When Chris DeGarmo left it was never the same.

Operation Mindcrime is one of the greatest albums of all time period. It's a work of genius.

Take Hold Of The Flame is my all time favorite Queensryche song.

The Warning easily #1. At least for me. It was my introduction to the band as a 14 year old. I was blown away and this album very near and dear to my heart.

I thought Queensryche and Condition Human were pretty good albums when they came out, but then 2019's The Verdict and I was actually blown away... It is such a great record.

I'm not pining for Tate, I'm pining for DeGarmo.

I think Tribe was actually pretty good for one of the later ones.

The Warning is my fave. Saw them open for Kiss right after that came out.

Promised Land is chronically underrated. And all the TLT-era stuff belongs just outside the top-5. Great stuff.

Mindcrime is the best metal album of all time. Change my mind.

1. Rage For Order 2. Operation: Mindcrime 3. The Warning 4. Empire 5. Promised Land 6. EP

I like everything up to Empire and after that they lost me.

Good stuff, Pete. When Degarmo left the band died. He took the songwriting and melody right out of the band.

actually, Chris DeGarmo left after Hear In The Now Frontier and he even wrote most of the material, but it did seem like Geoff Tate was really pushing the direction of the band after that until he left. Todd LaTorre has been the saviour of the band

Thank You You made my day Seeing your smile holding Queenryche's The Warning I am so proud of my green eyes I love that album

6) EP (America's answer to nwobhm) 5) Rage for Order (super technical stuff that might get some airplay. DT tried the same with Images and Words) 4) Operation Mindcrime ( Super ambitious , Queensryche's "The Wall") 3) Empire (Kicking the strip shop out of glam rock. Tough thing to do!) 2) The Warning (Extremely pure and passionate heavy metal with monumental drumming) 1) Promised Land (Depressive - even closer to the way i feel most of the time)

It's about time you are doing a ranking of my all time favorite band. Here's my ranking: 1- Operation Mindcrime. (Best metal album of all time.) 2- Rage for Order. 3- The Warning. 4- Promised land. 5- Empire. 6- EP. 7- Q2K. 8- Self titled. 9- Condition Human. Below this line are albums that I don't listen anymore __________________________________ 10- Hear in the now frontier. (Last DeGarmo album and it was lackluster. ) 11- Tribe. 12- the Verdict (somehow I don't enjoy this one like the 2 previous with Todd.) 13- O:M 2 14- American soldiers. 15- Dedicated to crap music. 16- Take cover. (Never care about cover albums).

Obviously Operation: Mindcrime, The Warning, Rage for Order, EP, Empire are the classics but I do like a lot of their stuff after Empire and was fortune enough to catch them on their Q2K tour which had Rob Halfords solo project ( Halford) debuting as the opener, Queensryche following up and then Iron Maiden on their Brave New World Tour. So you had the Big 3 in operatic metal vocals on one bill and it was fucking awesome!

I love Queensryche with Geoff and Todd. I think Rage for Order was ahead of it's time. One of my top favorites from them. And Eyes of a Stranger is my favorite song.

One of the greatest and most underrated metal bands of all time.

I love Queensryche and glad they are back on track. My top three are still Empire, Operation: Mindcrime and Rage for Order.

Mindcrime has zero filler unlike some other concept albums.

The Warning always has been and always will be my favorite QR album.

GREATEST QUEENSRYCHE LISTENING STORY: When the first EP came out, my drummer Puppy Eater read a review of it and was intrigued because the reviewer said it was an amazing recreation of the early Sabbath grind. He zoomed out and bought the EP and excitedly plopped it onto his turntable and was overjoyed to hear this beautiful Sabbathian sludge coming from his speakers; the reviewer had *nailed it!* ... Now, you're no doubt thinking something is wrong here -- if anything, that record can be compared to a nice fast-tempo Maiden-type sound. Well, you may also know that the original issue of the EP was meant to be played at 45rpm -- taking a closer look at the label, Puppy Eater realized not only that he had played the disc at 33, but *so had the reviewer!*

Thanks for this. I guess I'm one of those guys that stopped at Promised Land. After watching this, Ill give the new ones a go...time to open my mind and try and accept the new vocalist. Lets see...

