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[@SteveFrank111]

In almost 35 years, I still have yet to find a record rhat "sounds" better than Empire. The production is immaculate. And prime Geoff Tate is unmatched.

[@Hulkamaniac418]

Promised Land’s production is pretty darn good too 😉

[@elvishuremovic7640]

Mine best song from them. Empire.

[@MegaAlan54321]

I would say Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms; especially the 2nd half of the album.

[@blodguizer]

I have Empire on DVD audio disc. It was a short lived attempt to release higher quality music on DVD but they never made any DVD audio players. I can only play it on my PC and I can't rip the disc which sucks.

[@ohwaitwhatsthis1327]

Empire is definitely one of the best sounding "metal" (I know they're considered Prog Rock) records I've ever heard. If you want to hear something that will really blow your mind production wise, check out the Steely Dan album "Aja". Best sounding record I've ever heard. Cheers!

[@DallasPsyborg]

It's about Lucid Dreams. They are very vivid dreams and you can actually control how they unfold once you lear how. I had them when I was younger...they eventually faded away.

[@stimbeh]

From this band, the album 'Operation: Mindcrime', is pretty much the greatest concept album ever made. So, there's that. Thank you for this reaction!

[@karls744]

I’m dying to see someone react to that album cover to cover and get sucked into that story and discover its messages.

[@alexandriah2412]

​@@karls744Suite Sister Mary 🤯❤️❤️❤️

[@slate613]

I based a character in an RPG off Mindcrime...

[@johnsomich7890]

Looked at the comments to see if anyone else brought up mindcrime... And you had the exact phrase I wanted to say...."greatest concept album of all time" AGREE 💯

[@YonkoLalev]

Queensryche at last! That's what I call a legendary band - welcome to the fascinating world of the progressive metal music. 🎶 ❤🎉

[@koga1419]

Geoff Tate is one of the best vocalists of all time, and not just in metal.

[@andrewkeefer6910]

Absolutely

[@periclesrocha]

He's my favorite singer in ANY music genre

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

very true. He's the hard rock/metal equal to Elvis Presley.

[@DimiusG]

This is a special one for me. My father was a huge Queensrÿche fan. I remember discovering this CD in his collection when I was much younger. He passed 9 years ago after a nearly decade bout with brain cancer. This song never fails to get me man.

[@Wizard097]

Huge Queensryche fan here lol If you love his voice and want to see how dynamic it is and his vocal range, look up live version ( Japan 1985 i believe) of Take Hold Of The Flame. ( all Geoff , no toys helping the vocals)

[@Hoganply]

I used to have lucid dreams when I was a kid, total neo-in-the-Matrix moments, and this song really brings me back. Love it.

[@reneeijgenhuijsen3]

You directly understand the words when hearing them. Most people have lucid dreams as a child. Some people have them as an adult and some of them can control them. It helped me a lot saying goodbye to people who lost their lives. The last time I had lucid dreams was when I lost dear friends with MH-17. The dad and his son were in my dreams every single night. I spoke to them and scared the hell out of my girlfriend because she woke up from me talking. I wrote things on my hand some nights to 'prove' it to myself. It was very comforting to able to have those conversations.

[@hjc9685]

The emotion on her face says it all. Thank you for posting.

[@chuck196811]

The day I discovered Queensryche was like living in a house all your life, only to discover hallways with rooms you've never explored.

[@boatdweller310]

'Ethereal quality' is perhaps the phrase you're looking for and I completely agree with you

[@jamescurfman3284]

I was going to say 'Mystical' but maybe 'Ethereal' works better. :)

[@donbenham4934]

I remember Geoff explaining 1 time that this is about a child having their first nightmare. And a parent explaining to this child what the dreamworld was. How it doesn't have to be scary if you know what it is and what's possible.

[@antoniolugo37]

The Operation Mindcrime album is a must listening

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Amazing. One of the best ballads ever made

[@chrisdavis7165]

Do “Eyes of a Stranger “ if you want to hear the man really sing.

