Opera Singer Reacts to Queensryche - Silent Lucidity and Suite Sister Mary🤘

[@leftcoaster67]

Empire is a very under-rated album. Jet City Woman, Another Rainy Night Without You, and Empire are all killer tracks. Along with Silent Lucidity.

[@ThomasTallant]

I like Anybody Listening. :)

[@nicholas1928]

Don't forget Della Brown.... Very smoky Jazz Club feel....

[@jpace4608]

@@nicholas1928 The bass tone is amazing

[@troyeyton6229]

You are so right ✅

[@katehaynes5735]

And Rage For Order is even more underrated! But look at the competition..... Mindcrime!

[@iBENchant]

One of the best songs on earth. A masterpiece! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@johnbradshaw3024]

Want played at my last day above GROUND

[@newworld9133]

As much credit as we give to Geoff Tate, Queensryche as a group is just fantastic. Geoff is not the only one that deserves praise and accolades. Although I love Geoff and he was the voice that helped me all through high school, the songs/albums should be given credit as well. These guys were such good song writers and no one seems to appreciate the band/songwriting ability these guys had.

[@philkakid5617]

Chris DeGarmo was much of the creative energy behind Queensryche.

[@terryc7142]

@@philkakid5617 Exactly! The songwriting is actually more important than the singer. When you get both the songwriting of DeGarmo and the voice of Tate, you make history. Once DeGarmo left, the songwriting clearly wasn't what it had been.

[@kriskollmar9728]

I agree about Geoff but the problem was he knew it. I always preferred degarmos humility more.

[@wilmadikfit366]

LaTorre is the perfect Tate replacement

[@matthewgoodA1206]

This could be considered the most beautiful, well-written and ultimate power ballad of all time.

[@tommyking2344]

Seen them live back in the 90’s. They sounded exactly like the album live. Incredible band

[@katehaynes5735]

I saw them back then too, the Empire tour, which included the entirety of Mindchrime! Great show.

[@tommyking2344]

@@katehaynes5735 definitely an amazing show. One of my all time favorite shows

[@leftcoaster67]

I'm still not sure if my hearing recovered 100% after seeing them live on the Empire tour.

[@diannelopez]

Chris Degarmo has said he was very influenced by Pink Floyd and David Gilmour. This was all Chris - he's awesome

[@rachelwhite4320]

If you like Geoff's voice and the music watch Queensryche unplugged, the killing words and anybody listening 👍🏼

[@bretmccleary6307]

Did you forget how high he sang on Take Hold of the Flame?? Its the same singer.

[@NoneYaBidness762]

E5 if I recall

[@wilmadikfit366]

DeGarmo can go higher like he did in the harmonies. And I think Tate goes even higher in En Force

[@kevinfurman201]

I just saw Geoff Tate last month and to this day he sounds phenomenal. This guy is on another level

[@leftcoaster67]

Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo are brilliant.

[@beich70]

When this first hit the radio in 1990, I was 20 and thought Pink Floyd had released a new single, to this day, this song still gives me the chills. So glad you enjoyed it!

[@dawnray8550]

This song was played constantly to me and my sister as children from our father. Love this song so much. Any time I hear it I want to cry honestly. It reminds me of a simpler time.

[@dantheman7145]

Just saw the older Geoff Tate in Melbourne Florida the King Center. He kicked ass. Awesome Concert.

[@markaguirre9035]

Next time Maggie, listen to Queensryche's "Queen of The Ryche" SICK vocals!

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you for your suggestion! 🤘🤗

[@charliebald1079]

It has to be Live in Tokyo

[@keithcullison9152]

Geoff is by far my favorite singer, his range and power is amazing.

[@OwMyLiver]

When this album (Empire) came out, everyone said they sounded like Pink Floyd. On their previous albums, people said they sounded like Iron Maiden. It's just a testament to how amazing their range really was.

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you for your lovely comment. Hope to see you later today for my FUN Reactions Livestream?

[@SonicVR12]

I'm a little surprised that you're surprised about his range. You've reacted to him before, although not ballads. Love your reactions and your channel

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thanks for your comment! 🥰 Can't wait to see you in the chats on my livestream in 30 minutesy! 💟

[@longgoneblind]

You'll love Eyes Of A Stranger by them.

