Queensryche was always more refined, polished, intelligent and classy than the other 80s metal bands. And I love those other 80s bands. But Queensryche was just top shelf.
Geoff Tate's voice is mesmerizing. His lyrics are profoundly haunting. This song never gets old, 31 years later still rocking, Music when music was real.
I'm 48 years old. Queensryche/Scorpions was my very first concert I attended almost three and a half decades ago. No one can hold a candle to this level of musical talent.
They played this song to death on rock radio & burned it out🔥. Haven't heard it in years. For some reason I woke up this morning to a rainy January day. With this song in my head, feeling nostalgic. Many think getting old sucks. I think bittersweet is more accurate.
I have to say, It's always great when a band has something to say...and when their lead singer can delivery that message in a way that connects with the audience. Queensryche must be one of the most under appreciated GREAT bands of all time. In a day and age of dance numbers, lip synching entire shows and dozens of backing track vocals when they do decide to sing, a band like Queensryche shows you the beauty and the majesty of doing something pure, simple and powerful.
True but hate to say there aren't bands that are underappreciated there are people with more advanced music taste than others. Ok compared perhaps to Gun's n Roses they weren't that mainstream successful but to metal audiences Queensryche are one of the true greats ever.
They are the best I've ever heard. I started listening to them when I was 18, I'm 54 now and they are a staple in my household!. Pure, Raw and original!
Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound, and raindrops taste like tears, without the pain..... some of the best lyrics ever written. The duo that was Chris & Geoff is long gone....
I specifically remember in the 90s, a compilation CD being sold through TV commercials, that would play Queensryche MVs as promos. And they played constantly. Maybe they were underrated but they sure had the promo
They flew under my radar but I was a sleeper. Now I'm obsessed with them. I can't believe what DeGarmo/Tate did in such a short time. DeGarmo was just spilling over with material when the first albums came out. Now he's flying jets and married to the same woman all his life. I think he made the right choice. Family first.
They were hitting their stride at a bad time. They were getting great exposure and airplay right before Grunge killed off metal for a while. Sadly, the best metal band from Seattle was handicapped by the Seattle Grunge scene that shifted the tastes of many listeners and stations. DeGarmo leaving was the nail in the coffin.
Clearly the best band of the era with extraordinary musicians, experts in their own field. And that voice, there is no match. Between Steve Perry (Journey) and Geoff Tate, their simply were no other singers, Eddie Jackson (Bass), Chris Degarmo (lead guitars) and of course, Scott Rockenfeld (drums) and Michael Wilton (Guitars), that band was supreme with incredible songs. Whatever happened, they had their time when they were #1.
When I first heard the song I thought the line was "Strange how laughter looks like crying with no salt" which makes sense in the context of salty tears.
One thing Tate sang manly. Meaning that where a lot of rock singers sang in a high range but sounded almost like a female. But Tate could hit some extremely high parts but still sounded like a man. One of the best vocalists of all time.
Because he's a baritone vocalist who could hit very high tenor-sounding notes. Not many rock vocalists could do what he did and use their voice like he did.
when every song on mindcrime and empire can make my 47 year old ass cry.then smile as i sang silent lucidity to my baby,and now to my grandson.and it WILL be played@my funeral.to th band:WE MISS YOU!!EVERY OLD&GREY HEADBANGER FROM THE 80'S-PLEASE DO 1 MORE.if best friends can bury th hatchet,whats th problem?
He was voice trained for opera by David P. Kyle of Seattle and has a five octave vocal range. Kyle also coached Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. You should watch Queensryche play Take Hold Of The Flame in Tokyo. It was the next to last encore song after they had already performed for two plus hours.
@@guymorris6596 Yup! That man is responsible for producing two of the greatest singers to ever spit into a mic! Nancy would walk all over most female rock singers herself! Damn sure could've fronted a band herself!
Before today I had only ever heard Silent Lucidity. Just bought their greatest hits and realized that I've heard so many of their songs and never realized who sang them...Good God, this band absolutely ROCKS!!!!!!
If you haven't looked into it further, there aren't too many band's that can claim to be better. Rage For Order is the record you must hear. Even if you don't like heavy music, you need to hear it. Everyone should it's prophetic (1985).
Get on UA-cam and search for Queensryche in Tokyo in, I believe, 1984 or 1985 and they are performing Take Hold Of The Flame as the next to the last song on an encore. Very strong live show !
