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        _Screaming in Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings, 'Ryche-'n'-Rollers!  I'd like to start off 
        this issue by sending a big "thank you" to everyone, as the
        digest is now being read by over 600 people in 18 countries 
        around the world. As they say, onward and upward!
                Upward happens to be the direction the anticipation
        level here has taken, as the release date of "Building Empires"
        nears.  In this issue, suspicions regarding that are confirmed,
        to an extent.
                Also in this issue: confusing videos a la Queensryche,
        confusing bass lines a la Queensryche, high ticket prices, a mom
        taking the blame for everything, the significance of 'Love,' two
        more chances, to get "Operation: Empire," and a clear case of 
        sunstroke-induced delerium from Arizona.

        _Neue Regel___________________________________________What's New_

        manskie@engr.latech.edu (Kenneth) writes,
                I was in a record store the other day, and the clerk 
        confirmed the October 20th release date for "Building Empires."
        The only other piece of information given was that it was a 
        _video_ release.
                        {EMI confirmed to me this week that "Building 
                        Empires" will be a "home video," and will contain 
                        some videos of songs, presumably off "Empire," 
                        some concert footage, and "other stuff."  They 
                        said that while the release date is October 20th, 
                        it will probably be early November before it's in 
                        all stores.  I suspect the major chains will have 
                        it on the 20th, though.  Publicity does _not_ 
                        know if any Unplugged tracks will be included in
                        the tape.  -sh}

        gallegos@arizona.edu (Paul) writes,
                I'm going to reserve a couple of copies of "Building 
        Empires" at the local place here, so if anyone wants a copy, 
        e-mail me, and I'll let you know costs and such.

        _Speak____________________________________________Correspondence_

        hcw0@aberystwyth.ac.uk (Howard) writes,  
                During 'The Mission' on "Operation: LIVEcrime" there is a 
        guitar solo by Chris DeGarmo where there is a image on the screen 
        overlaid on Chris of what appears to be looking down a tube with 
        constantly changing colours.
                Toward the end of the solo a face (possibly a stone 
        statue) appears at the end of the tube and rushes to meet you as 
        the solo ends.  Does anyone know what this is supposed to 
        represent, or is it just something that they thought looked good?

        smith@epvax.msfc.nasa.gov (James) writes,
                I have a question for those of you who have live video of 
        'I Don't Believe in Love.'  Is the bass part played on a 5-string 
        bass or a 4-string, and during the low-D "powerbass" eighth 
        notes, is it done with the thumb on the open top string, or with 
        a pick, or what?  Inquiring bassists want to know (mainly to see 
        if my method of doing it jives with theirs).  I love playing this 
        song but I hate having to tune down one step for it.

        _Roads to Madness__________________________________________Shows_

        sjs@bae.bellcore.com (Steve) writes,
                Is it my imagination or is getting tickets for any major 
        concert getting ridiculous?  I tried to get tickets through 
        TicketMaster charge, I started calling at exactly the time the 
        tickets went on sale for Def Leppard.  I kept trying for an hour.  
        Never did get through.  And I was not about to wait in line for 
        hours!
                Don't get me wrong, I really like Def Leppard and 
        Queensryche, but I don't plan on waiting for hours on line, or 
        paying prices for sh*tty seats through some ticket agent that are 
        sky high!  I swear, the music industry is on the way to collapse.
        And they wonder why ticket sales are down!  People don't have the 
        money to pay in the first place with the depression (oops, sorry, 
        the government tells us it's a recession, silly me!) going on and 
        all.

        _Spreading the Disease_________________________________Resources_

        kad@iris129.biosym.com (Kinga) writes,
                I got a patch that I attached on my jacket, but I can't 
        wear it since it's 100F everyday here.  I got a "Warning" Tour 
        book which is available through the fan club.  It's really funny, 
        have you seen it?  And I got a vinyl 'Silent Lucidity' single
         with the poster.  I'm hunting for another poster right now, but 
        I'm out of cash.  It's my mom's fault.
                        {Are you blaming your mom for the weather, for
                        the tour book being funny, or for your financial
                        state?  -sh}

