Geoff Tate

I keep on hearing this line but I've been on the youtube pages for Cold and Redemption, on the Cold page, non stop trolling, on the Redemption page, virtually nothing.

The Geoff claims to have taken a picture and toss it too far because of the lights........ and then goes on to claim that it's a metal show, after multiple interviews saying Queensryche was never metal......

Included the youtube video that show was really happened (grab phone, no picture, through it away)

GEOFF TATE On Phone-Throwing Incident: I Took A Picture Before Tossing It Back - July 8, 2013

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=192216


On the May 17 incident in St. Charles, Illinois where he took a cell phone from one of the audience members and threw it behind him into the crowd (see video below):

Tate: "That happens a lot. In the frenzy of a concert, there's all kind of activity that happens with the front row. It's a metal show, it's rough, it's chaotic, it's intense. And that particular situation, I grabbed the guy's phone, took a picture and tossed it back to him, but he missed it 'cause the lights were in his eyes. And he was actually in our meet-and-greet after the show. And we were laughing about it. I said, 'Oh, man. I'm sorry. Did your phone get damaged?' And he said, 'Don't worry about it. It's no big deal.' Which was really funny. But because we're in this court case, and there's a group of people that are interested in trying to create sides, they just ran with this thing and tried to make me look bad, and I don't think I look bad at all. My God. No big deal. The guy was laughing, we were happy and we had drinks backstage."

  Thats hilarious to watch that played backwards. The Geoff is a nice guy after all.

I'm surprised that guy hasn't shown up anywhere to tell the true story. I'm sure he just laughed it off and had a beer in the back, cause you know, phones aren't expensive at all to replace.

Boris2008 wrote:

exact33 wrote:

All these people are part of a vast right wi.. errr Queensryche conspiracy

 

I don't care either way but I do know that he is 100% correct about that. I've seen it on youtube, and it's not a vast conspiracy, it's exactly as he says, a few guys with absolutely nothing better to do than trash him and his fans using multiple names.

Dude, come on. It's absolute insanity to suggest this. Seriously.

thejokeriv wrote:

The funny thing is, Tate has people on his payroll out trolling for Tate. The commenTATEr on Blabbermouth, Mr. Mish is on the Tate payroll and is most likely his daughter. He's got others trolling too, writing positive reviews of FU and negative reviews of 2013 on Amazon, trolling on the youtube posts (as well as the previously mentioned Blabbermouth.) He's got his own trolling war going on against Queensryche.... but accuses other of doing exactly what he is doing. What a joke!

And that's why he keeps suggesting they're doing it, because he is. He's like the cheating husband who is always accusing his wife of cheating.

Eyesore wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

exact33 wrote:

All these people are part of a vast right wi.. errr Queensryche conspiracy

 

I don't care either way but I do know that he is 100% correct about that. I've seen it on youtube, and it's not a vast conspiracy, it's exactly as he says, a few guys with absolutely nothing better to do than trash him and his fans using multiple names.

Dude, come on. It's absolute insanity to suggest this. Seriously.

No it isn't, it's ridiculous for you to suggest any form of insanity is involved, it's all there on the youtube comments, all you have to do is look.

Eyesore wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

The funny thing is, Tate has people on his payroll out trolling for Tate. The commenTATEr on Blabbermouth, Mr. Mish is on the Tate payroll and is most likely his daughter. He's got others trolling too, writing positive reviews of FU and negative reviews of 2013 on Amazon, trolling on the youtube posts (as well as the previously mentioned Blabbermouth.) He's got his own trolling war going on against Queensryche.... but accuses other of doing exactly what he is doing. What a joke!

And that's why he keeps suggesting they're doing it, because he is. He's like the cheating husband who is always accusing his wife of cheating.

Comment of the Day!!!!!! You are correct!

Boris2008 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

exact33 wrote:

All these people are part of a vast right wi.. errr Queensryche conspiracy

 

I don't care either way but I do know that he is 100% correct about that. I've seen it on youtube, and it's not a vast conspiracy, it's exactly as he says, a few guys with absolutely nothing better to do than trash him and his fans using multiple names.

Dude, come on. It's absolute insanity to suggest this. Seriously.

No it isn't, it's ridiculous for you to suggest any form of insanity is involved, it's all there on the youtube comments, all you have to do is look.

Sorry, the comments aren't all from the same people - it's from a lot of different people..... granted, some people post on all of Tater's vids, but one person isn't posting 100 comments under different user names.

There is no vast anti-Tate conspiracy... there are a few people having fun with it.

Tate, on the other hand, does have people on his payroll trolling - his whole comment about the "vast conspiracy" is BS, he's the one paying people to troll.

I don't know what is sadder - paying people to troll or thinking paying people to troll will do you any good.

I can't be bothered to argue (both QR records suck) but I know what I've read.

Boris2008 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

exact33 wrote:

All these people are part of a vast right wi.. errr Queensryche conspiracy

 

I don't care either way but I do know that he is 100% correct about that. I've seen it on youtube, and it's not a vast conspiracy, it's exactly as he says, a few guys with absolutely nothing better to do than trash him and his fans using multiple names.

Dude, come on. It's absolute insanity to suggest this. Seriously.

No it isn't, it's ridiculous for you to suggest any form of insanity is involved, it's all there on the youtube comments, all you have to do is look.

That's absurd, man. First off, how in the world can you claim it's just a few people using multiple accounts? Honestly. Are you with Anonymous?

And the absurdity continues. If you want to live in a fantasy world, fine none of my business, but everyone who has tried to post a sensible comment on the Cold comments page has been insulted or accused of being a Tate employee (and you guys say that he's paranoid!!  ). This continues for a couple of days with one guy, then in some kind of bizarre trolling relay race, the baton gets passed to "someone else" who insults everyone using exactly the same language as the other guy, the various characters doing this never appear on the page at the same time.