It's criminal how this band was sooo underated at the time, because grunge and garbage rap were on the scene in the late 80s early 90s, the last of the truly great rock bands from the 60s through the 90s
But there's still a whole bunch of us anti grounds refuse to follow Neil Young and all the grungies Nirvana and stuck with Goodell hardcore rock and roll I don't think I could tell you one name of the Nirvana album I'll maybe one but rock and roll forever well should be unfortunately it took a big shit
I saw geoff tate years ago maybe 2016? In a club in Long Island, his voice is impeccable! You could literally hear a pin drop . We were in a trance like state. He was so good. Never gets old . This band should have gotten more credit .
Bout to say haha. Im 19 but I dont know what you mean used to be. If anything they're more now than ever with as much garbage is circulating the industry and daring to put itself in the same music category as such a genius band as this. We all need a moment of silence for the loss of actual good talented music being mainstream
Truly one of the greatest Rock Records of All time.There is not even 1 clunker on Empire or the previous album Operation Mindcrime. They did in 2 years what most bands never achieve in 30-40 years.
No words can describe how this band's affected me, since a little self-titled debut in the 80's changed me in Junior High. No other band I listen to, has impacted my musical soul the way Queensryche has. Love it! Legends in their own time! At 42 now... I still feel it to my core! WHAT A FUCKING CATALOG!!
I couldn't of said it better myself. They're Songs Ate Timeless. I just wish they ALL could've gotten along. Luckily I got to see them twice back in the day.
THE 80,S WILL NEVER BE EQUALED. LIVED AND RICKED THROUGH THEM.AND QUEENSRYCHE ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT . THE LEAD SINGERS VOICE HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EVER RIGHT UP THERE WITH SKID ROWS SEBASTIAN BACH. 80,S FOREVER . WE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW GREAT YOU GUYS WERE.
A great song Geoff Tate has a powerful eerie beautiful voice that touches everyone's heart great song writer n a great guitar solo Chris Degarmo one of the greatest guitar player in heavy metal rock. Queensryche still rocking hard today.😎🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🌹🌹❤️❤️🏋️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎸🎸🌹
Miss my Husband Dewey he passed away February 5th 2020 he was only 54 I love him so much he left me to be a widow at 36 and two young children 7 and 6 we miss and love you so much this was his favorite band
pigrivit My condolences to you! Hang in there it's been one hell of a start of a new year for the world! I don't know if you have faith in the Way the truth and life savior Christ JESUS? Find comfort and peace!!
Same! In my opinion Geoff Tate is the best rock singer of my generation.. Not too mention the riffs and content of their music.. Queensryche is incredible
2022 and I'm here. I'm 56. Still humbles me...the emotion in which Geoff delivers. On my deathbed I'll have considered myself lucky to have been alive during their tenure.
Difficult to say but this might be my favorite track from the Ryche. Loved how they tried to create individual hits on Empire. This track got me through some of my lowest moments last year
Saw Geoff live last Friday night in Boise for the 30th anniversary of Empire. Still sounds EXACTLY the same after 30 years!! And I saw him 30 years ago in Boise!!!
Queensryche is musical eloquence incarnate. You can understand the emotion behind every song without hearing a word. But then you do and the lyrics are as perfect as the music....
my boyfriend that passed away in October always sang this song when we broke up. I love rain and it always reminded him of me. Love this song forever. RIP George
This song is how I feel after the passing of my wife three years ago on January 5th I love this and "our" song Silent Lucidity. My deepest condolences.
I've been in love with Queensryche for over 25 years since I first heard them. They are just as amazing today as they were then. Geoff Tate has THE BEST voice in metal, of any "era" or decade, hands down.
Geoff Tate to me is the voice of Queensrÿche always will be. this new singer they have thinks he's better, vocally he is like comparing apples to oranges, in my opinion the new Queensrÿche music doesn't have the heart or passion that the old band did
Best original queensryche lineup. Geoff is one of the best rock singers of all time. Rockenfields drum sound on this record is epic!! A fantastic group of master musicians the thinking man’s metal group. Queensryche forever!!
So many memories. I blasted Queensryche non-stop on my cassette tape in my 77 Camaro. I was in my early 20's, I bartended at night, hooked up with chicks whenever possible, lived at home, barely had a concern in the world. Best time of my life! Then adulthood took over and RIP fun times. But I'll always remember great music like this and recall back to that time when I felt so free and I had my whole future ahead of me and I didn't give a s*it about anything. Unfortunately, I never felt freedom and fun times like that ever again. If you're young .... live life like you want and don't hold back because one day it'll be too late to ever get those days back again.
