Was able to witness that greatness. Was able to see them live on the empire tour. And a couple of years prior, seen them open for Metallica on the operation mindcrime tour.
Yea Me Too at Baltimore. I Seen them With Warrior Soul Opening Which Was Great, too bad half the crowd Wasn't there Until Warrior Soul was just about Done. I seen The Full Operation Mindcrime album before they did about 9 other songs & Even did Chemical youth & a few other old songs before the 4 or 5 songs from Empire. @@ARod-br2ui
@@benmcdannell343 I also seen them with Iron Maiden on maidens brave new world tour. Rob Halford had went solo and had opened that show if my memory serves me right. Been a long time ago.
Bloody incredible. I miss this line up. It was over when DeGarmo left for me. I appreciate a few tracks after he left and later Todd joined who is a great singer. But nothing can beat seeing them at the top of their game. Luckily saw live many time.
his is Queensryche at their pinnacle at which point no band could touch them in musicianship, song writing...just nothing. The amount of talent on that stage that night is staggering. And lets all just marvel at Geoff's voice, to sound that good just off the fly like that.
Thank you. I remember watching the MTV Unplugged performance when I was in high school. It's one of the few concerts that are etched into my memory forever. This footage only adds to the magic. Shoutout to the sound engineers, the camera operators and the lighting engineers, who helped make this happen.
I did security backstage for a couple a shows on the Building Empires Tour. Loud!!! Let me say this. Probably one of the nicest most professional band I’ve ever been around. Humble, Definitely educated. Don’t come with no stupid question type of band. Chris Degarmo you are a class act.
I've met them several times, and they were all so nice, and down to earth! I'm glad to hear you had the same experience. How fantastic it must have been for you to have that job! Lucky!
@@purplekat5864 Yes, when I think about them at that time which was their peak. I think they were all married or close to it and it seemed like a family operation. So, you get a song like "Jet City Woman" which is a love song dedicated to the women in their lives. I think that had lot to do with their professionalism backstage and how they conducted themselves, they were grounded. They were almost boring and not into the groupie thing. I also think that's why Chris left the band after the next album Promise Land. To raise a family.
@@shawnstarks1743 I agree with you totally. Those were the vibes I got when meeting them too. Also, interesting that none of them had tattoos (except for that small Triryche Chris did himself on his upper arm), which was atypical for the metal scene. I loved how serious they were about the music, and that they weren't just in it for "fringe benefits". I really respect them, and I'm glad to hear that you worked closely with them and felt the same. ☺️
Unfreeeeekinbelievable. How has this now surfaced. I'm like a kid in a candy store. This is amazing to see the baddest dudes ever to play up close and In this setting. Man this is soooo cool.
@@jamiekirbitz586 :10 - The Killing Words 9:21 - I Will Remember 19:30 - The Killing Words (again) 26:10 - Della Brown 34:20 - Silent Lucidity 48:30 - Scarborough Fair 54:38 - The Lady Wore Black Then they seem to repeat the same songs.
When DeGarmo left, everything changed. But what a band till then. Incredible musicianship and songwriting. I love the Operation and Empire albums and I often still go back to them, and Im 67 now. Empire was one of those albums where every track was outstanding and well executed and engineered. In my mind, it is a true classic, on par with anything the greatest bands have done in a single album.
AMAZING!!!!!!!! I cannot believe it took this long for this to surface. Thank you so much for posting this. I have the bootleg cd from Italy, but these versions are unreleased as far as I know.
Absolute fire!!! Vastly under appreciated band by many. Those of us who knew then, still know just how great they were. Miss this line up. Would love a reunion.
I was 15 years old at 2004 at Sofia, Bulgaria. I go to see main band Judas Priest. What I heard from Queensryche is something that still makes me change my mind over the years later. Incredible music, 20 years later I am still listening it as my favourite band ❤
Absolutely amazing video. One of my top 3 favorite bands of all time. To me the greatest live performance from them. Scott will always be my first drum hero. Thank you for this!
Alltime favorite band! The Warning lp grabbed me like no other album has to this time. Hooked ever since. I listened to this and it took me back to a place in time that so many today will never experience. Wow a true master of vocals GT! It’s all installed for life, so grateful to have lived it.
