@@jamesflake6601We've waited too long to strike... They have total digital control of the millennials & Gen Z. Boomers are too old! For the majority, its Gen X'ers & Y awake now!!
I used to trust the media to tell me the truth, tell us the truth But now I've seen the payoffs everywhere I look Who do you trust when everyone's a crook? Someone tell me what's more relevant than that right now.
0:00 I Remember Now 1:21 Anarchy-X 2:51 Revolution Calling 7:48 Operation: Mindcrime 12:14 Speak 15:58 Spreading the Disease 21:08 The Mission 26:53 Suite Sister Mary 38:02 The Needle Lies 41:18 Electric Requiem 42:37 Breaking the Silence 47:14 I Don't Believe in Love 51:19 Waiting for 22 52:46 My Empty Room 54:23 Eyes of a Stranger I think I listened to this masterpiece in its entirety like 100 times :) On cassette, cd, mp3 desktop, mp3 car, and now streaming. I will never get enough of it at any time in my life until I die.
I think I can up you one my friend. I listened to this on cassette, cd, mp3 and everything 101 times, lol. I first got the demo, with Queen of the Reich for like $2,99 Canadian in Vancouver, BC Canada. Amazing.
Wilson wrote a great deal of material. His guitar solos are just as good as degarmo. Jackson's backing vocals are just as prominent as degarmo. Wish they all reunite
@@pwebb5360 His name is Michael Wilton, and he only wrote the music for his solos. Also Chris DeGarmo is much better in background vocals than Eddie Jackson. Geoff Tate mainly came up with the story to Operation Mindcrime. Geoff & Chris wrote the lyrics.
When the tickets went on sale for this concert, I willingly used my food budget for a month to buy tickets. Saw the Building Empires (Operation LiveCrime) concert at the Cow Palace in SF in '91. Best concert ever. Worth every penny!
Seen them in Toledo ohio may 21st 1991, suicidal tendencies opened… we are from southeast of Detroit ..the joe Louis stadium was sold out so we had like @ 45 minute drive south to Toledo… was awesome was on a Tuesday night , remember going into work wens at the grocery store and was telling people how good the show was…. Watching this today I can feel chills of nostalgia waving thru my body I was 21 years old…. Your grocery budget? …. Lol, well back then it wasn’t that much for food. 50/60 bucks huh max…. Everything was so much better back then ,you didn’t struggle to go see a concert , go out etc… today is such a different world.
I saw them on 1991-10-24 with Suicidal Tendencies and Warrior Soul @ Maple Leaf Gardens. $27.50 tickets! Absolutely amazing show. There's a recording of it on TH-cam: Queensrÿche Live In Toronto October 24th 1991 16X9 - th-cam.com/video/DOaWRBYP7SQ/w-d-xo.html by William G, posted on 2020-05-12. 2hr1m
Had to edit -- I had the wrong tour name -- Saw Road to the Promised Land Tour in Camden, NJ. -- I've seen dozens of shows, including great ones by Tool and Muse - The stage setup and show was the best I've seen. (Type-O Negative was the opener, btw).
I was there at that concert with you (not with you personally but) I was maybe 20 ft from the stage for the entirety of the show and I sang along every song with them. There is this one little tiny blonde girl she was probably 13 or 14 couldn't have been 4'10" and she couldn't see a damn thing So me and this other guy who was there we alternated holding her up on our shoulders for about 20 minutes at a time throughout the night. But my highlight was when this gorgeous little blonde wearing leopard print spandex and a leather teddy and stiletto heel boots walked up to me and said You look nice can I stand here with you and I said sure and she stood in front of me and then backed her hips right up into me and stood there and just danced and moved her hips against mine for the rest of the night The music and the mood was glorious! No sir I will never forget that night It was bar none the best concert but it was the best because Queensryche was the most talented and skilled band I've ever seen in a live performance I could not believe that they could reproduce their sound so flawlessly!
@@anthonylove821 I sometimes listen to modern rock, but all of the bands I like all sound the same (songs are written by those 2 dudes in Scandanavia) and they all use autotune on their voice. QR is the real-deal with dual guitar solos and real voices. Nothing matches the 80s... oh, god... are we old? that sounds like something my parents would have said!
True but there's an era for all kinds of music and the era of this kind has passed. But, Queensryche still performs and so does Geoff Tate. They both do a good job, with old and new songs and I love both parties. In September I will attend a show of Geoff Tate and you know in advance that it will be a party!! The man can still sing and he is an entertainer 'pur sang'! Gives me goose bumps all the time.. Perhaps no arena's but then again, the current venues are much more intimate.
The great metal bands of all time wouldn’t let us down.. it’s a big let down to us fans of queensryche forever.. come on Chris . And Scott we need this.. metal is making a resurgence… we want the ryche back… let the egos and trash talk go … we us fans of over 40 years want the ryche back?????
Why in the hell , queensryche cannot get back together for one last tour .. queensryche was one of my all time metal bands.. motley poo did it ,, life is too damn short to be mad at each other… we need Chris back and Scott.. you guys owe it to us fans.. of queensryche.. Geoff is doing it ,, and creed is doing it.. what the hell man we need metal back in the queensryche…
This group was extremely underrated, I'm sad to say. I appreciate them more now than ever! All 5 of them are so talented, but were never recognized like they should've been. I don't understand why though! I've watched the new front man for Queensryche, and I'm sorry, I don't see it. Not the same at all, or even close. The old Geoff cannot be replaced. Never. Ever. I wound up seeing Geoff with his new band, and they're really good! I was surprised. I'm so happy to see him doing what he loves. And it shows. This concept album is a masterpiece, I put my earpods in and feel like I'm in the audience. I listen and watch it everyday. Never get sick of it! Long live Queensryche!!!❤
@@sandypeppers6861 Come on now! You could mean top notch for his age. No one is the same as they were in their prime, 20's - 30's when they're in their 60's. He's top notch still today compared to others in the same age range, yeah. 👍 Tate & the band certainly were incredible for sure!!