I've heard people say that Queensryche would have made millions more had they emerged ten years earlier. But to be honest, I'm glad they came out when they did. It did two things: 1. It made/kept their music more authentic. They wrote more from the heart without the temptation to write garbage to make a quick buck. 2. It also made their fanbase more authentic as well. You don't hear many people hating on Queensryche simply because they haven't heard of them, and those who do generally enjoy what they hear. Frankly, in my opinion, I like it that way. Seems more genuine to me.
This music was just so good. They people who did the EQ on this album knew what they were actually doing. It's so damn crisp, but has the full mids and bottom end all the way through.
Queensryche has written some of the most powerful and moving lyrics I have ever heard. A band with extraordinary talent. From my hometown too, which makes me love them even more. I remember when their E.P. came out way back when.The song "The Lady Wore Black" was quite popular in Seattle when I lived there in 85.
I think it comes down to jealousy over money. Geoff and Chris wrote the bulk of the songs and got paid song writer royalties over and above what the band made on album sales and touring etc. It's too bad.
SO SO SO Amazing!! Queensryche is one of the greatest bands of all time. No matter what there disputes are, the music and messages were filled with passion and talent.
I wish I appreciated Queensryche more in the 80's and 90's. I think when you're that young, you don't realize the magnitude of what you're listening to, and how meaningful it can be. I haven't listened to Queensryche in years, but they popped up on my music app the other day, and I haven't been able to stop listening to them since! Geoff Tate was (and still is) a phenomenal singer!!! There aren't many that can sing they way he can. I've read about what has happened with the band over the last several years, and it's disheartening. To let petty BS destroy something that was so great is very sad. I will not listen to anything with their new singer, because Geoff Tate made Queensryche what it was, and he is the true voice of the band. RIP Queensryche... you will never again be what you once were.
@@anneross1859 I wrote that 8 months ago, and I'm still listening to them daily. I just got the book "Building an Empire: The Story of Queensryche". I'm a few chapters in, and it's cool to read how the got started, etc.
My daughter told me to download Spotify a couple weeks ago and I listened to the new Def Leopard album and afterwards queensryche played and I said "oh my God I forgot about them!" Now I too listen daily. I'm hooked again!
@@dare2beroniagain I'm still listen to them everyday. It's like falling in love all over again. I'm more into their music now than I was in the 80's and 90's.
That one thing Queensryche did wrong back in the day, was to fire Jeoff and his wife ! Jealousy and not enough attention as another band member, cost them dearly!
For whatever reason, I didn't care for these guys when I got into music, especially metal...I can't believe I didn't see how awesome they are! Love them now....27 years later.
Thats likely the influence of the seattle area via microsoft and apple. Tate went to Interlake high school in Bellevue. This was the era of Seventh Force before grunge hit in the early 90s. Tate used to exercise at the Golds Gym in Kirkland.
Karen Marie when I first watched this video I thought Goeff tate was gay then through years of hearing them I started to like his voice. I'm still not into that type of rock. My favorite band is Megadeth and slayer
Geoff Tate, Halford, Ronnie James Dio & Bruce Dickinson - in my opinion, four insanely talented singers that I've have a great pleasure listening to over and over the past four decades.
Anyone here in 2024?😊
Bit me.
2025 and forever ❤🎉😮😊
Mee in all the feels 😌
Criminally underrated band.
💯
when music was still music
as a young adult this always had a special place next to the more extreme metal genres. It's hard to ignore good music/voices.
Geoff Tate’s voice still gives me chills to this day! Love him!! ❤️
❤❤
The MAN has a set of pipes on him 4 shur
I love His voice
Queenstryke rocks !
He was classically trained
Queensryche was always more refined, polished, intelligent and classy than the other 80s metal bands. And I love those other 80s bands. But Queensryche was just top shelf.
He sings the way a man should sound when He's pouring His heart out to a loved one.....Beautiful!!!
~ Peace
And that can only be said by a man who felt the same thing in his life. Wonderful comment!
Yes he melts our hearts 😀
I still remeber the day when my cousin bought me Empire and Operation : Mindcrime.
Real men don't pour their hearts out. They crush, kill, smash, destroy. Like Metallica!!!!
@@bigassdummy46 Metallica is good but they are mostly singing to other dudes.