This is the only "Unplugged" session I've ever heard that I give any (personal) merit to. They re-arranged the tracks to sound as if they were meant to be this way, instead of playing the originals through acoustic guitars. "I Will Remember" is the highlight for me. I enjoyed QR up to "Hear in the Now Frontier" and the albums with Todd LaTorre, but this time period (and my fave album "Promised Land") was very special. It's a crying shame that Chris DeGarmo left the biz, he was a hell of a writer and guitarist. The Fathers of Prog Metal (along with my fave band *Fates Warning* who ended in 2023, but sadly didn't have the following Queensrÿche had) will not be forgotten in the progression of Metal. Been a fan since _before_ their debut EP was released. - Thank you soo much for uploading this!
Tate and DeGarmo made this band what it was. Go look up a live performance of “Someone Else” and you’ll see guitar virtuoso DeGarmo… on piano!! Which is interesting because Tate grew up a classical trained pianist himself. Such amazing musicians!
Miss this line-up and energy so much. Miss Chris big time. Smart, funny and cool dude who kept these guys on fire for so long. Glad he's out of the wretched music business living his best life. Thank you for this wonderful time capsule upload.
Wow. This is the Queensryche i remember. I still remember when the Unplugged show came out. I caught it on a Sunday night and I was mesmerized. I must have been about 12 or 13 years old. This band, at their prime, were something else.
What a treat,,,,,2024,,,and there's more of this moment in time,,!,,,...(,,,, turn back,,turn back -- the music is reversable,,,,time is not ----).........❤❤❤❤❤epic band forever............. .
The drum fill SRock does in "I Will Remember" at 10:27 is a bit more subdued than what he ends up doing in the official live performance. I like this much more. Thank you so much for uploading this!
Def on the top of their game there. Geoff Tate had great vocal accuracy (without modern pitch-correct) and the guys were musically very tight. Impressive stuff..
@@JPL1311 I recently upscaled and enhanced Operation: LIVEcrime to 1080p. It's uploaded to TH-cam if you want to check it out. "Queensrÿche Operation: LIVEcrime 1080p". For some reason, if you don't put quotation marks around it, it is buried in the search results.
I wish they would have kept the original lineup. They would have been even bigger. People didn't really start catching on until they were about at the end.
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No autotune, no backing tracks, no special effects.... Just pure talent, top playing/ singing skills and good taste. So rare these days.
Yup just kick ass music!
track names?
@@xgetxysmA real fan doesn't have to ask
This is THE band. Untouchable songwriting and great musicians.
Original Queensrÿche forever!
Amazing band!
These guys were at the top of their game back then...what an incredible gift this video is!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Still releasing great Albums just with out Mr. Tate!!🤘🤘🤘❤
Was able to witness that greatness. Was able to see them live on the empire tour. And a couple of years prior, seen them open for Metallica on the operation mindcrime tour.
Yea Me Too at Baltimore. I Seen them With Warrior Soul Opening Which Was Great, too bad half the crowd Wasn't there Until Warrior Soul was just about Done. I seen The Full Operation Mindcrime album before they did about 9 other songs & Even did Chemical youth & a few other old songs before the 4 or 5 songs from Empire. @@ARod-br2ui
@@benmcdannell343 I also seen them with Iron Maiden on maidens brave new world tour. Rob Halford had went solo and had opened that show if my memory serves me right. Been a long time ago.
the BEST Unplugged that was made in my opinion. So much talent here, thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Alice in chains was another awesome one if you havent heard
STP was also a great performance
Bloody incredible.
I miss this line up.
It was over when DeGarmo left for me.
I appreciate a few tracks after he left and later Todd joined who is a great singer. But nothing can beat seeing them at the top of their game.
Luckily saw live many time.
It was a magical time!
I agree.
Was for me, too. I'm so glad I got to see them at the VLA and then later that summer on tour - the last time they were this great.
God, I loved this band. The pure vocal performances by Geoff were just otherworldly. Thank you for sharing this.
Great Band
With all the recent drama, sometimes its easy to forget just how amazing the original lineup was. Thanks for this video
Yes it's a shame we can't see this lineup one more tour!
@@JPL1311 agreed
It Brings tears to my eyes when I remember how incredible Geoff sounded and how tight the band was. I mean, even when the screw up it was magic.
Sadlyballngood things come to.an end
his is Queensryche at their pinnacle at which point no band could touch them in musicianship, song writing...just nothing. The amount of talent on that stage that night is staggering. And lets all just marvel at Geoff's voice, to sound that good just off the fly like that.
