METALHEAD FRIDAY - Queensryche - Queen Of The Reich Live In Tokyo (Reaction!) 

Take Hold of the Flame Live in Tokyo is perhaps one of the most reviewed songs from vocal experts!!!:..due to the fact that Geoff Tate gets to notes that are practically impossible for a man. Check the song from this same concert...is amazing! The whole band is just perfect.

I've been a fan of Geoff and Queensryche for 35 years. He STILL gives me chills and I listen to him at least once a day.

Queensryche are the godfathers of progressive metal. They've influenced l progressive metal bands with their intensity and precision live music. Seen them completely blow Metallica off the stage musically. True talent shines.

Greatest prog metal band of all time... especially this line up, Geoff Tate, Chris DeGarmo Micheal Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield.

Geoff Tate was one of the best, if not the best metal singer of the 80’s

Geoff has an amazing range...very rich lower register also. I am a huge fan, their body of work is an incredible rabbit hole...

Need to check out their concept albums, Operation Mindcrime, a story from first song to last. Empire was their move to more mainstream. They are at the top of prog. Metal with Dream theatre like metallica is for thrash.

According to Mike Portnoy, Queensryche and Fates Warning are some of the strongest influences that they had back in the days when they were just in the starting point. Queen of the Ryche, The Warning, Rage for Order and of course their most epic and concept album, Operation Mindcrime that is perhaps and considered on the best concept albums in Metal.

Dual guitar solos are queensryche specialty😊.

Geoff has entered the building, lol.

Man this is one of my favorite bands of the '80s!!! If you like this one, you really need to check out Queensryche -Take Hold of the Flame Live in Tokyo. Geoff's vocals are amazing and he hits every note perfectly.

Geoff has an amazing range. You need to check out silent lucidity to see. Great band and they harmonize guitars often.

Yes! Queensryche! Love love them they truly are underrated! You godda do take hold of the flame from this show:) I hope you go down the rabbit hole! The Operation mind crime album is 🔥. BTW loved all the tool reactions so cool watching you become a fan😊

Thanks for reviewing this. Hopefully all of the "Ryche-heads" find your channel. You are correct that they are one of the pioneers of Prog Metal. It's probably not feasible to review an entire album, but their concept album "Operation Mindcrime" is worth a listen. It's about a heroin addict "Nikki" who gets manipulated and brainwashed (MK Ultra style) into becoming an assassin--The word "mindcrime" is his trigger word. He befriends a nun, Sister Mary, and falls in love with her. His handler (Dr. X) becomes suspicious of Sister Mary and orders him to kill her. He is unable to complete the order, but Mary winds up dead anyway. He wakes up in a mental hospital unable to recognize himself in the mirror. Its truly epic.

Both Queensryche and Geoff Tate are touring the US this year and I'm at least going to see Tate. He is, to me at least, one of the greatest vocalists of all time. He's doing the best of Operation: Mindcrime and The Warning. I can't wait. The Building Empires tour in 91' was the greatest concert I have ever gone to. I got to see Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety and there aren't enough words to describe that experience.

My first ever live concert was Queensryche at the old Salt Palace in SLC. Probably 1989. Walked in not sure what to expect but left a fan for life.

I saw Queensryche on this tour.....they were flawless

Queensrych live was ALWAYS better than their studio versions which were kicking. Probably the best concept album ever operation Mindcrime by these guys but you need to listen to the album or watch the tour on RU-vid to get a real appreciation for the album Great reaction and yes they were one of the big ones in the prog rock scene

Queensryche was one of the earliest "Progressive Metal" and were definitely an influence on the prog metal bands that followed, Queensryche, Fates Warning and Dream Theater are often called the Holy Trinity of Prog Metal!

Operation Mindcrime is one of my top 5 albums of all time......