Geoff Tate's voice is mesmerizing. His lyrics are profoundly haunting. This song never gets old, 31 years later still rocking, Music when music was real.
Yes absolutely
One a weekly basis
@Kurt Hollis what a night 👌
His voice, he's the real deal.
Yes, a gorgeous voice and person
I'm 48 years old. Queensryche/Scorpions was my very first concert I attended almost three and a half decades ago. No one can hold a candle to this level of musical talent.
50 and feel the same…
56 and agree... 🎶
They played this song to death on rock radio & burned it out🔥. Haven't heard it in years. For some reason I woke up this morning to a rainy January day. With this song in my head, feeling nostalgic. Many think getting old sucks. I think bittersweet is more accurate.
I'm 38 and Had the pleasure of being at their 20th anniversary show at the Vic in Chicago. Double set that night it was fantastic
46.
I saw the EMPIRE tour w suicidal tendencies.
Still blown away by how good it is.
I sometimes overlook them as an influence.
I have to say, It's always great when a band has something to say...and when their lead singer can delivery that message in a way that connects with the audience. Queensryche must be one of the most under appreciated GREAT bands of all time. In a day and age of dance numbers, lip synching entire shows and dozens of backing track vocals when they do decide to sing, a band like Queensryche shows you the beauty and the majesty of doing something pure, simple and powerful.
True but hate to say there aren't bands that are underappreciated there are people with more advanced music taste than others. Ok compared perhaps to Gun's n Roses they weren't that mainstream successful but to metal audiences Queensryche are one of the true greats ever.
They are the best I've ever heard. I started listening to them when I was 18, I'm 54 now and they are a staple in my household!. Pure, Raw and original!
falling in reverse isbetter
@@lynxgamingfivefingerfilete5244 not really
@@6dahcagiG9 im dumb
Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound, and raindrops taste like tears, without the pain..... some of the best lyrics ever written. The duo that was Chris & Geoff is long gone....
Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound
This is how 1991 sounded to some of us. Yes, Nirvana was incredible, but damn these guys were great.
These guys are great,,,Nirvana was not....
DEF LEPPARD IS LOVED BY THE GRUNGE COMMUNITY.. THEY ARE STAPLES!
Yup, the two albums of that time were fuckin rockin. Not too squeely, not hair and spandex metal.
Marcia Pruchinsky I agree Queensryche absolutely Kick-Ass Nirvana totally sucked ass
But we can all agree Nickelback blows...
musically i would say if this album was released today it would still be killer and relevant
Joe GI I agree
umm.. any old rock album if released today would still kick ass.
Best band when there all together
Joe GI love it!!!!!!!
Sebastian A. You got that one right because today is music totally sucks
the whole album is incredible
Sometimes I think this is a band that flew under the radar a little. So much talent. Amazing voice. Bass, guitar, drums, all of it
I specifically remember in the 90s, a compilation CD being sold through TV commercials, that would play Queensryche MVs as promos. And they played constantly.
Maybe they were underrated but they sure had the promo
IDK, they were all over the radio and Mtv during the Empire cycle.
They flew under my radar but I was a sleeper. Now I'm obsessed with them. I can't believe what DeGarmo/Tate did in such a short time. DeGarmo was just spilling over with material when the first albums came out. Now he's flying jets and married to the same woman all his life. I think he made the right choice. Family first.
They were big in their time. Jet City Woman was a monster hit like Silent Lucidity. They just ran their course like most bands do.
They were hitting their stride at a bad time.
They were getting great exposure and airplay right before Grunge killed off metal for a while. Sadly, the best metal band from Seattle was handicapped by the Seattle Grunge scene that shifted the tastes of many listeners and stations.
DeGarmo leaving was the nail in the coffin.
Clearly the best band of the era with extraordinary musicians, experts in their own field. And that voice, there is no match. Between Steve Perry (Journey) and Geoff Tate, their simply were no other singers, Eddie Jackson (Bass), Chris Degarmo (lead guitars) and of course, Scott Rockenfeld (drums) and Michael Wilton (Guitars), that band was supreme with incredible songs. Whatever happened, they had their time when they were #1.
Lol
No one compares to that man's vocals.
Best lyrics ever! "Strange how laughter looks like crying with no song. Raindrops taste like tears without the pain."
