Queensryche - Mindcrime At The Moore
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Artist: QueensrycheEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2012-02-28
Music Label: Rhino (Pure)
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- QUEENSRYCHE MINDCRIME AT THE MOORE (2CD)
Music CD 1
- I Remember Now (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Anarchy - X (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Revolution Calling (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Operation: MIndcrime (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Speak (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Spreading The Disease (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- The Mission (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Suite Sister Mary (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- The Needle Lies (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Electric Requiem (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Breaking The Silence (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- I Don't Believe In Love (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Waiting For 22 (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- My Empty Room (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Eyes Of A Stranger (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Freiheit Ouverture (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Convict (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- I'm American (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- One Foot In Hell (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Hostage (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- The Hands (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Speed Of Light (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Signs Say Go (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Re - Arrange You (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- The Chase (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Murderer? (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Circles (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- If I Could Change It All (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- An Intentional Confrontation (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- A Junkie's Blues (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Fear City Slide (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- All The Promises (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Walk In The Shadows (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
- Jet City Woman (2007 Live At The Moore Theater in Seattle LP Version)
Music reviews of Mindcrime At The Moore
Music Review: Energetic live show, but not without its flaws.
Rating: 3 Stars
Let me offer up a disclaimer for continuing with this review-- I am not one for retro acts-- the recent trend that seems to be emerging of acts touring behind 20-30 year old catalogs or playing old records start to finish and either not bothering to put out any new material or ignoring it completely has been one that's been difficult for me. And while I thought Queensryche's "Tribe" was a reasonably good record, I really disliked "Operation: Mindcrime II", feeling it was an attempt to capitalize not only on prior successes but abandoning progress in exchange for trying to capture a previous sound. I waffled back and forth as to whether or not I should pick up "Mindcrime at the Moore" but in the end my long standing love of the band won over. Nonetheless, my review is clearly tempered by my feelings about the band's decision to release a sequel album and this sort of performance.
One thing that's immediately obvious to me is a mixing oddity-- it seems one of the guitarists (Mike Stone) is mixed way too low. The clearest illustration of this is on "Suite Sister Mary"-- the piece opens with the gentle arpeggios before a blast of distorted guitar kicks in. Well on this recording, that blast has significantly less effect because it's buried in the mix. Even Stone's solo at the end of that piece seems subdued compared to Michael Wilton's rhythm guitar performance. Further accentuating that is the fact that the rest of the record is mixed fantastically-- there's a nice balance and everything sounds great except that one guitar. This sonic oddity aside, the band sounds pretty good-- they're clearly into what they're doing and as much as I dig out retro accusations, they've made a good attempt (moreso than on "Operation: Mindcrime II" in the studio) to really modernize the sound of the record-- gone are many of the few details that made the original record sound a bit dated these days-- some of the goofy backing vocals, the harmonized guitar leads, etc. All of this is really to the benefit of the sound. And while vocalist Geoff Tate has lost a bit of his high end since the band's heydey (and should stay away from trying to reach it-- he sounds awful when he tries the shrieked vocal just prior to the guitar solo on "The Needle Lies"), his voice is still a fantastic instrument.
But the bottom line on the first disc is that it works out pretty well and the band's played with the material enough to keep it interesting even to an anti-retro type like me, whether it's fantastic performances ("Speak" is positively on fire) or great rearrangements (the extended ballad portion of "The Mission" accentuates the mood and feel of the piece). And while some of the theatrical elements that probably come off better on the DVD end up being a bit goofy on audio only (Mary and Dr. X's interaction prior to "Electric Requiem"), by and large, it's a good performance.
The second disc is, well, it's "Operation: Mindcrime II", an album I just still can't get my head around. The performance stays a lot truer to the material than the first disc, no doubt as it was recently recorded, and as on the record, the theatrical sound of the piece tends to sit badly with me ("One Foot in Hell", "Speed of Light") and in fact, these pieces, designed seemingly with a stage show in mind, feel completely lacking on record (which was pretty much my problem with the studio record). Having said that, it proves to be a really energetic performance, and if you liked the album, you'll probably love this (the only song from "Operation: Mindcrime II" I really love, "I'm American", practically leaps off the recording). The show closes up with a brief encore of two old hits-- "Walk in the Shadows" from "Rage for Order" and "Jet City Woman" from "Empire". Both have been played by the band so many times they can't help but get great readings.
In the end, this is a decent performance, but mixing oddities and questionable material keeps me from rating it too high. Further, I find I prefer the "Operation: Livecrime" take of the first volume of 'Mindcrime'. This is probably worthwhile for diehards and anyone who really enjoyed the last record, everyone else can probably skip it.
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Mindcrime At The Moore by QueensrycheThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
Like Pink Floyd's The Wall (and the ubiquitous Dark Side of the Moon before it), Queensrÿche's 1988 opus Operation Mindcrime became something more overarching than mere career highpoint. A cynic might have dismissed the band's 2006 sequel as a symptom of a band who had lost its creative momentum. Instead, Queensrÿche arguably used the opportunity to both refocus themselves musically and convincingly expand upon the original storyline. Recorded at Seattle's Moore Theatre shortly after the sequel's release, this sprawling, double-disc set chronicles a live rendition of both the story's album-halves that often approaches Floydian levels of rock theatrical grandeur, right down to the obligatory guest turns by Pamela Moore and the entire Seattle Seahawks drumline. Recorded with a pristine clarity, yet infused with the urgent, raw drama of Geoff Tate's vocals and the able crunch of his bandmates, it's a vital take on a conceptual conceit whose themes of treachery and deceit seem to grow timelier by the day--and just maybe one of metal's most enduring modern statements. --Jerry McCulley
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