I broke, wore out a few cassettes from the 80's as well. Wish I had all those on CD, instead of tons of trash cassettes that I can't play. I certainly appreciate their music much more nowadays as to when I was a young dumb & full of cum blitzed & high teenager..
I went through 3 cassettes and 2 CD's. First 5 albums are excellent start to finish, 2 songs on Promise Land and then......awful. Listen mind mindcrime the most
I saw this show in Vancouver, on their Empire Tour. Saturday, December 28/1991. Unbelievable 😮. His vocals live, Really!!!. The band was Fantastic, Incredible Show!!!
Same here , 56. This album grabbed my soul and still hasn't let go. I have two box sets, one VHS and DVD from decades ago. What is so amazing is that it still applies to 2024 as it did in 1988. Fuckin Amazing!
I was at this show in NJ, and Suicidal Tendencies opened. ST did a meet and greet before the show in the Giants Stadium parking lot. BEST show I’ve ever seen (and I’ve been to a lot of metal and hardcore shows). I get to witness Tate again in March when he plays live.
The precision in the delivery of this performance is almost inhumanly precise and the entire performance deserved to be recognised, as one of the all time great musical deliveries of rock music, EVER! A sublime era and a never to be repeated time, when music delivered true greatness and our ears didn`t know how lucky we were!
Me too! 3 times. One of my favorite bands of all time with DeGarmo and Tate leading the way. The new guys can sing and play, but it just isn't the same!
The lineup. Band hitting on all 8 cylinders. Epic. I was almost at the stage this tour. Fan since their ep. Before actually. Found them on a metal massecure album back when unknown bands would get on those.. l was so high at this show. This took me back. There's only been handful of times music scared me and amazed me at the same time. Floyd, Maiden. Queensryche.
One of my favorite bands too. One time I saw them at a small venue, I'm pretty short so I had to get upfront by the stage. Sooooo glad I did!!! I sang every song they played. Towards the end of the show they played Eyes of a Stranger and Geoff had on really dark shades. When Geoff sang "Lies behind my Stare" he then took them off and reached out for my hand!!! I went crazy! Everyone around me was like holy crap, he took my hand!!! I really miss the original Queensryche. Miss you Geoff. Unforgettable memory!! 😎❤️
I used to setup for Queensryche back in the 80's when the got going. I was at every show until recently when I retired. These live performances of Mindcrime were my favorite. I remember when they used to open for Metallica. The crowds did not want Metallica to come out. This came out in 88. They continued to play the whole concert until 92 I think. After that it was abridged somewhat but the crowds still loved it. Even through the Empire days.
Bought tickets in Feb '89 Pregnant w/my daughter.. anticipating the show in May. Got to see them in San Jose, CA when she was 2 wks old. Peeps tripping out i just had a baby. Oh yeah 👍 !! Determined much 😂.
Of the over 300 shows I have attended; this tour is undoubtedly the greatest spectacle I have ever seen. Pure genius and the comparison to todays political climate is uncanny. Is revolution calling?
One of the top 3 concerts in my life. I've been to over 50 metal shows. People need to realize how groundbreaking this show was in '91. The lights, lasers and video board all timed to perfection by this amazing band. Musicianship 2nd to none. I saw this show in 3 different cities.
@@cyradus Thanks for telling the truth brother! without Tate singing I don’t wanna listen to any of it, I never paid attention to any of the other ones it just sounded good mainly because he was out front, if you put somebody else out front with the same musicians I would not like it, when you take the front person out of the band it changes the whole band I don’t care who’s left within it
Does anyone else see the parallels of the themes of Operation Mindcrime with modern day political and social discourse and disorder? I was hooked on this album at the age of 18 when it was released, and felt then, there was something hauntingly prophetic about it.
It shows you how corrupt our government has been for a very long time and in its modern era, its beginning to really show, hence how missed our opportunity for a revolution in the late 60's. This album is my all time favorite, not only for the lyrics, but the musicianship behind it. It fits the emotion of the lyrics.
The Evil down here is timeless; always been there, but with variations: Same Pig - Different Lipstick. But it sometimes it takes a poet to hand us a pair of sunglasses.
@@FunEcar I was told by a fellow who used to work in a building with 5-sides that a Re-vol you shun was just a cycling of the power that ultimately ends up where it started. When you look at the legal dictionaries for Re Bell Eye On it is: the 'illegal' rising against a legitimate government. When you look at In Sir Ek Shun, it is the lawful rising against an Illegitimate government; to which my associate Franzetta said: ALL govern mentes (Latin for: To Steer The Mind) are illegitimate. Operation Mind Crime. We're swimming in it.
Just finished watching. The band were on fire and at the top of their game. Saw them perform it in the UK and was just blown away! Still feel the same today.
Saw them open for Ozzy (rage for order), then Metallica (operation mindcrime), then headline for the empire tour. They did the entire operation mindcrime album from start to finish. It's definitely one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
Same here,and before I was a fan,right before Mindcrime came out,they played a small club close to where I live.Played a couple songs off the cd and I was hooked.I laid out of school the next day to go buy the cassette,I was 17 when it came out.Till this day and all the shows I've seen,the Empire tour where they did this whole cd as well is still tops.
I saw the same shows in Phoenix and San Diego. I was already a huge fan from the Warning album, and where I was sitting we could see back stage too, and it was so cool seeing them huddle before coming out on stage (the Ozzy show). They were so nervous back stage, and such pros on stage. I loved each of their shows but the Mind Crime they got to headline and do all the effects seen here, and my only complaint, that it all started to fade away too soon after. The next two albums were incredible, but then came the splintering in Hear in the New Frontier, an unlistenable album, and I take zero pleasure saying that. Chris left to become a pilot for Fed-Ex (dang! but I am told he loves it), and the next album was really good again, then the roller coaster and final split and splat.
