Perfect song!!! I believe this is one of the best song ever recorded. The production is flawless in every way possible. A+++ Powerful, meaningful, emotional, heartfelt, masterful!!!!!!! Aside from lucid dreaming, this song is about cooping with the passing of a loved one.
Not creepy at all "I will be watching over you." Think of him singing to his child and it all makes sense. It's a bit like a lullaby to his little one. An attempt to calm him after the bad dream and tell him how he can take control and not have bad dreams again. :) Edit: Yes it's about lucid dreaming. I've done it a couple times by accident and it was incredible. But I can't do it when I want. Some people know how to initiate it at will though :). As for the mixture of voices, well, it's dreaming. the child doesn't know how to control his dreams, so the sounds are confused and scattered...You know, dream-like :)
@@samhain1894 Yes. To me the whole thing is though. It's a wonderful song to play when you are ready for bed. I used to play it for my son when he was a baby. Maybe influenced what music he likes lol
Especially given how the song starts "Your mind tricked you to feel the pain, of someone close to you leaving the game, of life". I've always understood this song to be the GHOST of a father singing a lullaby to their grieving child in their dreams
Not me dude, in my opinion, Mindcrime was much more in your face, whereas Empire was much more laid back, kind of a disappointment considering empire followed Mindcrime
Nice reaction! Great ballad , Empire is my favorite album from them. Lots of great songs to listen to. Now your entering the metal realm. So glad your getting into some metal bands. :)
I’ve suggested this song to another reActor, and he loved it because its gorgeous...but I got NAILED by fans because it’s not representative of the band. I don’t care.......it’s so beautiful.....
That is so sad. Queensryche has a lot of awesome songs, but NO two songs are ever alike and it's up to the band itself to decide what they compose/write. Silent Lucidity is among my favorite songs, and being 64 yrs old I've heard a LOT of music in my life. To make it onto my favorites' List is no small accomplishment.... Stay Safe and Well, Helene. God bless....💛 EDIT: Btw, I love the emphasis you put on "Actor" in the word reactor. Thank God Daniel is NOT one of those "Actors"!!
You go ahead and like what you like. This is perfectly representative of the band. They had many sounds through the years, but were always able to pull us in with their lyrics. Weaving stories with sound and word.
cinderellsworth Yes, I too have heard allot of music over the years and have favorites in most genres....and I’m older than you. 😉. thank you for your blessing, and I return the same to you.....God bless.....and take real good care....
cinderellsworth that was actually a typo....but I wish I had thought of it. You are so right about the majority of reactors. I’ve found a handful I really like and Daniel is one.
Ex Queensryche guitarist Chris DeGarmo wrote this song about his child having bad dreams at night, DeGarmo quit Queensryche and became a Commercial Pilot, flying for some Airline
There's no mystery to this incredible song... it was written by Queensrÿche's ex-guitarist Chris DeGarmo and the strings were orchestrated by the late, great Michael Kamen. A timeless song, indeed. My favourite song from this album is "Best I Can".
Geoff Tate has one of the best voices you'll ever hear. This song really doesn't bring that out. Queen of the Reich and The Lady Wore Black from the Queensryche EP, Warning and En Force from The Warning, and Gonna Get Close To You and Walk In The Shadows from the Rage For Order album are all good choices. When you listen to Operation: Mindcrime, you MUST do the whole album. It is arguably the best concept album ever produced (and this from a big Jethro Tull fan).
Given how the song starts "Your mind tricked you to feel the pain, of someone close to you leaving the game, of life". I've always understood this song to be a GHOST of a father singing a lullaby to their grieving child in their dreams, trying to console them from beyond.
From what I understand, the song is about Lucid Dreaming and the song is aimed at a child who has recurring nightmares. By learning to take control of the dream, it no longer has power over you.
Geoff Tate is right up there vocally with the likes of Boston's Brad Delp. His voice was deep on this one, but he has an incredible range, as you will see. This song is beautiful, but won't really give you a feel for their style - they are solidly metal - at least that's what we called them back in the 80's as many of the subgenres were being defined. Operation Mindcrime is definitely a conceptual masterpiece, and you really would enjoy reacting to the whole album. The song I Don't Believe in Love could be sampled form the album if you wanted without spoiling the story (similar to Us and Them). The album is more of an action movie than deeply philosophical like Dark Side of the Moon or Thick as a Brick. I got to see them perform this masterpiece from start to finish twice - just as good live! Some other good singles to react to are Jet City Woman and Emipre. Also, Take Hold of the Flame will showcase Tate's vocal range. My choice, however, would be to go all the way back to their eponymous debeut EP and check out Queen of the Reich. Tate's wailing vocals are reminiscent of Iron Maiden's Dickenson, and Chris DeGarmo and Mike Witney shred on guitar. The lyrics aren't as deep as Silent Lucidity, but they came out of the gate on fire.
