Annnnd this is why so many of us revere and admire these older bands.... The talent and musicianship is undeniable.... Unmatched in my opinion.... No freaking auto tune.... Lol. A true singer
I was lucky enough to see Queensryche live during the Operation: Mindcrime tour (which is still my favorite album of all time!) He sounds just as good live as he does in studio.
@@chadfortman8098 Chris was on promised land as well but I think he was burned out of the band life, I do agree with you though degarmo was queensryche.
I dont know what i was more impressed with, Geoffs performance or Julia's analysis! This is one of my favorite songs and i love hearing an expert discuss it. Fantastic
There are so many reaction videos of Geoff Tate's singing (this is not a bad thing). There needs to be a video of Geoff reacting to reactions of him. That could be hilarious...
I seen Queensryche open for Dio in Germany in 1984 . Not knowing i would be seeing two of the greatest rock vocalists of all time . I was stunned and became a fan ever since .
Geoff is up there in the pantheon of rock/metal singers (one of my all time favorites). So many other things you could listen to, but vocally I absolutely love "I will remember". There's an MTV Unplugged version floating around which is quite beautiful.
Oh my. I'm so looking forward to this. Queensryche is one of 80s metal's best kept secrets. Their masterpice is the concept album Operation: Mindcrime, but picking any one song from that album to react to would be like watching one movie at random from the Harry Potter franchise. But it is well worth checking out for your own enjoyment. Imagine that voice and those musicians telling a story ranging from revolutionary hubris, to doomed love, to amazingly beautiful despair. Every song on the album is a masterpice in its own right and the whole is so much more than the sum of its parts. That said, if you ever want to react to an album as a live stream or something, you could do a lot worse than O:MC. Cheers!
Agreed listen to it in it's entirety. It is a metal opera in the way the songs are moments in a classic piece with a singer telling the story. Excellent!
What's amazing about this, is this an encore song. He performed this song after singing for over two hours prior to this. In his heyday Geoff was one of the greatest singers to come out of the eighties. It's a shame that he really didn't get the recognition he deserved as a singer in my opinion. Rage, Mind Crime and Empire are three of their best albums ever. Love your videos take care.
Agreed, Geoff never quite got the recognition he truly deserved, and he is also one of my favorite vocalists of all time. You pointed out that this was an encore song, and it doesn't surprise me that he still had that much fuel in the tank, dude was crazy good in his prime.
Totally agree. Queensrÿche were so underrated and I think it was all a matter of timing. In 1984, new wave was dominating and in the latter part of the 80s I feel like they were in the shadow of bands like GnR. I think Empire came out right around the time that Nirvana’s Nevermind album did and again, they were overshadowed by the phenomenon that was the introduction of grunge music at the time. I was a freshman in high school and Empire was definitely in the rotation, but like most of my peers I was totally caught up in bands like Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, and The Smashing Pumpkins. I’m only recently fully discovering how awesome Queensrÿche really was.
I'm pretty sure that Geoff is widely regarded as one of the best singers alive. The band won a Grammy. They were selling out arenas for years. The definitely got recognition.
The really soaring highs already went by the early 90s; I remember him at a festival opening for AC/DC & Metallica and all the E5s had become E4s. May have been the time of day or something, or just form of the day, but time waits for few of us, and I cannot nearly get up as high as I could back then.... on the lower end, I *am* approaching Geoff Castelucci though :)
I don't know about now, but I've seen him with Queensryche performing the full Operation Mindcrime album in 2008 and he sounded absolutely fine. That album doesn't get quite as high as this, but still requires a very good vocal performance. Now I was rather far back so it could've been jaded, but I remember it sounding very good.
I was just saying that today. Geoff Tate can't even do Geoff Tate anymore. I mean, if he really really wanted to, and strived to be disciplined about it, he could get back there.
There is a song from their “Empire”album called “Anybody Listening”that I just love. You should have a listen. It wasn’t one of their bigger radio hits but, it’s fantastic!
Absolutely brilliant song. Great lyrics. Rich, wet, baritone dominant vocal from Geoff Tate. And the music is just gorgeous. One of the best songs they ever made.
It's a performance like this that just makes you appreciate heavy metal that much more. It's not all screaming and noise, there is a TON of talent in this style of music. My preferred style of music.. :-) Great reaction Julia, I always look to you and The Charismatic Voice for inspiration.. You two lovely ladies have got it together! Have a good one..
I laughed reading this (you got teenage me pegged), because as a teenager in the late 80s I was all about thrash and punk and Queensryche was "too cheesy" in their sound for me. Until Operation Mindcrime; I was digging the concept album thing, at least. I like this now, though I think I can still hear some of that "cheesy" quality, like it pushes closer to the glam sound, which I have never liked, than it does classic metal like Priest or Maiden. I think my appreciation for music that's simply good has expanded over the years.
