Queensryche: ristampe in arrivo

A vent’anni dal debut, la EMI Records celebra la carriera della band ristampando l’EP omonimo e i sei acclamatissimi album che lo seguirono: “The Warning”, “Rage For Order”, “Operation: Mindcrime”, “Empire”, “Promised Land” e “Hear In The Now Frontier”. Ognuno dei sette cd è stato farcito con bonus track, foto inedite, memorabilia e note del vocalist Geoff Tate e di Paul Suter (che scrisse la recensione del primo demo sulla rivista Kerrang!, la quale valse il contratto discografico).

La prima fase di questa promozione inizierà l’8 aprile con la riedizione di “Queensrÿche”, “The Warning”, “Rage For Order” e “Operation: Mindcrime”, seguiti, il 6 maggio, da “Empire”, “Promised Land” e “Hear In The Now Frontier”. Gli album – tutti premiati con il disco d’oro o di platino dalla RIAA – coprono i primi 14 anni dell’illustre carriera della band.

Le bonus incluse nelle ristampe sono:

“Queensrÿche” EP
01. Prophecy (Live In Tokyo) (From “Best I Can” CD single)
02. Deliverance
03. Child Of Fire
04. En Force
05. Blinded
06. The Lady Wore Black
07. Warning (Live In Japan) (From “Warning” promo 12″ single)
08. Take Hold Of Flame
09. Queen Of The Reich

Recorded live on 8/5/84 in Tokyo, Japan, Nihon Seinen-kan (from the “Live in Tokyo” Video/Laserdisc)

“The Warning”
01. Prophecy (produced during the “Warning” sessions)
02. The Lady Wore Black (Live) (From “Bridge” CD single) 10/20/94 London, UK, Astoria Theatre (special promo show)
03. Take Hold Of The Flame (Live)

“Rage For Order”
01. Gonna Get Close To You (12″ Version) 5:40
02. The Killing Words (Live) (From “Bridge” CD single) 10/20/94 London, UK, Astoria Theatre (special promo show)
03. I Dream In Infra Red (1991 Acoustic Remix) 4:17 (From “Best I Can” CD single)
04. Walk In The Shadows (Live) (From “Jet City Woman” CD single)

“Operation: Mindcrime”
01. The Mission (Live) (From “Silent Lucidity II” CD single) November 14/15, 1990, Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
02. My Empty Room (Live) (From “Bridge” CD single) 10/20/94 London, UK, Astoria Theatre (special promo show)

“Empire”
01. Last Time In Paris (“Ford Fairlane” Soundtrack)
02. Scarborough Fair (CD single only track)
03. Dirty Lil Secret (CD Single only track)

“Promised Land”
01. Real World (“Last Action Hero” Soundtrack)
02. Someone Else? (w/full band) (On “Greatest Hits” CD)
03. Damaged (Live) (From “Bridge” CD single) London, UK, Astoria Theatre (special promo show)
04. Real World (Live) (From “Bridge” CD single) London, UK, Astoria Theatre (special promo show)

“Hear In The Now Frontier”
01. Chasing Blue Sky (On “Greatest Hits” CD)
02. Silent Lucidity (MTV Unplugged) (From “Sign Of The Times” CD single) 4/27/92, New York, MTV Studios
03. The Killing Words (MTV Unplugged) (From “Sign Of The Times” CD single) 4/27/92, New York, MTV Studios
04. I Will Remember (MTV Unplugged) (From “The Sound Of Building Empires”) 4/27/92, New York, MTV Studios