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        _Screaming in Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

		Greetings!  Welcome to December.  In this issue:  The
	promo CD, Sun and Mac audio, songs, guitars, babble, guns, and
	lots more.

        _Neue Regel___________________________________________What's New_

	kad@iris122.biosym.com (Kinga) writes, 
		As you probably already know, the Queensryche piece was 
	not broadcast during the "Rock and the Environment" rebroadcast.

	rcollins@nyx.cs.du.edu (Randy) writes, 
		A local radio station was giving away what I think some 
	of you have been talking about being the promo CD.  It was called 
	"The Sounds of Building Empires," a six track EP.  They listed 
	the tracks off, but I missed most of it, as a matter of fact I 
	don't remember the ones I heard. I tried to win a copy, but no 
	luck.
		I called the station a few days later to check if they 
	had any more to give away or maybe if they had one I could get 
	from them somehow.  No luck there either.  They said they didn't 
	have any more and didn't remember what tracks were on it.
		The local record stores hadn't even heard of it.  One guy 
	was a pretty big Queensryche fan and he had no idea they were 
	even releasing another EP.  He said he'd let me know if they got 
 	it in.

	uslave@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu (Sir Prize) writes, 
		I just picked up a copy of the promo CD over the Turkey 
	Day break.  It's pretty cool, but nothing to jump up and down 
	over.  It's got six songs, four of which are straight from 
	albums.  The two that matter are 'I Will Remember' from MTV 
	Unplugged, and 'Silent Lucidity' live (from where I don't know). 
		Does anybody else have this CD yet?  My brother works at 
	CEMA Distribution, which is how I got one. I tried to get him to 
	get me a bunch of them, but so far he's only gotten me one.

	cuz@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Brandon) writes, 
		The non-commercial station I work for received the promo
	CD, so I would say all radio stations will be receiving it.  At 
	least all radio stations who would play this.  As for release of 
	it as a CD for purchase, I doubt it.

	pcrossma@cs.ulowell.edu (Paul) writes,
		Well, I bought the "Operation: Mindcrime" tab book, and 
	I have a few things to say about it.
		The songs left out of the book are 'Speak,' 'The 
	Mission,' 'Suite Sister Mary,' 'Electric Requiem,' and 'My 
	Empty Room.'
		The tab is in great format - just like _Guitar for the
	Practicing Musician_.  It looks nothing like that cruddy tab in 
	the Empire book.  I still don't think that it was worth the 
	$24.95 I paid, but there were some songs that I had to learn 
	how to play. 
		 The book was put out by EMI too, how can EMI do this in 
	good conscience?  How could Queensryche do this in good 
	conscience?  I was disappointed when the "Empire" book came out, 
	but I was downright upset when I found the "Operation: 
	Mindcrime" book was incomplete.  Anyone else care to talk about 
	it?

        _Speak____________________________________________Correspondence_

	aldvp2z!cmd@attme.att.com (Christine) writes, 
		Thanksgiving was my 27th birthday, and I got "Building 
	Empires," my comments: 
		I wished 'Queen of the Reich' was included, instead of 
	just a teaser, loved 'Gonna Get Close to You' (I hardly 
	recognized them!), absolutely *hated* the discarded (no wonder) 
	video for 'Anybody Listening,' would have rather seen/heard the 
	unplugged version of 'The Lady Wore Black.'  Seeing the unplugged 
	videos again makes me more in awe of Geoff's voice, how truly 
	incredible it is.  Has Geoff ever recorded anything outside of
	Queensryche, or been approached to at least?  You would think he 
	would be.  But then again, that may depend on any recording 
	contracts he and Queensryche currently have and Geoff's wishes or
	priorities.

	rave@carson.u.washington.edu (Trysh) writes,
		What's with that reject version of 'Another Rainy Night?'
	Even though it is my favorite song off of "Empire," I think that 
	the video is too "artsy" for Queensryche.  I am glad that the 
	other went to MTV instead! 
		Also any idea why 'Take Hold of the Flame' wasn't 
	included?  It's always been one of my faves and a lot of people 
	haven't seen it.  I think it would have been a wise decision to 
	include it.

	aldvp2z!cmd@attme.att.com (Christine) writes, 
		This may be a more appropriate question for Metal Sushi 
	of the official fan club, but does anyone know if they use or 
	analyze membership data - such as an analysis of fans by 
	geographic area, sex, age, et cetera -  and if they use this 
	data to plan tour dates?  Is this data available for any of us 
	to see?  How many members does the fan club have? 
			{The fan club has over 8,000 members now, and I
			don't think they do demographics.  -sh}

        _Roads to Madness__________________________________________Shows_

	kad@iris122.biosym.com (Kinga) 
		Dream Theater was giving a sold-out concert in a local 
	club.  I missed it but I caught the interview they gave at the 
	local radio station.  When asked who would they like to be 
	opening for if they had a chance they exclaimed, "Queensryche!"  
	Sounds like a great idea to me, especially after I heard the song 
	called 'Learning to live.'

        _Spreading the Disease_________________________________Resources_

	iacs2210@penelope.oswego.edu (Bob) writes,
		I have a cd single for 'Anybody Listening' that has 
	'Scarborough Fair' as the second track, perhaps this is the EP 
	mentioned in the digest.

	speno@clam.rutgers.edu (John) writes,
		Someone asked about converting .au sounds to Mac sounds. 
	I dug this up. 
		FTP to mac.archive.umich.edu
		/mac/development/source/sunaudio2maclinear.txt
   		C source to convert Sun Microsystems u-law encoded audio 
	files to linear sound data files. The latter files can be read by 
	SoundMover ("Open any" mode) and converted to Mac SND resources.