Incredible This was Queensrych at the top of their game. They had that down to perfection when they recorded the live concert in 1991 My senior year of high school. Concerts in the 80s and 90s were incredible And affordable too
YES!!!!! YES!!!! por fin lo puedo disfrutar, I've been looking for this show for many years, THANX!!! This is an epic moment for me , honestly, my wife just left the room because I turned the music too loud. I'll play it loud, to hell with the neighbors too haha!!WooHoooo!! Now is 7:25 pm on 12/01/2023, and I state that this music is prophecy
I'm 51 now and Im still rocken this awesome music nobody will ever replace the original members in this group..don't really care for the "new Queensryche" Tate was always the front man in my eyes and always will be.. Johnstown,Pa 1990 Jacksonville,flo 2006 Greensburg,pa
I was blown away from this. It sounds just like the real audio CD. Absolutely amazing!! What a great band, great musicians!! Chris DeGarmo, and Michael Wilton jammed away some great guitars, Eddie Jackson on that Bass, and Scott Rockenfield on that cool drum set back there. This is what REAL metal music should sound like. I think this was their very best album: HANDS DOWN!! Queensryche completely blew that stage away that night I'm shure. Geoff Tate's voice really comes out too, like the leader he is. Also yes: this great band should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!!
When I saw them perform this on the Empire Tour I was in a state of total shock! I had Empire but had never heard Mindcrime, they played the entire Mindcrime album and I was mesmerized! This, for me, is the greatest Concept album of all time!
I remember going to see this tour on my 22nd birthday.!! My friend and I loved Operation Mindcrime and we had no idea they were going to do this. Rosemont Horizon in Chicago. The crowd went wild!!! My favorite concert to this day!!!
This is a great concept album...But the greatest? That accolade is held by several Pink Floyd albums: Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, and/or Wish you were here.
@johnjacobs3643 pink Floyd is far too mellow to be this hype, and not only was the musical performance album quality but the stage performance was incredible.
I have had the honor of seeing QUEENSRYCHE at least a dozen times. Every album is amazing!! Operation mindcrime is still my favorite. When it came out I listened to it 3 or 4 times a day for for years. The whole band was absolutely mesmerizing in concert every time I saw them. Geoff tate is still my favorite singer of all time. Thanks to all the original band members for helping me through the darkest days of my life! Special thanks to Geoff for taking the time to meet me at one of your solo shows. It was was amazing to meet a kind real down to earth idol who had no attitude.
My Girl friend and I attended this show TWICE in 1991 in West Michigan ,,, IT WAS One of The MOST Incredible shows we ever saw !!! We Fell IN Love to QueensRyche ,,, Got Married,, and We Are Still in Love and Together Today ; 9/6/24 !!! Our Favorite Band of ALL Time!!!! I remember now ,,,, 😎 Bob from Michigan
This is when Queensryche were at their very best . I listened to nothing but this album for about two years and wore out the DVD ! Thanks for the upload 👍
Saw them perform Mindcrime twice. Once in a 10,000 seat arena and once in a 1000 seat club. Mind blowing both times! Not enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe how great this album is.
Killer man. Saw them open for Metallica sometime in 80s. Unfortunately I can't fing remember if it was Masters or Justice tour. Was a little intoxicated. I'm thinking it was Master right after Metallica stopped opening for ozzy. Not sure how meny if any Stadiums they played, but they would have thrived in a stadium with concept album props. Few bands I like in Stadiums. Just saw another band I happen like,especially early days stuff, that I've seen in small and large venues the blew me away in raw power and volume for a stadium... Went for Motley, and they blew them off the fing stage. You probably guessed, DONT LAUGH it's a guilty pleasure (got laid to tones of one popular album) yep... Def fing Leppard lady's and jents..jents!!
'86 I'm rocking my "Rage" concert T and the rock rats are all "Who's that"? "What's that weird thing in the circle"? "Are they any good"? I'm all "stick around bitches, you'll find out soon enough".
When I met Geoff Tate after winning tickets to go to a private listening party in Seattle at "Bad Animals" Studio mid 90s I told him that I love his voice because it is so melodic and I listen to it as I go to sleep.. And he looked at me and said "Well, I hope I don't give you nightmares!" 😅😂🤭 Super sweet guy and I was also able to meet the entire band and they all signed the cover of the CDs for all of us! - So sad😪 the band had to break up into two different/separate Queensryche's...
30yrs ago. They foreseen what is actually happening in 2022. Such a fantastic band. But, I do hope they sort differences and get Geoff back. He had heart n soul singing. Made it all so realistic.
had a friend in high school who loved them. We would say "geee HOFFF! and kid would flip out and burst into his best impression.. ah the good ol days. no cell phones, everybody literally watching the concert and enjoying themselves.
Unbelievable, unsurpassed masterpiece. The chemistry amongst five men gave birth to one of the most notable work in music history. And we were alive at the same time, what a lucky combination 💫
Mindcrime was bold, epic, brilliant and triumphant. Still holds up as not only a musical achievement but the greatest concept album in history. My opinion only BTW!! 🤘
Best concept album ever because you can understand what's happening and they're explaining things what's going on all these other concept albums have no freaking clue what they're talking about what they're doing ,
The greatest concept album was Dark Side Of The Moon Sorry. I love operation mindcrime but floyd made 4 concept albums in a row. No one come close to them yet.
I was front row for the show at the Spectrum here in Philthy fans and got to meet the GREAT and very underated Eddie Jackson on bass. He and Scott are so underrated it's criminal
Good old Spectrum! Remember the days of linning up or sleeping over night outside the Spectrum to get tickets? I do. tickets where $18 and a $2 service fee, if that. Good old days. Now you spend over $20 on service fees, what a joke.
