Queensryche was a really tight band live, they sound even more powerful than in the studio, especially those riffs DeGarmo and Wilton are pulling off. Geoff Tate is an exception.... No one was close to him at this point of his career. "Gonna Get Close To You" just shows he's up there in the podium of singers all-around the planet. Flawless performance on the absolute height of his capabilities.
This is when Geoff Tate was a Gawd amongst men... NOBODY could touch him vocally here, not Mercury, not Dickinson, not Halford. Geoff just slayed everyone at this point.
freddie mercury sang The Show must go on, 5 octaves, in a single try, while drunk trying to ease the pain of the AZT that was murdering him (NOT aids). Geoff used to be a great vocalist, but he'll NEVER be freddie mercury level.
@@pilotamuroreisorry to inform you, Geoff had a bigger range. Freddie could not into that upper range that Geoff could in his prime. Freddie is an amazing vocalist, just couldn’t get as high as Geoff.
Geoff at his peak - I'm glad recordings like this exist - no effects, no overdubs just a guy with the most insane amount of talent who harnessed it with the proper training. Legendary, just legendary. Range, power, timbre, technique, stage presence, artistry, intensity - he had it all. Dio, Geoff, Dickinson, the late great Ray Gillen: that's the Mount Rushmore of vocalists imho. The first 13 minutes of this video show why Geoff Tate was one of the all time greats. Thx for sharing.
The first time I saw Queensryche was when they opened for Metallica on the And Justice for all your. I saw them again in 1990 for the Empire tour and they did Operation Mind Crime in it's entirety it was awesome.
Wow. Geoff´s voice literally gives me goosebumps. Pitch-perfect, crystal clear, full of intensity and emotion. What a talent! And the band is as tight as one could be, with songs some bands would kill for. Maybe it´s partly nostalgia, but I wish I had a time machine. Modern bands are never this good.
Hands down the BEST and most unique metal band to come out of the 80’s!! I was hooked as soon as the ep came out and it only got better from there, Warning is my all time favorite album and never gets old. They sadly never got the recognition they deserved but it made no difference to me, I absolutely love this band and their music for me is timeless. Such incredible talent
I still have my Easy Street records album from before they were signed to a major label. Easy Street took a chance and helped launch them. Thank you Easy Street peoples !
Geoff was the best vocalist I've ever heard. It's strange he could have ever smoked cigarettes unless he started after the first few albums were recorded. Even Bruce Dickinson fails to measure up to the early Geoff. Regardless of radio and mtv playing their music, Queensryche is still underrated. They're one of the greatest bands of all time, especially in terms of live performance.
I think he started smoking early on but begone chain smoking with recording of Mindcrime, then lots of touring, smoking and drinking, they was on the road for a long time, I think the empire tour killed his voice, that tour was like 3 years long, but you hear him on the MTV unplugged, you can him sound like he did in 86/87, his golden years i think was 82- 94
freddie mercury and roger taylor were smokers too. i have also known broadway singers who have a smoke before a show to add a bit of "edge". pot and alcohol seem to have a much larger effect that regular cigs in my own personal experience as a life long performer. none of them are "good", but if i had to pick one vice of the three...
I lied my way into backstage passes in ‘86 and hung out smoking and drinking with them for a good hour, hour and a half. Tate bummed at least five Marlboros from me that night. (Very cool guys)
The Rage for Order era was in a class by itself. Aside from the "out there" songs...Their image was like a Neo-Classical Post Apocolyptic Metal Vampires. Nothing like them!
Something else you might not know (I only do because I am a part of the Goth SubCulture) Rage For Order will be my favorite QR release ever. Their effects & advanced industrial sounds plus effects are Engineered by David Ogilvie as well as effects on Mindcrime all done by Skinny Puppy. Both are in the credits.
Flawless. I would have loved to see a show on that tour. The band was absolutely on fire and Tate was just otherworldly. I can’t even imagine a band like this coming out nowadays...people’s heads would explode.
paraglidermx Concordo totalmente com vc!!! Até que enfim, alguém que entende de voz e tem excelente ouvido, +paraglidemx! Tate é o maior de todos os tempos. Imcomparável!!! Alguns não entendem a perfeição da sua voz, a extensão, a sua capacidade de passar de um tom grave para um agudo extremo em segundos. Cantar em falseto por horas, sendo barítono. E ainda há quem reclama e não entende a fase difícil por que ele passou com sua voz, nos últimos tempos Eu estranharia é se ele não a tivesse prejudicado com tantos malabarismos vocais perfeitos.. Vergonhoso!!! Não suporto fãs de meia pataca, como diria minha avó. Quem recebeu o ridículo e comum Tod La Torre, de braços abertos, jamais entendeu a qualidade e superioridade da banda, que se destacava, exatamente, pela beleza e perfeição da voz de Geoff. Quem é Tod La Torre, na fila do pão, perto de Geoff? Queensryche acabou, assim que Tate o deixou. Que não tentem nos empurrar La Torre por muito tempo.Um grande abraço, +paraglidemx "I definitly agree! Totally!!! Tate is best of the best. Wonderfull!!
