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Believe it or not that was the last song of that show. There will never be another decade like the 80's. The musicianship that bands possessed back in those days is a long lost art. I was privileged to be a teenager during that time and I can't even begin to tell you what a fantastic time it was. Great choice.
And dont forget this was live with 1984 technology.. which means this is mostly unaltered voices and no computerized instrumentation. Just a bunch of great musicians knocking it out of the park. One of the best rock voices ever.
@@mumu5013 saying there were over dubs based on what????? Even people who seen them during this tour say it was this good. Also, he could not maintain this over the decades. And also he took up smoking and screwed the pooch for his voice!
@@mumu5013 I've seen Queensryche numerous times, including their debut live show opening for Zebra at the Paramount in Seattle......yes, they sound this good live.
I agree with you, but at the same time, it shouldn't be something we have to mention. Ppl complain about ai music, and I can understand, and agree. But autotune and stuff like that ruined music a long time ago
In his prime, Geoff Tate had a 5 octave range, but he is actually a baritone!! He has recently regained most of that range, having recovered from open heart surgery and lost some weight. He is the best male rock vocalist this old lady has ever heard.
The lead guitarist of this band, Chris GeGarmo is a freaking genius. He created his own style and influenced a gazillion guitarists around the world. Then one day he walked into the rehearsal room and told the band "Listen guys, I don't want to play with you anymore". Then he went and became a commercial airline pilot.
@@sprezzatura8755 He split in '97. The band was fading in popularity by this point. They went from playing clubs to headlining arenas to back to playing clubs.
9.5 out of 10 is an insult here. This is the greatest vocal performance of all time, any genre, any vocalist, any time. This is easily the best. I've never heard a more impressive vocal performance.
So a musician, a nerd and an old man sits at a bar! Lol (I'm the old guy!) I was there... a bunch a US Navy cats hanging out in Japan goes to a concert! Awesome show! That was the last song after almost a 2 hour show! The man's voice was unstoppable!
Geoff Tate is one of the greatest metal vocalists to ever walk this earth, funny thing is he wasn't a vocalist originally, he was a keyboard player. From '83 to '94 he was in my opinion the best metal vocalist out there.I have him as my 3rd favorite metal vocalist of all time, and I've been listening to metal for over 40 years. As far as a possible future Queensryche reaction, I'm going to suggest I Will Remember from MTV unplugged from '92, it's an acoustic version, and you'll really see how incredible Geoff is. Peace and as always, stay Metal you two. 😊🤘🤘🤘🎶🎶🎶
Curious who your other two favorite vocalists are. I have to go with David Draiman as my favorite after seeing his "Sound of Silence" on Conan, that's the best single vocal performance I've ever heard. He does stuff with his voice that is incredibly unique. He and Geoff are two of the best ever, for sure.
I had been listening to Queensryche for a couple of months and saw them perform The Warning album in Texas during this tour, and this was 1 of the songs. They opened for KISS and many of my friends were there to see KISS despite me telling them that Queensryche was so good. After the concert no one could shut up about Queensryche.
@Paul Whitman Yes! I've been a fan since their EP in 1983. "The Warning" is my second favorite album (After Operation Mindcrime) and "Roads to Madness" is the best song on that album. Sad it get's no love from YT reactors.
Eyes of a stranger, another rainy night with out you,. Can't go wrong with either of them. Superb vocals and amazing guitar work. Not a flashy as some lead guitar but both guitar players are amazing
Geoff Tate is amazing here. Probably at that time one of the top 3 singers - and unfortunately always a bit under appreciated. You should also listen to the "live at the fillmore" version of King Diamond´s "Sleepless nights". Also a singer who is brilliant, but not that much known (as he should be)
This song came from THE WARNING album. This is a MASTERPIECE of a album. It also has its mini 4 debut album on it with Nightrider, Blinded,The Lady wore Black and Queen of the Riech. Bonus track PROPHECY. All of these are on the video concert you just watched from 1984 live in Tokyo. Welcome to the QUEENSRYCHE rabbit hole enjoy🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🍺🍻🚬🚬🛸🤟🖖👽🛸🍸🍕🍄🍄🌲🌲Fine Pine Marijuana. I think they are all single still if she wanted to know????🤪🤪🤪🤪
Nightrider, the song with what I believe to be the most throat ripping metal scream ever. There is just no way to do a scream "right" and still have it come out like that. Notice that he stopped doing it like that very quickly. I suppose we wanted to make it to 30 and still have a voice. That whole 4 song album was kind of the beta version of what Queensryche would develop into. Those 4 songs are all great though. I compare it to Metallica's Kill 'em all. They both show their bands dripping with talent but hadn't quite got their signature sound and style yet.
It’s funny to me how all of a sudden 39 years later people are raving of this song and Geoff Tate I saw this tour when I was a teenager and bought the record the warning I have been a fan ever since.blew my mind to watch live I still have the album and the first one also amazing band
Yep.. the real deal.. it's funny living through that generation. And not fully comprehending how great these singers were. Like Geoff.. until u look back all these yrs later and seeing the jaws drop of these young kids seeing this stuff for the first time. It's priceless.
