Vocal Coach REACTS to QUEENSRYCHE - Take Hold Of The Flame Live in Tokyo
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I am Rebecca and I am one heck of a passionate vocal coach/singer/songwriter/impressionist/health/fitness/self- improvement/anything that makes me smile!! I love anything vocal/singing related and geek out on it every day. I want to motivate and inspire others to follow their dreams…corny? Well maybe but it’s true. So what’s motivating me?? I had a huge tumour removed summer 2017 and my ovaries and fallopian tubes. The tumour was the size of a 20 week baby!! However, despite not being able to walk for a couple of weeks, and feeling generally awful…. It has made me create and do what I love! It wasn’t an easy time but I won’t let fear dictate my life. I didn’t think ‘why me’, there are plenty of horrific issues people have to deal with…it’s not always smooth sailing. It’s true when you hear, ‘Life is short’, the crazy thing is, I am glad it happened…I appreciate life even more and practice gratitude everyday…It’s so easy to get caught up with the little things…and I do sometimes, but look at the bigger picture, will it matter in a year or two…?
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Scariest part about Tate is that he can sing down in my register, and I'm a true bass (Rebecca can confirm)
Hey! Yea I can indeed.
Rebecca Vocal Athlete, Thanks for making this video, Queensryche and Geoff Tate in his prime is my favorite Metal / Progressive vocalist!
Wonderful instrument..amazingly controlled!
i have a deep voice.. slightly above yours. And nothing pisses me off more than these Incredible tenors who can get down into my range and below
If you want to check out that range, few songs better than this one ua-cam.com/video/A-ltMUZpMwg/v-deo.html
Tate’s daughter graduated with mine in 2015. Saw him after the ceremony just hanging about outside. Nobody made a fuss. We lived in the same small town outside of Seattle, used to see him at the local pub and grocery every so often. One of the greatest vocalists in rock history just hanging like a regular dude.
That's awesome! I'm 100% sure that he appreciated being treated like a regular dude too.
I love this SO much!!! ❤
My Uncle used to watch Queensryche perform in a roller rink back in the early 80s.
Love that...listen to him talk about being recognized in a Berlin airport. He's totally down to earth you can tell.
Great thing about growing up in northwest Washington in the 80’s, great music everywhere!
Operation Mindcrime is one of the greatest albums ever made
Charlie Allen I found the dvd operation live crime at a thrift store. Apparently it’s pretty rare because I only found a couple copies online. Have you heard of it or know if it’s worth anything? That dvd, which I found in 2019, is how I discovered this band btw and I love it.
KofiProductions I have it. Also on vhs.
The greatest rock concept album ever made.
@@KofiProductions i was lucky enough to listen to that growing up. Definitely a great live performance!
@@KofiProductions Operation Livecrime is one of the greatest recordings of all time. For one thing, it's even better than the studio version. For another it shows that it was all Geoff's amazing voice, and no studio tricks involved at all.
This band is criminally underrated. "Operation Mindcrime","Rage For Order" & "Empire" are all fantastic albums.
All phenomenal records. I really enjoyed Promised Land too.
Rage for Order is ENORMOUSLY underrated!!!
And so is the warning
Mindcrime is the BEST album EVER.
"The warning" too
Audience: How high can you sing?
Geoff: yes
😂
I love her reaction "goodness gracious what was that?!?!?!" ......every queensryche fan...."yea he does that sometimes" lol!
And Russell Allen !
LOL so right Brandon, which truly makes him one of the best.
Exactly lol!!
And the way she crams D down her throat is awesome to these songs if u ever have had the pleasure and a date with her
🎯🎯🎯
There's a reason this song doesn't get covered.
1. No reason to mess with perfection.
2. You can't, so don't try.
Lmfao
I'm a shower singer anyways 😂
Nicely put. Succinct. Good form. No splash. Statement with a period that doesn't need one. The uneducated learn. Keyboard mic drop. You win the internet for the day.
Riper Owens would be among a very small handful of singers who could pull it off
@@dungareedave9723 he can hit the notes, but he's not Geoff. Other vocalists can hit the notes, but they're not Geoff. He has a sound and a style all his own. He has always been a refined beast of a vocalist.
It's great to see others realize what us children of the 80s did: powerful vocals, awesome musicianship and theatrics that are mostly lost in today's music.
One of the most amazing vocalists ever.
In his prime, Geoff Tate was one of THE premiere metal vocalists! Good choice!