Pretty sure it's strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound. Having said that yes it's an incredible line
When I first heard the song I thought the line was "Strange how laughter looks like crying with no salt" which makes sense in the context of salty tears.
sound
Operation mind crime is my favorite
For the longest time I thought it was "Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sorrow" (which, by the way, I like better than "sound").
damn these dudes were good
One thing Tate sang manly. Meaning that where a lot of rock singers sang in a high range but sounded almost like a female. But Tate could hit some extremely high parts but still sounded like a man. One of the best vocalists of all time.
You're right my friend
Agreed
Agreed 🙌
Damn, I wish I could sing like him!
Because he's a baritone vocalist who could hit very high tenor-sounding notes. Not many rock vocalists could do what he did and use their voice like he did.
Give me back those amazing days, goddammit.
.I cant take this new world anymore, too depressing for me
i hear ya man!
EVERYTHING was just....better))))))
amen..
@@joeyboedeker7205 Weed is better now. Look up Cinderella 99 and Black Jack on Leafly.
@@thisismagacountry1318 it's been legalized in some areas. That takes all of the fun out of it.
when every song on mindcrime and empire can make my 47 year old ass cry.then smile as i sang silent lucidity to my baby,and now to my grandson.and it WILL be played@my funeral.to th band:WE MISS YOU!!EVERY OLD&GREY HEADBANGER FROM THE 80'S-PLEASE DO 1 MORE.if best friends can bury th hatchet,whats th problem?
Back when music was music…I turned 50 today.
2 months ago 🙂
Empire is such a GREAT album. This is one of my favorites from the album.
Mine tooo. Brings back many memories of the late 80's
Brilliance cover to cover! Shame they could not stay together, so tight, what talent!
The best album for me
one of the few albums where i like every song on it
@@tishatittle1010 so true. awesome from start to finish.
Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound
Raindrops taste like tears without the pain....damn
+Lin Lehmkuhl So deep
Tates WORDS were so very true to me back then n even more so now.
Damn
The boi is good 👍
Len Lehmkuhi
Very poetic..amazing lyrics an unbelievable voice an just the musicianship is unreal
Absolutely criminal how underrated this band was…
This is what a perfect song sounds
Geoff Tate's voice is in a caliber all its own. You can tell he was classically trained. Its got the wow factor indeed.
Geoff certainly gave you your moneys worth
@@outofmoney3556 you misspelled Mike Patton
He was voice trained for opera by David P. Kyle of Seattle and has a five octave vocal range. Kyle also coached Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. You should watch Queensryche play Take Hold Of The Flame in Tokyo. It was the next to last encore song after they had already performed for two plus hours.
@@guymorris6596 Yup! That man is responsible for producing two of the greatest singers to ever spit into a mic! Nancy would walk all over most female rock singers herself! Damn sure could've fronted a band herself!
His voice is five octave vocal range and he's best.
57 yr old rocker here. This one is my fav. Yes memories/heartbreak.
59 and still rocking yaay
47 here and still rocking to the great music of days gone by.
Scott McAbee the old days the old rock much better than the new rock they really need to stop dumming down the music
48
51 and brings back bad memories from 3 years ago but back in the 80s I had the time of my life
How can anybody give a thumbs down to this great song...WTF.
Before today I had only ever heard Silent Lucidity. Just bought their greatest hits and realized that I've heard so many of their songs and never realized who sang them...Good God, this band absolutely ROCKS!!!!!!
If you haven't looked into it further, there aren't too many band's that can claim to be better. Rage For Order is the record you must hear. Even if you don't like heavy music, you need to hear it. Everyone should it's prophetic (1985).
Im jealous! I enjoy revisiting older music I haven’t listened to in awhile but you get it all brand new. Hope you enjoyed!
@@jeannecastillo4379 "the taste anew, it brings me higher".
-Salt. Catherine Wheel 1992
Operation Mindcrime was written specifically as a rock opera.
Get on UA-cam and search for Queensryche in Tokyo in, I believe, 1984 or 1985 and they are performing Take Hold Of The Flame as the next to the last song on an encore. Very strong live show !
It's criminal how this band was sooo underated at the time, because grunge and garbage rap were on the scene in the late 80s early 90s, the last of the truly great rock bands from the 60s through the 90s
Considering that the metal scene was fading, and they still went double platinum is pretty good
But there's still a whole bunch of us anti grounds refuse to follow Neil Young and all the grungies Nirvana and stuck with Goodell hardcore rock and roll I don't think I could tell you one name of the Nirvana album I'll maybe one but rock and roll forever well should be unfortunately it took a big shit
Chris DeGarmo: The most underrated lead guitarist in rock history!!!!
