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- From: shag@arginine.umdnj.edu (D. Birchall)
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- Subject: MUSIC: Queensryche FAQ
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- Date: 27 May 1995 10:01:17 GMT
- Organization: Screaming in Digital, the Queensryche Net-Digest
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- Summary: This posting contains Frequently Asked Questions - and answers -
- about the band Queensryche, the Fan Club, and the Net-Digest. It
- should be read by those seeking information on Queensryche.
- Keywords: Queensryche Metal Progressive Band Seattle FAQ
- X-Last-Updated: 1994/10/30
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- Archive-name: music/queensryche-faq
- Alt-rock-n-roll-metal-progressive-name: queensryche-faq
- Last-modified: 1994/10/30
- Version: 3.01
-
- QUEENSRYCHE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
-
- Maintained by Dan Birchall
-
- Version 3.01, October 30, 1994
-
- Welcome to the Queensryche FAQ. This document provides basic (and
- sometimes not-so-basic) information about the band, primarily for
- those unfamiliar with the band.
-
- The latest version of this FAQ is available in HTML format at the URL:
- http://130.219.44.141/queensryche/faq.html
-
- The most recent ASCII version is available from the on-line
- Queensryche archives (see below), and is posted monthly to the Usenet
- groups Alt.Rock-n-Roll, Alt.Rock-n-Roll.Metal and
- Alt.Rock-n-Roll.Metal.Progressive.
-
- Table of Contents
-
- General Information
- * What's Queensryche?
- * What's new with Queensryche?
-
-
- History
- * How did Queensryche begin?
- * What Queensryche releases are there?
- * What Queensryche tours have there been?
-
-
- People
- * Who is Michael Kamen?
- * Who were the cast of Operation: Mindcrime?
- * Who were the Moronic Monks of Morin Heights?
- * Who is Metal Sushi?
-
-
- Fan Organizations
- * How can I join the Queensryche Campaign?
- * How can I join the Pen-Mate club?
- * How can I participate in on-line fan activities?
-
-
- Informational Resources
- * How can I contact the Queensryche Archives?
- * How can I use the on-line archives?
- * What other informational resources are there?
- * What other bands might Queensryche fans like?
-
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- General Information
-
- What's Queensryche?
- Queensryche is a five-member band from the Seattle, Washington
- area. Queensryche's music is commonly called "progressive
- metal," and blends the sounds of progressive rock bands like
- Pink Floyd and Yes with the sounds of heavy-metal bands such as
- Iron Maiden and Dio.
-
- What's new with Queensryche?
- The band spent most of late 1993 and early 1994 in a log cabin
- in northwest Washington, preparing their new album.
-
- That album, Promised Land, was released throughout Europe
- between October 8th and 10th, 1994, and in the US on October
- 18th. Full of brooding, introspective lyrics and experimental
- instrumentation, it may be Queensryche's most progressive
- release to date.
-
- In late 1994, a video, The Making of The Promised Land, will
- reportedly be released, documenting the creation of the album.
- In February of 1995, a CD-ROM for personal computers,
- containing biographical information about the band, along with
- multimedia material and interactive virtual worlds, will be
- released. A world tour will also begin in late 1994 or early
- 1995.
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- History
-
- How did Queensryche begin?
- The five members of Queensryche, all from the Seattle area,
- were involved in local bands before coming together under the
- name The Mob and recording a 4-song EP, which became the
- Queensryche EP. The members are, in order of birth:
- Jan 14, 1959 : Geoff Tate, Vocals
- Jan 29, 1960 : Eddie Jackson, Bass
- Feb 23, 1962 : Michael Wilton, Guitar
- Jun 14, 1963 : Chris DeGarmo, Guitar
- Jun 15, 1963 : Scott Rockenfield, Drums
-
- After the band's first managers suggested that a better name be
- found, the band chose Queensreich, taken from the title of one
- of the songs on their EP, Queen of the Reich, but altered the
- spelling to Queensryche to avoid being mistaken for nazi
- sympathizers. Scott Rockenfield's brother, Todd designed a
- symbol, now known as the tri-ryche.
-
- What Queensryche releases are there?
- Since 1983, Queensryche have released an EP, 5 full-length
- studio albums, one studio videotape, two live videotapes, a
- live album and video boxed set, a limited-edition boxed set,
- and numerous singles and promotional items.
-
-
- 1983 Queensryche (EP)
- 1984 The Warning (Album)
- 1985 Live in Tokyo (Live Video)
- 1986 Rage for Order (Album)
- 1988 Operation: Mindcrime (Album)
- 1989 Video: Mindcrime (Video)
- 1990 Empire (Album)
- 1991 Operation: Livecrime (Live Boxed Set)
- 1991 Operation: Empire (Limited Boxed Set)
- 1992 Building Empires (Video Retrospective)
- 1994 Promised Land (Album)
-
- What Queensryche tours have there been?
- Typically, each Queensryche release has been followed by a tour
- of some scale. Most recently, the Building Empires tour, in
- support of Empire, featured a complete live presentation of
- Operation: Mindcrime, along with songs from all Queensryche's
- other albums. Opening bands included Suicidal Tendencies and
- Warrior Soul.
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- People
-
- Who is Michael Kamen?
- Michael Kamen is a composer known for his work on movie
- soundtracks. Although his involvement with Queensryche is not
- as well known, it is extensive. He arranged the orchestration
- for The Warning, Operation: Mindcrime, Silent Lucidity and
- Operation: Livecrime. He also co-wrote with Queensryche the
- song Real World, which can be found on the soundtrack of the
- movie Last Action Hero.