Tg the best singer ever
Yeah, for me he was up there with Dio, Rob and Bruce. It's no accident that you can listen to a song by any one of these four and instantly know who's singing. Such incredible, unique voices all four of them.
I know why this song got chosen, but on the later albums it's worth listening out for the backing vocals - De Garmo could shatter glass with some of them!
@@digiscream Coincidentally I requested it from Beth Roars a few days ago..not just any version. This version.
Definitely one of the greatest.
I like this chick. It's fun watching her discover and be impressed by something us metal fans have always known.
Ed Fagan totally agree brother ! She’s hot too and I come here and laugh and I’m like girl you have no clue!!! She needs to hear king diamond or fates warning!
There are so many unappreciated artists with great voices singing in the “wrong” genre. I love r&b and soul but there are metal singers who have just as good of voices but ain’t singing that lovey dovey bullshit.
so Queensrÿche is metal now.
cute.
@@villings Of course, they fucking are! It encompasses more than just brutal death metal, ya know!
@@EnslaveTheWorld There's a whole generation of kids who don't know what "heavy metal" was/is. They think it's all hard rock.
Tate was the absolute best live vocalist in the 80's.
They literally sound the same live as on the album. Few bands can pull that off.
Super tight band.
The first 4 albums were incredible.
💯 correct. I saw Operation: Mindcrime tour, Empire and the 20th anniversary of Mindcrime. Consistently phenomenal
Mindcrime is their masterpiece @@plushstitches5146
I would argue they sound even better live.
@@Vahisofficialyeah i agree
What impresses me most about this performance is that it's live. That's some serious skill and discipline.
I don't beleive Geoff Tate ever got enough credit as a vocalist... Absolutely anazing!
The best
Ever
Highly overlooked for sure..amazing in concert.
Me thinks that most listeners wouldn't know it was a truck that hit them in the face.
He didn't. Of course, it doesn't help that he has a reputation for being a bit of a spoiled douche.
Guess everybody assumed he was already giving himself enough credit. His ego is as epic as his rock voice
Dio, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Tate and Michael Kiske, this guys are aliens. Heavy Metal Gods
Very True ... I'd add Myles Kennedy. I also think Sammy Hagar is a strong singer and some of the past singers with Toto.
I think you forgot Milenko Matievich from Steelheart...
You can add Tim 'Ripper' Owens to that list as well
And Stu Block from Iced Earth.
@@codydrummer Stu is good but there are better vocalists out there like Matt Barlow
When he hit that first high bit and Rebecca had to rewind the video, I just crossed my arms and smiled then said "Oh that was nothing, you just wait." I adore his voice, anything off the first three albums can't be missed. Fantastic in the 90s. My very first concert and I knew two whole songs, it was still amazing.
First show for me as well Sarah. Probably 91 Mindcrime. So good!
You have excellent taste Ms. Henry
Rock Opera music just like Queen!!!!!
I saw these guys supporting Ronnie James Dio in Liverpool (Last in Line tour) just after they released their first album The Warning. They were totally un heard of at this point. Never in my life have I seen a support act take an audience by storm like these guys did. This song in particular left the theatre gasping - everyone looking at each other saying WTF was that! These guys were the full package and Geoff Tate's voice in full flow is something that you will never forget.
Yea I agree but different album and they opened for Metallica with Operation Mindcrime.
‘I’m loving him already’
That was Tate just clearing his throat.
Lol. Right ? One of the greatest Rock voices of all time !!
😂😂😂😂
That's hilarious
This isn't Geoff Tate...this is the replacement for him
My bad, this is just a really old video...should have known from the hair.
One of the greatest voices to ever hold a Microphone
Hits E5 like damn truck. Seriously, why did this band not get more love?
Grunge.
You’re assuming most people, especially in the US can understand & identify talent.
And now it’s much worse. R’s have removed art & music classes from a lot of schools.
@@DM-il1hf Those classes stopped teaching art & music decades ago. The teachers used their platforms and power positions over the students to cram Marxist bullshit down their throats. That's the main reason there was so little pushback to them being removed. Now, ALL the teachers, something like 95% of 'em, are Marxist indoctrinators. And we again see parents stepping up to object. Only now, with Marxists having completely taken over the government (and busily working to destroy our Constitutional protections once and for all), they're being called "terrorists" by fuckbuckets like Merrick
Garland.