OH Yeah!! One of favorites! Okay, I'll watch the video now and get back to ya, Daniel... EDIT: Another Great reaction. Geoff (pronounced Jeff) Tate is an awesome singer...one of the best male vocalists, imho. I was sad when he left Queensryche. One of the last songs he did with QR is "If I Were King", which I think is a criminally underrated song. It's lyrics are pretty straight-forward, but the message is one that so many veterans can identify with....losing someone who has become like a brother to you while serving in the military. I'd love for you to check that one out even if you don't do a reaction/analysis video for it. You just continually blow me away with your deep, intelligent understanding of music lyrics, Daniel. I can't wait for the next one. Much love from Idaho....💖✝💛
It's pretty freaky to be aware you are dreaming! It happened a lot to me as a child. I'd dream of being under water but could feel myself breathing or flying like superman but the realization of these things not being possible would always come flooding in and I'd wake up. I was also interested in this and tried to stay when it happened but never could. I think if this were possible you would have to be a pretty stable person because the human mind is capable of such monstrosities it would be hard to control!
I would classify them as Power Metal for their earlier stuff but their album "Operation Mind Crime" could be considered Progressive Metal. A good live performance video that just about every reaction video channel reacts to is "Take Hold Of The Flame" from a 1984 performance. When he was in his prime, NO ONE could sing like Geoff Tate.
Funny how you keep saying Geoff Tate's voice is deep. lol It is deep, but it's also as high as you can possibly go. Nobody could touch Tate's range in his prime. Probably the best "metal" singer of all time and I'm a Bruce Dickinson fan.
The first track on this album “Best I can” is a good representation of the band. Great musicianship... progressive but accessible enough to get some radio play
Thanks for reacting to this song...good stuff! Another song by them I think you would like a lot is called "Jet City Woman" which is kind of a nod I guess to their hometown of Seattle. Its a more rocked out song but really good nonetheless.
A decent tune, a little on the slow/mellow side for me. Thus, never really paid much attention to the lyrics so this should be interesting! A song about dreaming, whole new meaning now! Epiphany says to check out a book titled The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story by Richard Bach. In the story they learn how to astral travel and meet each other out on the astral plane. Apparently this is a true story of a husband and wife. Do not let this song lull you into a false sense of security, for Queensryche WILL rock your ass off!! Great reaction!! BTW, Geoff = Jeff
"Deep voice?" Only on this song. Try "Revolution Calling", "Best I Can", "Empire", "Jet City Woman" or "I Am I" to get a better idea of both his voice and this incredible band.
An interesting tidbit regarding this song - not long after the song came out DeGarmo was asked in a Kerrang! magazine interview to explain the song's origins. Here's a brief excerpt: "It’s about what they call ‘lucid dreaming’. Or ‘dream-control’. Basically, just opening up the doors to your subconscious mind, and learning how to master your dreams. Actually be able to steer and control them. It's probably one of the most genuinely out there things we’ve ever done."
Walk in the Shadows is my favorite by them. I saw them in concert for Operation: Livecrime, and at one point Geoff Tate said, "If you are here because of Silent Lucidity, just ask someone nearby what's going on". lol. This is not their normal sound, it just got them airplay.
My co worker coincidentally just let me borrow Inception last week- very trippy. I just brought him (a few days after) another trippy movie, Jacob's Ladder the original not the remake.
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups, a hard metal band out of Seattle just before all the grunge bands.."operation mindcrime" is an incredible album, the entire thing is a story all the way through..really recommend "No Sanctuary" from their early work, tremendous ballad
I have had lucid dreams before and they were awesome. I am so glad you found Queensryche, one of the most underrated bands. Having grown up in the 50s and 60s, I was heavily influenced by great rock music and was spoiled. Up until this year since 1980, only Queensryche joined that exclusive club. Thanks to reactions, I was exposed to Nightwish and became an instant fan (has to be Floor and/or Marco singing....they spoiled me to their earlier singers). I feel that since you liked Nightwish , you'll like Queensryche. Recently while I was listening to Queensryche, I realized that both bands had alot in common. Geoff Tate and Floor Jansen, IMO the best lead singers in rock , definitely the most versatile ( see Waken Ghost Love Score and Take Hold of the Flame live) . killer lyrics but Tuomas more poetic. Awesome harmonizing. Wide range from heavy rock to sweet ballads and all points in between. Concept/theme albums.....Nightwish kills it with Imaginaerum and Nature and Queensryche has the best concept album Mindcrime. Talented musicians. Enjoy Queensryche, they have so many great songs.
Ok..I finally made it to the bottom. Glad you e discovered Puscifer....Maynard is quite remarkable. I’ve noticed that you haven’t yet delved into Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains. Is that because you are already familiar with them? If not, you e got some good listening ahead of you...BTW......Elton John has some of the best songwriting you will ever hear. I see you e done a couple of his. There are so many more to explore......one of the biggest artists of the seventies I to the eighties.
I love this song! I’m so glad you reacted to it. It’s a strange song. There’s a legend that this guy named Donald Marshall wrote this and he’s a man who claims that it’s about a weird underground cloning center...it’s a conspiracy lol
FINALLY!!! Now you have reviewed my top 3 bands of all time in Rush, Iron Maiden, and Queensryche. How about a King's X review to make it my top 4 bands? lol Maybe start with Pleiades?
