BEST metal vocalist EVER! Mind blowing in his prime! I saw this tour live 'back in the day' at L'Amour Rock Club in Brooklyn, NY, and I STILL have chills having witnessed this vocal phenom!

Let's not forget that this is live and towards the end of the performance.

So few reactors mention how accurate Chris DeGarmo’s harmonies are during the last verse. He nails it perfectly.

Hitting those high Es as a Baritone is mind blowing!

One of THE live performances of a singer ever captured. I don´t know how many times I´ve listened and watched this, but it never loses its impact. And I enjoy watching people´s first impressions. Very much appreciated !

Geoff Tate was untouchable back in the 80’s. He is classically trained and he’s actually a baritone, but he can nail those high notes easily. The drummer, Scott Rockenfield, is one of the best drummers out there, and I love his chain draped drum set! Totally cool!!!

Vocally speaking , the acoustic version of " I Will Remember" is a must. Not the vocal gymnastics, but pure singing ability, agility, range ,and expression are on FULL display in the way only singers can understand.

My favorite singer... Geoff is just amazing

When a vocal coach is headbanging, you know this song is a banger!!!

Best metal vocalist of the 80’s.

4:24 This is an often overlooked note about this specific song performance.........THIS IS AN ENCORE!

Fun fact. This was an encore song after a 2 1/2 hour concert!

Second to the last song of that concert, last song is "Queen of the Ryche"

I grew up in Seattle during this time. Even took a few lessons from David Kyle but I couldn’t afford more than two. He had long grey hair and a little pot belly. 😝. All my friends wanted to sing like Geoff back then. We’d walk down the middle of Southcenter Mall and sing Queensryche lyrics at the top of our lungs. People would stare, shake their heads and frown. Such good times. Thank you Queensryche! For adding more magic to my teen years.

And he's a baritone. Which makes it even more an impressive of a feat. This was also one of the last songs of the evening after a full set. Seeing Tate live in the 80's was an experience you'll never forget. Queensryche was one of the few bands that may have been better live than in studio.

This was recorded live at the END of the set. He had already been singing like that for over an hour.

Tate, Dio, Halford and Dickinson are the 80’s metal gods!!! Glad you enjoyed the vid!!🤘🏼

Geoff's combination of tone, range and vibrato made him virtually untouchable in the 80s and 90s. I was a musician on the metal scene in New Orleans back in the 80s and 90s and virtually every singer that I came across back then aspired to be Geoff Tate. Great reaction btw! Hope that you venture down into the Queensryche rabbit hole!

Please check out their song “ Queensryche - Suite Sister Mary “ and not only do you gets Geoffs vocals.. But you get an unforgettable experience of female vocals to compliment him. It’s amazing. They complement each other so good and the LIVE version gives you an unforgettable experience of Geoff doing what he does best on stage and singing 💯

I got to give some love to that incredible solo, wow.

What is also impressive is how he sings a couple of words to start a phrase in his chest voice and in the next syllable he completely switches register and goes up to those high notes, like its nothing.

It is indeed, an excellent rabbit hole to dive into. I've watched at least a dozen reaction videos for this, and I never get tired of the expression on people's faces when Geoff hits that E5. In case you're curious, the set list for this show was 10 songs. This one was number 9, so he had been performing for around 35-40 minutes before dropping this gem.

awesome reaction, Geoff tate in his prime was untouchbal!! can i have a request from them is (eyes of a stranger live 1988 in cologne) insane band and vocal performance including the backing vocals!!!

Geoff Tate of Queensryche, Ann Wilson and her youngest sister Nancy Wilson, the late Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and the late Chris Cornell of Soundgarden lived in Metro Seattle in the 1970s. They were students of the late singing coach David Kyle. Marilyn Horne and Frederica von Stade, who moved to my hometown area the San Francisco Bay Area 🌁, are his other students. Written by Geoffrey Tate and Chris DeGarmo. Unfortunately, guitarist DeGarmo quit. Queensryche has not been the same since it fired Geoffrey Tate. Suggested video 📹: Queensryche performs Queen of the Reich live.

