Geoff Tate & Chris DeGarmo QUEENSRŸCHE Rockline Interview

Geoff Tate & Chris DeGarmo of QUEENSRŸCHE 1992 interview

[@diegogharcia9552]

This is Queensryche, these guys ARE Queensryche. Nothing left to say.

[@eileenmyers3867]

I agree 💯

[@tonyadurst-scarlett1542]

Geoff Tate was too freaking beautiful.

[@lorianne4608]

He’s still delicious

[@chrissttiiee]

Chris D isn't a slouch himself.

[@FGN666]

He's bald, now .....

[@j.ochsenreiter]

Just found out today he's gay. No kidding

[@evlynealeshire5850]

@@j.ochsenreiterBS!!!

[@heretoday788]

The balance of talent between these two...pretty magical.

[@Bathrobeguy91]

these two, they had something really special, it is so sad that they split up. Queensryche was never the same after chris left and when geoff got fired, the band ended in my opinion. Chris was such a pro and combine that with Geoffs voice and lyrics u get gold.

[@husq48]

They were beginning to have issues and decline before DeGarmo left, may be why he did leave...

[@fafolaw]

Well, you can say that the band ended, but their albums with Todd La Torre are way better and sound more like Queensryche than everything they did after Promised Land

[@JC.LC.]

Man, it was such a great band. I wish the original line up got back together.

[@choobachooba3140]

@@fafolaw Man who cares. DeGarmo / Tate.

[@fafolaw]

@@choobachooba3140 People who like good music care

[@needahandle]

Geoff's dimples and he has a chin cleft. Was a beautiful man with a gifted voice. I like Chris too. So talented

[@salonsavy6476]

“Anybody Listening “is one of my favorites 👍👍

[@tangerinerose3724]

Two non pretentious guys with boat loads of talent. Both are handsome to boot! They've got it all.

[@robertghanem107]

UNTOUCHABLE from 84 to 94..

[@Mr.77776]

83-94

[@FreeMTrider]

@FatalPies nobody remembers them like they do Queensryche. Tate and Degarmo, Wilton wrote some great music. Much better than Crimson. And Tate’s phrasing, his structure of vocals was better. When you saw QR live on the Building Empires tour, not too many bands could touch them.

[@Mr.77776]

@@FreeMTrider My favorite thing about the band was the rhythm section. EdBass and Rockenfield were awesome together. EdBass is a sick bassist. I saw Tate's band a couple years ago and no rhythm section at all. And Tate's voice wasn't that great! He sang all the big songs and it sounded flat if you know what I mean. The Ryche had it all back in the day. A stellar band with absolutely no flaws.

[@FreeMTrider]

@@Mr.77776 I love the entire band. Scott and Eddie are absolutely killer musicians. My first time seeing them was The Warning tour when they totally blew Kiss off the stage. They just kept progressing. Not many people recognize DeGarmo’s style change either. He went for on pentatonic to a more blues base progression and the band kept push limits too. They really worked well together. I’m just honored to have seen them live on every tour up to Tribe.

[@Mr.77776]

@@FreeMTrider I've seen them like 8 times. Regretfully without DeGarmo though. That's awesome you've seen them on The Warning tour. The Warning is my favorite from them. Roads To Madness is probably my favorite song from them. Although, they have many great songs. The early works of The Ryche obviously their best!

[@macdaddy1149]

Anyone that had the pleasure to see them live they were actually better live than on recording. One of the tightest live bands I’ve ever seen.

[@metalmami7862]

Very true

[@davidsanderson5918]

Yep. Royal Albert Hall was one of the best live sounds I've heard by any band. Tate was very theatrical then too.

[@user-KG71]

Agreed 🤘🏼

[@wasichu66]

Man, what a rush of nostalgia. Queensryche is one of my all time fave bands, saw them back in the day a number of times. Always loved the originality of the music, they were the "smart" and sophisticated face of metal, and with all due respect to everyone, these two were the soul of Queensryche. I'm glad I was part of that era, it's all gone now.