RUSH -YYZ - LIVE IN REO This is an amazing show, and I really want to see your reaction to the crowd singing along to the INSTRUMENTAL. Yes, they sing a song that has no words. All while the band is doing their laundry on stage (watch the right side of the stage for Washer and Dryer). This live version is 1000 times better than the studio version.
From WA. I used to party with these guys occasionally back in the early to mid 80's (glory daze). Chris and Scott were cool. Check out the album "Operation Mindcrime" for something that will blow your hair back.
OK, time to get serious! If you don't react to "Ashes Are Burning" by Renaissance I will cause myself harm by eating a piece of German chocolate cake! (I am diabetic!). Trust a stranger this time! Love your channel!
This is another band with many different sounds/colors... you will be surprised at the range and power of his voice when you hear it. He's another singer that's been classically trained that sings metal. This wasn't one of those songs. Jet city woman is a good one, and off their 1st album, very raw and heavy would be Queen of the Ryke you'll enjoy and get an idea of the progression/evolution of their musical sound
The Lovecraft episode you are describing around 5:00 is very similar to "Star Trek The Next Generation - Inner Light" episode. So good, you should check it out!
There's a belief among those that lucid dream that if you sync your dreams with someone you emotionally connect with, you can enter their dreams and meet with them. This song always came off to me as a man trying to protect someone he loved during their "nightmare" times. Almost as if he was playing her "knight in shining armor" in her dreams. It's definitely done in a more romantic loving way than a creepy one. My take was always husband and wife or gf and bf. Oh, Geoff's name is pronounced Jeff. It had me at the beginning too. My friends and I all pronounced it like you did for over a year .
I remember when this came out Amid all the hair metal and alternative rock, it was refreshing and all the Floyd fans were swooning. The music volume was a bit low on this one. Yesterday was perfecto.
Just saw someone recommend Ashes Are Burning by Renaissance. YES!!!!!! You will not likely get many requests for this one, but YOU SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY DO IT. It would be a very wise decision that I guarantee you will be very thankful you made. Epic, orchestration, bass to die for, soaring female vocals by one of the best. Nightwish at their most epic owes a huge debt to Renaissance. This song was written for people like you!
Classic "power ballad" from what they called "arena rock". All the heavy metal/hard rock bands back then would write something like this as a means of crossing over from AOR to Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio formats...solely to draw in a larger audience. Styx did it with "Babe". Journey did it with "Open Arms". Journey was opening up for the Rolling Stones in stadiums like JFK in Philadelphia to 100,000 people. 2 years later, Journey was the headliner, off the back of "Open Arms". Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.
I’m back 😂 The phrase “Your mind tricked you to feel the pain of someone close to you leaving the game of life” makes me think it’s about mourning about someone close to the person. Of course is scary but I believe some faithful departed stay close to protect you. My interpretation. Love, Lu.
I'm going off of memory, which is not necessarily the best thing for me to do. I cannot find Your reaction to bohemian rhapsody official video. But I'm pretty sure You said that the video Give so much more detail And Is so much fun An helps to explain why the song transitions so much. You need to listen to silent lucidity with the official video. Aside from been a gorgeous You need to listen to silent lucidity with the official video. Aside from been a gorgeous production The video helps to explain the lyrics. There is nothing in there about horror or Scaring somebody. You are correct in that it is about lucid dreams. If I'm not mistaken the guitarist Chris DeGarmo (spelling unsure) wrote the song because he practices lucid dreaming. The album people want you to react to is probably operation mindcrime which is a concept album Much like The moody blues. What the album is about still applies today. Eyes of a stranger Is a really good song to react to Since you can pull it out of the album and it's stands Alone. When queens right 1st started they wore a heavy metal hair band. Queen of the ryche is a good song to react to. Off of the next album Is I dream in infrared. Each album they gets a bit more mellower But are still rock. There is jet city woman. It's Hard to pick Just a few songs and my mind is totally blanking. With many bands it's best to do the official video not the live video But that's not true in all cases. Keep doing what you do I really enjoy your videos.
I think you missed the early lyrics about "some one close to you leaving the game of life". Much of this song is about being in touch with dead loved ones. "We'll be watching over you"
I saw the video on the premiere and fell in love with it and the band. I have performed the song with bands and karaoke and it usually garners the biggest applause of the night. Empire is my favorite album by the band, I hope you have discovered more of the band in the 2 years since you did this. Geoff (pronounced Jeff) has one of the most prolific voices in rock and he is now solo.
Nice job. Good to see some substance to the content. Funny that when this song came out, i just thought it was a fluff song from a rock band. It wasn't until recently, that I actually paid attention to it and realized what a masterpiece it truly is, and I don't say that lightly. It's only when every aspect of something aligns perfectly together will I give it such praise. The music, lyrics, voice, and original video have done just that. Truly powerful. How this song didn't win numerous awards is mind boggling to me considering some songs that have. Just watch all the reaction videos to this song. Have yet to find a single person who hasn't been moved by it in some way.
This is the kind of music people in their 40's and 50's grew up with. Find more of it, and you'll get a better understanding of who we are as a generation. I'm glad you got to experience this gem of music from our heyday.
