Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@leftcoaster67]

Guitarist Chris Degarmo wrote this song. It was partially for his son. He's a pilot now. But damn what a talent along with Geoff Tate's vocals.

[@kellbrom3054]

Chris Degarmo was the heart and soul of this band.

[@Azhalan]

His vocal range was incredible. On the bands first albums, he often sang incredibly high while also being able to go very low. And he was able to reproduce these notes live as well. One of the favourite songs people react to is the live version of 'Take Hold of the Flame' live in Tokyo.

[@JeremyNiemczyk]

It's an incredible song. It brings back so many memories for me. Life seemed so much simpler then. Nostalgia......🥰

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

Yeah...life is a horrible nightmare now

[@TannerHemmingsen]

Geoff Tate is easily one of the greatest vocalists in rock and metal. I recommend their songs “I Don’t Believe in Love” and “Operation: Mindcrime”

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Oh for sure... My Uncle was in a lot of metal bands back in the day and every singer in the late 80's went through a "Geoff Tate Phase"

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for the suggestions

[@Hulkamaniac418]

“He can read my audiobooks” 🤣. I’ve always said this. Especially now that he’s gotten older and his speaking voice has gotten even better.

[@fpcardosao]

The cello's sound in the end of the song plays the Brahm's Lullaby.

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

Thank you! I've thought, for 30+ years, that I recognised it from somewhere. You are so right!

[@KSE12789]

This song….. man this song is almost like a lullaby for me, this song came out when I was 1, and my parents were and still are huge Queensryche fans. Just always hits me in the feels like a ton of bricks.

[@SG-js2qn]

IMO, this is their best song. They also had hits with "Jet City Woman," "Empire."

[@jeffchacon5781]

..." Your mind tricked you to feel the pain, of someone close to you leaving the game... of life." Gets me every time. 😥

[@BilboBagginsWPG]

I sang this song to my sons at bedtime. Every time I hear it I'm back to when they were little and afraid of the monsters in their dreams. I learned how to lucid dream and taught my first son because he suffered from night terrors.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

This is my favorite Queensryche song. That acoustic guitar bit is so simple, yet so beautiful.

[@andersgranstrom7128]

Now there are songs, and there are songs... But THIS one, to me, is a masterpiece!! It has been with me since released in 1990. Different to so much back then, and still unique in itself. 😍 Glad you like it, Biss! 🙂

[@maggedo-x1s]

Queensryche were 1 of 6* bands in '91's Monsters of Rock Annual World Tour w: *Metallica, AC⚡DC, Pantera...but Geoff Tate had laringitis, so not in *Moscow!🤒

[@kratz57x]

I've loved this song since first hearing it. The acoustic start, the layered build up, the lyrics and the resonance all make it a beautiful ballad. Great find, GREAT reaction! 😉

[@EnervatedSociety]

It you check out Geoff Tate's earlier stuff you can hear how crazy his voice would get. For live check out 'Take Hold of the Flame [Queensrÿche - Live in Tokyo 1984/08/05]' From this album you should check out, Empire, & Best I Can, because they have vids. Operation: Mindcrime (album) is considered their magnum opus by most fans.

[@childlessdoggentleman746]

The child in the flying bed imagery is lifted directly from the newspaper comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland" which ran from 1905 to 1911.

[@2gelm]

A pensive song for sure! Biss, your timing was perfect on the pause in the song...just before the guitar solo started. His voice is mesmerizing and beautiful. Thank you for covering this song, it''s one of my favorites.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@richiecabral3602]

Love this song! I actually have never been really that familiar with Queensryche, but I remember when this song came out, and this video was getting a lot of play on MTV, or whatever. Just a great song!

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Jet City Woman is the song you were trying to remember the name of. Jet City is the nickname for the city of Seattle because the area is famous for building Boeing jet airplanes. This band is from Bellevue, Washington which is the city right across Lake Washington from Seattle

[@paulhollstein8650]

Some of the best acoustic guitar work ever done. ❤

[@jeffmaltby6185]

Well , it is actually pretty simple and repetitive , just a musician's point of view , although beautiful , I wouldn't say the best acoustic guitar work ever done . We can begin with Jimmy Pages catalogue just for starters I see you said " some of the best " so I'll give you leeway there 😀

[@jennastorm4785]

@@jeffmaltby6185 The first song that jumped into my head is Dan Fogelberg's "Tucson, Arizona". Amazing guitar work. Nancy Wilson of Heart can play the strings off of an acoustic guitar. And on and on it goes.

