Yeah, same here... and if the EP was permitted in the running, it would be my #2.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@juanflechin2020
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Right! Operation: Mindcrime is one of the Best Concept/METAL albums of ALL-TIME!
@Eobard_Wells
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@THEDonnyB
Жыл бұрын
Easy second place for me is Empire.
@KaaiHawaiianDeathMetal
2 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy the really old stuff. Side note. I met Geoff Tate around 2011 in Lincoln, Nebraska when he was doing a small club tour. I got paid $100 for 3hrs to work security for his acoustic show. That guy was belting it out like he was singing for a metal band. He was also really friendly and personable with the crowd. He bought me and my friend that was also working security that night a couple drinks. He was just a really friendly, nice guy that day. I know some people have their opinions of the guy. I thought, from what I read that he might not be a friendly guy. I’m glad to say I was wrong. On that day, he was a wonderful person to hang out with.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
That's cool to hear, and what a voice. Cheers!
@KaaiHawaiianDeathMetal
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT That night his voice was amazing. It was a real small crowd, maybe 50 people. I always wanted to hear Queen of the Reich live. In concert not video.
@llongone2
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Prime 80s Tate was every bit as good as Dio, Halford, Dickenson or Bonnet.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, Cheers!
@denniswalker1339
2 жыл бұрын
Better
@careful...Icarus
2 жыл бұрын
Add Ray Alder to that list.
@andrejz8954
Жыл бұрын
Oh come on, it's DickInson people! And I agree... I think he was better than Dicky.. Dicky the weakest of those.
@acdcking1234
2 ай бұрын
@@llongone2 don’t forget Michael Kiske from helloween the closest to Geoff Tate in my opinion
@brooksrownd2275
2 жыл бұрын
Operation: Mindcrime is one of the best albums of all time, any genre. Great music, and so powerful as a narrative.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I fully agree. Cheers!
@bjack1547
2 жыл бұрын
Rage For Order is a highly underrated album if you are into the style. It’s one of my favorite albums.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, besides that Lisa Dalbello cover. ;) Cheers!
@danielgreen3471
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT I think you're talking about, Gonna get close to you? I love that song lol. I listened to RFO as a kid and here we are 30 something years later and it's still in the rotation 🤘
@bjack1547
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Haha! I like the cover. Fits in with the creepy cringey goth band photo on the back of the album!
@tinapica68ify
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT NO! "Gonna get close to you" represents one of the most intense artistic expression in Queensryche's career! Cheers ;o)
@tikofthetoka5650
2 жыл бұрын
Rage For Order is such an absolute amazing album. Chris DeGarmo, in my opinion, had demonstrated the peak of his creativity behind the guitar. Such an array of sounds.
@v1sionary100
2 жыл бұрын
I listened to Rage For Order for the first time in years a few weeks ago - its actually aged superbly what an album that is! Superb
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, one of their best for sure. Cheers!
@florentinosanzpastor9556
9 ай бұрын
Easy their best
@williambrewer9069
2 жыл бұрын
1.Rage For Order 2. Operation Mindcrime 3. Warning 4. EP 5. Promised Land 6. Empire
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
good stuff! 🤘🏼
@keldrud
2 жыл бұрын
100 % aggree
@justice2780
2 жыл бұрын
Will you rank Motörhead's discography too?
@daroblackheart383
2 жыл бұрын
Good idea! And Running Wild would be nice.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
🤘🏼
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I might some sunny day. :D 🤘🏼
@nmnate
2 жыл бұрын
Saw Queensryche over the weekend. Definitely not my usual 'metal' concert. I did enjoy that 60+% of the concert was Operation Mindcrime (top of the list IMO).
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
With Priest? must have been great. ;)
@nmnate
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT I wish it was with Priest haha. Just Queensryche by themselves though.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
ah, that works too. :D Cheers!
@planetbarrett6055
2 жыл бұрын
Queens of the Ryche!!! Was a Band I never liked at first. 16: Dedicated to Chaos 15: Operation Mindcrime II 14: American Soldier 13: Frequency Unknown 12: Q2K 11: Here in the now Frontier 10: Tride 9: Promised Land 8: The Verdict 7: Queensryche 2013 6: Condition Human 5: Empire 4: Rage for Order 3: Operation Mindcrime 2: The Warning 1: Queensryche EP
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! Cheers!
@paulburrows7908
2 жыл бұрын
I would have to agree with your list.
@metallion0738
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree with this list just a little, Promised Land is way better than the 2013 self title, and Condition Human and Promised land are both just as good, and the rest of your list is a fair comparison.