This is a song about suicide and being the survivor that wished they could have done something to help and vowing to the universe that they will be there next time for the next person should it ever happen in their realm again. It's a beautiful song and inspiring. but it comes from a truly tragic place. Edit: Lyrics: When someone close to you leaving the game...of life."
I enjoyed your reaction although you should have done it with the official video. Without the video it's like Bohemian Rhapsody.without the lyrics. The album is called operation! Mind crime . Although it was done in the 80s it is still relevant to today. It tells a story So you can always Just do 1 song at a time and Space them out Without too much time between each video. I think you would really like it
I always described reading Lovecraft as breathing through oatmeal. He has some very imaginative stories, but they are not light reading. I really enjoyed both Lovecraft and Kafka.
No no no. For this song you have to watch the official video because the cinnamon ography is awesome. Jet city woman empire Take hold of the flame The best I can The lady war black I dream in infrared Are all great songs and the only ones I can remember right now. Queensryche Is my favorite band of all time.
The song the bridge is a great song by queensryche. If you do a whole album by them consider doing operation mindcrime. Just so you know silent lucidity is softer than most of their work .have a great day Daniel
I always felt there was an allusion to astral projection in addition to the obvious lucid dreaming aspect. The presence of a "guide" in the dream led me to believe that people are able to, for lack of a better term, "link up" subconsciously and live in a dream world together.
I've seen your reactions before Deathlok and out of all the reactions I have seen to Silent Lucidity you are the first person to actually correlate Dream Control in the song. Yes, Inception focuses on a specific kind of Dream Control so good on you for picking that element of the song up. It should be interpreted at least by the official video that a parent is helping a child to overcome nightmares, by using Dream control. The middle part of the song is the parent's instruction of how to attain control of the dream, to visualize it, record it in the present tense, put it in permanent form, and persisting those efforts the child will achieve dream control, the other voices are what the subconscious is experiencing while in sleep, struggling to control the dream and the typical dream noise that accompanies a dream usually, with the subconscious asking for help. There are no darker connotations than that if you interpret it the way the video visual presentation.
Love queensryche! After you do some more of their tunes, you will have to dive into "operation mindcrime" one of the best concept albums ever, with incredible music and lyrics.
I think its about the devil. Our lucid dreams are best kept silent. "I will be watching over you" is a placating lie." The dream is lucid because it is valid in sleep or awake. But a lucid dream is still only a dream.
You were a little late on the first:) But no matter, have fun! Glad you're enjoying the videos, hopefully at least 1/8 as much as I'm loving this incredible music.
You need to listen to the whole album Operation Mindcrime to completely understand the lyrics. It is a concept album. The album tells a story. While this is a great song in itself, you need to listen to it in the context that it was meant to be listened to.
Perfect song!!! I believe this is one of the best song ever recorded. The production is flawless in every way possible. A+++ Powerful, meaningful, emotional, heartfelt, masterful!!!!!!! Aside from lucid dreaming, this song is about cooping with the passing of a loved one.
I always was into this song due to the fact that to me anyway it had a Pink Floyd-esque vibe to it.🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌙🌚🌛🌜☀🌞
Same. In fact, my love Pink Floyd's music is what led me into Queensryche in the first place.
I think everyone I know, upon hearing this song for the first time back in the 80s, thought it WAS Pink Floyd.
Sorry, totally disagree. I can see why you could see that,, only vaguely. Superior to PF.
Beatles Vibe (were all vibes began) “I am the Walrus”
Such a beautiful song - great lyrics and Geoff's voice just makes it hypnotizing.
Not creepy at all "I will be watching over you." Think of him singing to his child and it all makes sense. It's a bit like a lullaby to his little one. An attempt to calm him after the bad dream and tell him how he can take control and not have bad dreams again. :)
Edit: Yes it's about lucid dreaming. I've done it a couple times by accident and it was incredible. But I can't do it when I want. Some people know how to initiate it at will though :). As for the mixture of voices, well, it's dreaming. the child doesn't know how to control his dreams, so the sounds are confused and scattered...You know, dream-like :)
Adia Rain the lullaby comes through in the last few bars of the song.
@@samhain1894 Yes. To me the whole thing is though. It's a wonderful song to play when you are ready for bed. I used to play it for my son when he was a baby. Maybe influenced what music he likes lol
Especially given how the song starts "Your mind tricked you to feel the pain, of someone close to you leaving the game, of life". I've always understood this song to be the GHOST of a father singing a lullaby to their grieving child in their dreams
If your gonna review an entire album by Queensryche, it better be Operation Mindcrime, their Classic!
Empire is just as classic as Mindcrime. I actually prefer it.
Not me dude, in my opinion, Mindcrime was much more in your face, whereas Empire was much more laid back, kind of a disappointment considering empire followed Mindcrime
@@timwirasnik5878 Happy to know I'm not alone in this opinion.
Nice reaction! Great ballad , Empire is my favorite album from them. Lots of great songs to listen to. Now your entering the metal realm. So glad your getting into some metal bands. :)
What the frick just happened? Welcome to the world of Queensryche
I’ve suggested this song to another reActor, and he loved it because its gorgeous...but I got NAILED by fans because it’s not representative of the band. I don’t care.......it’s so beautiful.....