@@DM-il1hf R's you mean Republicans? If you do, then you are seriously misinformed. I am a Republican and love Queensryche's music and don't care what the bands politics are. Queensryche was very big when I was growing up as a teenager in late 80s early 90s. Operation Mindcrime and Empire were huge. As 2nd Opynyn mentioned grunge derailed Rock/Metal from the top in the 90s.
@@shanezaborac3786 Sounds like you're the one who's misinformed. You being a Queensryche fan doesn't change that Republican politicians have been ruthless in gutting funding for the arts in schools for decades. If you don't like that, you should start calling your representatives to complain about it.
His aunt was an opera singer and he used to watch symphonies from beginning to end with his hands behind his back when he was around 2 or 3 years old. Love his voice.
Geoff Tate is one of my favourite metal singers. Operation mindcrime is one of the best albums of all time!
Yep.
I was introduced to them with Rage For Order, so that will always be my favorite. However, O:M is close behind, along with Empire. 3 very different albums, all equally amazing IMO.
Rory Murray
You are correct sir....
He was one of the few who cud bring the studio range to the live show, like Halford or King Diamond! Priest, King, and Ryche are my top 3 EVER!
I would love her to react to Crimson Glory - Lonely. Midnight was an amazing vocalist that hit pretty high ranges.RIP Midnight
Brought tears to my eyes watching your reaction to Geoff. I grew up with Queensryche and he’s definitely one of my favorites, It’s nice to see younger generations enjoying it too. He’s a legend 👍
I traded a guy some tater tots for the Operation Mindcrime tape cassette in highschool. Best trade in my entire life
It's a shame he fell from grace.
@@vadimastprojects8770 the new singer sounds pretty good. He's not Geoff though.
@@joetroutt7425 exactly.
@@joetroutt7425 Whether that's true or not, that's one of the greatest, funniest comments I've ever read!!!
Geoff Tate is 'master class'! I'll never forget the first time I heard Queensryche. I was in college in the early 80's, and I was listening to WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University's station, that played a lot of hard rock and metal. They played the song 'Queen Of The Reich', and I dropped everything I was doing. I sat there stunned at what I heard, and found a local record store that had their EP album. I knew, then and there, that this band was going to hit it big, based on that one song! Then of course, their masterpiece album 'The Warning' came out, and the rest is history.
I love seeing someone fall in love with Queensryche. And yes, they were that good live.
I agree. Have to see them live
Oh, Rebecca... I just love watching people learn to Queensryche for the first time. People don't get it, until they do, and then they're hooked.
Just turned my son on to the Warning, hes hooked!
@@aharonheitsche4993 Well played! Great album.
That moment when you covered your face because Geoff Tate just blew you away... Priceless! loved it
I think she gasmed.
Dude , Are you in Rocket Science ? It's a band out of Tulsa just in case you don't know what I'm talking about.
it's why her video is special, quite a few 'react' videos showing up now, after hers, I guess they saw the views but a few of these critics likely heard the act before, if not the song, so it's now their second+ listen...if they were not fans the whole time. Rebecca's first four pages are of pop acts, so I think we can see she is light on the smaller 1980s rock acts, in terms of exposure
I went to see KISS in Corpus Christi Texas in about 1985, and Queensryche opened for them with this song.
Good GAWD the Coliseum went nuts.
Geoff Tate, in my opinion, is the best metal lead vocalist of all time and this is the song he does that I use as the reason why. Geoff was the original lead vocalist of Queensryche, one of the original founders of the Progressive or Prog Metal genre. He is 62 years old, but still singing with his own band, doing much of his old Queensryche stuff. His best stuff includes the songs Queen of the Reich, The Lady Wore Black, Walk in the Shadows, Eyes of a Stranger, I Don’t Believe in Love, Another Rainy Night and You. In case you can’t tell, his band, Queensryche, are one of my favorite bands and he is my favorite singer, but, let me tell you once again, that this song is the best example of what he can do. It was great to see someone notice his brilliance like I do.
Having crewed for Geoff twice in London over the last 7 years, the first time he sounded terrible, the second time was a far more stripped down gig, he carried his own bags down the stairs in to the venue, and his singing voice was much more like the 80s that second time around, and he seemed like a totally different person, no attitude or anything, was quite refreshing..
Favorite band ever. Every album from 83-94 was gold. I love it so much when people find and appreciate them.
YOU rock! their 4 song ep/demo hooked me, and well here we are today!
