sixxswine
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I think there are a about four good tracks on there and the rest I'm not that impressed with... Still I hope that this tour might spark some kind of a throwback album of sorts for their next effort.
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I think there are a about four good tracks on there and the rest I'm not that impressed with... Still I hope that this tour might spark some kind of a throwback album of sorts for their next effort.
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what are the 4 good tracks? "if i were king", "man down", "home again" and 1 more song i guess
anyways if playing the original mindcrime last tour didn't spark a throwback nothing will. how many albums do you think the band has left in them anyways?
poundingmetal74
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The Killer!
Man Down is a great track. Still remember the first time I heard it "This is Queensyrche?! God damn!"
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The Killer!
Man Down is a great track. Still remember the first time I heard it "This is Queensyrche?! God damn!"
i like "dead mans words" too. i think the entire album is great though
poundingmetal74
Demons Will Fly
The first 4 songs are kinda slow, but after that it's all uphill.
I love the intro of #12, very epic, but it loses a lot of steam after the orchestrated part.
I love the intro of #12, very epic, but it loses a lot of steam after the orchestrated part.
sixxswine
rockandrollazine.blogspot
Hmmmm... good question. Who knows really? I think as long as they are writing they'll put out albums just not great albums....
sixxswine
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just found this off a site I write for...
QUEENSRYCHE PLAY UNIQUE SHOWS FOR 'AMERICAN SOLDIER' TOUR
May 6, 2009
Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Queensryche fans can expect some sort of commercial documentation -- a live album or DVD, perhaps -- from what's turned into a special tour in support of the group's new concept album, "American Soldier."
"We do that every tour, film and record," frontman Geoff Tate -- whose wife, Susan, manages Queensryche -- tells Billboard.com. "You never know when you're going to need something at some point. Usually when we stop and get home and have some time to reflect on the project and look at footage and see what we have, then we make a decision about what we might do with it."
The tour will likely be of enduring interest to Queensryche fans. Prior to hitting the road the band polled fans on its web site about what they'd like to hear from its 26-year canon. Weighing their results the group is not only showcasing "American Soldier" but is also playing suites of songs -- and, over the course of multi-night stands in some cities, every track -- from its 1986 album "Rage For Order" and 1990's "Empire." (The "Operation: Mindcrime" albums, which Queensryche performed in their entirety in 2006-2007, were exempt).
"It's pretty cool," Tate says of the results, adding that the group was particularly surprised "Rage For Order" was chosen. "We had to go back and re-familiarize ourselves with the music, some of which we haven't played since those albums for came out. We get to look back at our past and question, 'What the heck were we thinking here?!,' so we've modified some things. It's been a real fun experience."
The shows also feature extensive film and video support, and the four Queensryche members are bolstered by additional musicians -- including the Tates' 10-year-old daughter Emily, who recreates her guest vocal part on "American Soldier's" "Home Again."
"We've been doing some home schooling on the road, which, for busy parents, is quite a handful," says Tate, who has four other daughters. "But we're making it work. The other day Emily had a whole math section on fractions. I'm terrible at math. Her mom is a whiz but she was doing business calls, so I asked Scott (Rockenfield), our drummer, if he knew anything about fractions. He said, 'Yeah, I get that completely,' so he helped tutor her through fractions."
Queensryche is on the road until June 6 in North America, then begins a European run on June 15, returning for a few more U.S. dates in July, August and September.
Courtesy of www.sleazeroxx.com and www.billboard.com
QUEENSRYCHE PLAY UNIQUE SHOWS FOR 'AMERICAN SOLDIER' TOUR
May 6, 2009
Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Queensryche fans can expect some sort of commercial documentation -- a live album or DVD, perhaps -- from what's turned into a special tour in support of the group's new concept album, "American Soldier."
"We do that every tour, film and record," frontman Geoff Tate -- whose wife, Susan, manages Queensryche -- tells Billboard.com. "You never know when you're going to need something at some point. Usually when we stop and get home and have some time to reflect on the project and look at footage and see what we have, then we make a decision about what we might do with it."
The tour will likely be of enduring interest to Queensryche fans. Prior to hitting the road the band polled fans on its web site about what they'd like to hear from its 26-year canon. Weighing their results the group is not only showcasing "American Soldier" but is also playing suites of songs -- and, over the course of multi-night stands in some cities, every track -- from its 1986 album "Rage For Order" and 1990's "Empire." (The "Operation: Mindcrime" albums, which Queensryche performed in their entirety in 2006-2007, were exempt).
