Queensryche - Take Hold Of The Flame | REACTION

[@ebtbmb]

Ah, Geoff Tate... just a powerhouse. This performance is flawless. Imagine having this kind of talent, range, control, and stage presence at 24 years old. Dazzling. No gimmicks. No make up or costumes. No pyro. No autotune. No backing track. Just raw talent.

[@wayneoneal7952]

Rock n Roll 🤘

[@Hylebos75]

Uhhh, I wouldn't say no makeup or costumes, but yeah he is one of my favorite singers haha.

[@ebtbmb]

@@Hylebos75 Well, not crazy makeup and costumes like most metal bands at the time.

[@Hylebos75]

@@ebtbmb Haha ohhhh you mean like KISS amounts of that stuff?

[@anderssandstrom545]

And a whole lot of practice.

[@ramondwilliam1307]

Geoff Tate one of the greatest voices you will ever hear. Queensryche is one of the greatest bands ever!!!

[@larrenramone236]

That's one of the reasons I wanted him to watch this. Because he sounds good in the studio but even better live. In his prime.

[@ramondwilliam1307]

@@larrenramone236 Absolutely!

[@wayneoneal7952]

No doubt! My fav from them the lady wore Black

[@nickmingie6973]

You 100% correct, and this song should be in the top 10 of best metal songs of all time

[@arizonavixen]

USED TO BE .. go see some up the recent uploads from him.. not good!

[@anneabramowski3712]

Dude this was an ENCORE song at this concert! That’s how amazing he is

[@Anna-ql9gl]

Yes, and how amazing THEY are.

[@jamiebutler1762]

Wow! I knew the dude was amazing, but an encore. After singing like Geoff did for a whole show then pull this off flawless is a testament to his talent.

[@jnuz4477]

Agree flawless

[@eugenemotes9921]

The whole was amazing

[@waynevarrelman9363]

Live.... no autotune! One of the "GREATEST Metal vocalist's ever!

[@jorgetorrico2527]

"so take this numbeeerrrrr...And welcome, TO OPERATION: MINDCRIIIIMMEEE" Operation Mindcrime (the whole album) is the schiiitz! Long live the Queen of the Ryche

[@davebibza8504]

seen that concert back in the day Freaking awesome

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

Meh, I always found that album overrated. There are three really decent songs, Revolution Calling, I Don't Believe in Love, and Eyes of a Stranger. The rest if pretty much filler.

[@hoopsmccann639]

@@BlackRoseImmortal suite sister mary is prob the best song on the album (eyes of a stranger is also up there), in my opinion, so while i think empire is a better album, i have to disagree that operation: mindcrime is "pretty much filler."

[@rbrebrook]

@@BlackRoseImmortal I would never call Suite Sister Mary "filler". And Spreading the Disease is just as relevant and impactful in today's socio-economic & political climate as it was 32 years ago when it was released. That album is underappreciated for all it's acclaim.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

@@BlackRoseImmortal Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, even when it's completely and entirely wrong.

[@micheller314]

Their songs "Empire", "Revolution Calling" and "Eyes of a Stranger" are classics worthy of a listen

[@steveriley7796]

Michelle R the only problem with “Revolution Calling” and “Eyes of a stranger”. It’s better you just do the whole Operation Mindcrime in order so you get the story from beginning to end

[@MaddogJones]

Warning is my favourite, that "The Warning" album is way underrated...

[@ShinVejita]

Queensryche - Breaking The Silence / I Don't Believe in Love kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIG6oatsbsSjisU Queensryche - My Empty Room + Eyes of a Stranger kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5bYpGOnbK-BqNU Queensryche - Revolution Calling kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX_HgKaCab2YbbM Queensryche - Walk In The Shadows kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJrPnoyrntOEo5I Queensryche - Empire kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIS3lKdoe6uUo9k Queensryche - I Am I kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2fWlmt6aa-EZ7s Queensryche - The Mission kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJjPeqGNgdSrmsU Queensryche - Bridge kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqnbo36JitCDh8U Queensryche - Suite Sister Mary kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnS9eJylo5dje5Y Queensryche - The Thin Line kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIObommForlljpo Queensryche - Best I Can kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoWnZ2ptaNx0a5o Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHKsY4SFd7KfiqM Queensryche - Spreading The Disease kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjbpYx_f8yDoMk Queensryche - Speak (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWe3eqp5fLqprLc Queensryche - Anybody Listening? kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5OrnmtvfNmZr9k Queensryche - Sign Of The Times kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5u5cqqkoZaEhac Queensryche - Real World (Last Action Hero Soundtrack) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXTUg2uiich8i6s Queensryche - Gonna Get Close To You kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6mVnJp4fsiqhpI

[@victorcoleman949]

Silent Lucidity...

