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        _Screaming in Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

		Greetings!  Back doing the Monday thing, and it sure
	feels good.  After all, the whole idea was to make Mondays more
	fun.  Thursday - payday for many folks - is enough fun anyway.
		This is about it for November, but at least it's a pretty
	diverse issue.  I've started working with a 12k issue size, for
	the time being.  The 8k ones didn't really have room for too many
	different topics.
		In this issue: An easier way to join the fan club,
	"Building Empires," 'The Thin Line,' magazine contests, chowder,
	tour jackets, 'Last Time in Paris,' surround sound, guns, 'Queen
	of the Reich,' "Live in Tokyo," and speculation about the next
	album.

        _Neue Regel___________________________________________What's New_

	rave@carson.u.washington.edu (Trysh) writes,
		If anyone wants to save their stamp, they can just mail 
	me and let me know that they want to join the fan club.  I've 
	been "recruiting" for the Queensryche fan club for quite a while 
	and I am _loaded_ with membership applications.  It'll save 
	everyone a couple of stamps and envelopes.  I also have the 
	profiles that are mailed out with the applications!  No problem!

	ewk102@psuvm.psu.edu (Eric) writes, 
		I also have obtained "Building Empires."  Some comments:
		I really like having the older videos, because we all 
	know MTV would never play them - however, it sucks that we only 
	see about 10 seconds of 'Queen of the Reich' - i saw this video 
	in its entirety only once, but it was great for its cheesy 
	plotline, and i'd love to have a permanent copy.
		The new mix for 'Eyes of a Stranger' was ok, I really 
	like it, but it reminds me a lot of the Ministry video for 'N.W.O
	(New World Order)' - you'd think the guys could be a tad more 
	creative.  Anyway, its fairly good, overall.
		By the way, how many Queensryche fans are there that like
	Ministry, or industrial in general?  The messages of anger and 
	hate in most industrial music are very similar to Queensryche of 
	the "Operation: Mindcrime" era, even if the music is not.

	sjs@bae.bellcore.com (Steve)
		I picked up the "Building Empires" video at Compact Disk 
	World for $19.99.  I am _very_ impressed with this tape.  I found
	the more or less chronological presentation of the songs to be 
	excellent.  I kind of agree with the band that it's shame that 
	only one video came off of "Rage for Order."
		Is it me, or is Geoff's vocal on the MTV Unplugged 
	segment probably one of the best of any of the bands that have 
	played unplugged?  I was again, _very_ impressed with the 
	Unplugged segments.  Do you know where I can get a copy of this 
	segment?  They only showed it twice.  And to think they are 
	playing Eric Clapton's segment of 'Layla' like there's no 
	tomorrow!  I like Clapton a lot, but come on eMTpyV!

	lad9452@ritvax.isc.rit.edu () writes,
		During the first 30-40 minutes of my video, the sound 
	clips out, one or both channels at a time.  This happens 
	continuously.  Finally, by the live songs - 'Resistance' and 
	onward - the sound is fine.
		I have a HIFI vcr, and the clipping sound is just 
	painful to listen to.  The picture is great, which I don'
	t understand.  I would think that if the sound was screwed up, 
	then the picture part would be contaminated as well.
		Looking at the tape itself, the tape appears unblemished, 
	unwrinkled - perfect! I would expect that there would be a 
	visible, physical defect on the tape but there isn't.
		When I go back to exchange this tape, I'm going to ask 
	them to try the new one in the store for me before I walk away.

        _Speak____________________________________________Correspondence_

	spoon@aol.com (David) writes,
		I just wanted to throw in my $.02 and say that I'd call 
	"The Thin Line" one of my top five favorite Queensryche songs. 
	It wasn't released as a single, obviously, but I don't think 
	that's any reason _not_ to include it on a collection.

	mcapp@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike) writes, 
		Anybody know that Guitar magazine winner of the guitar 
	signed by Michael and Chris?

	starr@dpe.enet.dec.com (Alan) writes, 
		I recently picked up the lastest CD by the band Saraya, 
	entitled "When The Blackbird Sings."  The album was produced by 
	Peter Collins (well known to this group as the producer of both 
	"Operation: Mindcrime" and "Empire").  Inside, there's a section 
	of the liner notes that reads:
		Saraya Proudly Presents The 1990 Chowder Award to Peter 
	Collins (special thanks to Eddie from Queensryche for use of the 
	word "chowder")
		I'm not quite sure what it all means, but it was an 
	interesting little tidbit that I thought people might want to 
	know about.

	edju@chaph.usc.edu (Eddie) writes,
		In response to Cedric's question, the next Queensryche 
	album will be a darker and heavier album, compared to "Empire."  
	It'll be more in the vein of "Operation: mindcrime."  Let's hope 
	it'll be better than "Mindcrime" although that seems impossible 
	for a band that would pull an "Empire" on the old fans!