YEA!! My favorite band of ALL TIME! (Original lineup) SO much to say about them. But not enough room here. Yes, they are considered one of the big three founders of Prog Metal. Not a "hair band" at all! Check out "Take Hold of the Flame" from same concert. The second E5 Geoff hits is the most beautiful note you'll ever hear! The entire band is ultra tight. I've seen them live many times throughout the 90's. BEST live performances I've ever seen! Look up their 1988, highly acclaimed, still relevant today, concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime". It's one long, brilliant story! This band delivers in songwriting, musicianship, lyrics, and VOCALS every time! Typically they write about deeper things, but they were just kids when they wrote this one. Geoff is actually a baritone. In their first two albums he sings quite a bit in his higher register. In subsequent albums he mixes in more of his lower range, which is rich and awesome! Love that you reacted to QR! Please dive in further! You won't regret it!

One of my favorite bands. The only good thing about my first marriage was that my ex introduced me to their music. Geoff Tate is actually a baritone and his voice is beautiful in his natural register as well.

Geoff Tate was 25 in 1984 and now at 63 he can STILL hit that E5 high note but downtuned in his own band.

HIS SECOND ENCORE THAT NIGHT. CHILLS every time!!

He’s a vocal beast, for sure. And yes, they are one of the OG Progressive Metal bands, especially after this album. This is fairly metal/hard rock, but they quickly veered into the Progressive genre for many albums to come. One of his most amazing vocal performances is “Roads to Madness” from ‘The Warning”, and most of the songs from “Rage for Order”, like “I Dream in Infrared” or “London”, or almost anything from “Operation: Mindcrime” but it’s a concept album and should be listened to from beginning to end, or even the last of their best albums, IMHO, “Empire” - the title track or “Anybody Listening?”

I agree...TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME needs to be checked out . FLAWLESS...and this was live! Saw them live in the early 80's and words cannot express the ultimate experience of witnessing this band LIVE!

I'm glad you reacted to this song, most others react to Take Hold of the Flame, which is a phenomenal song, however, I think this song deserves more attention. The same can be said for Child of Fire on that was part of this concert as well.

They are one of , if not the first drivers of what would later be called prog rock or prog metal.

Take hold of the flame. Same concert in Tokyo is also a fantastic clip from this concert. This is an amazing band

With Nightwish Wacken 2013, Queen live aids 1985, Queenryche live in Japan is one of the best live performance on RU-vid 🤟

Great band. Memories.

When people tell you they are exceptional, they are underselling their quality. I saw them around the time of this video at the Spectrum in Pennsylvania, and I was completely transformed from a musical genre perspective. Geoff is such an amazing person to this day! I love seeing peeps out there in the ether learn about Queensryche. Check out Kamelot when Roy Khan was at the vocal helm, Darkwater with Henrik Bath on guitars and vocals, Circus Maximus from Norway, and Seventh Wonder, whose singer now sings for Kamelot. God bless!

Never forget! 14 years later and I still love Queensryche for kicking complete Arse Live and caring enough to come to a combat zone (Joint Base Balad, Iraq) and remind us of home and those we're fighting for and love--Thank you so much!

My favorite singer!❤

Check out take hold of the flame live in Tokyo killing words and I will remember both on Mtv unplugged my opinion Geoff Tate is the greatest vocalist of all time queensryche was underrated

Love how as soon as he started singing you stopped walking ahahahahahahaha

When DeGarmo begins playing his riff , his facial expressions tell you how much he's into that groove. Too much fun .

Loved them from the beginning! Glad to know there’s others out there that can appreciate Geoff Tate!

I remember driving out of my high school parking lot, and a dude was handing out cassettes of this Ep. I still have it.

QR was hard hitting early on, GT's voice, Scott R & Chris D were the band and always will be.

You just earned a new subscriber!!! Yes they are known as one of the main 3 Progressive metal groups. I became their fan from the first song “Lady wore black “, and then “Queen of the Reich”. Geoff was untouchable as a vocalist in the 80’s and early 90’s. “Operation Mindcrime” IMO is the best album of all time. It is a rock opera, a story about society and revolution and is still completely relevant today. It must be listened to from beginning to end. I was blessed to see them perform it in it’s entirety 4x, the last time in a small theater in Portland OR with Pamela Moore. Every time I saw them in concert they were flawless. I had friends in the music industry in LA and was blessed to see hundreds and hundreds of concerts with all of the greats, many before they were discovered, and Queensryche was undoubtedly the best. I can’t wait to see you go down the rabbit hole with Queensryche!!!