@doug1929
2 жыл бұрын
Really like this list. I really like condition human and the verdict with Todd La Torre along with the old stuff. Empire, promised land, and of course Operation mind crime and rage for order. Some really good songs on other albums.
@Danimal77
2 жыл бұрын
My Ranking (Best to Worst): 1. Rage For Order (1986) 2. Promised Land (1994) - CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED 3. The Warning (1984) 4. Queensryche EP (1982) 5. Operation Mindcrime (1988) 6. Empire (1990) 7. Tribe (2003) - VERY UNDERRATED 8. Operation Mindcrime II (2006) - UNDERRATED 9. American Soldier (2009) - UNDERRATED 10. Q2K (1999) - Better than Hear in the Now Frontier 11. Hear In The Now Frontier (1997) 12. Take Cover (2007) 13. Dedicated To Chaos (2011)
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Promised Land high up there! Cheers!
@drlock978
2 жыл бұрын
Promised land is a masterpiece.
@Mike_Collins392
2 жыл бұрын
1990 is it for me . This order will be the closest I can relate to.
@buckethead_death_cube_k
2 жыл бұрын
Rage for Order will forever be underrated; love your comments about The Warning.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I love that record, cheers
@metallion0738
2 жыл бұрын
Rage for order is their greatest album after Operation mindcrime.
@hansgraichen8051
2 жыл бұрын
I always felt like they peaked at Operation Mindcrime. After that they just started going down hill for me. Empire had a few great songs, but overall not as strong as Operation Mindcrime and prior. Operation Mindcrime II was a clinic on disappointment.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a great album.
@tikofthetoka5650
2 жыл бұрын
I was in high anticipation of Mind Crime. When it came out, it was such a departure from the previous albums, it still is like a thorn in my side. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but after all these years, the disappointment still stings. Call be crazy.
@buckethead_death_cube_k
2 жыл бұрын
Mindcrime 2 > American Soldier > Hear in the Now Frontier
@llongone2
2 жыл бұрын
I remember the day "Empire" was released. Me and my friends bought it, brought it home, listened...and we were like, "So, this is how they decided to follow up one of the greatest concept albums of all time. Huh...?!"
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@DuayneHoward
2 жыл бұрын
Right?! 😔
@johnchedsey1306
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say I was disappointed when I first heard Empire in 1990, but it didn't come close to the impact Mindcrime had on me a couple years earlier. I will say to my dying day that Silent Lucidity is a fantastic song and one of those hits that deserved all the airplay.
@axxionman69
2 жыл бұрын
I was soooooooo disappointed myself.
@jamesbradford8090
2 жыл бұрын
Compared to OM and PL Empire is pretty weak, good album, but weak
@None_More_Metal
2 жыл бұрын
Agree with Warning being their best and probably one of the best US metal records ever. Fucking untouchable. Glad you mentioned the live in Tokyo video. It's stunning.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, his performance in that video is just shockingly great. Didn't think a human could sing like that. hehe Cheers!
@DuayneHoward
2 жыл бұрын
I wore that VHS out! 🤘
@noahtaylor4971
2 жыл бұрын
Can You Please do a Bolt Thrower song ranking 🤘🏼🤘🏼❤️
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I can't since I don't really listen to 'em. :) 🤘🏼
@kevinbrown1893
2 жыл бұрын
1. Operation: Mindcrime (1988) 2. The Warning/Queensryche 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. Hear In The Now Frontier (1997) 12. Take Cover (2007) 13. Frequency Unknown (2013) 14. Tribe (2003) 15. Q2K (1999) 16. American Soldier (2009) 17. Dedicated to Chaos (2011)
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@connordix1859
2 жыл бұрын
Jet city woman is one of my favorite songs of all time. I love everything about it
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cool song. Cheers
@sconni666
2 жыл бұрын
Saw them open for Iron Maiden on the Powerslave tour at Radio City Music Hall way back when. Good times😎
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I bet, Cheers!
@heliogabalomendoza
2 жыл бұрын
I never enjoyed Queensryche until I dug into their super early stuff... then it was ahhh now I get it. I remember listening to Empire and thinking it was way overrated. The Warning and the self-titled EP are my favorites.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's different from the later era stuff.