[@williamjamesayers7719]

Geoff Tate has the voice of a storyteller

[@joseangelhernandezcolon3182]

Queensryche is Magnificent!!!!

[@kathleenandbruce]

Yes you need more Queensryche on your channel. BTW this song won them a Grammy. This was their biggest hit, but if you ask any of us Queensryche fans, there are many other great songs left for you to react to. And yes I see this reaction and enjoyed it very much and look forward to many more reactions to Queensryche from you. Your reaction was about like my 1st reaction to this song. Can't wait to see Suite Sister Mary. The best concert I ever saw was Queensryche just after Empire came out and they did over 2hrs and did Operation Live Crime completely, what a show!

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you for your lovely comment. Hope to see you later today for my FUN Reactions Livestream?

[@doomwolf7963]

14:50 reaction start

[@pcouto19]

Been listening to them since 1986 or so. So many songs. Best I can. Jet city woman. Walk in the shadows.

[@Sp33gan]

I've been saying for years that the greatest music is where there's a blending of genres and styles. In this case, we have a band who normally trades in heavy rock showing that they have roots in both Folk and Classical as well as being versed in the semi-Psychedelic of the later Pink Floyd. I'm not normally a Queensryche fan, but this is a gorgeous track. I'll even use the over-used term, a masterpiece. Musically and lyrically, absolutely perfect.

[@stevesmyth5673]

I used to sing this to my daughter when she had a bad dream. Omg the fond memories. She's 22 now and we still sing this together

[@jbarca8888]

Roads to Madness is amazing as well!

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Geoff Tate reveals his vulnerable side. Orchestration by the late Michael Kamen. If you hear similarities to the orchestration of Comfortably Numb as performed by Pink Floyd, you are right ✅: he orchestrated the music for that and the remaining songs of The Wall. In 1990, the sane year when Queensryche released Enpire, Kamen composed and orchestrated the music for the soundtrack to the movie 🎥 Die Hard 2. The next year, he worked the same roles for the movie 🎥 Hudson Hawk, again starring Bruce Willis, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, writing ✍ Everything I Do I Do It for You with Bryan Adams and Mutt Lange, and Kamen also orchestrated Nothing Else Matters for Metallica. To get the essence of the late Michael Kamen, I played 6 songs consecutively,which he had some involvement: 1 Daryl Hall singing Dreamtime 2 Metallica performing Nothing Else Matters 3 Pink Floyd performing Comfortably Numb 4 Queensryche performing Silent Lucidity. 5 Bryan Adams singing Everything I Do I Do It for You. 6 Bryan Adams (again) and the late Paco de Lucia performing Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman 👩

[@Green-Lyon]

I love the lullaby on the double bass at the end. Perfect song.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

Geoff has some top shelf pipes.

[@mattcompton9022]

Queensryche....is there anybody listening is worth a listen

[@kenramsey2129]

Jeff tates voice is like candy youll never be able to get enough

[@russellward4624]

"A calm thunder in your ears" is the perfect way to refer to Geoff Tate. Lol

[@joelberkey-lewis4102]

a possible reason for the comparisons to Pink Floyd was the fact that the composer of the orchestrated section of this piece was composed by Michael Kamen, a composer who had worked with Aerosmith, after this recording Queen for the Album A kind of Magic, and who scored the original Highlander score as well as scoring the Orchestrial pieces in Pink Floyd's The wall. He had helped Geoff and Chris Degarmo with the arrangement, and would do so again for their track "Real World" The Voice speaking guiding you to achieve the Lucid dreaming is Geoff Tate with his voice pitched down to give it that dream like quality.

[@deedfree3297]

Micheal Kamen composed the music in the Die Hard movies as well. A tremendous talent.

[@tastyneck]

His voice. Makes me think that there's a higher power... how are his vocals like that? Im glad we get experience.

[@justdave9610]

Fun fact but towards the very end there's a part of Brahm's Lullaby incorporated into the composition

[@karolienharbrinknuman7820]

I think it's Geof Tate himself who does the spoken part, but I'm not sure. I think it's one of the most beautiful songs ever made. Thank you.