I saw the Metallica And Justice For All tour with Queensryche just before they released Operation Mindcrime...THEY WERE INCREDIBLE !!!!!!!!! Probably one of.the best concerts I ever saw . Both bands were at their peak and blew the roof off that place . PK
Still, after all these years, my very favorite live album/concert footage. I still get goosebumps during the ending of it. Just awesome! Getting psyched to see Queensryche and Judas Priest in a few days. Thank you for posting this!
I think Queensryche is one of the most underrated metal bands ever. Probably because they`ve started in an era with full of top metal bands in the 80`s. However this album is a true masterpiece from 1st minute to the last. Rolling Stone listed Operation Mindcrime as one of the top 100 metal albums of all time
Queensryche were hands down America's greatest metal band, they had all the right ingredients...top notch musicality, great songwriting/vocals and they looked great, a class act. I was into them from day one. I remember seeing the ad for Mindcrime in the rock mags comparing it to The Wall. The ad said " Yeah, it's THAT good and after buying and hearing it I was in total agreement. It is one of my top favorite LPs of all time, the thing burns from finish.
We miss mr. Pilot Chris degarmo..
no words needed QUEENSRYCHE WITH GEOFF TATE what a voice
55 years old ..... Still the best concert performance of my life .... 80s ruled
A message of a revolution calling more relevant today than ever!
Hell yeah
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Amen to that.
Absolutely true!! @@jamesflake6601
@@jamesflake6601We've waited too long to strike... They have total digital control of the millennials & Gen Z. Boomers are too old! For the majority, its Gen X'ers & Y awake now!!
Insane how the 1988 lyrics remain relevant in 2023-24.
I used to trust the media to tell me the truth, tell us the truth
But now I've seen the payoffs everywhere I look
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
Someone tell me what's more relevant than that right now.
RC needs to happen like yesterday 10X's over already...!!!
Exactly! This and Empire.
I really thought there was going to be a movie
They knew a lot back then
I miss the real Queensryche 😢
Me too
One of the best vocalist ever
Fact
word
Its between him and Halford.
@@OutHereOnTheFlatsYou have factual merit! My 4 favs in order from the 80's..
Priest, Maiden, Ozzy, Quueensryche.
Queensryche without Tate, DeGarmo & Rockenfeild.
This wasn’t a concert….it was a musical event of epic proportion….and I was lucky enough to witness it live.
Do they still perform it?
@@vlad.of.smirnows3rd no the original band have split up now and have been for ages sadly.
Equally as good, if not better than the live presentation of The Wall. And musically it is every bit as good as The Wall
You were lucky.
100% agree!
0:00 I Remember Now
1:21 Anarchy-X
2:51 Revolution Calling
7:48 Operation: Mindcrime
12:14 Speak
15:58 Spreading the Disease
21:08 The Mission
26:53 Suite Sister Mary
38:02 The Needle Lies
41:18 Electric Requiem
42:37 Breaking the Silence
47:14 I Don't Believe in Love
51:19 Waiting for 22
52:46 My Empty Room
54:23 Eyes of a Stranger
I think I listened to this masterpiece in its entirety like 100 times :) On cassette, cd, mp3 desktop, mp3 car, and now streaming. I will never get enough of it at any time in my life until I die.
feel exactly the same way
bun album. buna trupa.
@KING CONDOM III for me, this one was a masterpiece. I do like Empire too, but ... oh well :)
I think I can up you one my friend. I listened to this on cassette, cd, mp3 and everything 101 times, lol. I first got the demo, with Queen of the Reich for like $2,99 Canadian in Vancouver, BC Canada. Amazing.
@@keddmann2334 fair enough :)
This was the pinnacle of Queensryche. Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate were an unreal duo
Wilson wrote a great deal of material. His guitar solos are just as good as degarmo. Jackson's backing vocals are just as prominent as degarmo. Wish they all reunite
@@pwebb5360 And Scott's drumming is second to none.
@@pwebb5360yet they absolutely lost something tangible when Chris left.
Yep. Absolutely the pinnacle.
@@pwebb5360 His name is Michael Wilton, and he only wrote the music for his solos. Also Chris DeGarmo is much better in background vocals than Eddie Jackson. Geoff Tate mainly came up with the story to Operation Mindcrime. Geoff & Chris wrote the lyrics.
When the tickets went on sale for this concert, I willingly used my food budget for a month to buy tickets. Saw the Building Empires (Operation LiveCrime) concert at the Cow Palace in SF in '91. Best concert ever. Worth every penny!
Seen them in Toledo ohio may 21st 1991, suicidal tendencies opened… we are from southeast of Detroit ..the joe Louis stadium was sold out so we had like @ 45 minute drive south to Toledo… was awesome was on a Tuesday night , remember going into work wens at the grocery store and was telling people how good the show was…. Watching this today I can feel chills of nostalgia waving thru my body I was 21 years old…. Your grocery budget? …. Lol, well back then it wasn’t that much for food. 50/60 bucks huh max…. Everything was so much better back then ,you didn’t struggle to go see a concert , go out etc… today is such a different world.
I saw them on 1991-10-24 with Suicidal Tendencies and Warrior Soul @ Maple Leaf Gardens. $27.50 tickets! Absolutely amazing show. There's a recording of it on TH-cam:
Queensrÿche Live In Toronto October 24th 1991 16X9 - th-cam.com/video/DOaWRBYP7SQ/w-d-xo.html by William G, posted on 2020-05-12. 2hr1m
Had to edit -- I had the wrong tour name -- Saw Road to the Promised Land Tour in Camden, NJ. -- I've seen dozens of shows, including great ones by Tool and Muse - The stage setup and show was the best I've seen. (Type-O Negative was the opener, btw).