@@iDEATH I never put Queensryche in a glam rock territory at all. Glam was more of a Poison, Warrant, Faster Pussycat, Cinderella kind of thing. When I saw Queensryche open up for Metallica on the Justice tour both bands were amazing!
@@DecapitatedPlaythings Not "in", just "closer" to, relatively speaking. Does that makes sense? It's just what teenage me thought at the time, and I think I can hear why, though now I like this.
@@iDEATH I totally understand... The teenage me has a different ear than the grown up version 2.0 LOL.. I wonder why after all this time that Mindcrime is still something younger generations can get an ear for?
@@DecapitatedPlaythings It's been an age since I listened to it (I can barely keep up with new releases these days), but I think Mindcrime is just that good. I recall the concept album aspect really appealed to me as well. Who doesn't like a good story, y'know?
The crazy part is that he can hit these high notes, & yet you can listen to "Silent Lucidity" & hear his voice hit some deep notes & have very few issues with his range. It's sad his can't sing like that anymore, but he's still damn good. He's easily the most underrated vocalist of the 80's
If you watch a lot of the old concert footage and even pay attention to his speaking voice interviews over the years, his voice starting dropping during Operation Mindcrime, and continued to do so through the 90’s. He gained a richer low end baritone at the expense of his upper range. Some say it was cigarette smoking, but most guys continue to have their voices drop through their 20’s, so it might just be his genetics.
The thing is: even Tate is waaaaay past his prime he is still better than a lot of singers that has been active for over 40 years. His controversial personality aside, he is one of best that ever lived
Came back to this reaction again. The excitement that you had for hearing Geoff sing for the first time is the same as those of us who first heard him sing back in 1983. So glad that your generation is bringing Queensryche to the forefront again.
4:48 Julia's notation about timbre in the kit. A lot of the groups in the 80's were incorporating electronic drums into their kits. That's what you hear instead of the traditional drum and head.
I am a rock enthusiast from the late 60's on. In my time, Tate is at the very top in terms of vocal ability and range. Simply an incredible singer and one of the very best ever.
I would love to see your analysis of "The Lady Wore Black" from this same concert...the whole concert is incredible! Love your breakdown of Goeff's vocals. He is an amazing singer and Queensryche was an incredibly tight band when they played live. Outstanding!
Not every day you hear a baritone hit an E5 without a hint of strain in his voice. Geoff Tate is one of the most amazing vocalists in the last 50 years.
I love having vocal coaches discover Queensrÿche on TH-cam. Most of them have never heard of the band. Then they hear Geoff Tate sing and wonder why they don't know of them. I discovered Queensrÿche back in the 1980s and still have Operation Mindcrime on CD. It's like watching vocal coaches discover Floor Jansen as they can't believe they are as good as they are.
I recommend "Suite Sister Mary" live from their Operation Mind Crime tour. I also recommend "Silent Lucidity" for a softer, lighter side of his vocal range.
I double down this choice. Suite Sister Mary is the song that keeps getting missed, but should be such an obvious choice. Silent Lucidity is also smooth and slower and lower, but there's plenty of reviews on it already.
@@DerekScottBland not really, if that was the case you couldn't review a single song on mindcrime without knowing the ins and outs of the full thing, it's a vocal analysis not a analysis of the story
Take Hold of the Flame is one of the most popular songs to react to on youtube. Not complaining. Great to see them get the recognition even if its years after their hay days. My favorite band of all time. Saw them live 3 times in the 1980's
Geoff still tours 200+ shows a year as a solo artist and Ive seen him hundreds of times. He is an amazing performer and all around good human. He still has it.
Oh it’s nice to see somebody discover Geoff Tate for the first time. And this was before you were born. Before people just started using electronics to better their voice. This is real talent from a real band.
Maestro David P. Kyle was the vocal coach the Geoff, as well as Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Ann Wilson and a whole bevy of other Seattle area singers.
I love watching the reactions from first time Tate experiences. It brings me back to the days these albums were released and seeing him live for the first time. A true master of his craft!
This song was so obscure when I listened to them as a teen, not many people knew it, especially this earlier album. Great to see new generations appreciating it. I knew it was very special at the time being a metal guitarist.
This is my favorite song by far to watch people's reaction, because it's an amazing song, but also because watching people's reaction to him going full God Mode is always fun to watch. That being said, your reaction was the most informative and well done video by far! You just took top slot in the professional reaction category. Also love that you put a lot of the comments or insights just as text, so you don't have to constantly stop the video to give your input.
I loved the song on record that halford and Dickinson did together ‘the one you love to hate’ then rob had both Bruce and Geoff guest on it live. Awesome! 🤘🤘🤘
@@antoniomaraspin Klaus was fantastic. I could listen to him sing the dictionary. Still loving you is one of my all time favorites. His voice was amazing on that.