[@DevJannz]

You should check out the MTV Unplugged video they did for Della Brown and I Will Remember.

[@fasttruckman]

You need to watch the MTV unplugged live video of this song

[@legba11]

"That's a pretty wide range..." You have to hear Take Hold of the Flame (which is live at the END of a show)

[@sr71ablackbird]

yup, listened to it with the headphones on, the cassette of it was in the walkman that i had.

[@NoneYaBidness762]

I wore this album out while deployed to The Sandbox V1.1.0

[@rmendez3]

“Silent Lucidity,” a song by Queensrÿche, is widely interpreted as an exploration of dreams, consciousness, and self-awareness. The lyrics speak to the idea of lucid dreaming-being aware that you are dreaming and having the ability to control your dreams-and use this concept to convey a deeper message of overcoming fears, trauma, and emotional pain. Throughout the song, the singer acts as a guide, reassuring the listener that they can find peace and control within their dreams. The recurring message is one of comfort, as if the singer is comforting someone who is afraid, perhaps a child or an individual grappling with personal turmoil. The tone is soothing, and the lyrics emphasize the ability to conquer nightmares, suggesting that through self-awareness and control over one’s thoughts and dreams, inner peace and healing can be achieved. The song also carries a theme of empowerment, subtly suggesting that lucid dreaming could be a metaphor for taking control of one’s life or mind. The concept of facing fears and gaining control of one’s dream world could be expanded to symbolize taking control of one’s reality, confronting personal struggles, and gaining inner strength. Key ideas conveyed in “Silent Lucidity” include: • Lucid Dreaming as a Metaphor: The notion of controlling one’s dreams is symbolic of self-mastery and overcoming fears in waking life. • Comfort and Reassurance: The lyrics offer solace, as if addressing someone who is suffering emotionally, encouraging them to find peace. • Empowerment through Awareness: The song suggests that through awareness, one can transcend the pain and challenges of life, both in dreams and in reality. Ultimately, “Silent Lucidity” is a contemplative and introspective song, with its dreamlike imagery serving as a pathway for exploring emotional healing, awareness, and personal empowerment.

[@tedalfred9516]

And the last track on that same album "Anybody Listening?" is a great song and really good official video

[@archygirl1750]

I saw Queensryche 6 times in the 90s. Still my favorite, despite the breakup. At his peak, Geoff Tate's voice was the best in rock.

[@jastaylor2730]

His voice in the ears is like butter

[@garylagstrom3864]

What I love about true artists is that you can’t fit them into one clear box. I love when people discover that the same group that brought you Into the Eyes of a Stranger also can switch it up entirely and level you with Silent Lucidity. That’s the power and palette of an incredible artist such as Queensryche and the vocal performance of Geoff Tate in particular! Enjoy!

[@BlizzardSeeker]

I've had a few lucid dreams, mostly in dangerous situations. I can recall I said in my dreams that it's a dream and I'm not going to let it happen. The dream would start over just before the dangerous situation and continue in another direction.

[@palantir135]

The song is about Dream control. Some people, like me, know when they are dreaming and they can direct the dream in the direction they want to, without really waking up. It can be learned as far as I know. Have a look at the epic song The Eyes of a Stranger, from the epic Operation Mindcrime album

[@dwightkobatake6840]

palantir135 I do the same in my dreams… I’ve tried explaining this to other people but they think I’m crazy.

[@BreakingBadUniverseQandA]

@@dwightkobatake6840 Same!

[@dell5862]

I thought this was about the lead singer’s son had a dream where the lead singer died, this song is how to handle the dream? If you have kids this is they greatest song ever.

[@palantir135]

@@dell5862 in this song, in the background, you can hear Dream control Dream control.

[@dell5862]

@@palantir135 - Thank You. I researched it and I stand corrected. In the end if you look at all the words to the song it is about a child having a bad dream and how to control it.

[@jastaylor2730]

Got so good at lucid dream control I could get up and go to the bathroom come back to bed and purposefully go back into the same dream. Sometimes I could dream the same dream multiple nights just by willing it sometimes the dreamworld is easier than the awake one, we call that depression.

