Remember guys - this Song was Released 1983 ! QR changed Song writing and Vocals in Metal. Dio Chose this band as Support Act for the Shows in Europe 1984 - DIO & Queensryche together was the best Show i‘ve Ever Seen. Competent Reaktion & greetings from Munich
Great reaction! This song was the encore, so Geoff had been singing for a whole set. You really can't go wrong with any of the OG Queensryche. I would recommend "Take Hold of the Flame" live from the same show, or anything off of the album "Operation Mindcrime" (which is arguably the greatest prog metal album of all time).
finally another person reacted to Queen of the Reich. Everyone does Take Hold. This song is by far my all time fav. Great hook, vocals and the drumming is one of my favorites. Rockenfield was so damn good back then.
Queensryche is phenomenal! Scott Rockinfield on drums, Chris DeGarmo on lead guitar is considered one the greatest of his time. And Geoff Tate is an absolute legend!
I agree 💯! It'd be awesome if Geoff could reunite with the rest of the guys and bring us at least one more album & some good live shows before they're all too old. They're certainly not getting any younger!
Scott has long been one of my favorite drummers. I don't think there has ever been another metal drummer who hit the drums as consistently hard as he does. Looking head on, its all just elbows flying everywhere...he is really fun to watch and great to listen to.
Scott is one on the must UNDERated DRummers, ever. lve seen "The Greats" over 34yrs of shows. Morgan Rose too. (Super Group, l saw them on this Tour and Everyone after)
Glad you’re doing Queensryche, although definitely wouldn’t call them a hair metal band they’re more early progressive metal. Awesome video as always 🤘
That whole show is amazing - I was actually living in Japan when this came out, my dad was stationed at Misawa AIr Base in Northern Japan and my friend picked up the video release of this queensryche show at the record store we used to go to- that and the Alcatraz Tokyo show - both of those shows fucking amazing - but that was my introduction to Queensryche and Yngwie Malmsteen w/ Alcatraz. Great shit!
Always fun to see people's face after the opening vocal belt of this song. Queensryche is also known for the tone of their snare drums, which we hear better in the Take Hold Of The Flame Tokyo performance. Also they have what to me is one of the greatest concept album of all time Operation Mindcrime.
scott rockenfield was one of the drummers who made me want to learn the drums back then… what a beast!… and queensryche is still one of my all time favs… so much finesse…
Still over 30 years later, one of the best live shows I've ever been to when they did the Empire tour and played Operation Mindcrime in its entirety! Rockenfield has long been a great live drummer
One of my favorite bands ever! Actually, The singer(Geoff Tate) has a very low, dark speaking voice. He is one of the best rock/metal singers of all time in my opinion. I saw him recently singing live and he still got the voice! Scott Rockenfield on drums is, to me, one of this genre most underestimated drummers. He is an amazing drummer and I've always held him high. The things he does composing his playing to fit the songs and in harmony with bassplayer Eddie Jackson as a unit, is just mindblowingly good. Especially on their album Operation Mindcrime.
Love your reaction to Queensryche! I still feel that way about them three plus decades later! All the guys were very young here. Just beginning. Geoff was 25, and the rest of them were 20 or so. Very tight! Best live shows I've ever seen! Geoff's voice was very high then. On their first two albums he sang mostly in his higher range, but he is actually a baritone. In his prime he had about a 4 octave range! Beautiful voice, and total control over it! Michael and Chris were well-known for their gorgeous dual guitar solos! Drums are my favorite instrument, and I really liked hearing your comments about drumming. Always fascinates me even if I don't grasp the full meaning of what's being said, I get a the idea. Eddie's bass really supports Scott's drumming beautifully too. To hear a totally different side of QR, listen to "Silent Lucidity", THEN venture into their highly acclaimed concept album: "Operation: Mindcrime". Its one long story told in flashback. A complicated and well-presented story of social unrest, manipulation, drugs, mind control, betrayal, love, loss, regret, etc. Very compelling story. Its best if you have the lyrics in front of you, and listen to it in order, all the way through. You won't be disappointed! (NOT hair metal, btw. You're forgiven. ☺️) Hehe, I was a Journey fan too, but when I discovered Queensryche, they ticked EVERY box for me, and they've still never been surpassed for me. FYI, Queensryche continues to this day, but only has two of the founding members in it now, Michael, guitar and Eddie, bass. I recommend listening to the first 5 releases or so by the original lineup of QR, and THEN getting into the current QR, if you want. But for me, the original band members were absolutely musical magic together! Hope to hear more QR reactions from you in the future!!
From a hard rock/heavy metal perspective, it must have been hard growing up in New Zealand in the 70's and 80's before the internet. Sure you got all the big label stuff, but I bet it was tough getting the newest more obscure bands, the fact that the name Queensryche was all you knew can testify to that. Watching you be stunned by Tate's singing brought me back to when I first heard it in '85 when I was 12. AWSOME!
