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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings once again!  For those of you who've got the
        day off for the observance of Martin Luther King Day - or Ben
        Franklin's birthday, or my mom's birthday, though I don't know
        why you'd get the day off for that - enjoy your break.
                So far, there have not been many responses to my question
        of whether I should do another run of "Screaming in Digital"
        T-shirts.  If the response level is still low by the end of
        February, I'll probably put it off until the fall semester.
                On with the issue, enjoy!

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        New Album               Dave <dwb4025@rigel.tamu.edu>
        Best of Queensryche     William <dhaller@umich.edu>
        B-Sides                 Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
        Tablature               Kevin <kholcom@v44e1.orl.mmc.com>
        Bootleg Video           Ryan <rfkmieci@mtu.edu>
        Bootleg Video           Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
        The Killing Words       Eddie <edju@chaph.usc.edu>
        The Killing Words       Clive <c.mccaig@queens-belfast.ac.uk>
        The Killing Words       Barry <barry@isscad.com>
        The Killing Words       Erik <erik@clark.net>
        Misinterpretation       Kevin <kholcom@v44e1.orl.mmc.com>
        Livecrime               Bo <bn@okcforum.osrhe.edu>
        Eddie                   Mystii <mystii@wam.umd.edu>
        Rage Press Releases     Dave <dwb4025@rigel.tamu.edu>
        Related Bands           Chris <miskimin@uwyo.edu>
        Related Bands           Bo <bn@okcforum.osrhe.edu>
        The Company             Brian <brian@corp.bnf.com>
        The Company             <thecompany@aol.com>
        Ray Gillen              Tina <tina.briones@ebay.sun.com>
        Ray Gillen              Lou <spinal@bcvax1.bc.edu>
        Ray Gillen              Linda <lindamo@rex.west.sun.com>
        Ray Gillen              <thecompany@aol.com>
        Ray Gillen              Clive <c.mccaig@queens-belfast.ac.uk>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_  

        New Album               Dave <dwb4025@rigel.tamu.edu>
                In the new Hit Parader, there is a snippet on the new
        'Ryche album.  It says they are currently recording at some
        secret studio and expect the album to be out in summer with a
        massive world tour following.  It also said that someone who has
        heard the new material says the hard stuff is harder than
        anything they have ever done and the lighter stuff is more
        "ethereal" than anything they have ever done.  It's gonna be very
        diverse.
                        {Sounds like it might live up to our hopes!  -sh}

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        Best of Queensryche     William <dhaller@umich.edu>
                I was thinking about what I personally would put on a
        Queensryche "best of" release - perhaps entitled "Best They Can?"
        Then I wondered what everyone here thought.
                Here's the deal: anyone that wants to can e-mail me with
        their top 5 songs, ranked 1-5.  Points will go as follows: 10:1,
        8:2, 6:3, 4:4, 2:5.  The top 12 or so songs will be on the final
        list, which I'll post here.  "Piggyback" songs can be attached to
        a song, so as not to split them up - such as 'Anarchy-X' to the
        beginning of 'Revolution Calling.'  Drop me a line with your
        lists!
                        {Great!  We haven't had a best songs poll on SiD
                        in a couple years.  -sh}

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        B-Sides                 Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
                For whoever was asking about the "completeness" of their
        b-side collection, one I noticed missing was the import (non-US)
        'Jet City Woman' CD-single - I don't know about vinyl - which has
        live versions of 'Walk in the Shadows' and 'Empire,' unlike the
        US one which has 'Prophecy' instead of 'Empire'.  Also, the
        import 12" and CD single of 'Silent Lucidity' have live versions
        of 'The Mission' and 'Eyes of a Stranger.'

        Tablature               Kevin <kholcom@v44e1.orl.mmc.com>
                If anyone has any guitar transcriptions to trade, then
        let me know!  I have many songs that I have either transcribed
        myself or have tablature too, I am looking for mostly "Rage" and
        "Warning" songs but also a few from "Mindcrime."
                        {For those who type up textfiles of tablature,
                        the SiD FTP site could always use some more.  The
                        address is glia.biostr.washington.edu, and the
                        upload directory is /pub/queensryche/incoming.
                        The tablatures that have already been uploaded
                        are available in /pub/queensryche/files/tablature
                        and also on ftp.uwp.edu, the "mirror" site, in
                        /pub/music/lists/queensryche/tablature.  -sh}

        Bootleg Video           Ryan <rfkmieci@mtu.edu>
                About that 'Ryche video shot by pros at the Palace of
        Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Nov 8, 1991 I would like to say that I
        went to that concert and it was quite excellent and if anyone was
        thinking about getting a copy, I just wanted to let them know
        that it was a great concert and probably almost worth the chunk
        of change that Stephen said they were asking.