He still sounds great with his new band!
Thank you. I remember watching the MTV Unplugged performance when I was in high school. It's one of the few concerts that are etched into my memory forever. This footage only adds to the magic. Shoutout to the sound engineers, the camera operators and the lighting engineers, who helped make this happen.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I watched and recorded this on MTV the night it came out. It was a big deal, people came over to watch it, haha. My how time flies by.
Seems like yesterday!
SO GOOD, even in rehearsal. What a fantastic relic this footage is. One of the best metal bands in history.
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This is pure Queensryche gold right here! I’ve been waiting 30 years for this performance. 🙏🏻
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Never knew this existed without studio audience. Thanks for sharing.
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This is awesome!!!!!! The once mighty Queensryche!!!
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My God….you’ve given me GOLD….thank you for sharing this….it doesn’t get any better than this. Tate will always be the voice of Queensrÿche to me.
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@@MikeTheRycher As long as I admire Geoff Tate the new singer Todd La Torre has done some pretty good stuff
No doubt
I did security backstage for a couple a shows on the Building Empires Tour. Loud!!! Let me say this. Probably one of the nicest most professional band I’ve ever been around. Humble, Definitely educated. Don’t come with no stupid question type of band. Chris Degarmo you are a class act.
I've met them several times, and they were all so nice, and down to earth! I'm glad to hear you had the same experience. How fantastic it must have been for you to have that job! Lucky!
@@purplekat5864 Yes, when I think about them at that time which was their peak. I think they were all married or close to it and it seemed like a family operation. So, you get a song like "Jet City Woman" which is a love song dedicated to the women in their lives. I think that had lot to do with their professionalism backstage and how they conducted themselves, they were grounded. They were almost boring and not into the groupie thing. I also think that's why Chris left the band after the next album Promise Land. To raise a family.
@@shawnstarks1743
I agree with you totally. Those were the vibes I got when meeting them too. Also, interesting that none of them had tattoos (except for that small Triryche Chris did himself on his upper arm), which was atypical for the metal scene. I loved how serious they were about the music, and that they weren't just in it for "fringe benefits". I really respect them, and I'm glad to hear that you worked closely with them and felt the same. ☺️
Queensryche in their prime. Thanks so much for posting this.
This band was perfection at its best 🇺🇸💪🎶🎵🎸
Yes itnwas!
Unfreeeeekinbelievable. How has this now surfaced. I'm like a kid in a candy store. This is amazing to see the baddest dudes ever to play up close and In this setting. Man this is soooo cool.
Just cleaning out and digitizing some old VHS tapes
@@JPL1311 so cool. Thanks.
@@jamiekirbitz586
:10 - The Killing Words
9:21 - I Will Remember
19:30 - The Killing Words (again)
26:10 - Della Brown
34:20 - Silent Lucidity
48:30 - Scarborough Fair
54:38 - The Lady Wore Black
Then they seem to repeat the same songs.
One of the best bands and acoustic live performance ever.
Definitely!
Oh, man…this is absolutely killer.
Glad you enjoyed it!
When DeGarmo left, everything changed. But what a band till then. Incredible musicianship and songwriting. I love the Operation and Empire albums and I often still go back to them, and Im 67 now. Empire was one of those albums where every track was outstanding and well executed and engineered. In my mind, it is a true classic, on par with anything the greatest bands have done in a single album.
I havevideos of Geoff doing Empire and Rage on the channel you should check those out!
Tate/DeGarmo should be in the same conversation as Page/Plant or John/Paul. His voice really kicks in at about the 1 hour mark.
YES!!! I read that DeGarmo has stayed friends with “both sides”. God I wish he and Geoff would work together again!
No.
To watch this and get transfixed in time,all the memories...life moves fast...
Yes it does sometime this seems like yesterday!
My favorite band ever...
They are one of the best!
AMAZING!!!!!!!! I cannot believe it took this long for this to surface. Thank you so much for posting this. I have the bootleg cd from Italy, but these versions are unreleased as far as I know.
Yes these are unreleased as far as I know!
better than gold...I could kiss the uploader. Thank you, thank you, and thank you for this.
ps. I bet this was one of the hardest bands they had to try an adapt....this is really fucking cool.
