Queensryche Live '88 Full Concert

Queensryche live in Cologne, Germany on Operation Mindcrime tour
Interview
Anarchy X/Revolution Calling
Operation Mindcrime
Speak
Spreading the Disease
Take Hold of the Flame
Breaking the Silence
I Don't Believe in Love
Eyes of a Stranger

[@sydhamelin1265]

Scott Rockenfield is a criminally underrated drummer. MIndcriminally underrated.

[@chassy]

Totally true.

[@Spock456]

Agreed totally he was amazing live

[@lespaulcustom7309]

With out a doubt

[@christschinwon]

Just a class act. I still listen to Mindcrime and Empire and hear bits of his playing I've previously missed. Solid and talented beyond belief!

[@deathtothebots1]

Isn't it sad how a band member is rated by "popularity" of the band at the moment? Geoff is an excellent singer, Michael and Chris work together seamlessly on the guitar, Eddie and Scott worked together excellent, kinda makes you feel sorry for what Cliff/Jason/Robert had/have to work with for the band Scott and company were opening for in this. I like Metallica well but Lars is probably the most overrated drummer of all time.

[@m.d5483]

I remember taking my sister in law to see this show with Metallica and she had never heard Queensryche before. She cried during the show. That's how you know a band is truly great when it evokes an emotion that cannot be contained. She still talks about it. This band is hands down the best progressive metal band of the era.

[@dawson1787]

No Geoff Tate, Chris DeGarmo, and Scott Rockenfield means no Queensryche

[@festushaggen2563]

These lyrics are more relevant than ever today. “I used to trust the media to tell me the truth. But now I see the payoffs everywhere I look. Who do you trust when everyone’s a crook?” - Revolution Calling

[@gaetano5669]

Hey bud, cool it with the pro maga talk.

[@Muisje68]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@loveloveandhatehate]

Try to distinguish between art and reality... They may overlap but don't let the sound drive you crazy 😧🤣 Magagagagoogoogaga 😆

[@LarryWhitford]

Should be a movie!. Probably a documentary today though.

[@betsywaldrop]

Geoff Tate is the all time greatest metal singer...ever.

[@scout805]

Cool Pic Betsy Roo Cheers 🍺

[@swampscott2670]

Saw this a few days earlier in Dortmund, opening for Metallica. This was Queensrych in their prime and they blew Metallica away, both musically and for having a much better mix. Came mostly to see them and remember leaving during the Kirk Hammett solo...

[@raymondlurvink348]

swampscott2670 They blew Metallica away damn right. I saw them in Leiden, it felt like they had a podium of just 10m2 but the sound and the set were amazing. Geoff hit every note, Chris, Michael and Eddie were spot on and Scott was out of this world. Never ever saw an opening act better than QR, they should have been headers already by then, they were in their prime. After Chris left in 1997 the band lost its magic, he was the spider in its web.

[@dancampbell9652]

l recently read an artical in which the masterpeice(operation mindrime)was rated on a scale of 1-10 on various aspects of its content. After reading and trying to relate to the critic,it became painfully obvious this group knew absolutely nothing of the true storyline or its theme yet labeled it as an 80's commercial sellout that didnt stand the test of time. Are you kidding me? That album is the defenition of a conceptual master peice.Absolutely one of a kind.Without a doubt my deserted island first choice.BRILLIANT

[@divinederelicts2956]

Before its time for sure

[@curtnicholson7771]

Dan Campbell You are exactly right Dan it was and always will be a masterpiece, and as far as I'm concerned you gotta remember that music critics are like used toilet paper FULL of SHIT.

[@jmzochsnrtr]

Put a space before and after parenthesis and after periods, exclamation marks, etc. .... You can work on that on your deserted island.....