        _Spreading the Disease_________________________________Resources_

	tme33711@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tom) writes, 
		Over a year ago I was talking to an employee at a private 
	record shop called Crow's Nest about Queensryche, and he brought 
	out this really cool denim jacket with a Queensryche design on 
	the back.  It turned out that a friend of his designed the 
	jacket, got backstage at a show early in the Empire tour, and 
	showed it to the band.  They liked it so much that they wanted 
	him to make a large quantity of them, as the official roadie and 
	band jacket!  At the time, this friend was hurrying to finish
	them so he could present them after the Chicago show (the store 
	is in a Chicago suburb).
		Then, in July, I went to the KLOL Rock-N-Roll Auction in 
	Houston, and one of the items that was auctioned off was the 
	exact same jacket.  If only I had had a bidder's pass.
		If I remember correctly, the design is similar to the 
	cover art to the "Empire" CD-single.

	4224_5201@uwovax.uwo.ca (John) writes,
		The song 'Last Time in Paris' appeared in the Adventures 
	of Ford Fairlane soundtrack (which I have) and an EP with the 
	song 'Scarborough Fair.'  Did 'Scarborough Fair' appear in any 
	other albums?
			{The EP you mention is news to me!  'Scarborough
			Fair' is on the singles for 'Anybody Listening'
			in the USA, and 'Empire' in Europe, but has not
			been included on any albums.  It was performed
			for MTV's Unplugged, but was not broadcast.  -sh}

	gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary) writes,
		If you're looking for "Live in Tokyo" on Beta, try:
        		Brauer Trading Ltd.
        		26 Emery Lane
        		Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675
        		(201) 391-2828 / (800) 962-7722 (9-9 EST)
		Brauer is the only mail order Betamax outfit that I know 
	of.  I have no idea about VHS, and I don't want to know! 

        _The Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

	dsblack@iastate.edu (Vilkata) writes,
		Anybody else with surround sound listen to the Empire CD?  
	I just hooked a Pioneer 6X9 from my car onto my system in my 
	room.  I'm going to eventually box them and keep them in my room.  
	For those who don't know how to make an older receiver work 
	without a processor, just plug the back speaker into the right 
	positive and left positive output terminals (instead of one 
	side).  Anyway, I swear some of the songs are in surround sound!  
	'Silent Lucidity' sounds like the back channel is an echo in an 
	auditorium when the guitar is playing.  In the song 'Empire,' the 
	beginning sounds like the answering machine is the same, but the 
	message left on it echoes like the guitar I mentioned in 'Silent 
	Lucidity.'  And the monologue in the middle sounds like it, too.  
	Then 'Anybody Listening?' also sounds like parts are in surround.  
	I haven't listened to much of the rest yet.
		Can anybody else confirm/deny this?  If you don't hear it 
	right away, shut off the front speakers, especially in the 
	beginnings of 'Silent Lucidity' and 'Empire,' and listen - sounds 
	like the acoustics of an auditorium.  Sounds awesome to me!  

	axjcs@acad2.alaska.edu (Joel) writes, 
		Something that I have been kicking around since I noticed 
	that 'Queen of the Reich' was not included on the video is that 
	the video might have some copyright problems.  Either the 
	production company that produced it retained rights, and wants a 
	large sum to use it (_highly_ probable), or some other factor. It 
	does not really make sense that the band would be embarrassed
	about the video, seeing as how they included 'Nightrider', a 
	video I am sure they don't believe is their best work.

	_The Killing Words_________________________Babble Interpretation_

	browning@symcom.math.uiuc.edu (Howard) writes, 
		The gun sounds an awful lot like a rifle being assembled 
	and loaded.  However, I remember seeing a pistol on the screen in 
	"Operation: Livecrime."  If he killed the priest at any range he 
	would have had to use a rifle.  However, when he was arrested, 
	the gun he was carrying matched the one used in all the murders, 
	the "Livecrime" book said.  Basically, a small inconsistency, 
	excusable given that the guys surely don't know much about 
	firearms.

	little_re@alice.lrc.edu (Rich) writes, 
		Being a gun nut, I've tried to figure this out too.  On 
	"Operation: Livecrime" the gun they show looks to be a .38 - a 
	typical revolver.  But the sound heard on "Operation: Mindcrime" 
	is like someone chambering a round on a semi-auto pistol.  That's 
	what my ear has picked up.

	mcapp@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike) writes, 
		I'd say from the time the album was made that it was a 
	pistol, however in the video I'm willing to bet they used a 
	normal gun such as a 9mm.  Of course, I haven't seen the video 
	either, but listened to the CD many times.

        _Anybody Listening?______________________________________Adverts_

	om1ey3@greenwich.ac.uk (Mike) writes, 
		I'd like contacts in the U.S. that are into Queensryche,
	Rush, Mr. Big, and Star Trek.  Mail me.

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		That's it for November, folks.  See you all again next
	month, and don't forget to write!

				'Ryche on,

					-Shag