@@monicajean37 What does that have to do with my comment? I was pointing out the fact that the words ever and during are night and day different. Unless someone doesn't have any comprehension of time...
Yup. 1987 was Geoff's last true year before he started slowly declining due to heavy cigarette smoking. On the OM tour for the first time you could see he could no longer pull off the beginning of Take Hold of the Flame or Queen of the Reich. From 1987 to 1988 the decline was evident and by 1994/1995 he lost it completely.
Danimal300zx And then he randomly started getting it back in 2005. Pretty sure he quit smoking for a bit. Seriously though, check out shows from that tour. A lot of the Rage for Order stuff sounds just about as good as this.
Took the words out of my mouth. Too good it honestly blows my mind. Lol I’d sell my soul to see them live in their prime. Too bad I came in the world in 1992.
Brett Owen ,when we saw this tour they supported bon jovi, we had a big queensryche banner made and held it up through the jovi set he sent a heavy to tell us to take it down, we told him to go fuck himself,it stays, and it did 😅
I SAW THE RYCHE A FEW TIMES IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES WHEN TATE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNTOUCHABLE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE EARLY LIVE PERFORMANCES AND IM GLAD I WAS AN EIGHTIES METAL HEAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND GOT THE T SHIRTS.
My God.... it brings me back to that 86' tour.... my first time seeing them live.... Geoff was not even human.... the band... the songs..... it brings shivers... so insanely talented...
I saw them on this tour (in Portland, Oregon). They opened for AC/DC, but I bought tickets just to see the Ryche! We were just a few rows from the stage, and to this day, my friends and I all swear Geoff pointed at us because there were four of us, all wearing Rage shirts!
This tour shows just how epic Geoff was in his prime. He pulled that off night after night. I remember this show. I believe they opened for Ozzy on this tour if my memory serves right....or it could've been Metallica (they opened for everyone back in the day). I know my first concert was when they opened for Kiss, on their Animalize tour, back when KISS was killer, and Paul could still sing. What an incredible time the 80's was.
One of the classiest and greatest bands EVER!!! I've been a fan since their EP Lady wore black and Queen of the Reich. I'm addicted to the Rage for Order album! I'd love to see an original lineup reunion someday with Chris and Geoff joining back together with Michael, Eddie and Scott !!!
They went downhill after Degarmo left... That's what happens when your best songwriter leaves... They were unmatchable at this time with Geoff in his prime... Excellent show & album... 🔥🎸🔥
What if this concert was filmed in 10K. 🤔🤯 I couldn't imagined. Whole shit they sound incredible. A virtual time machine it brings us back to are youth. This is 2023 mind blowing!!! I'm so glad I grew up in the pinnacle of real Music.
When I was 15 years old. I went to see my first concert. Was Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin Album Tour. I am a drummer and was so excited to walk in to this larger than life arena and see some of my musical hero’s at the time. It when I walked in ? I saw this crazy weird looking drum set ?! I thought .. that’s not Randy Castillo’s drum set ? I had no idea some band was opening for them. Turns out it was Queensryche on the Rage For Order Tour ! I had no idea what I was about to see ! When Scott Rockenfield started playing drums my jaw just hit the floor!! It changed my life forever. Wow.. what a absolute unbelievably GREAT drummer ! He reminded me of nobody ! I was so offstruck on how he played. I totally forgot who I even cane there to see ?! That night I rushed home and bought that queensryche album. Then got the pleasure of seeing them on the original Mindcrime tour when they opened for Metallica.
I also agree that after Promised land everything went down hill. Geoff's voice was untouchable at this time and rage for order to me was their best album saw them in concert here in Chicago in 1986 when I was 16, now I'm 45.
That opening of Queen of the rock is absolutely ridiculous people have no idea how hard that is to do that is a long note to hold it to maintain it and to control it pitch perfect try doing that every night the man was a god
And today they are two bands playing pathetically small clubs. In the early years they were by far my fav band...they were AMAZING here....so sad to see what happened.
the magnitude of the creativity on Rage for Order is stratospheric. I loved this album in my teens, but I don't think I truly appreciated the true beauty of it until now in my 40s.
Now I see why I struggle getting into Queensryche without Tate. Todd is a great singer and can hold his own covering old material but by no means could he match a performance like this concert of Rage.