My favorite to girl rock on from upstate New York to all Queensryche fans
Alicia Black you are spot on! 83-94 was their best stuff. I feel like they are a hidden gem a lot of folks missed. We are the fortunate ones. 👍🏻
Did you not like the Tribe album?? I thought it was badass!
Absolutely. Saw them twice. Once in '88 when they opened up for Def Leppard. Been to many concerts but that was my favorite of all time.
Queensryche ? wow...im impressed at your choices.
Scotty going full beast on those drums
@@efraim3364 That's nothing, I have seen him hanging upside down playing a kit hanging from chains, it was quite a show!
She’s slowly coming over to our side
Ikr!! He sounds so much like the studio
REAL INSTRUMENTS REAL VOCALS! NO AUTOTUNE!
This song still gives me chills.
Chills, indeed!
I'm so glad you got such a thrill from this band.
When I was 18(1998). I listened to this band and really enjoyed the vocals. I'm a drummer so I don't usually focus on them but with Mr Tate,,,,, I always did.
Your expressions thru this video was EPIC. THANK YOU
Seeing Queensryche live in the 90s was an absolute religious experience
Yes it was. And like a drug inducement once you left. High on life.
I kick myself often for missing their shows
I´ll second that man! Stockholm, Sweden 1988 and 1990
The Reich were monsters at their craft!
Late 80s and 90s i was caught up with Rush and Yes. Great concerts. Its really nice to hear from folks who qere deeply appiciatve of the times the. I hope the younger generations get a chance to feel that awe....
In his prime Geoff couldn't be touched. He was so incredible.
Heather Michelle Smalley He is still amazing. He’s lost nothing. The same old Geoff only less hair and more belly.
@@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660 you must be listening to a different person. Geoff sounds like a shell of his former self.
I thought Rob Halford was the metal voice.... then I heard this dude.
@@nairorojas9690wrong.
@@paulkruger491 how am I wrong? His vocal range today is very limited. It isn't just the super-high notes of songs like this one, either. He can't do any of the older material in the original key. Most singers lose some range with age, but his has been pretty drastic.
This is an amazing album. The Warning is an absolute masterpiece
I saw him sing the the other night (9/13/23) and at 64 years old, he sang this song and killed it! He's still an incredible singer!
Oh God how much I love when she reacts to Metal songs
I definitely recommend Queen of the Reich from the same show!
It's amazing, but I love his stuff where he shows off his low range. He has such a great full voice....
Rebecca, Yes he tours every year! Just saw him in December 2022 in Dallas TX and he never disappoints!! He has taken well care of his voice!! Not hitting alot of E5's in his shows, but can still bring it.
Check out Rage for Order and Operation Mindcrime. Absolutely, impossibly perfection. To this day they stand as two of my all time favorite rock albums, especially vocally. I grew up worshiping Queensryche and Geoff Tate, I was a singer in a rock band who modeled my voice after him and other dynamic great rock vocalists. Unfortunately, I met him a few times and each time he was a total D bag. Ugh. Still doesn't dampen my respect for his voice back then, and that band. On the flip side, Chris DeGarmo was a total sweetheart. No wonder he left the band decades ago. Love her reaction, lol. That video brings back a lot of memories. Watched it many a time growing up, and was one of the primary accelerants that definitely lit my fire vocally. The other killer vocalist back then was Tony Harnell from TNT. Check out Knights of the New Thunder and Tell No Tales. My oh my.
One of the best rock vocalists ever. Listen to 'Walk in the shadows '.
My all time favorite!
My fav as well I love the group's vocal chants WALK WITH ME at the the end excellent Band !!
That album, ' rage for order' was really against the grain of most things being listened to at the time; overlooked . they were trying some weird sounds & textures on that album....
Try "Someone Else?" from "Promised Land"?
@@richardkey4289 it was and is incredible!
YES! finally someone reacting to Queensryche. Early Geoff Tate was a god, right there with Bruce, Rob and DIO. Also, that eargasm at 7:08!
I was shocked when I heard Queensryche for the first time when my best friend and I were going to see Metallica in 1988, and Queensryche was opening. Operation Mindcrime had JUST come out and had not hit yet, and Queensryche hits the stage and I was seriously blown away by them. They did a fantastic show and with their musicianship set the crowd up for the power and brutality that was Metallica. I was an instant fan.