@TRex-rh6rf
2 жыл бұрын
The Warning definitely my all time favorite Queensryche album, with one exception. I like the original band track listing as opposed to what was released by EMI. Way better in my opinion. Original track listing The Warning N M 156 En Force No Sanctuary Deliverance Take Hold of the Flame Before the Storm Child of Fire Warning Roads to Madness. Give it a listen. I haven't really listened to anything with Todd but I might check some stuff you recommended. I stopped following them after Promised Land. IMO at is a good album but did mark a significant change for them. Listened to Hear in the Now Frontier and then hung it up for them. I'm pretty much an 80s Queensryche fan.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Do it, Todd is great!
@tikofthetoka5650
2 жыл бұрын
Music with Todd, in my opinion, is a bunch of "let's go guys and make some noise" rather than well crafted music we are used to. But they tried something new and got a new fan base, so maybe they will find their calling again.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
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@dieterkurek6381
2 жыл бұрын
I love Queensryche since 1983. The Mini Album was overwhelming! Geoff Tate was one of my favourite singers of all time!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he was amazing. lately I feel like his voice has deteriorated quite a bit. I mean the guy still sounds good but not insanely great. Cheers!
@ivanboston8582
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT I find it very interesting that you also love Metal Church! Both are "Seattle" bands, Queenryche was North side of the lake and Metal Church was South side/ Kent Valley. Grew up in the area at the time.
@inmyhouse11
2 жыл бұрын
Their EP was the only thing that mattered
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
The Warning is insanely good. One of my favourite US metal albums of all time.
@williamjamesayers7719
2 жыл бұрын
One of the many 80's singers that have come back strong: Michael Sweet (Stryper)
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@uuu098
2 жыл бұрын
I love 'Gonna Get Close to You'! Very interesting song. I did not know it was a cover until years later. Queensryche's decline in success seems mostly in part to lack of quality material. I realize grunge changed the landscape of hard rock/ metal but it appears Queensryche just didn't release much good material after the rise (and fall) of grunge. It's even more shocking how their split from Geoff Tate was so bitter, with him even spitting on the band mates during a concert!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
for me it sounds like one of those drivel post-punk songs that were popular in the eighties. :) Yeah, they wen't in the wrong direction I think. They should have kept their metallic style.
@metallion0738
2 жыл бұрын
They fired him, that's why he was bitter and I don't blame him, however spitting at your band mates is too low and disgusting as well.
@paravan2000
Жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Which isn't a strange pick for the cover, as Queensrÿche were one of the handful of 80s metal bands who did a crossover thing between metal and new wave scenes, along with Celtic Frost, Black Hole, Rogue Male and Turbo era Priest.
@thedddemon
2 жыл бұрын
You forgot Take Cover which is the best Tate record since Empire imo. Tate was a vocal God in the 80s, followed by Miche Kiske.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I dont rank cover albums. Only their own material. Cheers
@thedddemon
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Sure thing
@AntoniousKing
2 жыл бұрын
I discovered Queensrÿche in my early teens when I saw the music video for "Queen of the Reich" on Vh1, and it absolutely blew me away!!! The debut-EP is phenomenal! I also agree with Geoff Tate being one of the best vocalists in Metal. The high notes that he takes with such ease is just amazing!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the early material is just mad. Cheers!
@goldenlarry
2 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to The Warning a lot lately, it's great!. I can see how you rank it #1.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@Rockit66
2 жыл бұрын
Im a huge fan of Queensryche, but it ends at Empire. I will say that Rage for Order has grown a lot over the years, so it is in my top 3 with warning and operation. I love Empire too, but not their biggest hits. specially not Silent Lucidity. that balad does not work at all for me. The new stuff with La Torre is heavier, but I cant find the magic there either. How ever there was one song on a Operation Mindcrime album that started to sound like the good old days, but ...... anyway. have been to 3 Geoff Tate conserts lately, and they were amazing. He only played QR music. The hole Rage album and Empire, and Operation. He actually delivered the goods on the Rage set. so suprised he could still do it. Anyway, its friday, and a beer + live in tokyo is tonights entertainment ++.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
nice, have fun. Cheers!
@Rockit66
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT clearification! When I said Operation Mindcrime album, I was refering to the band and one song that they made that sounded like old QR. Think it was called the Key?!
2 жыл бұрын
1. Operation Mindcrime 2. Warning 3. Rage of order 4. Empire 5. L. P. 6. Promise land
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@matew001
2 жыл бұрын
Given that you ranked some german thrash, could you add Tankard too? Cheers :)
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Some sunny day I might. :) Lots of bands to rank.
@neugey
2 жыл бұрын
Mindcrime II is such a weird record. It fails badly as a concept album. The drums sound so strange and are too loud in the mix. But yet there are a few tracks I like despite the flaws (particularly The Hands).
