Author Topic: Official Queensryche thread: Kickstart the next album (Read 692268 times)

TAC · « **Reply #5285 on:** July 21, 2021, 01:22:59 PM »

More like Building An Anticipation!

Samsara · « **Reply #5286 on:** July 21, 2021, 01:44:30 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 21, 2021, 01:22:59 PM

More like Building An Anticipation!

Thanks T. Cover photo is something that until now was unpublished. Taken by Robert John. It is from the shoot that produced that iconic Empire poster so many saw or had/have. The cover was designed by Cyrus Wraith Walker based on an idea by co-author Brian Naron.

Really looking forward to seeing/hearing folks' reactions once the book is out. What I really appreciated about this project was that it was truly a team effort. That gets said a lot, but its 100 percent accurate here. James takes the main byline because he wrote the initial cut. Then I came in and re-wrote sections, added a ton of detail, edited chapters, etc. And Brian Naron wrote a bit, and was the primary researcher on the book. First time the three of us have worked together and we really felt we nailed what we set out to do -- write the definitive tome on Queensryche. We're pretty proud of it.

Hope you'll all check it out once it is available. I'll post up pre-order information next month and then the definitive release date (and book signings for those of you in the Pacific Northwest) once we have it. Likely mid-October.

B

TAC · « **Reply #5287 on:** July 21, 2021, 01:47:03 PM »

When is the Northeast book tour?

ReaperKK · « **Reply #5288 on:** July 21, 2021, 02:28:59 PM »

Quote from: Mebert78 on July 21, 2021, 01:11:52 PM

Fantastic cover! Great photo and font. I'm really looking forward to this.

All of this, I can't wait to read it. I'm not even a big QR fan but the drama behind this band is too good to pass up.

goo-goo · « **Reply #5289 on:** July 21, 2021, 03:24:12 PM »

Looks good.

Which Brian are you Samsara?

T-ski · « **Reply #5290 on:** July 21, 2021, 03:52:41 PM »

Congrats on the project, should be a great read!

wolfking · « **Reply #5291 on:** July 21, 2021, 05:01:35 PM »

Looks great. Not usually big on books and autobiographies but wouldn't mind checking this one out. Well done Brian.

Zoom E · « **Reply #5292 on:** July 24, 2021, 09:51:33 AM »

Really looking forward to this Brian. Very cool that you got Paul Suter to write the Foreward.

Setlist Scotty · « **Reply #5293 on:** August 03, 2021, 03:07:06 PM »

So I was just thinking - if the guys were to add 5 songs from the HitNF through D2C era, what tracks would you prefer to see? Yes, I know it will never happen, and I know that a bunch of you will say everything from that era is crap and so the answer is "nothing", but for those of you that did enjoy at least part of that era of the band, how would you answer? Try picking from at least 3 different albums. I'm curious to see what you guys think would be worth resurrecting by the current band.

For me, it would be:
spOOL
Liquid Sky
Right Side of My Mind
Re-arrange You
Rhythm of Hope

Honorable mention:
Hit the Black
Open
Desert Dance
The Hands
A Dead Man's Words
At the Edge

TAC · « **Reply #5294 on:** August 03, 2021, 03:30:34 PM »

WTF? You expect me to be able to just rattle off 5 songs from that era?

devieira73 · « **Reply #5295 on:** August 03, 2021, 07:27:52 PM »

Quote from: Setlist Scotty on August 03, 2021, 03:07:06 PM

So I was just thinking - if the guys were to add 5 songs from the HitNF through D2C era, what tracks would you prefer to see? Yes, I know it will never happen, and I know that a bunch of you will say everything from that era is crap and so the answer is "nothing", but for those of you that did enjoy at least part of that era of the band, how would you answer? Try picking from at least 3 different albums. I'm curious to see what you guys think would be worth resurrecting by the current band.

For me, it would be:
spOOL
Liquid Sky
Right Side of My Mind
Re-arrange You
Rhythm of Hope

Honorable mention:
Hit the Black
Open
Desert Dance
The Hands
A Dead Man's Words
At the Edge

I would be happy with 5 out of these 12 (edited - I forgot HitNF!

):
You, Miles Away, Falling Down, Right side..., Desert Dance, The Art of Life, I'm American, Hostage, Unafraid, At 3,000 ft, In the Hands of God and Running Backwards (yes, I went there and no, I dind't forget Dedicated...

)
Sincerely I like a lot those songs and I could pick more 2 from each album easily.