[@steveriley7796]

Henry Ninth Exactly. No other way

[@jerryboese8820]

I rec’d “jet city woman” , “ I don’t believe in love” and “Eyes of a stranger “

[@kaitlyn000]

My grandpa is OBSESSED with your reactions! He always finds them funny.He watches you from 2:00pm-5:00pm every day lol🤣

[@sean_b_drummer]

Mr. Geoff Tate... A baritone, is nailing that E5 (multiple times) that is the Holy Grail for many Tenors!!! 😳🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼

[@fastpeas7038]

Well he was a trained opera singer

[@ThordMoller]

for a classical tenor that normally does opera maybe but not for a metal tenor or power metal singer who uses the same technique and screams as he does on the highest notes. But i agree, Tate is one of the best and unique voices.

[@ThordMoller]

@@fastpeas7038 No, he was appearantly trained by Maestro David Kyle who also trained Ann Wilson of Heart (also amazing) and Layne Stayley of Alice in Chains to name a few. None of them are opera singers.

[@johnnymoraes23]

Very well put. And yes, i think he has a classically trained voice. Killer!

[@beachgirl4583]

Fast Peas, His aunt was trained in opera. David Kyle trained Geoff.

[@primitivochapa7837]

Queensryche.... Another rainy night without you

[@shirleycairo9692]

This man has one of thee greatest voices in metal. If you want to hear the high notes check out Gonna Get Close to You, studio version. For his lower range listen the official video of Empire

[@americanmade73]

I also reccomend Gonna get close to you .. Geoff grabbed my musical soul in 87, and i haven't looked back. Very few bands have had the stamina of hitting the replay button like Queensryche.. amen.

[@Jason-me1bs]

Best voices period. I’ve never heard anyone like him or even come close. His control at all range is unheard of. There are many pretenders but that’s all they are. This guy is a phenomenon.

[@cbrown8237]

Geoff Tate = GOAT

[@Itsdirttrackracing]

Seen them in concert and they were amazing. His vocal range was something to hear live!

[@shanehebert396]

Saw them on their Operation Mindcrime tour and on their Empire tour... great stuff. I saw them in the past year with the 'new' singer, he's pretty good, too. I enjoyed it.

[@kaitlynsmith940]

I saw them in concert in 2018 with Tod Latore singing and he was amazing! Tate still holds a special place in my heart though.

[@196637643gary]

@@shanehebert396 I saw them with Ratt on the Rage for Order tour and on their headlining Operation: Mindcrime tour

[@gollumandeowyn]

Saw this and first thought popped into my head was OH. HELL. YEAH.

[@alanw8359]

Your facial expressions were epic. When the song opens most who have never heard it think ballad, and when he drops that note and your jaw dropped. Classic.

[@mikkaelrodriguez1770]

This was the time when actual singers existed without autotune. It actually took talent to sing back then. This was live and it sounds just as good as the studio album. Again....No Autotune.

[@iamperplexed4695]

Actually, if this was filmed for sale as a VHS then its highly likely that there is a lot of studio dubbed into the mix. It was extremely and probably still is common for this to be done for live albums.

[@julien2231]

Still many many bands dont autotune these days. Stop believing that radio music is the only music.

[@stimpsonjcat26]

@@julien2231 But this WAS the radio music back then and it didn't have autotune. It probably was polished in a studio but he still had to sing good as they didn't have autotune.

[@julien2231]

@@stimpsonjcat26 yes but, saying they all use autotune these days is blatantly wrong.

[@stimpsonjcat26]

@@julien2231 I agree but most radio music is now pop and autotune is used a lot on pop music even when it is live.

[@thanos619]

This is easily one of the greatest live performances ever. Geoff Tate has a legendary voice. He's a true Baritone and has an insane range.

[@ivanboston8582]

This was the encore song after a longer than 90 minute set. Tate was a walking air raid siren when he wanted to be just flawless

[@billwren5033]

@Tara CC Guys you have to remember this not all live. some of the vocals were redone in the studio. Tate was a badass no doubt about that but there is def some overdubs on these vocals

[@Vimana]

@@billwren5033 There's been some confusion. This live video footage of the song was also used in a music video. The album version was dubbed on top of it. I've been listening Queensrÿche since the mid-1980s and have been reading about them all these years. I continuously looked for more info about the band from the Internet when I bought my first PC computer at the end of the 1990s. I still don't know about any overdubbing used here. It's only used for that video version of the song. I've also heard a lot of bootlegs and even seen many bootleg videos. Geoff Tate sang just as good as this live many times. I know that there are some live releases by a few bands that have some corrections made in post production but it's not something we should really care about. It gets easily exaggerated. Anyway, here's the video version (with a very bad sound quality) and the live video footage starts at 1:09: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4bVn3aCjNagsKM

[@billwren5033]

@@Vimana I know there is because Geoff told me himself there was.I got to meet him and he told me there was. His reply to me was I am only human. Lol

[@rbrebrook]

