Queensryche - Worst to Best (all studio albums ranked)

Welcome to another installment in the WORST TO BEST series. I review every album as a musician as I am a singer, song-writer and a bass-player, so you can expect slightly alternative viewpoint. It won't be the right one. Or the wrong one. Simply a different one. This time I decided to order all of the studio albums from another one of my all-time favorite groups - QUEENSRYCHE from worst to best. Enjoy :)
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[@larsbnhsn]

16. Dedicated To Chaos 15. Take Cover 14. Q2K 13. Operation Mindcrime II 12. American Soldier 11. Tribe 10. Hear In The Now Frontier 9. The Verdict 8. Queensryche 7. Condition Hüman 6. Queensryche EP 5. The Warning 4. Promised Land 3. Rage For Order 2. Operation: Mindcrime 1. Empire

[@rjakobej]

almost the same - cool, thanks :)

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. Operation: Mindcrime 2. The Warning/EP 3. Rage for Order 4. Promised Land 5. Empire 6. Digital Noise Alliance 7. Condition Human 8. The Verdict 9. Queensryche 2013 10. Operation: Mindcrime II 11. Take Cover 12. Hear In The Now Frontier 13. Frequency Unknown 14. Tribe 15. Q2k 16. American Soldier 17. Dedicated to Chaos

[@rjakobej]

cool, thanks :)

[@AnDre_ViRuEz]

You nailed it. #1. Operation Mindcrime followed by Rage for Order and The Warning/Queensryche EP

[@rjakobej]

Thank you. In retrospect I'd probably put RFO at number one.

[@Mr.77776]

1. The Warning 2. Rage For Order 3. Operation Mindcrime 4.Empire 5.Promised Land

[@rjakobej]

Interesting :-) what about the rest?

[@Mr.77776]

@@rjakobej Top 5 Worst 1. Tribe 2.Dedicated to Caos 3. Frequency Unknown 4.Hear In The Now Frontier 5.Q2K

[@rjakobej]

@@Mr.77776 you should give the tribe another chance. It's a very solid album :-)

[@mikaruhtinas9223]

Spool is easily best from Hear❤

[@rjakobej]

Yeah :-)

[@warborn_inc.]

Dig the Blue Murder album behind you. Amazing band

[@rjakobej]

Yeah! I'm planning on covering them in future :)

[@Palace-of-Madness]

My top 5. Operation Mindcrime. Rage For Order. Empire. Promised Land. The Warning/EP. I love the albums with Todd as well. All those other albums though I picked a few songs off each and ended up with like a Trilogy best of 3 CD set. Works out well and keeps me from having to go through each CD to listen to the few tracks I enjoy off each one. 🙂

[@rjakobej]

Seems like a good idea. I'm a very strict album guy but... with those records there's no point in going through them. :-)

[@leonwaksberg1415]

I dunno why people claim Chris Degarmo wrote "85 to 90 percent of their music". Look at the songwriting credits on The Warning, Rage and Mindcrime. Michael Wilton co-wrote nearly half those songs

[@rjakobej]

Yeah, you're right. General consensus I guess. This video was made a long time ago. But he seemed to have been the secret ingredient because they never surpassed the first five albums. But the last album with him was quite weak so... who knows

[@erictorresetd]

Happy to see some appreciation for Tribe. I agree with you that Tribe fits perfectly after Promised Land. PL is my favorite Queensryche album and I rank Tribe like 5 o 6. Excellent video.

[@rjakobej]

Thank you :-) glad to see some love for Tribe :-)

[@SonOfJack5150]

Awesome List, still wish they had the original lineup

[@nighthawkin__]

My Top QR albums: * Operation Mindcrime * Rage For Order * The Verdict * Empire * Condition Human * The Warning * Promised Land

[@rjakobej]

Cool, thanks :-)

[@aaronjoley4491]

I would put Q2K ahead of Dedicated to Chaos and Tribe...mainly because of the song Right Side of My Mind. All others...I'd pretty much agree with. The Verdict...now that its out jumps WAY up there.

[@rjakobej]

Thanks for your input :-) Out of the 3 albums with Tore I actually like the new one the least.

[@srt8turboawdjeep146]

My top 3 would be Warning, Rage, then Operation Mindcrime ... nostalgic!

[@rjakobej]

Fantastic albums 🙂

[@AnthonyLeeBand]

My number one is Empire, and two is mindcrime, I still gotta listen to more of them

[@rjakobej]

You can't go wrong with their first 5 albums :-)

[@dalepearson8475]

Wow u put empire and order ahead of warning. Warning number one for sure

[@rjakobej]

For you :-) remember that opinions differ from person to person.

[@garybruce4704]

My top 5 queensryche records are 5. Q2K 4. The warming 3. Operation M 2 promised land 1. Rage I love all the geoff records some more than others. Not a fan of any of the todd cds. Sorry. Geoff purist others I love. American solider Dedicated to chaos Tribe Empire Hear

[@rjakobej]

Wow, Interesting to see some love for Q2K! Geoff was definitely one of the best singers ever. And he's been in great shape lately.