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@rich6867
2 жыл бұрын
Hands is a great song! I also like the songs-Hostage and If I Could Change It All from OM2
@sbi168
2 жыл бұрын
I like om2 it has flaws and ends on a whimper rather than a bang. But I do enjoy it and for a while it was on hard rotation and I really enjoyed seeing them doing mind crime 1 and 2.
@daroblackheart383
2 жыл бұрын
Great band up to Empire album. I'm not a big fan of their later discography. My favorite is Operation Mindcrime - great concept album. On second place I put The Warning. Cheers!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
No Todd LaTorre? Cheers!
@daroblackheart383
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Unfortunately I have never heard albums with him, but I will listen today :)
@pa2camp
2 жыл бұрын
Promised land is greatly underrated. Its a great great effort by the band and that tour was amazing. They should have professionally recorded that tour. The music is great. It stands well after empire. After this they should have stopped and taken a break to recharge and compose a proper Q. album. the first five albums of this band were astonishing good. The problem is all the trash that came after promised land. Poor management, lack of proper promotion, infighting and the absence of De Garmo really took a toll. I would have switched empire for rage for order. Even tough they are both great, Empire is just one of that special early 90's albums that lives in a special place in every metal banger's heart.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that one is a bit different. Cheers!
@ElliYeetYT
2 жыл бұрын
Man, Dedicated To Chaos is pretty much regarded as the unanimous low point of the band for everyone isn’t it? I definitely agree with them though. Operation Mindcrime is my favourite one BTW.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
It's a classic. Cheers!
@bilrogar
2 жыл бұрын
1 The Warning 2 Queensryche e.p. 1983 3 Rage for Order 4 Operation Mindcrime 5 Queensryche 2013 6 Empire
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
good stuff. Cheers!
@metallion0738
2 жыл бұрын
Promised Land needs to be there or your list is wrong.
@edwardstites3640
2 жыл бұрын
I met em in Hollywood in ‘06 and got my first 4 vinyls signed! Then walked across the street to Mann’s Chinese Theater and saw an advanced screening of Maiden’s Flight 666 doc! That was a Good Day fo’ sho’!!🤘🏼
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
cool, Cheers!
@kevinthetruckdriver353
2 жыл бұрын
*My list* (studio only): *1)* Rage for Order *2)* Queensryche (EP) *3)* Promised Land *4)* The Verdict *5)* The Warning *6)* Empire *7)* Condition Human *8)* Queensryche (2013) *9)* Hear in the Now Frontier *10)* Q2K *11)* Tribe *12)* American Soldier *13)* Dedicated to Chaos *14)* Frequency Unknown (Geoff Tate's Queensryche) *Queensryche albums I never heard:* *1)* Operation Mindcrime *2)* Operation Mindcrime II *3)* Take Cover
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
You haven't heard Operation Mindcrime? Go and listen to it now, it's one of the best metal albums of all time. Cheers!
@logancampbell6157
2 жыл бұрын
1. Promised land 2. Mindcrime 3. Rage for order 4. Warning 5. Hear in the now... 6. American soldier 7. Empire 8. Mindcrime 2 9. Q2k 10. Tribe 11. Dtc The others aren't true queensryche albums in my humble opinion.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@donaldwrissler9059
2 жыл бұрын
Saw them before the E.P even came out. Do to the greatness of 1-4 +ep they are in my top 5 bands of all time. Even though I love Thrash and Hardcore, I am also a huge Prog fan; so....................> 1. Rage for Order 2. Operation: Mindcrime 3. The Warning 4. Empire 5.Promised Land 6. Queensryche(LaTorre) 7. Condition Human 8.Hear in the now frontier 9. Verdict 10.Q2K 11. Tribe 12. American Soldier 13. OM II 14. Dedicated to Chaos 15. F.U ... Just listen to the re-recorded tracks to show how much Geoff stopped caring about singing/music and the audience
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Nice, must have been wild to catch them that early. Cheers!
@sol83
2 жыл бұрын
the warning is great for sure, but how can you beat one of the best records ever produced by humans... om is just beyond criticism...
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah OM is perfect but the Warning beats that. haha Cheers!
@minsterhill
2 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh!!! Finally someone who realize the genius and wonderfulness of The Warning as I do!!!!!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's one of the greatest American metal albums of all time. Cheers!
@atena1632
2 жыл бұрын
1. Rage for Order 2. The Warning 3. O:M 4. Promised Land 5. The Verdict 6. Empire (The thin line) 7.Condition Human 8. Queensryche 9. Tribe
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! Cheers!