For me, this is the greatest Progressive Metal band of all time and yes Scott Rockenfield is one of the greatest drummers... If you are a QUEENSRYCHE fan you know that Scott plays a significant role in the arrangements behind Geoff,'s vocals and Chris DeGArmo writing... 🎵 🎶 🤘
Steve Harris: “Bruce even said to me that Queensryche had made a better concept album that ours, with Operation: Mindcrime... Not long after that, Bruce did a solo album. He was struggling within himself. We didn’t realize how much until later.”
Seen them live about 4 times..greatest live act I've ever seen and I've seen some great acts. Honestly I enjoyed their evolution all the way to hear and the now frontier and then it was over. The Empire tour was the best, seen them play the Joe Louis Arena and they played the whole Empire album and the whole Mindcrime album in one show...that was awesome.
Queensryche toured with Maiden back when they first started out. Heard rumors Dickenson was actually jealous of Geoff because of the ease he had hitting the notes. Not sure how much truth is behind that, but they were definitely both amazing at what they did in their primes. Still are on good days.
Andrew- King of the memes! Another excellent episode! This song displays their early, strong Maiden influences, in the best of ways- vocals, to drums, to twin guitar leads. Superb.
Best metal band most people never heard of. I was about 11 when my older brother brought this EP home ... still remember listening to it on our little tape deck
Scott is an outstanding drummer. His solo instrumental stuff with Rockinfield/Spears is really good and his drumming on 2016's Condition Human is awesome as well.
Only just found this one. Tate was insane here. He was only capable of singing like this for another 3 or 4 years before smoking and wear and tear started eating into his extreme top range. The scary thing was these guys were babies here. Tate was about 25 the other guys around 20/21. By the time of the Empire album, they were right up there with the very best bands in the world. Check out anything off Operation Mindcrime, especially the live version of Speak, it really emphasises Rockenfield's drumming.
If you like guitar harmonies listen to NM 156 and I have to suggest roads to Madness as well. If you want stripped down Raw Talent listen to their unplugged session. You're welcome
Queensryche was my first concert in 1984 (on this tour) in NY when they opened up for Kiss. I was 14. I saw Queensryche again in 2022 in NY with Judas Priest.
That was actually pretty fuckin tight. I always had a soft spot for empire and mindcrime but this is the first for me on the early stuff. Maybe i better educate myself.
I always compared Queensryche to a mix of Pink Floyd meets Judas Priest. They weren't hair metal by the way. Their breakthrough album, at least in the US was Empire. I recommend Silent Lucidity, Jet City Woman, Another Rainy Night and Anybody Listening. Geoff Tate has an amazing voice.
The band I was in at the time.... we did this song for "Teen Arts" in highschool... 1988-89? To this day I couldn't tell you if the singer was ANYWHERE NEAR good. We were a disjointed, thrown together band with 2 or 3 practice sessions at most. The other guitarist and I BOTH practiced the SAME part in the harmony lead... thankfully I also practiced the OTHER part! Showtime comes and the other guitarist says "I've been practicing THIS part", I said "well so have I" (keeping in mind there's NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE in EITHER LEAD riff).... HE said he'd ONLY practiced ONE RIFF... "OK, NO WORRIES, I practiced the OTHER riff as well"... so we went on stage (IN HIGHSCHOOL) as planned. It started good, then, like a BAD 1980's movie, LITERALLY, someone from ANOTHER BAND started F'N with our MIXER!!! Bumped UP some PA volumes, and CRASHED others!!! EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE AUDIENCE!!! SAW HIM DOING IT!!! HIS band placed behind us, that was good enough for me!! LOL At least I played onstage. Later on, I interviewed and took pics on the tour bus of Testament, Overkill, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, King Diamond. Had an awesome chat with Sebastian Bach at the bar in L'Amour for a good 30 min or so, until he was called on-stage to replace King Diamond that night. King had country entry issues again, but the rest of the band was there. Sebastian, on his way to the stage, tossed a $20 on the bar and said "get another on me". Even BEFORE that, COOLEST dude ever! And then TO DO THAT!!? SUPERCOOL!!! Tate, Bach, SUPER vocal range for both of them. Total control at the high levels where most, IF they can GET to the high levels, its' an uncontrollable scream. THOSE two guys can walk it ANY WHERE THEY WANT!
Queensrÿche is usually that band you pull out when you want insane vocals from the era. Metal has some of the crazies singing after all (distorted guitars eats up so much of the sonic space). But the rest of the band were absolutely on point back then. Especially DeGarmo.