@@Vimana and to back you up on this, the audio track of the Tokoyo performance was recorded over two nights, iirc. No vocals were overdubbed. This is something they also did with Operation: Livecrime where they recorded two nights on the tour in Wisconsin during the Building Empires tour in 1990-1991. As with the Tokoyo performance there were no vocal overdubs just a few guitar pieces were fixed in the studio...I seem to recall there was a sound issue with one of the guitars one night and the next night there was a missed note or two that they didn't want to release to fans so they fixed it in post production. Geoff Tate mentioned during an interview that he goofed a lyric one night but they had audio from the second night, that's why they record at least two in a row, like an insurance policy. Queensryche's members have always been perfectionists when it comes to their performances but especially so when they are recording for a video release to fans so they made very few errors as a result. Edit to add the interview: "Here's Geoff on the recording subplot of Operation: LIVEcrime. "I know there were three shows recorded, and one of the shows was a complete write-off because we had some major equipment problems. So all of the Operation: LIVEcrime record was recorded from two shows. It's just really, what you hear is what you hear. Those are the exact recordings and we didn't go in and overdub stuff. I like that aspect of it." bravewords.com/features/queensryche-live-alone-and-loud This is what QR was known for even back in the day.

[@Vimana]

@@billwren5033 Ok then. I guess I believe you and Geoff Tate was being very honest. I still don't believe everything I hear and read so I always question everything. Especially in the genres of rock, hard rock and metal we want the musicians and the singers to be brutally honest in what they do. Sometimes we are overly critical even if we don't have any reason to. Who are we to criticize and even blame other people so easily? I don't think there is any good reason to bring people down. Queensrÿche has definitely been an honest hard working band. I've now read about what have been said about the concert by the channel "Queensrÿche Bootlegs" and by "rbrebrook" here. As far as we know the corrected parts still have nothing to do with the high notes that Geoff Tate sang for example. If some things were adjusted later it might have been only on some other songs. Who knows? When people start talking, then some people automatically presume that those high notes were dubbed in the studio. These things always get exaggerated. After a while people start saying that the whole concert was dubbed in the studio. :-) I remember that there's a writing on some newer DVD release by the band Rush by Geddy Lee (the bassist, keyboardist and vocalist). He wrote that he played a bass note wrong and it was replaced with a dub from another concert. I don't think he really needed to write that... but there you go. Sometimes these small corrections have nothing to do with vocals or probably just removing feedback from the microphone. Usually it's something only the producer or the sound engineer knows. The record company always wants to have a perfect product, which they could sell. These bands are usually so honest that they would like to release a concert just as it is. Is Geoff Tate a great singer? I think he definitely was and probably still is. It doesn't really change if we know that he also made some mistakes. This is much too common in these comment sections and discussions in general: Someone likes a person. Then someone else starts to criticize that the person they like also was not perfect and did something that wasn't so good. So what? I think we can like music without always ending up having these discussions. I've seen this exact same thing on other comment sections about other bands and Queensrÿche too. I finally commented about it. I probably won't do that again.

[@harleyz7130]

You haven't seen nothin yet brother OPERATION MINDCRIME the whole album is a story with great vocals. Welcome to another rabbit hole sir.

[@keithmyers6121]

Well Said!!

[@alangranger7387]

@@keithmyers6121 amen

[@jshsbshdjfjr2744]

That's also the album where his voice started to burn out, great album but not Prime Tate

[@zanna90]

Great Music!!

[@sgt803]

Absofuckinglutely!

[@samhouston1979]

Now for the Queensryche rabbit hole!

[@Savatage1964]

Naw... These "reactionists", when you tell them a certain band is a rabbit hole... Hoping they continue to react to more and more of the same band... Immediately go to another band and react to multiple songs in a row instead. Hence, you get to one Queensryche song and then four in a row from Bob Seger... Or was that like 9?? To even think he follows our suggestions is folly. The rabbit hole begins with the whole Operation:Mindcrime album. Dare him to do that and watch in anguish as we see him skip over to another Jethro Tull song. Almost had him with a Blue Oyster Cult rabbit hole... But no. More disappointment.

[@DerekScottBland]

@@Savatage1964 - man, such negativity. Sorry he doesn't do exactly what you want.

[@Savatage1964]

@@DerekScottBland man that ain't negativity. It's truth. I've never said anything like that in anybody site. I just see the same pattern. Just trying to wake others up that they aren't going to get what they want...just like what you just said to me. Seriously... Seger ain't that great to begin with.

[@DerekScottBland]

@@Savatage1964 - it is negativity though, criticizing him for going with artists he likes? And he does take suggestions, but do you realize how many suggestions he gets? Speaking of suggestions, I'm still waiting for the day he takes my suggestion of either Gutter Ballet or Chance.

[@Savatage1964]

@@DerekScottBland is your dad Mike?

[@charleymaysjr4177]

Probably the most underrated band of the 80s and 90s Queensryche Operation Mindcrime is a Metal Materpiece Geoff Tate’s vocals are insane!!