Thought you fellow QR fans might like this story.... In late 1985 I met Eddie the bass player literally right before the band broke big. I was the guitar tech/roadie for a great guitar player named Frank Still in an up and coming metal band. They unexpectedly broke up due to the singer not willing to practice (so close, Eric Claptons road manager was the bands manager, long story!) and the singer of Franks previous band (who had moved to the Seattle area) called him and asked if he would be interested in auditioning for his 'up and coming' band in Wa. and Frank said 'Hell yes!' He took me along for support and to help with the fuel costs of driving from Ventura Ca. to Seattle. With the help of copious amounts of blow and hard driving rock we made it non-stop in roughly 24 hours(!) averaging 80 mph (seems totally insane now!). Anyways, we did the visiting musician thing, which included going to a NICE recording studio to hear some demos of the band Frank was audition for, and rock clubs to see the local competition, and to do the all important networking. BTW, the highlight of the trip for me was seeing & briefly meeting Roger Fisher, the main songwriter and ex guitarist of Heart, a personal hero of mine. He was debuting his brand new band (which I don't remember) at the time. After visiting a few rock clubs, we returned to our hosts home with a small entourage of industry types and hangers on, and lo & behold, who's there but the very soft spoken and extremely shy Eddie Stone. Now, understand I had by chance just happened to have JUST seen not 3 nights earlier the debut video on MTV of 'Queen of the Reich' and was blown away by Geoff's vocals on the extremely low budget video, and the bands skills and original hard sound (hard rock popularity was at an all time low 85; new wave, heavy synth music, Cyndi Lauper, Culture Club, Madonna, Gary Numan, was all the rage at that time, much to my chagrin!). So fortunately I knew who he was, and was able to speak knowledgeably to him and compliment him on his band and the potential I felt they possessed. (I also met the drummer from the very first band that won what would become a very popular feature on MTV, viewer voted Battle of the Bands show where the winners got a recording contract. Amy Manns band Til Tuesday won the 2nd year for the excellent song 'Voices Carry' and IIRC was the only band to really see any commercial success out of the show, I could be way off here, who cares?). Anyway, Eddie noticeably lit up when he heard I knew who he was, he was wicked cool, had the 'look' with the big poodle hair that was all the rage at that time, but man was he a wallflower!! I liked him so much, he was the only 'stranger' that night I shared my coke with (back then, you had to be VERY secretive with breaking out at a party, especially if there were rock kittys around; I called them 'hoover whores', they would do ANYTHING for a blast!), I remember having to use a car key to scoop the shit out of the bag to offer it to him. The blow loosened his tongue quite a bit, and he proceeded to tell me all about the big things that were starting to happen with the band, which I found fascinating. BTW, for any of you who feel 'disappointed' about the drugs or don't believe, understand back then the entire music business literally revolved around cocaine, it certainly didn't have the stigma it does now. You almost had to do blow if you wanted to be taken seriously, a very very stupid ideal/attitude for certain, but that was the current reality. Also, on an aside, the 'Seattle Sound' was JUST getting its start in 85, Los Angeles being the defacto place to go to break into the music industry was finally loosing its monopoly, and Seattle was quickly becoming the new music melting pot of the U.S. It would later move from there to Memphis TN., etc. So, theres my story, too long I now, but I haven't thought about that time since it happened, so sue me for indulging myself!! :)
Rage for order is one of the best sounding albums of the eighties in my opinion! So sonically coherent and just perfectly balanced! For me, even though not all songs on the album are stellar, this album was the best effort of their career.
I always thought that an album was judged to be best based on the quality of the songs. This is why I don't understand all the comments about Rage for Order being Queensryche's best effort. Operation Mindcrime was clearly their masterpiece and nothing that they did before or after could ever touch it. Don't get me wrong. I love Rage for Order and that time period during the bands evolution was extremely unique.
@@EH1745Cane I truly love Operation Mindcrime and I think it's a brilliant album, probably one of the best albums ever, period! But I also think you can judge an album based on a lot of factors, such as best songs, sound quality, tone and overall feel. For me, I think that Rage for Order has as good songs as Operation Mindcrime, but with the addition of a more unique feel and the gritty sound. Plus for me Rage always has a special place in my heart, due to it being the album that got me into Queensrÿche. But choosing their best is hard since I think they are the best band ever (at least the period 1984-1994).
The power they unleashed, these guys were a "stand alone band" there was only one "Queensryche" each of them together were musical dynamite with the explosive "Geoff Tate " to touch it all off. Geoff was vocally "untouchable" in these days. His power and vocal range were inhuman, Queensryche was force unlike any other. Queensryche 🤘🏻
Awesome!, seen this tour(opening for AC/DC-who made who tour), and didn't know who they were but was blown away by the music and Geoff's stage presence, went out and bought Rage for order and was not disappointed, great band, too bad it over now....
Too bad about the quality but you can tell that Geoff sounded amazing. I wish i could remember seeing them back when i was 15 with Ozzy at the Sportatorium.
At this fleeting point in time, Geoff Tate had no peer at his profession with his timbre, delivery, and control... his voice simply sounds gorgeous here. Alas it was not to last forever.
Think about this...they hadn’t even dreamt of the epic, legendary, phenomenon that would become their next album. The greatest concept album in the history of music imo. Amazing to think about. I love Rage. 🥳🤘🏼⚡️
AngelofAnguish Lol try Chris Cornell in his prime. I love Geoff and his lower register singing is great, but he can't match Cornell's raw power when belting high notes.
John Santos Beg to differ. Check out these 2 live performances. And Chris's voice held up a lot better over the years m.ruclips.net/video/hTr8BNLqrOM/видео.html m.ruclips.net/video/fAV01JhxvfM/видео.html
David Pratt Have you heard early Soundgarden live? m.ruclips.net/video/fAV01JhxvfM/видео.html Even his live stuff late in his career was brilliant in a totally different style. Have you heard his cover of Nothing Compares to You? m.ruclips.net/video/IuUDRU9-HRk/видео.html
Thanks Mateus. Saw them at Alpine Valley in 86 on this tour open for AckaDacka. They still haunt me to this day. Had the Japanese laserdisc version of the concert, watched it over and over on this song, watching him hit the notes. Amazing back then, and on Hear N Aid.