I'll give this a shot... 1) Operation: Mindcrime - Obviously. A little anecdote: My daughter is a huge K-Pop fan and can tell you all the details of each band like we could back in the '70s with KISS. To be fair, she also like some of my music. I had been after her for a while to give Mindcrime a listen and she, for the most part, casually dismissed it. One night at work she decided she wanted to a) listen to something different, and b) for some reason wanted a concept album. So she finally decided to give Mindcrime a go. She was hooked! She just turned 23 last month and she has told me numerous times that there have been several nights she's had this album on repeat at work. Sorry... I have something in my eye... 2) Rage For Order - It's experimental and transitional for the band. Personal favorite is London. 3) Empire - Solid. Not a bad song on it, although I don't care if I ever hear Silent Lucidity again. 4) EP - Especially if you get the expanded edition with Prophecy. 5) The Warning - Great "debut" album. Good mix of prog metal and straight forward tunes. I'll have to give the newer stuff a chance. Hard to top that early stuff, though.

Hear in the “Now” Frontier still had DeGarmo, and there is a whole back story about their label and other stuff happening, more than just them not getting along and stuff. I feel it is better than the 1999-2011 releases till Todd got with them. Give it a revisit with more of a emphasis on the lyrical content, it’s pretty relevant to the times and somewhat political and deep.

Tate's vocals on "Revolution Calling" are just mindbogglingly good.

Great list, thanks Pete

I met Geoff Tate once back in '04, he was friendly and laid back, we talked for a bit about why DeGarmo left and what he was up to (left the whole rockstar thing behind and became a pilot, which I did not know, very cool) but then he asked me what my favorite Queensryche album was, thought about it then told him The Warning...then he shook my hand and walked away to go talk to other people hahaha! I know he doesn't dig that album but it was their first full-length and it was a game changer in metal, made Priest and Maiden stop and take notice. But he didn't ask me what I thought their best album was (not the same thing as favorite album sometimes) Operation: Mindcrime, of course, it is truly a masterpiece!

Thank you Pete, i am gratefull for what you are doing, your company is precious these days.I feel like we are friends, your laugh even reminds me of a friend i had back in the early eighties, he was a Skynyrd fan. By the way, when are you doing Lynyrd Skynyrd's ranking? Greetings from Greece, keep on rockin!

Would love to see you rank the albums by Clutch. Such an underrated band.

Awesome video, Pete. Rage of Order us my favorite Queensryche album...has my favorite track "The Whisper".

Chris DeGarmo wrote 13 of the 14 songs on "Here and the now frontier"... I liked it.. I agree it was after DeGarmo left that the song quality did drop off significantly imo..

my top 5: Warning, Mindcrime,Verdict, Rage, Condition Human

Is there anybody listening - the band is back strong. Thanks Pete for putting them back on the map for me. 1. O.M. - not many albums in the world beat this. 2. Rage for Order 3. Empire 4. The Warning 5. The EP 6. The Verdict 7. Condition Human 8. Queensrych 9. Promised Land

My favorite by a long shot: Rage For Order, Then: Operation Mindcrime,Empire,The Warning, and the EP.

Thank you for your ranking Queensryche. I love your UFO shirt!! 🎤🎸🎵🥁

At last. 😁🤘🏻 Thank you, dude. Any chance you'll get to The King Diamond discography?

I have to admit I only really listen to Operation Mindcrime, I think it’s a masterpiece...

I. Operation Mindcrime - every note is perfect, totally flawless 2. Empire - song writing at it's best 3. Rage for Order - Avant garde greatness 4. Promised Land - beautifully bleak, the anti Empire album 5. The Warning - power metal pomp 6. Hear from the Now Frontier - a grower of an album, flawed but has aged well

I think the lineup that they have right now is superb. These last 3 albums have been refreshing to say the least

Thank God you put OM at number one. I’ve heard so many people wanting to hate on it, telling me why it sucks. Whatever. I never listened to those people. Your ranking is pretty much spot on the way I would rank them. Well done. 👍👍👍

Saw them 6x in NYC / NJ area. Actually front row BEACON THEATRE 11-21-2001 was handing a drum stick from Scott Rockenfeld/ at end of show. DeGarmo was tremendous. Never same to me when he left. Just my opinion. But I did see them at IRVING plaza on 3-9-19 with FATES warning. Both were unreal. The new singer. I felt was tremendous Todd LA torre. Great show PETE.