Brilliant band. Not hair metal, but of the same period. Scott Rockenfield always has brilliant beat choice, doesn’t overplay and always tasteful. Operation Mindcrime is an absolute classic album that should be in every rock fan’s discography.
I can tell you this Andrew (big Rush fanatic here), one of my first concerts in High School was Metallica with opening act Queensryche who, just like yourself, I was totally in the dark on. They completely won me over. and saw them a few times thereafter. And yes, Geoff Tate's vocals blew me away as well. Hope you dive into more!
Queensryche were great in 80s & even into the 90s. Geoff’s vocals are incredible. He had the same vocal coach as Anne Wilson (Heart) and Chris Cornell. If you like harmony lead guitars, you should check out Thin Lizzy, especially songs like Bad Reputation, Emerald, Opium Trail, Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed, Black Rose, and of course The Boys Are Back in Town. Brian Downey was a terrific drummer. Thin Lizzy were a huge influence on bands like Iron Maiden.
I bought this LP the day my record shop got it in and have been a huge fan ever since. Scott was a very technical and tricky. I always appreciated the work.
The MOST overlooked note about this band. They were never a bar or club band. They recorded the EP and local record shop owners helped out by selling them out of their store. This got them noticed by the labels and signed before they ever performed live in front crowds!
Check out some videos about Scott's snare tone on the album Empire. That snare tone is legendary and apparently people have tried over the years to recreate it and haven't been successful. I think even the original producer and/or engineer couldn't remember exactly how they did it, but they were unsuccessful at reproducing it. The album as a whole is great, but that snare sound brings a lot of strength to the over all sound of the album. If it were to be remixed with a different snare sound, that album would suffer greatly.
Geoff Tate was a llittle flat there LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my favorite band going to High School in the late 80's Oh man what a good time (now that i know it) Big Thumbs up!!!
I did security for these guys back in the day.. Instantly enjoyed hanging with Michael Wilton, Eddie and Scott good dudes. I highly recommend you react to these guys doing "Take Hold of the Flame" from the same show. Then dive into stuff from Operation Mindcrime and Empire.
@@purplekat5864 It was tough.. Geoff was a real douche everyone. But his wife was the tour mgr so nothing anyone could do about it. The guys in the band I remember would go anywhere, where Geoff wasn't, so when they eventually fired him, I was just surprised it took so long, cause this was back in 01'. Kelly had replaced Chris on guitar. Kelly was pretty laid back and cool too. MIchael was my favorite to sit and chat with. Real down to earth guy.
@@ryant3600 I've met the guys several times, but obviously not on your level. Mine were in meet & greet situations, and then at a fan club event where there was a bit more interaction. They all seemed really nice. Michaels wife ( this was 1998 I believe) was super nice and helped clear the way to each of the guys so I could have a big collage thing I had made signed. Since each of the guys were pretty tightly surrounded by other fans, I was having a hard time getting through. She was just very helpful and gracious. I'm sad to hear about Geoff though. 😔 Susan seemed to be very involved with the running of the band business. I wouldn't be surprised if resentments, misunderstandings, and hurt feelings built up over time and eventually things fall apart. Just speculation though. The band, especially Chris, has always been pretty private about whatever happened behind the scenes. And I don't blame them. I've heard a couple things, but I would want to keep those personal things private too. I wouldn't want to endure endless public discussions about my inter-personal relationships either. Sigh, oh well. The music stands regardless! The songs will never diminish!
Saw a good comments on recently found reaction to the live Take Hold of the Flame. Fits here. While Steve Perry's voice was shattering hearts, Geoff Tate's voice was shattering windows.
@AndrewRooneyDrums at some point you really should do yourself a favor and listen to the album Operation Mindcrime in full. Queensryche's legendary concept album that still holds up to this day.
To be clear. The term "Hair Metal" was meant as an insult. A "relegation," if you will. It was to highlight the only "positive" aspect of a (particular) band. As in, "Oh, them? They're hair metal." Bands such as: Poison. Slaughter. Bulletboys. Pretty Boy Floyd. Would fit this category. Just to name a few.
Queensryche was often compared to Iron Maiden in the early days, but they are considered one of the founding fathers of prog metal (along with Dream Theater).
Actually . . . Along with Queensrÿche; _"Very often fans and critic credit Dream Theater for creating a whole new genre of progressive metal music in the late '90s/early '90s, But the truth is Fates Warning were doing it years before us."_ - *Mike Portnoy* / taken from liner notes of the 2005 expanded edition of the Awaken the Guardian album. There were others before Dream Theater as well (do a search for): "mavearworx: Witnessing the Birth of Progressive Metal - Part 1 of 2" I hope you enjOy and discover many other bands :).