Saw them on the Warning tour Geoff''s voice hurt my ears and overpowered the band. The band was tight. I became a fan after seeing them live. Great band in the 80's & early 90's. Wish there was more footage of the early years.
This is so awesome !! I saw this show with AC/DC in Winnipeg .... What Impressed me so much was Geoff Tate ... such an awesome singer ..... Thanks for posting !!!!
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Here we probably have the most underrated band and vocalist in history of rock music.
Queensryche was a really tight band live, they sound even more powerful than in the studio, especially those riffs DeGarmo and Wilton are pulling off.
Geoff Tate is an exception.... No one was close to him at this point of his career.
"Gonna Get Close To You" just shows he's up there in the podium of singers all-around the planet. Flawless performance on the absolute height of his capabilities.
This is when Geoff Tate was a Gawd amongst men... NOBODY could touch him vocally here, not Mercury, not Dickinson, not Halford. Geoff just slayed everyone at this point.
I would say he was just as good as mercury. Definitely better than halford
@@axlh.1827 Mercury had an awful vibrato and missed many notes while singing. Geoff mops the floor with Freddy (and i'm a fan of both).
Just saw him Friday and he still kills it at his age.
freddie mercury sang The Show must go on, 5 octaves, in a single try, while drunk trying to ease the pain of the AZT that was murdering him (NOT aids). Geoff used to be a great vocalist, but he'll NEVER be freddie mercury level.
@@pilotamuroreisorry to inform you, Geoff had a bigger range. Freddie could not into that upper range that Geoff could in his prime. Freddie is an amazing vocalist, just couldn’t get as high as Geoff.
Geoff at his peak - I'm glad recordings like this exist - no effects, no overdubs just a guy with the most insane amount of talent who harnessed it with the proper training. Legendary, just legendary. Range, power, timbre, technique, stage presence, artistry, intensity - he had it all. Dio, Geoff, Dickinson, the late great Ray Gillen: that's the Mount Rushmore of vocalists imho. The first 13 minutes of this video show why Geoff Tate was one of the all time greats. Thx for sharing.
It's cool that you mentioned Ray Gillen. Love his voice. Died waaaaaayyyyy too young.
I saw them in this tour. Changed my life!
The first time I saw Queensryche was when they opened for Metallica on the And Justice for all your.
I saw them again in 1990 for the Empire tour and they did Operation Mind Crime in it's entirety it was awesome.
Is amazing how good he was , wow an 8 years comment !!
I can't argue with a single choice on your Mount Rushmore.
Untouchable range ....last 2 songs better then studio versions. Incredible, unreal and outta this world.
I personally think Rage For Order was Tate's BEST vocals. This certainly proves it!
Agreed! Promised Land is a close second for me.
Wow.
Geoff´s voice literally gives me goosebumps. Pitch-perfect, crystal clear, full of intensity and emotion. What a talent! And the band is as tight as one could be, with songs some bands would kill for.
Maybe it´s partly nostalgia, but I wish I had a time machine. Modern bands are never this good.
Hands down the BEST and most unique metal band to come out of the 80’s!! I was hooked as soon as the ep came out and it only got better from there, Warning is my all time favorite album and never gets old. They sadly never got the recognition they deserved but it made no difference to me, I absolutely love this band and their music for me is timeless. Such incredible talent
Same here. Warning, to me was the absolute best album they did.
@@Daddy53751 👍🏻no doubt, epic!
I still have my Easy Street records album from before they were signed to a major label. Easy Street took a chance and helped launch them. Thank you Easy Street peoples !
These guys were untouchable back then
Rage for Order! A Masterpiece!
Geoff was the best vocalist I've ever heard. It's strange he could have ever smoked cigarettes unless he started after the first few albums were recorded. Even Bruce Dickinson fails to measure up to the early Geoff. Regardless of radio and mtv playing their music, Queensryche is still underrated. They're one of the greatest bands of all time, especially in terms of live performance.
I think he started smoking early on but begone chain smoking with recording of Mindcrime, then lots of touring, smoking and drinking, they was on the road for a long time, I think the empire tour killed his voice, that tour was like 3 years long, but you hear him on the MTV unplugged, you can him sound like he did in 86/87, his golden years i think was 82- 94
freddie mercury and roger taylor were smokers too. i have also known broadway singers who have a smoke before a show to add a bit of "edge". pot and alcohol seem to have a much larger effect that regular cigs in my own personal experience as a life long performer. none of them are "good", but if i had to pick one vice of the three...
I lied my way into backstage passes in ‘86 and hung out smoking and drinking with them for a good hour, hour and a half.
Tate bummed at least five Marlboros from me that night.
(Very cool guys)
The Rage for Order era was in a class by itself. Aside from the "out there" songs...Their image was like a Neo-Classical Post Apocolyptic Metal Vampires. Nothing like them!