[@angusorvid8840]

I've always been a huge QR fan, and when Operation: Mindcrime came out it blew people's minds. It's conceptually brilliant, the arrangements are utterly original, and the guitar work is absolutely clean and rhythmic. Scott Rockenfield is one of the most underrated drummers out there. Tate had a voice like no other. I'm not going to say my songwriting was anywhere near this level. It still isn't. If I want to tell I story I do it one of two ways: I write a novel (I write science fiction) or an instrumental guitar piece. I don't write good lyrical music. I consider Mindcrime to be of the highest plane of lyrical metal. The popularity of this album galvanized the truth that many of us metalheads were serious thinkers and wanted something more from our genre. We wanted something that dealt with the reality of the world, government corruption, crime, the human lust for power, justice and injustice. Mindcrime has everything. That album just wrenched me when I heard it. I can think of very few times when an album, concept or not, got to me. I felt the drama of the music, and it helped me deal with the world. Iran-Contra and all sorts of ugliness where going on back then. The 80s were not the chair of bowlies a lot of people think they were. The world still had its problems. Mindcrime dealt with these problems. It's the first metal album to deal with the drug war as well.

[@festushaggen2563]

2nd only to Pink Floyd’s The Wall for conceptual albums. A very close 2nd.

[@tool7empest353]

00:00 Interview 04:52 Anarchy X/Revolution Calling 10:58 Operation Mindcrime 15:30 Speak 19:09 Spreading the Disease 23:37 Take Hold of the Flame 28:30 Breaking the Silence 33:20 I Don't Believe in Love 37:49 Eyes of a Stranger

[@aarondeepurple]

Don't forget to mention they had the most thought-provoking, moving lyrics in the late-eighties metal world. A bulletproof band.

[@D6EH]

Bulletproof….until they imploded. Sad but true.

[@ejd715]

Tate and DeGarmo firing on all cylinders! Absolutely perfect! DeGarmo's backing vocals really shine on this video.

[@Lordestroyer]

DeGarmo is so underrated as a guitar player, but forget that. Let’s talk about his vocal ability and range!!!

[@Mechashiva76]

Under lights and judging eyes ;)

[@PlacidDragon]

No, he was not underrated as a guitar player (both DeGarmo and Wilton were very very good). He might have been a bit underrated as a backup vocalist, because his voice is surprisingly good (for someone who isn't a vocalist). Where he was definitely underrated was..well.. how do i say this... it became very evident that DeGarmo was the "engine" of the band.. he wrote most of the songs, etc. When he left, it created a void that simply could not be filled. For me personally, when DeGarmo left, Queensryche died.

[@YusukeTomB]

When De Garmo left....it broke them....and me. I thank them for the amazing work they gave us. This band was everything to me back in the day.

[@Rui.Bordalo]

I was there at Köln Sporthalle in 88. Queensrÿche opened for Metallica's And Justice for All tour. The first song they played was Queen of the Reich, which does not appear in this video I don't know why. Queensrÿche performance was incredibly accurate and the sound was fantastic. After this Metallica played so loud that I've spent three weeks with continuous feedback ringing in my ears. I thought I was going to be deaf forever.

[@JamesMartinGuitar]

In their prime, these guys were downright intimidating to aspiring musicians.

[@rafaelmarmusic]

The first deeply intelligent metal band, the one that made Heavy Metal seem to have reached some maturity. Geof was untoutcheable at live performances...

[@TheSobe30]

There are absolutely no words to describe this band. Pheeeenominal!

[@j800r]

PL wasn't just a great album. It was a Prog masterpiece. It's unfortunate that people seem to lack the insight and open-mindedness to enjoy that album. It's actually the one that first introduced me to the band. People love to make Geoff the scapegoat of the failiure that was Dedicated To Chaos yet overlook the fact that HITNF was almost entirely DeGarmo.

[@scottduyser8583]

I saw this American tour. these guys opened for Metallica on there Justice for all. Awesome!!!

[@angusorvid8840]

Yeah, I saw it at Long Beach Arena. The Hell's Angels stole our seats! Then ripped them off the foundations! We had floor seats, center, four rows from the stage. It was a madhouse! I was there for QR, not 'Tallica.

[@dnashofficial]

......and wiped the FLOOR with them! i was tenth row centre in New Haven, and it was a slaughter. metallica was wasted and just god awful. lars didn't get a single double kick run in "one" proper. ryche was surgical, note perfect, and didn't even take an encore.... just left you with "REVOLUTION!!!". the lights went off, and when they came back on again all of 10 seconds later, half their set was struck and the crowd was left standing there in shock, lol. simply amazing.

