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Queensryche - Operation Livecrime Actor: Queensryche Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Emd/Capitol Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20 Buy from Amazon

From Amazon.com To Queensryche fans, Operation: Mindcrime is the hard-rock equivalent of Pink Floyd's The Wall in its ambition, scope, and theatrical pomp. This 1991 filming of the band's live presentation of the album is no substitute for its electrifying stage show, but as filmed concerts go, it's a pretty good replacement. Visually, director Wayne Isham and his editor Jeff Richter do their best to keep up with the multimedia production: films, lighting, cued sounds, and dialogue are as important to Operation: Livecrime as the music. But enough of the convoluted story comes through to allow even the uninitiated to follow it. Musically, the band is in top form, especially singer Geoff Tate, who seems to hit notes most rock singers didn't even know existed. The DVD also includes a new interview with Tate and "The LIVEcrime Story," a set of images that originally appeared in the booklet of the limited-edition CD boxed set. --Kevin Filipski

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 27 Average rating: 4.5 "Spreading The Disease. The Ryche Owns Live!!!" One of the few prog metal released that deserve a five stars rating in my opinion. But this album is probably the best live album I have heard(and seen on DvD). It was after the release of the Empire album, that Queensryche decided to promote the band's previous album and well appreciated masterpiece, Operation : Mindcrime with a sequence of live performances of the whole album on stage. In this album, Queensryche prove that actors or special setting are not required to set up a theatrical, dramatical background for the album's scenario. Just a not so used video-wall, and an amazing performance by the band's lead singer Geoff Tate. The songs are reproducted amazingly, as in most Queensryche concerts up to that date, and Tate's vocals are not only reaching up to the album levels, but also moving further, as his voice combined with his movement on stage and the general aspect of acting, promotes the results to the greatest. Starting of with a sample of I Remember Now, the band enter to the second track Anarchy X, and then Tate comes on stage for Revolution Calling. Notice the change of lyrics to be fitting to present circumstances, as critisism goes on. Operation Mindcrime, Speak and Spreading the Disease in a frenzy atmosphere with no mistakes at all, and then a rather theatrical version of the Mission with Tate singing on his knees. The highlight of the concert is definitely Suite Sister Mary, with Pamela Moore on stage. This one gave me the thrills, really, I almost cried with seeing this one. Then, the needle lies and the frenzy goes on. The album live reproduction proceeds until the end with breathtaking carry outs of I don't believe in love and Eyes of a Stranger. Then the album ends, leaves you there, wanting for more, and really not aware of what has happened. In the DvD version of the album, there are some information that explain part of Operation: Mindcrime's story, for those willing to find out more about the album. "Queensryche Live Crime DVD" I LOVED IT!!!! My husband was lucky enough to see them play LIVE. He was telling me this DVD concert was actually SHORTER than the ones he saw. They were 3 HOURS LONG and they performed all of Mindcrime and all of Empire!! WOW!! Great DVD though! The CD is just as great! "Just wanted to add my 5 *s" One of the best music DVDs I've seen. "The Epicenter Of The Queensryche Phenomenon!" I've had a special place in my heart (soundz a little soft for a metal fan, but hey!) for Queensryche that goes back all the way to when my best friend in high school bought their self-released EP out of the back of a Circus magazine and we first listened to Geoff Tate wail like a banshee. Those were the days. I think the height of their career came at Mindcrime and entered mainstream at Empire. None of their albums have been as good since those days, but I still get them as they come out. This DVD captures the Ryche at the top of their game. Still young and fresh and Tate is in full wailing form. This is the stuff of legends. The complete Operation: Mindcrime album performed live and it's f*cking flawless! I've watched it three times already and still can't get enough. The extras aren't the bomb, the interviews with Tate are insightful and watchable. The easter eggs are: The Lady Wore Black - Live and Roads To Madness- Live, but it's just the audio and you can get those gems off of the LIVEcrime CD, so don't bother. All in all, this is Queensryche at its best. Brings back some great memories! Rock on! "Excellent live concert DVD of the Ryche in their prime!" Queensryche's second live concert video Operation: LIVE Crime was released in November of 1991. I remember as a 15 year old in 1991 getting into the band after I bought Empire and loved it and then bought Mindcrime, same thing and repeat pattern with the first two efforts and the EP. Then in November of 1991, I saw a thing for a live Queensryche album/VHS box set and I persuaded my father to buy me this for Christmas and he kindly obliged. When I first opened the CD/VHS box set, I was in for a treat! LIVECRIME, of course is OPERATION:MINDCRIME live in its entirety. My favorites on this first of three live Ryche efforts are the opening I Remember Now/Anarchy X/Revolution Calling(medley), the title cut, Speak(with Geoff Tate infamously yelling bastard with the megaphone before launching into the song), Spreading the Disease with an extended middle section, The Mission which featured Chris DeGarmo doing fantastic work on the double neck guitar ala Page on Stairway, the epic Suite Sister Mary buries the studio version by a longshot as does The Needle Lies and Breaking the Silence. I Don't Believe in Love is a great song and the lyrics are true for those who think love is overrated and Geoff Tate was funny when he asked the audience in Madison, Wisconsin if they believed in love and he said "Well I Dont". We wrap things up with Eyes of a Stranger which has a much better ending than the studio version with an Anarchy-X reprise and the band going wild on their instruments before ending with the explosion of REVOLUTION. Then, the album and video was out of print for years and was not until the fall of 2001 that Capitol Records reissued LIVECRIME on CD and DVD with two bonus tracks, which were great versions of The Lady Wore Black and Roads to Madness(unfortunately no film for Madness although Lady Wore is on the Building Empires DVD) and there is also an interview with Geoff Tate and 5.1 and regular stereo options to watch the show. I highly recommend this DVD and get the CD as well. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!