Great take on that style. Tate and DeGamo said they were all reading vampire novels at the time. We called it the Vampire Tour.
WOW....THOUGHT I KNEW IT ALL ABOUT THEM...LOL..KEWL FACT....THANX
Something else you might not know (I only do because I am a part of the Goth SubCulture) Rage For Order will be my favorite QR release ever. Their effects & advanced industrial sounds plus effects are Engineered by David Ogilvie as well as effects on Mindcrime all done by Skinny Puppy. Both are in the credits.
Probably into Anne Rice’s “interview with the vampire”.
I was reading that book at the time, and it sure seemed to fit in perfectly!
Flawless. I would have loved to see a show on that tour. The band was absolutely on fire and Tate was just otherworldly. I can’t even imagine a band like this coming out nowadays...people’s heads would explode.
I was front row at that concert. Epic.
Awesome, mind blowing tour!
Opening for AC/DC was a super odd matchup though.
Tate was the best metal singer ever during that period.
paraglidermx Concordo totalmente com vc!!! Até que enfim, alguém que entende de voz e tem excelente ouvido, +paraglidemx! Tate é o maior de todos os tempos. Imcomparável!!! Alguns não entendem a perfeição da sua voz, a extensão, a sua capacidade de passar de um tom grave para um agudo extremo em segundos. Cantar em falseto por horas, sendo barítono. E ainda há quem reclama e não entende a fase difícil por que ele passou com sua voz, nos últimos tempos Eu estranharia é se ele não a tivesse prejudicado com tantos malabarismos vocais perfeitos.. Vergonhoso!!! Não suporto fãs de meia pataca, como diria minha avó. Quem recebeu o ridículo e comum Tod La Torre, de braços abertos, jamais entendeu a qualidade e superioridade da banda, que se destacava, exatamente, pela beleza e perfeição da voz de Geoff. Quem é Tod La Torre, na fila do pão, perto de Geoff? Queensryche acabou, assim que Tate o deixou. Que não tentem nos empurrar La Torre por muito tempo.Um grande abraço, +paraglidemx
"I definitly agree! Totally!!! Tate is best of the best. Wonderfull!!
Ever and during that period, doesn't make any sense. He either was/is/will be the best ever or was the best during that period.
@@Yiannis2112 I'd argue that Halford, Dickinson & Tate were equally great ............
@@monicajean37 What does that have to do with my comment? I was pointing out the fact that the words ever and during are night and day different. Unless someone doesn't have any comprehension of time...
@@Yiannis2112 I'm NOT ARGUING with you, just stating along with Tate being awesome, that back then those 3 couldn't be touched
They were untouchable back then, this is their best effort imo, amazing album
Great
Yup. 1987 was Geoff's last true year before he started slowly declining due to heavy cigarette smoking. On the OM tour for the first time you could see he could no longer pull off the beginning of Take Hold of the Flame or Queen of the Reich. From 1987 to 1988 the decline was evident and by 1994/1995 he lost it completely.
Totally agree, their best album and his voice in prime shape!!
Danimal300zx And then he randomly started getting it back in 2005. Pretty sure he quit smoking for a bit. Seriously though, check out shows from that tour. A lot of the Rage for Order stuff sounds just about as good as this.
Danimal300zx Minus the flawless vibrato, though.
Oh man I miss these days. The Whisper sounds unbelievable
No one can touch Geoff's voice on this vid ! Definitely one of the most underrated Ryche albums!
In my opinion Rage for order was there best album hands down.
Operation Mindcrime blows Rage for Order away and it's not even close.
Absolutely. This album is so ahead of it's time!
No it wasn't
At their peak..
Queensryche's 'Rage for Order' and Fate's Warning's 'Perfect Symmetry' are two of my favorite albums of all time.
Even through the poor quality of the video you can hear the quality of the music they were performing. Brilliant.
I don't recall typing this comment but I agree with me.
Took the words out of my mouth. Too good it honestly blows my mind. Lol I’d sell my soul to see them live in their prime. Too bad I came in the world in 1992.
@@KarmaKraze_11 I could have but didn't. Which just makes me dumb.
You are correct sir
This tour was frightening... they were untouchable. Geoff Tate's voice was godly....
Tate's voice is unreal here. Even better than the studio version in many instances, and he just owns the stage!
+Brett Owen Agreed No one could touch Tate in this timeframe.
ALL OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE SOOOO FCKN TRUE...SAD TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENED....STILL WE GOT 4 CDS AND 1 EP THAT ARE JUST REDONK
Brett Owen I agree, and when they do screamin in digital freaks me out, it's just amazing,
Brett Owen ,when we saw this tour they supported bon jovi, we had a big queensryche banner made and held it up through the jovi set he sent a heavy to tell us to take it down, we told him to go fuck himself,it stays, and it did 😅
What a BEAST!...
Tra i grandi del metal
Geoff magnifico album magnifico
Caught these guys in Paris in 1986 opening for Bon Jokey...these guys were unreal
I SAW THE RYCHE A FEW TIMES IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES WHEN TATE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNTOUCHABLE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE EARLY LIVE PERFORMANCES AND IM GLAD I WAS AN EIGHTIES METAL HEAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND GOT THE T SHIRTS.