Can’t stop watching reaction/analysis videos if this specific performance. This has to be one of the greatest live performances of all time! GT was a freak!
Met him when I was 15, so like 1986. He is highly intelligent and friendly. I've always loved hard rock/metal but his voice is so far above the rest. His music and range is amazing.
I'm 67 years old and I love Queensryche !!! I saw them live, several times, back in the eighties... I still listen to them, pretty much, everyday. I follow Geoff Tate. Listen to Sweet Oblivion. Every time I see somebody reacting to this song, I listen to it, because I love to see your reaction ! Lol I know what is in store for you !!! I heard he was classically trained.
Thank you so much for doing this one! Geoff sold out his voice for the success of the band and he should be appreciated and respected for doing so. Thus, he is not able to do the range anymore but I definitely appreciate the effort and sacrifice. He is underappreciated in my opinion and that is completely sad. Thank you again 💯
I was lucky to see Queensryche in concert, it was the Operation Mindcrime/Empire tour. They did the whole of OMC and songs from Empire as well as songs from Rage for Order and The Warning, almost three hours long. Wish you could have seen them in concert Julia.
You cant go wrong with ANY song from this concert...he kills every song and it has to be one of the most demanding set list for a vocalist ....he ends the night with QUEEN OF THE REICH.
WOW what a great reaction, I could tell you were surprised and in to it your analysis was awesome to watch and listen to even if I did not understand what you were talking about it was apparent you did.....seeing your surprise and enjoyment was a big bonus Jeff at his peak was the king.... take care..
Queensryche - "Anyone listening" shows both Chris and Geoff's harmony is incredible. Definitely need to check this song out, would love to hear your take.
Geoff Tate is one of the greatest vocalists of all time. His range is phenomenal. You should do an analysis on their song Silent Lucidity. You'll be surprised how different it is haha. Beautiful song and Tate's vocals on there are phenomenal as well.
Hi Julia!When this song was released 38 years ago I showed to everybody i knew and it was something I knew nobody would touch Geoff Tate Perfection in Take Hold of The Flame but I waited and finally i saw The Charismatic Voice ,Doug Helvering and your hype accurated analyses it made my 38 years that even do not knowing to name all Geoff technique I knew not even Bruce Dickinson went that far.
Saw him last night in NJ, still sounded great. While he didn't hit the E5 , he certainly touched the octave lower which was still impressive on this song.
The 80's music contained a massive amount of talented musicians making music that sadly I don't believe we will ever see or hear again. I'm happy I was a part of it.
I have been to seen Queensrythe since the mid 80s Geoff Tate was the best. I am 74yo and have seen him probably 25 times. As with all vocalists as they age their voice range diminishes. He was the best. My late wife loved them. I cry every time I hear “Eyes Of A Stranger”. It feels good.
This is a amazing song from Queensryche really shows off the insane limits Geoff Tate's voice had. But I think you should look into the song "I will remember" By Queensryche the unplugged version. I think it really shows how smooth and emotional his voice can be.
He did this song at the end of the show as well which just shows his abilities to impress, awesome reaction! Also the Lady Wore Black from this same show is amazing as well, just wow.
Take Hold of The Flame was my introduction to Queensryche. I was in a supermarket at the time in about 1986 and this song came on over the speaker system. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I heard the band's name at the end of the song and went home and started looking through my Columbia House (no internet back then) papers to see if I could find reference to them. I found two albums (no CDs back then only cassette tapes and LPs) listed; The Warning and Rage for Order. Ordered them both and when they arrived played them both to try to find this song. I was so overwhelmed with all of the songs on both albums I couldn't even remember which song I heard over the supermarket intercom at first. I was hooked on Queensryche from that time onwards. They're still my favorite band even after all of the drama of later years.
the backup guys can sing as well - Eddie and Chris have amazing voice singing harmonies w Geoff and it's amazing to hear !! I will recommend "Screaming in Digital' Live at the Moore Theater to hear him a little later w some age for comparison, he exudes stage presence there as well !!! Awesome to watch you experience this for the first time Julia ❤❤❤ I also would recommend Michael Sweet of Stryper and the song "YAHWEH" - you would be "NUTJOB'n" thru the whole damn song 🤣🤣🤣 !!!
Dude, Screaming in Digital is such a great song! I feel like it's overlooked. Such a great song, that whole Rage album is bad ass too! Looking at the video you suggested now.
When he hits that E5 it always kills me. I saw Queensryche back in 1991. One of the tightest bands I've ever seen. I used to be a vocalist. Tate is awesome
Had the privilege of attending Geoff's Tucson, Az. concert a few months ago. He played Rage for Order in its entirety ... my favorite QR album! He still sounds good for his age and his band is really fantastic!
So many reaction videos, where the singer does a "surprising" sound, and the reactors go WOW!, BUT TO ME................ the post op is so obvious. This guy had it for sure, He could have been an Opera singer. PLUS...................... these guys had to do it live in multiple cities or the crowd would sit there like.............wtf................... WE WERE BRUTAL.