        Bootleg Video           Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
                Well, I got a flood of mail asking for the address of
        that catalogue that had the video in it - I sent that
        individually as I think the guy is a rip-off & a total bonehead,
        and won't give him the publicity here.  I also found someone who
        has a copy and I shall have a copy by the end of the month,
        hopefully.  I'll post when I get it, so please don't write and
        ask me to reply when I get it - I'll lose your addresses.  Some
        info on it for anyone else who may try to buy one: It is missing
        the last song and a half.
                        {Did concert security tackle the cameraman?  -sh}

        _The_Killing_Words________________________________Interpretation_

        The Killing Words       Eddie <edju@chaph.usc.edu>
                I know it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but the
        first line that everyone has a different version of that I hear
        is, "Now the part I see, my head is ringing."
                Even though it sounded very much like "Now the wireless
        in my hand is ringing" and makes more sense, I don't think that
        was what Geoff wrote since wireless telephones were not _that_
        popular - in fact, did they exist? - back in or before 1986.
                God, I can't blieve this album's 8 years old already...
        still sounds better than "Empire," especially the songwriting.

        The Killing Words       Clive <c.mccaig@queens-belfast.ac.uk>
                Somehow I seem to come up with the following lyrics:
                Now the chord within my head is ringing
                The distance of our lives keeps spreading
                The pounding, I hear my heart, I'm not listening
                Your voice from far away is screaming... It's over.
        What do you all think?

        The Killing Words       Barry <barry@isscad.com>
                Being a 'Ryche fan, I felt I couldn't stand on the side
        lines while these dilemma went unsolved.  I agree with most of
        what has been written, but don't agree with the "heart" thing.
                Now the chorus in my head is ringing
                The distance of our lives keeps spreading
                The pounding of my hand, I'm not listening
                Your voice from far away is screaming...
        I distinctly hear the word "hand", more so than "chorus" for that
        matter.  This is my $0.02 worth, although I could be wrong.

        The Killing Words       Erik <erik@clark.net>
                Obviously, I have no life. Here's my interpretation of
        the first line:  
                Now the violence in my head displayed.
                How did I come to such a different conclusion than
        everyone else?  Well, the "d" in "head" is pronounced like the
        first "d" of a word, not the last.  If you listen to the rest of
        the album, you can barely make out "d"s at the end of words
        unless they are the last word before a pause.
                Now, "violence" is a stretch here, I'll admit. It does
        sound like "waters", but that makes no sense.  If you agreed
        with my last post a few months ago which described the story that
        the whole album is telling, it even makes more sense.  You know
        that this guy is a half-willing participant in the revolution (at
        the beginning, and an unwilling participant by the end of the
        album), and is involved in killing people (although the "Killing"
        in the title of this song doesn't mean actually killing, of
        course).  Blood-red stains on velvet throats at night, and all
        that.
                Of course, most of you thought I was being silly when I
        tried to prove "Rage" was a concept album, but you will come
        around.  You will learn that all the why's in your life are under
        my control. I will try to tell you all I can.  Before the light
        you will know what lies behind my screams! (Sorry, got a little
        carried away.)
                        {Here, Erik, have a nice Prozac milkshake.  -sh}

        Misinterpretation       Kevin <kholcom@v44e1.orl.mmc.com>
                I am glad that I am not the only one with the Queensryche
        lyric problems!  It seems there is a lot of vagueness with their
        music, maybe it intentionally leaves it open for interpretation?
        I was watching an interview with Michael and Chris one time
        talking about how the Queensryche EP was released in Japan and
        the Japanese distributors or whatever decided to transcribe the
        lyrics for the album jacket.  The verse after the solo, "Over and
        over, dreams of dying fill your head," was transcribed as "Over
        and over, twigs are flying through your hair," and they also
        mentioned something about brandishing sticks and stuff.
                The sad part is I thought Geoff was saying something
        about twigs in the hair, too!  It took a transcription in Guitar
        for the Practicing Musician to tell me what the actual lyrics
        were.  But I have been listening to the albums for so long that
        I am sure I will continue to sing the wrong lyrics, but I will
        still love them!
                        {Actually, the Japanese CD of the EP _still_ has
                        those misinterpreted lyrics with it.  -sh}

        _I_Will_Remember_________________________________________History_

        Livecrime               Bo <bn@okcforum.osrhe.edu>
                On the subject of "Livecrime," I was wondering whatever
        happened to the notion of the box being "limited edition."  I
        remember the guys talking about it to Rikki Rachtman when they
        played Donington, and they were saying it was gonna be only a
        limited run type of deal.  Of course, I hurried out, and got it
        the first week it came out, but here we are a couple of years
        later, and I still see it in stores.  Anyone know what the deal
        is?
                        {I believe the copies you see are left over from
                        the original release, and that it is - at least
                        in the US - "out of print," but there are a lot
                        of copies still in stock due to its not selling
                        as well as expected initially.  As to the videos
                        that are being sold unboxed in the UK, I've got
                        no idea.  -sh}