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This was the peak....the very top. Where was this gold buried? Thanks so much for posting!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! It was buried on a VHS tape in my basement!
This is beautiful! The best acoustic live, non said the other great band
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Absolute fire!!!
Vastly under appreciated band by many.
Those of us who knew then, still know just how great they were.
Miss this line up. Would love a reunion.
Would love a reunion too but don't see it happening!
I was 15 years old at 2004 at Sofia, Bulgaria. I go to see main band Judas Priest. What I heard from Queensryche is something that still makes me change my mind over the years later. Incredible music, 20 years later I am still listening it as my favourite band ❤
Great story!
Incredible band. Fortunate to see them in their peak .. when music was good..
Such an awesome band, so much talent. I miss the original line up.
Original line up was great but ego got in the way!
This is really awesome, crazy to see this for the first time in 2024
Been going through older footage and found it. Honestly forgot I had it 🙃
I saw this years ago but its great to see it again
this lineup was pure magic , man i so wish they would do it , just one more time
Too much bad blood at the moment!
The magic would be gone. Tate can’t come anywhere near this form.
@@rwpmusic i saw Geoff earlier this year , he still sounds really good
I think it's a Skidrow situation
Absolutely amazing video. One of my top 3 favorite bands of all time. To me the greatest live performance from them. Scott will always be my first drum hero. Thank you for this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Is Peart your drum hero too as Scott was heavily influenced by Neil.
WOW!!! ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
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Rychean Goldmine!!!! Thank you for sharing this incredible gem. Truly amazing
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I just love that guys voice!
One of the best!
I definitely agree that this video is a very rare and special gift! I love and appreciate who ever gave us all this great video footage!!!!
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Thank. You. Amazing to see this footage and relive it after decades.
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Alltime favorite band! The Warning lp grabbed me like no other album has to this time. Hooked ever since. I listened to this and it took me back to a place in time that so many today will never experience. Wow a true master of vocals GT! It’s all installed for life, so grateful to have lived it.
I remember watching the Video for Take Hold of the Flame live from Japan on a local music video show!
@@JPL1311 same, Smokin vocals on a whole different level!
This is excellent. Geoff is and was an excellent singer.
Great singer I also have some ofnhis Rage and Empire Tour on the channel
one of the greatest bands
Still amazing today!
Wow!!! This is awesome. Thank you for finding this and sharing it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is the only "Unplugged" session I've ever heard that I give any (personal) merit to. They re-arranged the tracks to sound as if they were meant to be this way, instead of playing the originals through acoustic guitars. "I Will Remember" is the highlight for me. I enjoyed QR up to "Hear in the Now Frontier" and the albums with Todd LaTorre, but this time period (and my fave album "Promised Land") was very special. It's a crying shame that Chris DeGarmo left the biz, he was a hell of a writer and guitarist.
The Fathers of Prog Metal (along with my fave band *Fates Warning* who ended in 2023, but sadly didn't have the following Queensrÿche had) will not be forgotten in the progression of Metal. Been a fan since _before_ their debut EP was released.
- Thank you soo much for uploading this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'll go along with that! Once Chris had gone it kind of lost the soul no matter how good the music was that came after. Great upload.
Who would have thought Mike wilton would be the last
Best metal prog band ever. Incredible song writing and musicianship combined. Right before grunge took over.
Grunge took over for several reasons one of the biggest being 80's bands became a formula and mold. Grunge broke that mold!
This is the lineup that made me love this band. They dont suck now, but its not the same at all
Yeah it's a shame they can't get along and recapture this magic!
The band at its best. Amazing, thanks for this.
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Just beautiful!!
Great performance!
Tate and DeGarmo made this band what it was. Go look up a live performance of “Someone Else” and you’ll see guitar virtuoso DeGarmo… on piano!! Which is interesting because Tate grew up a classical trained pianist himself. Such amazing musicians!
This is pure gold.
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I will remember 9:20 - 13:16 The Killing Words 18:21 - 22:11 Della Brown 26:08 - 31:57 Silent Lucidity 34:18 - 39:48 Scarborough fair 48:22 - 52:08 Lady wore black 54:37 - 59:47
thanks for posting.. They were in their prime and I feel very fortunate to have seen the Rage Tour, Mindcrime and Empire tours.
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what a great gift! Miss these times!
