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        _Screaming in Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

		Hello again!  Happy Hanukkah and Christmas to all who are
	celebrating them.  The FAQ has been revised to include soundbite
	info and "Building Empires."  If you want a copy the FAQ, it's 
	available on Glia in /pub/queensryche/FAQ.  If you can't use FTP, 
	ask me to e-mail it.  Several other files on Glia have also been 
	revised or updated.
		In this issue:  The next album, 'Silent Lucidity,' the
	end of "Building Empires," Queensryche cover-band Fortune, Bo
	wins "Building Empires," the "Breaking the Silence" bootleg CD,
	Virgin Megastores, Randy wins the promo CD and provides info,
	Amiga soundbites, 2 Unplugged, and "Operation: Livecrime."

        _Neue Regel___________________________________________What's New_

	paulra@microsoft.com (Paul) writes,
		I went into a studio here in the Seattle area (sorry, 
	can't disclose) to retrieve some master tapes of mine.  Boy!  I 
	was shocked to see my tapes along side a bunch of QR masters. I 
	mean the 24-track master reels of "Operation: Mindcrime," 
	"Empire," 'Scarborough Fair,' as well as the digital masters for 
	"Operation: Livecrime," unreleased remixes of 'Silent Lucidity,' 
	(I wanted to hear them _so_ bad!) and older tapes.
		It may not be that big a deal to some, but I thought, 
	wow, here are the bare-bones buck-naked tracks to some of my most 
	favorite music.
		The guy said they come in after hours with their A-DATs, 
	and they are auditioning some new stuff for the next album.
			{The word from EMI is that we can expect the next
			album in mid to late 1993, finally.  -sh}

        _Speak____________________________________________Correspondence_

	rave@carson.u.washington.edu (Trysh) writes,
		If you want to know the words to "Silent Lucidity" it 
	would be a good idea to ask Chris instead of Geoff.  Chris did 
	write the song, you know!
			{True.  I believe he played the "dream master" in
			the video, too.  -sh}

	edju@chaph.usc.edu (Eddie) writes,
		Got a question here: I think it was mentioned that there 
	was some extra bonus after the credits in the "Building Empires" 
	video, just like "Video: Mindcrime."  I bought a copy but there 
	was nothing after they rolled the credits.  Did I get a defective 
	copy?  Or was that the end?
			{The closing conversation - before the credits -
			is the special treat this time.  -sh}

	ifmxb@asuvm.inre.asu.edu (Mark) writes,
		If you're ever up in Boston, check out a band called 
	Fortune.  They are really into Queensryche and do some 
	_excellent_ covers of some of their songs.  I'm not kidding, the 
	lead singer can sound _exactly_ like Geoff Tate.  Their originals
	are cool too.  My girlfriend tells me that they have not been 
	doing many covers lately, but on nights when they do all 
	originals, they still include either 'Best I Can,' 'Jet City 
	Woman' or 'Revolution Calling.'  Usually both 'Best' and 'Jet.'
	I've also heard them do 'Operation: Mindcrime.'  The Queensryche 
	covers always get the biggest response, but other covers such as 
	Styx's 'Renegade' and 'Blue Collar Man,' Kansas's 'Carry On 
	Wayward Son,' Boston's 'ForePlay/Long Time,' and the Eagles' 
	'Hotel California' are just as incredible.  This band can do 
	_any_ cover and make it sound just like the original.  Even on 
	nights when they only do originals, I'd recommend seeing them.  
	They're great.  

	bn@mndcrme.uoknor.edu (Bo) writes, 
		I just thought I'd share my luck story with others.  Our  
	local radio station (KATT 100.5 FM) had a Queensryche weekend 
	this last weekend and was giving away copies of the "Building 
	Empires" video, whenever they played a Queensryche tune.  I'll 
	admit that I hardly ever listen to radio anymore, due to all the 
	'noninteresting' stuff they play, so I completely forgot about 
	this special weekend.  On Sunday, I just turned it on, and the DJ  
	talked about the giveaways.  I about kicked myself for completely  
	forgetting about it.  She went on to say that she would give away 
	3 more tapes during the next hour. 
		I've _never_ tried to win anything from a radio station,
	but I was determined to try this time, since Queensryche is one 
	of my favorite groups, and I haven't gotten the video yet.  Of 
	course I had to suffer through stuff like the latest Bon Jovi 
	single,  but  finally  I  heard  the  opening  notes  to 'Eyes of
	a Stranger.'  I put the auto-redial button on my phone through 
	its paces.  No use, it was constantly busy.  After around 100 or
	so redials, I'm now a proud owner of "Building Empires." 
		Some thoughts on the tape itself - I really like the live  
	stuff (especially 'Take Hold of the Flame,' 'Walk in the Shadows,' 
	and 'The Prophecy').  Like most of the others, I wish it included
	'Queen of the Reich.'  'Nightrider' reminded me very much of the
	Motley Crue video for 'Live Wire,' except that Geoff Tate dressed
	exactly like Kevin from Quiet Riot.  I've seen all the clips in
	the 'Eyes of a Stranger' mix before, since I've got "Operation:
	Livecrime," so nothing new there.  This was the first time I'd 
	heard the unplugged stuff as well and I'm very impressed with it.  
	I'm always amazed at how good guitarists Chris and Michael really 
	are.  By the way, did anyone notice how similar Geoff looks to 
	Lars Ulrich from Metallica in the unplugged session?  It was 
	almost scary.  I thought that Lars gave up drumming and joined 
	Queensryche to handle the vocals. 

        _Spreading the Disease_________________________________Resources_

	rave@u.washington.edu (Trysh) writes, 
		Someone recently informed me of a CD entitled "Breaking 
	the Silence."  They said it was an import comprised of the entire 
	"Operation: Mindcrime" CD and 'Silent Lucidity,' priced at $30.  
	Hopefully, I can get my little hands on that baby and check it 
	out for myself!
			{I think it's a 1990 bootleg from Holland.  -sh}

	edju@chaph.usc.edu (Eddie) writes,
		The Virgin Megastore that just opened up in L.A. has a 
	healthy amount of imported Queensryche CD singles, especially 
	compared to the Towers around the area.  I saw the two British 
	'Silent Lucidity' CD singles, 'Another Rainy Night without You,' 
	'Empire,' and 'Jet City Woman.'  No new B-sides that haven't been 
	mentioned in the digest, though.  If you are going to check them 
	out at Virgin, bring your plastic or checkbook!  It's darn 
	expensive down there and usually they have a lot of copies for 
	each title.  It's weird how they have some stuff that I never saw 
	in Tower but there was so much more stuff that you could get in 
	Tower that they don't have in Virgin.

	rcollins@nxy.cs.du.edu (Randy) writes,
		Well I finially got a hold of one of the promo CDs for 
	the "Building Empires" video, its name is "The Sound Of Building 
	Empires".  I won it from a local radio station here.  I think I 
	may have gotten close to the last one they had.  Songs include:
		1. 'Eyes Of A Stranger' (6.39), the original version.
		2. 'The Lady Wore Black' (6.13), the studio version.
		3. 'Take Hold Of The Flame' (4.54), the studio version.
		4. 'I Will Remember' (4.00), from "MTV Unplugged." 
		5. 'Silent Lucidity' (6.11), from "Building Empires."
		Each track listed has a reference to the new video. 
		On the front: It's hard to make out, but I'll try.  The
	picture looks like a shadow colored design.  In dark purple a 
	construction crew is working on something.  I can make out a 
	crane and some other machinery.  Smoke is spewing in the air.  
	In the foreground in off-white is the Try-ryche insignia used on 
	"Empire."  The band name is spelled across the record about one 
	third of the way from the top, with the title to the right, done 
	similar to "Operation: Mindcrime."
		Inside: In dark green, a large bridge, the sky a lighter 
	green .  It looks as if the shot is under one end of the bridge, 
	looking down to the other end.  The tracks are listed along with 
	times and miscellaneous stuff (i.e. producers, where the song 
	originated).
		Back: Can't really make it out, but it looks like a 
	construction site, I can make out the smoke again.  It's green, 
	as the inside .  I assume it to be the construction site for the 
	bridge on the inside.  The racks are listed here as inside.
		The CD: Flat black with the band name (white letters in 
	a black box) over the title (black letters in a white box) at the 
	top, and on the bottom the tracks (black letters in a white box).
		The EMI logo has North America on it.  I dunno if this 
	means they were just releasing the EP in North America or EMI 
	expanded?  A couple previous records had EMI America on them. 
	Comments?
			{Yes, EMI is a rather big operation now.  -sh}

	agate@wam.umd.edu (Kasha) writes, 
		So what about us Amiga-using Queensryche fans?  If 
	anybody's interested, I can up some 48kHz samples to the site.
			{44kHz would be a little more standard, and I
			really should ask the admin if we can gobble up
			more space.  -sh}

        _The Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

	r_turgeo@oz.plymouth.edu (Randy) writes,
		Of all the times I've read others' comments on the 
	Unplugged show, not one person has mentioned 'The Killing Words.' 
	Not only is it my favorite song of the five they played, but I 
	think it is their best acoustic rendition off an album.

	gmgettie@thama1.apgea.army.mil (Gary) writes,
		I finally got to see and record the Queensryche Unplugged 
	show.  I liked every song but 'The Killing Words.'  I would much 
	rather have seen something like 'Scarborough Fair.'  I wanted to 
	record the Pearl Jam Unplugged show also, but for some dumb 
	reason eMpTyVee showed it at 9:00 instead of the advertised time
	of 10:00, so I missed it.  Anybody have this on tape and want to 
	make me a copy?  I have stuff to trade (like a Mr. Bungle CD or I 
	can tape anything I have) or I can pay for it.

	darkangl@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Paul) writes,
		Thinking back to when I last saw the "Livecrime" video 
	(which was, as expected, great) a few things came to mind.  The 
	first is that I'm jealous of those who lived in an area that had 
	the live performance of Mary.  The interaction there was great.  
		Someone asked why there wasn't as much chatter on the 
	video as on the disc, unless I'm mistaken the performances are 
	not entirely identical.  On the video Geoff asks if anyone knows 
	what happened to Mary, and that's not on the disc.  
		Also in 'Suite Sister Mary' I noticed that he managed to 
	rip the knee out in his leather pants.  What happened to the 
	leather jacket?  He was spinning it, and I believe he threw it.  
	Did anyone notice where it landed (he didn't really throw it out 
	to the audience, did he)?
		As a side note, the guitar count is:  Chris - 5 (6 if you 
	count a double neck as 2, and his best guitar was the red one 
	with the crossed swords), Michael - 4 (the mottled grey, as it 
	appeared, was the best), and Eddie - only 2 (but that black bass 
	was just great, why would you need another).  Any opinions on the 
	subject of design?

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	All my shopping's memory now, I've gone to all the malls by now.
	I bought all that I really should, but now I wanna buy some more.
	My credit limits I've broken, releasing the funds from my wallet,
	Maybe I can go home now and, oh, wrap all the presents

	And still I'm sitting here, I'm digesting a grand new fruitcake,
	I'm a fool in search of Santa, and I'm on the road to Christmas.
	Yes, I'm on the road to Christmas...

				'Ryche on, and Happy Holidays!

						-Shag