Geoff Tate's Operation Mindrcrime - Claycastle Recording Studio 21 Youghal , Co. Cork, Ireland 08-xx-2020 (Webcast)

Geoff Tate's Operation Mindrcrime
Claycastle Recording Studio 21
Youghal , Co. Cork, Ireland
August 2020
Webstream/Soundboard Recording
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No Cover Art

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Live Stream > Audacity > Flac

01 Walk in the Shadows
02 Another Rainy Day (Without You)
03 Out of Mind
04 Chasing Blue Sky
05 Jet City Woman
06 Until There Was You
07 Bridge
08 The Lady Wore Black
09 The Fight
10 Silent Lucidity
11 I Don't Believe in Love
12 Eyes of a Stranger

Geoff Tate - Vocals
Keiran Robertson - Guitars
James Brown - Guitars
Jack Ross - Bass
Roger Ryan - Drumbox

If you've been following the blog for any bit of time you know Rosebud's Favorite Singer is Geoff Tate formally of Queensrÿche. This recording is from Tate's music project since the big break up. This broadcast was done for his fans who are locked down during the quarantine. It's an acoustic show of Queensrÿche songs. Some of the songs performed were a little surprising. "Bridge" and "Chasing Blue Sky" for instance.

When it comes to this musical debate Rosebud & I both agree. we are a Geoff Tate is the only singer for Queensrÿche camp. We both have heard Todd La Torre impersonate Geoff in the studio. We have heard many bootlegs of the Todd La Torre line-up live. To us it's the same as Journey with Arnel Pineda, Boston with Tommy DeCarlo, or Judas Priest with Tim "Ripper" Owens (to a lesser extent since he brought other influences into the song writing JD). They all hired Tribute Band Singers just like Queensrÿche with Todd La Torre. They are trying to hard to sound like the fan favorite line up is still there (dare I say KISS!! JD).

Deep Purple, after Ian Gillan left hired Glenn Hughes & David Coverdale, neither tried to sound like Ian. When Ozzy Osbourne left Black Sabbath, they hired Ronnie James Dio who did not try to sound like Ozzy. When Dio left Rainbow, Blackmore hired Graham Bonnet, not at all like Dio vocally. These changes took balls. Each band changed a signature sound around a new singers vocal abilities. Not always a winning maneuver, just ask Mötley Crüe & John Corabi. That team up made 1 of Mötley Crüe's best albums, fans said nope. Blaze Bayley did a hell of a job with Iron Maiden, releasing 2 great albums, fans said nope (and Bruce still sings Blaze era tracks live!! JD).

So don't get me wrong Todd La Torre, Arnel Pineda, Tommy DeCarlo & Tim "Ripper" Owens (a Metal God himself damn it!) sing/sang their asses off! They are great at what they do/did, which is what the band wants/wanted them to do, kick ass with someone elses voice. Not easy to do.

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