Official Queensryche thread: Kickstart the next album

[bosk1]

I hope they can re-establish a bit of a relationship on those couple of dates, and maybe strike a rapport that leads to another tour together.

[Mebert78]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

[Deathless]

https://queensrycheofficial.com/tour

You tell me.

It's interesting to see some of those posters with Dream Theater getting top billing over Queensryche.  The band with one gold record is now the bigger draw than the band with multi-platinum mega-hits.

Yeah, and aside from last year QR hasn't been as consistent touring Europe as DT has.

That and you add how one band was well-maintained for years while the other was nearly ruined due to over-touring says a lot. Oh well, it will be cool to see them both together!

[jjrock88]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

It took a while to click but it's one of my favorites too.

The title track is one of the coolest songs the band has ever done

[pfillion]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

I have the same top 3 

[ZirconBlue]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

It took a while to click but it's one of my favorites too.

The title track is one of the coolest songs the band has ever done

Agreed.  I was kinda disappointed in the album when it first came out, but it really clicked for me when I saw them live on that tour.

[Mebert78]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

I have the same top 3 

For reals??  That's so funny and cool.  Dare I ask what your #4 is?  Mine is Redemption's Snowfall on Judgment Day.

[TAC]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

It took a while to click but it's one of my favorites too.

The title track is one of the coolest songs the band has ever done

Agreed.  I was kinda disappointed in the album when it first came out, but it really clicked for me when I saw them live on that tour.

The tour was great, and the songs translated much better live, but I still cannot get into the album. I still think it's terrible.

[bosk1]

We know.  You have said it many times.  Saying it again does not make it any less egregiously wrong.

[TAC]

We know.  You have said it many times.  Saying it again does not make it any less egregiously wrong.

No seriously, the tour was awesome!

[jjrock88]

We know.  You have said it many times.  Saying it again does not make it any less egregiously wrong.

No seriously, the tour was awesome!

I know you don't like Promised Land, but I'm still more dumbfounded that you don't like Savatage. That band should be Tim 101.

The clips I've seen from the Promised Land tour are great

[TAC]

I know you don't like Promised Land, but I'm still more dumbfounded that you don't like Savatage. That band should be Tim 101.

I'm strongly considering a Savatage Round when my Roulette gets underway.

[King Postwhore]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

It took a while to click but it's one of my favorites too.

The title track is one of the coolest songs the band has ever done

Agreed.  I was kinda disappointed in the album when it first came out, but it really clicked for me when I saw them live on that tour.

The tour was great, and the songs translated much better live, but I still cannot get into the album. I still think it's terrible.

*Backhands*

[pfillion]

Listening to QR's Promised Land today at work.  I have this album ranked as my all-time favorite album (DT's Awake is #2; Fates Warning's APSOG is #3), but it's been a while since I've listened to it start to finish.  Damn, this album is so well-crafted.  I love everything about it.  What an absolute gem.

I have the same top 3 

For reals??  That's so funny and cool.  Dare I ask what your #4 is?  Mine is Redemption's Snowfall on Judgment Day.

Yes sir

My #4 is Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

[The Dark Master]

To be honest, it took me a while to "get" Promised Land.  When I first got into Queensryche (which was around the Q2K era), I was told by most of the QR fan establishment at the time that the band's good albums ended with Empire, so I did not immediately seek out the post-Empire albums for a while.  When I first heard PL, I certainly didn't think it was bad (unlike Hear in the Now Frontier and Q2K, both of which I still hate, although they have a few select tracks I like), but I did not like it anywhere near as much as the band's 1981-1991 works.  Technically, I suppose that is still true, as when it comes to rock music, I am first and foremost a progressive and melodic metal fan, and I would take any of those 81-91 albums over PL.  That being said, the record has grown on me considerably over the years, and some of the tracks on there have a special place in my heart, particularly Damaged, Bridge, Promised Land, My Global Mind and Someone Else.  It's the textbook definition of a "grower" album in my book.

[wolfking]

I like Promised Land, but I can fully understand people not really warming to it.  It is hard to get into.

[jjrock88]

I agree with Dark M that it is the definition of a grower album.

[Mebert78]

I listened again to Promised Land last night, this time start to finish with no distractions at all in the quiet of my home.  Wow.  I'd say the only tracks that I don't head-over-heels love are "Lady Jane" and "My Global Mind," which I give an 8/10.  The other songs get an 11 on a scale of 1-10.

Tate's singing on the title track is just sick.  What emotion!  He is pouring it all out, man.  Unbelievable performance all around.   

[Deathless]

PL is definitely one of those albums that really captures the vibe of a band in it's present state. The band is coming off the massive success of Empire, and now they're all fairly rich and wealthy. At the same time they seem to be struggling with success and all that it brought. I thought it was brilliantly made, and you definitely can feel the emotion pouring out of a lot of the songs.

[TAC]

Looks like I have to give Promised Land a spin.

Thanks assholes!

[bosk1]

Please don't.  I don't particularly want to share it with you.

[jjrock88]

Looks like I have to give Promised Land a spin.

Thanks assholes!

Lol

[bl5150]

I don't want to share it with TAC either ,but for his own good      I must admit that on a recent listen I upgraded my thoughts on it a bit (and have always loved One More Time) but it's still right at the bottom of my rankings for anything pre-HINTF and I hit Skip halfway through the title track......

[TAC]

Yeah, I'm going to give it a spin over the weekend. I will say that it's been a few years since I've heard it.
From what I Remember Now 

I Am I is an absolute mess.
Damaged is freaking AWESOME!
Bridge blows..Lucidity II?
I totally respect the title track. I actually think it's pretty cool.
Out Of Mind is useless as a studio track, but was BRILLIANT live.
When I hear Someone Else, I am thinking of someone else..Kiske!!
One More Time. Not a bad tune. Still would be considered weak if it were on Empire.
Disconnected..junk!
My Global Mind..useless.
Lady Jane..Blows.

But I'll go through it just to be sure.

[Zydar]

One More Time is my favourite track on PL.

[bl5150]

One More Time is my favourite track on PL.

First time someone has agreed with me on that - I think I will apply to be your apprentice 

[Zydar]

Accepted

[King Postwhore]

Man I love Bridge. 


Tim, you hurt me.

[TAC]

One More Time is my favourite track on PL.

No issue there. It's a good tune amongst some junk.

Man I love Bridge. 

Lyrically, I think it's impressive. But Bridge was the first tune I heard from the album and it was an instant turn off.

One of my issues with Empire was that although it is a great album, I felt like they were moving in another direction that I was fearful of. And when I heard Bridge, I was horrified. Like What happened to Queensryche horrified! I think before the show, the only other track I had heard was I Am I, which as I said is a total mess.

[King Postwhore]

After Chris left was when I was worried.

[TAC]

After Chris left was when I was worried.

Apparently he left right after the Empire tour!

[bosk1]

I Am I is an absolute mess.

I...just don't even understand this.

[TAC]

I Am I is an absolute mess.

I...just don't even understand this.

I agree. Every time I hear it, I never understand it either.

[King Postwhore]

To each his own.  I dug it.

[The Dark Master]

I Am I is an absolute mess.

I...just don't even understand this.

I agree. Every time I hear it, I never understand it either.

I don't think it's a mess, but it was one of the worst possible choices they would have made for a lead off single.  The vocal melodies are far too awkward and odd for a single.  Singles are supposed to have big, easily memorable sing-a-along vocal melodies.  I Am I, while a fine song, has none of that.