Empire by them is my favorite rock album of all time!

Check out all the songs from queensryche they're all pretty intense they have an album called operation mindcrime it's a concept album the whole album tells one story Jeff has a phenomenal voice check out more from them you won't be disappointed

Holy smokes, a Symphony X fan, you are a man of taste and distinction. Yes ole Geoff here was a big influence on Russell Allen for SX, along with Dio, Ian Gillen of Deep Purple and Bruce Dickenson of Iron Maiden. Symphony X is tied with Dream Theater and Nightwish for the acts ive seen the most times live (8). Had the opportunity to buy a beer and shoot the breeze with Sir Russ for a half hour or so in 2012 on their tour supporting Iconoclast. I knew a couple of guys at the Midland theater in Kansas City and helped unload gear and stage equipment at the loading dock un exhange for early entry to the venue. Their bus and truck arrived a couple hours earlier than expected and the hospitality in the green/dressing rooms wasn't ready yet and the bands had time to kill before soundcheck, so I offered to take Russel and one member of the opening act down a block to the Flying Saucer taphouse. Was an awesome experience, sadly, the other guy that went with was Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth who became a big celebrity on January 6th, 2021 when him and his Oathkeeper buddies stormed the capital.

I recommend “The Lady Wore Black” MTV Unplugged version

"The Lady Wore Black" that song is both beautiful yet sorrowful quite a story told with that one its so beautifully done

1 review of the 'Ryche and you have a new subscriber!! So many amazing ones to mention but try "someone else" from near the end of their journey as the original band.

I totally fell in love with Queensryche when they released this song "Queen of the Reich" as a single. I even bought tickets to see them live as a support band for Dio in 1984 where they had far better sound than Dio. Don't get me wrong I loved Dio as well. Then I went to Denmark in 1991 as they were one of the supporting bands to AC/DC. I think bands like Dream Theater have them as part of the influence.

Queensryche,Fates warning and Crimson Glory was my jam when i was younger.....

Imagine singing this song after 2 hours of hard rocking and ending the show with this. Amazing, unbelievable, etc, etc.

Geoff Tate STILL sounds amazing! I saw him a couple of years ago in a small bar venue. Was still blown away!

His technique was flawless between chest and head voice and mix.

Geoff Tate damn near blowing out the speakers with a belt like that it was queensryche fates warning and dream theater blind guardian hammerfall

They are the Godfathers of Progressive Metal.They are the 1st band .they are the pioneers!

You should react to die for my sins by sanctuary. The vocalist had the same vocal coach as Geoff Tate but has his own unique twist

Imagine hit parade ranked him 14th....PLEASE, no bias #1 heavy metal singer of all time hands down.

Queensryche has so many great songs...just a bunch of really good music videos with really high production quality. When you get into their late 80s early 90s all their stuff off of Empire and Operation Mindcrime the videos are just tremendous as to video and audio production.

Greatest voice and band start with their original LP and go from there, you won't be dissapointed.

I saw them open for Kiss in '84 and Geoff sounded probably better than the album live.

Will somebody please comment already on the most impressive part of this whole performance, last song of the set. Holyshit. I went to the store yes I'm not old and yes my grandkids love it

Lady Wore Black from this same Tokyo concert is good....actually, the whole concert is a Masterclass.....206

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Love some symphony x!!! The sacrifice is one of my favs!!! Russell Allen has a great voice!! But you can tell they get a lot of influence from these guys.

For me he is number one ❤

Man what a tight performance. And double bass? Nice.

They were around way longer then Symphony x.

"Operation Mindcrime" is a masterpiece !! Geoff Tate is the "GOAT" of Metal & Rock PERIOD DOT!!. The man is still doing his thing. He makes AMAZING WINE, has special events where he basically kicks it with his fans for a week or so touring different sites. Here's the BIG ONE.................he still has those GOLDEN PIPES !! He has taken care of his craft/voice unlike other vocalists. Queensryche really didn't become popular until they toned it down with "Empire". They won MTV's "People's Choice Award" for "Silent Lucidity" , which is a much slower song, but Geoff's voice shines just as much.