Dittomist · « **Reply #5296 on:** August 03, 2021, 10:07:08 PM »

Personally, I would prefer a set devoted entirely to the HitNF through D2C era rather than the current setlist because it would at least be something different. All of these albums have their moments but my picks would be You, Chasing Blue Sky, The Voice Inside, Right Side of My Mind, Howl, A Dead Man's Words, Hundred Mile Stare, Hostage, Re-Arrange You, and All the Promises.

wolfking · « **Reply #5297 on:** August 03, 2021, 10:47:42 PM »

Quote from: TAC on August 03, 2021, 03:30:34 PM

WTF? You expect me to be able to just rattle off 5 songs from that era?

I'll try;

Open
Tribe
Right Side of My Mind
Sign of the Times
You

I'd probably add a song perhaps off AS and OM2 but I can't remember a thing about their of them.

jammindude · « **Reply #5298 on:** August 03, 2021, 11:08:30 PM »

The Right Side of My Mind
Art of Life
Some People Fly
The Hands
spOOl

EDIT - I think that would be my top 5 from that era in order

WardySI · « **Reply #5299 on:** August 04, 2021, 04:57:10 AM »

Open
Hostage
When The Rain Comes
Chasing Blue Skies
Justified

The Art Of Life would follow and You still gets crazy.

Samsara · « **Reply #5300 on:** August 04, 2021, 11:26:52 AM »

Quote from: Setlist Scotty on August 03, 2021, 03:07:06 PM

So I was just thinking - if the guys were to add 5 songs from the HitNF through D2C era, what tracks would you prefer to see? Yes, I know it will never happen, and I know that a bunch of you will say everything from that era is crap and so the answer is "nothing", but for those of you that did enjoy at least part of that era of the band, how would you answer? Try picking from at least 3 different albums. I'm curious to see what you guys think would be worth resurrecting by the current band.

Cool thread.

For me:

spOOL
Howl
The Art of Life
Hostage (with Whip's original solo)
A Dead Man's Words

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #5301 on:** August 04, 2021, 12:18:35 PM »

Sign Of The Times
spOOl
Falling Down
Right Side Of My Mind
Open

That's five tracks from 3 different records. I could add I'm American and Remember Me from the other two records. I've never really heard D2C, so no track from there.

sfam2112 · « **Reply #5302 on:** August 04, 2021, 03:22:14 PM »

Hit The Black
Reach
Howl
Tribe
Right Side of My Mind

Honorable mention to How Could I? because that song has grown on me a lot lately.
And also, as Samsara mentioned, the original version of Hostage.

nick_z · « **Reply #5303 on:** August 04, 2021, 07:20:59 PM »

This is a very interesting question. I'd probably go with:

Sign of the Times
SpOOl
Liquid Sky
The Right Side of My Mind
Tribe

Only picking 5 songs is kind of tricky - as an overall album listening experience, I'd say Tribe is my favorite of the HitNF-D2C run, with Hear close second. But I really enjoy Liquid Sky and Right Side from Q2K, so it ends being a bit over-represented in this small list.

Honorable mentions below (indeed, Tribe has a bunch):

Saved
(this song is an example of how frustrating of an album HitNF can be - there are portions that I find fantastic, like the "river" parts, or the ending...and then the Save me! parts are borderline grating...)
You
Sacred Ground
Open
The Great Divide
Rhythm of Hope
Blood
Hostage
The Hands
At 30,000 ft

American Soldier is an album I enjoyed and listened to a fair bit when it came out, but I haven't revisited a whole lot in the last few years. It's generally a cool concept, but not many songs ended up having great staying power...

wolfking · « **Reply #5304 on:** August 04, 2021, 07:29:06 PM »

Tribe is such a great album. I never quite understood the criticism.

ZirconBlue · « **Reply #5305 on:** August 05, 2021, 07:32:06 AM »

QR should go for the ultimate troll move and play something off Frequency Unknown.

romdrums · « **Reply #5306 on:** August 05, 2021, 07:32:53 AM »

Quote from: ZirconBlue on August 05, 2021, 07:32:06 AM

QR should go for the ultimate troll move and play something off Frequency Unknown.

That would be cold!!

Lupton · « **Reply #5307 on:** August 05, 2021, 12:32:54 PM »

Quote from: romdrums on August 05, 2021, 07:32:53 AM

Quote from: ZirconBlue on August 05, 2021, 07:32:06 AM

QR should go for the ultimate troll move and play something off Frequency Unknown.

That would be cold!!