[@ktmsingletrack2212]

Glad you finally made it to QueensRyche. I remember hearing them on KISW FM 100's "Smash or Trash" back in the mid 80's, since they were a local Seattle band. They have some great stuff out there. Operation Mind Crime is a fantastic album and along the same lines as The Wall by Pink Floyd.

[@supercudaone]

Listen to the whole "Operation Mindcrime" album, it's a concept album where each song tells a chapter in the overall story line,

[@Confusione_Infinito_Absurdum]

YES

[@pablohernandezsyn1507]

This album is a masterpiece in music

[@Cryptosifu]

Best album of all time in my book.

[@adiadv10]

This will always be one of my all time favorite albums

[@davidrocha5480]

That whole album

[@cyborgar15]

The whole Queensryche "Operation Mindcrime " Album

[@Confusione_Infinito_Absurdum]

YES

[@jimmyboy131]

I recommend "Operation Mindcrime", the whole album. It's a dark and gritty masterwork that tells a story.

[@billwren5033]

ya its also tired and worn out

[@jimmyboy131]

@@billwren5033 huh?

[@billwren5033]

@@jimmyboy131 bro its one of the most overplayed albums from Queensryche. Geoff when he split from Queensryche wore this lp out on tour

[@jimmyboy131]

@@billwren5033 Think about what you're saying here: Jamel is listening to music that's new to him. He seemed to enjoy it so then people recommend other works by the same artist; the works that are generally considered to be their best. Sorry if you've heard it too often, but some people have never heard it.

[@billwren5033]

@@jimmyboy131 I understand that. I am sure he will listen to it and love it like the rest of us. I am just saying that it is the most worn-out queensryche lp of them all because its prob the best.

[@chrislegner4816]

As electrifying of a hard rock live vocal performance as you could ever find. Simply awesome in every way it can be.

[@michaeldinsen7641]

Most vocalists.....Geoff Tate- hold my beer

[@malindahasten9386]

For real man! LOL

[@WescottF1]

From what i understand this was the encore song after a roughly two hour show already. Tate in his prime was untouchable.

[@renegade4dio]

@@WescottF1 I saw him just a few years back, in a small venue. It was awesome, just 20 feet from him as he totally hit every note from "the needle lies" and several other songs I really knew well enough to know he was hitting the notes. He's STILL better than most other pros!

[@DerekScottBland]

@@renegade4dio - thankfully he recovered most of his voice. Around Promised Land he was drinking and smoking heavily and did a lot of damage to his vocal chords.

[@caroldiamond5814]

True!! LOL!

[@waynevarrelman9363]

One of the most "underrated band" ever!

[@donaldgenenavarro]

the amazing thing about queensryche is that geoff always sounded as good live as he did in the studio.

[@darrellwood3913]

Thank you for answering to your comments and doing this song/reaction.This is a vocal performance that needs to be seen even if your not into Metal.One of the best live vocal performances out there.

[@billpittman115]

listen to operation mindcrime , The whole album

[@bigstevebeer]

Always requested...SADLY , NEVER DONE !

[@IggyStardust1967]

Has to be the entire album, too. Not single songs. It's a concept(story) in it's entirety. Get on it, Jamel.

[@Confusione_Infinito_Absurdum]

@@IggyStardust1967 YES

[@adam872]

It really is hard to overstate Geoff's greatness back then. What an incredible voice. It also helped that they wrote great songs too.

[@AudiophileTubes]

Great choice Jamel! Geoff Tate is one of the best metal vocalists EVER! And their tour de force album 'The Warning', is a top contender for best metal album of all time. I was lucky enough to have seen Queensryche at L'Amour rock club in Brooklyn, NY back in the day for 'The Warning' tour, and I can tell you that many jaws dropped that night! It was magical.

[@blueeyes1110]

one of the best singers of all time react to Queen of the Ryche n you will call him a vocal god along with Freddy Mercury n Rob Halford

[@gvfdgirl]

have you seen/heard Hear N' Aid?! Freddie wasn't in it, but Geoff and Halford are, along with Dio, and many others. The video is epic 80's.

[@chainsaw5vent]

Add Steve Perry from Journey!!

[@matthewdrake4385]

Bruce Air Raid siren Dickinson?

[@ericdstraus]

My favorite Queensryche songs are Eyes of a Stranger, Queen of the Reich, Suite Sister Mary, and Lady Wore Black. Enjoy, my man!

[@orlock20]

Mine are Spreading The Disease, Roads to Madness, Someone Else, Bridge, Mary Jane, Take Hold Of the Flame and Suite Sister Mary.

[@gvfdgirl]

there are just too many to list. One of my favourites.

[@williamweiss6128]

Too many to count, all good!!