This was such an amazing performance, and a PHENOMENAL analysis by Julia! Keep kicking butt!!!
Yours was great as well :-)
Truly an amazing example of acoustic power! :)
I loved your video on Eyes of a Stranger!
Love Elizabeth's channel, glad to see her give Julia her seal of approval!
Elizabeth and Julia.... how can it possibly get better than this?
Geoff Tate in his prime was absolutely untouchable. One of the all time greats.
Midnight and Tate were equals. One does not have to be bad for the other to be good. It's ok to like/appreciate them.both.
Tate wrote the lines.
Winner.
Thousands of 9 year-olds can nail Eruption- but could they create it?
Geoff Tate sits at the top of my three favorite metal singers of all time. 1. Geoff Tate 2. Ronnie James Dio 3. Bruce Dickenson. In that order.
@@quadrono5714 are we ignoring daniel heiman?
@@blazejecar not at all, Daniel is amazing.
Annnnd this is why so many of us revere and admire these older bands.... The talent and musicianship is undeniable.... Unmatched in my opinion....
No freaking auto tune.... Lol. A true singer
"Back to the E5 you nut job!" -Julie. Love that comment.
Not to mention that Geoff Tate is not a tenor. He's a baritone with incredible range. One of the best ever.
Not to mention he was opera trained, and in his words metal singing is so much easier to do than sing opera.
Interestingly, baritones often have wider ranges than tenors.
@@captfredricks9650 But most can't get quite as high as Geoff. What an amazing talent.
@@BBGreek1 absolutely
He's the cats ass
That's Lead guitarist, Chris DeGarmo, singing back up so close to Geoff. To me these two were the heart and soul of Queensryche.
Seeing Julia fan-girling over this is almost better than the actual performance. 🥰
..in some ways definitely, because she's an absolute sweetheart ...
I'll make sure to watch through to the end then 😜
✌💖🎼
Totally agree!
I'm a vocal coach. All of us "fanboy/girl" over GT. He is THAT good.
@@AkelasanAK dude. I'm in love!!!
I was lucky enough to see Queensryche live during the Operation: Mindcrime tour (which is still my favorite album of all time!) He sounds just as good live as he does in studio.
Someone FINALLY noticed Chris's amazing backup vocals! No one ever catches this.
I’ve always thought not only is his guitar playing great, his backup vocals are right up there too!
With out Chris they bottom out I bought few CDs they just sucked after empire
YES! Geoff is incredible but the band can absolutely keep up with him. So much talent.
@@chadfortman8098 Chris was on promised land as well but I think he was burned out of the band life, I do agree with you though degarmo was queensryche.
Yes her and Elizabeth from the charismatic voice are the only two I've noticed that give Chris recognition.
I dont know what i was more impressed with, Geoffs performance or Julia's analysis! This is one of my favorite songs and i love hearing an expert discuss it. Fantastic
There are so many reaction videos of Geoff Tate's singing (this is not a bad thing). There needs to be a video of Geoff reacting to reactions of him. That could be hilarious...
Ha. He must be aware these exist by now....
I seen Queensryche open for Dio in Germany in 1984 . Not knowing i would be seeing two of the greatest rock vocalists of all time . I was stunned and became a fan ever since .
Geoff is up there in the pantheon of rock/metal singers (one of my all time favorites). So many other things you could listen to, but vocally I absolutely love "I will remember". There's an MTV Unplugged version floating around which is quite beautiful.
Of course you could go straight to so many others "Suite Sister Mary", "Eyes of a Stranger". His resonance when he gets down low is ... amazing
Here is the unplugged "I will Remember" from 92 th-cam.com/video/RrSCtjFlsrc/w-d-xo.html
@FatalPies luv crimson glory
@FatalPies
You're out of your mind. I dig Crimson Glory but Midnight sounds like a half assed Jason McMaster. Geoff is top 3 of all time.
This. Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. Please react to this next.
One of my favorite bands of all time, and one of the best metal singers ever.
Oh my. I'm so looking forward to this. Queensryche is one of 80s metal's best kept secrets. Their masterpice is the concept album Operation: Mindcrime, but picking any one song from that album to react to would be like watching one movie at random from the Harry Potter franchise. But it is well worth checking out for your own enjoyment. Imagine that voice and those musicians telling a story ranging from revolutionary hubris, to doomed love, to amazingly beautiful despair. Every song on the album is a masterpice in its own right and the whole is so much more than the sum of its parts. That said, if you ever want to react to an album as a live stream or something, you could do a lot worse than O:MC. Cheers!
That was a seminal album for the time. So much good music from them during that period.
Agreed listen to it in it's entirety. It is a metal opera in the way the songs are moments in a classic piece with a singer telling the story. Excellent!