Great ranking Pete. I think you pretty much nailed it! I remember the first time hearing them in the 80's and wow! So underrated to this day even with their acclaim for Empire. Operation Mindcrime has to be one of the top rock albums of all time.

1) Operation: Mindcrime (My favourite album of all time) 2) Rage for Order 3) Empire 4) The Warning 5) Self-titled EP 6) Condition Human 7) The Verdict 8) Promised Land 9) Self-titled 2013 10) American Soldier (Probably the closest thing to their classic sound during their 'wilderness years', I have quite a lot of time for it) 11) Hear in the Now Frontier 12) Tribe 13) Operation: Mindcrime II 14) Q2K 15) Dedicated to Chaos

I saw them just a few months ago and was very impressed with Todd's vocals. Not only can he do the Tate stuff, but he also throws a bit of Bruce Dickinson into his stylings.

Great list! I'll never forget first hearing 'Queen Of The Reich' on college radio when I was a student at Seton Hall U. My roommate and I were heavily into metal (we hosted many 'metal keg parties' on weekends), and when the song came on we just looked at each other, mouth agape, in utter shock and ecstasy, and we must have said things like "Oh my fucking God" and "holy shit", etc. etc.! I still remember that day! When 'The Warning' came out, we couldn't get enough of that album! But the pinnacle moment of our lust for all things QR, was when we saw The Warning tour at a famous rock club in Brooklyn, NY called L'Amour! There were so many people packed into that club, we could hardly breathe! That show was mind blowing! The other 2 memorable shows at L'Amour were Yngwie's Rising Force (early 80's) and when Ace Frehley first played live after taking his makeup off! Man, those were the days Pete!

1. Rage For Order - This perfectly sums up what Queensrÿche were all about IMO. Love this album so much. 2. EP - Would be my number one if it had been a full-length album. This is heavy metal perfection. 3. The Warning - Almost on par on RFO. The thin production drags it down a bit. I agree its importance is rarely recognized among metalheads. 4. Operation: Mindcrime - When I was younger I could never understand the hype. Once I did, I started loving it. Perhaps a bit overlong, though. 5. Condition Hüman - I was pleasantly surprised by this back in 2015. A very strong and memorable album IMO. 6. The Verdict - I felt like it was almost on par with CH, just not quite as memorable. 7. Empire - I expected more. It sounds a bit overhyped to my ears. Not bad, not great. Just average. 8. Queensrÿche - Todd's a great vocalist but the material didn't really impress me. Also not a fan of the production and mastering. It's just so-so. I haven't really listened enough to the others to have an honest opinion of them. The other albums never appealed to me, but I might have to give "Promised Land" another listen or two.

1. Rage For Order 2. Operation Mindcrime 3. Empire 4. Warning 5. EP 6. Promise Land then the rest in a clump

1. Operation: Mindcrime 2. Empire 3. The verdict 4. Queensryche (2013) 5. The warning 6. Rage for order 7. Queensryche EP 8. Condition: Human I don‘t like the rest of their albums and I really love the albums with Todd. They lost me after Empire and with the 2013 album they totally won me back. Those eight works I listed are all really, really great, each of them.

Excellent analysis, as per usual. A really underrated band.

I would personally rank Promised Land way higher... It's one of my favorite ones. Seriously, like top 3

Yup totally agree with your top 5...seen these guys 3 times it’s the only concert my ears have ever rang after a show, when Geoff Tate came out singing Resistance on the Empire tour just one of the best things I’ve ever experienced. My first encounter with Queensryche is when I was in a music store called Musicland back in the 80s I saw a poster of these guys on the wall for their Rage for Order album they were dressed like vampires I had to check them out I’ve been a huge fan ever since.