I saw them on this tour, opening for Kiss. I saw them again in 91 on their Empire tour. The night before the 91 show, I bumped into Scott Rockenfield at a hotel bar. My friends and Introduced ourselves, and actually had a beer with him. He was such a cool guy, down to earth and we just shot the sh*t for about an hour or so. I love this band, especially their first 4 albums.
If you’re impressed by them on this first album (and this live is absolutely incredible for sure) then you have to check out anything from the next three albums. Everything is insane, and gets better and better, and I would say the drumming is probably the best on the album “Empire”. They move away from the Maiden/Priest heaviness into a totally unique Progressive style all their own. But, that dude could sing like that for decades. He still does very well live, even 40 years later. Shame on you for not knowing any Queensrÿche. Yeah, you’ll love their dual guitars on everything. Until De Garmo left.
Great reaction! Gotta do a reaction to “Take Hold Of The Flame” from this same concert in Tokyo! I think “Operation: Mindcrime”, “Breaking The Silence”, and “Walk in the Shadows” are all must listens for just getting into QR!!🤘🏻
Anyone who doesn't have Queensryche in their top five has been sleeping on Queensryche their whole life
This is baller
Geoff Tate top two for sure , amazing control of his voice.
Amen brother! Nough said, Mic drop 😂😂
First four is all you need. Classics!!!
What'll blow your mind is that Geoff is not a tenor. He is a -baritone-.
Now you have to go down the rabbit hole. Their album, Operation Mindcrime is a concept album masterpiece from first note to last.
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You're right. "Masterpiece" is the only word that can be used to describe Operation: Mindcrime. Nothing has even come close since it was released.
That’s Geoff Tate on lead vocals. He’s unbelievable in his range and power. Welcome to the great, one and only Queensryche!
Queensryche's first two albums are hard to beat. They are fantastic.
This is top notch
Remember guys - this Song was Released 1983 ! QR changed Song writing and Vocals in Metal. Dio Chose this band as Support Act for the Shows in Europe 1984 - DIO & Queensryche together was the best Show i‘ve Ever Seen.
Competent Reaktion & greetings from Munich
Dream tour right there.
The musicianship in Queensryche is top notch.
100%
Great reaction!
This song was the encore, so Geoff had been singing for a whole set. You really can't go wrong with any of the OG Queensryche. I would recommend "Take Hold of the Flame" live from the same show, or anything off of the album "Operation Mindcrime" (which is arguably the greatest prog metal album of all time).
The entire Operation Livecrime concert is a must watch.
totally agree with take hold of the flame with electronic drums on parts of the song.
Gotta agree with you on that. Operation Mindcrime is one of the best prog metal albums ever. Well, that or Scenes from a Memory.
@@michaelk8642Scenes is awesome too!
finally another person reacted to Queen of the Reich. Everyone does Take Hold. This song is by far my all time fav. Great hook, vocals and the drumming is one of my favorites. Rockenfield was so damn good back then.
Freaking awesome
Roads to Madness is my favorite ftr.
2:49 I think that's one of my all time favourite fills. Fabulous!
Queensryche is legendary. One of the best to ever do prog metal.
Geoff for me has the most unique and beautiful voices ever in metal.
Yes indeed my friend,,
Absolutely hands down
Queensryche is phenomenal! Scott Rockinfield on drums, Chris DeGarmo on lead guitar is considered one the greatest of his time. And Geoff Tate is an absolute legend!
I agree 💯! It'd be awesome if Geoff could reunite with the rest of the guys and bring us at least one more album & some good live shows before they're all too old. They're certainly not getting any younger!
The DeGarmo solos are the best. Each note tells it's own story. I can't think of any metal solos that can match his.
Scott has long been one of my favorite drummers. I don't think there has ever been another metal drummer who hit the drums as consistently hard as he does. Looking head on, its all just elbows flying everywhere...he is really fun to watch and great to listen to.
I totally agree! He isn't predictable either, slipping in odd tempos and rhythms here and there. Love him!
agree. A monster drummer.
Scott is one on the must UNDERated DRummers, ever. lve seen "The Greats" over 34yrs of shows. Morgan Rose too. (Super Group, l saw them on this Tour and Everyone after)
Glad you’re doing Queensryche, although definitely wouldn’t call them a hair metal band they’re more early progressive metal. Awesome video as always 🤘
Well, Queensrÿche and Fates Warning are considered the Fathers of Prog Metal :).
I was fortunate enough to see Queensryche on this tour at L'amour in Brooklyn.
They were even wearing the same outfits.
Incredible how good they were!
Maiden Fan not knowing Queensryche… dude! You will have an astounding good time ahead… it will be an Operation Mindceime! :)
Can’t wait!
One of the best legendary heavy metal bands of all time , with one of the best vocalists of all time yes
'Take Hold of The Flame' from this gig is killer!! 🔥🤘
Yeah I want to see more of this!