That is so sad. Queensryche has a lot of awesome songs, but NO two songs are ever alike and it's up to the band itself to decide what they compose/write. Silent Lucidity is among my favorite songs, and being 64 yrs old I've heard a LOT of music in my life. To make it onto my favorites' List is no small accomplishment.... Stay Safe and Well, Helene. God bless....💛
EDIT: Btw, I love the emphasis you put on "Actor" in the word reactor. Thank God Daniel is NOT one of those "Actors"!!
You go ahead and like what you like. This is perfectly representative of the band. They had many sounds through the years, but were always able to pull us in with their lyrics. Weaving stories with sound and word.
cinderellsworth Yes, I too have heard allot of music over the years and have favorites in most genres....and I’m older than you. 😉. thank you for your blessing, and I return the same to you.....God bless.....and take real good care....
cinderellsworth that was actually a typo....but I wish I had thought of it. You are so right about the majority of reactors. I’ve found a handful I really like and Daniel is one.
cinderellsworth thank you for your blessing, and I return it to you.....God bless, and you take real good care.....
Ex Queensryche guitarist Chris DeGarmo wrote this song about his child having bad dreams at night, DeGarmo quit Queensryche and became a Commercial Pilot, flying for some Airline
IMHO, one of the greatest songs of all time. Shades of Pink Floyd.
There's no mystery to this incredible song... it was written by Queensrÿche's ex-guitarist Chris DeGarmo and the strings were orchestrated by the late, great Michael Kamen.
A timeless song, indeed.
My favourite song from this album is "Best I Can".
This album is a masterpiece. QR's Moving Pictures.
"Best I Can" is amazing. When the intro drops, you just feel the determination to claw your way back somehow, from that, for all the rest of the song.
1990 - awesome song!
2019 - still awesome!
3019 it will still be amazing
Geoff Tate is an amazing singer.
One of the best songs ever!
Great react!
Geoff Tate has one of the best voices you'll ever hear. This song really doesn't bring that out.
Queen of the Reich and The Lady Wore Black from the Queensryche EP, Warning and En Force from The Warning, and Gonna Get Close To You and Walk In The Shadows from the Rage For Order album are all good choices. When you listen to Operation: Mindcrime, you MUST do the whole album. It is arguably the best concept album ever produced (and this from a big Jethro Tull fan).
I'd add Take Hold of the Flame to the list of songs that really showcase Geoff's voice.
Someone Else really shows his range.
Agreed. I would have suggested their debut first and then the later-
Given how the song starts "Your mind tricked you to feel the pain, of someone close to you leaving the game, of life". I've always understood this song to be a GHOST of a father singing a lullaby to their grieving child in their dreams, trying to console them from beyond.
From what I understand, the song is about Lucid Dreaming and the song is aimed at a child who has recurring nightmares. By learning to take control of the dream, it no longer has power over you.
Geoff Tate is right up there vocally with the likes of Boston's Brad Delp. His voice was deep on this one, but he has an incredible range, as you will see. This song is beautiful, but won't really give you a feel for their style - they are solidly metal - at least that's what we called them back in the 80's as many of the subgenres were being defined.
Operation Mindcrime is definitely a conceptual masterpiece, and you really would enjoy reacting to the whole album. The song I Don't Believe in Love could be sampled form the album if you wanted without spoiling the story (similar to Us and Them). The album is more of an action movie than deeply philosophical like Dark Side of the Moon or Thick as a Brick. I got to see them perform this masterpiece from start to finish twice - just as good live!
Some other good singles to react to are Jet City Woman and Emipre. Also, Take Hold of the Flame will showcase Tate's vocal range. My choice, however, would be to go all the way back to their eponymous debeut EP and check out Queen of the Reich. Tate's wailing vocals are reminiscent of Iron Maiden's Dickenson, and Chris DeGarmo and Mike Witney shred on guitar. The lyrics aren't as deep as Silent Lucidity, but they came out of the gate on fire.
OH Yeah!! One of favorites! Okay, I'll watch the video now and get back to ya, Daniel...
EDIT: Another Great reaction. Geoff (pronounced Jeff) Tate is an awesome singer...one of the best male vocalists, imho. I was sad when he left Queensryche. One of the last songs he did with QR is "If I Were King", which I think is a criminally underrated song. It's lyrics are pretty straight-forward, but the message is one that so many veterans can identify with....losing someone who has become like a brother to you while serving in the military. I'd love for you to check that one out even if you don't do a reaction/analysis video for it. You just continually blow me away with your deep, intelligent understanding of music lyrics, Daniel. I can't wait for the next one. Much love from Idaho....💖✝💛
Oh..a Lovecraft fan huh? You were born fifty years too late, Daniel.....You are not an average teen these days, are you? 🙄😁🤘
Not right now with HBO's series Lovecraft Country releasing new episodes every week:)
It's pretty freaky to be aware you are dreaming! It happened a lot to me as a child. I'd dream of being under water but could feel myself breathing or flying like superman but the realization of these things not being possible would always come flooding in and I'd wake up. I was also interested in this and tried to stay when it happened but never could. I think if this were possible you would have to be a pretty stable person because the human mind is capable of such monstrosities it would be hard to control!