I always loved “Hear in the now frontier”

Love the ranking and I mostly agree with the ordering. I love Rage for the order more than Warning though. A Dokken Discography would be a great follow up to Queensryche as they were another band with a great singer and guitarist as well as being the most balanced melodic hard rock/metal band out there, enough commerciality for pop fans and enough heavy stuff for die hard metal fans.

The top of my could switch around any day, one of my favorites 1. The Warning 2. Rage for order 3. Mindcrime 4. EP 5. Condition Human 6. Empire 7. The Verdict 8. Promised land 9. Queensryche (2013) 10. Tribe 11. Q2k 12. HITNF After that I have not listened to the other albums

I remember getting Operation:Mindcrime on cassette for Christmas when it came out! Santa was good that year!!

The last three albums have been very good. Love The Verdict album. I feel like in time it could even be higher on my list. My Top 5 Queensryche albums 1. Operation: Mindcrime 2. Rage for Order 3. The Warning 4. Empire 5. The Verdict

I recall an interview with Bruce Dickinson when Operation Mindcrime came out saying that when he heard it his first thought was ‘Wow, we (Maiden) really need to up our game!’ Silent Lucidity is my funeral song!

15. Dedicated to chaos 14.Operation Mindcrime 2 13.Q2K 12.American soldier 11.Tribe 10.Hear in the now frontier 09. The Verdict 08.Queensryche w/ Todd 07.Empire 06. Promise Land 05.Queensryche,.Ep 04. Condition Human 03. The warning 02. Rage for order 01. Operation MindCrime Stay frosty 🤘

I'm with you on there albums ,,,I love the early stuff,,I'm from Washington and heard them from the beginning

Lastly, everyone check out Geoff's FIRST solo album from 2002 and his latest album with Sweet Oblivion, which is the best thing he's done since Promised Land. Also, his songs with Avantasia are killer!

Hey there. Love the channel. Quick question. Do you follow Nighwish, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil etc. I love these bands myself, love how big and epic many of their recording s are. Do you follow any of these bands? Would you consider doing a show on some on these truly underrated bands (at least in the states)? Thanks for the consideration

1. Operation: Mindcrime (1988) 2. The Warning/EP (1984/1983) 3. Rage for Order (1986) 4. Promised Land (1994) 5. Empire (1990) 6. Digital Noise Alliance (2022) 7. Condition Human (2015) 8. The Verdict (2019) 9. Queensryche (2013) 10. Operation: Mindcrime II (2006) 11. Take Cover (2007) 12. Hear In The Now Frontier (1997) 13. Frequency Unknown (2013) 14. Tribe (2003) 15. Q2k (1999) 16. American Soldier (2009) 17. Dedicated to Chaos (2011)

DeGarmo was all over Hear In The NOW Frontier. He even sang lead on a track.

I remember seeing Queensryche live as a support band, early 1980s, could of been 1984 / 85. I cannot remember if they supported Dio or Iron Maiden, maybe both, but it would of been at the Liverpool Empire UK, my home City. If anyone has any details about who they supported, please let me know, I could be wrong about the main act, I saw so many bands in the 1980s..... Smile..

I'm one of those people you mentioned that didn't really give the band a chance after Tate left; I think you've convinced me! I'm going to check out their newer stuff.

Heavy and powerful, melodic and creative, fiercely intelligent and independent-Queensryche ticks all the boxes, and features probably the most gifted vocalist in the hard rock world.....Queen Of The Ryche announced the coming of a very special band, and they certainly lived up to it! 1.Operation Mindcrime (musical, lyrical, and vocal brilliance-undisputed masterpiece!) 2.Empire (a lot to like here, with strong songs all over the album, stellar production and title song monumental.) 3.Rage For Order (taking creative chances here with exotic textures and a musical rainbow of flavors-dig Walk In The Shadows, I Dream In Infrared and Screaming In Digital.....this is headphone music!) 4.Promised Land (under the radar-but really tight songwriting and playing. Still classic Queensryche!) 5.Hear In The Now Frontier (Great title! I played this a lot and it's got Chris DeGarmo writing many songs, so you know high class tunes abound.) 6.Q2K (Now the quality of songwriting dips, I did find enough to like on it, but this was stumble before the fall.) 7.The Warning (really disappointed my buds and I with mediocre production, guitars are buried in the mix, and sameness to pacing and chord structures, and finally-not very heavy. After hearing the e.p we were expecting something magical-this ain't it!) Have yet to play the Tribe album, as I've been sitting on it all these years because I think it is gonna suck balls. The current albums with Todd LaTorre are all stellar, and represent the real Queensryche in all its glory-just an amazing comeback and similar to what Black Star Riders have done with Thin Lizzy legacy. Didn't rate LaTorre output but I play the hell out of all three! It got real ugly with Tate's antics vs. rest of band, but this current Queensryche lineup is hitting line shots all over the park-ON POINT!