I went to see Dio and Queensryche were the support act. Normally I’d have been in the bar, but I always tried to hear a song by them before heading upstairs. I’d never heard of this band, and this was the first of two nights in Birmingham U.K.. I am not a musician, but I recognise excellence, and the whole band was just top notch, right out of the box. But Geoff’s vocals blew me away. So much so that the second night, I went with a friend and almost literally dragged him to see the support band, much to his dismay. He thanked me for it later. Imagine, Geoff Tate, followed by RJD….followed by the same again the next night. Bliss.

He’s an astounding singer.

This whole concert is worth a watch! Especially "Queen of the Ryche" and "The Lady Wore Black" 🤘

Eyes of a Stranger , Road to Madness & I will Remember are Highly recommended 🤟 any one of those

Thank you so much for this, I am a baritone like tate and have his range. YOU are the first coach that explained this in a way that i was hanging on to all your words. I understand what you mean about loving that note. When you nail it and the acousting in your own hear are in the perfect spot...it just rings like a bell inside the head and becomes so easy to hold it. So many coaches kept using the falsetto term and I always felt it was more than that. I have Noticed that Baritones tend to have the higher of the ranges

Saw queensryche in the eighties they were such a tight band live just awesome live.geoff tate one of the greatest rock singers ever

In terms of pure pipes, Geoff Tate was (IMO) the most vocally gifted of all the great, 80s Metal singers.

Check out the live acoustic version of their song "I will Remember".

At the time this was recorded this is the first of two encores. 13th song that night. Queensrÿche the art of live threw out there 40 years. Queensrÿche Hands down is one of the greatest live acts musicly of the mid 80s-2010 world wide

Love your reactions. I cry at the amazingness of him every time. The rest of this live concert was equally amazing.

I' seen this band the first time during the Empire tour at the Joe Louis Arena way back in 91 I believe, they played the full Empire Album and Operation Mindcrime.. i was so blown away that I seen them 4 more times over the years. I have seen legends, from Clapton to Billy Joel to Elton John etc and this band was the best live band I have ever seen. You need to go down this rabbit hole and watch the evolution of his voice. I'd hit every album all the way up to Hear in the now frontier and then it was over. Lol

Metal in the 80's, was blessed, with some really world class singers. Who knew in less than fifty years, computers would have to do all the singing.

He’s still incredible and touring nonstop today! I’m going to Ireland with him next year! He’s a huge vocal influence & good friend! Great reaction!!!!

Really all of these reaction videos just confirm what I sensed in the 80's when this song first came out...the vocal performance was untouchable. Not today or since can pull this off the way Geoff did at that time...not even Geoff himself. A combination of technique, youth, talent, and the moment. I'm at least glad this performance and band get the accolades today for what they were back then...an absolute masterpiece.

Thanks for doing the live version.

Geoff Tate's vocal coach was the great David Kyle, who also coached Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, and Ann Wilson, among others.

Queen of the Reich, same concert…impressive!

Geoff Tate in his prime was amazing, Queensryche amazing band , great times 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Here because of hawk on tiktok, first reaction I watched of the song

I had an uncle who me that the vocals and guitars was just noise after I played the guitar parts to this song,, I said "just noise",, and he said yup.. so tried to hand him my guitar and said, "if it's just noise, you do it"! I caught some flack from my parents on that one but I made my point! Just an outstanding song front to back, Top to bottom!

SEEN THEM LIVE OPENING FOR MAIDEN IN NYC IN 1984

Love your combination of studious musical appreciation with the unavoidable headbanging that inevitably comes with this song and Tate’s vocal virtuosity!

Geoff has been my favorite vocalist since 1987. Try "Eyes of a Stranger" or "I don't believe in love"

enjoyed your analysis

I heard someone else say it's in his implicit memory so he can then focus on engaging the audience, moving around etc.

Unbelievable! Wonderful explanation of the vocal talent of the singer.