[@sumonjamal1653]

Chris DeGarmo (guitar) was the songwriting mastermind of Queensryche... the band he founded in the early 80's w/ Geoff Tate (vocals), Michael Wilton (guitar), Eddie Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums)... DeGarmo hit the jackpot when 'Silent Lucidity' became a major pop single in 1991 from their 4th album 'Empire' in 1990... it was a song he wrote about telling his baby girl about dreams. Classical composer/ conductor Michael Kamen arranged the strings on the track. It's a pity Chris DeGarmo ended up leaving Queensryche in 1998 after the failure of the Queensryche album 'Hear in the now frontier' in 1997, which was an attempt to appeal to grunge/ alternative rock fans in the 90's... DeGarmo did co-write the 'Tribe' album by Queensryche in 2003 but has since retired from the music industry... Singer Geoff Tate took Queensryche in odd musical directions afterwards, before he was fired in 2012 after an altercation w/ the band members. Currently, Geoff Tate tours solo and performs mostly Queensryche songs... while Queensryche returned to a heavy metal sound w/ current vocalist Todd LaTorre... only guitarist Michael Wilton and bassist Eddie Jackson are original members today... Casey Grillo (drums) replaced Scott Rockenfield in 2017... Guitarist Mike Stone rejoined Queensryche in 2022 (he played in Queensryche from 2003 to 2008) Other Queensryche classics - 'Roads to madness'... 'Anybody listening?' ... 'Jet city woman'... "I don't believe in love" ... 'Lady Jane' ... 'Sign of the times'... 'London'...

[@the-dave-house-project]

I appreciate that you didn't suggest all the songs others have reacted to a hundred times already.

[@Rikrik1138]

I want to see a full on reaction to NM-156. That dual guitar solo is mind bendingly good!

[@ferocitas1958]

Check again. Chris DeGarmo -- although he did write this song -- did not have a child when this song was recorded and released. His child was born later. Actually DeGarmo wrote it after reading a big bestselling book about lucid dreaming. Lucid Dreaming was a big thing in the psychological/psychiatric circles in the 1980s. I think they thought it would be a shortcut for patients trying to heal. Unfortunately, for a majority of us, actually mastering lucid dreaming was next to impossible. Queensryche was amazing and I put their concerts in the top five of all the concerts I saw in 80s.

[@IanIsrael]

Suite Sister Mary too

[@the_eaglefan]

It's about lucid dreaming. Something I would imagine would be a very cool thing to be able to do.

[@musicloverchiefsfan5410]

I have been lucid dreaming (with varying success) for over 35 years. It's amazing!

[@ferrouswheel2677]

@@musicloverchiefsfan5410 Do the people in your dream act normal? When I do it nobody interacts with me. They don't act on their own I have to tell them what to say and do and it makes everything boring.

[@musicloverchiefsfan5410]

@@ferrouswheel2677 I'd say they act normally. When I am lucid dreaming, others seem to have 'free will' to move and to say do things. My experiences started as a kid maybe 13-15 yrs old? I was dreaming I was playing basketball with a handful of people, kinda like 3 on 3 .. I went up for for a layup (at the time I was 5'10'' and athletic and I could touch the rim, but I couldn't get over the rim, so I could not dunk the ball) I jumped and actually flew (whole body) over the rim and dropped the ball through the net. Then I 'flew' around the gymnasium for a few seconds and others were running below me & watching - when I realized I was flying! - I woke up! So in your lucid experiences, you basically control everyone? kinda?

[@ferrouswheel2677]

@@musicloverchiefsfan5410 Yeah, like I went to the bank to rob it lol. Went up to the teller and told her to give me all the money. She just stood there staring at me. I noticed everyone in the dreams does that. I can picture her putting the money in the bag and she'll do it but it's not fun when I have to do everything so I stopped doing lucid dreams because of it. I guess I'm weird. Thanks for replying.

[@musicloverchiefsfan5410]

@@ferrouswheel2677 No problem. and who knows, maybe my dreams are the weird ones? 🤔🙂 Have a great day!

[@npwarr2651]

one of the most beautiful songs of my lifetime . thanks for this. 🎁

[@drvannozzun]

Twitch was hangry when it started, by the end they were napping on the floor together like kindergartners.

[@Anautistictherapist]

In my teen years I read an article about how to dream lucidly. I did all the thought exercises and dream journaling, and then finally had a dream in which I suddenly recognized something being out of place which clued me that I was dreaming, and the exercises I’d practiced kept me from waking up. The dream was really nothing special; I was at a yard sale looking at the stuff for sale, but I KNEW I was dreaming, yet still I could control where I walked and what I looked at. It felt like my body was vibrating at some high frequency, somewhat like an electric buzz. It felt amazing, and unlike anything I’d ever experienced. Queensryche did such an amazing job of capturing that sense of wonder.