They'd have to perform it with half the studio parts and backing vocals playing pre-recorded through the house P/A to do it proper justice.

bosk1 · « **Reply #5308 on:** August 06, 2021, 01:56:05 PM »

My 5 picks:

The Voice Inside
Reach
Right Side of My Mind
Hostage
Dead Man's Words

I'm not sure why anyone would have Open and Dead Man's Words in the same set. Why would they play the same song twice?

IDontNotDoThings · « **Reply #5309 on:** August 06, 2021, 02:25:55 PM »

Quote from: romdrums on August 05, 2021, 07:32:53 AM

Quote from: ZirconBlue on August 05, 2021, 07:32:06 AM

QR should go for the ultimate troll move and play something off Frequency Unknown.

That would be cold!!

I see what you did there

IDontNotDoThings · « **Reply #5310 on:** August 06, 2021, 02:29:00 PM »

my picks:
Sign Of The Times
Spool
The Right Side Of My Mind
Blood
The Hands

honourable mentions:
When The Rain Comes
Open
The Great Divide
The Art Of Life
Hostage
Re-Arrange You
Murderer
A Junkie's Blues
Fear City Slide

Freeze · « **Reply #5311 on:** August 06, 2021, 03:27:28 PM »

My 5 picks:

spOOl
You
The Art of Life
Re-Arrange You
Dead Man's Words

Cruithne · « **Reply #5312 on:** August 07, 2021, 12:36:34 PM »

Quote from: Setlist Scotty on August 03, 2021, 03:07:06 PM

So I was just thinking - if the guys were to add 5 songs from the HitNF through D2C era, what tracks would you prefer to see?

sp00L
Saved
Reach
Open
Hostage (I'd love to hear this recorded to actually sound like Queensryche but the time has passed...).

bosk1 · « **Reply #5313 on:** August 07, 2021, 01:16:59 PM »

Quote from: IDontNotDoThings on August 06, 2021, 02:29:00 PM

Blood

I would probably walk out of the show if this happened. And even as passive as Wilton is about most things, I doubt he would agree to play it.

cfmoran13 · « **Reply #5314 on:** August 10, 2021, 07:11:25 PM »

Looks like Mike Stone is there at least through the end of the year... I linked the article. Doesn't really say anything else.

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/queensryche-confirms-mike-stone-will-continue-playing-with-band-through-at-least-end-of-2021/

Mladen · « **Reply #5315 on:** August 11, 2021, 02:40:02 AM »

In theory, I like the idea of choosing songs from HITNF up to DTC for a comeback to the live shows. However, I wanted to be realistic by selecting songs that current band members had a hand in. That being said, the only song I was able to pick out was Reach. I'd also go with Hot spot junkie, if they did new lyrics to it.

Samsara · « **Reply #5316 on:** August 13, 2021, 09:21:36 AM »

So this is cool. A budding music filmmaker did a short documentary of Queensryche's original lineup, based on the historical essay I wrote about the band on AnybodyListening.net.

The YouTube version of the video is here: https://youtu.be/GZs1Mm0x8z0.

I did a short write-up (review/blog) on it here, which has a link to a director's cut version if you support it on the creator's Patreon: https://anybodylistening.net/queensrychedocumentary.html

I am not affiliated at all with this documentary, and I don't receive any money. The filmmaker was kind enough to credit my work as part of his inspiration for the film, but the documentary was made independently and I was not involved. I just think it's really good!

TAC · « **Reply #5317 on:** August 13, 2021, 09:22:47 AM »

Wow! I’ll check it out after work. That’s really cool!

fivestring · « **Reply #5318 on:** August 13, 2021, 11:00:58 AM »

Cool news about that documentary. I've been looking for something new to watch, and I'll be sure to check this out over the weekend!

Also - did anyone ever actually buy/hear the 2021 remasters on vinyl? I can only find "reviews" on Amazon and most of them say that the albums sound bad or are the not so good 2003 remasters still. I never had Operation Mindcrime or Empire on vinyl and I'd really like to as they are great records and a big part of my music listening history. I just want to know if it's worth it. Even if anyone has a link to a credible review of the recent remasters - post it if you can.

TAC · « **Reply #5319 on:** August 13, 2021, 03:45:28 PM »

Quote from: Samsara on August 13, 2021, 09:21:36 AM

So this is cool. A budding music filmmaker did a short documentary of Queensryche's original lineup, based on the historical essay I wrote about the band on AnybodyListening.net.

The YouTube version of the video is here: https://youtu.be/GZs1Mm0x8z0.

Just watched. That's cool. Are you sure that's not you at the end speaking in an accent?

Brings back a lot of memories.

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Author Topic: Official Queensryche thread: Kickstart the next album (Read 692268 times)