I would classify them as Power Metal for their earlier stuff but their album "Operation Mind Crime" could be considered Progressive Metal. A good live performance video that just about every reaction video channel reacts to is "Take Hold Of The Flame" from a 1984 performance. When he was in his prime, NO ONE could sing like Geoff Tate.
Funny how you keep saying Geoff Tate's voice is deep. lol It is deep, but it's also as high as you can possibly go. Nobody could touch Tate's range in his prime. Probably the best "metal" singer of all time and I'm a Bruce Dickinson fan.
try ROB HALFORD ( JUDAS PRIEST ) run of the mill
In the official video, the parent is watching over a small boy while he sleeps.
They’ve been called “The thinking man’s band.”
The first track on this album “Best I can” is a good representation of the band. Great musicianship... progressive but accessible enough to get some radio play
Take hold of the flame
Especially the live version from Japan!
Watch the video to this song. It's amazing!
This song always sounded to me like a psychiatrist talking a client through learning to control their dreams to help them with an issue.
It's a song about a little boy who has had a nightmare,and his father is teaching him lucid dreaming.
Thanks for reacting to this song...good stuff! Another song by them I think you would like a lot is called "Jet City Woman" which is kind of a nod I guess to their hometown of Seattle. Its a more rocked out song but really good nonetheless.
As far as reaction to full albums goes- Tommy from The Who is an excellent choice.
A decent tune, a little on the slow/mellow side for me. Thus, never really paid much attention to the lyrics so this should be interesting! A song about dreaming, whole new meaning now! Epiphany says to check out a book titled The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story by Richard Bach. In the story they learn how to astral travel and meet each other out on the astral plane. Apparently this is a true story of a husband and wife. Do not let this song lull you into a false sense of security, for Queensryche WILL rock your ass off!! Great reaction!! BTW, Geoff = Jeff
"Deep voice?" Only on this song. Try "Revolution Calling", "Best I Can", "Empire", "Jet City Woman" or "I Am I" to get a better idea of both his voice and this incredible band.
Check out Empire from these guys, great lyrics
An interesting tidbit regarding this song - not long after the song came out DeGarmo was asked in a Kerrang! magazine interview to explain the song's origins. Here's a brief excerpt: "It’s about what they call ‘lucid dreaming’. Or ‘dream-control’. Basically, just opening up the doors to your subconscious mind, and learning how to master your dreams. Actually be able to steer and control them. It's probably one of the most genuinely out there things we’ve ever done."
Walk in the Shadows is my favorite by them. I saw them in concert for Operation: Livecrime, and at one point Geoff Tate said, "If you are here because of Silent Lucidity, just ask someone nearby what's going on". lol. This is not their normal sound, it just got them airplay.
My co worker coincidentally just let me borrow Inception last week- very trippy. I just brought him (a few days after) another trippy movie, Jacob's Ladder the original not the remake.
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups, a hard metal band out of Seattle just before all the grunge bands.."operation mindcrime" is an incredible album, the entire thing is a story all the way through..really recommend "No Sanctuary" from their early work, tremendous ballad
From the same album as this song, try "Anybody Listening?" Great song. Make sure it's the full-length album version (7:45 or so)..
I LOVE your videos bro, good job! You need to give Leonard Cohen a try, you can start with "You want it darker", is going to blow your mind ✌️
I have had lucid dreams before and they were awesome. I am so glad you found Queensryche, one of the most underrated bands. Having grown up in the 50s and 60s, I was heavily influenced by great rock music and was spoiled. Up until this year since 1980, only Queensryche joined that exclusive club. Thanks to reactions, I was exposed to Nightwish and became an instant fan (has to be Floor and/or Marco singing....they spoiled me to their earlier singers). I feel that since you liked Nightwish , you'll like Queensryche. Recently while I was listening to Queensryche, I realized that both bands had alot in common. Geoff Tate and Floor Jansen, IMO the best lead singers in rock , definitely the most versatile ( see Waken Ghost Love Score and Take Hold of the Flame live) . killer lyrics but Tuomas more poetic. Awesome harmonizing. Wide range from heavy rock to sweet ballads and all points in between. Concept/theme albums.....Nightwish kills it with Imaginaerum and Nature and Queensryche has the best concept album Mindcrime. Talented musicians. Enjoy Queensryche, they have so many great songs.
Best interpretation... I'm binging this song on YT right now, and your interpretation is excellent!
Fantastic song!
I always loved this man's voice. So many songs have whinny voices, I can't stand to listen .
It is a dream within a dream. This is a classic song. Tates' vocals range takes this song to extreme heights
Good tune. Reminds me of Entangled by Genesis on The Trick of the Tail album.
Ok..I finally made it to the bottom. Glad you e discovered Puscifer....Maynard is quite remarkable. I’ve noticed that you haven’t yet delved into Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains. Is that because you are already familiar with them? If not, you e got some good listening ahead of you...BTW......Elton John has some of the best songwriting you will ever hear. I see you e done a couple of his. There are so many more to explore......one of the biggest artists of the seventies I to the eighties.