@@erroristmusic yeah, hes aged since those days...but up until Empire..he was a force to reckoned with vocally...the guy was amazing. the writing on the promised land and after, the crapfest of the albums didnt fit the wide range...imo. I liked everything to operation and a little bit if empire....thats about it.
Loved your reaction! You have just begun to discover what Queensryche can do (original lineup). This is a diverse band. Not every song sounds like the other. Geoff is beyond amazing! In his prime he had a 4 octave range -- that high note that he hit three times in this song was an E5! But, he's actually a baritone which brings such color and warmth to his tone. And what expression/feeling! In QR's first two albums, Geoff sang primarily in his upper range.In subsequent albums he'd bring in more of his lower register. I love to hear the counter-points of the high and low together. And love those gang vocals and harmonies from the band. The WHOLE band is tight and very accomplished. Fantastic lyrically as well. They don't do a lot of "show-off" playing, but do what's good for the song. They're energetic and intense onstage. Best live shows I ever saw! Geoff is a bit theatrical, and charismatic! NO ONE can sing or belt like him! Also, did you notice his beautiful clean singing? He doesn't scream the high notes, he sings them. You might like "SPEAK" from the OPERATION: MINDCRIME album. The songs on this album can stand on their own, but it's a concept album comprising one big story. To fully understand the lyrics you need to hear the whole album in sequence. It's incredible! It may take a few listens to digest, and pick up on the intricacies of the story. I hope you do more of Queensryche! You won't be sorry! Other QR songs: ANYBODY LISTENING? EYES OF A STRANGER ONE MORE TIME REAL WORLD SILENT LUCIDITY WALK IN THE SHADOWS SCREAMING IN DIGITAL ROADS TO MADNESS THE WHISPER THE KILLING WORDS (MTV Unplugged, 1992) The list goes on....
Nothing happened to his voice from “Flame” to “Empire”, it was just a different approach to music. As someone who’s seen them live several times, he really was that good live.
Come on! Something happen to his voice between the albums. Mainly towards the end Smoking,drinking and not staying in shape. All have and had some effect to his voice. Mainly his breath control and his ability to hit those high notes and sustain those long notes. Yes because of this he had to take a different approach to his singing and music. It a known fact if you don't keep your diaphragm muscles and stomach muscles in good shape you lose a lot of the control and ability to Belt. Also if you don't take care of the cords you lose them..smoking and drinking some of the worse things you can expose those cords too. Even in his last tour doing the whole Rage for Order Album. He has improved and can hit some of the notes but holding them. Na! That's gone. Maybe if he loss some weight got in shape and quit drinking all that wine. He could return up at the Top of the Best Metal Singers of all time. Along with Bruce Dickinson,Rob Halford and Micheal Kiske. All who can still sign like they did way back when.
Welcome to my teens!! This video IS a live recording. BUT the visual is a compilation of multiple shoots. During and after the show. To get great shots. Geoff was a beast back then.
As others have pointed out, it's very much worth remembering that this was the last song of the set. He'd been singling pretty hard stuff for the better part of an hour here.
First time watching you guys and I gotta say, home boy's voice reminds me of Adam Sandler playing one of his characters, though I don't remember which one it was, maybe the Waterboy? LOL Glad you enjoyed this song, in their heyday this band was one to be reckoned with. All members were masters of their instrument, and their lyrics have true depth and meaning, many of them even more relevant today.
I saw them in concert on their self titled debut album/EP in the early 80’s. Met them before the show and got their autographs at a local record store. They Rocked the house. You’ve got to listen to their first record, which only has four songs, but the best IMO.
I saw them in 84 as well . At a small club" Hammerjacks " in Baltimore . 5 dollars at the door and found an overlook on the side of the stage . Might have been 300 people there . That night it felt like Queensryche was there just for me . During Chris's lead on this very song , Geoff climbed up to me , Took my hand and stayed , We both watched Chris , I will never forget the look in Chris's eyes " Dude , Don't push him off , We need him " . My story .. Besides that . The entire band was incredible , It was hard to believe the sound . They were Perfect
Nothing happened to his voice. He’s a natural baritone that had a 4-5 octave range depending on which expert you listen to. He simply sang Empire closer to his natural tone. He sang most of Take Hold of the Flame in a high belt, not falsetto as some claim, even reaching as high as an E5. His vibrato, which often embodies good vocal technique, remains from his lower all the way through his high register. He’s 64 years old now and still performing. His voice has changed due to age. He signs primarily in his lower baritone vocal range now.
I can remember when this video first came out 🤘 When we couldn't wait for the next video the following week Night Flight Videos & Head Bangers Ball what a great time growing up as a kid the 1980s 😁
Funny, I used to go see Queensryche just to watch Scott Rockenfield beat the dog shit out of the drums, but after a 15 year span, I gotta say, the thing that impressed me the most was Tate's voice. It didn't age a fucking day. The last concert I saw, the vocals could have been substituted for the first. Ridiculous! Not by favorite genre, but top to bottom ( DeGarmo is criminally underated, as are a fuck load of guitarists from hair metal era), really solid band...