CRYSTAL PEEK No, that is Criss Oliva, a genius 😊
@@Andrea-en2su yes, you're right !
DeGarmo was an absolute badass as a songwritter !
Agreed i am sixty their playing is so awsome go ahead and learn some reght see how bad these men were you boys now cant touch this.
@@Andrea-en2su Olivia one of my favorites. Snd Degarmo is too. Both badass
I saw geoff tate years ago maybe 2016? In a club in Long Island, his voice is impeccable! You could literally hear a pin drop . We were in a trance like state. He was so good. Never gets old . This band should have gotten more credit .
Man, there was a time when this band was the best band around.
carlos canales vega they still are!
Bout to say haha. Im 19 but I dont know what you mean used to be. If anything they're more now than ever with as much garbage is circulating the industry and daring to put itself in the same music category as such a genius band as this. We all need a moment of silence for the loss of actual good talented music being mainstream
carlos canales vega More than a metal band, Queensryche is a true legend of the music.
This level of quality is unreachable for the 99% of the bands out there ,Queensryche for ever
Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound
Raindrops taste like tears
Without the pain.
BEST LYRICS EVER
Nice, I said this years ago. I listened to much music and never came across a better line of lyrics.
You are damn right !
Beautiful beautiful Geoff,, with the best Voice in history,,,🙌🙌🙌🙌
Right on, Eva!💜🌍
I like this guys hairstyle he looks like an ancient
Truly one of the greatest Rock Records of All time.There is not even 1 clunker on Empire or the previous album Operation Mindcrime. They did in 2 years what most bands never achieve in 30-40 years.
No words can describe how this band's affected me, since a little self-titled debut in the 80's changed me in Junior High. No other band I listen to, has impacted my musical soul the way Queensryche has. Love it! Legends in their own time! At 42 now... I still feel it to my core! WHAT A FUCKING CATALOG!!
+Saint Heretic Well...it takes one to know one....
I couldn't of said it better myself. They're Songs Ate Timeless. I just wish they ALL could've gotten along. Luckily I got to see them twice back in the day.
+Steve Sullivan hear ya bro.
+Steve Sullivan hear ya bro.
+Steve Sullivan hear ya bro.
THE 80,S WILL NEVER BE EQUALED. LIVED AND RICKED THROUGH THEM.AND QUEENSRYCHE ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT . THE LEAD SINGERS VOICE HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EVER RIGHT UP THERE WITH SKID ROWS SEBASTIAN BACH. 80,S FOREVER . WE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW GREAT YOU GUYS WERE.
Don't forget Ronnie James Dio
I agree the 80s Ricked HARD
This band literally dwarfs most of the musical “acts” of today.
Love the verse that says “teardrops taste like rain drops without the pain “ 😿
Poetic line .
Ahhhh the good ol days. The days when bands collaborated, wrote lyrics, wrote their own music to it, and performed. Great song!
This band has rocked all along!! Timeless, Geoff Tate is a classic vocalist. ❤️
Empire was my favorite album in 1990! Loved it! Geoff Tate has a voice like no other
❤Geoff's voice... to sing like Geoff as well as Steve Perry, Lou Graham etc.... tough job.. but yet here we are...❤
The best voice in metal...........EVER
not even top 5
He used to be before he blew his voice out so.
name a vocalist in the top 5....
+James Massingale bruce dickinson
Its dickerson, and no where near Geoff Tate
Not going to lie, Im a total fan girl, I admit it. Every chance I get on the east coast to see Geoff I do!😂
He is one fine man! And his voice! 😍
"Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound
Raindrops taste like tears
Without the pain"
great writing
The best male vocal of all time💪🤩
After all these years, hearing Queensryche, I still say out loud, “damn they are awesome”. I wish metal would make its way back around.
I never get tired of that voice...rich and powerful...
I really miss these days.
Me too
A great song Geoff Tate has a powerful eerie beautiful voice that touches everyone's heart great song writer n a great guitar solo Chris Degarmo one of the greatest guitar player in heavy metal rock. Queensryche still rocking hard today.😎🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🌹🌹❤️❤️🏋️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎸🎸🌹
I listened to Queensryche a lot in my last year in college. Virginia Tech, 1998. Brings back a lot of cool memories.
