't a single track that doesn't give me chills.
Man, I totally agree with you. Really a master piece and it needs to be heard from beginning to end to truly understand the message....
Geoff Tate always had the most powerful, expressive and operatic voice in all of heavy metal
Tate - an underrated phenomenon. His vocal range is insane
Geoff Tate is an elite, top notch vocalist. Operation Mindcrime is a masterpiece.
Operation Mindcrime is incredible. She should listen to the album. I love how expressive and intelligent she is and how she is getting surprised by what we all knew about Geoff Tate.
Geoff Tate is simply a beast like singer, his vocal range is impressive.😍
And he still has it! I just saw him live in 2023 and he sounds great!
Geoff was a cut above- 33 years later I still get chills
Operation: Mindcrime, is still one of the coolest albums ever written. Period.. Such ambiance, and sonic perfection. The writing on this album is so creative, and sets such a mood, throughout the entirety. The production value is second to none. Sadly, Queensryche gets overlooked when conversations about the greatest artists in metal occur. Queensryche will never be duplicated. Many have tried, and failed miserably. At least once a week, I drum along to this album, just because it slaps so damn hard. Good warm-up, for any newer drummers out there…
Just to echo others, Operation: Mindcrime is a masterpiece. This version of Eyes was the made for MTV version. The original is longer that has a climax at the end.
The climax at the end on the album version is one of my favorite album closers ever. The culmination of all the rehashed thematic elements ending with that final sound effect (won't spoil it for those who haven't heard it yet) just blasted me out of my chair when I first heard it, and it still gives me chills. So much better than the abrupt fade out.
"I remember now."
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@@AndrewD3382 scared the shit out of me first time i heard it
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Me too bro.🤣
@@AndrewD3382 AMEN!!!!
Having DeGarmo backup singing really helped as well. His vocals were right there with Geoff
Mr. Tate has always been one of my favorite singers. He is truly awesome, in my humble opinion. "Silent Lucidity" is my all time favorite.
Geoff Tates voice was brilliant and it's so much fun to see her falling in love with him and his voice.
Same! I love watching people listen to him. I know the falling in love feeling. His voice is god tier!
To See One who never had been allowed to make it through what the Media wants you to think Metal is, to See them Realize something So Incredibly Profound, so Unexpected, Like gently reaching for and pulling out a stick of gum and SMACK, YOUR FINGER IS SNAPPED WITH A FULL SIZE MOUSE TRAP HOOKED UP TO 50,OOO VOLTS !
BUT
In a very Enjoyable way........
It's fun, but does she known that he's had operatic training?!?!
@@lulumoon6942 Geoff Tate as well as other members,, took lessons from Maestro David Kyle...
One Breath In, One Breath Out
@@sparkynm156 thanks for the specifics!
“It sound like he’s in some sort of mental institution.”
Yep. The album starts and ends in a mental hospital.
Operation: Mindcrime is an absolute masterpiece both musically and lyrically and possibly the greatest concept album ever written. Geoff Tate’s vocals carry so much emotion throughout the album.
I saw them years ago on the Operation: Livecrime tour where they played the album front to back and it was amazing. I still listen to the CD regularly and I urge you to find a copy, not “Live at the Moore” which is good but Operation: Livecrime is better in my opinion. It’s a magnificent performance by the entire band but Tate’s vocals are just phenomenal throughout.
Saw Queensryche in 91 with suicidal tendencies at Rosemont horizon. they played mindcrime in its entirety. Tate is a master. Sounds just as good live. Mindcrime is in my top 5 all time albums. Such an amazing piece of work and one of, if not the best concept album ever.
You should do Triumph - Fight the Good Fight live. Rik Emmet's voice is another high register tenor that was just INCREDIBLE live. Stratospheric highs and incredible emotion every time he sang.
God. I thought I was the only Triumph fan still left 😂
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Nope, 56 year old and a huge Triumph fan since 1983.
Sad when you’re so incredibly awesome but you’re still only the second best power trio in Canada
"Anybody Listening?" is by far one of Tate's better vocal performances. It is also highly underrated.
I love listening to “Walk in the Shadows” from Rage to Order, then “Eyes of a Stranger”, then “Anybody Listening” to hear Tate’s vocal evolution. Another underrated gem is “Real World” from the Last Action Hero soundtrack.
It’s my favorite Queensryche song of all time
I love that song.