-
- Who were the cast of Operation: Mindcrime?
- The Operation: Mindcrime cast:
-
-
- Sister Mary: Pamela Moore
- Dr. X: Anthony Valentine
- Nurse: Debbie Wheeler
- Anchorman: Mike Snyder
- Preacher: Scott Mateer
-
- Who were the Moronic Monks of Morin Heights?
- An anonymous choral group (really the staff of Le Studio in
- Canada), the Moronic Monks provided the chorus vocals used on
- Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Livecrime. Their work is
- especially prominent in the song Suite Sister Mary.
-
- Who is Metal Sushi?
- Metal Sushi is a female close to the band. Her real identity is
- known to only a few, who guard it carefully. For many years,
- she was the head of the Queensryche Campaign, and editor of
- 'Ryche & Roll Times, the Campaign's quarterly newsletter. In
- early 1994, she turned over that position to a new editor,
- Tina, whose real identity is also unknown.
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Fan Organizations
-
- How can I join the Queensryche Campaign?
- The Queensryche Campaign (the official fanclub of Queensryche)
- has over 8,000 members worldwide. For information on how to
- join, send a stamped return envelope to:
-
-
- Queensryche
- P.O. Box 70503
- Bellevue WA 98007-0503
- USA
-
- Membership costs $15 - possibly more outside the US - and includes
- quarterly newsletters, an 8x10 autographed photo of the band, a
- certificate of membership, a bumper sticker, window decals, and
- stickers. The Campaign also offers a variety of clothing and
- other merchandise.
-
- How can I join the Pen-Mate club?
- For information on how to join the Pen-Mate Club, send a
- stamped return envelope to:
-
-
- Tane Pruett
- P.O. Box 26862
- San Diego CA 92196
-
- How can I participate in on-line fan activities?
- The primary on-line activity for Queensryche fans is Screaming
- in Digital, the Queensryche Net-Digest. Founded in 1991, it
- presently reaches over 1,600 subscribers worldwide every week.
- Subscriptions are free. To subscribe to Screaming in Digital,
- e-mail queensryche-request@pilot.njin.net. Please specify
- whether you want the complete digest containing both news and
- discussion, or only news.
-
- Queensryche fans can also occasionally be found on the #QRyche
- channel of Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Fans who use IRC are
- encouraged to populate the channel as frequently as possible.
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Informational Resources
-
- How can I contact the Queensryche Archives?
- The Queensryche Campaign's archivist, Joyce Filmer, has
- assembled Operation: Archyves, a fifty-page booklet covering
- all of Queensryche's official releases, interviews, reviews,
- television appearances, magazine articles, ad infinitum. The
- only two exceptions are information on past tour dates and
- bootlegs. For a copy, send $5 US to:
-
-
- Joyce Filmer
- The Queensryche Archives
- P.O. Box 020265
- Staten Island NY 10302-0003
- USA
-
- How can I use the on-line archives?
- The primary online archives for back-issues of Screaming in
- Digital and all manner of other data about Queensryche are
- accessible via FTP (the File Transfer Protocol used on
- Internet) on the machine Arginine.UMDNJ.Edu (130.219.44.141),
- in the directory /pub/queensryche. A 'mirror' of this archive
- is included in Dave Datta's Music FTP Site, on ftp.uwp.edu, in
- the directory /pub/music/lists/q/queensryche. These archives
- include lyrics, discographical information, transcriptions of
- articles and interviews, digital soundbites and images, and
- other material.
-
- What other informational resources are there?
- Nick Kramer at Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu) has created
- a Queensryche Home Page on the WorldWide Web. It includes much
- of the information, images and digitized sound samples found on
- the FTP site, and is far more visually appealing than this
- page!
-
- What other bands might Queensryche fans like?
- Queensryche fans have very diverse tastes, but almost all of us
- like at least one or two other bands in the categories known as
- progressive rock and progressive metal. Here is a list of many
- such bands. You have probably heard of at least some of them,
- but there are probably also some you have not encountered. Some
- of these bands also have their own digests, Usenet newsgroups
- or mailing lists, and participation in these forums is
- certainly encouraged. Some even have their own WorldWide Web
- pages, and links to them have been provided where possible.
-
- Crimson Glory
- Dream Theater (List: Ytsejam)
- Echolyn (Management: Bridge)
- Early Warning (Vocalist : Chris Singer)
- Fates Warning
- Genesis (List: Paperlate)
- Heir Apparent
- Helloween
- Iron Maiden
- King's X
- Marillion (List : Freaks)
- Mercyful Fate
- Mercury Rising (Guitarist : Gary Goldsmith)
- Pink Floyd (List : Echoes)
- Rush (List : National Midnight Star)
- Sacred Warrior
- Savatage
- Yes
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Credits
-
- Much of this information came from back issues of the Queensryche
- e-mail digest, Screaming in Digital. Many thanks are extended to the
- hundreds of readers who have contributed information to the digest
- since 1991. Special thanks also go to Joyce Filmer of the Queensryche
- Archives, Vinnie Vera and Chris Ferraro at EMI Records Group, and
- Sushi and Tina at the Queensryche fan club. Technical credits go to
- Dave Beck and Dave Datta for FTP space, the Coriell Institute and
- UMDNJ for connectivity, and Nick Kramer for his pioneering Queensryche
- page.
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Dan Birchall
-