[@diviningrod2671]

So true brother, they really were the pink floyd of heavy metal, mindcrime being their wall album

[@la7368]

Wow Geoff was such a cutie and those vocals wow he can sing!

[@misschienniet]

chris degarmo...such a personality and so intelligent. and they both behave so decent compare to other hardrock bands

[@paisleyprincess7996]

That’s why I loved them. They were smarter than most groups...

[@misschienniet]

@@paisleyprincess7996 yes me to..i still listen to the albums with chris....love them forever and wish chris and geoff would join together one day to make one more album

[@Tomtraubert2009]

Apart from the time Geoff repeatedly spat at his drummer on stage and then punched him out.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

@@misschienniet That was a really, really bad moment

[@paisleyprincess7996]

@@misschienniet YOU get a life.

[@billboyd1885]

These guys are so humble and so cool at this age. Fame didn’t get to their heads.

[@flyjohnson711]

Greatest songwriting tandem in metal history. The Page/Plant of the 80s

[@thekaylarose911]

Geoff was gorgeous

[@shelleyluiting1002]

Still is!!

[@paisleyprincess7996]

He WAS gorgeous then.

[@evlynealeshire5850]

Yup! 🤭

[@sumanmurali85]

This is how interviews should be done. What a treat

[@s.l.s.l.1405]

😍 Martha Quinn was so lucky to have been able to sit and chat with these two.♥️♥️♥️ "Rage for Order", "The Warning" and "Operation Mindcrime" are still my favorite Queensryche album's.

[@spiroskatsas6888]

Great albums! Although my favourite is "Promised Land", mainly because of the atmosphere.

[@oscarborjon6112]

Queensryche is my all time favorite band. With Geoff Tate. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@67pagode]

Geoffs speaking Voice ❤️

[@gaspanda]

They seemed pretty articulate compared to a lot of rock bands

[@nancyzilinsky4219]

If we could just turn back time ! 💖

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Same!

[@sunnyday157]

Oh, yes, what a shame!

[@mr.logicpants2835]

Rage for order is not only one of my favorite Queensryche albums but one of my favorite albums ever from any band. Many great songs from that album never got airplay in Southern California and that is a crime. Especially when you had songs like Screaming in digital.

[@FreeMTrider]

The live show was even better. I was fortunate to see them in Sacramento on that tour.

[@axxionman69]

Yes

[@axxionman69]

@FatalPies Transcendence IS very good !

[@geschicktehande2719]

Back when MTv did MUSIC.

[@DCBELLAFAIRY]

The band is so phenomenal and Chris & Geoff are always so soft spoken but Oh boy howdy when they get out on the stage the lamb clothes come off and the wolf enters with a such a force that can’t be reckoned with I love it!!

[@ladystrange4769]

I’ve seen Queensryche about 13 times since the first time they opened for Def Lep in the 80’s- Geoff solo is fabulous because he is the voice!

[@roberttaylor6571]

Would love to see them together one more time

[@Jamestele1]

Geoff Tate is a rare "rock star" who earned his fame due to his crazy talent level. Eddie Van Halen also comes to mind in a similar way. Neither men acted like "rock stars" but their talent demands we take take notice.

[@youspriz1]

chris also has a very good voice

[@traceyrychewhite1874]

Yes, and he also did a good bit of the writing.

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

DeGarmo is just the best guitarist of all time, in my humble opinion. Nobody has been able to match his sound since he’s left.

[@mr.disney4740]

Ehhhh...Geoff is the gifted singer!

[@ramonroriz2006]

@@miriamsamaniego3335 It’s hard to disagree with you, he’s also my favorite. He has this penetrating guitar tone that no one can match.

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

@@ramonroriz2006 it’s almost as if he becomes one with his guitars. He has so much creativity andtalent. I was so sorry to see him leave. There is one guy from Geoff’s new band that actually can come pretty close to sounding like Chris. Geoff went through a few band members, who were actually just awful. Now, I think he has a good, maybe even bordering on great band! When I saw them in September they were doing the 40 year anniversary of The Warning, and the 30 year anniversary of Empire. Geoff sounded like he was 40 years younger! My daughter got these tickets for us as a birthday surprise for me, and we had second row and backstage passes. Meeting Geoff and even the band was such an amazing experience, and I got some great photos of Geoff and me!