[@frankespinoza9]

i definitely miss the 90s. Im glad your exploring the music back then soo you can appreciate the talents we had back then.

[@swabia1554]

So this needs to be followed for longer, they made one of the most importnt albums in rock/metal history! Operation mindcrime is a major milestone as an album. The singer is also apperaing on Avantasia projects asinging with others. Also if you like him with just a piano but even more dynamic singing then Someone Else? is a great song.

[@SteveFrank111]

Someone Else is absolutely my favorite performance from him. I suggest it on every queensryche reaction video.

[@dosobrain]

A truly overlooked album by Queensrÿche is Rage For Order. Walk In The Shadows, I Dream In Infrared, Gonna Get Close To You, so many great songs.

[@wtritt5818]

I got into that album after Mindcrime. I saw them open for Metallica in 1989. They just were not the same without DeGarmo. They got more popular but in my opinion they lost something. Tate belting out the phrase "I only see in Infrared" has played in my head through out my life.

[@TheePIB]

Love Mindcrime, but Rage is my favorite Queensrÿche album. SO. MANY. BANGERS. "Neue Regel," "Screaming in Digital," "Surgical Strike," on and on. Basically the entire album is a force of nature.

[@dosobrain]

@@TheePIBI couldn’t agree more, Rage is such a great album

[@fernandofernandezchavez7263]

No matter how many times I listen to this song it always brings tears to my eyes

[@bjornbear6856]

OPERATION MINDCRIME!!! If you're into lyrics and stories, this is it. Be safe

[@alexthorpe6583]

This song and video got some heavy rotation on MTV in 1991. It was the only Queensryche song I knew, for several years. But I have come to love their 80's music later on. Singer Geoff Tate has incredible range, but he's always fundamentally a silky smooth voice.

[@casualguy393]

Yes, it is cool to be able to control your dreams. I learned to be able to do it in only a very limited capacity, and infrequently, but waking up and remembering doing that felt like winning the lottery. It gives you the feeling of being able to respawn in real life.

[@michaelkinion]

This is about your future, past and the struggles we go thru in life. In other words, make your dreams become reality, and dont be afraid. I'm 50 and love this song

[@JVMultiProds]

Queensryche is a rare band because every album sounded different and had a different vibe. They went from being futuristic post apocalyptic warriors (EP/The Warning), to techno/goth vampires (Rage For Order, probably their most underrated work), to 80s nihilists (Operation Mindcrime), to pop metal rockers (Empire), to introspective art rockers (Promised Land) ... But seriously, check out Rage for Order :)

[@goprightist6623]

Guitarist Chris DeGarmo was inspired to write the song by the 1974 book "Creative Dreaming" by Patricia Garfield, which explained how to tap into one's subconscious to experience a lucid dream.

[@CarlosCifuentes-up7ph]

😊😊 The concert here in ChicagoIt was great they opened for scorpionsBoth of them kick a**😂😂Thanks for your reaction. Greetings from Chicago

[@Hulkamaniac418]

It’s amazing seeing people from all different generations, backgrounds, musical tastes, discover this song. I’ve heard this track a gazillion times, and seeing y’all hear it for the first time has rejuvenated my love for this masterpiece. 🥰

[@pauloiria6666]

Está menina sabe de muzica. Sou fã dela. Parabéns aqui de Portugal.❤

[@ryanab01]

I learned to control my dreams through lots of practice. Eventually, I could fly by flapping my arms. It was very tiring though and couldn't do it for long. We need to hear more Queensryche!

[@paulwalsh2344]

Yeah I learned to fly in my dreams too. The setting of the dream was the ball field behind my school that as a young teen I daily walked on the way home so was perfectly familiar with every square foot of… and at the end of the football/soccer part beyond the goal was a berm before the chain link fence and as I was walking up it to go where the hole in the fence was, I kinda tripped… but instead of falling I just kinda floated there. And I looked around, just hovering a foot off the grass and directed myself to float up about 20 feet in the air, way above the goal posts looking down on them. But not panicking about the heights I wondered if I’d be able to get down and my mind directed me to gently float back to earth so that I was hovering again just inches from the grass, my nose crew thing in the smell of the grass and everything ! It was so vividly real to me. And then I really pushed it and flew up way way higher like 100 feet in the air so I could take in at a glance the entire field and back of the school and neighbouring houses in the community. And I cloud direct my flight any direction if I wanted. It was me directing the course of the dream, not a series of events happening to me. I cannot say it was surreal because of how real and detailed it all was. But it was a fleeting moment, a dream I’ve unfortunately only had a handful of times since in my 50ish years on this planet. But I can truly say that I know what it feels to fly because of that dream.

