QUEENSRYCHE SURVIVOR 2017 - Operation: Mindcrime II - round 6

[The Silent Cody]

10. OPERATION: MINDCRIME II

Operation: Mindcrime II is the ninth studio album by Queensr˙che. It is a concept album and the sequel to the group's 1988 release, Operation: Mindcrime, which had achieved both critical and commercial success. Mindcrime II was released on April 4, 2006 in the United States, on March 29 in Japan, on March 31 in Germany, and on April 3 in the rest of world, with the Rhino Entertainment label providing distribution. Following the split between Geoff Tate and the rest of Queensr˙che in 2012, it was revealed in a sworn declaration by producer Jason Slater that the album received very limited contributions from the band members aside from Tate and Mike Stone. Much of the music was recorded by studio musicians due to conflicts between Tate and his band mates. Drummer Scott Rockenfield did not play on the album at all. As well, most of the guitars, including Michael Wilton's tracks, were re-recorded by engineer Mitch Doran. Some of the bass tracks used are demo recordings played by Slater, while the drum track to "I'm American" is a MIDI recording made by Doran that was not originally intended for use on the final album

LINE-UP:
- Geoff Tate - vocals
- Mike Stone - guitar, vocals
- Jason Slater - bass, drums, backing vocals and maybe even more
- Mitch Doran - additional drums, another guitar, backing vocals, midi
- Ashif Hakik - orchestration, keyboards, guitars again
- Matt Lucich - drums, not additional this time...
- Miranda Tate - backing vocals
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals
- Pamela Moore - vocals

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5TH ROUND RESULTS:
I'm American - 0 (0%)
One Foot In Hell - 0 (0%)
Hostage - 0 (0%)
The Hands - 0 (0%)
Signs Say Go - 1 (11.1%)
Re-Arrange You - 0 (0%)
The Chase - 1 (11.1%)
Murderer ? - 0 (0%)
If I Could Change It All - 1 (11.1%)
An Intentional Confrontation - 5 (55.6%)
A Junkie's Blues - 0 (0%)
Fear City Slide - 0 (0%)
All That Promises - 1 (11.1%)

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13. An Intentional Confrontation
14. Speed Of Light
15. Circles
16. Freiheit Ouverture
17. Convict

If An Intentional Confrontation is out, all signs in the sky say - Signs Say Go...

[Mladen]

All The Promises

It's not a good closer.

[IDontNotDoThings]

#1.
#2.
#3.
#4. Circles
#5.
#6.
#7.
#8. An Intentional Confrontation (say what you will about it being an interlude, it's so dramatic & operatic that it's impossible not to get invested in the story at this point in the album, which makes it a standout track imo)
#9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Speed Of Light
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15. Freiheit Overture
16. Signs Say Go
17. Convict

If All The Promises goes out before Signs Say Go, I think I might just give up & wait until the next album.

[MirrorMask]

If I Could Change It All

[jjrock88]

All The Promises

It's not a good closer.

[Dittomist]

Awww, I'd hate to lose "All the Promises" already! I think it's a really lovely duet with Pamela and Geoff, and the music reminds me a lot of "Real World"

[The Silent Cody]

Awww, I'd hate to lose "All the Promises" already! I think it's a really lovely duet with Pamela and Geoff, and the music reminds me a lot of "Real World"

This, agreed 100%!!