Queensryche VS Fates Warning

Fates Warning

Queensryche.

Never much of a FW fan, although I've often toyed with getting some of their material. Especially the older stuff.

FATES WARNING had much more interesting guitar playing, drumming, and vocal melodies but were nowhere near as commercial.

I'd say both bands had a similar, commercial sound in the late '80s/early '90s period (that's not to say they were clones of each other, of course). Well, No Exit was heavier and even somewhat thrashy at times, but some songs on Perfect Symmetry and Parallels are about as commercial as Queensryche was on Mindcrime; OTOH, they never quite reached the commercialness of some tracks off Empire.
Assuming "commercial" means "radio-friendly" rather than "commercially successful", that is.

Also, never thought I'd see someone call John Arch a bad singer. Blasphemy!  

Did Fates Warning ever have a radio hit? I'm not knocking them, just asking a genuine question. Did any of their albums ever chart or get radio/MTV airplay?

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Did Fates Warning ever have a radio hit? I'm not knocking them, just asking a genuine question. Did any of their albums ever chart or get radio/MTV airplay?

Yep, they got some radio play and MTV play with this one:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Did Fates Warning ever have a radio hit? I'm not knocking them, just asking a genuine question. Did any of their albums ever chart or get radio/MTV airplay?

They got some MTV Headbanger's Ball airplay with "Through Different Eyes" and "Eye to Eye" (why the fixation on eyes BTW?) but I don't think they ever really had a hit. Oh yeah, a bit with "Point of View" too.

Fates Warning for me.....Perfect Symmetry is probably my favorite by them.

Two SUPREME bands back in the 80s!

Queensrÿche does come out as winners in this battle, though it does indeed give me a bad conscience when thinking about "Awaken The Guardian".

Fates by a country mile. 6 ten out of ten lps (TSW, ATG, PS, Parallels, IO, APSOG) and probably my all time favorite track (The ivory gate of dreams). Also "monument" is enough to wipe the floor with everything q'ryche did after the 80's. The only drawback is the long period since their last masterpiece (Still Remains). Although "Wish" has strong potential to become one.

Fates Warning all the way! I love Queensryche's first EP and really like the first three records, but FW is just one of the best bands ever imo. Awaken the Guardian might be my favorite US power metal record ever, and the more melodic Alder stuff is phenomenal as well.

Oh, and Mark Zonder is one of the best drummers of all time. There.

I don't like Queensrÿche after Operation: Mindcrime, and even their earliest stuff pales in comparison to Fates Warning's last two albums with John Arch.

Love me some Queensryche (that is empire and back plus the new ToddRyche)..........and.....I haven't heard Fates Warning outside of a couple casual previews at a music store.
Should probably remedy that.

I'd recommend The Spectre Within and Awaken the Guardian.

The former:

...and the latter:

Pick your poison.

Hey, Painkiller is back.

Meanwhile, the sky is blue.

Queensryche, up to Empire. Fates Warning, everything. So FW wins it for me.

Painkiller wrote:

Meanwhile, the sky is blue.

And here we were thinking that you were away at charm school!

Painkiller wrote:

I'd recommend The Spectre Within and Awaken the Guardian.

The former:

...and the latter:

Pick your poison.

You shouldn't have ruined that Fates Warning thread you started. We actually had a decent conversation going on in there.

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

Not a huge fan of the Ryche. But I don't think I've ever listened to Fates Warning.

I wrote this awhile ago and since then I have looked into Fates Warning. I can now firmly say I much prefer them over Queensryche.

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

Not a huge fan of the Ryche. But I don't think I've ever listened to Fates Warning.

I wrote this awhile ago and since then I have looked into Fates Warning. I can now firmly say I much prefer them over Queensryche.

Which era of FW? I'm one of those weirdos who prefers the A Pleasant Shade of Gray thru FWX selection of albums.

chewie wrote:

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

Not a huge fan of the Ryche. But I don't think I've ever listened to Fates Warning.

I wrote this awhile ago and since then I have looked into Fates Warning. I can now firmly say I much prefer them over Queensryche.

Which era of FW? I'm one of those weirdos who prefers the A Pleasant Shade of Gray thru FWX selection of albums.

Spectre Within through Perfect Symmetry.

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

chewie wrote:

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

Not a huge fan of the Ryche. But I don't think I've ever listened to Fates Warning.

I wrote this awhile ago and since then I have looked into Fates Warning. I can now firmly say I much prefer them over Queensryche.

Which era of FW? I'm one of those weirdos who prefers the A Pleasant Shade of Gray thru FWX selection of albums.

Spectre Within through Perfect Symmetry.

This is pretty much my favorite song by them:


I am also a fan of the OSI albums.


As far as this poll is concerned, I could break it into two sections:
From 1984 -1994: Queensryche
From 1997 - present: Fates Warning

I like Fw but those early 'ryche albums slay.