Totally agree
As previously stated by all the other comments, Operation: Mindcrime is an unbelievable album. Even if you don't react to the whole thing, you haaaave to listen to it in full at some point. Probably my favorite of all time.
Have to agree. This album is a pure masterpiece and is my all time favorite from any artist.
I was fortunate enough to enjoy this album on vinyl....in a room filled with candles, while on headphones.....no lie
Geoff Tate has one of the best voices in rock history.
Ryche hands down is one of the best bands ever! Each member belongs in this band! They compliment each other perfect. I’ve seen them so many times and I’ve met them twice. Super nice guys!! I’ve even got the tri-Ryche tattoo 💜
A lot of recognition should be given to Chris DeGarmo the lead guitarist for his background vocals as well because his voice really complements Geoff Tate's voice. This album is their best IMHO.
Hands down THE BEST!!!!!
Love Empire as well though!!!
Hmm between this and rage for order....hard to say which is the better album. Rage for order had a lot of good songs though missed the story mindcrime has...either way i agree this was their pinnacle..
Absolutely! DeGarmo is killer at being able to create atmosphere and blistering solos that fit the track perfectly…they blaze but don’t overdo it, just long enough to enjoy but not bore you, etc. including his rhythm playing, very unique riffs and you know it’s him for sure just by hearing the style. Chris is definitely an unsung hero in metal
Was looking through the comments hoping someone would say it!! Chris got entirely overlooked. He really puts the finishing touches on Geoff's sound.
Watching you hear this for the first time gave me a perma-smile. Geoff Tate is amazing.
I’ve seen him 10 times., just saw him over the last year. He sang 2 complete albums at his age. He nailed them all! It was amazing. Nothing like this guy in concert. If he comes to your town definitely it’s worth going it’s magical. He loves playing small old music halls now. It’s so personal. This last place i saw him was a very old music hall (like from the muppets movies) with the little balconies-it holds like 750 people so not a bad seat and he feels like he’s standing in front of you. It’s incredible-go see him Elizabeth-you’ll be surprised at his age he hits it 99% and i saw him many times back in 90s & late 80s so i know. I forgot to mention he sang 2 encores after singing 2 complete albums. He said he’s moving to at our town in next few yrs. A beach town in Florida. He loves it here. He even hangs outside after the concert and sometimes on the roof bar of the music hall and will just talk to anyone. Rage for order was my first workout music at the age of 16 in the 80s. My workouts were playing it twice.
I think the word you were looking for when describing his voice is velvety. Geoff is in a class all of his own, once in eternity. There is no Queensryche without Geoff.
I love this album so much. Criminally under-rated. The entire album is just so perfect.
Huh? How is it under rated? It's commonly thought of as one of the greatest metal and concept albums of all time and has sold well over a million copies.
Yeah not underrated at all. It's very much loved and respected in the metal community.
One of my favorite lines of any song ever, "strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound, raindrops taste like tears, without the pain." Another rainy night without you.
Fantastic song.
I have always loved that line too!
Something missing in 97% of new music today- emotion in lyric writing
I love Geoff Tate's voice. I've been a huge fan since the beginning. It's amazing to me that they never fully got the recognition they deserved.
It's so great watching you and listening to you appreciating the pure vocal talent Geoff has. He still gives me goosebumps, I feel his voice in my soul. Nobody else even comes close.
From a fan since 1982 this song is one of Queensryche's strongest choruses ever, just my opinion.
Not just "one of", the best, and that says alot. Fucking great band.
One night, when you have an hour to kill, put on this album, start to finish, in the dark. My favorite album ever! It’s a masterpiece and a roller coaster.
Operation: Mindcrime is a complete story, start to finish. Essentially you are “starting” with the final chapter, so the institution might seem out of context for the song. I’d highly suggest giving the entire album a listen to appreciate the fantastic story (as well as the phenomenal music and vocals). This truly is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest concept albums ever made, and I’m a Rush fan, but this one album turned me into a Queensryche fan for life. I became a loyal member of their “Empire” fan club and saw them about 15 times live, including backstage meets with the band. Absolutely one of the best bands in my book.
Completely agree. While every song on the album is great as a stand alone song... to fully appreciate each song, it should be listened to in its entirety. Hands down the best concept album ever, in my opinion. A whole album review would be awesome, but I would really like to see something from MTV Unplugged reviewed. Since it's a live acoustic performance, she can get a really good dose of Tate's vocal abilities without too much production added. Though from the 3 songs she's reviewed, I can tell she picks up on all the glorious expression and nuances that make his voice one of the purest and best in rock/metal.