@Rikrik1138
2 жыл бұрын
16. Frequency Unknown 15. Dedicated to Chaos 14. Q2K 13. Operation Mindcrime 2 12. Hear in the Now Frontier 11. American Soldier 10. Queensrÿche 2013 9. Tribe 8. Queensrÿche EP 7. Empire 6. Condition Human 5. Operation: Mindcrime 4. The Verdict 3. Rage for Order 2. Promised Land 1. The Warning
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@jermaineguillory2694
2 жыл бұрын
Queensryche is one of the greatest Progressive Metal bands of all time. The Warning, Rage for Order, Operation: Mindcrime and Empire are amazing albums. The Queensryche EP is a classic, and Promised Land is okay
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
good stuff! Cheers!
@TimHeinz-htimba
2 жыл бұрын
Rage for Order was the first Queensryche album I bought back in 86. I remember hearing Walk in the Shadow on the radio one night and saying "Who the heck is that???" Back then I was mostly listening hair metal bands like Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, and Quiet Riot. But I think it was around 85/86 that I started listening to Dio and Iron Maiden, and Queensryche kind of sounded like a combination of the two. So I rushed out and bought Rage for Order and eventually I had gotten The Warning as well. So, those would be my top two Queensryche albums. After that would be Operation Mindcrime, Empire, Promised Land, Queensryche, Human Condition, The Verdict and then shuffle the rest of their albums like a deck of cards and label them 9 - 15. lol Because rest of them suck. Although Hear in the Now Frontier did have a couple catchy tunes that would get stuck in my head
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
good stuff! Cheers!
@auralfixxation6702
2 жыл бұрын
I've got to go with RAGE FOR ORDER as my #1. THE WARNING is great but, I still get Iron Maiden/Judas Priest vibes at times. Where as RFO sounds like no one else. The arrangements, the production are unique for that time period though I agree, Gonna Get Close To You is out of place and my least liked song on the album. Out of curiosity, though I know you are more of a metal guy, have you ever listened to Geoff Tates self titled solo album? If you have, I'm curious as to your reaction to it. I personally liked that he tried to not be Queensryche on it. Most singers go solo and sound like they're doing outtakes of the their old band. Anyway, just curious.😊
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
good stuff! I don't remember that much from his solo project, it's a bit outside what I usually look for. But I did check it out some time back. Cheers!
@aldersmoke1
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much dead agree with you here. I go back and forth between Mindcrime and Warning as their best. I love Rage except for the new wave element, and Empire has a few great songs buried in the radio metal. Promised Land is decent, and everything goes to hell after that until LaTorre shows up. Tate basically took over the band for the 2000s and it was terrible; the fact that they snapped back to form so completely when he was gone underscores how bad his ideas were in that period, and that no one else's were apparently getting through. That said, I also agree that there wasn't a singer who could touch Tate in his 80s prime. He was Freddie Mercury level, and I don't say that lightly.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, an incredible voice but it got worse over time. Cheers!
@aldersmoke1
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT They all do, unfortunately.
@NegiTaiMetal011
2 жыл бұрын
There are a number of Queensryche albums that I like and dislike. Queensryche may not be my most favorite metal bands, but they're still good to listen to. I came to get into them in a time when they're embroiled in a battle on retaining their band name and when Todd joined. For me, Todd rejuvinated the band when Geoff, from what I heard, had been not giving them creative freedom and questionable moves that made them move away from their metal ways, with that being their "dark ages" era. Also it felt that Geoff hasn't been having his strong vocals that he had in the past in their prime. It was like a tale of their rise, their fall and then rise, redemption and rejuvination. For me, Operation Mindcrime remains as their best and my most favorite with the band at their best. Other good to the alright albums are The Warning, Rage for Order, Empire, the self-titled, Condition Human and The Verdict. On a notable mention, their self-titled 1983 EP is also really good and a classic. The dull, disappointing and awful Queensryche albums to me are Dedicated to Chaos, Frequency Unknown (this and Chaos are just their worst), Q2K, American Soldier, Mindcrime II, Hear in the Now Frontier, and Tribe. I admit I didn't listen to the albums entirely, but hearing just one or few songs are enough to make me not want to trudge on with the album further. Promised Land is disappointing for me, though it's not much a bad album, that's just how I feel.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's like two different bands. Cheers!
@mountainousterrain1704
2 жыл бұрын
Great list. I agree with you - Todd has reenergized the band and I look forward to the new album.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@svenodsvik569
2 жыл бұрын
Empire only. In 91 I was in denmark for Monsters of rock. Instead of mötley there was blackcrows instead wich wasn´t bad. First time I recognize them. Metallica started wich I never cared about. Finally when B.C and Q.R appered I was so stoned my eyes visualized my friends starting to behave in a most unnatural ways. So surreal. Any who. This was the best concert of all.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
haha. glad you remember it. ;) Cheers!
