Queensryche 1986 Interview (62 of 100+ Interview Series)

Queensryche Interview which aired on the Monsters of Rock show on Sky Channel back in 1986

[@sunnys3325]

Back n those days as a teen metal head and guitarist Chris was an amazing guitarist and songwriter to me. Simply a spectacular all around musician. Wish he never disappeared from the music world.

[@Neueregel]

Chris, if you read this, consider a come-back dude ! You're deeply missed by the music scene

[@LocalMachine]

Queensryche was not the same after Chris left. He apparently went to the wilderness for a decade. He finally made an appearance in November or December 2020. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5yymIaqfc1rqLs

[@rickschweitzer9845]

I couldn't even for 2 seconds look at these two and not be awestruck. Fuck. Chris degarmo and Geoff Tate together? Pure magic. My ultimate heros.

[@FreeMTrider]

All great bands have a writing duo. Geoff has said this himself. He and Chris wrote Mindcrime. Chris the music. Geoff the idea and lyrics.

[@JohnCoctoasten85]

RFO by far their best stuff. Way ahead of its time.

[@FreeMTrider]

I agree.....that and Mindcrime. I saw them on The Warning tour before this Rage came out and was an instant fan. A lot of people didn't know what to think about RFO. Just as Geoff states here, it may take some time to take it all in. I believe that's why it has stood the test of time. I saw them open for AC/DC for this one. Awesome tour.

[@DaddyWasABankRobber]

Such lovely guys. Very soft spoken

[@krystalwj]

I thought it was rare & @ the same time nice to hear Geoff offer his humorous remarks & shared his genuine thoughts! I like to see interviews with these two powerhouses....they are so cute & appear to be quite close! I'm sure their chemistry had so much to do with their overall success ~ Thanks for this! Peace

[@shaunreed2884]

Geoff Tate has the most epic hair of all time. Aside from the hair I love these guys everything they've done doesn't disappoint

[@KKM435]

@Zatoichi444 however he still had similar hair to empire era even in 2009, in his age 50. Maybe his hair stayed if he doesn't shaved it

[@johnnymissouri5980]

GEOFF TATE AND CHRIS MADE THIS BAND GREAT!!!

[@goodenergy5996]

Scott too, and wilton, and Jackson

[@DaddyWasABankRobber]

Couldn't agree more, and I personally love their look from then. I think it's badass.

[@martincoons823]

Dido. In the age where some bands had to take anabuse to work together, these two were in it for the creativity

[@bodymechanics4086]

WITHOUT THESE TWO MEN . (QUEENSRYCHE) IS DEAD!!!!

[@ryanbenbow-zx2sd]

They are not dead They have Todd LA Torrie and mike stone

[@lucidphreak1137]

Chris Degarmo is a class act..

[@davidmel2158]

Chris the heart of QR

[@martincoons823]

I believe history to now show Tate was(is) the most talented voice to ever claim the genre 'Metal." Matching up his live performances along side the studio cuts indicates a level of skill, dedication, and pure raw ability, unmatched by his peers. Period. To include Dickinson, Halford, and Dio. In some ways, Tate sold himself short, due to the lack of a more professional representation...

[@FreeMTrider]

Funny thing is, Rage was inspired by vampire novels the band reading. The entire album lyrics reflect it. They were just into it. Now vampires are the big craze. Ahead of their time. lol

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Also cyberpunk themes. Cyberpunk vampires?

[@angryagain3801]

This is a good interview that us living in the USA had no exposure to. Thank you for uploading this. I am surprised that they were out doing press for RAGE FOR ORDER w/out having a video yet for the album.

[@Hulkamaniac418]

Damn, why didn't they do a video for Walk in the Shadows?! :(

[@davidtheriot7404]

There is a live video. But, I'm with you an actual video depicting the meaning of the song would have been awesome.

[@tangerinerose3724]

My favorite QR song.(Q of the R) Between Geoff's powerhouse vocals,the amazing dueling guitars of Wilton/DeGarmo all topped off the the thundering drums of SRock... BOOM 🤯 It's been over 30 years and it still rocks. 🤘😎

[@metledsabbsthica]

when ryche was ryche.

[@FreeMTrider]

I read an interview stating the band was really into vampire novels during this time. It kind of explains and gives definition to the Rage for Order direction. Unlike anything during that time and change is part of this bands nature.

[@BrianMont1]

awesome! thanks so much!

[@OpheliaDarkling]

Very cool little blast from the past here...loved these guys. Shoulda left the videos in!

[@abrahamali115]

Geoff actually had hair back then!

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

Holy shit they actually pull off those outfits really well?! Geoff & Chris were the heart and soul of Queensryche - in my opinion :)

[@whatchutalkinbout]

Chris was the heart and Tater the "sole."