Unfortunately for Geoff, he set the bar so high with his vocals through the years that he could only deliver half to three-quarters of the was from 1991 forward, and the band paid for it. Several mediocre albums after Empire, them waiting too damn long to record Operation Mindcrime II when Geoff could not deliver the goods on that level anymore, and then the rather nasty public squabble over naming rights all tarnished the band's legacy.
It's a shame because Queensryche could have been one of the all-time great bands had things gone differently for them.
@@Rendclaw Sad but true. As much as I like Geoff Tate as a vocalist (at least back then he was one of the top dogs), I think the band really went downhill after Chris de Garmo left. Still they had some good songs then and there after Empire, but that golden age (Queensryche LP, The Warning, Rage for Order, Operation:Mindcrime -And i'll go back to this album shortly- and Empire) was something unique and unrepeatable
And Idk, despite the band tarnishing their legacy, Operation:Mindcrime is still as -if not more- relevant as back then!
And back to the point at hand, Geof Tate as a Vocalist was freaking amazing, and it saddens me how things went for this amazing band. Still early Geoff remains one of my favorite vocalists, that power, control and range..Right there with the holy triumvirate of metal vocalist of that time
I personally think that Geoff is a small step above the others. You should suggest another QR song that shows off Geoff's vocals for Rebecca.
I got lucky and saw that tour two days in a row in Zwibrucken and Heidelburg Germany in 88! Tje first night was killer not only for the music but somebody had the bright idea to have the concert on a white shag carpet!!! I guess many were fired after that! ;)
@@Ilikeryche The Lady Wore Black
The E5 notes are jaw-dropping.
I just love how ENGAGED you are in what you listen to. You are in the moment. Thank you
She gets it. Only took a under a minute to realize Geoff Tate is a awesome vocalist .
Lol ...the note he hits at 7:10 blows her friggin mind..one of the best ever..
And they weren't down tuned like many metal bands...that man could hit that high E crisp and clean for friggin' DAYS.
He's jot doing nananannmyy nanny. He's mixing head and chest voice and is the best component of this type of singing. Imagine giving this every day and night performance. Giving ure sweat everynight
I LOVE watching all these vocal coaches react to this song. When he gets that first high note, theyvall rewind it at least once. Lol, he is the best vocalist
My dear Rebecca, please listen to Eyes of a Stranger by Queensryche. Amazing.
I second that
@@adamtereska8734 THIRD THAT!!
And going to get close to you off of rage for order also
It’s about time she does....
Ohhhh yess
I kind of teared up watching your reactions to his singing. Music i grew up with. Great video.
Same and she got flush listening. 👍
Teared up dude yea me too but the best part was she practically had a explosion in her pants higher than his voice.
Same
Ditto
Dude fuckin same
I recommend Queensryche "Suit Sister Mary" live.
Such a powerful band...where most bands write songs to impress their fans Queensryche writes them to impress other bands and mission accomplished!
You just said it all. "That was totally orgasmic, so much so that it would be rude not to." Welcome to Queensryche. Now you can understand why so many love them.
I could've swore she said "eargasmic"
@@jenniferraisler5960 Me too.
Lol not much you can say lol
Guitar palyer Chris DeGarmo has also amazing voice. and he was the main composer of Queensryche
Fact
The band was never the same after De Garmo quit.
Chris DeGarmo of the most underrated vocalists/guitarists/composers EVER... and I play death metal lol
You haven't lived till you see these guys in a venue that holds less than a thousand people. Ya just spend the whole show riding the leading edge of a sonic boom ...........
Jet city woman
The best thing is Geoff STILL sounds amazing! He's really taken care of his voice!
Perfect choice. Geoff was at the peak of his abilities for that Tokyo performance. He could literally do whatever he wanted with his voice at that concert.
The ENTIRE MJND CRIME Album ma`am, you WILL NOT be dissappointed!
Yes he still sings. His own band he personally formed came to Chattanooga Tennessee 3 weeks ago. I was there at the Barrel House ballroom. Great show
You should give a listen to Queensryche Anybody Listening
Geoff Tate was and is a beast on vocals, back in his prime he was at the top with the greatest, it’s crazy to think about when his speaking voice is actually quite deep, that he could reach those insane high notes...
His tone has changed over the years, he sings in a deeper key now, but he’s still an amazing vocalist and an amazing lyricist and storyteller...
But that being said, I’ve heard some new concert videos with him from 2018 and 2019, it’s like his voice has gotten so much better again and he can hit some really awesome high notes again without it’s even looking hard for him to do...