Don't listen to the critics because they will all say Geoff Tate's voice is shot but the reality is the critics could not sing as good as Geoff can sing today...and any song you pick on that particular recording kicks as, and all the way up to the Operation Mindcrime CD kicks ass.. but please do more #QUEENSRYCHE..
Growing up with them in Seattle was an amazing time for music we had so many good bands , Geoff Tate’s voice in his prime was 2nd to none , I think Layne from Alice In Chains might be right up there , just 2 different styles Geoff was more polished and had opera training, but both were so powerful and unique in their own way, one of the things I loved about Queensryche was they had so many different sounding songs , some that had to grow on you some ballads and like with silent lucidity with an orchestra, but I’ve seen them 3 times and they always Rocked , not a big fan of the new stuff without Tate
Nothing happened to him, he just holds back on some songs...Geoff Tate's voice is just magic, if you listened to the studio version of this song this live performance is spot on. Personally I and many others think this is way better then the studio..really recommend the studio of "Road To Madness"...enjoyed your reaction
3 E5's in one song - AND at the end of a gig. This was one of the encores, I believe. I suspect many of the auto-tune idiots will be asking 'What's an E5'? And FYI - Empire (the album) was released 6 years later.
Geoff has always been great live!! I’ve seen them live since 1983 and he’s never failed to hit the notes. Amazing breath control and support. Don’t forget to listen to Operation Mindcrime and Rage For Order.
No, nothing happened to his voice. Listen to them on MTV Unplugged, and many of there different lyrics. This song was an encore, the 22nd song of a live performance and still hitting every note perfectly. Geoff was in a league of his own
HOW does one unleash such power and clarity slowly in such a slow long drawn out ascension Jesus H Christ! I mean it is one thing to just be able to get there, it is quite another to be able to get there, with power , with clarity and with such pin-point control and precision bro ! Come on man ! I always feel like WTF, this got to be some kinda gag , for real !
What is crazy though is if you ever listen to a man like Pavarotti sing, you will instantly hear how THIN Geoff's voice is in comparison. People are probably like LOL when I say that but it is true. Pavarotti's voice, even much lower it has soooo much power and richness. You should do a video on Pavarotti's voice comparing it to some of history's best Rock and Roll singers. You do not need to understand the lyrics when he sings son don't worry about it Don't even worry about pickin a song, just pick a song , I am certain if you know anything about music , you've got to be blown right away Shit even if you don't know a damn thing about music.
I saw them live twice. Once for Operation Mindcrime which was done in its entirety from the first song to the last, and once for Empire. They were amazing then.
Having seen Queensryche when they first arrived on the music scene in the mid 80's, I was completely floored and consequently smitten from that moment forward. This video honestly doesn't do true justice to the sheer magnitude and magnificence of their sound and artistry. Simply put, they were well before their time. Lastly, I just saw Geoff in IL last year. He sang all songs from Rage For Order and Empire and did remarkably well for someone who is 60+ years old. Now please check out Tony Harnell (TNT), Roy Khan (Kamelot), Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus), each of whom were influenced by Geoff Tate. :)
Can you believe they're from Seattle a lot of grunge bands like them they've been rocking for over 40 years they're older stuff was way heavier should check out the video for queen of the Reich you two Rock
I think he was only 24 here. At his peak. Empire was much later. Plus they were a diverse band with many different songs, so you dont have to scream or reach E5 always. His fans know his rage. Plus this was live. Queensryche thrived at lives. I do prefer lives always than the studio versions and here you can see why, all the soul and the passion.
yes explore geoff tate he is the singer no longer with queensryche but has a band in his 60s now still rocking but in his prime he has made many good songs with queensryche one of my favs
About his voice. Geoff Tate was a baritone that could find himself easily in the 5th octave (take hold of the flame is in that range with the high notes being E5). So he had an insane range.
I first discovered Queensryche in 1983 when I was 18 and working at a Indie Record store/Head shop. We got a Promo copy of their EP and the owner let me keep most of the Promo's. So when I got home I put it on the turntable and was blown away. I have seen them many times the best was in 2005 at First Avenue in Minneapolis. They played 8 songs from various albums then played the whole "Operation Mindcrime" album. When I was about to leave their sound engineer called me over and said "I can tell your a die hard fan" and he handed me a laminated set list the only set list that he had. (Most all set lists are now on a computer with only one physical copy they use).
There’s so many nuggets to be discovered within the realm of what most would deem “Hair Bands/Metal”. You kids need to seek out more from the “Power Metal” subgenre…Priest, Dio, Maiden, Savatage, Helloween and such!🤘 Obviously, the ‘ryche struck a chord!👍😎
Have you guys listened to “queen of the reich” that one was from 1981 and it’s a little more upbeat than this one, gets your blood flowing. And yes, later in his career he wasn’t able to hit those high high notes anymore because of damage to his vocal chords but still a great singer
And you're right about the trio progressive metal Fates Warning ,, Queensryche,, and Dreamtheater raise the bar so high only Steelheart, Firehouse and TnT are there with them
