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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Welcome once again, and happy Labor Day to those in the
        US - particularly those who have the day off from work and thus
        won't see this until Tuesday!  No, I still haven't managed to get
        in touch with EMI; why can't record companies be open 24 hours?
        But enough of my babble.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        French Release?         Marko <marko.lemieux@der.edf.fr>
        CD-ROM                  Dan <wrench@jakesys.sol.net>
        UK Tour?                Mork <mjt@rowan.coventry.ac.uk>
        Song Availability       Larry <hcicc01.rebenn01@ssw.alcoa.com>
        Selling Bootlegs        Shawn <smason@badlands.nodak.edu>
        Mary's Death            Larry <hcicc01.rebenn01@ssw.alcoa.com>
        The Dying Game          Shawn <smason@badlands.nodak.edu>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_ 

        French Release?         Marko <marko.lemieux@der.edf.fr>
                I'm glad to hear that the new album will finally be out
        October 18.  Is there any release date for France?
                        {My contact at EMI said the album is planned for
                        a global release, so we can hope it will be out
                        that same day in France also.  -sh}

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        CD-ROM                  Dan <wrench@jakesys.sol.net>
                Is there any release date set yet for the Queensryche 
        CD-ROM?  I can't wait to see what's going to be on it.  I'd also
        have to agree with Ben that "Operation: Mindcrime" would make a 
        great play.
                        {The CD-ROM will theoretically be released at the
                        same time as the album.  -sh}

        _Roads_to_Madness__________________________________Tours_&_Shows_

        UK Tour?                Mork <mjt@rowan.coventry.ac.uk>
                Has anyone heard anything about Queensryche's intention 
        for their tour to support the new album?  It has been ages since 
        they played here in the UK, save Donnington, and I'd love to go 
        see them again. If anyone has any details or rumors I'd like to 
        hear from them.
                        {The last word I had from EMI was that there
                        would be a "world tour," so they should be going
                        to Europe as usual.  -sh}

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        Song Availability       Larry <hcicc01.rebenn01@ssw.alcoa.com>
                I was wondering if there was any way to obtain a copy of
        'Last Time in Paris,' other than on the Ford Fairlane soundtrack.
        Was this track recorded specifically for that soundtrack or was 
        it just an extra track in the Queensryche catalog?  Also, did 
        anyone notice the similarity of this track's intro to 'Time' on 
        Tesla's last studio album?
                Also, after coming across a Queensryche interpretation 
        of 'Scarborough Fair' on a promotional 3-song disc, I was 
        wondering how many other songs were available which were not on 
        the primary studio albums, such as 'Real World' from Last Action 
        Hero.
                I was unable to catch the Unplugged session, although a 
        couple of tracks were used in the "Building Empires" video.  
        Which songs were performed, and is there a CD available?
                        {'Scarborough Fair' is available on European CD
                        singles of 'Empire' and US singles of 'Anybody
                        Listening?'  'Last Time in Paris' is on the 
                        singles for 'Another Rainy Night.'  Rumor had it
                        they played 7 songs for Unplugged, but only 5
                        were shown, and the 3 that aren't on "Building
                        Empires" are only available on bootlegs.  -sh}

        Selling Bootlegs        Shawn <smason@badlands.nodak.edu>
                I'd like to get some bootleg stuff, when I finally get 
        the funds to, but I basically can't understand why anyone who
        subscribes to this newsletter would want to sell any of their 
        Queensryche stuff.  Can someone help me understand why someone 
        would do that.  It's great to see people that know where to get 
        the stuff, but once they got it, to turn around and sell it 
        boggles my mind.
                        {I don't think anyone would sell the first copy
                        they got of something, but sometimes people get
                        more than one of something.  A couple years ago
                        I found two copies of a vinyl single at a store,
                        and bought one for myself.  Months later the
                        other one was still there, so I bought it and
                        re-sold it to another fan.  -sh}

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        Mary's Death            Larry <hcicc01.rebenn01@ssw.alcoa.com>
                I'm amazed that Mary's death is still a topic of
        discussion.  I think spending too much time analyzing this topic
        takes away from all the other aspects of the album.  Is it not 
        simply enough that Nikki found her dead and grieved, choosing his 
        next course of action based on her death?  The manner of her 
        death has been hotly contested since the album's issue, and there
        is simply not enough information to know for sure how she died.  
        Some, including Metal Sushi, state that it was suicide, but in 
        the original Mindcrime videos, Dr. X is seen walking through the 
        church with a rosary gripped in his hands as if preparing to 
        strangle.  Regardless, Nikki sensed the impending frame-up and 
        went into hiding, and the album does continue on from that event.
                Perhaps we should also begin a debate on whether Dr. X 
        was a driver or passenger when he tells Nikki to kill Mary, and 
        what make and model the car was, based on the time it takes to 
        roll down the electric window and the tone of the exhaust as he 
        drove away!  Manual or automatic?  There are deeper issues and 
        emotions at stake in this album!  I look forward to discussing 
        them as well.

        The Dying Game          Shawn <smason@badlands.nodak.edu>
                Those who discuss how everyone died should just think 
        of all possibilities.  The only definite answer would come from 
        Geoff himself, or Oliver Stone.  It seems to me that this has 
        been a problem for the script writers that have taken the task of 
        the "Mindcrime" movie to hand.  I say, it's your script and up 
        to your own interpretation.  Movies and music fall into the 
        category of art.  So why not treat it as art and say there are a 
        few ways Mary could have died, and it is up to the individual to 
        decide what he or she believes.  
                        {Definitely a good idea.  And who's to say that
                        a movie would have to answer the question?  
                        "Video: Mindcrime" didn't technically give a 
                        solid answer, and a movie could be vague.  -sh}

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                That's all for now - 6? weeks and counting.  I solicit
        inundation with e-mail.

                'Ryche on,
                                -Shag