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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings once again, and welcome to December.  As I say
        at this time every year:  If you are losing your account over
        winter break, I'd much rather find out from you than from the
        postmaster at your site.  Therefore, if this is the case, please
        send mail to queensryche-request@pilot.njin.net letting me know
        that you'll need to be unsubscribed.  Otherwise, I'll keep 
        sending the digest until I get an error message saying you don't
        exist.  
                A large chunk of this issue (at the end) involves related
        bands.  While I don't mind people asking questions and giving
        answers about related bands, after the initial question and
        responses, please take discussion to e-mail or Usenet news, so
        that we don't have long threads about non-Queensryche topics.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        Gonna Get Close to You  Rich <cg181fax@icogsci1.ucsd.edu>
        Real World              Stef <sewatson@eos.ncsu.edu>
        New Album's Odds        Mike <mgorman@eve.assumption.edu>
        Halloween?              Rich <clarkr3@rpi.edu>  
        Scotty Rock?            Brian <bvc8995@tamsun.tamu.edu> 
        CD Club Order Numbers   Tony <klein@seq.cms.uncwil.edu> 
        Unplugged Bootleg       Paul <gallegos@arizona.edu>
        Separated at Birth      Rich <cg181fax@icogsci1.ucsd.edu>
        Geoff Playing Guitar    Michael <mcph@sparc.ncpa.olemiss.edu>
        Commercials             Pawel <pgolik@genetyka.astrouw.edu.pl>
        Offstage Musicians      Gerhard <gerhard@jason.nl>
        Offstage Musicians      Brian <brianm@microsoft.com>
        Promo CD for Sale       Alp <apo@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu>
        Promo CDs Wanted        Brian <bvc8995@tamsun.tamu.edu>
        Rising Force List       Igor <igor_sinyak@ccm.hf.intel.com>
        Damn the Machine        Neil <neilu@gti-ia.nl>
        Damn the Machine        Jake <v066ll6m@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu>
        Dream Theater           Michael <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu> 
        Crimson Glory           Mike <mgorman@eve.assumption.edu>

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        Gonna Get Close to You  Rich <cg181fax@icogsci1.ucsd.edu>
                What is the deal with 'Gonna Get Close to You?'  Is this
        a cover tune?  Who or what is Dal Bello?  I think this is one of 
        the high points of "Rage for Order," and my friend likes this 
        song best of all the Queensryche material, so I am curious as to 
        its nature.
                        {Lisa Dal Bello is a Canadian singer-songwriter,
                        who originally wrote and recorded 'Gonna Get
                        Close to You.'  The Queensryche version is a
                        cover.  -sh}

        Real World              Stef <sewatson@eos.ncsu.edu>
                I can't believe John was disappointed in 'Real World!'  
        I found it quite the appropriate addition to the movie as well as 
        an awesome routine song for dance or colorguard.  You have to 
        remember that when the movie people look for songs, they look at 
        what has already made an impact, and they seemed to want the same 
        impact as 'Silent Lucidity' in what they were looking for.  As a 
        result, Queensryche turned out a song that nearly matched the 
        impact of 'Silent Lucidity,' even though the first time around is 
        hard to beat when it comes to Queensryche! 'Real World' was 
        awesome.

        New Album's Odds        Mike <mgorman@eve.assumption.edu>
                I read the response to my question about the new album's 
        odds and I think I may have been misunderstood.  I am not talking 
        about pop-metal bands.  What I am talking about is the failure of 
        bands like Dream Theater (one single received airplay off a 
        outstanding album), Saigon Kick (new release "Water" which is 
        incredible is receiving no airplay), and Extreme ("3 Sides" 
        critically acclaimed, commercially ignored).  Is there a place 
        for Queensryche's music or will they pull a Metallica and sell 
        out?
                        {If they make an album somewhat less commercial
                        than "Empire" but with more artistic integrity, 
                        they might achieve a degree of commercial success
                        due simply to the number of new fans attracted
                        by "Empire" who will buy the new one.  -sh}

        Halloween?              Rich <clarkr3@rpi.edu>  
                Recently, I heard a song called "Halloween" on a radio 
        station WBCR 88.3, Troy NY.  I didn't hear who the group was that 
        sang the song, but was almost absolutely sure it was Geoff Tate 
        singing.  It sounded exactly like back when "The Warning" album 
        was recorded because all of the vocals and especially the screams 
        sounded exactly like him.  I know Queensryche never released a 
        song by this name and would love to find out who sang it.  By 
        the way, the overall song was at a much faster pace, like speed 
        metal.  Please help me find out who this mysterious group is.