[@kennethfurr7397]

Me too! In Greensboro, NC. Queensryche sounded better than Metallica.

[@karenkimberley241]

I actually saw them back up Ronnie James Dio,loved them from that night I always thought Geoff had an awesome voice 😊

[@CasonovaCorkClub]

WOW!!! ... that's as good as it gets. ... What year?

[@jubankta1627]

Karen Kimberley hello beautiful

[@benitokamelo252]

1984/1985 I guess.

[@jeanlucgaliana6697]

THE GREAT QUEENSRYCHE ! One and only !!!

[@rychew1280]

Chris sounded tired during this interview. Poor guy. My all time favorite guitar player.

[@TheSoundgod59]

We were all tired, tough schedule through Europe.....

[@crownrights]

Geoff Tate in his prime.

[@jasonadkins8894]

So loved Scott Rockenfield's chain hardware back then , still do. Too sweet.

[@diegogharcia9552]

WTF...his voice was amazing in that time...

[@Wer666wie]

How stupid I must be - I have Internet in approximately 22 Years and TODAY i had the thought to give `QR live full Concert´ at tag by youtube - IT WAS THE GREATEST BAND ON EARTH - with deGarmo & Tate!!!

[@marinmikloska1429]

Find someone who looks at you just like Geof looks DeGarmo when he sing back vocals.

[@sltwentytwo]

without question. few were in their league. they had it all. great vocals, drummer, guitar duo, & bassist. not many bands managed to string together a stronger set of records like they did. everything from the ep-empire is brilliant.

[@hillarysoldsaggytit8666]

Geoff was at the top of his game then. Damn, he was one of the greatest singers of all time then.

[@karenkimberley241]

Geoff,s voice sounds f....king awesome !!!

[@SimonChristensen]

A tad better than the 90's versions! ***** 1651997 39:32 It's very close to the studio version!

[@hawkhandsaw]

Well, Tate was a smoker, unfortunately. This is without a doubt the worst thing a person can do to themselves just in terms of their health, whether they sing or not. But, for a singer, it is vocal suicide because it destroys the one thing a singer needs to sing; lung capacity and the ability to breathe freely. That, and, I will assume, the fact that he was just growing older and the voice, esp. the male voice, deepens and thickens with age.

[@chrismiddleton7132]

So much better than Metallica! Like not even close!

[@jasonadkins8894]

No totally different . Elvis & Prince. Apples & oranges...both fruit different texture

[@1life2pono]

With training from the maestro David Kyle, Geoff Tate mastered his craft as one of the all time greatest singers ever. While in his prime, he wrote brilliant and incredible songs with vocal parts that pushed his vocals to their limit. Then he toured for years with almost super-human effort, to almost nightly reproduce what is impossible for 99.9% of humanity. It's amazing he did as well as he did for as long as he did. I only wish he would have gone out on top, instead of trying to eek out relevance after the break-up with (what seems like) half-hearted performances with horribly under qualified musicians. Thank you for the good times and your priceless contribution to music Geoff. Go now, be at peace.

[@pelliot100]

Thanks! As much as I love Operation Livecrime, I've always thought these songs sounded best when Geoff sang them in '88. Especially Revolution Calling and Operation Mindcrime

[@zionmartell42]

I agree his voice started slowly changing, to his tone in Empire, less high & squeeky imo. He's Impeccable here 🔥

[@Konijninzicht]

operation mindcrime is by far the best album i EVER heard! Mythic, magic....!

[@seanjtyose]

geoff was out of his prime too quickly. even on this he doesent sound the same as on the cd and his singing here is better than livecrime. why did he smoke with a voice like that?

[@pokospikos5672]

I am a huge fan of them. Overall performance is even better than the original album. This shows their enormous skills. It's a pity we 'll not have the chance to enjoy this lineup again.

[@marcelosiqueira982]

27:07 Pure energy...reminds so many scenes of my youth...

[@alexandrosplexidas4123]

I wouldn't believe Tate's voice could sound EXACTLY like the studio recording... But here is the proof!