Must see/hear material without a doubt🤘
Take hold of the flame is a must react from this same concert!❤
That whole show is amazing - I was actually living in Japan when this came out, my dad was stationed at Misawa AIr Base in Northern Japan and my friend picked up the video release of this queensryche show at the record store we used to go to- that and the Alcatraz Tokyo show - both of those shows fucking amazing - but that was my introduction to Queensryche and Yngwie Malmsteen w/ Alcatraz. Great shit!
🙏🤘
"The Needle Lies" and "Take Hold Of The Flame" have a flawless drumming as well. But check it live better, trust me, more energy.
❤ his voice is insane
Madness
Always fun to see people's face after the opening vocal belt of this song. Queensryche is also known for the tone of their snare drums, which we hear better in the Take Hold Of The Flame Tokyo performance.
Also they have what to me is one of the greatest concept album of all time Operation Mindcrime.
Absolutely!!
scott rockenfield was one of the drummers who made me want to learn the drums back then… what a beast!… and queensryche is still one of my all time favs… so much finesse…
Still over 30 years later, one of the best live shows I've ever been to when they did the Empire tour and played Operation Mindcrime in its entirety! Rockenfield has long been a great live drummer
A new band for me, top shelf!
One of my favorite bands ever! Actually, The singer(Geoff Tate) has a very low, dark speaking voice.
He is one of the best rock/metal singers of all time in my opinion. I saw him recently singing live and he
still got the voice!
Scott Rockenfield on drums is, to me, one of this genre most underestimated drummers. He is an amazing
drummer and I've always held him high. The things he does composing his playing to fit the songs and
in harmony with bassplayer Eddie Jackson as a unit, is just mindblowingly good. Especially on their
album Operation Mindcrime.
Yeah but the way he addressed the crowd he had a lot under the hood!
Drumming here is honestly flawless
Note how high guitarist Chris DeGarmo sings on the harmonies. Check out Take Hold of the Flame from the same concert.
I saw them open for Dio in Seattle on this tour! Incredible!
Awesome
Love your reaction to Queensryche! I still feel that way about them three plus decades later!
All the guys were very young here. Just beginning. Geoff was 25, and the rest of them were 20 or so. Very tight! Best live shows I've ever seen!
Geoff's voice was very high then. On their first two albums he sang mostly in his higher range, but he is actually a baritone. In his prime he had about a 4 octave range! Beautiful voice, and total control over it!
Michael and Chris were well-known for their gorgeous dual guitar solos!
Drums are my favorite instrument, and I really liked hearing your comments about drumming. Always fascinates me even if I don't grasp the full meaning of what's being said, I get a the idea. Eddie's bass really supports Scott's drumming beautifully too.
To hear a totally different side of QR, listen to "Silent Lucidity", THEN venture into their highly acclaimed concept album: "Operation: Mindcrime". Its one long story told in flashback. A complicated and well-presented story of social unrest, manipulation, drugs, mind control, betrayal, love, loss, regret, etc. Very compelling story. Its best if you have the lyrics in front of you, and listen to it in order, all the way through. You won't be disappointed!
(NOT hair metal, btw. You're forgiven. ☺️)
Hehe, I was a Journey fan too, but when I discovered Queensryche, they ticked EVERY box for me, and they've still never been surpassed for me.
FYI, Queensryche continues to this day, but only has two of the founding members in it now, Michael, guitar and Eddie, bass. I recommend listening to the first 5 releases or so by the original lineup of QR, and THEN getting into the current QR, if you want. But for me, the original band members were absolutely musical magic together!
Hope to hear more QR reactions from you in the future!!
From a hard rock/heavy metal perspective, it must have been hard growing up in New Zealand in the 70's and 80's before the internet. Sure you got all the big label stuff, but I bet it was tough getting the newest more obscure bands, the fact that the name Queensryche was all you knew can testify to that. Watching you be stunned by Tate's singing brought me back to when I first heard it in '85 when I was 12. AWSOME!
For me, this is the greatest Progressive Metal band of all time and yes Scott Rockenfield is one of the greatest drummers... If you are a QUEENSRYCHE fan you know that Scott plays a significant role in the arrangements behind Geoff,'s vocals and Chris DeGArmo writing... 🎵 🎶 🤘
Scott never is mentioned, but he was the heart behind Queens...his drumming is incredible.
One of the best concerts you will ever watch
Steve Harris: “Bruce even said to me that Queensryche had made a better concept album that ours, with Operation: Mindcrime... Not long after that, Bruce did a solo album. He was struggling within himself. We didn’t realize how much until later.”
Seen them live about 4 times..greatest live act I've ever seen and I've seen some great acts.