[@thegorn68]

This song is about the subject of lucid dreaming, hence, "Lucidity" in the title. It's certainly a really trippy and sometimes scary subject matter when it comes to how we dream and what we can do to influence those dreams.

[@dartanian72]

One of my all-time favorite bands. Next check out Anybody Listening? , such a profound song. Probably even more relevant now 35 years later.

[@cueball981]

This album came out my Sophomore year of high school and it was my favorite album that year by far! If you really want to get to know Queensrÿche, you really need to check out Operation:Mindcrime and the song, "The Lady Wore Black", which is off one of their earlier albums. Queensrÿche hailed from the Seattle music scene several years before grunge took the helm in the late 80's and early 90's. Empire is the album that "Silent Lucidity" is on, and it too is an incredible song that remains relevant to this day in terms of its subject matter. Also, check out "Jet City Woman" when you have a chance! Thanks for bringing back some fond memories by reviewing this amazing song!

[@albertnavarro1120]

Great reaction! May I suggest "Take Hold of the Flame". You'll get to hear the full lengths of his range. Keep doing what you do!

[@joedaes03]

This was the first song I learned to play guitar to. Love this song.

[@Taz904]

Lmao I havent watched ur reaction yet but I cant wait!! Ur gonna freak n Im gonna luv it cuz the expressions on ur face will make me feel exactly the way I felt when I first heard this masterpiece...on the radio no less. Kinda gives away my age haha. But yea Geoff Tates vocals are incredible. One of the best singers I ever heard live from back in the day. Anyway I luv ur reactions n think u do an awesome job of conveying how we felt when we first heard this amazing song...so thanks again!! 💯🫶

[@djentyman4002]

Take Hold of the Flame live at Tokyo!! One of Tate’s greatest vocal performances

[@the_eaglefan]

You should check out Operation Livecrime sometime, an amazing album and story.

[@nimz8521]

I saw it live and it was amazing

[@Sarrian32]

As a much older person, between you listening to this band and your comments about 1986 Labyrinth has given me mad respect for you. If you are unfamiliar, I recommend researching lucid dreaming.

[@paulmayden7344]

This music matches the subject of the song SOOO well! It's about Lucid Dreaming. Where people learn to actually take control of their dreams so they can do what they want in them. And this just fits all that so perfectly.

[@paulwhitman3922]

Awesome reaction 👏 I would recommend you listen to their song Take hold of the flame 🔥 live in Tokyo 84 just amazing musicianship and vocals 😮

[@injairgun]

If you want to hear Geoff's vocal range check out their live performance of Take Hold Of The Flame in Japan in 1984! Excellent!

[@dark.cheshire.1065]

It's happened to me a couple of times. I usually don't remember dreams, but on rare occasion, I'm aware I AM dreaming. If I don't like what's happening in my dreams, I can usually change the entire scene and events within them. I love this song SO much! The music and the vocals just kinda wash over you.

[@progrocker2112]

It took me 30 years after hearing this to actually have lucid dreams. It's amazing, you can slay dragons!

[@TheRedStateBlue]

the song is about lucid dreaming... being aware you're dreaming and consciously controlling the dream. i am not able to do it. when i realize i'm dreaming, i immediately wake up.

[@Easy_Skanking]

There are 2 things that might help, if you have not already tried them. Use the mantra: Body asleep, mind awake. Do it as you go to bed. Another is that when you walk through doorways, make a habit of asking yourself if you are awake or asleep. This helps you to take note of your mind-state and will help you to notice the differences you experience in the two different states. Once you are familiar with them, noticing you are asleep and dreaming will not be a surprise that takes you out of it.

[@ccofnw]

it's also about someone who's died telling the listener that they are still with them, and they can always be together again in the dream realm.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

@ccofnw no, it isnt.

