QUEENSRYCHE

This is not a political album at all. It's just an album about war told from the perspective of those fighting those wars. Pretty simple really.

Tate just interviewed veterans and put those veterans' stories into songs. It's not the slightest bit political.

Temple of Blood wrote:

S.D. wrote:

What does being from Seattle have to do with anything?  

What does left wing politics have to do with singing odes to the military?

What does Seattle have to do with left-wing politics?

Politics do not enter into the lyrics, name me one lyric on the album that is one iota political on the album?

When it comes to soldiers, politics enters into it whether you want it to or not. At least, that's what I always learned from Roger Waters albums, anyway.

If you are treating soldiers as anything other than cogs in a machine sent off to perform a task, it does beg the question "Are they being utilized for just purposes or just thrown around on whims?"

From that perspective, I think American Soldier is a political album - just not in a partisan sense (unless you REALLY want to get into which party is more pro-war - and I'd argue both are in different ways).

New song Arrow of Time. Since no sound on this computer I cannot say anything yet.

https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/queensryche-arrow-of-time/s-3aMP6

I did the pledge-thing for the new album and they released the first track for "pledgers" called Arrow Of Time and it sounds great - the production sounds much better than the last album (and that's just off a stream) and blows away all of the samples/songs that tate has out there from his upcoming release that will sound like all the crap he has been putting out over the past 20 years.

The songs sounds like the next logical step from the 2013 self titled release - looking forward to the album!

tul wrote:

New song Arrow of Time. Since no sound on this computer I cannot say anything yet.

https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/queensryche-arrow-of-time/s-3aMP6

Cool - hope the link works for everyone else!

thejokeriv wrote:

I did the pledge-thing for the new album and they released the first track for "pledgers" called Arrow Of Time and it sounds great - the production sounds much better than the last album (and that's just off a stream) and blows away all of the samples/songs that tate has out there from his upcoming release that will sound like all the crap he has been putting out over the past 20 years.

The songs sounds like the next logical step from the 2013 self titled release - looking forward to the album!

I like the song. Hope the rest of the album is as good.

Dig that tune quite a bit. But like the last album, it sounds more like Queensryche 2.0 than anything they've done in the past. Not a bad thing, of course, but I don't get all the "this is the Queensryche we've been missing" comments out there. It's got shades of the old Queensryche (the verses have a "The Needle Lies" feel to it), though.

Would you rather hear this song played live when you see them or ANY song they recorded in the 80s?

Temple of Blood wrote:

Would you rather hear this song played live when you see them or ANY song they recorded in the 80s?

That applies to a hell of a lot of other bands too. Judas Priest, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Scorpions, Ozzy, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (If you say '70s instead of '80s)

Maybe they should all stop trying to write new stuff and just play what people want to hear.

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That applies to a hell of a lot of other bands too. Judas Priest, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Scorpions, Ozzy, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (If you say '70s instead of '80s)

Maybe with the exception of Metallica, I enjoy hearing new material from all of these bands live.


I think the new Queensryche track sounds awesome. I hope they play it when I see them open for the Scorpions in September!

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Would you rather hear this song played live when you see them or ANY song they recorded in the 80s?

This one. Their setlist has become even more stale lately than when they had Tate in the band.

I like it. But my question is, will they just explore the old power metal side or will they do experimental stuff like on RFO and PL?

chewie wrote:

I like it. But my question is, will they just explore the old power metal side or will they do experimental stuff like on RFO and PL?

I think "Open Road" and "A World Without" from the last album are very much like the stuff on Promised Land.

Eyesore wrote:

chewie wrote:

I like it. But my question is, will they just explore the old power metal side or will they do experimental stuff like on RFO and PL?

I think "Open Road" and "A World Without" from the last album are very much like the stuff on Promised Land.

I'll have to check that album out again. I'm listening to that song sample again and I really do like it. The more I hear it, the more I like it.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Would you rather hear this song played live when you see them or ANY song they recorded in the 80s?

I think it depends on 2 things: how many times you have seen them live; and whether you prefer the old material to the new material?

I have seen the 'ryche twice (once with Tate and once with Todd) but if I had seen them 5 times or more in my life then I might prefer to hear a new tune over say "Jet City Woman" or another staple.For the record, I prefer the old songs to the new as nothing will ever replace the old faves.
The wife and I are going to see Whitesnake this Friday night, Last night we were having dinner at Hard Rock at Foxwoods and the concert came up. She was asking me what songs they sing that she would know and I told her the obvious ones. But, then I was thinking about how I would like to hear some deeper tracks like "Lovehunter" or "Walkin' in the Shadow of the Blues" or "Sailing Ships" than hearing/ seeing the hits/ singles for the tenth time.

Well, I like it.

Eyesore wrote:

Dig that tune quite a bit. But like the last album, it sounds more like Queensryche 2.0 than anything they've done in the past. Not a bad thing, of course, but I don't get all the "this is the Queensryche we've been missing" comments out there. It's got shades of the old Queensryche (the verses have a "The Needle Lies" feel to it), though.

i agree. I dont get all the throwback references other than they are actually playing metal once again. I enjoyed the song for being a good metal song - not that it has the Queensryche name attached to it.

Sounds good to me.

exact33 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Dig that tune quite a bit. But like the last album, it sounds more like Queensryche 2.0 than anything they've done in the past. Not a bad thing, of course, but I don't get all the "this is the Queensryche we've been missing" comments out there. It's got shades of the old Queensryche (the verses have a "The Needle Lies" feel to it), though.

i agree. I dont get all the throwback references other than they are actually playing metal once again. I enjoyed the song for being a good metal song - not that it has the Queensryche name attached to it.

That's probably it. Just the fact that they're playing something that isn't a half a step away from modern rock.

Eyesore wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Dig that tune quite a bit. But like the last album, it sounds more like Queensryche 2.0 than anything they've done in the past. Not a bad thing, of course, but I don't get all the "this is the Queensryche we've been missing" comments out there. It's got shades of the old Queensryche (the verses have a "The Needle Lies" feel to it), though.

i agree. I dont get all the throwback references other than they are actually playing metal once again. I enjoyed the song for being a good metal song - not that it has the Queensryche name attached to it.

That's probably it. Just the fact that they're playing something that isn't a half a step away from modern rock.

or modern crap as it was with GT.

Diggin' the new tune!

The do sound like old 'ryche in some ways though 'cause my wife recognized it was them when she heard it.

Good stuff!

Boris2008 wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

Would you rather hear this song played live when you see them or ANY song they recorded in the 80s?

That applies to a hell of a lot of other bands too. Judas Priest, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Scorpions, Ozzy, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (If you say '70s instead of '80s)

Maybe they should all stop trying to write new stuff and just play what people want to hear.

Personally I prefer that they mix it up, old and new. Makes for a better experience I think.