Hi. New to your channel. Some more info on Geoff Tate for you. His aunt was a professional opera singer. He trained in opera starting at 8 years old, I believe. If you want to see/hear more, watch their pinnacle album "Operation: Mindcrime" performed live as "Operation: Livecrime" from 1991. It's a concept album, PHENOMENAL. This song was performed in their encore along with "Queen of the Reich" which is another mind-blowing performance. Geoff still tours, currently with Adrian Vandenberg. Thanks for this reaction!

Geoff Tate, Rob Halford (Judas Priest/Halford/Fight), Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden/Samson) and Ronnie James Dio (Dio/Black Sabbath/Rainbow) are the greatest metal vocalists to ever live.

We just saw him last week… he can still bring it! Sounds amazing! And I had no idea he played the saxophone 🎷 Edit: also check out ‘Queen of the Rÿche’ you love it

Great reaction, subscribed

Hey John, great to see another reaction from you. Always insightful and enjoyable.

Love your analysis and appreciation of Geoff's off-the-charts vocals! This is the original lineup of the band, which is MAGIC! This is a song off their FIRST full-length album. Geoff stays in his higher register primarily in their first couple of albums, and then brings in more if his lower register later on. Whatever notes he sings are just spectacular! EVERY member if the band is fantastic! I really enjoy vocal coaches and other professionals' breakdowns and observations. Very informative and interesting! And yes, the three E5's (especially that second one -- what tone!) are something Geoff's known for. He has amazing tone, pitch, vibrato, expression...he just has it ALL! And, he's a baritone! You might want to try these songs to hear some samples of their diversity: "THE KILLING WORDS" and "I WILL REMEMBER", and "DELLA BROWN" all from MTV Unplugged ,1992. "ANYBODY LISTENING?" "THE WHISPER" "JET CITY WOMAN" "ONE MORE TIME" "ANOTHER RAINY NIGHT" "I DREAM IN INFRARED " "ROADS TO MADNESS " ALL of their concept album "OPERATION: MINDCRIME"! Just to get you started. And there are SO many more, it's hard to pick. Hope we hear more Queensryche reactions from you!

Roads to Madness live is awesome as well. You won't believe it's live

I saw this tour. I became an instant fan!

You gotta see their masterpiece Operation Mindcrime live! His voice is guaranteed to astound!!!

he is awesome

Another great voice to react to is Rik Emmett from Triumph. Check out luve performances of Lay it on the Line, Fight the Good Fight and Never Surrender for 1983s Us festival. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/raeSq858x7iRomg.htmlsi=cX0N7pbbeDSzB5RC kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsumlppenLrPXYU.htmlsi=nKJhPHHmsQwcSBrJ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9h8Z5lnlsnUkWw.htmlsi=TsM7Z7gOiuqxLbtq

Another, similar artist w/ the golden voice is from Steelheart. Try the acoustic version (live) of "She's Gone." It's magic. (Full band is also great, but the acoustic version just hits the spot). (I think he gets up to the G5 to boot).

The music of my youth, love their music. Speaking of great vocalists, Eivor just released a new song, and she is pure magic.

These records were perfect soundtracks to the video games back then.

It must've been Hawk that put you up to this! I saw the video also. Love Queensryche.

The only other singer in the 80's that came close to Geoff....was Sebastian Bach. But even then, Back was an entirely different breed of singer.

Geoff is my favorite metal singer of all time. Simply untouchable and mind blowing. Would love to hear your opinion on Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford.

The MTV "Unplugged" session is pretty awesome. The band was on the verge of a breakup, and it's evident on stage. But, the performance was top-shelf.

Very good job

I saw them live on this tour. They were opening for KISS and musically blew KISS off the stage which pains me to say because I've been a KISS fan since I was 8. I was an instant fan and have been since.

React to the band TNT! Singer is Tony Harnell and every song on the album Tell No Tales is incredible!

You should also check out Ric Emmett lead singer of Triumph in Fight the Good Fight live at the Us Festival ... Very similar feel.

