Breaking practically out of nowhere Queensryche roared into summer 1988 with "Operation: Mind- crime". This is one of those CDs I knew about and liked a couple of songs, but that's about it. As I go through this process of counting down the Top 106 80's bands of all-time I keep on remembering all these great songs. "Operation: Mindcrime" has been my drive music for 3 solid days now. What a great CD! The lyrics are from
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/queensryche/operationmindcrime.html
The band at the time:
- Geoff Tate – lead vocals, keyboard, whistles and blurbs
- Chris DeGarmo – guitar (lead guitar on tracks 2, 7, 8, 13, 15; six- and twelve-string acoustic guitars, lap steel guitar), guitar synthesizer
- Michael Wilton – guitar (lead guitar on tracks 3, 5, 6; twelve-string acoustic guitar)
- Eddie Jackson – bass
- Scott Rockenfield – drums, percussion, keyboard (10)
1) "Revolution Calling":
The CD is 28 years old, but these lyrics fit with today's political situation too well:
Got no love for politicians
Or that crazy scene in D.C.
It's just a power mad town
But the time is ripe for changes
There's a growing feeling
That taking a chance on a new kind of vision is due
Or that crazy scene in D.C.
It's just a power mad town
But the time is ripe for changes
There's a growing feeling
That taking a chance on a new kind of vision is due
2) "Operation: Mindcrime":
"Speak the word, the word is all of us". 3) "Speak":
4) "Spreading The Disease":
She always brings me what I need
Without I beg and sweat and bleed
When we're alone at night
Waiting for the call
She feeds my skin
Without I beg and sweat and bleed
When we're alone at night
Waiting for the call
She feeds my skin
Fighting fire with empty words
While the banks get fat
And the poor stay poor
And the rich get rich
And the cops get paid
To look away
As the one percent rules America
While the banks get fat
And the poor stay poor
And the rich get rich
And the cops get paid
To look away
As the one percent rules America
5) "The Mission":
6) "Suite Sister Mary":
Midnite, she sings praises in the Hall
To saintly faces hallowed be their names she can't recall
Sister Mary, virgin Mary, silent with her sin
( [Mary:] "What are you doing out in the rain?" )
She feels me, I can taste her breath when she speaks
( [Mary:] "I've been waiting for you. Come in." )
To saintly faces hallowed be their names she can't recall
Sister Mary, virgin Mary, silent with her sin
( [Mary:] "What are you doing out in the rain?" )
She feels me, I can taste her breath when she speaks
( [Mary:] "I've been waiting for you. Come in." )
7) "The Needle Lies":
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
8) "Breaking The Silence":
Breaking the silence of the night
Through the streets I'm screaming
Looking for you in the neon light
Why don't you answer me?
Breaking the silence with my cries
Can't you hear me screaming?
We could make all this wrong seem right
But you never answer me
Breaking the silence of the night
Through the streets I'm screaming
Looking for you in the neon light
Why don't you answer me?
Breaking the silence with my cries
Can't you hear me screaming?
We could make all this wrong seem right
But you never answer me
9) "I Don't Believe In Love":
I don't believe in love
I never have, I never will
I don't believe in love
I'll just pretend she never was real
I don't believe in lovev I need to forget her face, I see
it still
I don't believe in love
It's never worth the pain that you feel
10) "Eyes of A Stranger":
All alone now
Except for the memories
Of what we had and what we knew
Everytime I try to leave it behind me
I see something that reminds me of you
Every night the dreams return to haunt me
Your rosary wrapped around your throat
I lie awake and sweat, afraid to fall asleep
I see your face looking back at me
All alone now
Except for the memories
Of what we had and what we knew
Everytime I try to leave it behind me
I see something that reminds me of you
Every night the dreams return to haunt me
Your rosary wrapped around your throat
I lie awake and sweat, afraid to fall asleep
I see your face looking back at me
themusicaddict
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