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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings, and welcome to April!  I might be on the road
        the next few weeks, but I'll be trying to keep the digest going
        on the usual schedule.  That's all I've got to say for now, so on
        with the show.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        New Album               Marko <marko.lemieux@der.edf.fr>
        Comic Review            William <dhaller@umich.edu>
        World Wide Web Page     Nick <nk24+@andrew.cmu.edu>
        Latin Hymn Title        Jeremy <jeremy@eel.ufl.edu>
        Lucid Dreaming          Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
        Unplugged Bootleg       Tina <tina.briones@ebay.sun.com>
        Bootleg Questions       Brian <lerxst@esy.com> 
        How Did Mary Die?       Keith <kmr100g@oduvm.cc.odu.edu>
        How Did Mary Die?       T.J. <tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com>
        Mindcrime Intro         Carl <cs152012@linden.msvu.ca>  
        Samples                 Tim <tswadzinski@amoco.com>
        Geoff's Mother          Arthur <arr@infinet.com>
        Empire Single Wanted    Terry <cygnus@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
        Tourbook For Sale       Marc <ad360@freenet.carleton.ca> 
        Related Bands           Jayson <pink@engin.umich.edu>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_  

        New Album               Marko <marko.lemieux@der.edf.fr>
                I remember back in 1990, when Queensryche released the
        single 'Last time in Paris,' we could foresee the general style
        of the upcoming album, "Empire."  Last summer, they released this 
        terrific song called 'Real World,' in which we find a powerful 
        combination of guitars, strings, and percussion.  
                Doesn't it remind you another fantastic album, from a 
        famous British band, "Days of Future Passed", by the Moody Blues?
        On this album, we find the classics 'Nights in White Satin,' and 
        'Tuesday Afternoon.'
                Could it be that Queensryche is building a 90's version 
        of this album, a perfect fusion of rock'n'roll and classical 
        music?  I hope so!
                        {One never knows, but there have been rumors of
                        the new material being more ethereal than their
                        past work, and "Days" was ethereal.  -sh}

        Comic Review            William <dhaller@umich.edu>
                Well, the 'Queensryche Double Special' comic that I told 
        everyone about a few months ago finally came out today.  I must 
        say, I am not impressed.  It was advertised as "60+ pages of 
        Queensryche action" by which I thought it might be a fiction 
        involving the band.  *BUZZ*  Wrong!  What it in fact included was 
        a signed copy of the FIRST Queensryche comic, plus the new 
        "Queensryche II" comic.  I was not at all impressed with this 
        comic's interpretation of the guys.  It covers everything from 
        the beginning of "Empire" to the end of, well, "Empire" and 
        "Operation: Livecrime."  Geoff comes off as being homicidal, and 
        I am curious to know whether the origins of 'Empire' and 
        'Resistance' - and maybe 'Della Brown' - are based at all on 
        fact.  The story of the comic - the recording of "Empire," 
        "Livecrime," and 'Last Time in Paris' - is weak and aimless.  
        Definitely not what I expected.

        World Wide Web Page     Nick <nk24+@andrew.cmu.edu>
                I'm putting together a Queensryche page for the World 
        Wide Web - Mosaic and all that good stuff.  The basic inspiration 
        is the Metallica page.  Neither of the FTP sites mentioned in SiD 
        have much in the way of pictures of album covers.  If I can't 
        find anything, I may have to see what I can do about scanning my 
        own in.  The page should be up next weekend at the latest, and 
        maybe even this weekend.
                        {Nick's going to need some folks with Mosaic to
                        test this for him.  If you'd like to help out,
                        drop him a line.  -sh} 

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        Latin Hymn Title        Jeremy <jeremy@eel.ufl.edu>
                What is the name of the hymn sung during 'Suite Sister 
        Mary?'
                        {I think it might be Dies Irae - the wrath of
                        God - but I'm not sure.  -sh}

        Lucid Dreaming          Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu>
                In 1983 a study was done by Gackenbach and Schillig on 
        the phenomenon of "lucid dreams."  A lucid dream is defined as 
        one in which "the dreamer feels he is suddenly in possession of 
        his normal waking memories and thoughts but knows that he is
        actually asleep and dreaming."
                That kind of relates to the theme of 'Silent Lucidity,'
        especially the spoken part behind the music.  And people say that 
        all those long-haired rockers don't have two brain cells to rub 
        together.