@@davidfowler8778 the last of the true concept albums.
FULL ALBUM REVIEW IS NEEDED 🤘 ring ☎️ ring ☎️ MINDCRIME
I agree with everything you said, save for the Harry Potter comparison.
Singing with that range is one thing.
Making it nice to listen to is another.
Tate is the greatest metal vocalist of all time.
E5 in full voice with that much sustain is bonkers!
I missed a chance to see them back during the "Empire" tour. 🫤
What's amazing about this, is this an encore song. He performed this song after singing for over two hours prior to this. In his heyday Geoff was one of the greatest singers to come out of the eighties. It's a shame that he really didn't get the recognition he deserved as a singer in my opinion. Rage, Mind Crime and Empire are three of their best albums ever. Love your videos take care.
It was the first song on the encore I believe. I think he did Queen Of The Reich after
Agreed, Geoff never quite got the recognition he truly deserved, and he is also one of my favorite vocalists of all time. You pointed out that this was an encore song, and it doesn't surprise me that he still had that much fuel in the tank, dude was crazy good in his prime.
Totally agree. Queensrÿche were so underrated and I think it was all a matter of timing. In 1984, new wave was dominating and in the latter part of the 80s I feel like they were in the shadow of bands like GnR. I think Empire came out right around the time that Nirvana’s Nevermind album did and again, they were overshadowed by the phenomenon that was the introduction of grunge music at the time. I was a freshman in high school and Empire was definitely in the rotation, but like most of my peers I was totally caught up in bands like Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, and The Smashing Pumpkins. I’m only recently fully discovering how awesome Queensrÿche really was.
I'm pretty sure that Geoff is widely regarded as one of the best singers alive. The band won a Grammy. They were selling out arenas for years. The definitely got recognition.
Don’t forget The Warning!!
I love seeing people react to Tate's voice. It was so special, unequaled before or since. His range was unbelievable.
I absolutely love watching vocal coaches react to this, so fun.
Just saw Geoff Tate live the other night... he can't sing like this anymore, but he can still SANG!
The really soaring highs already went by the early 90s; I remember him at a festival opening for AC/DC & Metallica and all the E5s had become E4s. May have been the time of day or something, or just form of the day, but time waits for few of us, and I cannot nearly get up as high as I could back then.... on the lower end, I *am* approaching Geoff Castelucci though :)
saw him last night, at 62 he’s INCREDIBLE
I don't know about now, but I've seen him with Queensryche performing the full Operation Mindcrime album in 2008 and he sounded absolutely fine. That album doesn't get quite as high as this, but still requires a very good vocal performance. Now I was rather far back so it could've been jaded, but I remember it sounding very good.
He still blows most out of the water today. And his dynamics are still
Amazing.
I was just saying that today. Geoff Tate can't even do Geoff Tate anymore. I mean, if he really really wanted to, and strived to be disciplined about it, he could get back there.
After watching you goad The Fairy Voice Mother into analyzing this song, this was a real joy to watch.
Operation Mindcrime is still my fav concept album!!
It's awesome watching people fall in love with Queensryche and Geoffs voice. You could see it on her face. I've loved them since forever. ❤
What is truly amazing, is that this was an encore song!
And I’ve heard that this was the second concert of the day.
There is a song from their “Empire”album called “Anybody Listening”that I just love. You should have a listen. It wasn’t one of their bigger radio hits but, it’s fantastic!
Amazing lyrics. One of my favorite songs.
Absolutely brilliant song.
Great lyrics.
Rich, wet, baritone dominant vocal from Geoff Tate.
And the music is just gorgeous.
One of the best songs they ever made.
It's a performance like this that just makes you appreciate heavy metal that much more. It's not all screaming and noise, there is a TON of talent in this style of music. My preferred style of music.. :-) Great reaction Julia, I always look to you and The Charismatic Voice for inspiration.. You two lovely ladies have got it together! Have a good one..
I laughed reading this (you got teenage me pegged), because as a teenager in the late 80s I was all about thrash and punk and Queensryche was "too cheesy" in their sound for me. Until Operation Mindcrime; I was digging the concept album thing, at least. I like this now, though I think I can still hear some of that "cheesy" quality, like it pushes closer to the glam sound, which I have never liked, than it does classic metal like Priest or Maiden. I think my appreciation for music that's simply good has expanded over the years.
@@iDEATH I never put Queensryche in a glam rock territory at all. Glam was more of a Poison, Warrant, Faster Pussycat, Cinderella kind of thing. When I saw Queensryche open up for Metallica on the Justice tour both bands were amazing!
@@DecapitatedPlaythings Not "in", just "closer" to, relatively speaking. Does that makes sense? It's just what teenage me thought at the time, and I think I can hear why, though now I like this.