I was there at that concert with you (not with you personally but) I was maybe 20 ft from the stage for the entirety of the show and I sang along every song with them. There is this one little tiny blonde girl she was probably 13 or 14 couldn't have been 4'10" and she couldn't see a damn thing So me and this other guy who was there we alternated holding her up on our shoulders for about 20 minutes at a time throughout the night. But my highlight was when this gorgeous little blonde wearing leopard print spandex and a leather teddy and stiletto heel boots walked up to me and said You look nice can I stand here with you and I said sure and she stood in front of me and then backed her hips right up into me and stood there and just danced and moved her hips against mine for the rest of the night The music and the mood was glorious! No sir I will never forget that night It was bar none the best concert but it was the best because Queensryche was the most talented and skilled band I've ever seen in a live performance I could not believe that they could reproduce their sound so flawlessly!
one of the few bands from the 80s that I still listen to ALL the time ...
They weren't from the 80s they were from the future
@@shanefelle9385 oh .... cool
Operation Mindcrime is an absolute MASTERPIECE!!! 1st time I heard it when it debuted I LOVED IT!!! I'm 55yrs old now and I still LOVE IT!!!
We grew up in the best of times. 80s metal kicked ass.
@@anthonylove821 I sometimes listen to modern rock, but all of the bands I like all sound the same (songs are written by those 2 dudes in Scandanavia) and they all use autotune on their voice. QR is the real-deal with dual guitar solos and real voices. Nothing matches the 80s...
oh, god... are we old? that sounds like something my parents would have said!
Same here but I am 53!! Love it
52 here….lol and agree 100% The 80’s were an amazing time to be a teenager. I wish all teenagers could experience times like that.
55 ... still get goosebumps.
How far removed we are now from the days when this kind of music could pack arenas.
Makes me sad.
True but there's an era for all kinds of music and the era of this kind has passed. But, Queensryche still performs and so does Geoff Tate. They both do a good job, with old and new songs and I love both parties. In September I will attend a show of Geoff Tate and you know in advance that it will be a party!! The man can still sing and he is an entertainer 'pur sang'! Gives me goose bumps all the time.. Perhaps no arena's but then again, the current venues are much more intimate.
I'm 57, and this is so far, absolutely the best...
The great metal bands of all time wouldn’t let us down.. it’s a big let down to us fans of queensryche forever.. come on Chris . And Scott we need this.. metal is making a resurgence… we want the ryche back… let the egos and trash talk go … we us fans of over 40 years want the ryche back?????
Some of the greatest music ever
Why in the hell , queensryche cannot get back together for one last tour .. queensryche was one of my all time metal bands.. motley poo did it ,, life is too damn short to be mad at each other… we need Chris back and Scott.. you guys owe it to us fans.. of queensryche.. Geoff is doing it ,, and creed is doing it.. what the hell man we need metal back in the queensryche…
One of reasons I liked them was Metal with no Glam just good F'en rock.
This group was extremely underrated, I'm sad to say. I appreciate them more now than ever! All 5 of them are so talented, but were never recognized like they should've been. I don't understand why though!
I've watched the new front man for Queensryche, and I'm sorry, I don't see it. Not the same at all, or even close. The old Geoff cannot be replaced. Never. Ever. I wound up seeing Geoff with his new band, and they're really good! I was surprised. I'm so happy to see him doing what he loves. And it shows.
This concept album is a masterpiece, I put my earpods in and feel like I'm in the audience. I listen and watch it everyday. Never get sick of it!
Long live Queensryche!!!❤
One of the best concept albums of all time!! Still sounds amazingly fresh today!!!
Well put mark,, I'll shoot some heroin
It's almost more relevant now.. such a killer album. 🤙🏻
Not one of the best. The best ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nothing is better than life of agony River Runs Red. Best concept album ever made. No arguments
@@truthseeker2466 Huh...then why has no one heard of it, oh, I know why......b/c it stinks. 🤣🤣🤣
These guys were untouchable in their prime. Tate's vocals were unreal/amazing!!
Saw him recently and his vocals are still top notch.
Me too... I saw him 5 times in the past 12 months, his voice is unreal to this day!!!
Its actually unbelievable . Watching it after many years and they are so fucking great.
@@sandypeppers6861 Come on now! You could mean top notch for his age. No one is the same as they were in their prime, 20's - 30's when they're in their 60's. He's top notch still today compared to others in the same age range, yeah. 👍 Tate & the band certainly were incredible for sure!!
Actually they were underrated in their prime. I saw them on the Mindcrime tour with Metallica in 1988/89. We booed them off the stage.
I served in the Navy with chris Degarmos brother. USS White plains out of Guam 86-88
Cool
USS Coral Sea CV-43 86-89
I bought this album back in 88 when it was new. I played it till it broke. "Yes it's that good" I still do. It's a masterpiece.
I broke, wore out a few cassettes from the 80's as well. Wish I had all those on CD, instead of tons of trash cassettes that I can't play. I certainly appreciate their music much more nowadays as to when I was a young dumb & full of cum blitzed & high teenager..
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I went through 3 cassettes and 2 CD's. First 5 albums are excellent start to finish, 2 songs on Promise Land and then......awful. Listen mind mindcrime the most
I saw this show in Vancouver, on their Empire Tour. Saturday, December 28/1991. Unbelievable 😮. His vocals live, Really!!!. The band was Fantastic, Incredible Show!!!
Thanks for sharing this awesome concert footage. It's so appreciated!!!
Im 55 years old. This is the best concert . Band is great, music fantastic🇷🇸
Id forgotten how good these guys are! Great footage! Thanks for sharing
Same here , 56. This album grabbed my soul and still hasn't let go.
I have two box sets, one VHS and DVD from decades ago.
What is so amazing is that it still applies to 2024 as it did in 1988.
Fuckin Amazing!
I was at this show in NJ, and Suicidal Tendencies opened. ST did a meet and greet before the show in the Giants Stadium parking lot. BEST show I’ve ever seen (and I’ve been to a lot of metal and hardcore shows). I get to witness Tate again in March when he plays live.