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        Unplugged Bootleg       Tina <tina.briones@ebay.sun.com>
                My husband went to a CD store called the Compact Disc 
        Warehouse.  He had heard they have lots of imports.  He came home 
        4 hours and $250 later with 13 CD's.  The one I wanted to mention 
        was the Queensryche "Unplugged" that he was able to find.  It 
        cost $25 but it's cool.  About half the songs are from the 
        unplugged show on MTV and the others are live from Tokyo Budokan 
        in 1985.  The songs are 'I Will Remember,' 'Killing Words,' 
        'Della Brown,' 'Silent Lucidity,' 'The Lady Wore Black,' 
        'Prophecy,' 'Blinded,' 'The Lady Wore Black' again - one is live,
        the other unplugged - 'Queen of the Reich,' 'Deliverance,' 'Child 
        of Fire,' 'En Force,' 'Warning,' and 'Take Hold of the Flame.'
                This CD was imported from Italy.  The writing on the 
        inside is Italian.  This was the only copy but I'm sure they'll 
        get it again or at least they can get it if anyone's interested 
        here in northern California.
                If you can believe this, he wasn't going to give this CD 
        to me til our anniversary on 4/11 but I really wanted to know 
        what he was hiding so he gave me my gift early.  I'm glad he 
        didn't wait!

        Bootleg Questions       Brian <lerxst@esy.com> 
                I am thinking of ordering some Queensryche bootlegs.  I 
        checked the bootleg discography, and nothing was in there about 
        the quality, method of recording, etc.  I was wondering if anyone
        knew anything like that about these bootlegs:
                "Walk in the Shadows," "Disease is Rampant," "Starting 
        Through," "Screaming Laughter," "En Force," "Might Makes Ryche,"
        and "Whispering Shadows"
                I am thinking of ordering maybe 3 of them, and would like 
        a little info on which are best.  I have "Unplugged...," "Queen 
        of the Reich," and "End of the Silence" if you can compare the 
        quality to any of these.  

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        How Did Mary Die?       Keith <kmr100g@oduvm.cc.odu.edu>
                I have only one answer, she hung herself.  In 'My Empty 
        Room' the lyrics read, "Empty room today, and here I sit, chalk 
        outline upon the wall, I remember tracing it.  A thousand times 
        the night she died, why?"  When cops find people dead they trace 
        an outline to mark where they were found.  The only way you can 
        have it on the wall is if they hang themselves.  The first time I
        met the band (their first tour after the release of Mindcrime) I 
        asked if she committed suicide.  Geoff said, "Ding Ding ding, you 
        win the prize."  The third time I met up with them I asked Eddie 
        if she hung herself.  He chuckled and looked away and Frank, the 
        production manager, chuckled with him and told me "On the nose."
        So, it seems pretty clear to me!
                I think she did it because she knew Dr. X was going to 
        have her killed and she didn't want Nikki to have to do it (since 
        she knew X could get him to do it).

        How Did Mary Die?       T.J. <tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com>
                Note that "weasel" is a slang term for the male sex organ
        - e.g. "drain the weasel" means urinate.  "Flesh ripped by 
        weasels" carries strong sexual overtones here.  This would be in 
        line with the aforementioned "vibrating electronic appliances".  