I just spun up some of the new Queensryche on Spotify yesterday... liked it. Agree with your top 5 and of course the #1 - Mind Crime... one of my must haves if I was stranded on a desert island.

I've watched a few of your ranking videos and your perspective is usually 100% in agreement with my own. I could not get into post DeGarmo Queensryche. But when I heard there was a new album out in 2018 I thought "Sure, WTF." But The Verdict totally blew my socks off! According to Spotify it was my #1 album of 2019! The band is clearly enjoying making the music they want to make again, and I bloody love it!!!

For me, only these from mighty Queensrÿche: 1) Rage for Order 2) EP & The Warning 3) Empire 4) Operation: Mindcrime 5) Promised Land. Cheers from Finland! 🤘🏻

Yeah, I'm one of the old heads. 20 seconds into QOTR, in 1983, they became my identity lol I was deemed rickrycherandall after The Warning was released. I gravitated toward Thrash, and Hardcore, especially NYHC, being from Queens I'm biased lol, anyway, Queensryche has been my favorite band since even though I gave up after Chris left. I have heard tid bits of stuff from the 3 newest albums that I liked, but for whatever reason, I wouldn't let myself go all in. After your spot on analysis here, I'm gonna try again. Good show man, thanx!

I love the last 3 albums that came out classic Ryche with a modern touch.

I have a special love for Rage for Order. And really, all the older stuff. They still blow me away all these years later. The flipside is I've seen the new QR twice and they've rocked! Love the old and digging the new! Win-win!

Good morning pete this is going to be a good one

Just seen Jeoff Tate March 10th in Columbus Ohio with my son Rage for Order and Empire right before we got locked down. Amazing show.

I was blown away with Operation: Mindcrime when I heard "Suite Sister Mary" on the radio and liked the singles off Empire, but that was as far as I ever went with the band. I watched one of Tate's live versions of Empire in 2021 on KZfaq, so Google sent me here. I'm wondering what might be worth going back to. Not much I'm listening to that's new really speaks to me. Thanks, Pete!

Any chance of a King's X retrospective, sir??

Pete, Love your show. I just subscribed today. I love Queensryche! One of my favorite metal bands of all time. I was lucky enough to see them in Japan in May 1989. I saw them in Tokyo and they played almost the entire Operation Mindcrime album. Killer show! I think you should give Hear in the Now Frontier and Q2K a chance. It's not their best work, by any means, but there are actually some great songs on both records. For me, Operation Mindcrime and Empire are my favorites. But Hear and Q2K are not bad. Q2K has Breakdown, a killer track. As heavy as anything they've done. Falling Down, One Life and Burning Man are also pretty good. Hear too, has some great tracks. Yeah, there are some clunkers, but Some People Fly is a great track. Saved is a heavy track with a great guitar solo. The Voice Inside is good too, with great slide guitar from Chris DeGarmo. You and Spool are good tracks, as well. Hear is probably their most alternative sounding record, for sure. 1997 was not the best year for progressive metal. This album was a major factor in Chris DeGarmo's departure, as it didn't sell too well at the time. I saw them on this tour and they were great. It was the last time I got to see the original classic lineup. Anyways, great ranking, Pete. Keep up the good work. I'm a big fan of your show.

Thanks Pete! Great review as always. I am now going to check out all the stuff after Mindcrime.....

Since I was a kid I considered the EP their "debut" album. Just because it's so unique and stands out even for an EP.