@careful...Icarus
2 жыл бұрын
Sir by your grammar usage it appears you are still feeling the affects of those drugs.
@scottkirkhomes1260
2 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with almost everything you said. Although, I always struggle with which of their top 3 albums is the best. Thanks. The loss of DeGarmo, Tate and now Rockenfield has kind of left me numb as they will never be the same, ever again.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@festivenachos9147
2 жыл бұрын
I lost interest in the band with the release of Promised Land. I had no idea they had that many albums afterwards. So since I haven't listened to any of those albums (except for Operation Mindcrime 2) I would say your list is good.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@MatthewStanhope
2 жыл бұрын
Check out the bootlegged footage from a metal club in NY 87. The film quality is obviously not great, but the Audio is not bad and the whole band are just on fire.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@barbarudhrom
2 жыл бұрын
Empire - Roads to madness
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@patriziasardelli
2 жыл бұрын
Queensryche are the founder of progressive "metal" rage for order and warning are the bible of this kind of music
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@kosacsaba6662
2 жыл бұрын
Masterpieces like Someone else?, One More Time, Promised Land, Bridge, Damaged put the Promised Land on the top for me.
@ilovelexi1t20
2 жыл бұрын
My top also!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@Молтер
2 жыл бұрын
How about Symphony X ranking?
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldnt be the right guy to do that. :) Cheers!
@axlh.1827
2 жыл бұрын
Empire might not be the best in most peoples list but it definitely is #1 in terms of sound production.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@limenka666
2 жыл бұрын
Operation: Mindcrime is my personal favourite from them. I always compare it to The Crimson Idol from W.A.S.P witch I think is even better. Both 11/10 for me.
@metaldrummerseb7070
2 жыл бұрын
Are you my twin? These two albums are my favorite two albums of all time
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@paulburrows7908
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen Queensryche live 14 times, one of my all time favorite bands. I love all the albums , except the last few Tate era albums. The Todd LA Toure era albums are all awesome especially " The Verdict " just killer!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Damn, I haven't seen them live even once. :S Cheers!
@sprechenziedick607
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT I saw them open for KISS during the Warning Tour in Portland Oregon. Single best live performance by anyone I've seen over the years. And I've seen a lot of shows in my 50+ years.
@bigmonsdangolfuzzjamboree7086
2 жыл бұрын
My top 3 are the same, but I'd switch Mindcrime and Rage, by a hair. You into Fates Warning at all? John Arch is up there with Dio and Halford for me. I'd love to see their albums ranked unless you don't care for them.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Fates Warning is a great band. Queensryche's little brothers more or less. hehe Cheers!
@ilovelexi1t20
2 жыл бұрын
1. Promised Land 2. MindCrime 3. Empire Then the rest....
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@stef4492
2 жыл бұрын
1) Warning 2) Rage for Order 3) Operation Mindcrime 4) Empire 5) EP 6) Promised Land (underrated) When DeGarmo left they lost a lot.. He was genius.
@metallion0738
2 жыл бұрын
But also Chris Degarmo was also responsible for the HNTNF album which was the beginning of their down fall, Tate took over the band and made uffle albums until Todd La Torre came and the band are back on track, not like in their prime but with better music post 1996.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@anthonyw5261
2 жыл бұрын
I would be highly interested for your opinions on AC/DC
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
overrated is my short review. ;)
@gabriellealdeoliveira2413
2 жыл бұрын
Can you do a Savatage Rank 'em All next time?
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
That is a good idea, no plans for it right now but yeah. :) Cheers!
@kcleach9312
Жыл бұрын
i thought you forgot about their ep .. but then you mentioned it =good save
@RuthlessMetalYT
Жыл бұрын
yeah I don't rank ep's, live albums, singels and compilations but that debut ep is of course essential.
@b500l8
2 жыл бұрын
I prefer Operation Livecrime over Mindcrime, live it sounds so intense
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
They are a great live bnd. Cheers
@TheNothing6
2 жыл бұрын
Your top 5 is solid! I'd have Empire number 1.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
That one is a bit too commercial for me but there are some great tracks on that one as well obviously. :) Cheerios!
@McSorleyFan33
2 жыл бұрын
1. Operation Mindcrime 2. Rage For Order 3. EP 4. The Warning 5. Condition Human 6. The Verdict 7. Queensryche Everything else I’m not a fan of
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@metallion0738
2 жыл бұрын
Promised Land was decent and better than the 2013 self title album.