[@curtnicholson7771]

One of the best drummers there is with the best looking drum setup I've ever seen used. I would like to know if Scott thought it all up and had someone build it or if he did or if he helped. It makes me wonder what he has done with it as we no longer see him use it. I hope that he would still have it somewhere. It's to bad that this band was so good that you knew something would have to happen to it. They were definitely Ass Kickers and I'm glad I was alive in their time of touring!

[@scotthawkins8003]

I spoke with Scott about his rig. He welded every link of chain himself

[@carolbruce7608]

I Love Queensryche, saw them on their Empire tour when they played the Entire Mindcrime Album. But..., No One had a Better Drum Set than Mr. Neil Peart, The Professor of RUSH.

[@FreeMTrider]

@@scotthawkins8003 Wow that's pretty cool. I saw them on the Warning tour and it was the first time seeing the kit. He didn't play it as much on the Rage tour, but brought it back out during this one.

[@kit4626]

Stunning performance. Good old times. This album is a masterpiece. Thx for the upload.

[@WebSolutionsMediaDesignAgency]

Awesome. Great Geoff, great Queensryche.

[@OchoaMichaelVincent]

Im so glad my pops and all my uncles put me on this when i was like 8 years old. My fav band EVER

[@ThomasJRyan-ct3dv]

so amazing, still one of the best metal albums of all time

[@kelstar1967]

I have this CD and have it playing constantly in my car , over and over! Perfection , pure and simple! ♥

[@devildude64]

DAMN !!!!! Eddie Jackson's bass sounded KILLER !!!!!!!!!!

[@adamsteele6148]

Fucking travesty that they were not headlining by 1988. Touring with Metallica was a major mistake by their management, they should have been headlining on a different tour.

[@BeachRose61]

Damn, you can tell he's blown out his voice, because when he hits the super high notes, he only sustains them for a second or two and has to drop down an octave. Remember how he used to blast those high notes and just keep it going? There's probably a little vocal chord damage going on, but these guys will rock my world forever!

[@Bigtime1998]

+Wendy Rose He was a smoker for a long time too.

[@FreeMTrider]

@@Bigtime1998 In smoker years, he really didn't smoke as much. Rarely did anyone see him smoking and I've never seen him with a smoke on stage. I have seen them live since the Warning tour. They toured non-stop from that point on and he was singing his ass off.

[@mitchkms]

They are SO TIGHT live! Super grooving, high energy, great vocal harmonies, such great live performers.

[@JimsDoors1971]

Saw them in Cleveland that year in 88 opening for Metallica. Sounded as if I was listening to the cassette in my bedroom Blown away!!.

[@TheSoundgod59]

JimsDoors1971 Thanks! I remember that night in Cleveland, we all had a great show.

[@RochelleEskue]

+JimsDoors1971 That was a great tour. I also saw them both in late 88', in Denver. That was my 1st time seeing Queensryche, and they didn't disappoint.

[@loumason6120]

Well i had the Privilege to watch them play a set in a Bar!!!! in Winston Salem, NC on THIS tour that only held 300 hundred people, on the same stage i use to play My drums. i stood 8 feet away from them as They F'n rocked out for over an hour. They played a handful of bars/club dates to keep tight and promote. It was one of the best shows i ever been to in My life!. I've been a Ryche fan since 84.. so it was just crazy!

[@TheSoundgod59]

@@loumason6120 Was that show in 88' ? I remember playing there on that tour.

[@loumason6120]

@@TheSoundgod59 YEP summer of 88...You played where? and what band?

[@thewaragainstcars]

Chris is singing higher than Geoff because he does mostly falsettos. He didn't do a falsetto after his solo on "Flame" when he sang that verse with Geoff, which I liked. "I Don't Believe In Love" is Eddie and Chris both doing falsettos, which is why they sound higher than Geoff. Geoff is the only one using a full vocal.

[@joseffleisch8976]

Tate sin duda es el mejor 👍👍👍

[@pbr6430]

They're my favorite band. But, regarding the topic of when Geoff's voice started to decline, it was already happening in this video. "Take Hold" was a struggle to hit the high note. It's because he was getting older, people. When I listen to recordings of my own voice from 25 years ago, I practically sound like I was on helium. The Warning was the last album where Geoff was literally at his peak, and could do whatever he wanted, vocally. But, it's OK. Geoff and the band gave us a great body of work over the years.

