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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings, everyone out there!  Once again I'm out of
        state - as those of you in Iowa City can attest - so the FTP
        archive on Glia won't be getting updated quite as frequently as
        one might hope.  However, Nick's WorldWideWeb page is online, so
        you can play with that.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        New Album               Charles <popllama@u.washington.edu>
        Making of New Album     Squrille <C561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
        Queensryche WWW Page    Nick <nk24+ryche@andrew.cmu.edu>
        Sushi Retiring?         Shane <esbrown@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu>
        How Mary Died           <carpenter@philos.umass.edu>    
        How Mary Died           Christopher <christopher.white@mccaw.com>
        Queensryche Philosophy  Scott <stephenssj@alpha.hendrix.edu>
        Mary's Vocals           Ty <smitht@clp2.clpgh.org>
        Latin Hymn              Clive <amg0033@v2.qub.ac.uk>
        The Killing Words       James <hunsleyj@bach.siue.edu> 
        Doctor Feelgood         Neil <neilu@gti-ia.nl>
        Meeting the Band        Scott <stephenssj@alpha.hendrix.edu>
        Promo CDs Wanted        Stephen <nrm2147@rserver3.dsac.dla.mil> 
        Mailing Labels          Kathy <tbsr03a@prodigy.com>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_  

        New Album               Charles <popllama@u.washington.edu>
                I was talking with my EMI rep this last week and I asked 
        him if he knew anything about the new album.  He said it was 
        slated for late spring release - he apparently had a list in 
        front of him.  He too said that it is supposed to be really 
        ethereal in nature and very different from their past work, but 
        then again wasn't "Empire" described that way originally too?  
        It's nice working in the radio business, because I'll be getting 
        a pre-release CD as soon as it comes in!  ;)

        Making of New Album     Squrille <C561423@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
                Whee!  The band is _filming_ the recording of this new 
        work!  Maybe, once and for all, we will finally know how the 
        group functions and if Eddie really is a goof-off.  Of course, 
        just what will be edited out?

        Queensryche WWW Page    Nick <nk24+ryche@andrew.cmu.edu>
                Announcing the Queensryche WWW page!  The good stuff:
        http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/nkramer/ryche/ryche.html
                To use, fire up your favorite WWW browser - such as 
        Mosaic, Lynx, or Cello - and look for something like "Launch via 
        URL."  It's under "File" in Mosaic.

        Sushi Retiring?         Shane <esbrown@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu>
                I just received the new Ryche-N-Roll Times and at the 
        end, Metal Sushi makes a small speech about her being very early 
        in the fan club, then being able to run the fan club - now she is 
        turning the club to someone named Tina - does this mean Sushi is 
        retiring and letting someone more younger and talented run the 
        club?  Does this mean it will change?  Does _anyone_ have any 
        answers?
                        {I'm away from home and thus haven't got my copy
                        yet, but a mutual friend of Sushi and me has told
                        me that Sushi's very busy with other activities.  
                        I suspect that caused the change.  -sh}

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        How Mary Died           <carpenter@philos.umass.edu>    
                "Flesh Ripped by Weasels" is an album by the illustrious 
        and late Frank Zappa.  If I remember correctly the album cover 
        depicted a man shaving with a weasel (i.e. an electric shaver).  
        I'm not sure this has any connection or validity though to the 
        plot line.  It may just be a possibility that someone wants to 
        scream it.  I would, if given the chance.

        How Mary Died           Christopher <christopher.white@mccaw.com>
                I believe that she didn't just hang herself, but hung 
        herself with her rosary, a la "your rosary wrapped around your 
        throat" in 'Eyes of a Stranger.'

        Queensryche Philosophy  Scott <stephenssj@alpha.hendrix.edu>
                I've been taking a philosophy course in college and 
        several of the philosophers we've studied seem to have shades of 
        influence on many of Queensryche's lyrics and ideals.  For 
        example, Marx's entire _Das Kapital_ goes along very closely with 
        the "Mindcrime" story.  The entire religion thing in "Mindcrime," 
        was portrayed as simply being used as a tool or system of 
        control.  Marx had a famous quote, "Religion is the opiate of the 
        people," meaning religion was simply a tool used to suppress the 
        revolutionary qualities of the masses and "keep them in check."  
        Also, the communist/socialist overtones in the song "Mindcrime" 
        fit very well in Marx's philosophy concerning economics.  You 
        know, "everybody choosing, everybody making the same."  Marx 
        believed in a classless society, which seems to be the method 
        outlined in these lyrics.  Anybody else got any input?  Also, 
        please correct me if I'm wrong on anything - perhaps I'm digging 
        too deep.  I'd really appreciate any further input on this issue, 
        not simply Marx but other philosophical influences as well.  
                Also, does anybody have any clue to Queensryche's 
        religious beliefs?  I heard that Geoff started singing in the 
        church choir.  Just curious.