        Scotty Rock?            Brian <bvc8995@tamsun.tamu.edu> 
                Has anyone else noticed that Z-Rock has been playing 
        'Anybody Listening?' a lot lately?  The entire version, too, not 
        the fadeout.  Maybe they don't suck as bad as I thought.  Anyway, 
        the last time I heard it, Scott Rockenfield introduced the song 
        as this: "Hi this is Scotty Rock of Queensryche..."  What the 
        hell is this?  Has Scott cheesed out on us?  Has he always gone
        by this, and I was in denial?  Scotty Rock just seem so fake.  
        Hmmph.  Just had to get that off my chest.

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        CD Club Order Numbers   Tony <klein@seq.cms.uncwil.edu> 
                I finally moved up to 80's technology and bought a CD 
        player.  Anyone out there know the order numbers for Queensryche 
        CDs in the Columbia House CD club?  Any response would be 
        appreciated. 

        Unplugged Bootleg       Paul <gallegos@arizona.edu>
                I just bought from Zip's Music and Video here in Tucson 
        an import titled "Queensryche... Unplugged and Other Stories."
        It has five Queensryche songs from the MTV Unplugged session, and
        then 9 more tracks from a live concert in New York, among them 
        are 'Deliverance,' 'En Force,' "Queen of the Reich" and "Take 
        Hold of the Flame."  I assume this import came from Amsterdam, 
        since it was stacked with a bunch of other Queensryche imports 
        from there. 

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        Separated at Birth      Rich <cg181fax@icogsci1.ucsd.edu>
                I think the most compelling Queensryche look-alike that I 
        have seen is Jeff Fahey, star of The Lawnmower Man, Bodyparts, 
        etc, who looks quite a bit like Geoff.

        Geoff Playing Guitar    Michael <mcph@sparc.ncpa.olemiss.edu>
                I vaguely remember reading a comment in one of the files 
        that I downloaded from the FTP site that Geoff does in fact play 
        the guitar, and that he often uses a guitar to help him flush out 
        song ideas. However, the comment was made that he doesn't play it 
        well enough to perform with it (at least not anything too 
        complex).  If I remember correctly, it also said that he plays 
        the keyboards fairly well, and that when he was in high school he
        played trumpet in a band.  It furthermore stated that when he
        decided on a career in music, he decided to concentrate on 
        developing his voice rather than his instrumental ability.

        Commercials             Pawel <pgolik@genetyka.astrouw.edu.pl>
                In the last SiD issue Sonny wrote about a TV commercial 
        which had a Queensryche tune in the background.  It reminded me 
        that I actually heard something like that few months ago.  It was 
        a radio commercial (can't remember what for) which undoubtedly 
        had 'Jet City Woman' in the background.  It appeared on a local 
        radio station in Warsaw.  So it's already here - is it a part of 
        the plot? :)

        _I_Will_Remember_________________________________________History_

        Offstage Musicians      Gerhard <gerhard@jason.nl>
                I have some old Dutch metal magazines at home, and in one 
        of them Geoff tells about having an extra keyboard player during 
        the Rage tour.  When asked if this guy is gonna be a full member 
        of Queensryche, or on their tour-list or something, Geoff said 
        something non-committal like "Well, maybe I'm gonna do the 
        keyboards next tour."

        Offstage Musicians      Brian <brianm@microsoft.com>
                I believe "Rage for Order" is the only tour in which they 
        used an off stage musician.  This keyboard player, Randy (I can't 
        remember his last name) has played in several local bands - Sweet 
        Sister Sam and others.  Randy has also done recording with some 
        other Seattle based bands.  He is a great keyboard player!

        _Anybody_Listening?_______________________________Advertisements_

        Promo CD for Sale       Alp <apo@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu>
                I just purchased a copy of the promo cd "The Sound of 
        Building Empires" (catalog # DPRO-04658) and would like to get 
        rid of it as I feel it's not worth the $25 I paid.  The tracks 
        are as follows:
                1. Eyes Of A Stranger 6:39 (from "Operation: Mindcrime")
                2. The Lady Wore Black 6:13 (from "Queensryche" EP)
                3. Take Hold Of The Flame 4:54 (from "The Warning")
                4. I Will Remember 4:00 (from "MTV Unplugged")
                5. Silent Lucidity 6:11 (Live)
                I'm asking $18 for it, or if anyone has a price they 
        think is better, let me know.  I'll give it to the first person 
        who gets in touch with me, unless there are a lot of people 
        interested, in which case I'll have to figure something out.