@@iDEATH I totally understand... The teenage me has a different ear than the grown up version 2.0 LOL.. I wonder why after all this time that Mindcrime is still something younger generations can get an ear for?
@@DecapitatedPlaythings It's been an age since I listened to it (I can barely keep up with new releases these days), but I think Mindcrime is just that good. I recall the concept album aspect really appealed to me as well. Who doesn't like a good story, y'know?
The crazy part is that he can hit these high notes, & yet you can listen to "Silent Lucidity" & hear his voice hit some deep notes & have very few issues with his range. It's sad his can't sing like that anymore, but he's still damn good. He's easily the most underrated vocalist of the 80's
If you watch a lot of the old concert footage and even pay attention to his speaking voice interviews over the years, his voice starting dropping during Operation Mindcrime, and continued to do so through the 90’s. He gained a richer low end baritone at the expense of his upper range. Some say it was cigarette smoking, but most guys continue to have their voices drop through their 20’s, so it might just be his genetics.
The thing is: even Tate is waaaaay past his prime he is still better than a lot of singers that has been active for over 40 years. His controversial personality aside, he is one of best that ever lived
Ah yes, that moment when you realise that Chris De Garmo's backing vocals can also cut glass...
Incoming: high notes. Really high notes.
This is a superb song, also. Since we missed out on Helloween, this one is really what we needed!
Came back to this reaction again.
The excitement that you had for hearing Geoff sing for the first time is the same as those of us who first heard him sing back in 1983.
So glad that your generation is bringing Queensryche to the forefront again.
Geoff Tate is in my opinion one of the best vocalists ever Thanks for this videc 😁💖
4:48 Julia's notation about timbre in the kit. A lot of the groups in the 80's were incorporating electronic drums into their kits. That's what you hear instead of the traditional drum and head.
I am a rock enthusiast from the late 60's on. In my time, Tate is at the very top in terms of vocal ability and range. Simply an incredible singer and one of the very best ever.
Geoff Tate was taught by David P Kyle. Who also taught Ann Wilson of Heart and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden
Watch their MTV Unplugged concert, and start with “I Will Remember”. The entire show and band was amazing.
The background singer that shes hearing is Chris. They seemed to never be the same after he left. My favorite band though, man they were so good
I would love to see your analysis of "The Lady Wore Black" from this same concert...the whole concert is incredible! Love your breakdown of Goeff's vocals. He is an amazing singer and Queensryche was an incredibly tight band when they played live. Outstanding!
Not every day you hear a baritone hit an E5 without a hint of strain in his voice. Geoff Tate is one of the most amazing vocalists in the last 50 years.
I love having vocal coaches discover Queensrÿche on TH-cam. Most of them have never heard of the band. Then they hear Geoff Tate sing and wonder why they don't know of them. I discovered Queensrÿche back in the 1980s and still have Operation Mindcrime on CD. It's like watching vocal coaches discover Floor Jansen as they can't believe they are as good as they are.
Yeah, it's awesome!
CD? I still have it on cassette lol
Geoff Tate and Floor Jansen are two of the greatest performers EVER!!! ❤
Almost a year later ...I'm still saying any song by them from MTV unplugged...you'll be blown away no doubt
I recommend "Suite Sister Mary" live from their Operation Mind Crime tour. I also recommend "Silent Lucidity" for a softer, lighter side of his vocal range.
God yeah, never seen anyone react to that, always my favourite from mindcrime and Pamela ain't too shabby on it either
Definitely!!!
I double down this choice. Suite Sister Mary is the song that keeps getting missed, but should be such an obvious choice. Silent Lucidity is also smooth and slower and lower, but there's plenty of reviews on it already.
Sister Mary is good, but almost requires a knowledge of the whole Mindcrime album to properly review it.
@@DerekScottBland not really, if that was the case you couldn't review a single song on mindcrime without knowing the ins and outs of the full thing, it's a vocal analysis not a analysis of the story
Take Hold of the Flame is one of the most popular songs to react to on youtube. Not complaining. Great to see them get the recognition even if its years after their hay days. My favorite band of all time. Saw them live 3 times in the 1980's
Geoff still tours 200+ shows a year as a solo artist and Ive seen him hundreds of times. He is an amazing performer and all around good human.
He still has it.
He's beginning to slip. He's 65. Letting the audience sing too much. He's not awful at all. Can't stop father time.
Oh it’s nice to see somebody discover Geoff Tate for the first time. And this was before you were born. Before people just started using electronics to better their voice. This is real talent from a real band.
Thanks for reacting to Queensryche Julia 😎 Geoff Tate is an exceptionally talented vocalist.
Isn't good musical talent addictive? I love how excited you get. Tate was a rock God in the 80's and 90's
Maestro David P. Kyle was the vocal coach the Geoff, as well as Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Ann Wilson and a whole bevy of other Seattle area singers.
Warrel Dane, someone told me...