[@julien2231]

Suite sister mary is simply phenomenal

[@sarad2376]

Queen of the Reich. Yes

[@davidandrew6957]

From one of the best metal albums of all time "The Warning"

[@srt8turboawdjeep146]

Unparalleled live performance by everyone in the band, they pulled it off live like no other band I ever experienced. And the singer was the best of his era and has not been equaled since in my experience.

[@IxneTheHombre]

Neue Regel (on Rage For Order) is a great track by them.

[@omicron2018]

LOVE Neue Regel.

[@mikebleeker5864]

1 of my favorites , in actual fact the whole album was a trip to Mars

[@c.willharden9589]

Damn right!

[@novumdomine9925]

Absolutely. Love that one, London & walk in the shadows maybe the most from Rage for Order.

[@mikebleeker5864]

@@novumdomine9925 Hi , try pairing London up with Fates Warning, We Only Say Goodbye, has the same sort of drum feel , about @ the 50 second point of the song, like Queensryce the whole Fates Warning Album , Parallels is solid and cemented in my memory bank

[@andydzieciaszek586]

And keep in mind this was legit LIVE!

[@ejrandler]

And song 12 of a 14 song set! Amazing!

[@srt8turboawdjeep146]

Best live performing band in the 80's metal scene, bar none. Every member of the band was flawless from start of the concert to the finale. When they were starting out as opening acts for headliners their stage performance, music, vocals, and sound quality would blow the headliners away night after night.

[@soakedbearrd]

You know a live performance is good when most people listen to a version over studio.

[@619DioFan]

Your reaction is the same as everyones the first time they hear this song. it truly blows your mind the vocal range of Geoff tate. saw them live many times over the years , awesome shows.

[@mainelystacking]

You should react to Queen of the Reich, the last song from the same concert, Tokyo 84. Then, listen to the whole album "Operation : Mindcrime"

[@xXPyrophorusXx]

He could do the studio, first video ever or it.

[@gregschrag7848]

This band was often ridiculed by many metal and rock fans alike in the early days, they to me, they we're so far ahead of their time, they could be as heavy as a lot of the early heavy thrash bands, but then they could also write sweet melodic inspiring music, great review!

[@KamaraNoir]

Doesn't matter how many years its been, I still love watching people's reactions to Geoffs voice and the amazing phenomenon that was Queensrÿche back then. They were very underrated. Seeing them live was an experience you never forget. You want something equally amazing, then watch the old MTV Unplugged sessions with Queensrÿche. It will make the hairs stand up on your neck. ❤❤❤

[@NyMyers64]

Classic QR is still one of my favorite bands of all time. Warning, Rage, Mindcrime, Empire, Promised Land. Those albums are all very special to me to this day.

[@FloridaRocks]

✊🤘

[@NoneYaBidness762]

Quiet Riot didn’t do any of those songs. 😎😂

[@chestrockwell8328]

In the past week or so Jamel has got into Bob Seger, he's about to go deep with Boston and now I'm predicting a deep dive into Queensryche. Isn't this great.Then I read the comments and there are 10-20 more excellent recommended bands/songs...we gonna be here a while :)

[@FloridaRocks]

PLEASE!!

[@joeybigler9413]

Ace of Base

[@terryconnelly484]

@@joeybigler9413 what did u say? You saw the 🌞 sun? I don't think so SON ! Don't even try . What an obsure request. I wont question your sexuality... I think i know

[@joeybigler9413]

@@terryconnelly484 I saw the sun, I walked with Pantera, drove the country roads with John Denver, I listen to any and all good music but apparently you have a problem with homosexuals

[@thisismagacountry1318]

@@joeybigler9413 "Not that there's anything WRONG with that" - Seinfeld

[@2869may]

"jet City Woman" "Another Rainy Night" "Empire" (Studio PLEASE)

[@alberthart4146]

PLEASE!!!!!

[@LauraWillettPesch]

Take Hold of the Flame, studio version! The entire Operation Mindcrime, studio version 1st, then 2nd the live version. Just in case you haven't listened to it before. Easier to understand the vocals. ;)

[@theakh4238]

Empire was soooo well produced. The dynamics are top notch.

[@crazeyjoe]

Della Brown as well, especially the acoustic version! The Warning, Operation Mindcrime and Empire are 3 of the best of all time imo!

[@wigwitch]

Yes to this!

[@CondorSkyGhost]

Way to keep an open mind...I love all kinds of music from my favorite Queensryche here to Marvin Gaye... from Elvis.....the 60's, 70's, 80's..old school soul, rap...country, mexican, classical...

[@EarthWalker2023]

Roads to madness and see in innfared and breaking the silence of the night and eyes of a stranger lol

[@lowerybegay8569]

Roads to madness is an amazing song. It's actually my favorite song from queensrÿche. Ryche and roll

[@myproject13ttt]

Do more Queensryche👊🤘✌️

[@joedibble4199]

One of the most underrated bands ever! Tate’s 5 octave range put him in a very exclusive class of vocalists. The band as a whole was incredibly talented.