Thank you for including their early EP. You are right - great memories!

I saw that tour Queensryche was with KISS I ran into Michael Wilton the day of the show at RadioShack he was buying batteries for his cordless in Columbus Ohio

It's been awhile Pete, Was a fan of QR since "hearing" their debut for their Ep, on KMET 94.7 in Los Angeles (which is now long gone, and where "Jim Ladd" started - and hosted their all Metal show back then; "The Metal Shop/kMETAL Shop"), and it blew me away. Geoff Tate was an incredible vocalist, and the band was so damn tight; the great Guitar duo of Chris DeGarmo (and awesome back-up vocals) and Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson's pulsing Bass, and Scott Rockenfield pounding the Drums to submission. Each album was very unique, and has a very special place in my collection, and being the Fathers of "Prog Metal" along with Fates Warning put their stamp in Metal history. But in the end for me, FW had the longevity and consistency. I actually enjoyed "Hear in the Now Frontier", but agree that it was their Grunge album, when the genre had already faded out. I still add tracks to my playlists. "Tribe", I need to re-listen, even with DeGarmo on it, it just didn't click for me. "Q2k" was the last QR Tour I saw, and Tate's voice was already gone. "Promised Land" personally, was an accumulation of all they were, and creating something new, yet retaining their "sound", with a Pink Floyd vibe. Its my fave album. The Concert was amazing too, it was like a "Stage Show" even more than Mindcrime, it's a shame they never released an official Tour Video (there is a bit grainy footage of the whole show on Yt). My list (still listen to these albums or tracks often): 1. Promised Land 2. The Warning 3. Rage for Order 4. Mindcrime 5. Ep/Self-titled 6. Empire 7. Queensryche (LaTorre era) 8. Hear in the Now Frontier 9. Condition Human 10. The Verdict 11. Tribe 12. American Soldier; tracks that are digestible. When a guy like me who is NOT a "musician", can think of ways that could have augmented each track to give it more MEAT and intricacies they were known for, I knew QR was on its last legs sadly. The Tate "behavior" vs QR members, and the trial documents I read, it made sense why QR lost their drive and sound. It was a very sad end to one of my favorite Metal/Prog Metal bands of that time. I didn't list the other albums because they do absolutely nothing for me, even though I LOVE "Q2k"'s album cover art, I thought it might explore more of "Corrupted Computers/Robotics" (i.e. "NM156" and "Screaming in Digital"), but nope . . . and again, no meat in the music. That era really needed Chris DeGarmo, but I'm sure it was no longer fun to create music with Tate's _change_ and what he wanted for the band. I agree that the Todd LaTorre era brought back the sound I loved (the self-titled album is DARK too). Though I hope they bring back the mini-epics like "Road to Madness". But Queensryche will always have an important place in Metal, and great memories for me as a Metalhead (now at 56 years old) and seeing tours for Rage for Order thru Q2k, and influencing/inspiring the genre I most enjoy; Prog Metal. But I hope Scott Rockenfield comes back. We really never got a reason why he left (though I'm afraid it has to do something with his last child being born), but I hope it all works out in the end. He is a very underrated Drummer, one of my faves. - Thank again Pete \m/.

Chris was the primary writer on hear in the now frontier. 90% of the music and 50% of the lyrics were written by Chris and he sung one of the songs.

really enjoyed this... beeen on a Joe Walsh kick lately... haven't gone thru all of his albums yet, but finding gems... whether it be albums or songs, the man can play.. and entertaining character... had the opportunity to see him play with The eagles at the garden earlier this year.. glad i got to see him Live.. thanx for ur videos Pete!!! always appreciate ur knowledge and opinions!!!

1. Operation Mindcrime 2. Empire 3. Promised Land I own pretty much all of the Queensryche CD's and still occasionally spin some of the others, but those three are three of my top favorite albums by any bands, ever, and I keep returning to them year after year.

I dig the EP as much now as I did when I got it as a kid.

I go back and forth with the Todd stuff, but he is a great singer. Also, you HAVE to include the EP. Its possibly the greatest of all time. Great job, brother.