        Promo CDs Wanted        Brian <bvc8995@tamsun.tamu.edu>
                I am looking for 'Best I Can,' 'Real World,' and 'Eyes of 
        a Stranger' promo CDs.  Please e-mail me if you know where I 
        might get them.

        Rising Force List       Igor <igor_sinyak@ccm.hf.intel.com>
                Those of you not reading news probably haven't heard 
        about a new mailing list for neo-classical metal - Rising Force.
        Discussion might include, but is definitely not limited to Yngwie 
        and his genre of music.  E-mail me for more details.

        _Breaking_the_Silence______________________________Miscellaneous_

        Damn the Machine        Neil <neilu@gti-ia.nl>
                In response to Jorge's question about Damn the Machine, 
        there was a short piece about them on Headbanger's Ball the other 
        week.  The show was covering a metal festival they played in 
        Arnhem, Holland with Dream Theater headlining, which I missed 
        unfortunately.  Maybe some of the other Dutch subscribers 
        attended it and have more info?
                From what I saw, they're a four-piece band with Chris 
        Poland on guitar and his brother on drums (the same guy who was 
        on Metalopolis).  I found the music a bit hard to categorize.  It 
        was certainly metal but wasn't as "crunchy" as say Megadeth, more 
        of a classic no-bullshit metal "weight."  Their vocalist doesn't 
        have a massive range but has a tone that's different from most 
        metal vocalists I've heard.  Apparently he writes all the lyrics 
        too.  The album is supposed to be a bit "different" and quite 
        technical in places, though I haven't actually heard it.
                I just think they could have chosen a better name. 
        People might confuse them with Rage Against the Machine!  Like 
        the first time I heard the name Pearl Jam, I thought it was a rap 
        act!

        Damn the Machine        Jake <v066ll6m@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu>
                I have the Damn the Machine disk and it's pretty good. 
        Chris Poland (formerly of Megadeth, kicked him out for drugs 
        believe it or not) on lead guitar, and his brother, Mark(?) on 
        drums.  Although very political they sound very little like 
        Queensryche.  Fairly heavy, kinda weird.  Dave Clements' vocals 
        are kind of weak, which is the only negative comment I have.

        Dream Theater           Michael <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu> 
                Well, I know that this is not Queensryche, but I just 
        wanted to mention some stuff about Dream Theater.  I know that a
        lot of Dream Theater fans like Queensryche and Rush, and other 
        prog metal bands, and after reading something about Dream Theater
        in the last issue, I thought that it would be safe to mention 
        this here.  First of all, I wanted to state again (after posting 
        last year) that Dream Theater does have it's own daily e-mail 
        digest called YTSEJAM.  For info, write me and ask, or the owners 
        of the digest at ytsejam-owner@bnf.com.  This is a listserv list, 
        so you can subscribe yourself automatically by writing to 
        ytsejam-request@bnf.com - leave the subject line blank, and put
        SUBSCRIBE YTSEJAM <first_name> <last_name> as the body of the 
        letter.  Also, as far as Dream Theater releases go, they did just 
        release a new _American_ video from Tokyo.  It is very good.  
        Finally, I wanted to mention that there are also a lot of 
        bootlegs finally starting to show up.  You can write to me for 
        info on them, and I will try to answer myself, or pass along the 
        request to someone else who can answer them.  Sorry for taking up 
        so much space on a non-Queensryche topic, but thought that it 
        would be worth it to mention.

        Crimson Glory           Mike <mgorman@eve.assumption.edu>
                On the subject of Crimson Glory, I was wondering if 
        anyone out there has a copy of their first two albums.  I have 
        "Strange and Beautiful" but I have lost their debut.  If no one 
        is sure what is going on with Crimson Glory (Zen) does anyone 
        know what Midnight is up to such as new bands?

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                That's all for this time around, see you in another week!
        It's so strange, a holiday season without a Queensryche release.
                'Ryche on,
                                -Shag