@@baronejimmyvonxentrix639 Now there is a name you don't hear often enough.
@@blaynegreiner9365 correct.
Midnight from Crimson Glory was a student of David Kyle too.
He sings the songs now with the geoff tate band queen of the ryche absolutely perfect just like 84 videos on youtube
I was fortunate enough to have seen them a few times in the 90's and 2000's and yes Geoff Tate is that great.!!
Great perspective. Geoff in his prime was a force of nature. 🤘
I just watched a live recording of Geoff Tate singing some old Queensryche songs in 2021 and he still has a really good voice for a 60+ year old.
Saw him on his operation mindcrime tour in Harrisburg pa this past September and believe me he is still amazing.
I love watching the reactions from first time Tate experiences. It brings me back to the days these albums were released and seeing him live for the first time. A true master of his craft!
This song was so obscure when I listened to them as a teen, not many people knew it, especially this earlier album. Great to see new generations appreciating it. I knew it was very special at the time being a metal guitarist.
I love seeing these reactors faces when he hits that E5
Same. Can watch/listen all day to these vocal coaches or operatically trained musicians lose their shit when they hear something that we grew up with!
This is my favorite song by far to watch people's reaction, because it's an amazing song, but also because watching people's reaction to him going full God Mode is always fun to watch.
That being said, your reaction was the most informative and well done video by far! You just took top slot in the professional reaction category.
Also love that you put a lot of the comments or insights just as text, so you don't have to constantly stop the video to give your input.
I think Julia is going to love Geoff's voice back in the 80's. Anyone remember the Three Tremors? Dickinson, Halford and Tate?
I loved the song on record that halford and Dickinson did together ‘the one you love to hate’ then rob had both Bruce and Geoff guest on it live. Awesome! 🤘🤘🤘
Forgetting Klaus Meine as usual
@@Goldie1977 Plus Kiske & Dio !
@@antoniomaraspin Klaus was fantastic. I could listen to him sing the dictionary. Still loving you is one of my all time favorites. His voice was amazing on that.
Saw all three live on Maiden's Brave New World tour.
As an older guy, who grew up on Opera, I am happy to see vocalists nowadays can tell the difference between a worked synth sound to a real voice,
70’S and late 60’s babies literally had the best music in their teen years. I’m jealous. My teen years were in the early 2010s.😭
I am super impressed with the analysis here. Love the reaction as well. Very enjoyable video.
Can’t stop watching reaction/analysis videos if this specific performance. This has to be one of the greatest live performances of all time! GT was a freak!
I also really enjoyed the way you described the biomechanics of the human voice box
Met him when I was 15, so like 1986. He is highly intelligent and friendly. I've always loved hard rock/metal but his voice is so far above the rest. His music and range is amazing.
I'm 67 years old and I love Queensryche !!! I saw them live, several times, back in the eighties... I still listen to them, pretty much, everyday. I follow Geoff Tate. Listen to Sweet Oblivion.
Every time I see somebody reacting to this song, I listen to it, because I love to see your reaction ! Lol I know what is in store for you !!! I heard he was classically trained.
This is my fave reaction. Love when people hear this for the first time
Mr. Tate is extremely talented and one of if not the best singer of his era. I've been a fan since the 1980's. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Thank you so much for doing this one! Geoff sold out his voice for the success of the band and he should be appreciated and respected for doing so. Thus, he is not able to do the range anymore but I definitely appreciate the effort and sacrifice. He is underappreciated in my opinion and that is completely sad. Thank you again 💯
I was lucky to see Queensryche in concert, it was the Operation Mindcrime/Empire tour. They did the whole of OMC and songs from Empire as well as songs from Rage for Order and The Warning, almost three hours long. Wish you could have seen them in concert Julia.
You cant go wrong with ANY song from this concert...he kills every song and it has to be one of the most demanding set list for a vocalist ....he ends the night with QUEEN OF THE REICH.
WOW what a great reaction, I could tell you were surprised and in to it your analysis was awesome to watch and listen to even if I did not understand what you were talking about it was apparent you did.....seeing your surprise and enjoyment was a big bonus Jeff at his peak was the king.... take care..
They have a great unplugged performance! Yes ... he does all the notes perfectly.
Queensryche - "Anyone listening" shows both Chris and Geoff's harmony is incredible. Definitely need to check this song out, would love to hear your take.
One of the most underrated bands of all time ...Geoff was a god
Roads to Madness; I Will Remember Unplugged. Groovy, yo!
Seen them live 10 times even after 10 songs his voice is still crystal clear !
Geoff Tate is one of the greatest vocalists of all time. His range is phenomenal. You should do an analysis on their song Silent Lucidity. You'll be surprised how different it is haha. Beautiful song and Tate's vocals on there are phenomenal as well.
Queensryche’s song Road to Madness (studio version) is one worthy of a reaction. It is one incredible vocal journey.