[@davestang5454]

It definitely sounds like it's about more than lucid dreaming. Everybody who listens to the song ignores the fact that someone DIES in the story. I think it's about a child who has lost their parent and is having fear, uncertainly and nightmares as a result, which is very common. The parent visits the child in their dreams and assure the child that the bond of love and support will never be broken, even after death.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

@@davestang5454 Geoff Tate has been very clear about the song's meaning. there's no death or violence or tragedy. its just a song about controlling your dreams.

[@craigmorris4083]

The song is about Geoff's fascination with lucid dreaming.

[@nathanpark1058]

I used to love this song as a young teen, but as local radio stations often do, they played it so often that I didn't want to hear it anymore. Now I still love their song Jet City Woman every time I hear it.

[@JiTiAr35]

Take Hold of The Flame live 1984 , next

[@andreshernandez1180]

If you loved his voice you NEED TO watch their *Unplugged* session, songs like *I Will Remember, Della Brown, The Killing Words* and *The Lady Wore Black.*

[@jimspetdragons3737]

For vocal contrast on Geoff Tate's voice (as well as the rest of the band), check out Take Hold of the Flame. Elite vocals. Great song.

[@Slvrdrgn77d]

This is one of my Top 5 favorites songs in my lifetime 🙌

[@ferrouswheel2677]

I did lucid dreaming. All you do is say to yourself a few times every day "Am I dreaming right now?" and look around. If your surroundings are the same as they are everyday then you're awake. That makes you end up asking the question in a dream. And you'll notice you're in an odd place. At that moment you're aware and your brain will try to kick you out of the dream. If you immediately look down at your hands for some reason that stops you from being kicked out. Try it for a week and you'll see how easy it is.

[@b1blancer1]

I've heard something like that before involving a pen. Every day, several times a day, try and push a pen through your hand. Obviously you won't be able to. But if one time when you try it and the pen goes through your hand, you know you're dreaming.

[@ferrouswheel2677]

@@b1blancer1 That would probably be better. Dreams are how are brains process memories so the memory of asking a question is probably less strong than the action of using a pen.

[@TheSoberDoc_]

Its a song about loss, but the soft side of it. It doesn't have to be hard, sometimes its beautiful.

[@tinplatedave]

Thank you, great reaction! This song really seems to have some strange power. My kids fall asleep to this song 99.999% of the time. I think this song is saying that lucid dreams are a normal part of life. One of my all time favorites.

[@zackkullis5555]

This song is so ethereal. Great reaction! You won’t be disappointed if you dive deeper into the Queensryche pond. Try early “Take hold of the flame” or “Queen of the reich” for some good vocals

[@williamjones6031]

When I feel like a cry, I sometimes go here 😢

[@paulwalsh2344]

Yeah I really liked this song when it came out, but when I became a father it took an a whole new dimension. Now I cannot listen to it without tearing up uncontrollably lol

[@ThomasKnip]

Little Nemo is not just a game - it is one of the greatest comics strips ever, running between 1905 and 1911 in the New York Herald. And the kid flying in his bed is just iconic for over 100 years now.

[@iangetz1365]

Ive seen your videos before, but i gotta say, your references in this video to labyrinth made me sub. you are awesome!

[@bobgamble8204]

Definitely got for live take hold of the flame, absolutely will blow your socks off!

[@flaviobarbosa6064]

Little Nemo was a series of comic stories written and published initially on early 1900s. Absolutely astounding!!!

[@DaveStupid-i4q]

I am a super old man, and I never thought I would see the day when someone referenced little nemo. Ok I'm not that old, only 40, but I had that game when I was younger and I still have the movie.

[@andrea-v2s]

this song is one of the most PinkFloydvibes i ever heard (which is a compliment in itself)....a truly masterpiece

[@Robertsmith-dy3sh]

This song is Everything!

[@Drewnah]

So crazy that you mentioned Little Nemo! I used to play that game all the time for Nintendo. 😂 And this song reminds me so much of that too.