I saw the rage for order tour when they opened for Ozzy ln 85 or 86 can't remember. Excellent times. Thanks for the post.
My God.... it brings me back to that 86' tour.... my first time seeing them live.... Geoff was not even human.... the band... the songs..... it brings shivers... so insanely talented...
I saw them on this tour (in Portland, Oregon). They opened for AC/DC, but I bought tickets just to see the Ryche! We were just a few rows from the stage, and to this day, my friends and I all swear Geoff pointed at us because there were four of us, all wearing Rage shirts!
I was at that show too!
We lucked into passes and got to hang out backstage with them smoking and joking.
Best night ever!
This tour shows just how epic Geoff was in his prime. He pulled that off night after night. I remember this show. I believe they opened for Ozzy on this tour if my memory serves right....or it could've been Metallica (they opened for everyone back in the day). I know my first concert was when they opened for Kiss, on their Animalize tour, back when KISS was killer, and Paul could still sing. What an incredible time the 80's was.
Saw them in Paris opening for Dio and few years after for Metallica..!!
Still love it and listening almost 40 years later..!! 🙏🤘
Being able to sing Take hold of the flame 🔥 at the end of the show , wow , amazing
One of the classiest and greatest bands EVER!!! I've been a fan since their EP Lady wore black and Queen of the Reich. I'm addicted to the Rage for Order album! I'd love to see an original lineup reunion someday with Chris and Geoff joining back together with Michael, Eddie and Scott !!!
I saw them perform No Sanctuary and London back then. Still get goosebumps.
They went downhill after Degarmo left... That's what happens when your best songwriter leaves... They were unmatchable at this time with Geoff in his prime... Excellent show & album...
🔥🎸🔥
What if this concert was filmed in 10K. 🤔🤯 I couldn't imagined. Whole shit they sound incredible. A virtual time machine it brings us back to are youth. This is 2023 mind blowing!!! I'm so glad I grew up in the pinnacle of real Music.
When I was 15 years old. I went to see my first concert. Was Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin Album Tour. I am a drummer and was so excited to walk in to this larger than life arena and see some of my musical hero’s at the time. It when I walked in ? I saw this crazy weird looking drum set ?! I thought .. that’s not Randy Castillo’s drum set ? I had no idea some band was opening for them. Turns out it was Queensryche on the Rage For Order Tour ! I had no idea what I was about to see ! When Scott Rockenfield started playing drums my jaw just hit the floor!! It changed my life forever. Wow.. what a absolute unbelievably GREAT drummer ! He reminded me of nobody ! I was so offstruck on how he played. I totally forgot who I even cane there to see ?! That night I rushed home and bought that queensryche album. Then got the pleasure of seeing them on the original Mindcrime tour when they opened for Metallica.
What a Great Concert....Warning and Rage songs...Epic
I also agree that after Promised land everything went down hill.
Geoff's voice was untouchable at this time and rage for order to me was their best album saw them in concert here in Chicago in 1986 when I was 16, now I'm 45.
That opening of Queen of the rock is absolutely ridiculous people have no idea how hard that is to do that is a long note to hold it to maintain it and to control it pitch perfect try doing that every night the man was a god
Thanks so much for sharing... there isn't much concert footage of Queensryche from the mid 80's so this is something special
And today they are two bands playing pathetically small clubs. In the early years they were by far my fav band...they were AMAZING here....so sad to see what happened.
Just saw them. New singer is really good. They played a ton of oldies. Even played Queen of the Ryche and Prophecy.
the magnitude of the creativity on Rage for Order is stratospheric. I loved this album in my teens, but I don't think I truly appreciated the true beauty of it until now in my 40s.
Phaelen2003 They were so talented and ahead of their time. Perfect chemistry .
Something new and wonderful was happening here.
I remember Queensrÿche with Keel and Black N Blue - 1986 Tucson, AZ Exhibition Hall.
Warning and Rage are my Zeppelin I & II
never saw Geoff with a giutar on stage ...
this video is stunning
I was at this concert!-I didnt know this video existed !!!!! great memories
This a bad recording, which is understandable as it’s 86, but you can still tell they sounded amazing!! That voice!! ❤
Yes, this is a unique album. Great band, great show. Thanks!
This is ridiculous!! Man I'd love to hear this w/ output from the soundboard...they sound incredible!!
Never a disappointment going from album to live. Geoff and the band were always spot on. Damn they were so great.
This is awesome. Tate was like a force of nature
Now I see why I struggle getting into Queensryche without Tate. Todd is a great singer and can hold his own covering old material but by no means could he match a performance like this concert of Rage.
I struggled after Degarmo left... Geoff leaving was the nail in the coffin...
Exactly the same for me too
WOW at 23:30 There would be no reason to be so ALAAAARRRMED!!!!!!!! Geoff was an arial bomber from the skies of vocal range.
Queensryche 4ever!!! ❤❤💯 RYCHE-N-ROLLER'S!! Where are you? 🤘🤘🎸🎸
We are all still here. Just saw the Ryche this week in Denver. Tate no more but La Torre does a great job. We will all always love 80s Ryche.