[@justitia257]

Beautiful and sweet song. I Love Queensrÿche. Nice reaction, beautiful Biss 🌹. Grazie

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@RudineiArantes]

Simply wonderful to see you reacting to this song. Greetings from Brazil

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@RudineiArantes]

Thank you for the content you deliver

[@drew65sep]

Your explanation was spot on...I used to sing this to my daughter when she would awake from a bad dream tugging on daddy's covers...

[@shawnfate2656]

"I dont believe in love" "anybody listening" "operation mindcrime" are great songs

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add it to the list

[@EricSmaug]

I LOVE THIS SONG IT BRINGS MANY TEARS TY!!!!!

[@roberormonde]

This song was very different then any thing they made, I like the orcastra, and the acoustic gitar, he has an amazing voice that could sing any style of music, loved your reaction, i think you nailed it, I hope all your dreams come true biss❤😊

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@roberormonde]

Your welcome biss have awonderful day your priceless ❤😊

[@brettmarlar4154]

This song is very much from a parent's perspective. Especially from that of a new parent preparing themselves for some difficult discussions that they're going to inevitably have, like nightmares and other challenges. They're using the setting of a parent sat next to their sleeping infant as a vehicle to work through their own anxieties whilst projecting comfort onto the slumbering child. At least l, that was the gist I got from the story Geoff told before playing this song live. That it's equal parts lullaby and self-pep talk.

[@davestang5454]

99% sure this is about a parent who has DIED and comes back to their child through his dreams. Teh child is having nightmares because he was traumatized by the loss of his parent and the parent assures the child, from beyond the grave, that he still loves, protects and guides the child. The real lesson here is that love is the strongest power, even stronger than death.

[@maggedo-x1s]

🎵 "...Someone close to you, leaving the game...of life..." Geoff Tate's hauntingly hypnotizing deeper voice is very unique from "...Hold the Flame" Live '84 video!

[@rhinno1969]

Walk In The Shadows 🤘

[@8967Logan]

I wouldn't say I'm a fan of the group, but this song is so good.

[@Matjo7588dk]

Queensrÿche have made one of those songs/videos I think is a must to watch on YT. I think there are between 5-10 of such videos I would say everyone should just see, its mind blowing. -Take Hold of the Flame [Queensrÿche - Live in Tokyo 1984/08/05]

[@tonysmith5504]

You should have seen them live I did twice… best live sounding band I’ve ever heard… so much talent

[@derwolf9670]

Beautiful melody...and beautiful guitars as well

[@daviddodd7581]

A beautiful song great lyrics great acoustic guitar play.Again another first time listening and i can honestly say i really liked it.Lucidity apparently is to be able to be easily understood be able to think clearly? Great reaction♥

[@Boodieman72]

Your analysis is spot on Bisscute.

[@BlackieNuff]

This was another of my karaoke staples... I love the vocal range - starts out deep, then elevates a bit into the higher range.

[@wowia]

Thank you Bisscute for the reaction 😍 Love and hugs from Finland ,from me and my niece (she is 3-4 times here per week and likes reactions like this ) 🥰😘 forgott to say . Tate´s voice is one of those that you do know when you hear it 💖

[@zackkullis5555]

You are right about the Lucid Dreaming .

[@martinsv9183]

I would recommend "Anybody Listening" also.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for the suggestion

[@harrytrevenen2310]

Biss, there is a 1984 movie called "Dreamscape" that explores some of the thoughts you have on this song.

[@srudine]

You are correct Biss about lucid dreaming. This is my all time favorite song by this band! The strings, the harmonies, the guitars, the drums, Geoff's vocals, andthe Brahm's lullaby finale, everything about this song is just perfect. 🥰❤

[@rickbartels1182]

One of my favorite groups of all time. Everything that they touched was golden

[@skyshorrchannel3474]

Good one, Jet City Woman was good too.

[@StrokeofDadJokes]

ive also felt this song belongs more on a later pink floyd album, like momentary lapse or division bell, than as a queensryche song, its got that feel.

[@KingReese9k]

Hi Biss I'm happy to see more content from you Biss😊I enjoyed the video❤

[@Draco83449]

This was a tribute to QR and also the voice. I rest easier knowing that QR is watching over me as I sleep. Love your reaction with analysis. Stay Safe,.

