Operation: Mindcrime Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Operation: Mindcrime |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | May 3, 1988 |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal |
| Labels | EMI America, Manhattan Records |
| Length | 59:17 |
| Ranked | #2 for 1988 , #22 all-time |
Album rating : 93.9 / 100
Votes : 100 (8 reviews)
Votes : 100 (8 reviews)
March 3, 2021
Album of the day # 44. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime! The best heavy metal rock opera! Killer guitar, Great vocals the band was on for this one! A concept album of cult religion, sex, drugs and murder. What could go wrong? Guitar players magazine #36 best albums of all time. I’m shocked it only sold a million, everybody loved this album! Two hits from the album, "Eyes of a Stranger" peaked on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks at #35. "I Don't Believe in Love" peaked Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks at #41. The album peaked at #50 on Billboard proving Billboard doesn't know rock! Pamela Moore has great vocals as Sister Mary. I always hoped they would make her a permanent fixture in the band!
2 likes
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I Remember Now | 1:18 | 81.3 | 20 | |
| 2. | Anarchy-X | 1:27 | 88.1 | 18 | |
| 3. | Revolution Calling | 4:40 | 96.3 | 20 | Audio |
| 4. | Operation: Mindcrime | 4:45 | 95.6 | 21 | Audio Music Video |
| 5. | Speak | 3:43 | 90.6 | 18 | |
| 6. | Spreading the Disease | 4:07 | 90.9 | 18 | |
| 7. | The Mission | 5:48 | 95.6 | 19 | Audio |
| 8. | Suite Sister Mary | 10:40 | 95.9 | 20 | Audio Music Video |
| 9. | The Needle Lies | 3:09 | 91.5 | 19 | |
| 10. | Electric Requiem | 1:23 | 83.3 | 17 | |
| 11. | Breaking the Silence | 4:34 | 91.7 | 17 | |
| 12. | I Don't Believe in Love | 4:23 | 97.1 | 21 | Audio |
| 13. | Waiting for 22 | 1:06 | 81 | 17 | |
| 14. | My Empty Room | 1:32 | 81.3 | 17 | |
| 15. | Eyes of a Stranger | 6:39 | 98.5 | 21 | Audio Music Video |
Line-up (members)
- Geoff Tate : Vocals, Keyboards, Whistle, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-6, 8-12, 14, 15)
- Chris Degarmo : Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11-13, 15)
- Michael Wilton : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-6, 9, 14)
- Scott Rockenfield : Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Songwriting (track 10)
- Eddie Jackson : Bass
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SilentScream213 95/100Aug 17, 2020 Likes : 5
I remember… My first expectations of this album, before having heard anything, were that I wouldn’t love it, or at least, not as much as Rage for Order. The reasoning is simple; I loved Rage for Order because despite being an 80’s Prog Metal album, it was built on incredibly emotive songs centering on the passionate vocals of Geoff Tate. The music was awesome, but the son... Read More
Empire Review (1990)
snowbird 96/100Oct 4, 2009 Likes : 4
오랜만에 리뷰에 손을 댑니다.
엠파이어는 분명 상업적 성공을 위한 노력이 엿보이는 작품이지만
비틀즈의 화이트 앨범 같은 선례를 생각해 봤을 때 그것과 작품성이 필요충분적인
관계를 형성하고 있다고 말하기는 힘듭니다.
비록 다수의 메탈 팬으로부터 '싱글 지향적' '팝적'이라고... Read More
Empire Review (1990)
Eagles 70/100Nov 9, 2005 Likes : 4
Operation : Mindcrime 앨범으로 시애틀의 반경을 벗어난 미국을 대표하는 지성적 메틀밴드로 거듭난 Queensryche 이다. 전작의 서사적인 씨어터 메틀과는 다르게 본작 Empire은 비교적 멜로딕한 정적인 곡들이 많이 보이는데, 사회파편의 단상들을 수평적으로 나열해 놓은 느낌이다. 대중적으로는 크... Read More
Empire Review (1990)
이준기 90/100Nov 7, 2014 Likes : 3
퀸스라이크 역사상 가장 대중적인 인기를 많이 얻은 앨범이라고 한다. 그래서 그런지 전작보다는 너무 튀지도 않고 조용조용 무난해 보이는 전개가 특징이기도 한듯 하다. 대중적이니 팬들이 실망했느니를 떠나서 객관적으로 바라보는 입장에서 이 앨범은 괜찮다. 너무 난해하지도, 너무... Read More
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구르는 돌 85/100Jun 25, 2010 Likes : 3
Queensryche는 음악 변동의 폭이 무척 넓은 밴드 중 하나이다. 이들은 데뷔 했을 때만해도 Power Metal 밴드였다. 그러다가 이들은 컨셉 지향의 Progressive Metal의 도식에 맞춰서 만든 작품이 이들의 대표작 Operation: Mindcrime이었다. 지금도 이 작품은 프로그레시브 메탈을 대표하는 걸작으로 높은 지지... Read More
Empire Review (1990)
Apache 90/100Mar 23, 2006 Likes : 3
Queensryche의 1988년작 [Operation-Mindcrime] 은 Queensryche에게 어쩌면 족쇄처럼 느껴지는 앨범이 아닐까 하는 생각이 들었다. Queensryche 특유의 컬트적인 매력을 종합하는 동시에 거대한 서사를 구축해 낸 인류 역사상 가장 위대한 메탈 컨셉 앨범, [Operation-Mindcrime]. 이런 거대한 타이틀은 자유로운 영... Read More
rockerman 100/100Apr 3, 2021 Likes : 2
My 1108th most played album. Queensrÿche - Condition Hüman. The fourteenth studio album was released on October 2, 2015. Peaked at #27 on billboard's top album list, #5 Top Rock Albums chart, amazing for a metal band in the new century! Old school, reinvigorated and back to the roots is what best describes this great new album shooting up fast on my most played list headed fo... Read More
rockerman 100/100Mar 17, 2021 Likes : 2
My most played album #1065. Queensrÿche - The Verdict. The fifteenth studio album released on March 1, 2019. Amazing sounds just like old school Queensrÿche. No Geoff Tate but Todd La Torre sounds just like him! The music sounds more like early Queensrÿche. Every song is killer! 16 plays in 16 months this is rising fast on my most played list, headed for the top! Only 2 orig... Read More
▶ Operation: Mindcrime Review (1988)
rockerman 100/100Mar 3, 2021 Likes : 2
Album of the day # 44. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime! The best heavy metal rock opera! Killer guitar, Great vocals the band was on for this one! A concept album of cult religion, sex, drugs and murder. What could go wrong? Guitar players magazine #36 best albums of all time. I’m shocked it only sold a million, everybody loved this album! Two hits from the album, "Eyes of ...
Megametal 95/100Nov 21, 2020 Likes : 2
Queensrÿche s príchodom speváka Todd La Torre -ho chytili druhý dych a prinášajú aj s posledným albumom "The Verdict" kvalitnú porciu Prog. Metal/Rock -ovej muziky. Metal-ové a rock-ové pasáže sú najlepšie, občas však zaexperimentujú aj s inými prvkami. Po hudobnej stránke sú poznávacie prvky jednoznačne počuteľné, a to: nápadité a uvoľnené bicie (... Read More