[@donnacook3150]

Have so missed Chris Degarmo!

[@darliskawhitaker1979]

Geoff And Chris Are So Cute.

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

I had the pleasure of meeting all them at vegas arena moons ago....got to hang out during sound check...great guys...great band

[@bj00rn]

Hm, I'm half-way in and this is actually an excellent interview. Everyone is great, even the callers.

[@justinstuart2202]

These 2 are class acts. Not consumed with the debauchery of the time. True musicians and masters of their craft. Original Queensryche were a group of master musicians. Geoff Tate is one of the superior vocalists in any genre. Can’t wait to see him in his Rage for Order tour this coming year. Hopefully see DeGarmo and Tate reunite one day!!

[@manifestgtr]

Geoff had a bit of a dave gilmour vibe to his look and mannerisms back in the day

[@sunnyday157]

Chris is a true introvert

[@vigilantvoice9778]

Man, I miss these times, more simple for sure.

[@darlenedunlap7650]

Hands down hands up straight awesome

[@AnthonyLeeBand]

Wow who would have thought in 2021 these two and the drummer are replaced...damn

[@roystephens568]

“14 months we spent on the road this year.” - Geoff Tate.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Jet lag maths. :)

[@michaelwilson2151]

I was always amazed and jealous at how amazing Chris and Michael were able to duel their harmony lead gutars like nobody I've ever heard. Aside from all the other talent aspects of the band... daw them 2 times live. AMAZING BAND

[@daleywhaley]

Great interview thanks for sharing.

[@gaspanda]

Rage for order remains one of my favourite metal albums - i still listen to it regularly after 34 years or whatever it is now! It"s dark,.moody and creative. It still sounds futuristic in my opinion.

[@CocoOPNY]

100% agreed

[@FreeMTrider]

I was fortunate to see the Rage tour back in ‘86. QR was absolutely killer.

[@gaspanda]

@@FreeMTrider I am pretty jealous about that!

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

Futuristic!! Geoff talked about the Rage for Order album having that total feel about it, and ,ugh of it was related to what was going on in the world. Then he belted out Surgical Strike and I had goosebumps all over!

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

@@FreeMTrider I’ve seen them at least a dozen+ times and I was never disappointed…ever!!! I just saw them 4 days ago and I was still NOT DISAPPOINTED!!!

[@joshuamitcham1519]

They don't make musicians like those guys anymore.

[@sixteezchild]

Oh Martha Quinn, you and Downtown Julie Brown were just the best! You made MTV for years! Aaawww...to go back! Love Geoff and Chris too. Can we just rewind for a bit?!?

[@williammitchell1864]

No vocal warmups or warm downs, wow! It's because if the natural tone of his voice and he does modulation and different nuances in tone with good posture and singing from the diaphragm.

[@christidwell3902]

fascinating snapshot in their career - at the apex of their success and the dark clouds were on the horizon ....

[@paisleyprincess7996]

When they came out, hair band groups and even hair-band associated groups like QR were on their way out. They had about six months and everything would end

[@FreeMTrider]

@@paisleyprincess7996 QR had some of it's most successful tours and albums when "hair bands" were just about gone.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

@@FreeMTrider Yeah, but their days came to an end eventually. They had a little more time than the rest...but not much

[@FreeMTrider]

@@paisleyprincess7996 I don't believe it was due to them being part of the hair band genre or aligned with it. EMI went bankrupted and DeGarmo left. They would didn't really have the same audience as a Poison, Warrant or Crue. Empire and Promised land were their biggest selling albums when those bands couldn't sell anything. QR ;was always a different band and changed with each album.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

@@FreeMTrider Yes they were hair band adjacent, which was really unfair to them. They were smart, and as a hair band person they were so much better than anything I heard before. Once CDG left it was wrap. Geoff could sing, and he could write lyrically, but he couldn’t write music. CDG was the person GT bounced the lyrics off of, and Wilton and Jackson without CDG weren’t strong songwriters. Then there’s the slow descent of GT...His odd behavior, performances, and music turned even diehard off. Not to mention his abuse towards the bandmates. He is a big part why it was driven into the ground

[@Tomtraubert2009]

"........14 months we spent on the road this year.................."