        _Gonna_Get_Close_to_You_________________________________Meetings_

        Eddie                   Mystii <mystii@wam.umd.edu>
                Actually when I met Eddie, he was the nicest person.  I
        didn't get to talk to him for too long, maybe 10 minutes or so,
        but I guess you could say he is quite funny and it wouldn't
        surprise me if he was called Comic Relief.  Then again Geoff and
        Scott were pretty funny too, but Geoff was acting a little
        different - I guess he was still in that "Nikki" mode, because
        he seemed more like Nikki than a singer for a really cool band.
        I met the guys in November 1991 when they came to Baltimore
        Arena.  And if i remember correctly, it was Eddie and Scott who
        hung out and did the Metal Shop interviews back in 1991-1992.
        But I haven't heard much about any of Queensryche being
        interviewed except on eMpTyV.

        _Anybody_Listening?_______________________________Advertisements_

        Rage Press Releases     Dave <dwb4025@rigel.tamu.edu>
                I know of a dealer who has a "Rage for Order" press
        release glossy which is autographed by all 5 guys for sale.  The
        signatures are genuine - I've seen them myself.  Anyone who might
        be interested in it, contact me.

        _Breaking_the_Silence______________________________Miscellaneous_

        Related Bands           Chris <miskimin@uwyo.edu>
                Another Queensrych-esque band everyone might want to
        check out is Savatage.  Their album "Edge of Thorns" is great.

        Related Bands           Bo <bn@okcforum.osrhe.edu>
                I'll give my thumbs up to Savatage.  Their "Edge of
        Thorns" release reminds me strongly of the early 'Ryche from the
        EP and "Warning" era.  The singer doesn't have nearly the same
        range as Geoff does, but he can still sing pretty well, and the
        melodies and guitar work are very good also.  I think these guys
        could go far with some good management.
                        {Fans of Savatage who are just joining in should
                        check the FTP site for back issues also, they've
                        been mentioned frequently over the years.  -sh}

        The Company             Brian <brian@corp.bnf.com>
                TheCompany@Aol.Com is a Fish/Marillion fan.  The name for
        the AOL account was taking from the Fish song 'The Company.'  At
        least this is what he told me when I emailed him asking him if he
        was affiliated with The Company North America, the official North
        American fanclub for Fish.

        The Company             <thecompany@aol.com>
                Sorry, but I have no affiliation to anyone but me.  I use
        the handle as just that, a handle.  It has Marillion connotations
        as their fan club is named that.

        Ray Gillen              Tina <tina.briones@ebay.sun.com>
                Has anyone heard if it's true or not?  This is very
        depressing, he has an awesome voice.  This is not a good way to
        start the new year.

        Ray Gillen              Lou <spinal@bcvax1.bc.edu>
                On the subject of Ray Gillen, WSOU in New Jersey
        reported that he had indeed died, of what I don't know, but they
        say he's dead.

        Ray Gillen              Linda <lindamo@rex.west.sun.com>
                Hi.  Unfortunately Ray Gillen did die several weeks ago,
        from a bronchial infection that could have been labeled
        pneumonia.

        Ray Gillen              <thecompany@aol.com>
                As for Ray Gillen, yes, it's true.  He died Thanksgiving
        weekend.  It was _not_ AIDS but a flu or pneumonia type infection
        that just got the best of him.  He will be missed.

        Ray Gillen              Clive <c.mccaig@queens-belfast.ac.uk>
                I can confirm, at least from what I've read in the press,
        that Ray Gillen died in a hospital on Dec 1st 1993, from
        illnesses relating to the AIDS virus - fitting he should die on
        World AIDS Day.
                He had just completed a new album, with a new band, sorry
        can't remember the exact name off hand, but I've heard it's
        unlikely to be released due to Gillen's untimely death.
                        {For those who're wondering, Ray was the former
                        vocalist of Badlands, and had been mentioned in
                        this digest as a possible replacement should
                        Geoff ever step down as vocalist.  I'd ask that
                        any further discussion of his death be taken to
                        a more general forum, though, since the cause
                        thereof appears to be headed for a debate.  As
                        for my spelling of his name, I went with the way
                        the majority of contributors spelled it  -sh}

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                That's all for this time around, see you again in a week,
        don't forget to write!

                'Ryche on,
                                -Shag