[@gfinetti]

You should do "Road to Madness". That is the real thing!

[@sh60guy25]

My first deployment in the Navy nobody remembered to bring any music and all we had the Empire album on cassette. We listened to it 12 hours a day for 2 months straight. I can say this album is so good that we never got tired of it! I still have this in rotation in my truck 30 years later.

[@kenramsey2129]

Live sounds as good

[@kenramsey2129]

My favorite concert ever him and garth brooks and steve perry

[@larryhildebrand2585]

My best friend and I have won a few singing competitions with this song as a duet. Even people who never heard it before love it. Great song.

[@purplekat5864]

P.S. to my other comment. The deep, speaking voice, in the middle instrumental section (that sounds like a nightmare) is almost certainly Geoff with some kind of voice effect/filter added. He says: "Visualize your dream. Record it in the present tense. Put it into a permanent form. If you persist in your efforts, You can achieve DREAM CONTROL, dream control.dream control..." etc. In the words of Yoda: Such a gorgeous song, it is!

[@peterj.fallon4327]

Hi Maggie just found you-@3am on a Thurs-your analysis is very informative & clear passion for music is cool to see!

[@basiliomartinez2116]

Give A lady wore black a listen it’s 🔥🔥🔥

[@gabeackermanackerman1084]

Yes!!!!!

[@kirkhall2099]

the very end the chelos are doing a lulubye for a couple of notes

[@Hikdin]

Brahm's Lullaby right at the end.

[@kenramsey2129]

Yep best live performance ever ive seen alot of live performances they blew acdc away in my opinion

[@the-dave-house-project]

Geoff hits the second verse and Maggie is impressed with his range... um... I'm glad she went on and saw other songs that actually show what he could do. Doesn't matter, I'll keep rewatching QR reactions until the internet is replaced with VR experience and becomes absolute. :P

[@Youngblood671]

I followed them for years and the fans called themselves rychers! This song is amazing!

[@cosmicjello6037]

That bass string lullaby in the end is awesome!

[@monusbrewer4911]

If I remember right... 80's child. 🤣 He was or trained as opera singer, he speaks and sings in complete words no "chews" for "you" etc... He is absolutely amazing in concert, seen them in Cincinnati in 1987. Jet City Women is a great song, absolutely amazing range. 👍🏻 Monus

[@kl9307]

My choir teachers in jr. high, AND high school, REFUSED to let us sing, "chew", or any such other BS! They made us ENUNCIATE! And I appreciate those lessons to this day!!!!

[@wilmadikfit366]

People underestimated the talent of this band. Particularly DeGarmo and Wilton

[@norrisyoung5647]

It's always fun to watch you Maggie Renee. You bring so much energy an excitement when you react to a song or video

[@maggiereneemusic]

So sweet! Thank you! 💐

[@TheEasyeman]

One of the most beautiful songs ever

[@stephensanchez9590]

This album has so many great songs Empire silent lucidity, anybody. Listening,,another rainy night,jet city woman,best I can, and on and on

[@ronjamhey9851]

If you listen to the very end, you can hear a lullaby.

[@alanrandall6720]

Being an American Indian, most of my dreams I actively am very lucid during them.

[@b1blancer1]

Between "Hush" and "now," he goes up a full octave.

[@matskarlsson4439]

I've never actually been able to steer my dreams to what I want, but I have... "enforced" a thought/action in one.

[@matskarlsson4439]

The more interresting topic is that I have had dreams that seemed more real than reality (things that happened in a dream that i swear actually happened)

[@bigge7661]

It's Geoff Tate speaking in that sequence. He just has a mic effect.

[@eastcoastaj5048]

Speaking of Stargazer- Rainbows Stargazer with Ronnie James Dio is a must hear!

[@tylerbuckley4661]

Pamela Moore Chris Demaggio and Ed on bass are the back up vocals that is why there are three I's

[@mikecummings3428]

Tim Curry plays a character based on the devil in a Tom Cruise movie called Legend, The Last Unicorn. I agree with the guy who commented before me: Jet City Woman, Another Rainy Night Without You, and I would certainly recommend Suite Sister Mary off of Operation Mind Crime.

[@pcouto19]

Jet city woman is a good one.