That’s the same creator who sent me here 😂

I just discovered you. I like your comments and how you analyze with knowledge on the subject at hand. Tate in his prime was truly amazing as his tone was always so rich no mater the register. I will suggest another singer that you might want to analyze to addiction. Monica Naranjo from Spain. songs like; Ahora Ahora, Europa, sobrevivire. There is a rabbit hole for you.

This is vocal God territory. Geoff is one of the best to ever do it. I l8ve it when people discover Geoff, true raw talent. "Eyes of a Stranger" is a must

And to think, he was discovered at a house party by some of the band members were at. Partying and singing along to a Rush album. Was astonished they thought he could sing 🤯🍻🤘

Pretty sure that was one of the encore songs. Tate was Halford and Dickinson rolled into one.

Great analysis and reaction. Will check out some of your others. 🤘🏼

Geoff legit sounds like Kirk's phaser on that high E

I have seem a lot of reactions to this video. Yours is very good, technical and with feeling. Just subscribed.

First saw them live opening for Metallica in 88. At that time I was a fan but was a bigger Metallica fan. After the show I came away a huge Queensryche fan and saw them 4 more times over the years and never saw Metallica again.

Check out their MTV unplugged concert.

The guitar player that played the solo Chris Digarmo has almost the same range as Jeff Tate the singer. So they harmonize a lot on multiple songs.

It's funny that I saw this early this morning. I saw Hawk's clip on TikTok yesterday too, and I liked Queensryche back in the day... and I watch music reactors on social media these days, especially vocal coaches. Lots of small pieces working together to get me to watch your video, very interesting to me. Thanks!

His aunt was in the Cincinnati Opera

Oh talking about Hawk!!!

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Great reaction, to an amazing performance. Tate was peerless back then. Now you can go on to Yannis Papadopoulos' vocal cover of Nightwish's Ghost Love Score. There you will have some technique to dig through :-)

Pretty much anything off of Rage for Order is worth hearing. London, Neue Regel, I Dream in Infra Red, I will Remember are all a great experience.

First of all. Great reaction. Thanks for sharing this.❤️ 1.) Geoff Tate is an Unicorn. Unmatched. Untouchable. Unreachable. 2.) This E5s. This exactly is how an E5 should sounds and sung. Unbelievable good. 3 .) Chris DeGarmo. Songwriter and Lead Guitarist. Have you noticed his Backup Vocals? Chris DeGarmo for me is the greatest Guitar player of all time that ever picked up a Guitar. 3.) Operation Mindcrime is the greatest Album of all time. Operation LIVEcrime is OM played all Songs in a row. It's an Concept Album. Please check out the Story of it. And the Story behind. It worth it. 4.) Silent Lucidity. This Queensryche Song is from their 1991 Album Empire. In this Song Geoff Tate sounds very different to this one. And you can hear what rich Voice this Guy has. Orchestration by nothing other than Micheal Kamen! Unbelievable good! 5.) We Queensryche Fans ar called: Rychers.

Hawk! Yes…love him….love queensryche….Mindcrime is such a great album.

LITTLE BLUE BY JACOB COLLIER!!! Gotta react!!! It’ll blow your mind

Geoff Tate i loved it and those 80's , 90's rock Vibes.. btw next would you react to steelheart " she's gone " , thankyou really love your channel🎉

My first experience was them opening for KISS back in 85

Man , the rabbit hole that is Geoff Tate. So many great tracks.

You gotta check out "Roads to Madness". You can't just listen to one song from Operation: Mindcrime, cause it's a concept album and you MUST listen to the whole thing. One of the best metal albums, ever. I second soundhealer below, Tony Harnell of TNT is a beast as well, though "Kings of Seven Seas" is an earlier, quite simplistic song, almost anything off "Intuition" is killer, and better composed/recorded.

Yeah Queensryche was the shit back then . really awesome performance. If you like reviewing hi pitch singers like Geoff . check out King Diamond live at the Fillmore the song will be Sleepless nights . King has a very wide range .

Check out the album Operation Mindcrime. It's mind blowing.

I like to sing this song like Engelbert. I would be like alternate E on alto sax high.

Jeff and the crew were the best !!!