Honestly I enjoyed their evolution all the way to hear and the now frontier and then it was over.
The Empire tour was the best, seen them play the Joe Louis Arena and they played the whole Empire album and the whole Mindcrime album in one show...that was awesome.
QR was the best of the best in the 80’s . The original lineup was incredible! Geoff Tate voice & the harmonization with Chris DeGarmo was amazing🤘
Couldn't agree more!
Queensryche toured with Maiden back when they first started out. Heard rumors Dickenson was actually jealous of Geoff because of the ease he had hitting the notes. Not sure how much truth is behind that, but they were definitely both amazing at what they did in their primes. Still are on good days.
Andrew- King of the memes!
Another excellent episode!
This song displays their early, strong Maiden influences, in the best of ways- vocals, to drums, to twin guitar leads. Superb.
Best metal band most people never heard of.
I was about 11 when my older brother brought this EP home ... still remember listening to it on our little tape deck
Scott is an outstanding drummer. His solo instrumental stuff with Rockinfield/Spears is really good and his drumming on 2016's Condition Human is awesome as well.
Only just found this one. Tate was insane here. He was only capable of singing like this for another 3 or 4 years before smoking and wear and tear started eating into his extreme top range. The scary thing was these guys were babies here. Tate was about 25 the other guys around 20/21. By the time of the Empire album, they were right up there with the very best bands in the world. Check out anything off Operation Mindcrime, especially the live version of Speak, it really emphasises Rockenfield's drumming.
If you like guitar harmonies listen to NM 156 and I have to suggest roads to Madness as well. If you want stripped down Raw Talent listen to their unplugged session. You're welcome
I SEEN THEM LIVE THEY OPENED FOR MAIDEN POWER SLAVE TOUR IN 1984 IN NYC
NICE. I bet they killed it
@@AndrewRooneyDrums yes
Queensryche was my first concert in 1984 (on this tour) in NY when they opened up for Kiss. I was 14. I saw Queensryche again in 2022 in NY with Judas Priest.
That's what you call firing on ALL cylinders, baby!
Yup
That was actually pretty fuckin tight. I always had a soft spot for empire and mindcrime but this is the first for me on the early stuff. Maybe i better educate myself.
I always compared Queensryche to a mix of Pink Floyd meets Judas Priest. They weren't hair metal by the way. Their breakthrough album, at least in the US was Empire. I recommend Silent Lucidity, Jet City Woman, Another Rainy Night and Anybody Listening. Geoff Tate has an amazing voice.
I always said Maiden and Floyd, but Priest would certainly be a proper comparison as well!
The band I was in at the time.... we did this song for "Teen Arts" in highschool... 1988-89? To this day I couldn't tell you if the singer was ANYWHERE NEAR good. We were a disjointed, thrown together band with 2 or 3 practice sessions at most. The other guitarist and I BOTH practiced the SAME part in the harmony lead... thankfully I also practiced the OTHER part! Showtime comes and the other guitarist says "I've been practicing THIS part", I said "well so have I" (keeping in mind there's NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE in EITHER LEAD riff).... HE said he'd ONLY practiced ONE RIFF... "OK, NO WORRIES, I practiced the OTHER riff as well"... so we went on stage (IN HIGHSCHOOL) as planned.
It started good, then, like a BAD 1980's movie, LITERALLY, someone from ANOTHER BAND started F'N with our MIXER!!! Bumped UP some PA volumes, and CRASHED others!!! EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE AUDIENCE!!! SAW HIM DOING IT!!! HIS band placed behind us, that was good enough for me!! LOL
At least I played onstage. Later on, I interviewed and took pics on the tour bus of Testament, Overkill, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, King Diamond. Had an awesome chat with Sebastian Bach at the bar in L'Amour for a good 30 min or so, until he was called on-stage to replace King Diamond that night. King had country entry issues again, but the rest of the band was there.
Sebastian, on his way to the stage, tossed a $20 on the bar and said "get another on me". Even BEFORE that, COOLEST dude ever! And then TO DO THAT!!? SUPERCOOL!!!
Tate, Bach, SUPER vocal range for both of them. Total control at the high levels where most, IF they can GET to the high levels, its' an uncontrollable scream. THOSE two guys can walk it ANY WHERE THEY WANT!
Saw them opening for Dio in the 1984. Scott Rockenfield totally killed it on the drums
Yeah these guys are serious players!
Still blows me away that this was a live recording before "Autotune " & to capture Geoff 's vocals ...amazing!
Queensrÿche is usually that band you pull out when you want insane vocals from the era. Metal has some of the crazies singing after all (distorted guitars eats up so much of the sonic space).
But the rest of the band were absolutely on point back then. Especially DeGarmo.