[@frodofraggins]

It's very similar in some ways to Pink Floyd, especially Comfortably Numb. They both have the same person composes for the orchestra.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

You mentioned Labyrinth, The Neverending Story, and Little Nemo The Dream Master. You gained so many cool points with me. That was my childhood right there

[@paulwalsh2344]

Lovely reaction as usual. It is absolutely possible to control your dreams. I’m not successful at it 100% of the time, but I NEVER have dreams about monsters or “bad guys” chasing me since I learned how to control my dreams. There are techniques to do it and some instructions are in the background dialogue in this video. But how I overcame irrational fears in my nightmares was by building confidence in my real waking life. I was bullied through most of my life. In my teens through to my mid 20’s I applied myself to learning, practising self defence, karate first, then jiu-jitsu and once I realized I wasn’t powerless in real life, I developed effective agency in dreams. Now the only nightmares I have are of work lol… … and of course losing loved ones… everyone’s powerless against that…

[@Bunke09]

My dad came home one day and asked me if I knew about this band. It was some time around 1985ish and I hadn't heard of them yet but my dad said he'd sat and had drinks with Geoff at a bar in Issaqauh Wa.

[@Mikearice1]

These guys are the thinking man's progressive metal band. They did an album, "Operation Mindcrime", that is probably the best concept album ever, by anyone. it does need to be listened to in its entirety, because it is a story, so it might be a bit much to expect for a reaction, but I still can't recommend it enough.

[@Alan_Duval]

Great connection to Bowie's 'As the World Falls Down' as well as The Neverending Story in general (and Limahl's hair was similar to Jareth's, come to think of it). I'd add the 1971 film Bedknobs and Broomsticks (which has the visual of a young boy -- and his whole family --flying on a bed). Now that you've opened the door (in your mind) to Queensrÿche, you should definitely check out a few other songs from this period, like my vote for some of the best lyrics of all time, in any song, 'Another Rainy Night (Without You).' And, as some have already suggested elsewhere, you have to do the whole Operation: Mindcrime album, but preferably the live version, Operation: LiveCrime.

[@jay-remedy-plz]

More Queensryche please!!!!

[@chadwilson2176]

There was a really cool movie my kids watched all the time called "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland". I was just thinking of that when you mentioned the video game. lol.

[@andersgranstrom7128]

Masterpiece!!😍and one of my favorite songs ever.

[@andresmurillo7552]

"take hold of the flame", live in tokyo... please and thank us later

[@adiarainfoster]

I've only managed to have lucid dreams twice. Quite by accident. In each case something happened in the course of dreaming that made me go "wait, that's not possible. I'm dreaming." and it was great fun. But I've never been able to just do it on a whim.

[@iTip28]

I wish that I could hear this song for the first time again. Chris DeGarmo wrote a masterpiece with this song.

[@mskransrocks1]

I've hratd the song for about 4 decades. Before now I never fell off mt bed in a drunken stupor. You may not think I appreciate it...but...well... ...thanks. I needed that.

[@saxelite]

I never PLAYED Little Nemo, but we owned the MOVIE! Loved that movie. Very fitting to what you were talking about.

[@alanpeterson4939]

I’m old. In my youth, we had some amazing vocalists. Geoff Tate, Karen Carpenter, Freddie Mercury, Steve Perry, Art Garfunkel, Barry Gibbs, Carly Simon, even the Righteous Brothers. Amazing talent in those years.

[@DENCROW]

Wow, I was surprised to see a girl (I have no idea how old you are, but from the videos looks young) remember Little Nemo from the NES 8-bit (there's an arcade version too). Little Nemo is also a VERY OLD comic book.

[@shoeshooey5464]

I’ve been a huge fan of Queensryche forever. In 2000 in the span of 3 months my wife left me, my dog died (the dog that my wife and I got right after marriage), then I wiped out on my dirtbike really bad. I had gotten home after a week in the hospital. I was listening to this album and got super depressed and took all the Valium, Vicodin, and one other med. I don’t remember falling asleep sleep but I was super bummed when I woke up.

[@caphowdy666]

This was the song that introduced me to Queensryche. I actually bought the 7" single when it came out (yeah I am that old). While I do like their music, I never became a huge fan, but this song is still to this day on my list of favourite songs ever.

[@Raymond1287ne]

One of my favorites and underrated queensryche songs is Someone Else

[@Wix_Mitwirth]

I'm not crying! You're crying!🌊

[@davidamarat]

Oh yeah! Geoff Tate´s voice is world heritage! And yeah, the game that you remind was Little Nemo for NES, a coolest game btw!

[@tristramcoffin926]

3:19 You don't have to define it. I like that you are thinking but this is just art.

[@JohnThompson-er9dq]

Oh yes, please go down the "Operation Mindcrime" rabbit hole. Wore out several cassettes listening to that album back in the day lol. Love this band!