        _The_Killing_Words________________________________Interpretation_

        Mary's Vocals           Ty <smitht@clp2.clpgh.org>
                Maybe you can help me on a debate I have had with some 
        friends.  There is an equal amount of people on each side of the 
        issue. 
                Who sings the parts that are spoken by the character 
        Mary?  For example, "I feel the flow, the blessed stain."  Is it 
        Tate or a woman?  And if it is a woman is it Pamela Moore, who 
        does Mary's voice when talking?  Is it the woman on the video 
        screen when they did their concert - and if so who is she - or 
        someone else different all together?  And if it is a woman, why 
        didn't Tate sing it?  He has the range.  He sings Nikki and Dr.
        X and everyone else.
                        {It is, indeed, Pamela Moore, who is also the
                        woman portrayed onscreen at the concert.  My
                        guess is that the band just felt Mary should be
                        sung by a female - and her voice is very close
                        to Geoff's, yes.  -sh}

        Latin Hymn              Clive <amg0033@v2.qub.ac.uk>
                In the last issue, someone asked about the title of the 
        Latin Hymn sang during 'Suite Sister Mary.'  Shag suggested it 
        was 'Dies Irae' (Day Of Wrath).
                I have this hymn done by Christian progressive thrash 
        band Believer on their "Sanity Obscure" CD.  It has female 
        soprano vocals, like those on 'Suite Sister Mary,' and is rather 
        surreal, apart from the ending where there is a blend of heavy 
        orchestration mixed with Believer crunchy riffs.
                I'm pretty sure the hymn on Suite Sister Mary is _not_ 
        'Dies Irae.'  I have the lyrics of this - on the Believer album 
        it's sung in Latin, but I have both Latin and English - so if 
        anybody wants the lyrics to see if they can match them with 
        what's being sung in Suite Sister Mary, I can e-mail them. 

        The Killing Words       James <hunsleyj@bach.siue.edu> 
                Just for the record, the "wireless" or cordless phone 
        was commercially available in 1984, which leads me to believe 
        that it was a "wireless" in his hand.

        Doctor Feelgood         Neil <neilu@gti-ia.nl>
                Funny about that "Dr. Feelgood."  I remember when that 
        album came out and we sat about laughing about how they'd ripped 
        Queensryche off!  Not only does it include the hospital sample, 
        but have a good look at the cover artwork.  Dr. Feelgood is 
        written in red and the second "leg" of the letter 'R' in 'Dr' 
        has a line through it to make it a cross - or an X.  Dr. X - 
        funny eh?

        _Gonna_Get_Close_to_You_________________________________Meetings_

        Meeting the Band        Scott <stephenssj@alpha.hendrix.edu>
                Many of you have said that you have met the band (many on 
        several occasions).  I am very curious - how did this come about?  
        Sometimes it seems very nonchalant in the way everyone talks 
        about it, but it would be a tremendous experience to me!  

        _Anybody_Listening?_______________________________Advertisements_

        Promo CDs Wanted        Stephen <nrm2147@rserver3.dsac.dla.mil> 
                I'm looking for "Evolution Calling" and "The Sound of 
        Building Empires."  Maybe someone can help.

        Mailing Labels          Kathy <tbsr03a@prodigy.com>
                A few weeks ago, Kevin Scurlock sent in an ad for 
        Queensryche return address labels.  I was the one who was selling 
        the labels.  I got an excellent response from SiD readers - I 
        should hire Kev as a business manager!.  I know that the labels 
        were just posted two weeks ago or so, but since that time, I am 
        asking that everyone send me a SASE because the postage cost got 
        a little out of hand when I was mailing out the brochures.
        Anyone interested in information should send a SASE to:
                Kathleen Krzesinski
                12834 South Saginaw Avenue
                Chicago, Illinois 60633-1754
        Brochures were mailed out on the 4th in response to requests
        sent in two weeks ago.

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                That's all for now, have a good week!
        'Ryche on,
                                -Shag