[@vaughnnewman8903]

You definitely need to check out Operation:Mindcrime, both the album and the live concert video. One of the best concept albums made- a Classic.

[@TerryTweet]

When I was a preteen I started having a recurring dream that got more vivid when I began taking LSD in my midteens. It ended in my late 20s when I quit doing drugs and started self schooling myself for a career working on various types of vessels. I remember the dreams main character was a Yeti being chased by cops in the hills of northwest Reno. It got away by hiding in a huge bullfrog hole dug into the bank of a leech infested pond. 😮😮😮

[@tylerbuckley4661]

In the order of mind crime suite sister Mary was first then silent lucidity but before that was the scene where Dr x told Mary to kill herself then drx locks Geoff Tates character up and blames his character in the show on Mary's death I have the complete mind crime 1&2 on cd it is one of Geoff. Takes brilliant masterpieces

[@mattgraham2835]

queenscryche is such a powerful band and and together with a operatic rock and metal singer with the range wow

[@stephensanchez9590]

This song is such a cool song love queensryche geoff tates and the band is great

[@t.l.c7481]

“Silent Lucidity” was the first song I learned on guitar. This band was my childhood 🤟🏻

[@gmantw]

2 songs per stream, and you could knock out the legendary Queensryche's classic "Operation Mindcrime" LP fairly quick, and it would be the most epic Reaction series, ever done on the Y-Tubes!

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you for your suggestion! 🤘🤗

[@chrys0130]

I agree that Operations Mindcrime is such a great story with even better music and I would love to see your reaction to it the whole story.

[@andreascala2663]

@@maggiereneemusic Geoff Tate have about 10000000 octaves of range......and ...........yes this song is a masterpiece

[@OwMyLiver]

Operation Mindcrime, yes. BUT, do Operation Livecrime instead. It's too easy to say what he pulls off on Mindcrime is the result of post-production. When you hear Livecrime you hear the slight imperfections that highlight just how amazing how his voice is. Or was. He probably can't do it anymore, but it's been 30 years.

[@glassontherocks]

I had a dream that I was sleeping and woke up and found that I was sleeping and couldn't wake up. But it was all OK because it was all a dream. This is like velvet thunder.

[@michellemondragon2400]

That's because The guitar player Chris Degarmo's main influence is Pink Floyd's David Gilmore!

[@timwilson3153]

Have had many lucid dreams, some of the fondest memories I have to this day.. Memories of a events that never truly happened, but made me happier than most living memories

[@johnvincent1671]

Seen the Operation Mind Crime Tour... Unbelievable.. Nothing ever beat it

[@KittGagnon]

What a job is a crazy thought

[@tylerbuckley4661]

And one of Geoff Tates guest is Ronnie James Dio duet

[@Uldreign]

Geoff Tate, the singer, is known for his range. He is a classically train Operatic singer. His voice was known well accross the world fornhis range and power.

[@tylerbuckley4661]

Pamela more is the female voice saying help me

[@paulbyrne7617]

Try Tesla- Love song or some Steelheart, both have great vocalists

[@syndicateathletics7072]

unleashed power

[@tonycardone990]

I just saw Queensryche a couple weeks ago in Peekskill NY unfortunately no Geoff Tate, but Todd La Torre is a great vocalist also.

[@377skyboss]

I saw Queensryche a long time ago. Geoff's mic cut out at the very end of this song and you could still hear him 20 rows back, over the music! That's power!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

The part around the guitar solo with the voices is VERY Beatles Sgt Pepper. My guess is the voice is Geoff with his voice electronically altered.

[@DanielGreen-gi3ts]

If you want to hear his upper range, Take Hold Of The Flame.

[@Ncroadrunnerjr]

This is probably the hardest song I ever done karaoke. That is considered that I train my voice to stay in the persona of Axl Rose.

[@paulmetcalf2157]

Congratulations Miss Maggie. You earned it. Your accomplishments are amazing. I love your genuine, honest and informative reactions .

[@Pezuzzu]

Didn't she react to Take Hold of the Flame before this? I'm curious why she was surprised by the range?

[@thomashiggins9320]

I think she forgot, or just didn't realize this was the same band. 😄