Definitely check out some dream theater as well if you like prog metal

They’re still out there creating new music and still a force to be reckoned with. The lineup has changed, but they’re still as tight as ever, and they found a capable replacement singer in Todd La Torre. They put out their most recent album back in October 2022, Digital Noise Alliance.

This was an encore...live!

This is one of the first prog metal acts, the other one would be Savatage, but they went more prog as the 80's progressed

Geoff is touring right now and sounds just as good 🙌🏻

Basically... yes. Russel Allen and Geoff Tate are pretty damn close in vocal styles, and both bands are/were Prog Rock.

Recommendation, "TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME" live in Tokyo 84 "EYES OF A STRANGER" "SILENT LUCIDITY" "JET CITY WOMAN" ANYBODY LISTENING" "SOMEONE ELSE"

Anyone else think, "Walk in the Shadows" when he said "lurking in the shadows?

Symphony X has some killer songs, too. Paradise Lost is a heavy album.

Geoff Tate to me os one of the premier singers, up there with Ian Gillan, rob Halford, Tarja TUrunun and Bruce Dickinson.

I highly, highly recommend their concept album, Operation Mindcrime. It is one of the best albums of all time and imo, the best concept/visual album of all time. Full visual album video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ilNOTmGWqDs.html Alternatively, here is the album playlist: ru-vid.com/group/OLAK5uy_lmyODiaRA3soJR_SxCZIOnhyd4hyk9aqo There's also Take Hold of the Flame - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xk84dVq644k.html Empire - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NSTct2FFamw.html The Lady Wore Black - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MXo0pnX6kkw.html Jet City Woman - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EHapAsmvGEU.html Walk In The Shadows - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zilmYuinQm0.html Anybody Listening? - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T_3P8yffABE.html Silent Lucidity - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jhat-xUQ6dw.html

I think they were called The Mob before changing to Queensryche.

I suggest You to hear "Blinded" in the same show

Queensryche,, Fates Warning,,, and Dreamtheater are the best of the best progressive original metal trio bands

Got here late...glad to see you dabbled in prog metal (Symphony X, Dream Theater, and these guys). The best of today is a German Band - Vanden Plas - who have taken the torch from a fading Dream Theater. Lead vocalist Andy Kuntz is more expressive than James LaBrie, and they've been together (with NO personnel changes) for 30 years. Take a peek at this video and judge for yourself - "Scarlet Flower Fields" (live): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8f8bZxErlfI.html

That drummer!

Listen to Operation mind crime start to end. It’s the 2nd greatest concept album next to The wall. Under rated song by them is Someone Else.

Anything live

Check out their song “ Suite Sister Mary “ super underrated

Geoff Tate is a beast! Un fn real!

They are the fathers of progressive metal. By the way, I am a huge Symphony X fan!! 🤘

I saw them on tour with Ozzy in the mid 80's and they performed this, had the whole venue on it's feet.

Great reaction. These guys made one of greatest concept album Operation Mindcrime. Also another great video to react to is the one of Brittney Slayes the vocalist for Unleash The Archers singing this at a Karaoke bar in Edinburgh. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-280DRqoGyLw.html

This was the ninth song so u know his vocal cords were worn out but still perfect pitch

Geoff actually has a deep voice...

Thats Gefforey with a J 2 u.

love how you research the band and teach as you preach! just saw your review on slayer war ensemble which got me here! in regards to tates voice... this is LIVE!!! insane voice... seen him live 3 times and he never disappoints... too bad hes an ass hat... met him a few times.

Geoff Tate is on the top 3 in the history of hard Rock and metal male vocalist.Those who put out of the top 3 or Top 5 don't know ANYTHING ABOUT MUSIC.

you should do Wither by Circus Maximus

Great song but not the one I would have chose to show you first. From that same performance the song and take hold of the flame is mind-blowing

Ranked 14th on Hit Paraders list of metal vocalists? Quite clearly Hit Parader is clueless.

If you like this, try Forbidden "parting of ways" into "infinite". The first part is a instrumental then the song.

Terrible to see a band this good break-up... Not cool .... Always loved this band... Hooked the very first time i heard these guys....