Check “Roads to madness” same cd, album.
@@franstraas2517 - My favorite QR song.
Thanks for doing this. Queensryche is one of the most underrated metal bands in history, and Geoff Tate I don't think gets enough credit for his utter awesomeness.
I agree
i agree
I've been a fan since 1983 with their first release. Yes he sings so great
My Brother and I got to do a meet and greet with them at the house of blues Boston. Which apparently means sit and drink with them till 4 A.M. upstairs in the Foundation room. Its rare that one meets their favorite band of all time and they become his drinking buddies for the night. Its a memory that I'm never going to forget.
if you like Geoff Tate in this song listen to the entirety of Operation: Mindcrime...masterpiece and Geoff is a freaking legend!
@George Lynch yeah but Geoff's singing is legendary, but yes let's be nitpicky about who did what...
They would have been on some serious hallucinogens writing Mindcrime.... an epic masterpiece!
Life changing album
@George Lynch have you played much guitar in your day?
@@kevinmorris9712 lol I would say hes a legend if it's the real Mr. Scary.👍
I had the pleasure of working with Tate a few years back when he and his band did an acoustic set at a local venue. He was friendly enough and fairly drama-free to work with. I am happy to report that his voice is still amazing. He cannot quite hit some of the super-high stuff from days of yore, but I about lost it when he did "Eyes of a Stranger." I was in the sound booth staring in slack-jawed wonder at this man's voice. I mixed the opening bands and his BE mixed his show, so I was able to just enjoy the show. One of my fondest memories as a sound engineer.
Chad i had the pleasure of seeing Geoff Tate on his whole story tour a couple of years ago. I couldn't believe how tiny the venue was, and how small the audience was. Thinking back, i found out about it and told my boss i need that day off, December 19th i think it was. Best gig ever
Some of that stuff is super high. Understandably harder to do as you age. He is still better than 90% of the current metal vocalists.
Thank you for sharing that story. Really great to hear.👍❤
Not surprised about the ASTRONOMICAL notes falling away. Try doing this CRAZY shit for 40 years and see what happens to your voice! ;-)
@@CraigAllenPhoto Agreed. I was fortunate to see them at their beginning and even after all these years Tate'a voice is still amazing IMHO.
Geoff Tate is a vocal genius. One of the best.
One of the most recognizable voices in rock music, and knows how to use it to perfection!!
7:09 is possibly the best note ever hit and the best reaction to said note being hit of all time
Rebecca's reaction is priceless....that's all you need to know about his singing skill.
Her reaction was priceless!
In his prime Geoff could make women orgasm with a single note...
Randy Scales me too, she is so much fun to watch and love her accent
The lady wore black, unplugged version! I think it's incredible how geoff sings in that song!
Damn... And that’s what I call singing.. wt... insane, insane, insane!!!! What a voice.
Hey Rebecca, I've seen him live four times in the past three years and he is still unbelievable. He still tours and is ever the showman. He doesn't jump around like that anymore of course and he may not hit the high notes and hold them as long, but he saves it for the big notes and is just amazing. I feel like a little kid at the concerts. I'm always right at the stage and he threw water on me and my friend one show and we about lost our minds. We were like little girls. lol. Anyway to answer you questions there at the end, yes he is still amazing.
I love how you give Chris DeGarmo the heart hands for how well he “sings” his solo on guitar!
There was one of the greatest collaborations ever. And as always, the created their best music together and it never worked so well without the other. Like Lennon & McCartney (The Beatles), Stanley & Simmons (Kiss) or Tankian & Malakian (System of a Down). Queensrÿche with Chris DeGarmo created milestones and one of best albums of all time - Operation: Mindcrime. For me this is one of my greatest love, standing next to Pink Floyd - The Wall, Metallica - Master of Puppets, Death - Human, Psychotic Waltz - A social disgrace, Blind Illusion - The sane Asylum, Dream Theater - When dream and Day unite, Colosseum - Live and Type O Negative - Slow deed and hard. All this Albums are timeless and most of them since the day of their release. Back to Queensrÿche: After Chris left, the Band lost their Magic and all the Albums couldn't kept up the quality... And then everything felt apart.
Obi Wan Agreed. I had hopes that more great stuff would come out of Queensrÿche like Operation Mindcrime or even like their first album The Warning because Michael Wilton was still there, but it was not meant to be. It was obvious that Chris Degarmo working with Geoff Tate was the magic ingredients.