Brilliant band. Not hair metal, but of the same period. Scott Rockenfield always has brilliant beat choice, doesn’t overplay and always tasteful. Operation Mindcrime is an absolute classic album that should be in every rock fan’s discography.
Their other song at the same concert, entitled *Blinded* , has more spectacular tones, which always amazing
Andrew, "Take Hold of the Flame" ...same concert, same year ...showcases both Scott and Geoff's ability.
I’ll get there!
I can tell you this Andrew (big Rush fanatic here), one of my first concerts in High School was Metallica with opening act Queensryche who, just like yourself, I was totally in the dark on. They completely won me over. and saw them a few times thereafter. And yes, Geoff Tate's vocals blew me away as well. Hope you dive into more!
Scott Rockenfield, Nick Menza and Dave Lombardo.....live hard hitting technical drummers
Queensryche were great in 80s & even into the 90s. Geoff’s vocals are incredible. He had the same vocal coach as Anne Wilson (Heart) and Chris Cornell.
If you like harmony lead guitars, you should check out Thin Lizzy, especially songs like Bad Reputation, Emerald, Opium Trail, Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed, Black Rose, and of course The Boys Are Back in Town. Brian Downey was a terrific drummer. Thin Lizzy were a huge influence on bands like Iron Maiden.
drummer is Scott Rockenfield great name. This is the hottest band out of Seattle hands down. Dude this is GOLD
I bought this LP the day my record shop got it in and have been a huge fan ever since. Scott was a very technical and tricky. I always appreciated the work.
Couldn't agree more!
The MOST overlooked note about this band. They were never a bar or club band. They recorded the EP and local record shop owners helped out by selling them out of their store. This got them noticed by the labels and signed before they ever performed live in front crowds!
React to "Take Hold of the Flame" from the same concert if you wanna see a tasteful display of Scott Rockenfeld's drumming.
hey andrew, if you want them at their peak go for "operation mindcrime" - great songwriting and drumming
You need to check out the complete “Operation Mind Crime” rock opera. These guys are top notch musicians and performers.
I was a freshman in collage when their debut EP hit the states. I wore the grooves on that album flat. Early 80s were a magical time for metal.
Although I know the band's name from the 80's, this is the first song I ever listened. Amazing guitars, cool bass, awesome vocals and drums.
Time to visit that rabbit hole my friend!
Queensryche is incredible…
Pd.- Queensryche The Fathers of Metal Progressive!! ❤
The hihat/bass clamps were available then. Clearly, he enjoyed the reach over 😂
Check out some videos about Scott's snare tone on the album Empire. That snare tone is legendary and apparently people have tried over the years to recreate it and haven't been successful. I think even the original producer and/or engineer couldn't remember exactly how they did it, but they were unsuccessful at reproducing it. The album as a whole is great, but that snare sound brings a lot of strength to the over all sound of the album. If it were to be remixed with a different snare sound, that album would suffer greatly.
Another banger is Take Hold of the Flame from the same show
Best thing about this was they were all around 20 years old.
The debut EP and the following 4 LP's are all fantastic.
I'd put Tate's scream in the beginning up there with Bruce's opening scream in Number. two title holders IMO. legendary shit
Welcome to the party! You're late! Now you must go directly to 'The Warning' immediately!🎉
I'll get there
This is before the warning album was even released in 84. This is their first full year of touring.
Last song of the evening ! Geoff was a beast. Still doing very well solo. Seen him twice solo and 4 times with Queensryche.
Check out "Scott Rockenfield - Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger - Rockin The Rivers 8.9.14" for a over the shoulder view of his playing.Super tight!
Best metal live performances in the 80's, they killed it, unreal performances, felt bad for the lead act when they were opening lol
Super awesome
ua-cam.com/video/bQEud_xWPKE/v-deo.html this is the entire concert, worth a listen if you want more of Geoff Tate singing
Geoff Tate was a llittle flat there LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my favorite band going to High School in the late 80's Oh man what a good time (now that i know it) Big Thumbs up!!!
This is the original band before the break up. They were brilliant musicians and writers. Geoff
Tate was an incredible vocalist.
I did security for these guys back in the day.. Instantly enjoyed hanging with Michael Wilton, Eddie and Scott good dudes. I highly recommend you react to these guys doing "Take Hold of the Flame" from the same show. Then dive into stuff from Operation Mindcrime and Empire.
Ryan, you lucky dog!! I envy you -- what an experience!
@@purplekat5864 It was tough.. Geoff was a real douche everyone. But his wife was the tour mgr so nothing anyone could do about it. The guys in the band I remember would go anywhere, where Geoff wasn't, so when they eventually fired him, I was just surprised it took so long, cause this was back in 01'. Kelly had replaced Chris on guitar. Kelly was pretty laid back and cool too. MIchael was my favorite to sit and chat with. Real down to earth guy.