        _The_Killing_Words________________________________Interpretation_

        Mindcrime Intro         Carl <cs152012@linden.msvu.ca>  
                I was surprised when I read the last issue and saw the 
        thread on the "Mindcrime" intro. Shag, did you say the bits by 
        the nurse are original?  I was in Boston for spring break, I was 
        watching the tube in the hotel room, and I caught a small segment 
        from an old movie that was playing.  I remember it well because I 
        was bowled over when I heard, "sweet dreams... you bastard", and 
        it was the whole spiel from the intro on the album. I have no 
        idea what it was, but it was without a doubt the same as the 
        soundbite on the record. 
                I only have a vague memory of this, I had just driven 12 
        hours, non-stop, to get there from here in Canada, and I was 
        tired, but I'm sure it's from a movie.  Am I having delusions? 
        I feel another thread comming on, sorry to fan the flames. 8-) 
                        {The "Mindcrime" credits say, "Nurse played by
                        Debbie Wheeler."  I think it means she recorded
                        those lines for the album itself - does anyone
                        know whether she did them for a movie too?  -sh}

        Samples                 Tim <tswadzinski@amoco.com>
                I think the hospital sample from the beginning of 'I 
        Remember Now' can also be heard at the beginning of Motley Crue's 
        "Doctor Feelgood" album.
                Can anybody verify this one for me?  I think the sample 
        at the end of 'The Whisper,' where the woman yells "He'll kill us 
        all," is taken from the movie about Charles Manson called "Helter 
        Skelter."
                        {Exactly right!  -sh}

        _I_Will_Remember_________________________________________History_

        Geoff's Mother          Arthur <arr@infinet.com>
                In the last issue of SID someone asked about Geoff's 
        mother.  That reminded me of a very old issue of a heavy metal 
        magazine I used to read.  
                When "The Warning" first came out there were many 
        different activist groups coming out against heavy metal music 
        and musicians.  In response to those groups Geoff's Mom sent a 
        letter to a magazine (either Circus or Hit Parader) defending 
        metal and using her son as an example.  Does anybody else 
        remember this?  Even better, could someone maybe type a copy of 
        the letter here for us?

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        Empire Single Wanted    Terry <cygnus@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
                I've been looking for the European CD single for the song 
        'Empire' that has 'Scarborough Fair,' 'Prophecy,' and 'Della 
        Brown' on it.  It is an EMI release, numbered CD 560 20 4032 2.  
        I'm sure someone on this list can help me out.  The cover was 
        designed by Pushead, the guy who did all the artwork for 
        Metallica's t-shirts, etc.
                If you can find this single in your local import store, 
        let me know how much they're asking, and we'll work out a deal.
        I appreciate any help in advance.

        Tourbook For Sale       Marc <ad360@freenet.carleton.ca> 
                I have a copy of the 1984 tourbook from the Warning Tour
        for sale.  It's in superb condition, and is a must for the
        collector.  Only $7. 11.5" x 8.5", 20 pages, full color.  It
        features a write-up of the band's early history, classic early 
        photos and the group's "aspirations" for the future.  Who knew 
        they'd turn into the monster progressive-metal mega-band they are 
        today?  I also have Genesis, Yes, and Eric Clapton tourbooks.

        _Breaking_the_Silence______________________________Miscellaneous_

        Related Bands           Jayson <pink@engin.umich.edu>
                Has anyone heard of any other truly great progressive 
        metal bands, like Dream Theater, Fates Warning, or Crimson 
        Glory?  There don't seem to be that many out there any more. 
        Everything is Seattle grunge - which is ironic, considering this 
        is a Queensryche fan thing.  If so, I'd love to hear about them.
        Rock is in a major slump right now, and I need to hear some more 
        true talented music until Queensryche hits the stores.
                        {Everyone who is about to write in about other
                        cool bands, please e-mail Jayson directly.  I
                        don't want 3 issues of "Related Bands" like
                        last time.  Thanks!  -sh}

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                All done - have a good week, see you again next Monday!
        'Ryche on,
                                -Shag