[@mulltothree4375]

Was a shame when Tate was booted from the Band.

[@kevinchuvala4104]

D-2 - E-5

[@prestonf1047]

One of the greatest voices in any genre. I was lucky enough to see Queensryche live 3 times and flawless every time.

[@carlalopez4820]

Hi Jamel! My pics are: "Is There Anybody Listening" (official video) From about mid career. Beautifully arranged, lots of harmonies, kick ass song. And from much later in career, "Jet City Woman" Live. Jeff had lost some of his range by then, but I still love this version more than the original. Take care!

[@steveriley7796]

I would do “Queen of the Reich” or “Lady wore Black” next. Then the entire Operation Mindcrime album in order

[@illuminateyourlife3401]

I've heard nearly everything in most genres of music, as a musician, and this just Blew my F***ing Mind 🤯 never heard it before!!!

[@holo_gram_]

Enjoy that, you're in for a treat

[@FloridaRocks]

Geoff Tate was a BEAST! Check out "Operation Mindcrime" from start to finish -- UNPARALLELED!!

[@larrenramone236]

I'm glad he finally is reacting to it.

[@mikebleeker5864]

When you have that really good cup of fine strong java , most of the rock singers back then were good but some were just out of the park amazing!

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Dive deep into them. They're musicians for musicians

[@lisafayepranger8561]

Can't help but cry everytime I hear this song. Reminds me of my oldest brother....a brilliant drummer who went way to early. Glad you liked it!

[@laudanum669]

As a huge Queensryche fan I always look forward to a reaction to this song. It's cool to see someone discover what Iv'e known for the last 35 years. Thanks, Jamal!

[@johndowney3860]

Just have to say Chris Degarmo is criminally underrated as a guitarist.

[@beachgirl4583]

I think he gets overlooked because he left the band nearly 20 years ago. If he were still writing songs and touring with Ryche, I think he’d get as much attention as Vai, Gilbert, Lynch, Reb Beach, Satriani, etc.

[@MattKrogmeier]

They were never the same band after DeGarmo left...that’s where it fell apart.

[@ebtbmb]

And songwriter.

[@bitchwithanitch]

Yeah, Geoff Tate ain't no joke. Anything off of the "Operation Mind Crime" album is recommended.

[@Kumpfy1959]

And believe me this man is my all time favorite singer n is Still going strong to this day!! Many awards for that voice its incredible!!! Amazing. loved watching your reactions!!😄💕

[@TANTRUMGASM]

YES!! this is a vocal CIRCUS! GEOFF TATE IS STELLAR LAYING IT ALL OUT THERE !! ENTIRE BAND IS INCREDIBLE LIVE

[@evematice6104]

Geoff Tate was classically trained. He's an amazing vocalist. I've seen them live a few times. He always sounded sooo good. You should definitely check out more.

[@locustkllr]

Queensryche - Empire. Do it!

[@NoneYaBidness762]

locustkllr I wore that cassette out in the sandbox. Great album.

[@rickmaron2166]

My favorite song of all time. I've listened to it probably 1000 times. I still get chills, every time I hear it, as if it was the first time.

[@Mr1fingersalute]

Long live the greatest metal band to grace the 80’s!!🤟🏻 I absolutely love Queensryche and have since their ep came out in the early 80’s, there was nothing like them before or since. What an unbelievably amazing band, it’s a shame they never got the recognition they deserved! I thoroughly enjoyed this!👍🏻

[@JayTor2112]

Back in the day he was held up in the same company as Dickinson, Halford, and Dio.

[@davesteller6301]

Personally I thought Tate was better than those three, and I'm definitely a fan of those.

[@xXPyrophorusXx]

@@davesteller6301 Does Tate surpass his master? (Halford)

[@davesteller6301]

@@xXPyrophorusXx while in the same category of music, Tate's voice is different than Rob Halfords. Both can hit the high notes. But Tate is actually a Baritone. While I believe Halford is a Tenor (I could be wrong) . While I love both, I consider Tate's voice to be richer than Halfords. But to each their own.

[@fastpeas7038]

Tate was better than those midnight was his only rival

[@Bluesygal]

If you want terrific lyrics, I would recommend that you listen/react to Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime" live version from 1991-1992 known as "Operation: Livecrime". The lyrics from that whole album (released in 1988) are incredible, the story it tells is fantastic, and many of the songs still ring true today. IMO it's one of the best concept albums ever released! Geoff Tate is also one of the most underrated singers ever. He was never recognized for his singing ability like he should have been. At that time, his vocal athletics were up there with Freddy Mercury and other greats.