Miss my Husband Dewey he passed away February 5th 2020 he was only 54 I love him so much he left me to be a widow at 36 and two young children 7 and 6 we miss and love you so much this was his favorite band
pigrivit
My condolences to you! Hang in there it's been one hell of a start of a new year for the world! I don't know if you have faith in the Way the truth and life savior Christ JESUS? Find comfort and peace!!
Sorry to hear this. I hope you’re doing okay.
There he is, arms crossed being the most badass singer of the 90's!
Now he’s standing on a silk robe, bikini briefs, and a vest. WTF happened to this man?
2019 here and i still love this song
I'm here now.. lol They are going to be in our town performing Feb. 12, 2020
Same! In my opinion Geoff Tate is the best rock singer of my generation.. Not too mention the riffs and content of their music.. Queensryche is incredible
Me too! And 2020 already :)
2022 and I'm here. I'm 56. Still humbles me...the emotion in which Geoff delivers. On my deathbed I'll have considered myself lucky to have been alive during their tenure.
Decades later...still beautiful and amazing.
Was lucky enough to see them 5 times Geoff Tate's amazing and the drummer with those chains wrapped around his kit. 🤩🤩
Geoff was awesome the whole band no one was like them there music was deep
Difficult to say but this might be my favorite track from the Ryche. Loved how they tried to create individual hits on Empire. This track got me through some of my lowest moments last year
This song is perfection from beginning to end!
YES definitely
Saw Geoff live last Friday night in Boise for the 30th anniversary of Empire. Still sounds EXACTLY the same after 30 years!! And I saw him 30 years ago in Boise!!!
Queensryche rules!
Queensryche is musical eloquence incarnate. You can understand the emotion behind every song without hearing a word. But then you do and the lyrics are as perfect as the music....
Lovely way to explain the way you feel connected to this I personally am passionate about this all ways have been
U nailed it
Iconic album from start to finish. No one from Seattle even came remotely close!
Queensryche is from Seattle!
One of my favorite songs!! I agree, it's not Queensryche without Geoff and Chris!
Chris De Garmo is the master
Disney Beams we need Geoff Tate back badly
Yes, I agree man !!!
I love this band his voice is amazing 🤩
my boyfriend that passed away in October always sang this song when we broke up. I love rain and it always reminded him of me. Love this song forever. RIP George
Amber Dawn may he rest in peace
You
My husband also passed 7 yrs ago, we loved queensryche !
Me too. RIP Michael....
This song is how I feel after the passing of my wife three years ago on January 5th I love this and "our" song Silent Lucidity. My deepest condolences.
I've been in love with Queensryche for over 25 years since I first heard them. They are just as amazing today as they were then. Geoff Tate has THE BEST voice in metal, of any "era" or decade, hands down.
amen!
Geoff Tate to me is the voice of Queensrÿche always will be. this new singer they have thinks he's better, vocally he is like comparing apples to oranges, in my opinion the new Queensrÿche music doesn't have the heart or passion that the old band did
one of the best bands of all time.. remembering the 80*s
Shannon Meacham I agree.
Best original queensryche lineup. Geoff is one of the best rock singers of all time. Rockenfields drum sound on this record is epic!! A fantastic group of master musicians the thinking man’s metal group. Queensryche forever!!
I am so glad that Hair Nation plays Queensryche with great regularity. Incredibly awesome band!
So many memories. I blasted Queensryche non-stop on my cassette tape in my 77 Camaro. I was in my early 20's, I bartended at night, hooked up with chicks whenever possible, lived at home, barely had a concern in the world. Best time of my life! Then adulthood took over and RIP fun times. But I'll always remember great music like this and recall back to that time when I felt so free and I had my whole future ahead of me and I didn't give a s*it about anything. Unfortunately, I never felt freedom and fun times like that ever again. If you're young .... live life like you want and don't hold back because one day it'll be too late to ever get those days back again.
But hearing this wants a reunion with them people cause when this came out I had a 75 Torino steep was worth more than the car!
I was25 when this hit, a true badass!
Queensryche, you are the lover that got me through some tough times. Thankyou. You already know you are one of the best bands there is.
I've heard people say that Queensryche would have made millions more had they emerged ten years earlier. But to be honest, I'm glad they came out when they did. It did two things:
1. It made/kept their music more authentic. They wrote more from the heart without the temptation to write garbage to make a quick buck.
2. It also made their fanbase more authentic as well. You don't hear many people hating on Queensryche simply because they haven't heard of them, and those who do generally enjoy what they hear.
