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THE SAGA IS COMPLETE…
QUEENSRΫCHE PERFORM MINDCRIME AT THE MOORE
Double CD and Double DVD Featuring the
Full Theatrical Performance of Operation: Mindcrime I and II
Are Both Available From Rhino July 3rd
LOS ANGELES — Queensr˙che brought the group’s acclaimed Operation: mindcrime
albums to the stage last year performing the original and its 2006 sequel in
their entirety during the group’s successful North American tour. The
marathon shows included a full theatrical production complete with surround
sound, video imagery and actors portraying the concept albums’ characters
onstage with the band. Rhino captures Queensr˙che’s epic performance in
front of the quintet’s hometown crowd at the Moore Theater in Seattle with
MINDCRIME AT THE MOORE. The double CD ($24.98) and double DVD ($29.99)
versions will both be available June 26 at all physical retail outlets and
www.rhino.com. The album will also be available at all digital retail
outlets for a suggested retail price of $14.99. An iTunes exclusive version
featuring a video of “The Chase” with Ronnie James Dio will be available for
$15.99.
The CD includes singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate along with guitarists
Michael Wilton and Mike Stone, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott
Rockenfield performing all 32 mindcrime tracks plus a two-song encore
featuring their signature hits—“Jet City Woman” and “Walk In The Shadows.”
The DVD features the same performance expanded with bonus material including
a tour documentary, a featurette on the band’s “Rock & Ride Across America”
charity motorcycle ride for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, and a live
performance of “The Chase” from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles,
featuring Ronnie James Dio’s only public appearance as Dr. X.
“This concert is the realization of an idea that began nearly two decades
ago,” says Tate. “The story and music of Operation: mindcrime is very dear
to the band. We are thrilled with this performance and proud to share it
with our audience.”
Queensr˙che released Operation: mindcrime in 1988. Praised by critics and
certified platinum, the album was an acclaimed success remaining on
Billboard’s Top 200 for more than a year. In 2006 the band released a
long-awaited sequel to their magnum opus to critical and commercial success.
The album debuted at #14 on the Top 200, their highest debut in over a
decade.
The concept albums follow an intriguing and complex plot that revolves
around Dr. X, a political puppet master who brainwashes Nikki—the story’s
main character—to assassinate corrupt public figures. The story also
includes Nikki’s lover, Sister Mary. A former teenage prostitute who becomes
a nun, Sister Mary is murdered mysteriously, leaving the cliffhanger “Who
Killed Sister Mary?” Set 20 years after the original, Operation: mindcrime
II explores Nikki’s fate after being released from prison and reveals the
identity of Mary’s killer. The album centers on revenge and what it does to
people, their emotions and the choices they make.
MINDCRIME AT THE MOORE
Disc 1
1. “I Remember Now”
2. “Anarchy-X”
3. “Revolution Calling”
4. “Operation: Mindcrime”
5. “Speak”
6. “Spreading The Disease”
7. “The Mission”
8. “Suite Sister Mary”
9. “The Needle Lies”
10. “Electric Requiem”
11. “Breaking The Silence”
12. “I Don’t Believe In Love”
13. “Waiting For 22”
14. “My Empty Room”
15. “Eyes Of A Stranger”
Disc 2
1. “Freiheit Ouvertüre”
2. “Convict”
3. “I’m American”
4. “One Foot In Hell”
5. “Hostage”
6. “The Hands”
7. “Speed Of Light”
8. “Signs Say Go”
9. “Re-Arrange You”
10. “The Chase”
11. “Murderer?”
12. “Circles”
13. “If I Could Change It All”
14. “An Intentional Confrontation”
15. “A Junkie’s Blues”
16. “Fear City Slide”
17. “All The Promises”
Encore
18. “Walk In The Shadows”
19. “Jet City Woman”
Bonus DVD Content
-Tour Documentary
-“The Chase” performed live with Ronnie James Dio in Los Angeles
-Queensryche Rock & Ride featurette |