[@TheSoundgod59]

pbr6430 You are wrong about that, It was not in decline in 1988. Go sing on a real rock tour, especially overseas, living on a tour bus, then you'll understand. It wasn't that way every night, some nights he sailed through "Flame" as well. You should have heard him when we came back through and did 2 hour shows at the European festivals, truly amazing!

[@rippedabdominals7239]

+pbr6430 “Westfield Mac” wut?

[@anolaf]

+pbr6430 “Westfield Mac” +TheSoundgod59 You're both right, really. He definitely had much better nights than this, both earlier and later in the tour. It looks like they didn't even play "Queen of the Reich" at this show, though they usually opened with it on this tour. But even at this point, his voice had definitely begun changing into what it was during the Empire tour, when he straight up avoided most of the higher notes at basically every show.

[@tommybirch9289]

You hit the nail on the head. Geoff was an absolute crazy vocalist with amazing range but it's a fact as we age so doesn't everything else. The guy still fronts his own band and is still amazing and a consumate pro. As for new Queensryche, I just don't like the singer or even the band for that matter without Geoff Tate. Rock on.

[@Kommentaraccount]

I would like to be able to sing like Geoff back then. Fantastic performance.

[@FreeMTrider]

Halford was hit and miss. I saw all those tours back then. From the first days the hit America to when they were selling out 20,000 seat arenas. Same with Dickinson.

[@donaramco]

Geoff sang EFFORTLESSLY back then - WOW!

[@krazeraiderfan]

damn he sang effortlessly, I bet he would do anything to have that range back. I know I would

[@janieappleby6639]

Queensryche is my favorite.

[@christschinwon]

GT has lost it now in more ways than one but 3 tours in his voice was magnificent here, probably never bettered. Also almost sad to see in hindsight the amazing rapport he had with Chris. His leaving thre band with certainly the start of the ugly rot that ruined this ridiculously tallented and creative band.

[@JuanLeg]

I caught the bands first 6 tours and 'Operation' was by far my favorite. The set list never let up, nor was it bogged down by future,(YAWN), ballads which later dominated shows.

[@Lighteye67]

I saw the Mindcrime tour in Germany and in the US in 88 & 89. Fantastic concept album.

[@michaelhaines9796]

Was at Long Beach Arena when they opened for Metallica's And Justice for All tour 1988.

[@corvettebmw]

I saw The Warning Tour in 1984, those were the days.

[@frisbeeshawn5356]

Yes I saw the Warning tour as ryche opened for KISS Animalize album. Ryche brought it for Real ! Blew my mind.

[@scout805]

Odd how no "my mission" and the crown jewel "suite sister Mary" and "needle lies" Great Upload tho! Cheers from Milwuakee Wis. 🍺 🍺 FJB

[@chriskuehnle1913]

The whole band is criminally underrated!!

[@johnanderson1818]

Skipped a day or two of high school and went to Shreveport Louisiana to see Metallica on the Justice for All tour! Queensrych opened for them. I had no clue! Didn't want to either! As soon as I heard Eyes Of a Stranger! It changed my life! Geoff Tate is in my opinion, one of the best front men ever! 💯

[@paulmaddicks6642]

The best band I ever saw live by a mile ....Hammersmith 89/91

[@iancorcoran713]

I saw Queensryche on the Operation Mindcrime tour at Nottingham’s Rock City in 1988. One of my all the favourite gigs! What a band, what an album…

[@tonygambino5905]

I don't appreciate that fuckin' "Created with a...." symbol in the middle of the fuckin' screen

[@operasinger2126]

Tate. Wow.

[@FreeMTrider]

I saw this tour and Livecrime in '91. By Livecrime the show was dialed and better than this one. Everyone comments on the smoking part. He hasn't smoked for way over a decade now and the effects of smoking are not what he experienced. His is due to constant touring and singing very difficult songs. Everyone's voice changes as they age. You lose the high notes. He still has sustain which is what smoking would have taken away and it would have become rough like Halfords. His vocals changed too.