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Miss this line-up and energy so much. Miss Chris big time. Smart, funny and cool dude who kept these guys on fire for so long. Glad he's out of the wretched music business living his best life. Thank you for this wonderful time capsule upload.
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It´s just amazing!! Thank you for uploading this treasure!! Surely one of those videos I will be continously watching!!
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Wow. This is the Queensryche i remember. I still remember when the Unplugged show came out. I caught it on a Sunday night and I was mesmerized. I must have been about 12 or 13 years old. This band, at their prime, were something else.
Definitely an amazing band
Today Is A Good Day !!!
coz' I found thee..Thanks a Ton for Uploading this video.. Much Appreciated... 🤘🏾🤘🏾 Queensryche 🤘🏾🤘🏾
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LOL, me too...remember when this came out. It was just so Awesome.
@@JPL1311 💯💯💯
I miss the time when we had bands with great song and talent to perform live.
Yes the only way to perform!
Hokey smokes, this is incredible!! Thanks for posting!!!
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Great footage. They are more like a cover band now. This is when they were great.
They are keeping the music alive which is the important part!
This is most interesting. I want to see all unplugged rehearsals now.
Not sure if they were all recorded
@@JPL1311 I understand. After seeing this spectacular video, my only thought is, they should have been! Thanks for sharing.
Perfection frozen in time 🤠
The beauty of having audio and video of a show!
One word.... Perfect
Wow. Thanks. 😊
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This is awesome...gotta have this...
Since they're all still alive, hopefully they will one day reunite 😢
It's possible but highly doubt it too much bad blood!
Priceless !
From the EP thru the Promised Land the best band to ever exist. EVER. PERIOD. END OF STORY.
Undoubtedly!
Agreed.
One if my all time favorite band hands down.
Definitely part on life's soundtrack!
What a treat,,,,,2024,,,and there's more of this moment in time,,!,,,...(,,,, turn back,,turn back -- the music is reversable,,,,time is not ----).........❤❤❤❤❤epic band forever............. .
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Holy cow this brings me right back to 1992.
Who knew it was the beginning of the end!
The drum fill SRock does in "I Will Remember" at 10:27 is a bit more subdued than what he ends up doing in the official live performance. I like this much more. Thank you so much for uploading this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
They were note perfect when i saw them live 1990 Norfolk, VA. Concert can be found on youtube!
Always sounded great!
Incrível! Amo Queensryche e este Unplugged é simplesmente o melhor de todos! Eu nunca tinha visto este backstage!!! ❤ Obrigada por compartilhar!!!
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Thanks for uploading. Great rehearsal footage.
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Wow Thank you so much for sharing this!
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Stellar, mega props for posting, so very awesome... \m/
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Thank you so much for sharing this.
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Just Epic, they were at the top of their game, i miss The 80's and these classic Bands!
It was a magical time!
Wow. How did this even come out ? Thanks for sharing
I started cleaning out old VHS and digitizing them and forgot I had it!
This is so awesome! Thank you for sharing!!
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This was amazing. The whole band is so talented, but Geoff Tate's voice...what a gift !
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fantastic, thanks for sharing!
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Def on the top of their game there. Geoff Tate had great vocal accuracy (without modern pitch-correct) and the guys were musically very tight. Impressive stuff..
Great band and this when they really hit their stride!
Old times are not forgotten. Rÿche On!
Wish I could travel back to them!
Tate's voice here is exactly why I latched onto them. He and they really sound great here
Tate was killer with his vocals!
thanks, that's incredible
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Outstanding.
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Awesome!
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This is awesome.......
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I love this version of I Will Remember!
Classic
@@JPL1311 I recently upscaled and enhanced Operation: LIVEcrime to 1080p. It's uploaded to TH-cam if you want to check it out. "Queensrÿche Operation: LIVEcrime 1080p". For some reason, if you don't put quotation marks around it, it is buried in the search results.
wow!! thank you for sharing ! fond memories of my backstage pass experience on the Building Empires tour.
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DeGarmo / Wilton guitar gods forever! What an amazing performance that still kicks ass in 2024. I will love them forever.
Awesome band with timeless music!
Miss the early 90s !
Queensryche comes back bitterly with exactly the cast
I wish they would have kept the original lineup. They would have been even bigger. People didn't really start catching on until they were about at the end.
Cool, thanks!
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