I stood mesmerized at Seattle’s Moore Theater, the full breadth and scope of Queensrÿche spiraling into focus before me as they performed their epic “Empire.” In 1990, the song represented everything spectacular about one of hard rock’s premier bands—In a landscape of costumed imagery, the Seattle quintet refused to sacrifice their integrity for fashion, thus commanding sold-out arenas by their own rules. “Empire” was a political statement from a band who weren’t afraid to stretch their musical muscles beyond the traditional realms of sex, drugs, and other assorted hard rock pleasantries, Geoff Tate ...  [ more ]

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