[@ManolitoMystiq]

Queensrÿche’s setlist (with Tate) were always unbelievably demanding to begin with-especially back then. And from what I understood, they toured like 5 days a week at least. Even if he wouldn’t have smoked, and was perfectly taking care of his voice, it would’ve been dangerous. You hear a bit of constriction in the highs here (1988); they’re not as pure as say the famous Live In Tokyo concert of ’84. But he’s still flexible. In Livecrime, there is more focus for the highs.

[@FreeMTrider]

He hit his prime on the Rage tour. I saw it twice and it most likely took a lot out of him, but Mindcrime seems like an incredibly difficult album to sing.

[@neugey]

No need to worry, Queensryche made videos for Operation Mindcrime which turned out to be a masterpiece with or without them!

[@FreeMTrider]

hahaha.....and who is going to write it?? Get real. Tate and DeGarmo wrote the great music. Tate was the mastermind behind Mindcrime. He and Chris were just a great song writing team. The new guy sings but hasn't written anything and none of the the other guys cant make music like the old days. They've had enough opportunities and have produced nothing.

[@FreeMTrider]

Yep...everything on the internet gets blown up into something it never was. He really didn't smoke too heavily and quit about 2000. Met them twice and never even saw him pick up a smoke. Halford, Dickenson and plenty of others have their off days and drank and smoked. I've seen all those bands multiple times and they don't sound too great some nights.

[@FreeMTrider]

So are you saying you were there smoking and partying with him? How in the hell would you know what happened if anything at all? If you did, you would be worth billions for that kind of clairvoyance. Quit believing everything you read on the internet.

[@FreeMTrider]

Promised Land was a great album. Actually, DeGarmo wrote almost the entire Here in the Now Frontier set and it was much different, more alternative and void of the more technical guitar playing and interlocking melodies QR was known for. So it really wasn't DeGarmo leaving that did the band in. A lot had to do with the industry at the time and QR's desire to go in different directions musically.

[@GetfitwithWitt]

This is pure joy, listening to QR firing on all cylinders. All the theories posted here on why Geoff's voice faded over the years, especially taking a hit starting with the "Empire" tour. Well, QR was mostly just doing 45 minute sets as the opening band for their "Warning", "Rage" and "Mindcrime" tours. Starting with "Empire" tour, the set time doubled to 90 minutes as they were now the headliners. That was a certainly a great endurance strain on Geoff's voice right from the start and his vocal chords were just not able to sustain it...especially since that highly successful "Empire" tour lasted more than a year I do believe. Geoff was and still is (for his age) amazing. A real trail blazer vocally, and a wonderful song writer/composer.

[@jmzbnd724]

the real Queensryche..dont waste your money on imitations

[@hillarysoldsaggytit8666]

Umm what? Geoff Tate is a baritone - perhaps more specifically, a lyric baritone - who has the ability to push his head voice higher and thinner. Another classification could be dramatic tenor, but lyric baritone and dramatic tenor is a blurred line. This all speaking in terms of classical voice.

[@JacksonAxe]

I saw this tour in April 1989. Queensryche opened with Queen of the Reich and it was one of the very few shows on that tour where Metallica switched instruments for Am I Evil. James on drums, Jason on guitar, Kirk on bass and Lars "singing" if I remember correctly. Great show, still have the ticket stub.

[@superredhawk43]

I created another account just so I could add this video to my favorites twice.

[@jamesadams7131]

I saw them open for Kiss in San Diego 198???

[@officialpoa3171]

this is opening for Metallica and Justice for all Tour!

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Metallica was at their best and The Ryche matched them note for note. it was the CUlt getting chairs thrown at them and booed of stage second leg/tird leg o the Justice tour Sumer 89....these cats got ENCORES

[@sroth42]

I saw Queensyrche about 3-4 years ago at a small venue in So. Cal. It was just the band, the fans and the music; no theatrics, pyrotechnics, video feed in the back, etc. I was very impressed. Geoff Tate is as good live as on CD or better. Everyone's vocal range changes with age, but that didn't impede his ability to belt out the music better than I've seen in most concerts. The best part about rock/metal bands is there is no autotune to make them sound good on CD and suck in concert.