Queensryche - ''Suite Sister Mary'', ''My Empty Room-Eyes Of A Stranger'' from ''Operation: Livecrime''. Supreme!
Empire shows his range good also. When I first heard the song I thought it was 3 different singers!
That was Geoff at 25 in 1984 and now at 63 he still sounds great.
Geoff Tate was a student of acclaimed opera coach David Kyle in the Pacific north west.
Just watch the MTV Un-Plugged songs. Tate's amazing soft range is perfection.
William Najger could not agree more with your statement.its one of my all time fav live queensryche videos.i seen them live in 1986 and he is no joke.truely amazing talent
Geoff Tate had a 4 octave vocal range in his prime. He was THE best. You should listen to how low he can go. It’s astounding.
Only Rob Halford and Maynard Keenan can do this as well as Tate..Bruce Dickinson comes close
Yes. People shit on him for no longer being able to hit the highs but we could appreciate that he ever could. Plus I prefer his lows.
Tate's right up there with Ian Gillan imo. The BEST.
The original line-up is damn near the best I've ever seen live and in the studio. Definitely one of my favorites personally. But alas, another band that let "ego" (meaning Tate's) destroy a good thing...
@@drew65sep is that why he got kicked out of the band ? I just started listening to tate.
Saw Queensryche in the mid to late 80's, they opened up for KISS where I live. I had no idea who this band was, I was there to see KISS. The one thing I still remember to this day, was listening to Geoff's voice. Fucking amazing. A few years later, deservedly so, they lit the charts on fire with their album Empire.
That entire performance is amazing! A band at its absolute peak… Id recommend doing Queen Of The Reich and The Lady Wore Black, as well, if you ever get back to doing reactions
His register is insane. Not only does he go there, he can stay wherever he goes... remarkable vocalist.
Continue making good choices wow.. This band is a milestone!! I strongly suggest any song from Operation: Mindcrime album..
I mean it's only the greatest album ever created in the history of ever, just saying :)
Yes! To this day that album is my favorite melding of metal and musical theater.
Empire is a great album too. Either one really. Just full of spectacular songs.
@@ICBMSteve Given that its a concept album, of course.
@@watchtheskies Operation: Mindcrime is a masterpiece in all ways.
I'm 69 years old the best rock voice I have ever heard
Saw them in concert 1988 in Michigan. One of the best!
I became a fan of Queensryche when I was in high school with the release of their EP. I predicted that they would grow into a mega-band... They were sheer perfection in every aspect and amazing live. Bums me out that they just sort fell apart and fizzled out. I still get goosebumps when I hear Tate's voice... Amazing gift.
That's what got me into them as well, the EP was so heavy! It was like Judas Priest on steroids. Shame it was just an EP, I feel they could've knocked out a whole LP of that type of material and it would've been one of the greatest metal debuts in history.
The best you can get!!😉Geoff Tate, with the greatest ever!!👀🙏
How queensryche became my favorite is when I was I think 9!it was around our b-day we went the mall into a music shop I slept on the top bunk my twin bro slept on the bottom bunk! It was our b-day 4/20 woke up to a walkman cd player playing the opening of Operation Mindcrime (anarchy x) with the headphones 🎧 placed on my ears same with my twin brother! His was playing lock up the wolves Ronnie James Dio! Wich we had picked out but didn't get at the music store in the mall same one we got our last vegas thunder hockey pucks! I actually picked Bush 16stone! Bro still got lock up the wolves Dio! And I became the biggest fan of Queensryche!!!!
Promised Land killed them. I think he revealed a bit too much on that album.
@@wcam7822 100%!
I've been a bassist for 35 years, playing in bands like this. My oldest daughter went to school as a vocal performance major (she's 25) and my 20 year old daughter plays guitar. This is the music they were raised on, and as babies used to fall asleep on a blanket on the floor as my band practiced in the basement. I am so very happy that young vocalists such as yourself are giving people like Tate, Dio, Dickinson and Halford the kudos they deserve even if it is on a monetary UA-cam channel. Keep discovering and appreciating music outside of your normal genre (next to metal, my favorite music is bluegrass for the pure musicianship). You give me hope, my dear, that when my generation is gone we will not be forgotten.