[@chrisparmarter8442]

Love watching Bis go through all the same emotions I went through the first time I heard this. 'His voice is stunning! He can read my audiobooks!" actually made me laugh!

[@AlessandroSilva-ft8wf]

Amazing song , amazing band, amazing Mr Tate!

[@petyofiii]

I listened to this song, two days ago, at the concert of Jeff Tate and his band in Sofia, Bulgaria... Beautiful! 🇧🇬❤️🤘🏼

[@AdamJames-d5d]

I love this channel great choice bisscute and love the reaction

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@davestang5454]

The song is clearly about more than having a lucid dream. I don't know why people don't get this when they read the lyrics. It sounds more accurately about a child who has lost a parent and is traumatized by it, having nightmares and in fear. The departed parent appears to the child in dreams and comforts him, telling him that he will continue to love, guide and protect the child. The lesson? Love is the strongest of powers, even stronger than death itself. If the song was merely about lucid dreams than the topic of death and the specific things that the child experiences in the dreams would not be mentioned. Bisscuit misinterprets a lot of things.

[@daveb1797]

Haven't heard them in decades, first heard them when they opened for Ozzy's Ultimate Sin tour in, 86 I believe. Good song.

[@americanmutt9089]

Checkout :"Empire" and "Anybody Listening?"

[@warinsidemyhead11]

Yup

[@BisscuteReacts]

Maybe in the future

[@DuHase-Actual]

I get so many Pink Floyd vibes when I hear this song.

[@Joseph1701-A]

This is one of my all-time favorite ballads.

[@D1m3bagd]

the way she pronounces the bands name is so beautiful. ive never heard it so eligantly before

[@DmMass-m7n]

The entire Empire record is fantastic. A concept album as well.

[@leftcoaster67]

Yes it's about lucid dreaming. It's a magnificent song. Real World from the Last Action Hero Soundtrack, Another Rainy Night Without You are fantastic too. It's a pity the band split.

[@alejandromartinez1766]

Great choice for The reaction Miss Bisscute thanks for this one. Loved your reaction as usual Miss Bisscute ❤❤

[@LuisMiranda-e6n]

happy happy u react 2 this song Biss thanx! the wait is overrrr! such a beautiful song! have a nice day much love 2 u and good vibes!

[@GS-xt8fu]

That is very simple for him….although great. His range and power at amazing

[@warriorpitbull1170]

Another great reaction, Biss. Lovely. You cracked me up though, with the line about it needing a lighter. 😄

[@TheArtman2020]

Silent Lucidity blew me away when it first came out. The video is amazing too.

[@fldiem]

Yes, you choose the right song from the band. This song is very beautiful and the vocals and spacial sounds are very relaxing in contrast with the mystery and tension of the lyrics. It makes you trip on your mind trying to understand where it goes and the real meaning. I thought the same, a parent's perspective of children's fears from nightmares and scary imaginations.

[@JimFlickinger]

Love the whole concept of lucid dreaming! Feel this most often during flying dreams!

[@AaronShaw051]

god i love this song. it just causes you to stop and take a breath. i hope youve had a good weekend Biss.

[@СамирСамиров-ы9ц]

Miyagi & эндшпиль - I got love

[@СамирСамиров-ы9ц]

Miyagi & Andy Panda - All the time

[@spacebace]

Just to say we love everything about you, Biss.😊

[@srt8turboawdjeep146]

Funny, you fell in love with his voice on Eyes of a Stranger too lol

[@nickgoodnough6262]

Like several of Queensryche's albums, "Empire" is designed to tell a single story from beginning to end. It also happens to be my favorite. :)

[@СамирСамиров-ы9ц]

Miyagi & Andy Panda feat. TumaniYo - Brooklyn

[@michaelaustin9705]

This has always been my favorite Queensryche song. This seems to be about Lucid Dreaming - the practice of being in a dream (while sleeping) with full awareness that you are Dreaming, which gives you control over your dream.

[@cliveklg7739]

Took my HS GF to one of their concerts back in the day. They were as good live as studio. Came home high just from everyone around us lighting up. 😁

[@zoo2248]

this is a masterpiece

[@andycarrigan1535]

Swan song is the best adio book EVER! Robert McCain ❤😮

[@matthewgoodA1206]

Geoff Tate is an excellent singer. This is a beautiful power ballad, written and sung very well.