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

whatchutalkinbout Hehe, forgot the "u" 😅

[@ystermannexe]

@@MichaelHolmgaard take the e off

[@iosifpateroulis1081]

classic album that. It will be regarded as classical music in 1000 years from now

[@soulgonerogue9]

This is great stuff!

[@texan996]

The true Queensryche!

[@lifeisgoid]

I think it's legendary there story.

[@neuregel]

crazy....never knew this interview existed

[@mrgzola25]

Man they are so fucking young. lol

[@moochee22]

Same here. I bought Promised Land the day it came out. When I bought, "Here in the Now Frontier" I was so disappointed that I gave it to one of my friends.

[@Gary828]

some friend you are. lol.

[@jonclarkson5911]

It sucked shit.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

I don't get this, personally. I think looking at it from a more general rock perspective, HitNF was the better album, and it's not like Promised land was very metal. God, I think I only added two songs from it to my favorites on Spotify. But like I said, I can appreciate power pop and general rock elements, how close it is to being metal seems like a poor measuring stick for quality once a band stops being metal.

[@rivanool]

Chris Degarmo apparently is a charter pilot now

[@StratMatt777]

@rivanool That is correct. And he is the nicest guy you could ever meet. You would never guess he was ever famous or a rock star. A very friendly, cool and down-to-earth guy.

[@denizkasap5087]

good old days

[@a.m.6713]

COOL!

[@bakersfieldmusicnow]

niiiice

[@MickBlankenship]

That hair..... I just cant haha! Love you guys but damn

[@maestrojon]

I concur!

[@markanderson7284]

Following Queensryche since 88' and never tire watching old interviews with the 2 that made Queensryche. When Chris left so did their great music. Truth be told without Chris and moreover when Geoff got stabbed in the back in 2012 from the thoroughly lesser and full of jealousy bandmates Michael, Eddie, and Scott finished off any remaining remnant of what was. The current QR lineup is a sick distorted version of NOTHINGNESS. RIP 1982 - 2012

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

I would kill for DeGarmo to reunite with Tate now that he's gotten a lot of his range back. The other guys have the occasional good song but they just don't have the depth of DeGarmo and Tate. And furthermore, I think HitNF was actually an excellent rock album, just not metal. Taken for what it is instead of what we wish it was, it's far better than anything that came after it.

[@mr.logicpants2835]

I love Zebra but I just don't see the pairing of Queensryche and Zebra together. Still love and listen to both bands today in 2020.

[@retrorockdriquesrock9638]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@toddk1479]

I did not know Queensryche started out opening for Zebra. Very cool. Zebra are from New Orleans. Great band.

[@willisingo]

Paul Baloff at the end thrashing out LMAO!

[@brendaphilbrook7872]

I'm so glad they didn't get into they didn't get into glam thing. They are pure rock!

[@fitnesstodaymagazine6715]

goodbye doesn't mean forever....

[@rufus566]

I liked the part when Chris talked about Seattle not having a big fashion selection, when a year or two later Seattle became a fashion powerhouse (right or wrong).

[@whatchutalkinbout]

Do you consider plaid and denim to be powerhouse?

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Seattle thrift stores, you mean. 'Grunge' was literally just guys wearing thrift cloths and cheap flannels and sneakers from whatever box store had a good enough sale. It became fashionable by accident when it was just functional.

[@hadara69]

This was my absolute fav band for a long time in the late 80s/early 90s. But "Silent Lucidity" ruined their career, even as it broke them to the general public. Same dealyo with "Extreme"! Many great bands were destroyed by the power ballad blessing/curse of that era. I've always wondered where they would have steered (perhaps more progressive) had it not been for the decision to make "Empire", a decidedly pop-rock album which I liked at the time but has NOT stood the test of time like their earlier METAL did. "Rage for Order", which is promoted in this interview, is AMAZING! If you don't know it, check it out! It's NOT typical 80s hair metal by any stretch!

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Honestly, even HitNF was a good rock album, but chasing a trend was a mistake, for sure. It's such a shame it led to infighting and DeGarmo washing his hands of it. There was no reason not to just agree shit happens and correct course. Was their label interfering or something? Because even after that, they weren't putting out the sorts of metal albums they used to at all. They only got worse, IMO.

[@hadara69]

@@ANPC-pi9vu I lost interest in the 90s after “Promised Land”. I started to get choked up reading your reply. Haha! I guess I really loved them and was sad that De Garmo left, and now Jeff’s on tour with his own band doing those songs. I think they were victims of the era, honestly. I remember how it was then (I was 21 in ’90, and worked at a record store). Grunge absolutely DESTROYED Metal and HR in every concievable way, so if they had kept doing the Proggy “Operation: Mindcrime” stuff, they would have faded into obscurity. Ironically, the only reason they (OR “Extreme”, ftm!) had any lasting staying power, culturally, was down to their top 40 hit. Metal became "passe" for a long time during the 90s. For real! It just went back underground and got heavier. It’s weird to think about what could have been had the music business presented a different landscape for good Metal to thrive, like today… Where anything goes and that’s cool!🤘

[@lisamercey7509]

Who cares about their hairstyles and clothes that was the look in those days all I care about is the music and queensryche was underrated what a shame

[@JustFaithless]

I dont think it was underrated especially after ''Operation : Mindcrime'' it was appreciated/recognized alot

[@retrorockdriquesrock9638]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@joshmattg]

@4everliam that image is called being a rock star

[@mdwlcx]

BYEEEEEEE!