@McSorleyFan33
2 жыл бұрын
@@metallion0738 it did nothing for me. It sounded like they were trying to recreate silent lucidity with every track and silent lucidity is my most hated song
@vaggelis6349
2 жыл бұрын
Great video man. If you can make a ranking video about darkthrone or immortal! 🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I probably won't since I dont listen that much to BM. ;) 🤘
@vaggelis6349
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT what about a ranking video about cannibal corpse? Great band. 🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not really a Death Metal guy. Cheers!
@vaggelis6349
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT cheers man
@iaingammie1799
2 жыл бұрын
Love this band. Been listening since the EP. They are probably, for me anyway, the band who have albums at both ends of the scale. They`ve got a couple of real masterpieces but also some absolutely dreadful albums. Dedicated to Chaos is probably the worst album I`ve ever heard by a band I like. Mindcrime II is just awful too. I`d have the same top 3. Mindcrime is a total masterpiece but the debut album is amazing. So many great songs on there.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they have some of the best metal albums of all time but also some of the worst crap I've heard from a band that I used to like. Cheers!
@brianhueller7862
2 жыл бұрын
Funny, I was checking your channel for a Queensrÿche ranking vid last week, and now here we are.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, better late than never. ;) Cheers!
@nightbush
Жыл бұрын
The Verdict more like Shadow Wizard Money Gang
@RuthlessMetalYT
Жыл бұрын
Huh
@nightbush
Жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT it's an ongoing trend of animation memes featuring wizards of different colors and the album cover just so happens to look like one
@peteosmussen9423
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite album by far is Operation Mindcrime (with The Mission being my favorite on the album), but my favorite song of their is off The Warning (Roads to Madness).
@stef4492
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. 'Roads to Madness' best song of theirs! Everyone always talks about 'Take hold of the flame' from that album but doesn't do as much for me...
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheerios
@ImperatorGrausam
Жыл бұрын
(Following comment has spoilers for Operation: Mindcrime and the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica) I'll be honest: Mindcrime 2 wasn't unlistenably horrible but it was an extremely mediocre album and I consider "The Chase" the highlight. Sure the drumming and riffs in it are extremely lackluster, but I really liked the interplay between Geoff and Dio's voices. Compared to the rest of the album it's very good, but no way is it good enough to fit in the original. Furthermore another allure the original had is the story with its symbolism (Mary being a prostitute-turned nun being an allegory for the idea religion is a ploy for money (the lyrics to "Spreading the Disease" spell this out quite clearly), Nikki lighting a candle every time he kills someone, saying "each one's a story but they end the same", and the title track having a lot of references to drugs "give me one more vein", etc). The story is dynamic, showing Nikki's character development from a moral idealist who sees himself as a freedom fighter, to a dejected, depressed man who questions what he was fighting for. In a way his story reminds me a lot of Sayaka Miki from the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica (my profile picture, incidentally) who experienced a similar mental breakdown for very similar reasons to Nikki. To me, the main point of Operation: Mindcrime AND Madoka Magica was that evil people will always exploit good people for their own personal gain, and the carrot on the stick is always those good people's sense of right and wrong. You give a man something to fight for, and you have them on a leash. Now, Mindcrime 2's story doesn't feel as if there's a point. It's simply a completion of Nikki's story. There are stories that are better off left for the reader/listener/whatever to wonder what happened to the protagonists. Madoka and Mindcrime are both of that sort. The difference is: do we really need to know what happened to Nikki after? In a way he exemplifies the album's message. And when the story has been told, when the point has been made, there's no more use for him. He did all he needed to by that point. With the characters in Madoka with the sequel film Rebellion, you see how they matured, you see how there's a new way for them to be useful to tell another interesting story.
@rukiddingmeNJ
3 ай бұрын
Rage!
@retropre-certstrikesagain666
2 жыл бұрын
*JUDGING BY THE TITLE, I THOUGHT THEY WERE A GERMAN BAND!*
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
nope, one of the bigger american bands of the 80's. Cheers!