Cuz they knew back then not everything but a lot my favorite band
My favorite I'm 58
Must have watched the vhs back in the mid 90s over 100 times
I was lucky to see this live. Hands down the best live performance i EVER experienced.
Agreed!
No one can beat this performance, lead singer, album, two lead guitar, bass and the loud drum set
GOD .... IMISS THOSE DAYS...
The precision in the delivery of this performance is almost inhumanly precise and the entire performance deserved to be recognised, as one of the all time great musical deliveries of rock music, EVER! A sublime era and a never to be repeated time, when music delivered true greatness and our ears didn`t know how lucky we were!
Mine did.🤘
I was fortunate to see the original line up in concert 3 times. This particular show was amazing! I sure miss the Chris DeGarmo!
Me too! 3 times. One of my favorite bands of all time with DeGarmo and Tate leading the way. The new guys can sing and play, but it just isn't the same!
The lineup. Band hitting on all 8 cylinders. Epic. I was almost at the stage this tour. Fan since their ep. Before actually. Found them on a metal massecure album back when unknown bands would get on those.. l was so high at this show. This took me back. There's only been handful of times music scared me and amazed me at the same time. Floyd, Maiden. Queensryche.
One of my favorite bands too. One time I saw them at a small venue, I'm pretty short so I had to get upfront by the stage. Sooooo glad I did!!! I sang every song they played. Towards the end of the show they played Eyes of a Stranger and Geoff had on really dark shades. When Geoff sang "Lies behind my Stare" he then took them off and reached out for my hand!!! I went crazy! Everyone around me was like holy crap, he took my hand!!! I really miss the original Queensryche. Miss you Geoff. Unforgettable memory!! 😎❤️
Totally agree-DeGarmo was a Monster Guitarist!!!
Holy Shit, when he was on point, he lit the place up!!
Me to ,no one can appreciate what we talking about unless they lived it like we did,right ?
The vocal power and control by Tate is just incredible!
53 yrs old now. Saw Ryche twice. Best concerts ever! Still love all their old stuff. Miss the original crew! ❤
One of the greatest rock albums ever produced!
I used to setup for Queensryche back in the 80's when the got going. I was at every show until recently when I retired. These live performances of Mindcrime were my favorite. I remember when they used to open for Metallica. The crowds did not want Metallica to come out. This came out in 88. They continued to play the whole concert until 92 I think. After that it was abridged somewhat but the crowds still loved it. Even through the Empire days.
That's good stuff there my friend. Appreciate you sharing it here. Where did 35+ years go so fast?!
"......I turned to look but it was gone......"
Bought tickets in Feb '89 Pregnant w/my daughter.. anticipating the show in May. Got to see them in San Jose, CA when she was 2 wks old. Peeps tripping out i just had a baby. Oh yeah 👍 !! Determined much 😂.
Of the over 300 shows I have attended; this tour is undoubtedly the greatest spectacle I have ever seen. Pure genius and the comparison to todays political climate is uncanny. Is revolution calling?
Yes, yes I believe it is
That drummer was underrated. The time signatures & intensity he played with & perfect,
One of the top 3 concerts in my life. I've been to over 50 metal shows. People need to realize how groundbreaking this show was in '91. The lights, lasers and video board all timed to perfection by this amazing band. Musicianship 2nd to none. I saw this show in 3 different cities.
I’m 51 and these guys live were the top 3 of all time in clarity and execution and I saw almost every hair band live
Dio brother 🎵🎶🎸👍
The drummer is absolutely amazing. All of them, terribly terribly underrated. This is a masterpiece that I watch every day. I'm addicted.
65 years old ... still a die hard fan :-), jumping around, pick up my air guitar (aero caster ;-) ) and rock through the concert
Go you
The Real Queensryche
THE RIGHTEOUS WORD !!!
Can't believe they continue to play these songs so well. Put Queensryche in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame already!
No they are too busy putting idiots like Eminem and such in to worry about rock and roll hall of famers !?
Right!
Except they don’t still play these songs well, this was like 1989/90
Yes.. they certainly belong in the hall of fame!!
@@cyradus Thanks for telling the truth brother! without Tate singing I don’t wanna listen to any of it, I never paid attention to any of the other ones it just sounded good mainly because he was out front, if you put somebody else out front with the same musicians I would not like it, when you take the front person out of the band it changes the whole band I don’t care who’s left within it
Does anyone else see the parallels of the themes of Operation Mindcrime with modern day political and social discourse and disorder? I was hooked on this album at the age of 18 when it was released, and felt then, there was something hauntingly prophetic about it.
It shows you how corrupt our government has been for a very long time and in its modern era, its beginning to really show, hence how missed our opportunity for a revolution in the late 60's. This album is my all time favorite, not only for the lyrics, but the musicianship behind it. It fits the emotion of the lyrics.
America is ruled by the rich. Banks and big pharma = EVIL
Coming to fruition. Crazy isn’t it?
The Evil down here is timeless; always been there, but with variations: Same Pig - Different Lipstick. But it sometimes it takes a poet to hand us a pair of sunglasses.
@@FunEcar I was told by a fellow who used to work in a building with 5-sides that a Re-vol you shun was just a cycling of the power that ultimately ends up where it started. When you look at the legal dictionaries for Re Bell Eye On it is: the 'illegal' rising against a legitimate government. When you look at In Sir Ek Shun, it is the lawful rising against an Illegitimate government; to which my associate Franzetta said: ALL govern mentes (Latin for: To Steer The Mind) are illegitimate.
Operation Mind Crime. We're swimming in it.
Just finished watching. The band were on fire and at the top of their game. Saw them perform it in the UK and was just blown away! Still feel the same today.
One of the best concerts I've ever been to and we had fourth row, center seats for the show. It was phenomenal!
Saw them open for Ozzy (rage for order), then Metallica (operation mindcrime), then headline for the empire tour. They did the entire operation mindcrime album from start to finish. It's definitely one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
Same. Except when I saw Rage for Order, they were opening for AC/DC. I didn't leave the venue disappointed.