[@Drahculia]

1:05 This song was out Six months before "Purple Rain". But no surprise if the intro is similar, Prince was very mindful of trending rock/metal as he was aggresively marketing the "Purple Rain" album towards Rock Audiences, using the slogan "Tired of the Same old Rock?" in the 'Purple Rain' magazine ads. No doubt Prince thought it would be a good idea to emulate this song's intro for the intro of the song 'Purple Rain'. [Prince often emulated rock bands. He got his 1983 'purple clothes' idea and the 'flowers/flower petals scattered white background (see edges of 1984s Purple Rain album cover)' from Paul Stanley of KISS (who's signature colour was purple as of 1978, and did photoshoots with flower petals scattered on white backgrounds). Imitation is the highest form of flattery!]

[@chaospoet]

Bringing your A-Game: Definition: See Queensryche - Take hold of the flame live Tokyo 1984.

[@Theoryola]

Recommend The Lady Wore Black from the same live.

[@1982jeepcj8]

Hear us now, the ENTIRETY or the "Operations Mind Crime" Album Or LIVE CRIME, the live show

[@FloridaRocks]

✊

[@johnmargiotti1262]

I am 52 years old and it is still my favorite band and I am up on all modern rock. I remember the first time I heard this song like it was yesterday. it still gives me goosebumps, it still makes me want to drive like a bat out of hell and it still brings out my best / worth shower voice lol. Oh and the air drums... Rocking out the air drums!

[@pablocruiser209]

You just witnessed one of the greatest bands ever. A true vocal acrobat leading a bunch of fantastic musicians. Epic stuff!!!

[@blangfrd]

This is earlier Geoff Tate and Queensryche - when he had his full range. You have to do something from Operation: Mindcrime; it’s their next album after this, a concept album, and it is 31 flavors of brilliant. The only sad part is that Geoff started losing the stratospheric octaves; by the time Empire came out in the early 90s, the top end was gone, but the overall chops were still brilliant.

[@samueljones2495]

Their next album was rage for order. Then operation mind crime.

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

He has preserved virtually his entire range. He's doing all these songs live again.

[@Anna-ql9gl]

I keep hearing this, but not true. Just because he doesn't squeak out an E5 with every song, doesn't mean he's lost his range.

[@Gruuvin1]

Rage For Order is such a cool album.

[@sarahfish132]

Tate finally admitted in an interview a few years ago that he was classically trained. I knew it the first time I saw them live. The venue was new and having trouble with the sound system. He didn't needa mike. His movement on stage was identical to my brother-in-law the opera singer.

[@Vee1music-lover]

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR REACTION! My husband and I discovered them in the 80’s and WOW they never get old! Waking up to Queensryche while my husband’s sitting at computer paying bills (regular occurrence with some kind of music) is heaven! Every single time I yell “turn it up” while I’m getting ready for the day😂!

[@paulpetersen879]

Brother, without a doubt one of the greatest bands to step on a stage. So much talent…

[@mix6809]

loved the reaction tnx. in his prime, geoff tate was one of the greatest metal singers ever...

[@jed70]

Really need to do Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety.

[@Confusione_Infinito_Absurdum]

YES

[@ubatooba8467]

And get this.....sang like that for 40 years....song after song.....year after year.....NEVER LOST HIS VOICE!! Wow!! One of the best ever....if not THE best ever for that style + range. Geoff is real hard to beat.

[@ajtsou397]

Saw them in concert, amazing and I’ll never forget it!

[@pulsarlights2825]

Everyone loves "Mindcrime" but "Rage For Order" is awesome. Over 30 years old and it still sounds futuristic, wtf?

[@LisaMAltemose]

I love every song on that album! Easily ties with #1 of my favorite QR albums!

[@clintstudt3796]

Rage was 10 years ahead of its time Wore out 3 cassettes ! Yea I said cassettes

[@gglendon]

Great choice Jamel. Geoff Tate's vocal range is legendary. If you could find 'Screaming In Digital".

[@AudiophileTubes]

Geoff Tate is/was a vocal GOD, bar none! I was fortunate enough to have seen this 1984 tour at a famous rock club in Brooklyn, NY called L'Amours, and it was beyond spectacular! Many many jaws dropped that night, as we witnessed the range and power of a once in a lifetime metal vocalist extraordinaire!

[@jeffvomero1242]

I saw them several times and they were great ever time. Love the eighties electronic drum sound. No autotune people, pure talent. Great reaction as usual.

[@billyoliver4000]

Another vote for the entire Operation Mindcrime album. It will not disappoint. The songs individually are great but the album as a whole is epic. A concept album that tells a story from begining to end.

[@charlescook1749]

Please do their album Rage for Order.

[@kitoyobeni1]

My fave of theirs, loved it at first listen back in the 80s.

[@joshhuskins5363]

Absolutely yesssssssssssssd

[@arleneirizarry8468]

Natural talent! It doesn't get better than this!!!!