[@mdwlcx]

I AM JUST ASKING A FRIGGIN QUESTION.....JEEEEEZ

[@markusorth5450]

Queensryche with AC/DC....that's a mismatch.

[@joshmattg]

@4everliam They are sure are both great albums. To me The Warning is third and then Empire is fourth. I'm just glad you didnt call these guys glam or hair metal because that would be a very stupid statement to make. We all know these guys were a thinking man's metal band ;)

[@FreeMTrider]

Actually, I take that back. It was pretty metal. lol

[@Crackhitler68]

One key thing that GT says is it's about writing good songs....................! Long time fan here and let me just say this... It's been a really really long time since QR has wrote really good songs from a-z(full album)??? My opinion there last was Promised Land.... Since then Degarmo leaves after hear in the now frontier which I personally didn't care 4 2 much and from there the great writing disappears?

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

I thought the writing on HitNF was mostly solid except for one song I found cheesy. It just wasn't metal is all. Promised Land had a couple good songs, but not enough to make it a good album IMO and it wasn't really a metal album ether. The post-Tate stuff... it's like they are trying to return to the old Queensryche formula but without the depth of understanding... They'll seem like they are onto something thematically but then it falls flat and rings hollow. Can't say I'm surprised after seeing the new guy's Twitter. Revolution is just a platitude.

[@liquidvizionsmadferit]

@joshmattg oh i just said the look was silly. but i feel what you saying and like i said, dont get me wrong. that is my 2nd fav cd by them after the masterpiece mindcrime.

[@Tonyr67]

No, they're NOT! They're very young here. In the 80's all rockbands looked like that! But, why is that important anyway?

[@muddhole777]

5:30 Did Geoff just pinch you, yeah, that was it wasn't it? XD

[@Tonyr67]

I'll gave you an answer, didn't I?

[@Tonyr67]

Why? Are you getting off by them?

[@acrovader]

Right or wrong? Wrong.

[@boblob2003]

2:51 "In Seattle, there's not a very exciting fashion selection." ...and grunge hadn't even reared its ugly, flannel-clad head yet!

[@davidtheriot7404]

Grunge killed music.

[@jkm6112]

I'm suspicious of this band. Very suspicious.

[@MsFedex27]

chill people dont need to Fight make love :)

[@ystermannexe]

Who else just found them.. and where like how do u say it?!?

[@robertghanem107]

EP WARNINGS RAGE 4 ORDER.. ARE REICHS BEST WORK..

[@FreeMTrider]

You can't be serious? A prick? He was like 22 years old and not to bands act serious anyway. That's why they do what they do. They are different from those who live regular lives. Band life is nothing like a normal one.

[@silverfox673]

This interview was prior to 1986. More like 1983.

[@downboys]

David Wilson - uh, no. They’re discussing Rage For Order

[@boke75]

1986, dude. Rage came out in ‘86. SMH

[@boke75]

Even the do’s are the same as in photos on Rage. ROFL

[@Tonyr67]

Jesus, what's your problem???

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Chris looks like Jamie Lee Curtis here. Yikes!

[@FreeMTrider]

Rage really wasn't as metal as everyone thinks. There are more ballads on that album then any other. We didn't like it when it first came out and then it just grew into something genius. But not really metal.

[@itkojecockot]

+FreeMTrider well, "Rage" was much more progressive than metal, but that metal elements were definitely there...... that is why it is considered the first Prog. Metal album ever......

[@davidwright8371]

prog metal without a doubt but the goth styling was a mis-step

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

@@davidwright8371 Naw, that was brilliant. Cyberpunk vampires are lit.

[@liquidvizionsmadferit]

damn... they almost look as silly as they sound now. lol. no hate. they one my fav bands but this was a bad look but such a awesome cd. rage rules. sadly the new cd is some of the worst music u will ever hear.doesnt even sound like the same band. hope they paid attention to all those bad reviews and get back to do what they do best. metal.

[@axlh.1827]

Degarmo wasn’t playing on it so it technically wasn’t the real band

[@maxprice8609]

Good lord...those hairstyles are horrible.

[@ryancaldwell466]

Max Price can't respect the 80s look

[@carl13220]

Hair metal was the hype in those days...

[@gdibenedetto9877]

Another another terrible interviewer where they getting you guys the first grade