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        _Screaming in Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Welcome to March!  If you sent something in and it's not
        in this one, look for it next week - since this issue includes 
        the end of the article transcript (the first part was in v.75),
        space was a bit tight.
                If you know someone who might be interested in the digest
        and haven't gotten around to telling them, now would be a great
        time for it.  We now number nearly 950, so the 1,000 mark - like
        spring - is just around the corner.

        _Contents________________________Contributors____________________

        DESERT ISLAND                   tjhiggin@alpine (T.J.)
        BUILDING EMPIRES GLITCHES       jimd@sscl (Jim)
        BOOTLEG ADDENDUM                maksymc@gnu (Chris)
        SOUND OF BUILDING EMPIRES       gmg@access (Gary)
        206 RECORDS                     swg101@psuvm (Stephen)
        SPREADING THE DISEASE PAPER     westomd@mail (Mike)
        SPREADING THE DISEASE PAPER     cl238527@ulkyvx (Windigo)
        SPREADING THE DISEASE PAPER     larocqu@gaul (John)
        DOCTOR DAVIS SOUNDBITE          st923559@pip (Michael)
        QUEENSRYCHE BOOTLEGS AVAILABLE  swg101@psuvm (Stephen)
        1983 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (2/2)    dwb4025@rigel (Dave)

        _Speak____________________________________________Correspondence_

        DESERT ISLAND                   tjhiggin@alpine (T.J.)
                It was reported here that if Geoff were stranded on a 
        desert island and could have only 3 albums, one of them would be 
        "Rainbow Rising" by Rainbow.  This hit me like a ton of lead.  I 
        don't know why I never noticed it before, but the similarities 
        between Queensryche and Ronnie James Dio are amazing (Dio was 
        Rainbow's lead singer for a time, including "Rising").  I've 
        been a fan of Dio for quite a while, and the influence is 
        obvious.  Both Queensryche and Dio cover similar subject matter, 
        and from a similar point of view.  For example, stories with 
        occult overtones, science-fiction-type stories, and the idea that
        love is a negative emotion.
                Someone also mentioned Iron Maiden.  When I first heard 
        Queensryche, the Maiden influence was immediately apparent.  But 
        the recent mention of Rainbow was a real eye-opener, and has 
        made me see Queensryche in a whole new light.  My thanks to 
        brianboy@microsoft for posting the original message.
                        {It should also be noted that Queensryche toured
                        extensively with Dio early in their career.  -sh}

        BUILDING EMPIRES GLITCHES       jimd@sscl
                I have a question about the "Building Empires" tape. 
        There are two audio glitches, one on the unplugged 'Della Brown'
        another on the live 'Take Hold of the Flame.' I exchanged the 
        tape and got the same problem.  Is this a problem with the master
        tape?  Has anyone else found this problem?
                        {There are a few spots - particularly in the live
                        tracks - where the sound is pretty bad.  -sh}

        _Spreading the Disease_________________________________Resources_

        BOOTLEG ADDENDUM                maksymc@gnu (Chris)
                I found out about another CD the near me place had: 
        "Unplugged and Other Stories" Metal Crash (Italy) MECD1107 
        Cool photos in sleeve.
                Unplugged: 'I Will Remember,' 'The Killing Words,' 
        'Della Brown,' 'Silent Lucidity,' 'The Lady Wore Black.'
                New York City, October '83: 'Prophecy,' 'Blinded,' 'The 
        Lady Wore Black,' 'Queen of The Reich.'
                Tokyo, Budokan '85: 'Deliverance,' 'Child of Fire,' 'En 
        Force,' 'