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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Hello again, everyone!  This is the last September issue,
        and - as some of the more ancient among us recall - October marks
        the second birthday of this digest.  The actual date is near the
        end of the month, but I figured I'd warn you all ahead of time.
                This particular issue is one of those "learn something
        new every day" documents, and also contains a short survey aimed
        at getting some statistical information together, in hopes of
        persuading EMI to re-release the "Live in Tokyo" video in the US.
        (Please do respond to the survey, and mail it to the right 
        address, since I don't want to be forwarding the responses! ;)
                Anyway, enough of me.  On with the digest.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        Scott on New-Age Album  Jorge <15062998r@servax.fiu.edu>
        Live in Tokyo Survey    Squrille <c561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
        NM 156 Meaning          Michael <csc3mad@cabell.vcu.edu>
        Rockumentary?           Squrille <c561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
        Mindcrime               Tom <turnert6428@cobra.uni.edu>
        Real World Single       John <larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>
        Video Formats           Greg <glewis@maths.adelaide.edu.au>
        Prophecy Versions       Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
        Rage for Order Single   Gerhard <gerhard@jason.nl> 
        Rage for Order Single   Steve <smm@uunet.uu.net>
        Rage for Order Single   Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
        Rage for Order Single   Oliver <olsam@bnr.ca>
        Bass Technique          Michael <71203.3457@compuserve.com>
        Bass Technique          Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
        Soundbite Origin        Michael <csc3mad@cabell.vcu.edu>
        Bootleg Wanted          Greg <greg@hal.isc.toronto.ibm.com> 
        Tool & Scream Cheese    Matt <mfairwe@peruvian.cs.utah.edu>
        Frustration             Shag <birchall@pilot.njin.net>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_

        Scott on New-Age Album  Jorge <15062998r@servax.fiu.edu>
                Scott is the drummer on a new age album by David Lanz and 
        Paul Speer which was just released.  It's worth picking up just 
        for that.  Great music to study to.
                        {Anyone know more about this one?  -sh}

        Live in Tokyo Survey    Squrille <c561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
                In order to strengthen the case to re-issue the 
        "Queensryche Live in Tokyo" video, it will be helpful to have 
        statistics - even if they do come from a very small population, 
        i.e. SiD readers.  This will show that there is or is not a 
        market for the sale of a re-issued "Live in Tokyo" video.  Please 
        take the time to mail me your answers to the following questions 
        (this will also help me with my statistics class this semester).  
        E-mail me directly at c561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu.  Please do 
        this as soon as possible.  When the numbers are in, they will be 
        addressed to Ken Baumstein, the Senior Vice President for 
        Marketing, EMI North America - Ken Baumstein.
                #1  Do you have a copy of the "Queensryche Live in Tokyo" 
                    video?
                        a) is it a bootleg or an "official" release?
                #2  If you do not have a copy of "Live in Tokyo," would 
                    you like to have a copy?
                #3  If you have had a copy in the past, but no longer 
                    have it, why?
                        a)  lost
                        b)  stolen
                        c)  sold it
                        d)  damaged
                        e)  other (please explain)
                #4  If you answered question #3, would you like another 
                    copy?
                #5  Are you male or female?
                I hope there is a good response for this.  It would be 
        _very_ nice to be able to shove a bunch of numbers in an EMI 
        executive's face to prove the point that they should re-issue the 
        video.  Power to the people!  The consumer is always right! 

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        NM 156 Meaning          Michael <csc3mad@cabell.vcu.edu>
                What exactly does NM156 mean?  Does it actually represent 
        the value for end of line?  I would assume its ASCII for end of 
        line, but I thought that was chr$(13) - which is, incidentally, 
        carriage return.  If anyone could clarify the actual meaning of 
        the song, I would be thankful.
                        {It's just a number.  Really.  -sh}

        Rockumentary?           Squrille <c561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
                I heard that MTV (or someone) has done a Rockumentary or 
        a Past, Present and Future on Queensryche.  What's the deal?  Is 
        this really true?  If it is, then MTV _really_ needs to do some 
        serious work on their show promos.  What is the date on this?  
        Another person said he has seen it, but I kind of doubt his word.

        Mindcrime               Tom <turnert6428@cobra.uni.edu>
                It's very strange, but I hadn't listened to "Livecrime"
        for about two months.  It had been a couple months before 
        "Livecrime" came out since I listened to "Mindcrime."  Suddenly, 
        I found myself popping the "Mindcrime" CD in my player and 
        putting on my headphones, laying back and listening to it.  This 
        may sound crazy, but I had this "feeling" that I was listening to 
        it for the first time.  I was absorbing every note, every word.  
        I swear I heard things that I hadn't heard the (at least) five 
        hundred times before.  It was incredible.  It is a very rare and 
        special album that can still bring this kind of sensation to you 
        after years of listening to it.
                        {Ah!  The mind-control is working!  -sh}

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        Real World Single       John <larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>
                I saw a cassette single of 'Real World' with 'Last Time 
        in Paris' on the B-side.  Still looking for a CD of that single 
        or the Last Action Hero soundtrack - I'm not paying $15 for 1 
        song.  I'll wait for a used copy.

        Video Formats           Greg <glewis@maths.adelaide.edu.au>
                Beta and PAL are two different things - it's like 
        comparing apples and oranges.  Video cassettes come in a variety 
        of formats, one of the choices you can make is between beta and 
        VHS (although VHS has I believe become the dominant format now). 
        Beta cassettes are smaller, and naturally require a different 
        VCR.  On the other hand, PAL refers to a television system, e.g.
        Australia uses the PAL (Phase Alteration by Line) format for 
        broadcasting (and hence recording) TV programs, America on the 
        other hand uses the NTSC format (this is why you can't play an 
        American video on an Australian VCR).
                What I'm saying is that beta is something that depends 
        entirely on just the VCR - it has nothing to do with the signal, 
        whereas PAL is the format in which TV signals are sent around. 
        E.g. I can buy a beta VCR in Australia (although I wouldn't want 
        to ;) and then buy beta tapes for it, or I could buy a VHS VCR 
        and VHS tapes.  But I can't buy NTSC format tapes as the TV 
        won't understand the signal, whereas PAL ones will work fine out 
        here, but won't work in the US.  Just wanted to straighten this 
        out.

        Prophecy Versions       Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
                Before the EP was re-released on CD, there was another 
        studio version of 'Prophecy' put out by the band.  It appeared on 
        the soundtrack to "The Decline of Western Civilization II: The 
        Metal Years," although QR was not actually one of the bands 
        featured in the film.
                        {Okay... was _that_ different version the same as
                        the different version included on the Japanese CD
                        of the EP?  Anyone know?  -sh}

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        Rage for Order Single   Gerhard <gerhard@jason.nl> 
                I am sure however that in a pre-"Rage for Order" release 
        the guys were talking about which songs should be on the album, 
        and that one of the songs that surely should make it to the album 
        was 'Rage for Order.'  From what they said about what the song 
        was about it suggests that it could have been a song like 
        'Revolution Calling.' 

        Rage for Order Single   Steve <smm@uunet.uu.net>
                I have a bootleg in which they play a song called 'Rage,'
        which became 'Anarchy-X.'  The only difference is on the older 
        version, they would actually shout "Rage!" occasionally in the 
        song.

        Rage for Order Single   Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
                To clarify Shag's comment about the song played on the 
        "Rage" tour that wound up on "Mindcrime":  On the tour they ended 
        the guitar solo segment of their show with a brief instrumental 
        they introduced as 'Rage.'  This was what wound up on "Mindcrime" 
        as 'Anarchy-X.'

        Rage for Order Single   Oliver <olsam@bnr.ca>
                I have a copy of the song 'Rage for Order.'  A friend of 
        mine works at the Library of Congress in the department where all
        of the tapes are kept that bands send in for copyrighting.  I 
        have copies of the "Warning" demo tapes that the band used to get 
        signed to EMI with their already released EP. (I think that's how 
        it worked.)  And I have the demos for the "Rage" sessions.  The 
        intro to 'Rage for Order' later became known as 'Anarchy X.'  I 
        guess the  rest of the song was scrapped.  There's only one or 
        two songs that don't  appear on any albums.  And one of the songs 
        (the particular one escapes me at the moment) was copyrighted
        originally under the name of 'Ballad in Bm.'
                I can find out the specifics of what are on these tapes 
        if people would like.  It's been a couple of months since I've 
        listened to them.  I also happen to have the original G'n'R demos 
        done for Geffen.  Absolutely hysterical.  It's amazing what a 
        good producer can do.

        Bass Technique          Michael <71203.3457@compuserve.com>
                Eddie is very underrated, no question about it.  Not to 
        nag or nitpick, but John Myung of Dream Theater doesn't slap the 
        part in 'Metropolis' that was referred to in the last digest.  
        It's all very complex 8-finger tapping along the lines of Stu, 
        Sheehan, and Michael Mannring.

        Bass Technique          Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
                Last tour I noticed that Eddie mainly used a pick, but he 
        did play with his fingers a little bit.  If you have the "Live in 
        Tokyo" video, you can see him doing the intro to 'Nightrider' and
        he's playing with his fingers.

        _The_Killing_Words________________________________Interpretation_

        Soundbite Origin        Michael <csc3mad@cabell.vcu.edu>
                While watching television the other night I stumbled upon
        the movie Helter Skelter, which is about Charles Manson.  I 
        watched it for a while then heard one of the girls in the film 
        scream something I _knew_ I had heard before.  I went through all 
        my Queensryche albums and found it on "Rage for Order."  The 
        words "Kill us all, kill us all!" at the end of 'The Whisper' 
        were taken exactly from the movie.  Very tasty bit of trivia for 
        you. 

        _Anybody_Listening?_______________________________Advertisements_

        Bootleg Wanted          Greg <greg@hal.isc.toronto.ibm.com> 
                Where can I get hold of "Unplugged and Other Stories?"
        I would really like to get a copy of this. I'm in Toronto, 
        Canada, so I would like some Canadian sources but I'll order from 
        anywhere - any suggestions?

        _Breaking_the_Silence______________________________Miscellaneous_

        Tool & Scream Cheese    Matt <mfairwe@peruvian.cs.utah.edu>
                I don't know if anyone out there is into Tool.  I saw 
        them recently and the show was intense.  Maynard James Keenan
        (the vocalist) created an atmosphere on stage that I've never 
        witnessed.  
                Check out their second album entitled "Undertow."  If you
        listen carefully you might catch a slight influence from 
        Queensryche and Judas Priest.  The end of the track "Flood" is 
        quite reminiscent of 'Blinded' - the "Voices are calling you, 
        calling you..." part.  For those Priest fans out there like might
        you might remember 'Victim of Changes.'  You'll hear it there as 
        well.  
                I think Tool is going on tour with Porno for Pyros, check 
        them out if you find the time.  Also, if you're out in Salt Lake 
        check out my band - Scream Cheese, for a low-calorie, 
        non-saturated fat show.

        Frustration             Shag <birchall@pilot.njin.net>
                I recently chatted with Alper Ince, the lead guitarist of
        Frustration, a progressive power-metal band from Ankara, Turkey.
        Influenced by Queensryche, Dream Theater, Yes, Marillion, Fates
        Warning, and ELP, the band has been together for three years,
        and has a repertoire of 12 original tunes and a cover of
        'Empire.'  The other members are rhythm guitarist Mehmet Pozam,
        bassist Fatih Zorcan,  drummer Alper Ercan, and vocalist Dinc
        Tuncel, who sings in English.  They've got a demo tape out
        called "Demo-Cracy," which is available for 1,500,000 Turkish
        Lira.  If you want to contact the band, write to:
                Frustration
                4.Cadde 142/13
                Emek Ankara
                Turkey

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                That's all for now - see you in October!
                'Ryche on,
                                -Shag