My wife won’t listen to it anymore, because she keeps hoping Mary makes it….
Breaks her heart every time…
Also, i just did a cover of I Don’t Believe in Love
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@@allendean9807 Nice job on the cover
@@DD-ef2os thank you! I might try my hand at some classic Dokken next… any thoughts on which song i could attempt?
@@allendean9807 My favorites are Just Got Lucky and Into the Fire... but whatever you're feelin', go for it. 🤘
Queensryche SO UNDERRATED PHENOMENAL BAND
Tate's voice here is epic. one of the best rock albus of all time.
Operation Mindcrime is one of the best albums ever recorded. All the songs relate to tell a story. It’s brilliant.
As good as Tate was, DeGarmo's harmonies were perfection.
Absolutely!
Yup!!!! His guitar work isn't too shabby either.....lol
Yes!!
Yes. Ma'am, way back in 1989 when this weird thing called a cd came out, I save up all my money and bought a cd player, I was 15. My first cd was Operation Mindchrime. Gives me chills every time I listen to it. I was so proud for you to have discovered this. You could throw a dart at any part of that album and be amazed. I tell everyone I can about it. The entire album tells a story.
The Warning and Rage for Order were the building blocks for the success of Queensryche. They've always been great individually. It was when they came together is when they became awesome...and now we appreciate ALL that they've done.
This entire album Operation: Mindcrime, from beginning to ending is truly a wonderful experience. Many people probably have suggested that you listen the whole thing. Do yourself a favor. This album has been out for decades its message is as poignant today as it was then. Eyes of a Stranger is the final song of the cyclical story of how protagonist ended up in that hospital. I watch enough of your videos to know you love stories. And Geoff Tate is playing the main character of a tragic love story.
Also, Operation: Livecrime their release of the entire album live. I still have the VHS and CD of Operation: Livecrome box set on my Bookshelf. lol. i don't have a VHS or cd player anymore :)
This album has been on my list since I was a child driving to mountains with my uncle. As my understanding of the story and message increased as I got older I liked it that much more. Do yourself a favor, nerd out, you will not regret it.
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Just to Add to this, the album was an experiment and is essentially a rock opera and meant to be listened from beginning to end. for this reason reviews when released were mixed you either loved it as I did or you did not like it because you did not understand the concept. It is one of my all-time favorite albums.
I was lucky enough to see the tour livecrime was recorded at,.....Absolutely Amazing show
Just like Tate's voice, this album is a rollercoaster of emotions that can make you head bang, cry, hope, and contemplate over and over again. Strongly recommend a whole album review. The story is intense!
Just saw Geoff Tate a month ago in Dallas and he has never sounded better!! Always brings it and never disappoints!! Amazing vocal talent!! I loved your reactions to his vocal range! I could tell you were blown away.
Geoff Tate is one of the greatest vocalists that I'm aware of over the last four decades.
As much as I love Geoff Tate, let's not forget Chris DeGarmo as the archstone in Queensryche's creativity. From composition to lyrics, without Chris there would be no "Operation: Mindcrime," "Empire," or "Promised Land" albums. Thanks for this video!
Plus, Chris has a great voice in his own right. Sure some of Geoff's voice was layered in studio but for the most part it was Chris' backing vocals in keeping with the harmony.
It was all over when Chris left.
When they started out there seemed to be a general "writing collaboration" between the bandmembers (mostly Tate, DeGarmo and Wilton), but as time went on, it turned into 90+ percent DeGarmo.. there is absolutely no question that he was the "cornerstone" writer in the band.. and when he left, it all just fell apart.
DeGarmo was a great talent as a songwriter. As a guitarist, he had a unique approach to his instrument and it's sad he never got the respect he was actually due in his tenure with Queensryche.
Yes, Chris is great however I believe they say this was a Geoff and Chris album as Empire was more Chris.
For context the beginning of this song is actually flipping you back to the beginning of the album. I can understand the odd noises and imagery on the video dont make much sense without knowing the entire story laid out on the Mindcrime album. Trust all of us Elizabeth when we say you really need to listen to this entire masterpiece. Its a rock oprea and you would appricate it. And make a video so we can watch you nerd out. The entire band is at the top of their game. Tate's vocals relate this story in a way that no other singer could do. Love your vids.
Amazing album! Amazing band! Geoff Tate has one of the best voices in rock music.