        _The Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        cassidy@cps.msu.edu (John) writes, 
                In his article on "Operation: mindcrime," Rob writes,
        "I've heard some complain that ['I Don't Believe in Love'] is 
        lyrically weak ...  because of the use of the 'L-word,'".  I 
        can't believe that this is true.  'I Don't Believe in Love' to 
        me is one of the subtler songs on the record, and lyrically 
        succinct.  Perhaps it doesn't have the "importance" that other 
        Queensryche songs supposedly have, but the song itself has a 
        sophistication similar to the ironic 'The Mission.'  We all know 
        that Nikki`s mission didn't "save the world."  And likewise, we 
        know that even though the chorus repeats, "I don't believe in 
        love," the verses all demonstrate that he is broken over his love 
        for Mary:
                "She made a difference,
                I guess she had a way, 
                Of making every night seem bright as day.
                Now I walk in shadows, 
                Never see the light"
        It is his love for Mary and his grief over losing her that 
        eventually leads to his depression and attempted suicide, made 
        clear during the '91 tour.
                'I Don't Believe in Love' does not have the complicated 
        metaphors, although like Rob points out, it does have a stark 
        imagery of the line, "I awoke on impact, under surveillance of 
        the camera eye," and Nikki's description of being "handcuffed and 
        blind".  The words used are abrupt.  They convey a sense of shock 
        and paralysis.  They convey the same sense of helplessness that 
        is later echoed in 'My Empty Room,' although the character feels 
        initially only shock, as helplessness has not settled in quite 
        yet.  But lines like "She must have lied because she never said 
        goodbye," demonstrate his frantic, unstable state of mind.  I 
        don't really think that someone can really expect someone else to 
        say goodbye before they are murdered.  Murder is, by definition, 
        unexpected.  Nikki is not thinking logically now, and the lyrics 
        portray Nikki's attempt to regain his tough exterior and to 
        accept fatalistically this turn in his life,  his attempt to deal 
        with the shock.  "I Don't Believe in Love" is an erratic, 
        frantic, piecemeal, shattered song.  Yet the words, in some 
        cases, are rather simple.  But the aggregate of the simple words 
        and the simple constructs form a large metaphor for the state of 
        the character's mind.  He's lying to himself, he's avoiding, he's 
        blaming, he's franticly crawling for a conclusion that he can come 
        to.  The conclusion is "I don't believe in love."  How can he be 
        hurt if he does not believe in love?

        _Anybody Listening?______________________________________Adverts_

        s107418@umrvma.umr.edu (Charles) writes, 
                Now Hear This, (314)-965-3585, has two "Operation: 
        Empire" sets for $110 each.  They also have a silver vinyl 
        single of 'Silent Lucidity' with 'Take Hold of the Flame' and 
        'Last Time in Paris' on the back side, it's $9.99.  They'll take 
        a credit card order and ship the item.  They have another store 
        in Illinois; I'm not sure what they have there.  If you want any
        more information about the store, mail me.
                        {For those of you who've just tuned in, the
                        "Operation: Empire" set contains the album,
                        some CD singles, a T-shirt, and some jewelry
                        items, and is very rare.  -sh}

        _Breaking the Silence__________________________None of the Above_

        gallegos@smaug.hacks.arizona.edu (Paul) writes, 
                I moderate a VaxNotes Conference called LOGOUT. I added 
        the members of Queensryche as moderators and just today 
        remembered that they were still there, so it's sort of a plug for
        Queensryche.
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                   Logout '92... something to look forward to 
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              -< Wonder of wonders... it's back for round... 13 >-
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        DeGarmo, Chris   QRYCHE::DEGARMO                              [M]
        Gallegos, Paul   TELCOM::GALLEGOS                             [M]
        Jackson, Eddie   QRYCHE::JACKSON                              [M]
        Rockenfeld,Scott QRYCHE::SCOTT                                [M]
        Tate, Geoff      QRYCHE::TATE                                 [M]
        Wilton, Michael  QRYCHE::WILTON                               [M]
                The newest moderators of the LOGOUT VaxNotes conference.
        There is no DEC node QRYCHE by the way, I made that up.
                        {Paul's been getting a bit too much sun down
                        there in Tucson, I think.  Also, Scott's full
                        last name, "Rockenfield," doesn't fit well.  -sh}

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                That's about it for this week, folks... Two issues until
        "Building Empires," and, coincidentally, the 1-year anniversary 
        of this digest.  Have a good week, don't forget to write, and, as
        always,
                                                'Ryche on,

                                                        -Shag