Same here,and before I was a fan,right before Mindcrime came out,they played a small club close to where I live.Played a couple songs off the cd and I was hooked.I laid out of school the next day to go buy the cassette,I was 17 when it came out.Till this day and all the shows I've seen,the Empire tour where they did this whole cd as well is still tops.
Yep, saw them in St. Louis in May of 91. Did Mindcrime start to finish plus a ton of stuff from other albums.
Saw them open for def leppard on the operation mind crime tour and saw them on the rage for order tour
I saw the same shows in Phoenix and San Diego. I was already a huge fan from the Warning album, and where I was sitting we could see back stage too, and it was so cool seeing them huddle before coming out on stage (the Ozzy show). They were so nervous back stage, and such pros on stage.
I loved each of their shows but the Mind Crime they got to headline and do all the effects seen here, and my only complaint, that it all started to fade away too soon after. The next two albums were incredible, but then came the splintering in Hear in the New Frontier, an unlistenable album, and I take zero pleasure saying that. Chris left to become a pilot for Fed-Ex (dang! but I am told he loves it), and the next album was really good again, then the roller coaster and final split and splat.
Incredible
This was Queensrych at the top of their game.
They had that down to perfection when they recorded the live concert in 1991
My senior year of high school.
Concerts in the 80s and 90s were incredible
And affordable too
YES!!!!! YES!!!! por fin lo puedo disfrutar, I've been looking for this show for many years, THANX!!! This is an epic moment for me , honestly, my wife just left the room because I turned the music too loud. I'll play it loud, to hell with the neighbors too haha!!WooHoooo!! Now is 7:25 pm on 12/01/2023, and I state that this music is prophecy
'Eyes of a stranger' So haunting and beautiful. Master piece of all the time
Think it’s my fav song of theirs!!
I'm 51 now and Im still rocken this awesome music nobody will ever replace the original members in this group..don't really care for the "new Queensryche" Tate was always the front man in my eyes and always will be..
Johnstown,Pa 1990
Jacksonville,flo 2006
Greensburg,pa
This is the lineup that makes this band great
My brother and I were at this concert in 1991 in Madison, WI. Suicidal Tendencies opened for them. So awesome, I remember it like it was yesterday.
I was blown away from this. It sounds just like the real audio CD. Absolutely amazing!! What a great band, great musicians!! Chris DeGarmo, and Michael Wilton jammed away some great guitars, Eddie Jackson on that Bass, and Scott Rockenfield on that cool drum set back there. This is what REAL metal music should sound like. I think this was their very best album: HANDS DOWN!! Queensryche completely blew that stage away that night I'm shure. Geoff Tate's voice really comes out too, like the leader he is. Also yes: this great band should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!!
Just when i think eyes of a stranger cant get any better....here it is
Suite Sister Mary is the greatest song off the record and quite possibly the greatest song Queensryche has ever recorded. It is so eerie, I love it.
I agree! She is mesmerizing when she sings!
When I saw them perform this on the Empire Tour I was in a state of total shock! I had Empire but had never heard Mindcrime, they played the entire Mindcrime album and I was mesmerized! This, for me, is the greatest Concept album of all time!
I remember going to see this tour on my 22nd birthday.!!
My friend and I loved Operation Mindcrime and we had no idea they were going to do this. Rosemont Horizon in Chicago. The crowd went wild!!! My favorite concert to this day!!!
Perhaps the greatest Rock album of all time.
Yes!!!!!!
Perhaps
Great album.Greatest?Not even close😂
Once you press play on this masterpiece, you gotta listen all the way through. 🤘
Absofuckinlutely!!!
Best concept album of all time....30+ years later and even more fitting in 2022. Live performance is a masterpiece as well.
This is a great concept album...But the greatest? That accolade is held by several Pink Floyd albums: Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, and/or Wish you were here.
@@johnjacobs3643 I agree, seen PINK FLOYD in concert 2x best shows ever!!
@@johnjacobs3643 Pink Floyd can't touch this.
Queensryche is awesome...but are not in the same galaxy as Pink Floyd or Led Zep. I'm sorry...but they're not!@@ReaveShot
@johnjacobs3643 pink Floyd is far too mellow to be this hype, and not only was the musical performance album quality but the stage performance was incredible.
Happy to say I managed to see this tour live... and it was EPIC.
I have had the honor of seeing QUEENSRYCHE at least a dozen times. Every album is amazing!! Operation mindcrime is still my favorite. When it came out I listened to it 3 or 4 times a day for for years. The whole band was absolutely mesmerizing in concert every time I saw them. Geoff tate is still my favorite singer of all time. Thanks to all the original band members for helping me through the darkest days of my life! Special thanks to Geoff for taking the time to meet me at one of your solo shows. It was was amazing to meet a kind real down to earth idol who had no attitude.
My Girl friend and I attended this show TWICE in 1991 in West Michigan ,,, IT WAS One of The MOST Incredible shows we ever saw !!! We Fell IN Love to QueensRyche ,,, Got Married,, and We Are Still in Love and Together Today ; 9/6/24 !!! Our Favorite Band of ALL Time!!!!
I remember now ,,,,
😎 Bob from Michigan
What a lovely reflection Bob - respect!
So glad we have you tube so we can watch live music 🎶 🎵 ❤
This music never gets old.
Agreed 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
This is when Queensryche were at their very best . I listened to nothing but this album for about two years and wore out the DVD ! Thanks for the upload 👍
Lol..me too..I'm 54
@@roonie2 glad I managed to see them live when they were at their best . I had hair back then lol
Saw them perform Mindcrime twice. Once in a 10,000 seat arena and once in a 1000 seat club. Mind blowing both times! Not enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe how great this album is.