[@waterdive122productions6]

I actually listened to Operation Mindcrime for the first time a couple of days ago, and I have very mixed feelings about it. In my opinion, it's not the best concept album of all time, but I would say it's up there. I also think that Geoff Tate is trying way too hard to rip off Bruce Dickinson and Michael Kiske on this album, because Tate's voice sounds alarmingly similar to Dickinson and Kiske here. For a long time, I didn't understand the story of this album until JJ Metalhead made a video where she explained the story. That's probably what I should've done first before listening to the album. There are still some songs I really love on the album including: Revolution Calling, Operation Mindcrime, Spreading the Disease, Suite Sister Marry, The Needle Lies, I Don't Believe in Love, and Eyes of a Stranger. The rest of the tracks are average in my opinion, and it's what holds the album back for me.

[@rjakobej]

It's actually Kiske who copied Tate. Queensryche released their first EP in 1983 and it is one of the most iconic metal releases. With their debut album The Warning (1984) and critically acclaimed Rage For Order (1986) - this makes for 3 releases before Keeper 1 (1987). Back in the 80's both singers were almost undistinguishable but their voices started being quite different in the 90's (mainly because they both started using their whole range not just the high notes). As to the Dickinson comparison, it is often considered that the big 4 of metal singers (all pioneering a slightly different style of singing) were Dio, Halford, Dickinson and Tate. All very different and pretty much setting paths for numerous future singers.

[@waterdive122productions6]

@@rjakobej Interesting. Kiske Shou definitely be in that big 4, or maybe they should extend it to the big 5 and throw Kiske in there. Kiske sounds so much better than Geoff Tate in my opinion. I'm honestly not crazy about Tate's vocals

[@rjakobej]

@@waterdive122productions6 That is a bit strange considering how similar they are. Check this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHjIZ6t8hKdsqMk there is probably part 2 as well

[@waterdive122productions6]

@@rjakobej I have seen those videos. In fact, that's why I thought that Tate was ripping off Kiske at first. Kiske is actually my favorite singer in any genre. I don't know what it is with Geoff Tate, I guess it's an acquired taste.

[@rjculliford]

Your list is remarkably similiar to mine! :) Was interesting to hear that you also think Condition Hüman (with its title track) is the strongest point in the late era. My top5 with highlights: 5. The Warning (No Sanctuary, N M 156, Take Hold of the Flame) 4. Empire (Della Brown, Anybody Listening, Best I Can, Silent Lucidity) 3. Promised Land (Lady Jane, Damaged, Promised Land, Someone Else) 2. Operation: Mindcrime (everything) 1. Rage for Order (everything, amazing atmosphere)

[@rjakobej]

Thanks for your opinion. You really can't go wrong with these 5 records :-)

[@seanmoloney7797]

I'm with you on pretty much everything EXCEPT the 2013 S/T. I cannot overstate how much I love that album. It was a rebirth for the band and all the songs are fantastic. Todd LaTorre saved this band and reminded all us fans why we love this band.

[@rjakobej]

Thanks. It's definitely a solid record. Have you heard the new one?

[@seanmoloney7797]

@@rjakobej Yes! I love it! I was underwhelmed by Condition Human but I love The Verdict. Very accessible on first listen and just gets better every listen afterward.

[@seanmoloney7797]

@@rjakobej You have earned a new subscriber sir! Keep up the great work.

[@rjakobej]

@@seanmoloney7797 thanks :-) About the verdict akd condition human - I actually feel it the other way around :-)

[@seanmoloney7797]

@@rjakobej I can understand that. But The Verdict is one that's accessible yet complex. Portrait moves me in a big way.

[@willcosta1992]

Top promised land and give breakdown off q2k another listen 🎶plus don't forget about the right side of my mind too

[@rjakobej]

I've listened to that album enough, wouldn't do a ranking video otherwise. I'm an album guy, if I don't like the majority of the songs I very rarely return to it. But you can almost always find at least 1 good song even on bad albums

[@willcosta1992]

@@rjakobej cool bro

[@babyk8047]

well made video really enjoyed it

[@rjakobej]

Thanks :-)

[@jefferysteen1041]

Fantastic list!My top 10 is about the same as yours..Mindcrime is a total masterpiece!I must have played it over 1,000 times from epic start to epic finish!Love Rage for Order and The Warning and the EP with great live concert on it!Great Epic stuff!Thanks

[@rjakobej]

Thank you 🙂

[@Dreamangel-kx2lr]

The best album of all time is "Promised Land". The voice of Geoff Tate is phenomenal! For me he is the best singer of the present.

[@rjakobej]

One of the best singers for me as well :) Do you know Michael Kiske?

[@alexandergregor2242]

Queensryche a Blue Murder je výborná kombinácia.

[@rjakobej]

To ano :-)