Sherwood Hall in Salinas, CA 1986 RFO tour was there and it was incredible.
AMAZING BAND 💖THE ONE AND ONLY QUEENSRYCHE 💖🤘
I saw this show in Nashville, TN when they opened for Ratt. It was incredible - we even got to meet Geoff and Chris after the show. Too cool.
So Good Nice listening to great music during these hard times Thank You
Same here ... QR was amazing on that tour!
amazing......and rage for order still sounds like it could come out tomorrow.
Damn. Wish I could have seen this in person - BEAUTIFUL!
Opeing with Neue Regal. How fucking great would that have been.
I seen them with Ratt, I left after Queensryche went off stage. XD
Thought you fellow QR fans might like this story.... In late 1985 I met Eddie the bass player literally right before the band broke big. I was the guitar tech/roadie for a great guitar player named Frank Still in an up and coming metal band. They unexpectedly broke up due to the singer not willing to practice (so close, Eric Claptons road manager was the bands manager, long story!) and the singer of Franks previous band (who had moved to the Seattle area) called him and asked if he would be interested in auditioning for his 'up and coming' band in Wa. and Frank said 'Hell yes!' He took me along for support and to help with the fuel costs of driving from Ventura Ca. to Seattle. With the help of copious amounts of blow and hard driving rock we made it non-stop in roughly 24 hours(!) averaging 80 mph (seems totally insane now!). Anyways, we did the visiting musician thing, which included going to a NICE recording studio to hear some demos of the band Frank was audition for, and rock clubs to see the local competition, and to do the all important networking. BTW, the highlight of the trip for me was seeing & briefly meeting Roger Fisher, the main songwriter and ex guitarist of Heart, a personal hero of mine. He was debuting his brand new band (which I don't remember) at the time. After visiting a few rock clubs, we returned to our hosts home with a small entourage of industry types and hangers on, and lo & behold, who's there but the very soft spoken and extremely shy Eddie Stone.
Now, understand I had by chance just happened to have JUST seen not 3 nights earlier the debut video on MTV of 'Queen of the Reich' and was blown away by Geoff's vocals on the extremely low budget video, and the bands skills and original hard sound (hard rock popularity was at an all time low 85; new wave, heavy synth music, Cyndi Lauper, Culture Club, Madonna, Gary Numan, was all the rage at that time, much to my chagrin!). So fortunately I knew who he was, and was able to speak knowledgeably to him and compliment him on his band and the potential I felt they possessed. (I also met the drummer from the very first band that won what would become a very popular feature on MTV, viewer voted Battle of the Bands show where the winners got a recording contract. Amy Manns band Til Tuesday won the 2nd year for the excellent song 'Voices Carry' and IIRC was the only band to really see any commercial success out of the show, I could be way off here, who cares?). Anyway, Eddie noticeably lit up when he heard I knew who he was, he was wicked cool, had the 'look' with the big poodle hair that was all the rage at that time, but man was he a wallflower!! I liked him so much, he was the only 'stranger' that night I shared my coke with (back then, you had to be VERY secretive with breaking out at a party, especially if there were rock kittys around; I called them 'hoover whores', they would do ANYTHING for a blast!), I remember having to use a car key to scoop the shit out of the bag to offer it to him. The blow loosened his tongue quite a bit, and he proceeded to tell me all about the big things that were starting to happen with the band, which I found fascinating. BTW, for any of you who feel 'disappointed' about the drugs or don't believe, understand back then the entire music business literally revolved around cocaine, it certainly didn't have the stigma it does now. You almost had to do blow if you wanted to be taken seriously, a very very stupid ideal/attitude for certain, but that was the current reality. Also, on an aside, the 'Seattle Sound' was JUST getting its start in 85, Los Angeles being the defacto place to go to break into the music industry was finally loosing its monopoly, and Seattle was quickly becoming the new music melting pot of the U.S. It would later move from there to Memphis TN., etc. So, theres my story, too long I now, but I haven't thought about that time since it happened, so sue me for indulging myself!! :)
+The Chucker Really? I can only assume you're 10 years old. Grow up dude.
dont sweat it (almost) everyone was doing coke back then.
D Grundman so what happened to Frank Still?
So true but i still love him now he jas a more matured sounding voice
Rage for order is one of the best sounding albums of the eighties in my opinion! So sonically coherent and just perfectly balanced! For me, even though not all songs on the album are stellar, this album was the best effort of their career.
Agreed!
I always thought that an album was judged to be best based on the quality of the songs. This is why I don't understand all the comments about Rage for Order being Queensryche's best effort. Operation Mindcrime was clearly their masterpiece and nothing that they did before or after could ever touch it. Don't get me wrong. I love Rage for Order and that time period during the bands evolution was extremely unique.
@@EH1745Cane I truly love Operation Mindcrime and I think it's a brilliant album, probably one of the best albums ever, period! But I also think you can judge an album based on a lot of factors, such as best songs, sound quality, tone and overall feel. For me, I think that Rage for Order has as good songs as Operation Mindcrime, but with the addition of a more unique feel and the gritty sound. Plus for me Rage always has a special place in my heart, due to it being the album that got me into Queensrÿche.