I had little to no interest in any of this crap until I visited youtube to check out both songs and what was being said, I'll admit that I had a morbid fascination thing going on for a little while but mostly I just think that it's really creepy, it's a f***ing rock band, not Watergate!

I really don't care, just stop quoting me and calling me insane, or 'being with anonymous' (wut?) My opinion isn't going to change and I'm really bored of it, but I don't think that I deserve to be called names just because I say what I've seen.

No one is calling you names. Jesus. How is it that some of the most opinionated people on this forum are also the most sensitive?

Eyesore wrote:

No one is calling you names. Jesus. How is it that some of the most opinionated people on this forum are also the most sensitive?

It's no biggie, I'm just really tired of this particular one. Consider me retired from the Queensryche threads!  

My question is, in the history of HOM, has there ever been a thread as epic and heated as this one?  

29 pages!!!! Before this split, you could barely get anyone to respond to any news on Queensryche, and now we are up to 29 pages!!!!

Soon to be 30. I think a celebration is in order.                               

The thread on Death Magnetic hit 40 pages.

manny wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

I'm not talking about dislike of him or his record, there are as you say, plenty of those, but what I'm talking about is different, it's people absolutely trolling, ridiculing his QR and anyone who happens to like them, all day long, I would hope that no-one here would do that.

the Geoff brought most of this on himself. Check out the EPK video. It is one of the greatest monuments to self-righteousness ever constructed. He just keeps on saying dumb things about his former bandmates and all along the way insulting and physically confronting fans. I dont think this opinion is limited to just a few malcontents has The Geoff suggests. this thread is testimony to that.

That is just it, the man not only invites the ridicule but keeps inviting it over and over. I admit it has clouded my thoughts on his music, and I spent a lot of time judging the man and not the music. I don't love 'Frequency Unknown' but I do like it, but even if the band backing him was the real Queensryche, fans are not interested in hearing Queensryche's attempts at modern rock. For better or worse their audience has spoken loud and clear, and on that end Geoff Tate is going to keep losing.  'Frequency Unknown' may truly be the music that Tate is compelled to create, good for him, more power to him, but don't do it under the Queensryche name.  He is not Tony Iommi or Ritchie Blackmore who can continue band with interchangeable band members, neither audience of his solo and band career are going to buy it.

That's where I'm at in this situation. I have no desire to own or even listen to Frequency Unknown (besides the sample here and there) just because of Tate's antics. I'm interested in the "other" Queensryche's release (having liked what I heard from it so far) but haven't gotten around to getting it yet just because there's so much more stuff out there that I want. I will get it eventually.

S.D. wrote:

The thread on Death Magnetic hit 40 pages.

I can see how that happened. Wish I would've been here to make it 41.

It's funny, but during the height of Queensryche popularity, there didn't seem to be any indication of how much of a douchebag Geoff has become. I guess he feels like he has to be this way to get any media attention. I laugh at the way he's acting but I still enjoy the stuff from Empire on down. I prefer to think of the current Geoff as an 'evil twin'. That the Geoff we used to know is just locked up in a basement somewhere.

DallasBlack wrote:

It's funny, but during the height of Queensryche popularity, there didn't seem to be any indication of  how much of a douchebag Geoff has become. I guess he feels like he has to be this way to get any media attention. I laugh at the way he's acting but I still enjoy the stuff from Empire on down. I prefer to think of the current Geoff as an 'evil twin'. That the Geoff we used to know is just locked up in a basement somewhere.

The Geoff never said as many dumb things as he does now...

Aaaaaaand hello page 30.

EDIT: Damn.

DallasBlack wrote:

It's funny, but during the height of Queensryche popularity, there didn't seem to be any indication of  how much of a douchebag Geoff has become.

There were plenty of indications, but this was before the internet and since the band were making great music people were too busy kissing their butt (especially the butt of the VOCAL GOD GEOFF OMG!!!11111 HE'Z the best) to notice that he has always been a self-absorbed arrogant pretty boy.

It's been a while since our buddy Geoff gave a good interview showing how much of a delusional twat he is.

http://www.vintagerock.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1618:the-geoff-tate-interview-2013&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=4

Besides his typical claims of writing songs, there are a number of new gems, particularly this one:

So oftentimes in my past, working with Queensrÿche, it’s always been a case of, “C’mon, gotta get this album out, gotta get the album out. Gotta get it done, gotta get it done.

The irony is delicious. When, in the past, did the band write, record, and release an album in just a few months?

A Blabbermouth comment...

Quote :

Although I still suffer from some lingering fears and insecurities, last night I managed to gird my loins and attend a Queensryche show. Geoff Tate and his "super group" of "all stars" were as advertised -- each and every guitar strum note was perfection, and the singing was a rapturous ecstasy unlike anything I have ever experienced.

But what made the night truly something special was the "meet and greet" that took place at the conclusion of the concert. Plucked from the audience by a burly member of Tate's security team, I was escorted "back stage". And what I saw stopped by heart.

The room was quite large and the walls were lined with bottle after bottle of vintage Insania. Velvet rugs covered the floor and thin, satin sheets hung from the ceiling. Incense burned at key locations in the room. It was breathtaking.

And then Tate himself appeared like a dream, the smoke from the incense swirling around him in dramatic fashion. He smiled and shook my hand and signed the trinkets and memorabilia that I carried with me. He then offered me a glass of wine. Oh the joy!

My only regret is that the night had to end, but before it did, Kelly Gray took me to his private kitchen where he offered me a brownie that was baked from an old family recipe. And as he held the pan, I looked at his oven mitts and wept…oh those hands, those glorious hands…