New Operation:Mindcrime Song, better than expected

It's been so long since I've liked anything with Geoff Tate singing on it that I just expect the worst.

Remember Mindcrime 2? Fucking disaster!

Remember his solo stuff? Classic trainwrecks.

I think everybody knew it had gone off the rails with "Q2K" and there was never anything ever close to redeeming after that.

Any time I try to remember the good Queensryche I think back to the "Pajama's tour" and it sets me straight.

"...Even in death you still look sad..."

RIP Geoff Tate's career
 
GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION: MINDCRIME TO EMBARK ON EXTENSIVE US TOUR IN FEBRUARY

"...What can fans expect on this tour? The unexpected. According to Tate, "I plan to play songs from Empire, Operation: Mindcrime 1 and 2, Rage for Order and my new album, The Key, along with favorites from all the other albums I recorded under the name Queensryche," adding, "My band's name may have changed but the songs remain the same...."

February
3 - Strummer's - Fresno, California
4 - The Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, California
5 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, California
6 - Count's Vamp'd Rock Bar & Grill - Las Vegas, Nevada
9 - Psychedelic Ballroom & Juke Joint - Reno, California
10 - Saint Rocke - Hermosa Beach, California
11 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, California
12 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, California
13 - Ace of Spades - Sacramento, California
15 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, Arizona
16 - Livewire - Scottsdale, Arizona
18 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico
19 - Granada Theater - Dallas, Texas
20 - Alamo City Music Hall - San Antonio, Texas
21 - Scout Bar - Houston, Texas
23 - 12th & Porter - Nashville, Tennessee
24 - Capone's - Johnson City, Tennessee
25 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, North Carolina
26 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, North Carolina
27 - Headquarters Live - Salisbury, Maryland
28 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, Pennsylvania

March
1 - Gramercy Theatre - New York, New York
2 - The Paramount Theater - Huntington, New York
3 - The Westcott Theater - Syracuse, New York
4 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, New York
5 - Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, New Hampshire
7 - Rams Head On Stage - Annapolis, Maryland
9 - Jergel's Rhythm Grille - Warrendale, Pennsylvania
10 - House of Blues - Cleveland, Ohio
11 - The Token Lounge - Westland, Michigan
12 - Tailgaters Grill - Bolingbrook, Illinois
13 - The Cotillion - Wichita, Kansas
17 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, Oregon
18 - The Neptune - Seattle, Washington