"It's pretty cool," Tate says of the results, adding that the group was particularly surprised "Rage For Order" was chosen. "We had to go back and re-familiarize ourselves with the music, some of which we haven't played since those albums for came out. We get to look back at our past and question, 'What the heck were we thinking here?!,' so we've modified some things. It's been a real fun experience."
The shows also feature extensive film and video support, and the four Queensryche members are bolstered by additional musicians -- including the Tates' 10-year-old daughter Emily, who recreates her guest vocal part on "American Soldier's" "Home Again."
"We've been doing some home schooling on the road, which, for busy parents, is quite a handful," says Tate, who has four other daughters. "But we're making it work. The other day Emily had a whole math section on fractions. I'm terrible at math. Her mom is a whiz but she was doing business calls, so I asked Scott (Rockenfield), our drummer, if he knew anything about fractions. He said, 'Yeah, I get that completely,' so he helped tutor her through fractions."
Queensryche is on the road until June 6 in North America, then begins a European run on June 15, returning for a few more U.S. dates in July, August and September.
Courtesy of www.sleazeroxx.com and www.billboard.com
Psychonaut
God Of Emptiness
Just got back from the show and they were great. The band is insanely tight and does an amazing job with the older material. Geoff took a few songs to get warmed up and his range is pretty much still there save the really high stuff. All in all well worth seeing. I absolutely loved seeing the Rage stuff live.
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poundingmetal74
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Random Star
I see them in 65 hours.
Man a DVD would be sweet.
I have 2 good buddies that will be at that Mt Clemens show. I am going one week from tonight in Sayreville, NJ.
Has anyone seen any recent set lists? I'm wondering if it's changing drastically night to night...
poundingmetal74
Demons Will Fly
From the few I've seen, it looks like they've played every song from Empire and Rage and prolly 10/12 from Am Soldier
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poundingmetal74
Demons Will Fly
5 Hours till I walk in the shadows of the empire with the 5 American "Soldiers".
If I were king it wouldn't be a 5 hour wait.
If I were king it wouldn't be a 5 hour wait.
poundingmetal74
Demons Will Fly
So QR Was INCREDIBLE.
Tate sounded really good, and that 6th keyboard / rhythm / backing singer was amazing. He sang better than Tate.
Here's the setlist:
Rage: London, Shadows, Whisper, Killing Words, Neue Regel
American: The first 5 songs on the CD, If I were King, #10 and #11 with his daughter (they missed my 3 faves: middle of hell, man down and Killer)
Empire: Best I Can, Thin Line, Jet, Della, Another Rainy Night, One and Only, Anbody listening
Encore: Empire
Shame, no Take Hold. But other than that, amazing show.
Tate sounded really good, and that 6th keyboard / rhythm / backing singer was amazing. He sang better than Tate.
Here's the setlist:
Rage: London, Shadows, Whisper, Killing Words, Neue Regel
American: The first 5 songs on the CD, If I were King, #10 and #11 with his daughter (they missed my 3 faves: middle of hell, man down and Killer)
Empire: Best I Can, Thin Line, Jet, Della, Another Rainy Night, One and Only, Anbody listening
Encore: Empire
Shame, no Take Hold. But other than that, amazing show.
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Platinum Maze
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only 5 songs from Rage for Order?!? I hope that is typo or something... They were doing 7 or 8! Did they go on late?
edit: my buddy told me they also did Gonna Get Close to You? Regardless, I have no problem sounding selfish and hoping they play 7 or 8 from RFO on Thursday!
edit: my buddy told me they also did Gonna Get Close to You? Regardless, I have no problem sounding selfish and hoping they play 7 or 8 from RFO on Thursday!
Psychonaut
God Of Emptiness
From Rage they did Neue Regal, Walk In The Shadows, I Will Remember, I Dream In Infrared, The Whisper, Surgical Strike, and The Killing Words.
American Soldier was pretty much the same except they did Killer.
Empire was Empire, The Thin Line, Della Brown, Silent Lucidity, Jet City Woman, Best I Can, and Anybody Listening
Empire was part of the encore along with Take Hold Of The Flame.
Sounds like you got cut short for some reason.
American Soldier was pretty much the same except they did Killer.
Empire was Empire, The Thin Line, Della Brown, Silent Lucidity, Jet City Woman, Best I Can, and Anybody Listening
Empire was part of the encore along with Take Hold Of The Flame.
Sounds like you got cut short for some reason.
poundingmetal74
Demons Will Fly
My bad, yeah they did Gonna Get Close to You. Forgot about that one. Tate did a great job on that one too.
Tate had a really cool story for Dead Man's Words and how 3 soldiers had to go 1000 miles behind enemy lines to rescue an injured soldier in the Gulf War. Only 1 returned.
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