But choosing their best is hard since I think they are the best band ever (at least the period 1984-1994).
The power they unleashed, these guys were a "stand alone band" there was only one "Queensryche" each of them together were musical dynamite with the explosive "Geoff Tate " to touch it all off. Geoff was vocally "untouchable" in these days. His power and vocal range were inhuman, Queensryche was force unlike any other.
Queensryche 🤘🏻
Awesome!, seen this tour(opening for AC/DC-who made who tour), and didn't know who they were but was blown away by the music and Geoff's stage presence, went out and bought Rage for order and was not disappointed, great band, too bad it over now....
Mount Rushmore Metal God voices! Tate, Halford, King Diamond, and Ozzy! All P.FM.
Pure Fucking Magic!
80's Ruled Metal!
Tate's vocals were truly so impressive back then. Even live. Wow. Teuly impressive. Thanks for posting that gem of a video.
Chassytimi I had good seats for this concert. I was so blown away.
Fn queensrych best ever
Too bad about the quality but you can tell that Geoff sounded amazing. I wish i could remember seeing them back when i was 15 with Ozzy at the Sportatorium.
Rage is a legit metal masterpiece!
R4O without doubt 1of my favorite
top5 coveted releases! Way ahead
of it time. Only saw them once on this
tour w/ Loudness &King Kobra.
Incredible! I saw this tour stop in Sacramento, Ca opening for ACDC and QR just blew everyone away. No one could touch them during those years.
At this fleeting point in time, Geoff Tate had no peer at his profession with his timbre, delivery, and control... his voice simply sounds gorgeous here. Alas it was not to last forever.
Man was he fucking awesome back then.He still is good for age.saw him at the TLA in Philly was a great show..
I was there , they were opening for Ozzy , amazing show but first time I saw them was in 1982 , opening for Twisted Sisters
Think about this...they hadn’t even dreamt of the epic, legendary, phenomenon that would become their next album. The greatest concept album in the history of music imo. Amazing to think about. I love Rage. 🥳🤘🏼⚡️
I agree operation mind crime is the best ever ..the graphics on the cover were unlike anything and the music is unmarked mastery
OH YEAH...AND I SAW THIS TOUR...MY 1ST...AND THATS WHO I EMULATED VOCALLY FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS OR SO
I get excited when I here footsteps in the hall.the perfect stocker song
In awe That is all
Still love watching this stuff, this is Geoff at his best
***** 1651997 Geoff is on FIRE, absolute raw power! 40:03
+Simon Christensen Know of ANY MODERN rock/metal singers who can do THAT?
AngelofAnguish
Lol try Chris Cornell in his prime. I love Geoff and his lower register singing is great, but he can't match Cornell's raw power when belting high notes.
Yea , love Cornell but there's no way he came close to Geoff in his prime .
John Santos
Beg to differ. Check out these 2 live performances. And Chris's voice held up a lot better over the years
m.ruclips.net/video/hTr8BNLqrOM/видео.html
m.ruclips.net/video/fAV01JhxvfM/видео.html
David Pratt
Have you heard early Soundgarden live?
m.ruclips.net/video/fAV01JhxvfM/видео.html
Even his live stuff late in his career was brilliant in a totally different style. Have you heard his cover of Nothing Compares to You?
m.ruclips.net/video/IuUDRU9-HRk/видео.html
What an atmosphere!
NOW THIS IS QUEENSRYCHE and TATE AT HIS PRIME!! Guitar work AWESOME!!! I LOVED THIS ALBUM!!!
Holy shit that’s good!
Thanks Mateus. Saw them at Alpine Valley in 86 on this tour open for AckaDacka. They still haunt me to this day. Had the Japanese laserdisc version of the concert, watched it over and over on this song, watching him hit the notes. Amazing back then, and on Hear N Aid.
Man, they tore it up!! Brings back so many memories, too bad they split up.
Saw them on the Warning tour Geoff''s voice hurt my ears and overpowered the band. The band was tight. I became a fan after seeing them live. Great band in the 80's & early 90's. Wish there was more footage of the early years.
I want a time machine!!
TOP 5 LIVE SHOW I'VE SEEN ..
WAHOW !! ...Many many thanks for this sharing, love it 🙏👏👏😋🎉🍾🥂💖💖
Of you never had the chance to see them live in this era you missed a life changing experience
Man I would have loved to see this tour! I was only born in '86 haha.
Jon-David Taylor , man that sux, or maybe not, it means ur still young, unlike me I did see this tour but that just means I'm now old 😴
I love Neue Regal
The shit!!! Geoff Tate will ALWAYS BE QUEENSRYCHE...NO MATTER WHAT!!
September 14 1986 Fayetteville nc opening for ozzy
i saw this concert in phx and had front row tickets, i was 15 yrs old, all hail the ryche!
Was present at this show in Salinas,CA, USA , epic
This is so awesome !! I saw this show with AC/DC in Winnipeg .... What Impressed me so much was Geoff Tate ... such an awesome singer ..... Thanks for posting !!!!
Oh yeah!!