[@denabaird935]

Geoff Tate is so beautiful

[@davidmiller9597]

"We spent 14 months on the road this year." 😁

[@beladimitrescu3045]

I love their music and listen to it still hahaha

[@fasteddie777666]

back in civil and calm days !!!

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

There can never ever be another band this complete ever again , unless these same guys all get back together

[@paisleyprincess7996]

They were like Citizen Kane...The end at their beginning. I loved this band back in the early 90s. I loved OMC and Empire, Geoff Tate was so handsome. It’s sad what went down

[@StolichnayaCzara]

WOW! I've never seen this before. Thanks for posting it. I miss Chris but I understand his need to be off the road to raise a family.

[@vennexx]

Geoff needs to come to grips. This is the best guitarist for his style. This guy is so talented. The voice needs to remember where his sound comes from .

[@mikeSGman]

Love it. Thanks.

[@andthebeatgoeson69]

The Dude abides

[@axlh.1827]

No homo but ya gotta admit these dudes are so good looking lol, and amazing musicians. Also Martha is adorable haha

[@InternetUser-d7s]

Couple of years before, yes. Hairlines are well on their way here... End of an era on all fronts.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

@@InternetUser-d7s GT was handsome. BTW, Prince dedicated “Insatiable” to Martha Quinn...She had a huge crush on him

[@katielawrence5420]

I love Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo. (Of Queensrÿche)

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} ...sooo cool..!

[@deeran656]

Just awesome

[@minimomlisa2100]

I totally agree. MY Queensryche will ALWAYS be Geoff, Chris, Michael, Eddie and Scott. LOVE You GUYS 😘😘😘😘

[@kultursender6507]

Good people, good stuff!

[@fingerstylefan]

Martha Quinn was one of my first crushes back in the day. She is soooo freakin' cute here. She still looks good today. Queensryche was probably the best musical bands out there. It's just too bad that they couldn't mend the their differences.

[@AndrewGrey22]

Chris is the nicest guy not only in music but in the world. Rage for Order is their best album imo.

[@hadara69]

Saw them up close LIVE in SF back in 2001 or so (and the Operation Mindcrime tour back in the early 90s). I lost it when they did NM156! WOW! No matter what you say about how rock they went by the "Empire" era, classic Queensryche is the shit!🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@23ograin53]

Geoff remembered the city of the one show they had to cancel "back in '85" right off the top of his head. Pretty remarkable.

[@cimmeriantower]

It makes me sad to see interviews and performances from the early 90s right before grunge transformed the scene. As someone born in 1981, I was late to the party and was only starting to come of age when Nirvana and Pearl Jam took over. It wasn't until the late 90s that I discovered Queensryche.

[@RtM84]

Their speaking voices are so surprising to me. Geoff's is so deep for what he can reach when he sings, and Chris sound so much lighter than I thought

[@23ograin53]

Chris sang all those high backup vocals (live).

[@playdough191]

Jeff was so handsome! 😘

[@playdough191]

Queenenche isn't the same without Jeff Tate, aging is cruel.

[@user-kg4ye9zg4t]

Queensryche rock❤

[@mmmuscraft5558]

and on 2021, all of Queensryche albums up to Primised Land are still relevant... just before the pandemic Geoff was on tour with a reprise of Rage for Order and Operation Mindcrime

[@ericbeback7600]

That was my last show before things shut down.

[@angryagain3801]

I don't remember this show at all airing on Mtv and I am one of those who watched Mtv fairly often back in the 80's and early 90's - Martha Quinn - haven't thought about her in decades.