Great post Ted, like you, I grew up on rock bands like this, and have come to appreciate the immense talent some of these performers had and still have. Huge, huge fan of all the guys you listed. One personal opinion..... I think Geoff Tate may have been the most gifted vocally of the entire genre. However, it is just one opinion of many...LOL
Right you are Ted. Bands like this paid their dues, played in bars and hovels, but came up thru the ranks. Established themselves as top shelf talent. Then you have ass hats like Justin Beiber who's only claim to fame is he was "discovered" on You Tube. And grew to be a total talentless jerk. I,as you,have been a musician for over 50 years [drums] and can attest to what you said. Great point Ted.
I really love this words, congrats for your beautiful family.
This particular performance is so close to the original recording that if you didn't know the little differences, you'd swear this was the original... Fantastic band live, was lucky to see them in their prime, on the Empire tour (1991/2). Best gig ever, nothing's ever beaten it :)
How many times have I circled back to this utter masterpiece? I saw them on this tour, but I doubt I truly appreciated at the time that I was witnessing masters at work. Every member was masterful individually and they were so unbelievably tight as a band. Just amazing.
WOW! Thanks for your reaction to Geoff Tate! I was fortunate to have seen this very tour ('The Warning' tour) way back in the early 80's at a place called L' Amour rock club in Brooklyn, NY. It truly was a revelation seeing this powerhouse of a vocalist live! Please take a listen (if you haven't already) to all of 'The Warning' album... it is that phenomenal! The power... the passion... the artistry.... simply amazing music!
I was their also bro ....geoff blew my mind , I never saw a vocalist that good live in my life and I seen them all .
You should also check out The Lady Wore Black from this same concert... Awesomeness... 🤘
Was thinking the same thing. The only one I like better than "Flame".
Yes and we all still get chills listening to Geoff💕💕💕 and he’s phenomenal still singing live to this day n on occasion he can still hit these notes.Queensryche will always be my number one favorite band ever
Geoff Tate has a natural 5 octave voice, and blows away most every other singer in rock/metal. The album, Operation Mindcrime, is a true testament of his power and range, and the creativity of the band
I get sick of Judas Priest fans trying to pretend Halford has more range than Geoff Tate in his prime. He didn't
Geoff Tate is still one of my favorite singers. His voice is absolutely amazing. I had the fortune of seeing Queensryche on the Empire tour and it just blew my mind. It is more than metal it was like seeing an opera.
ive seen them a few times... but my favorite was when i move from seattle to reno and jumped over the mountain to Sacromento to see them on the promised land tour.....opening song....I am I....INSANE CONCERT
@@goodcruisin1 holy shit, man! I am I live is fuckin righteous!
Lucky you. I'm jealous
I'm sure it was like the Opera being that he was trained to originally sing in the Opera in his formative singing years.
@@Bartikus Geoff was probably classically trained, like me and a lot of others. Not operatic perse, but you do learn all the right singing techniques to be able to sing anything (also opera, although that takes a lot of skills and experience to be done in the right way). And yes, Geoff was fantastic, amazing live!
Many years ago as a kid, my mom introduced me to her co-worker who was in a band. They both worked at a bakery - she was a cake decorator and I think he worked in the deli (maybe a delivery driver). It was Geoff Tate. I have run into him a number of times since and he always asks how my mom is doing. Good guy.
amazing
"Midnight", the original lead singer from Crimson Glory, was another one in that class.
Finally someone mentioned him!! Love midnight. He has less control than Geoff and is more inconsistent but his range much higher than geoffs. He can hit a Bb5, that’s insanely high.
Yes yes yes... Too bad he died... :( such talent disappeared too soon... Crimson glory was my 2nd favorite band after Queensryche before Bangles...
My late wife and i got to see them live in PHX back in the 90's - they killed it - i also have an autographed bottle of wine from Tate's vineyard - have not opened it but will keep it for nostalgia
Geoff Tate and QR one of the best things about living in the 80s and 90s ! truly amazing and I saw him twice live !
I saw them once during the Promised Land tour it was awesome
jeff rosenberg,
I saw them five times. The 80s rocked!
Edit:
She should give Mindcrime a listen. I saw that show, and the (weird) Livecrime concert.
She says “I’m loving him already” right before the good part. 🤘🏻
That's usually a good sign, l noticed that also, loved her reaction, it was what l was thinking and hoping for.
And then , like the rest of us ....she was blown away !
Literally laughed out loud at her reactions to Geoffs voice!
Yes, he is still singing (& making his own label of wine)
Check out Silent Lucidity too! You’ll enjoy his softer side too 👍🏼💜💯