@@ryant3600 I've met the guys several times, but obviously not on your level. Mine were in meet & greet situations, and then at a fan club event where there was a bit more interaction. They all seemed really nice. Michaels wife ( this was 1998 I believe) was super nice and helped clear the way to each of the guys so I could have a big collage thing I had made signed. Since each of the guys were pretty tightly surrounded by other fans, I was having a hard time getting through. She was just very helpful and gracious. I'm sad to hear about Geoff though. 😔 Susan seemed to be very involved with the running of the band business. I wouldn't be surprised if resentments, misunderstandings, and hurt feelings built up over time and eventually things fall apart. Just speculation though. The band, especially Chris, has always been pretty private about whatever happened behind the scenes. And I don't blame them. I've heard a couple things, but I would want to keep those personal things private too. I wouldn't want to endure endless public discussions about my inter-personal relationships either.
Sigh, oh well. The music stands regardless! The songs will never diminish!
Saw a good comments on recently found reaction to the live Take Hold of the Flame. Fits here. While Steve Perry's voice was shattering hearts, Geoff Tate's voice was shattering windows.
BRILLIANTLY SAID
@AndrewRooneyDrums at some point you really should do yourself a favor and listen to the album Operation Mindcrime in full. Queensryche's legendary concept album that still holds up to this day.
Queenshryche was then (and still are) just a good all around rock band! Plain and simple! 🤘🏼🥁🎤🎸🤘🏼
To be clear. The term "Hair Metal" was meant as an insult. A "relegation," if you will. It was to highlight the only "positive" aspect of a (particular) band. As in, "Oh, them? They're hair metal." Bands such as: Poison. Slaughter. Bulletboys. Pretty Boy Floyd. Would fit this category. Just to name a few.
Oh don’t let his voice fool you he has a deeper voice than on here
They earned their dinner unlike most nowadays ❤
Imagine playing in a band where Geoff Tate lead singing.. i'll feel invincible 👌This show is one of the best live performance of all time for me 🤟
Tightest live band I ever saw, after Rush. Operation: Mindcrime is one of the best front to back albums ever. Geoff is a beast!!
more queensryche please!!!!
Top 10 fav bands. No autotune. Check out Operation Mindcrime..the best concept album ever. Geoff is still singing and touring.
Sometimes heavy, then prog. Realy like this band.
DONT FORGET HE SANG THAT SONG AFTER SINGING 2HRS
Yeah that's madness
Queensryche was often compared to Iron Maiden in the early days, but they are considered one of the founding fathers of prog metal (along with Dream Theater).
Actually . . .
Along with Queensrÿche; _"Very often fans and critic credit Dream Theater for creating a whole new genre of progressive metal music in the late '90s/early '90s, But the truth is Fates Warning were doing it years before us."_
- *Mike Portnoy* / taken from liner notes of the 2005 expanded edition of the Awaken the Guardian album.
There were others before Dream Theater as well (do a search for):
"mavearworx: Witnessing the Birth of Progressive Metal - Part 1 of 2"
I hope you enjOy and discover many other bands :).
I saw them on this tour, opening for Kiss. I saw them again in 91 on their Empire tour. The night before the 91 show, I bumped into Scott Rockenfield at a hotel bar. My friends and Introduced ourselves, and actually had a beer with him. He was such a cool guy, down to earth and we just shot the sh*t for about an hour or so. I love this band, especially their first 4 albums.
I saw the same tour opening for KISS @ the Long Beach Arena. Queensryche kicked ass. Actually went to the show for Queensryche. Not a big KISS fan.
What a recommendation! I have always loved this performance. Geoff tate is a killer vocalist. That intro screams “react to me internet”
Yeah this is hot stuff
Excellent! I am happy to have seen Queensryche twice. 1989, and 1991. Love the early albums soo much!!! #TimelessClassics
If you’re impressed by them on this first album (and this live is absolutely incredible for sure) then you have to check out anything from the next three albums. Everything is insane, and gets better and better, and I would say the drumming is probably the best on the album “Empire”. They move away from the Maiden/Priest heaviness into a totally unique Progressive style all their own. But, that dude could sing like that for decades. He still does very well live, even 40 years later. Shame on you for not knowing any Queensrÿche. Yeah, you’ll love their dual guitars on everything. Until De Garmo left.
Great reaction! Gotta do a reaction to “Take Hold Of The Flame” from this same concert in Tokyo! I think “Operation: Mindcrime”, “Breaking The Silence”, and “Walk in the Shadows” are all must listens for just getting into QR!!🤘🏻
The era that i found QR... just amazing... saw them open for Metallica... one of the best live bills i've ever seen...
EXCELLENT!