[@1FeistyKitty]

I never understood people that didn't get QR

[@davidsanderson5918]

I had a stall promoting my own album at a record fair yesterday and talking to people about music exposed yet again how WEIRD people are! Beatles ("....they lost it after Revolver"), Hendrix ("couldn't play like Jimmy Page" duh!!), XTC ("were up themselves")....etc. And someone even looked at the lacquer cut of my album that I'd brought along and he said 'how much is that?'.....er, well there's only one copy in the world, so errrr it's priceless!! :) People into music are strange about music, that's for sure.

[@zman0729]

Oh lord, I used to have 'a thing' for Martha Quinn!

[@cimmeriantower]

Sorry to those Edmonton, Alberta residents that missed that '85 show!

[@TizianoToniutti]

Pure magic

[@RapidCycling07]

Magic is evil. These guys are very talented! Queen of the REEIIIIIICCH!!!

[@taimeuppe6174]

Queens richey was a very awesome band for that time

[@americanlostinvietnam3721]

I sat outside the San Jose Civic waiting in line on the Mindcrime tour and where we were sitting we could hear Geoff warming up his vocals doing opera style scales. He isn't being honest here, unless that was an anomaly.

[@soyburglar1878]

Martha Quinn is so gd adorable.

[@aciddevil]

Podcast, before there were podcasts

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

''WARRIOR SOUL''...opened the show that night

[@hancock1934]

Wow! 2 of my favourite bands together! Must have been amazing!

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

@@hancock1934 yes it was.!!! great memory! 4 sure...much love.GREAT JOB ALL...THANX 4 MAKING Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO the music worldwide. LOVE YOU ALL...!!!....MUCH LOVE.!!

[@kma5699]

First caller was from my old town in NJ Hazlet. Never really thought Martha Qinn was good looking and always kind of thought of her as mousy, especially back in 1981 and the first half of the 80s. She kind of looks hot here and no idea when this transformation happened as I probably stopped watching MTV by 1992/1993

[@daviclar867]

Rage for Order kicks fuckin' ass!

[@darylm.stephens9603]

Martha Quinn 💕

[@goldenruletv7301]

I forgot how hot Martha was

[@armandojuan64]

She is so cute .

[@rodneywk1]

Used to work with a woman who could’ve been Martha’s blonde twin... she was quite popular around the office!

[@gmquizon6024]

Cool interview you Geoff, but on stage you're a rock energetic singer

[@henry-lee-music]

Wonder why the callers' questions are comparably intelligent? Because Queensryche naturally has intelligent listeners.

[@jeffreyk9743]

Bands that continue on without the original line may sound better all around but there still a cover band without all the original line up

[@TruthSurge]

2:57 ?? SERIOUSLY? That's like asking uh, so why'd you use a nylon string guitar for the intro of Silent Lucidity? Why'd you use a microphone on that song?

[@pragadoegito]

Queensryche without those two fellas is not Queensryche

[@paulosicne8498]

This was Geoff during his "oh shit! I'm going bald!" stage.

[@CocoOPNY]

All the amazingness that went on in this interview and THAT is what you have to share?! Sit down

[@paulosicne8498]

@@CocoOPNY What, do my eyes deceive me? Was he not going bald? What gives?

[@davidsanderson5918]

@@paulosicne8498 It's ok. I noticed too before I saw your comment. Thinning out is bad news for a hair band, ha ha. :)

[@darlenedunlap8066]

Amazing times or tymes5.7

[@karinedinizherte4009]

Esses caras sobreviveram para serem vacinados em uma pandemia mortal. Artistas incríveis salvos!!!

[@23nacho23]

God, Martha was so hot

[@aciddevil]

11:04 ......And it still does stand the test of time to a certain amount of us. No weak links in this band

[@SteveV74]

From the side Geoff kinda looks like a young Peter Steele

[@SteveV74]

I got to see them (open for Metallica) for the operation mindcrime tour, or mabye it was Empire, long time ago…anyway they were amazing.

[@WhoisVinnie]

Two guys who would no longer be in Queensryche.