30 años después Geoff Tate tocando íntegramente el álbum, frente a 100 personas lo vimos
Killer man. Saw them open for Metallica sometime in 80s. Unfortunately I can't fing remember if it was Masters or Justice tour. Was a little intoxicated. I'm thinking it was Master right after Metallica stopped opening for ozzy. Not sure how meny if any Stadiums they played, but they would have thrived in a stadium with concept album props. Few bands I like in Stadiums. Just saw another band I happen like,especially early days stuff, that I've seen in small and large venues the blew me away in raw power and volume for a stadium... Went for Motley, and they blew them off the fing stage. You probably guessed, DONT LAUGH it's a guilty pleasure (got laid to tones of one popular album) yep... Def fing Leppard lady's and jents..jents!!
A absolute masterpiece of a album saw queensryche support dio in the eighties what a concert
'86 I'm rocking my "Rage" concert T and the rock rats are all "Who's that"? "What's that weird thing in the circle"? "Are they any good"?
I'm all "stick around bitches, you'll find out soon enough".
I saw the classic line-up performing the whole Operation Mindcrime in a small venue in Milan in 1990. Awesome!
Lucky guy
Thank you for posting. I'm 48 now. I was fortunate enough to see this show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Warrior Soul opened. My first rock concert.
Excellent 🎉
Great first Concert !!!
One hell of a first concert 😊
The last 5 minutes of the concert is the best I have ever seen in my life. Together with THE MISSION....the most underrated song of Queensryche.
When I met Geoff Tate after winning tickets to go to a private listening party in Seattle at "Bad Animals" Studio mid 90s I told him that I love his voice because it is so melodic and I listen to it as I go to sleep.. And he looked at me and said "Well, I hope I don't give you nightmares!" 😅😂🤭
Super sweet guy and I was also able to meet the entire band and they all signed the cover of the CDs for all of us! - So sad😪 the band had to break up into two different/separate Queensryche's...
30yrs ago. They foreseen what is actually happening in 2022. Such a fantastic band. But, I do hope they sort differences and get Geoff back. He had heart n soul singing. Made it all so realistic.
IT NEVER GETS OLD!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
One of the best concerts ever.
had a friend in high school who loved them. We would say "geee HOFFF! and kid would flip out and burst into his best impression.. ah the good ol days. no cell phones, everybody literally watching the concert and enjoying themselves.
"Perhaps you need another shot. Sweet dreams you bastard." prophecy
They were at the top of their game here a d during Empire. Really tight. Played together flawlessly.
Reliving the concert in Miami, love this band and Tate can never be replicated!
Unbelievable, unsurpassed masterpiece. The chemistry amongst five men gave birth to one of the most notable work in music history. And we were alive at the same time, what a lucky combination 💫
The greatest concert ever. And I've seen plenty over 40+ years. Every audience member knew every word. We were one. It was amazing!
Tate rules.. no one can touch him at his peak....not even close..love his haunting powerful voice..grt band.
Tate brings passion to the vocals like I've never heard before ❤😮
My favorite singer. Takes me to places , no one else does
Mindcrime was bold, epic, brilliant and triumphant. Still holds up as not only a musical achievement but the greatest concept album in history. My opinion only BTW!! 🤘
I’m with you. Well said. For my time, it probably is the best concept album.
Best concept album ever because you can understand what's happening and they're explaining things what's going on all these other concept albums have no freaking clue what they're talking about what they're doing ,
The greatest concept album was Dark Side Of The Moon
Sorry. I love operation mindcrime but floyd made 4 concept albums in a row. No one come close to them yet.
Great opinion my friend!🤘🏽😎
This band is so different from others..that's why I love them.creative , grt lyrics, storytelling . Enjoy them😄
I was front row for the show at the Spectrum here in Philthy fans and got to meet the GREAT and very underated Eddie Jackson on bass. He and Scott are so underrated it's criminal
Awesome, I was at the same show,section U
Base was always a great punch to their songs.
Good old Spectrum! Remember the days of linning up or sleeping over night outside the Spectrum to get tickets? I do. tickets where $18 and a $2 service fee, if that. Good old days. Now you spend over $20 on service fees, what a joke.
Totally agree!
So Awesome!!
I saw the Metallica And Justice For All tour with Queensryche just before they released Operation Mindcrime...THEY WERE INCREDIBLE !!!!!!!!! Probably one of.the best concerts I ever saw . Both bands were at their peak and blew the roof off that place . PK
I saw this concert in Philadelphia spectrum this was one of the best concerts I have ever seen just watching brings back memories 😊
OMFG!!! Thanks SO MUCH for posting this!!!
Reproducing this album live to such a high level is pretty astonishing - this is a band of the highest order at work.
High 5!!!
Amazing performance by Scott Rockenfield
"Dont ever trust the needle!" These guys were so ahead of their time, pretty amazing, isnt it? 🤔
Still, after all these years, my very favorite live album/concert footage. I still get goosebumps during the ending of it. Just awesome! Getting psyched to see Queensryche and Judas Priest in a few days. Thank you for posting this!
It's not Queensryche unless Tate is singing 🤘🤘🤘
@@davidblack5551 EXACTLY No Geoff no RYCHE
Awesome group very awesome group thanks bro
I think Queensryche is one of the most underrated metal bands ever. Probably because they`ve started in an era with full of top metal bands in the 80`s. However this album is a true masterpiece from 1st minute to the last. Rolling Stone listed Operation Mindcrime as one of the top 100 metal albums of all time
Queensryche were hands down America's greatest metal band, they had all the right ingredients...top notch musicality, great songwriting/vocals and they looked great, a class act. I was into them from day one. I remember seeing the ad for Mindcrime in the rock mags comparing it to The Wall. The ad said " Yeah, it's THAT good and after buying and hearing it I was in total agreement. It is one of my top favorite LPs of all time, the thing burns from finish.
One of the greatest bands ever
This is the magic of the ORIGINAL Queensryche lineup ! When they lost DeGarmo things declined rapidly!