Operation: Mindcrime
by Queensrÿche
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 May 1988
- Label: EMI
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:08:23
- Community rating: 4.13/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Chris DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson, Anthony Valentine, Michael Kamen, Mike Snyder, Debbie Wheeler, Scott Mateer, Pamela Moore, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Scott Rockenfield
Album Notes & Community Reviews
An ambitious, meticulously crafted progressive metal rock opera, 'Operation: Mindcrime' follows the dark narrative of a recovering drug addict manipulated into becoming a political assassin. The album perfectly marries complex, virtuosic musicianship with immense, radio-ready melodic hooks and cinematic sound effects. It remains one of the most critically acclaimed and cohesively executed conceptual records in heavy metal history, exploring themes of urban crime, corruption, and rebellion.
Genres
Descriptors: political, crime, conceptual, melodic, progressive
Tracklist
- I Remember Now (1:17)
- Anarchy-X (1:27)
- Revolution Calling (4:39)
- Operation Mindcrime (4:45)
- Speak (3:42)
- Spreading The Disease (4:07)
- The Mission (5:47)
- Suite Sister Mary (10:39)
- The Needle Lies (3:08)
- Electric Requiem (1:22)
- Breaking The Silence (4:34)
- I Don't Believe In Love (4:23)
- Waiting For 22 (1:05)
- My Empty Room (1:32)
- Eyes Of A Stranger (6:53)
- The Mission - Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London/1990 (6:11)
- My Empty Room - Live At The Astoria Theatre, London/1994 (2:43)
Credits
- Queensrÿche - primary artist
- Eddie Jackson - bass guitar
- Michael Kamen - cello, choir
- Reiner Design Consultants, Inc. - design
- Scott Rockenfield - drums, percussion
- Michael Wilton - electric guitar, acoustic guitar [12 & 6 string]
- Chris DeGarmo - electric guitar, acoustic guitar [12 & 6 string], lap steel guitar, guitar synthesizer
- Paul Northfield - engineer
- Glen Robinson - engineer [assistant]
- Jim Campbell - engineer [assistant]
- Paul Milner - engineer [assistant]
- James "Jimbo" Barton - engineer, mixed by
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- Ronald Prent - mixed by [assistant]
- Robert Andrew - photography by
- Peter Collins - producer
- The Moronic Monks of Morin Heights - vocals [chorus]
- Anthony Valentine - voice
- Debbie Wheeler - voice
- Mike Snyder - voice
- Pamela Moore - voice
- Scott Mateer - voice
- Geoff Tate - voice, keyboards