I just watched your rant video about queensryche yesterday! So strange! Great ranking once again

Everybody knows Empire and Silent Lucidity I went and downloaded Queensryche Greatest Hits it was really good and I love Another Rainy Night it’s awesome and I also downloaded it.I’m going to sampled there discography.Pete thanks for doing this ranking on Queensryche Studio Albums:.

Nice ranking! I'm a new fan of the band and my ranking so far is: 16. Dedicated To Chaos - groovy, interesting, I would have liked it more if it was Geoff Tate's solo album (best song: uhh.. Get Started, maybe) 15. Operation Mindcrime II - not a big fan of the sequel (best song: Hostage, I'm American, The Chase) 14. Hear In The Now Frontier - their attempt to sound like AiC backfired (best songs: Hit The Black, Sign Of Times) 13. Q2K - slightly better than HITNF, but still not good enough (best song: Falling Down, Sacred Ground) 12. Tribe - not too bad as its two predecessors (best songs: Open, Losing Myself, Dessert Dance, The Art Of Life) 11. American Soldier - not bad, I actually enjoy some songs off it (best songs: If I Were King, Unafraid, Silver, The Voice) 10. Self-titled album - true comeback to form! The album that should have came after Promised Land (best songs: Where Dreams Go Die, Spore, Vindication, A World Without, Don't Look Back) 9. Queensryche EP - nice effort, enjoyed it so far (best songs: since it's a 5 track EP, pretty much all of them) 8. Condition Human - the authentic QR is back!! (best songs: Arrow Of Time, Guardian, Bulletproof, Eye9) 7. Digital Noise Alliance - really love it, Todd's vocals and guitar harmonies, really good, digging it (best songs: Chapters, Behind The Walls, Sicdeth, In Extremis, Lost In Sorrow) 6. The Verdict - really good effort, there isn't one single track that I dislike (best songs: Blood Of The Levant, Light-Years, Bent, Dark Reverie, Launder the Conscience, Man The Machine) 5. Promised Land - last true Queensryche album until 20 years later (best songs: I Am I, Damaged, Promised Land, Lady Jane, Someone Else?) 4. Empire - not realy big fan of commercial albums, but this one hits hard (best songs: Empire, Another Rainy Night, Best I Can, Thin Line, Silent Lucidity, Anybody Listening?) 3. Rage For Order - classic album, really (best songs: Neue Regel, Walking In The Shadows, Screaming In Digital, The Whisper, I will Remember) 2. Warning - The QR we all love - hell yea!! (best songs: Child Of Fire, NM156, Warning, Take Hold Of The Flame) 1. Operation: Mindcrime - obivously, the winner of all of them (best songs: the entire album is a single song for me, so all of them)

Everything Queensrÿche made between 1983 and 1994 was good or absolutely fantastic. I just have to mention something about Rage For Order. It's definitely my favourite. It always puzzles me a bit when that album doesn't end up being in the top three. There's much more to Rage For Order than those people seem to think. Some of the songs are clearly among the most progressive they've ever made. IMHO the best songs on the album are "Neue Regel" and especially "Screaming In Digital" and "I Will Remember". There's so much depth to them. It feels like the album is slowly building towards those two songs to end the album.

saw'em open up for Scorpions a few yr ago. overall Incredible concert but Queensryche sounded great!

Thanks for getting me into Queensryche a few years back Pete. Bellevue, WA is a great city with an underrated shopping centre. #PetePardoNation #PetePardoArmy #BigMeatPete#SplashYourSeaOfTranquilityAllOverMyFace #BigPP#PeteyThePlatypus #OfficerPP

Oh Pete....Here In The Now Frontier was a big disappointment for me as well, but over the last 10 years I have revisited it a lot and Man, I love it now! Give it another chance

1.Rage for Order 2.Operation Mindcrime 3.The Warning 4.Empire 5.Self titled EP

"Rage" was the most unique hard rock record I had ever heard. The Maiden influences so prevalent on the previous recordings were straight-up GONE and they had finally hit on THEIR sound as a band. The brilliance of that album and its status as Headphone Champion of the mid eighties remains untouched.

Great list order and breakdown, one of my faves since buying the EP on cassette in 83.