@brianpanther1967
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with your assessment! Your list matches mine 100%. thanks for sharing.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers
@allendean9807
2 жыл бұрын
In 1983, my friend and i got two albums at Tower Records in their import section, in Sacramento, CA- the hometown of Tower! The first was the QR EP, the second, All for one, by Raven. I took home the EP, my friend took home all for one. These two albums became the basis for my desire to become a singer, and much of my songwriting to this day. Geoff Tate, in his prime, was one of the most powerful baritones in music. The twin guitars of Wilton and DeGarmo were ground breaking(if anyone saw the Rage tour, their dual solo was the stuff of legend) and unique. Rockenfield’s ability to keep time is like a Swiss timepiece. I recently did a cover of I Don’t Believe in Love; his timekeeping, at 119bpm is immaculate. With only one spot that drifts throughout the entire song. Very skilled. Great video, great, inspirational band. I’d check out GT in Sweet Oblivion, where he sings his butt off for an old man
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@benitokamelo252
2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, 80's albums >>> the rest. Empire is close tho
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@guittarwizzrd
2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. Seems like we are into lots of the same metal bands . Really enjoy your videos keep it up \m/ live in Tokyo is killer really dig them playing prophecy on that
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Cheers!
@cadelk87
2 жыл бұрын
My copy of The Warning doesn't have the prophecy on it so I'm glad it's on that Tokyo video
@ziopsis
2 жыл бұрын
im expecting half of this ranking or more to be very negative hahaha
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
;) That might be the case. hehe
@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291
2 жыл бұрын
Not a huge fan of Todd LaTorre but his solo stuff is great.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@metallion0738
8 ай бұрын
DNA or should I say Digital Noise Alliance is the best Queensrÿche album with Tod La Torre.
@ShadowSamba
2 жыл бұрын
1984 was an incredible year for metal, maybe the best. The Warning, Metal Church, Powerslave, Defenders of Faith, Ride the Lightning, Psalm 9, Metamorphose, Walpurgis Night, Ample Destruction, The Unknown etc... Classic upon classic
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. It's hard to say anything against that. Don't Break the Oath, The Last in Line. it never ends.
@dominickmcveigh7282
8 ай бұрын
Ep is no 1, warning no2, mindcrime 3
@RuthlessMetalYT
8 ай бұрын
cheers
@CardShark_Chris
2 жыл бұрын
Queensryche died when DeGarmo left.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Kinda but they are pretty good now
@CardShark_Chris
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT I don't disagree. I dig the new stuff...Todd is incredible. Like you mentioned, the strife in the band definitely had an impact on album quality. Saw them on the Promised Land Tour with Type-O. Queensryche had one of the best sounding PAs I've ever heard on that tour.
@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291
2 жыл бұрын
Love Empire and self titled the best
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@isaiahb.1915
2 жыл бұрын
Queen of the reich is the best song in my opinion
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
amazing tune. Cheers!
@rawb20
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, didn’t see this coming.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
I love 80's Queensryche and 2020's Queensryche. hehe Cheers!
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! How about a Manilla Road ranking? Their discography is not long, but I think is worth of checking out. More suggestions: Razor, Sacrifice or Voivod (canadian thrash deserves some hearing too). Thanks!!!
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I thought of those bit nothing is planned right now
2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Nice. And congratulations for this channel. It's the best!
@rogeranderson1744
2 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the ryche but a great vid 🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Spin the warning or the EP and I doubt you will be able to resist them. ;) Cheers!
@coleyounger5689
5 ай бұрын
ROADS TO MADNESS..IS a GREAT ONE
@RuthlessMetalYT
5 ай бұрын
cheers 🤘
@independenceltd.
2 жыл бұрын
1. Queensryche 2. The Warning 3. Operation: Mindcrime 4. Rage for Order 5. Empire 6. 🤷♂
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@sinbysin666
2 жыл бұрын
Fans of classic 'Ryche (at least Rage to Empire) should check out the two Sweet Oblivion albums Geoff did recently. To me they sound more like old Queensryche, than the Todd La Torre albums.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@hellsunicorn
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty similar to my own list, although I hated Mindcrime 2 a bit less than you and I’d put the La Torre albums ahead of Empire. And definitely agreed on The Warning being their best LP, I’d put it up there with The Number Of The Beast and Holy Diver.
@RuthlessMetalYT
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@SuperClarky666
Жыл бұрын
For me I don’t include frequency unknown I see that as a tate solo album.I can’t not exclude the ep for the simple fact it has queen of the ryche 🤷🏻♂️.also I’m in 2022 so digital noise alliance is included: 16.here in the now frontier. 15.dedicated to chaos. 14.promised land. 13.American soldier. 12.operation mindcrime 2. 11.q2k. 10.tribe. 09.condition human 08.queensryche. 07.the verdict. 06.ep. 05.the warning. 04.empire. 03.digital noise alliance. 02.rage for order. 01.operation mindcrime.🤘
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