[@gregalabama]

My favorite part is the watermark! :)

[@joerock040]

20 years ago Tate was a macho frontman,,, actually it's embarassing with new gay look.. oh my god

[@SimonChristensen]

***** 1651997 Great singing here near the end 8:47

[@1norville]

Wow, I didn't know he smoked. Why would a singer with a golden voice do that to themselves?

[@yanava]

Whatever happened to Geoff's voice, it was beetween this and 1990.

[@SoapinTrucker]

You will FULLY understand some time in the future ;)

[@yanava]

Mike Tayon Care to elaborate?

[@SoapinTrucker]

Well it's simple Bro, when YOU get older, you will notice, feel, and see serious changes, that's all I meant :)

[@yanava]

Mike Tayon I agree in a sense that age requires that you pay more attention to what you do to your voice. And if you are not careful enough you may end up with no voice at all. There are many examples of people that took care and continued to perform well: Dio, Pavarotti, Michael Kiske, Glenn Hughes, and so on. The problem with Geoff's voice is that it radically changed between 88 and 91. Just compare Empire with Operation Mindcrime, the voice sounds so different in certain songs you can almost say they got a different singer. Some say smoking did it, some say playing many live shows did it. I believe it was a combined effect of all. He did not preserve his instrument and as a result he lost it. Fast.

[@SoapinTrucker]

Moreno Addad Hassem Well, what about the idea that maybe he was straining all of those years to create the sound he had, could have ended it early? Dunno.........

[@jennreiboldt4693]

Seen them in Dayton Ohio blew Metallica off stage !!!!!

[@hollandrocksls]

I think operation live at the moore is really good, i think vocally and musically. its not fair to say its better but if the original were in the dvd it would be way better but mike stone did a great job i thought

[@hushdrops]

Thanks for posting , many times better than Live Crime which was overdubbed n cleaned up so much it's like a studio release, this is classic, LIVE queensryche (saw them open with this set Jan '89 for Metallica)

[@mrbrians.vitullo2138]

QUEESRYCHE original lineup present day. all new studio album Geoff Tate grows his hair black& long looks better that way hahaha hahaha cheers 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺

[@tommybirch9289]

Geoff Tate really does look better with his hair longer.

[@wickedfuctup]

His voice was strong during this time of the band. Rock/metal singers put a lot of strain on their vocal chords especially with the touring. Drinking, smoking doesn't help. Regardless, we got a chance to enjoy his voice and Queensryche. BTW, no love for DeGarmo from anyone? Seriously, so underrated. He plays perfect at ever show I've seen and any convert footage I've seen. Such a polished musician

[@Polyinstrumentalism]

DeGarmo is killing the backing vocals too. He doesn't have Geoff's presence but those aren't easy notes to hit. He sounds great.

[@caravann26]

Tate and Chris were queensryche

[@caravann26]

Chris was the only one that saw the "flame" was going to be taken by grunge rock and but his hat on the shelf to persue a back up plan as a pilot ..he was probably the only one with an education in the band

[@caravann26]

I really think Scott had the ego thinking the big chain set would make him the next Neil .hes good but have some .. something?

[@DreidMusicalX]

Chris DeGarmo was never underrated.

[@TheJimmybang]

QR were the pinnacle of the genre.. A whole nother level of musicmanship, and Geoff sounds pretty damn good here considering he'd been belting QR songs on the road for about 5-6 years by this time, they are absolutley historical in the Metal music world. Listen to Live in Japan '84 tour...

[@U3X6785]

I saw them less than a month later for the first time in Indy. Geoff still had this voice at that point. Something happened to him in Japan in 89 that changed his voice and made those higher notes more and more harder to hit.

[@juergenknipp6254]

What a Gig...!!! I was there !!!

[@maaaguz]

da hast du Geschichte miterlebt

[@1998ntlchamps]

badass. i saw them in Memphis on this tour opening for Metallica. Didnt know who they were. I left there that night and bought their other albums the next day.

[@ejd715]

This is one of the best recorded performances from Tate himself-he nails it here the whole way!