I love this song! I’m so glad you reacted to it. It’s a strange song. There’s a legend that this guy named Donald Marshall wrote this and he’s a man who claims that it’s about a weird underground cloning center...it’s a conspiracy lol
Wait, what???
Whitewolf 2112 I love conspiracy theories... I know not many have heard of it lol... 🤷🏻♀️🤣... it’s fun to wonder though
FINALLY!!! Now you have reviewed my top 3 bands of all time in Rush, Iron Maiden, and Queensryche. How about a King's X review to make it my top 4 bands? lol Maybe start with Pleiades?
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This is an amazing show, and I really want to see your reaction to the crowd singing along to the INSTRUMENTAL. Yes, they sing a song that has no words. All while the band is doing their laundry on stage (watch the right side of the stage for Washer and Dryer). This live version is 1000 times better than the studio version.
From WA. I used to party with these guys occasionally back in the early to mid 80's (glory daze). Chris and Scott were cool. Check out the album "Operation Mindcrime" for something that will blow your hair back.
You should do their song song Empire another great song
Long live the Conspiracy !
OK, time to get serious! If you don't react to "Ashes Are Burning" by Renaissance I will cause myself harm by eating a piece of German chocolate cake! (I am diabetic!). Trust a stranger this time! Love your channel!
When the Carpet of the Sun just won’t do.
OK, just put the cake down and back away slowly. It doesn’t have to go down like that, man!
Ocean Gypsy is one of my favorite Renaissance songs!
Masterpiece
Geoff is pronounced exactly like Jeff.
This is another band with many different sounds/colors... you will be surprised at the range and power of his voice when you hear it. He's another singer that's been classically trained that sings metal. This wasn't one of those songs.
Jet city woman is a good one, and off their 1st album, very raw and heavy would be Queen of the Ryke you'll enjoy and get an idea of the progression/evolution of their musical sound
dont fall a sleep dude they will be laying next to you :)
Lets have some real fun....lets do Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater......you have to do the whole album at once though
ahhh dream theater is the shit!!! i was just about to suggest!
The Lovecraft episode you are describing around 5:00 is very similar to "Star Trek The Next Generation - Inner Light" episode. So good, you should check it out!
There's a belief among those that lucid dream that if you sync your dreams with someone you emotionally connect with, you can enter their dreams and meet with them. This song always came off to me as a man trying to protect someone he loved during their "nightmare" times. Almost as if he was playing her "knight in shining armor" in her dreams. It's definitely done in a more romantic loving way than a creepy one. My take was always husband and wife or gf and bf.
Oh, Geoff's name is pronounced Jeff. It had me at the beginning too. My friends and I all pronounced it like you did for over a year .
I remember when this came out Amid all the hair metal and alternative rock, it was refreshing and all the Floyd fans were swooning. The music volume was a bit low on this one. Yesterday was perfecto.
Just saw someone recommend Ashes Are Burning by Renaissance. YES!!!!!! You will not likely get many requests for this one, but YOU SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY DO IT. It would be a very wise decision that I guarantee you will be very thankful you made. Epic, orchestration, bass to die for, soaring female vocals by one of the best. Nightwish at their most epic owes a huge debt to Renaissance. This song was written for people like you!
Classic "power ballad" from what they called "arena rock". All the heavy metal/hard rock bands back then would write something like this as a means of crossing over from AOR to Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio formats...solely to draw in a larger audience. Styx did it with "Babe". Journey did it with "Open Arms". Journey was opening up for the Rolling Stones in stadiums like JFK in Philadelphia to 100,000 people. 2 years later, Journey was the headliner, off the back of "Open Arms". Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.
My very favorite song. 🤍
I love your videos and btw, I've been a lifelong fan of Lovecraft.
1st Rock on !!
Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime" album is a must...its a concept album...listen in order...my fave album of all time
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The phrase “Your mind tricked you to feel the pain of someone close to you leaving the game of life” makes me think it’s about mourning about someone close to the person. Of course is scary but I believe some faithful departed stay close to protect you. My interpretation. Love, Lu.
If you haven't do Take Hold Of The Flame live in TOKYO....... Its amazing!
Btw this song is part of a concept album .... All the songs tell a story
I'm going off of memory, which is not necessarily the best thing for me to do. I cannot find Your reaction to bohemian rhapsody official video. But I'm pretty sure You said that the video Give so much more detail And Is so much fun An helps to explain why the song transitions so much.
You need to listen to silent lucidity with the official video. Aside from been a gorgeous You need to listen to silent lucidity with the official video. Aside from been a gorgeous production The video helps to explain the lyrics. There is nothing in there about horror or Scaring somebody. You are correct in that it is about lucid dreams. If I'm not mistaken the guitarist Chris DeGarmo (spelling unsure) wrote the song because he practices lucid dreaming.
The album people want you to react to is probably operation mindcrime which is a concept album Much like The moody blues. What the album is about still applies today. Eyes of a stranger Is a really good song to react to Since you can pull it out of the album and it's stands Alone. When queens right 1st started they wore a heavy metal hair band. Queen of the ryche is a good song to react to. Off of the next album Is I dream in infrared. Each album they gets a bit more mellower But are still rock. There is jet city woman. It's Hard to pick Just a few songs and my mind is totally blanking.