	_Gonna Get Close to You________________________________Spottings_

	mosherj@ash.msvu.ca (Jon) writes, 
		I met the guys when they were here in Halifax, Nova 
	Scotia, Canada.  They were opening up for the Metallica "Justice"
	tour.  I worked for a radio station, CKDU, that was promoting the 
	concert.  I did an interview with Chris, who I found well spoken 
	and very interesting.  I also introduced the band on stage and 
	talked with them after their set.  They were very down-to-earth 
	guys, that take a serious interest in their music and their fans.
		I saw their "Building Empires" tour here in Halifax.  
	Only a small crowd showed for the concert, but they put on one 
	hell of a show.  The small crowd did not lower their enthusiasm 
	for the concert.

        _The Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

	gerardy@cco.caltech.edu (Christopher) 
		Has anybody else noticed that "Building Empires" has some 
	pretty crafty editing, or else Chris DeGarmo is a magician as 
	well as a musician?  I was watching one of the live tracks (I 
	think it was 'The Lady Wore Black') and admiring the cool designs 
	on Chris' guitar while he was soloing, and when the camera angle 
	changed, his guitar changed from being the black one with white
	crosses, to the multi-colored "patchwork" design.  Just an 
	amusing tidbit to watch for.

	ckc1@lehigh.edu (Cedrick) writes,
		Yeah, I'm into industrial stuff.  In fact I'm gonna be 
	seeing Ministry at Madison Square Garden Thursday.
		I can see some of the similarities between a band like
	Queensryche and some industrial bands.  I grew up a metal head, 
	but metal seems lacking in creativity these days (with certain 
	exceptions) so something relatively new and filled with hungry 
	artists like industrial music appealed to me.
		That's one thing I'm concerned about Queensryche.  In 
	the earlier days, they were hungry and raw.  In a word they had 
	an edge.  Now that they've made it, it seems that edge is 
	missing (i.e. "Empire").  In fact, most hard rock/metal bands 
	seem to be missing that edge.  I think some of the new bands and 
	music (i.e. industrial) have picked up that hunger and edge.  
	What do other people think?

	biswick@mik.uky.edu (Chad) writes, 
		I haven't had the money to buy "Building Empires" yet, 
	but I have seen "Operation: Livecrime," and the gun used there 
	is a snub-nose .38 revolver, if memory serves me correctly.  The 
	gun used on the CD/tape/album sounds like it's getting a clip 
	inserted and a round chambered.  It is definitely a non-revolver.
	I don't know enough about guns to say what kind it is other than 
	what's above.  
		If I had to make a guess, I'd say 9mm due to popularity. 
	But, I could be totally wrong, and it could be a shotgun.

	lofft30@snybufva.bitnet () writes,
		The "surround sound" you are hearing is not special to 
	"Empire" alone.  All recordings will do this.  On some recordings 
	the effect is more audible.  By hooking your speakers up as was
	said, the "surround sound" speakers are reproducing out of phase 
	material which has the effect of echo.  I think the "echo" is 
	caused by the fact that the in phase and out of phase sounds 
	don't reach your ears at the same time, but don't quote me on 
	that!

	_The Killing Words_________________________Babble Interpretation_

	ainsi@wpi.wpi.edu (Michael) writes, 
		When I heard that Queensryche was going to be playing 
	'Roads to Madness' on their Building Empires tour, I got out my 
	"The Warning" CD and listened to it for the first time in a long 
	time.  Needless to say, it became one of my favorite songs.  
		Anyway, during the instrumental part of this song, Geoff 
	begins to say things.  This is the part during the concert when 
	he was kneeling on the floor over a wind-blowing grate bathed in 
	green and red light.  Does anyone know the entirety of what he 
	says there?  I looked at some lyric sheets and it didn't seem to 
	have anything about it.

	slayback@ugcs.caltech.edu (Eric) writes, 
		I believe the spoken words in the middle of 'Silent 
	Lucidity' are: "Visualize your dreams, record them in the present 
	tense, into a more permanent form."  These are basically 
	instructions, a "how-to" for dream control beginners.  First, try 
	and remember your dreams, every time you wake up.  Write down 
	anything you remember in a dream journal (in the present tense). 
	Read through your dream journal each time you go sleep.  This 
	will improve your chances of actually recognizing a dream when 
	you are in one, and will facilitate lucidity.  There is a good 
	book on the subject, Dr. Stephen Laberge's _Exploring the World 
	of Lucid Dreaming_.  I myself keep a dream journal and have 
	become lucid on a few occasions.

	morpheus@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Ray) writes,
		"Visualize your dreams, record them in the present tense,
	put them into a permanent form, if you persist in your efforts,
	you can achieve a dream come true."

        _Anybody Listening?______________________________________Adverts_

	morpheus@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Arp) writes,
		I'm looking for crazy folks in the Chicago or Connecticut 
	area who like (in no particular order) Queensryche, NIN, 
	Ministry, Social Distortion, Mozart, Black Sheep, Public Enemy 
	and the Reverend Horton Heat.  Write me, if you do.

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		That's all for now, don't forget to write, tell a friend!
				'Ryche on,
					-Shag