[@Savatage1964]

The entire OPERATION:MINDCRIME album. DARE YA, DOG!!!! DARE YA, DOG!! (that's a double dog dare right there)

[@Floppy_Bacon]

U definitely should listen to Eyes of a Stranger. And listen to his acoustic live version as well. God Bless 💙

[@gabeackerman4964]

There's so many good songs by Queensryche. But don't be like the other reaction channels. And just do the hits. Do a deep cut from them to REALLY get a feel for em. Every channel has done this song and ofcourse Silent Lucidity, Empire, etc. ............be different man.....GO FOR "THE LADY WORE BLACK " !!!!!!! P.S. Love your channel and your love for rock and metal.

[@miggyg9438]

how about Road to Madness or No Sanctuary

[@gvfdgirl]

I saw them (all original group with the exception of Chris DeGarmo) and they did the hits, including the Lady Wore Black. Freaking nailed the entire show. Another song I love by them is "Is There Anybody Listening?", everything off Mindcrime and The Warning.

[@miggyg9438]

I saw them on the Mindcrime tour

[@hoopsmccann639]

@@gvfdgirl queensryche is underrated in all aspects, but they are ON POINT live. i saw them 3 or 4 times, all amazing, and they cancelled the show where they were going to play, in entirety, mindcrime I and II with complete theatrics. so pissed about that!

[@c.willharden9589]

Neur Regal

[@17AMAC]

"Listening to it versus just hearing it " one of the most brilliant things anyone has said in a reaction video. Too many people only hear music. Great video. Glad you are getting to enjoy the incredible music that a lot of us grew up to

[@kevincamp2913]

Masters of the Rock Opera with Operation: Mindcrime. I saw them perform live in Shreveport, Louisiana in a pretty small arena and the show and stage performance was amazing and his voice was incredible. So many thought provoking and powerful songs.

[@toddvandell85]

If you loved *this* song and Geoff Tate's astonishing voice, you will definitely want to give the band Fates Warning a listen. The very first time I heard their hit "Eye to Eye", with the astonishing Ray Alder on lead vocals, I was convinced Queensryche had released a new album. Turns out, it was their musical brethren, Fates Warning. Check out the videos for the studio version of "Eye to Eye", which is something of a power ballad, as well as the video for "Point of View", a much more aggressively uptempo, harder rocking song, both from the great 1991 hit album Parallels. If you liked Geoff Tate's voice on *THIS* song? Prepare to have your mind completely blown by Ray Alder's amazing voice, and his equally astonishing vocal range. In fact, there are those that feel that Fates Warning, Queensryche, and Dream Theater, were the founding triumvirate of the Progressive Metal musical genre. From Wikipedia's entry about Fates Warning: "A pioneer of the progressive metal movement, Fates Warning is often credited as one of the so-called "Big Three" of the genre, along with Queensrÿche and Dream Theater; namely, the bands who are most responsible for progressive metal's creation, development and popularization. Their early work, influenced by the new wave of British heavy metal, is also important in the development of American power metal. Fates Warning rose to international fame in the 1980s and has experienced numerous lineup changes. From 1982 to 1996, and temporarily in 2010, Matheos and DiBiase were the only remaining original members of the band, with the former being the only constant member. Their current lineup consists of guitarist Jim Matheos, vocalist Ray Alder, bassist Joey Vera, and drummer Bobby Jarzombek." (Guitarist Jim Matheos is also the band's primary songwriter.)

[@psychochicken9535]

React to Empire by Queensryche! It's an anti-crime song done right. I garauntee you will love it more than this video! (Pronounced Queens-RIKE, you had it right. And Geoff Tate, the lead singer has a 4 octave voice. He has gone solo in recent years. Not with the band anymore.)

[@stevenmedaugh5289]

Check out Sweet Oblivion for Geoff Tate or the band now in its newest lineup excellent

[@johnnymoraes23]

Take Hold of the Flame... amazing song... a Masterpiece of Queensryche, and that definitly let it's mark in rock and metal. Whenever i wanna feel myself back in 1984 (which was an amazing year!) i just listen to it!!

[@crystalrainfeather]

Great reaction! Welcome to the world of Queensryche. I loved almost all the "hair bands" of the 80's, saw Winger, Dokken, Foreigner, Extreme and Skid Row in concert, but Queensryche was a whole other level for me, esp. with their song writing. Operation:Mindcrime blew my mind, and it's just as great listening to it today. Btw, I freakin' LOVE your t-shirt!!!

[@samhouston1979]

No for the delightful cheese of “Queen of the Reich” or the beauty of “the lady wore black”

[@ZEPPELIN198]

React to "Best I Can".....a great Queensryche track

[@FloridaRocks]

OMG!! INCREDIBLE SONG!!

[@suprchickn7745]

Another very up, positive track!

[@bobthebear1246]

That priceless face that is made when one truly discovers Queensryche. 😍 ❤️

[@jamesharper3933]

This was very early in their career. This is off their second album. 1984, wow!! Where does time go. I remember buying there EP with Queen of the Ryche, The Lady Wore Black. I was blown away and fell instantly in love with this band!