With many bands it's best to do the official video not the live video But that's not true in all cases. Keep doing what you do I really enjoy your videos.
I think you missed the early lyrics about "some one close to you leaving the game of life". Much of this song is about being in touch with dead loved ones. "We'll be watching over you"
I saw the video on the premiere and fell in love with it and the band. I have performed the song with bands and karaoke and it usually garners the biggest applause of the night. Empire is my favorite album by the band, I hope you have discovered more of the band in the 2 years since you did this. Geoff (pronounced Jeff) has one of the most prolific voices in rock and he is now solo.
Nice job. Good to see some substance to the content. Funny that when this song came out, i just thought it was a fluff song from a rock band. It wasn't until recently, that I actually paid attention to it and realized what a masterpiece it truly is, and I don't say that lightly. It's only when every aspect of something aligns perfectly together will I give it such praise. The music, lyrics, voice, and original video have done just that. Truly powerful. How this song didn't win numerous awards is mind boggling to me considering some songs that have. Just watch all the reaction videos to this song. Have yet to find a single person who hasn't been moved by it in some way.
This is the kind of music people in their 40's and 50's grew up with. Find more of it, and you'll get a better understanding of who we are as a generation.
I'm glad you got to experience this gem of music from our heyday.
This is a song about suicide and being the survivor that wished they could have done something to help and vowing to the universe that they will be there next time for the next person should it ever happen in their realm again. It's a beautiful song and inspiring. but it comes from a truly tragic place. Edit: Lyrics: When someone close to you leaving the game...of life."
I enjoyed your reaction although you should have done it with the official video. Without the video it's like Bohemian Rhapsody.without the lyrics. The album is called operation! Mind crime . Although it was done in the 80s it is still relevant to today. It tells a story So you can always Just do 1 song at a time and Space them out Without too much time between each video. I think you would really like it
I always described reading Lovecraft as breathing through oatmeal. He has some very imaginative stories, but they are not light reading. I really enjoyed both Lovecraft and Kafka.
No no no. For this song you have to watch the official video because the cinnamon ography is awesome. Jet city woman empire Take hold of the flame The best I can The lady war black I dream in infrared Are all great songs and the only ones I can remember right now. Queensryche Is my favorite band of all time.
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The song the bridge is a great song by queensryche. If you do a whole album by them consider doing operation mindcrime. Just so you know silent lucidity is softer than most of their work .have a great day Daniel
Jet City Woman
I always felt there was an allusion to astral projection in addition to the obvious lucid dreaming aspect. The presence of a "guide" in the dream led me to believe that people are able to, for lack of a better term, "link up" subconsciously and live in a dream world together.
I've seen your reactions before Deathlok and out of all the reactions I have seen to Silent Lucidity you are the first person to actually correlate Dream Control in the song. Yes, Inception focuses on a specific kind of Dream Control so good on you for picking that element of the song up. It should be interpreted at least by the official video that a parent is helping a child to overcome nightmares, by using Dream control. The middle part of the song is the parent's instruction of how to attain control of the dream, to visualize it, record it in the present tense, put it in permanent form, and persisting those efforts the child will achieve dream control, the other voices are what the subconscious is experiencing while in sleep, struggling to control the dream and the typical dream noise that accompanies a dream usually, with the subconscious asking for help. There are no darker connotations than that if you interpret it the way the video visual presentation.
Love queensryche! After you do some more of their tunes, you will have to dive into "operation mindcrime" one of the best concept albums ever, with incredible music and lyrics.
I think its about the devil. Our lucid dreams are best kept silent. "I will be watching over you" is a placating lie." The dream is lucid because it is valid in sleep or awake. But a lucid dream is still only a dream.
NOLAN....! CMON
First! Always wanted to say that. This is new to me.
You were a little late on the first:) But no matter, have fun! Glad you're enjoying the videos, hopefully at least 1/8 as much as I'm loving this incredible music.
I saw Queensryche back in the 90's.Check out anything live by them.A really great tight band
Daniel, you hear Pink Floyd and the Moody Blues in this beautiful tune.. makes you realize who their muses were.
You need to listen to the whole album Operation Mindcrime to completely understand the lyrics. It is a concept album. The album tells a story. While this is a great song in itself, you need to listen to it in the context that it was meant to be listened to.
Song suggestion: The Hu, Wolf Totem. It's a Mongolian metal band and I think you will love it.
You should check out Savatage When the crowds are gone
You said it yourself. It's kind of Lovecraftian.
You def nailed the premise of SL. But Dude definitely listen to Eyes of A Stranger.
Nice....this song is about being able to guide yourself out of a nightmare.
"I will remember" is better in my view, but saw them in the 80's and they were cool.
nice reaction, but turn it up a bit so we can jam too :) can hear you fine ,but not song :)
A new band and song request...The Police...Message in a Bottle. Neil Peart loved their drummer Andy Summers. Power trio of 80s pop rock
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Reminds me of Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb
Geoff is pronounced Jeff,just a unique way of spelling.