Operation: Mindcrime
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| Operation: Mindcrime | ||
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| Missing image Queensryche-Operation_Mindcrime.jpg Album cover | ||
| LP by Queensr˙che | ||
| Released | May 3, 1988 | |
| Recorded | 1987 & 1988 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 59 min 04 s | |
| Record label | EMI Records | |
| Producer | Peter Collins | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS70311061608252709&sql=Atwadqj4bojta) |
| Rolling Stone | NR | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=206171) |
| Queensr˙che chronology | ||
| Rage for Order (1986) | Operation: Mindcrime (1988) | Empire (1990) |
Operation: Mindcrime is Queensr˙che's third full-length album, which was released on May 3, 1988. It is a concept album about a man becoming disillusioned with American society, and joining in a conspiratorial plot to assassinate its corrupt leaders, with spoken dialogue between songs that advances the story and ties the songs together.
The album told a complex story involving Dr. X, politics, and drugs. A box set called Operation: Livecrime also featured a full-length video with animated clips telling the story. The story was initially explored in a series of video clips for MTV in the 1988 VHS video, Video: Mindcrime.
The entire album is actually a flashback of a convicted felon who only goes by the name of Nikki. Nikki is sitting in bed in a mental hospital as the nurse administers his shot. He starts dreaming about the series of unfortunate events that landed him in jail. Ironically enough the album closes with same three words spoken in its opening seconds, "I remember now."
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Track listing
- "I Remember Now"
- "Anarchy-X"
- "Revolution Calling"
- "Operation: Mindcrime"
- "Speak"
- "Spreading The Disease"
- "The Mission"
- "Suite Sister Mary"
- "The Needle Lies"
- "Electric Requiem"
- "Breaking The Silence"
- "I Don't Believe In Love"
- "Waiting For 22"
- "My Empty Room"
- "Eyes Of A Stranger"
Personnel
- James Barton - Engineer, Mixing
- Jim Campbell - Assistant Engineer
- Peter Collins - Producer
- Chris DeGarmo - Multi Instruments
- Eddie Jackson - Guitar (Bass)
- Michael Kamen - Cello, Choir, Chorus
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- Scott Mateer
- Paul Milner - Assistant Engineer
- Pamela Moore
- The Moronic Monks of Morin Heights - Group
- Paul Northfield - Engineer
- Ronald Prent - Mixing Assistant
- Glen Robinson - Assistant Engineer
- Scott Rockenfield - Multi Instruments
- Snakemeister - Conductor
- Mike Snyder
- Geoff Tate - Vocals, Multi Instruments
- Anthony Valentine
- Debbie Wheeler
- Michael Wilton - Multi Instruments
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 50 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | "Eyes of a Stranger" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 35 |
External link
- Chris DeGarmo explains the Operation: Mindcrime story in his own words (http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~bigoleg/queensryche/om/features/om_inhis.html)
- Another page explaining the Operation: Mindcrime story in detail (http://www.apollowebworks.com/russell/mindcrime.html)