Frankly, in my opinion, I like it that way. Seems more genuine to me.
This music was just so good. They people who did the EQ on this album knew what they were actually doing. It's so damn crisp, but has the full mids and bottom end all the way through.
Nothing sounded this good in the early 90s as far as production. James Barton was/is a master engineer.
Produced by Peter Collins, who did a bunch of Rush albums too!
Queensryche has written some of the most powerful and moving lyrics I have ever heard. A band with extraordinary talent. From my hometown too, which makes me love them even more. I remember when their E.P. came out way back when.The song "The Lady Wore Black" was quite popular in Seattle when I lived there in 85.
Is Queensryche a Washington state band?
@@m.asquino7403
💟 Yes;
Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band:
Formed, in 1980, in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob.
Monumental. Forever.
Queensryche
the 80s and 90s music will never be the same again damn good stuff
These 5 = Queensryche, they were magical together.
All they really had to do was get along.
I think it comes down to jealousy over money. Geoff and Chris wrote the bulk of the songs and got paid song writer royalties over and above what the band made on album sales and touring etc. It's too bad.
We were lucky they form ed
this time period for music can never be duplicated
SO SO SO Amazing!! Queensryche is one of the greatest bands of all time. No matter what there disputes are, the music and messages were filled with passion and talent.
His voice, and OMG his lyrics! So intelligent. So heartful. Awesomeness is what it all is! Rock on friends & peace out!
I wish I appreciated Queensryche more in the 80's and 90's. I think when you're that young, you don't realize the magnitude of what you're listening to, and how meaningful it can be. I haven't listened to Queensryche in years, but they popped up on my music app the other day, and I haven't been able to stop listening to them since! Geoff Tate was (and still is) a phenomenal singer!!! There aren't many that can sing they way he can. I've read about what has happened with the band over the last several years, and it's disheartening. To let petty BS destroy something that was so great is very sad. I will not listen to anything with their new singer, because Geoff Tate made Queensryche what it was, and he is the true voice of the band. RIP Queensryche... you will never again be what you once were.
Omgosh!! Me too! They were my favorite back in the day. Popped on my Spotify list and I’ve been obsessed all over again!!
@@anneross1859 I wrote that 8 months ago, and I'm still listening to them daily. I just got the book "Building an Empire: The Story of Queensryche". I'm a few chapters in, and it's cool to read how the got started, etc.
@@chrissym61463 that’s fabulous, I’ll look that up! Love them!!
My daughter told me to download Spotify a couple weeks ago and I listened to the new Def Leopard album and afterwards queensryche played and I said "oh my God I forgot about them!" Now I too listen daily. I'm hooked again!
@@dare2beroniagain I'm still listen to them everyday. It's like falling in love all over again. I'm more into their music now than I was in the 80's and 90's.
Saw them in concert. Best concert I've been to. They were so tight. Got to go back stage. Awesome. Very underrated band. What a story!
Had one of the best voices!
One of the best voices of all time for vocalist hands down!!😀💪🍀🍀🍀
What a song, what an album!!!! I loved it from day one!!!!!!
Really he was good
That one thing Queensryche did wrong back in the day, was to fire Jeoff and his wife ! Jealousy and not enough attention as another band member, cost them dearly!
The best voice
For whatever reason, I didn't care for these guys when I got into music, especially metal...I can't believe I didn't see how awesome they are! Love them now....27 years later.
Thats likely the influence of the seattle area via microsoft and apple. Tate went to Interlake high school in Bellevue. This was the era of Seventh Force before grunge hit in the early 90s. Tate used to exercise at the Golds Gym in Kirkland.
I only knew the name. then this came up on one of the playlists suggested by UA-cam. It's fantastic!
Karen Marie when I first watched this video I thought Goeff tate was gay then through years of hearing them I started to like his voice. I'm still not into that type of rock. My favorite band is Megadeth and slayer
Karen Marie it's all good! You're jammin now.
Same here!.
On another level vocal talent is incredible 👏
Geoff Tate, Halford, Ronnie James Dio & Bruce Dickinson - in my opinion, four insanely talented singers that I've have a great pleasure listening to over and over the past four decades.
Try Tony Martin also
Eddie Vedder wishes he could sing like this...
I don't compare singers. I just enjoy the great bands like Queensryche. Too many bands to list.
Long live Rock and Roll
One of the most underrated bands ever! Masterful when Chris DeGarmo was still in the band!