My all time personal favorite Queensryche song. 👍
Underrated song
Some live perforances of that song are amazing too. Too bad it wasn't included in Tokyo
This is the song I keep pushing for.
YASSSSSSS!!!
Hi Julia!When this song was released 38 years ago I showed to everybody i knew and it was something I knew nobody would touch Geoff Tate Perfection in Take Hold of The Flame but I waited and finally i saw The Charismatic Voice ,Doug Helvering and your hype accurated analyses it made my 38 years that even do not knowing to name all Geoff technique I knew not even Bruce Dickinson went that far.
So great to see you react and give insight to this track and Tate as a singer. Loved this video and as always, your knowledge is inspiring. Thank you!
Saw him last night in NJ, still sounded great. While he didn't hit the E5 , he certainly touched the octave lower which was still impressive on this song.
The 80's music contained a massive amount of talented musicians making music that sadly I don't believe we will ever see or hear again. I'm happy I was a part of it.
His lower range is so good too. Check out The Killing Words from Queensryche Rage For Order album.
I listened to Queensryche a lot in the 80's and 90's, A very under rated band. Another great reaction.
I have been to seen Queensrythe since the mid 80s Geoff Tate was the best. I am 74yo and have seen him probably 25 times. As with all vocalists as they age their voice range diminishes. He was the best. My late wife loved them. I cry every time I hear “Eyes Of A Stranger”. It feels good.
This is a amazing song from Queensryche really shows off the insane limits Geoff Tate's voice had. But I think you should look into the song "I will remember" By Queensryche the unplugged version. I think it really shows how smooth and emotional his voice can be.
@FatalPies Are you saying midnight is better than Tate?
@FatalPies ha ha ha are you midnight in disguise, you've literally commented on everyone's post about midnight 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Geoff Tate all the way 😜😘
@FatalPies yea it was called a joke 🙄🤣
Still Tate all the way 😜👍🏼
@FatalPies okay fanboy, maybe lighten up a bit! Happy Christmas 🎄
P.s. Geoff Tate is still better 😜🤣
You should listen to the studio version of this song, it's flawless. Take hold of the flame in the studio.
I think my favourite activity on TH-cam is watching vocal coaches react to this song.
He did this song at the end of the show as well which just shows his abilities to impress, awesome reaction! Also the Lady Wore Black from this same show is amazing as well, just wow.
Take Hold of The Flame was my introduction to Queensryche. I was in a supermarket at the time in about 1986 and this song came on over the speaker system. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I heard the band's name at the end of the song and went home and started looking through my Columbia House (no internet back then) papers to see if I could find reference to them. I found two albums (no CDs back then only cassette tapes and LPs) listed; The Warning and Rage for Order. Ordered them both and when they arrived played them both to try to find this song. I was so overwhelmed with all of the songs on both albums I couldn't even remember which song I heard over the supermarket intercom at first. I was hooked on Queensryche from that time onwards. They're still my favorite band even after all of the drama of later years.
Awesome story
the backup guys can sing as well - Eddie and Chris have amazing voice singing harmonies w Geoff and it's amazing to hear !!
I will recommend "Screaming in Digital' Live at the Moore Theater to hear him a little later w some age for comparison, he exudes stage presence there as well !!!
Awesome to watch you experience this for the first time Julia ❤❤❤
I also would recommend Michael Sweet of Stryper and the song "YAHWEH" - you would be "NUTJOB'n" thru the whole damn song 🤣🤣🤣 !!!
Dude, Screaming in Digital is such a great song! I feel like it's overlooked. Such a great song, that whole Rage album is bad ass too! Looking at the video you suggested now.
That entire album is, as the kids would have said 15 years ago...off the chain.
And this was on tour/live....Tate is awesome.
You should check our some Skid Row....Bach is/was a great singer
When he hits that E5 it always kills me. I saw Queensryche back in 1991. One of the tightest bands I've ever seen. I used to be a vocalist. Tate is awesome
Thanx. Geoff was, still is, a great singer.
Had the privilege of attending Geoff's Tucson, Az. concert a few months ago. He played Rage for Order in its entirety ... my favorite QR album! He still sounds good for his age and his band is really fantastic!
So many reaction videos, where the singer does a "surprising" sound, and the reactors go WOW!, BUT TO ME................ the post op is so obvious. This guy had it for sure, He could have been an Opera singer. PLUS...................... these guys had to do it live in multiple cities or the crowd would sit there like.............wtf...................
WE WERE BRUTAL.
You are going to love this. I’m excited to see your reaction.
I've seen alot of reactions to this vid and this is the FIRST that someone actually addressed the backing vocals....WONDERFUL. Thanks so much!!!!!
Roads To Madness is a must hear. Another one of my favorites.
This reaction NEVER gets old!
Dude has probably the most rapid tone adjustment capabilities of any modern singer.