[@slayerslash25]

Being in control of your dreams is an amazing experience, but the huge wall is you have been able to realize your dreaming within your dream without waking up to utilize lucid dreaming, but once do do that you are only limited to your imagination within your dream. I like to take off flying immediately once I realize I'm dreaming, especially if I or someone I love are in any kind of danger, sometimes an unreal danger is a triggering point for me to realize and take control. I also often take control of elements and shape my dream into whatever I want it to be. I think mostly anyone is capable of doing it, maybe not as often as others. I myself only do it without waking up once in a while. I definitely wish I could always do it, its such a euphoric ethereal feeling and this song embodies that really well.

[@RedDawnRocker]

You read my mind thinking of Little Nemo in Slumberland, for you the game for me the classic book series I read in English Class in Junior High and then the anime. I never knew they actually made videogames. Little Nemo was always very underrated. I remember in an interview back in the day Chris where Chris said the song was written as his own personal lullaby to his daughter. Chris actually performs with her and her band (The Rue). Rylie's voice is gorgeous and quite unique.

[@shadowscone4690]

When my best mate passed away this song was playing, he's been gone nearly 2 years

[@ferrouswheel2677]

I could see Bowie singing this to Connelly in Labyrinth for sure.

[@neikhajunior2004]

Take hold of the flame next

[@plantdesigns7889]

This is one of my all time favorite songs. I have always thought of The Labyrinth, The Neverending Story, The Dark Crystal, even Hook when listening to it.

[@darrenl3289]

with practice, just about anyone can learn to lucid dream. However there are some negative effects, most noticeable being night terrors/sleep paralysis can occasionally happen. This song is the perfect encapsulation of dreaming, in all its wonder, whimsy, mystic, and unsettling glory.

[@moonchildah]

Nemo was such a great game. And hard! Memories. 😊

[@MRxMADHATTER]

The song is about lucid dreaming. If you are not familiar with the topic, you can look it up. It's when you are dreaming and you realize that you are in a dream and your concious mind can take over the dream and make it whatever you want . I have done it before. It's a rare event but the more it happens, the more you can control it.❤🤍💙

[@paulwalsh2344]

It is absolutely possible to control your dreams. I’m not successful at it 100% of the time, but I NEVER have dreams about monsters or “bad guys” chasing me since I learned how to control my dreams. But how I overcame irrational fears in my nightmares was by building confidence in my real waking life. I was bullied through most of my life. In my teens through to my mid 20’s I applied myself to learning, practising self defence, karate first, then jiu-jitsu and once I realized I wasn’t powerless in real life, I developed effective agency in dreams. Now the only nightmares I have are of work lol… … and of course losing loved ones… everyone’s powerless against that… My earliest self directed dream was where I learned to fly. The setting of the dream was the ball field behind my school that as a young teen I daily walked on the way home so was perfectly familiar with every square foot of… and at the end of the football/soccer part beyond the goal was a berm before the chain link fence and as I was walking up it to go where the hole in the fence was, I kinda tripped… but instead of falling I just kinda floated there. And I looked around, just hovering a foot off the grass and directed myself to float up about 20 feet in the air, way above the goal posts looking down on them. But not panicking about the heights I wondered if I’d be able to get down and my mind directed me to gently float back to earth so that I was hovering again just inches from the grass, my nose crew thing in the smell of the grass and everything ! It was so vividly real to me. And then I really pushed it and flew up way way higher like 100 feet in the air so I could take in at a glance the entire field and back of the school and neighbouring houses in the community. And I cloud direct my flight any direction if I wanted. It was me directing the course of the dream, not a series of events happening to me. I cannot say it was surreal because of how real and detailed it all was. But it was a fleeting moment, a dream I’ve unfortunately only had a handful of times since in my 50ish years on this planet. But I can truly say that I know what it feels to fly because of that dream.

[@mzondi1970]

One of the best singers to come out of the 80s

[@markkuzia6633]

I think the more interesting part of this song, and this video, is the parental/observer role of the narrator/singer as he escorts a child into the world of dreaming. It can be scary, but full or magic and possibilities, a world where you can even be the master of your domain and can control your dreams.

[@robbozich468]

I have them all the time some don't makes sense to me..every dream I have trying to figured it out asking questions and getting different reactions each time..