[@jeffashley5512]

This album...Empire is the best album top to bottom in the 90's. I still remember every song and find findself going back to remember when music had meaning and depth. Queensryche was so underrated. Operation Mindcrime was also amazing as a concept album. 🤘

[@fugazi225]

Thanks for reaction

[@Hippiemetalhead-h9k]

This song is about a father passing on and watching over and protecting his child throughout his life. Its quite beautiful.

[@TripletDad3]

No, it's about lucid dreaming. Chris DeGarmo was reading a book about it at the time, and his young daughter was having bad dreams at the same time. This song was the result of those two things.

[@davestang5454]

That is exactly what I thought about it. It's about a departed parent who has preserved his bond with his child by reaching him in his dreams. I don't understand why so many people ignore the aspect of the DEATH of a loved one that's implied in the lyrics.

[@shawnwood9887]

@@davestang5454 The lyrics are "Your mind tricked you to feel the pain", it's about a bad dream of losing a loved one.

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Awesome. One of the best songs ever made. In any genre

[@jeremymcdaniel9413]

I have always loved this song. I used to know how to play the opening riff but it’s been years since I have played the guitar.

[@МихаилШалаев-ы3з]

Семейные ценности. Что может быть лучше?! Хорошая песня! Спасибо! 🌹❤

[@realtorjames33]

You can react to Queensryche unplugged playing "I will remember".. You will love Geoff's voice and see how he is live. Pus we love seeing you melt at the same time lol

[@summersfamily1]

Was able to catch myself in a dream on a handful of occasions. The first time I remember just being like no this isn’t real. Think I’ll just fly. It worked. I still had that tingle feeling when I woke up like when you drive down a hill fast

[@williamvillarroel1423]

Good reaction!!! AND beautiful song !!! SDS desde Chile 🇨🇱 preciosa 🎸

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@eviljeep]

Tate's voice is the one of '80's-2000's...Maybe one of the best male vocalist OAT 👌

[@Vax505]

This song has always made me feel uneasy which is what makes it special to me. The whole section about dream control, it being a powerful weapon and then ending with "help me" puts a whole sinister twist on if you can trust this person beside you in your dream saying they will be "watching over you" and guiding you. The section is distorted like you're hearing people around you talking while you're having this dream.

[@travgpeters1]

One of those must know acoustic riffs to impress your friends with . i think this is one of the first opening riffs to a song a learned on guitar all those years ago . to this day i never learned how to play the whole song . just the main riff haha .. its a good song though . i consider it a part 2 to comfortably numb in a way ... GM from Canada Bisscute

[@TedSmith-d6y]

Love this band more and more everyday

[@gerhardahrenslucbonell2661]

I was at one of their concerts in Berlin. That was really good. My favorite song is "Lady Jane".

[@peensteen]

I remember the beginning of this song was used on the show "Supernatural". It was such an emotional scene when Dean has to go to Hell to hold up his end of a bargain to save his brother Sam. Little did we know that the Winchester brothers would be racking up so many frequent flyer miles to Hell or Purgatory that they would make the cast of Dragonball Z jealous. Friggin' Goku died less than these two.

[@marvinsarracino116]

Great song choice Bisscute! Queensryche is awesome! Please listen to the whole "Empire" Album! Luv Geoff Tate's voice... great range! Thanks Biss ❤️💛

[@3COLORSMUSIC-ul2cn]

The happiness of parents is to watch their child sleep peacefully in his cot and be jealous of his dreams. 🌺

[@scottishguard]

lol - Jack Black doesn't even come close to comparing to Jeff Tate. Queensryche was one of the first, best progressive rock bands of the 90s. This song is an incredible piece of musical art. Timeless. Glad you like it.

[@CarlosFlores-sx9wp]

Hello biss...great song..with a lot of melody...I liked the acoustic guitar and this man's voice is stunnig...great selection and great reaction...thanks señorita biss....see you✌️🫶🫶

[@kirbymjk71]

I'd recommend next Take Hold Of The Flame live in Tokyo 1984. You'll surely be blown away in that one. Such a great band they are.

[@doorofnight87]

Not a song or band I am familiar with, but I enjoyed it and your reaction. Thank you for sharing!

[@tommythompson9565]

the definition of a haunting song

[@avibhagan]

I love this song. I play it a few times a month.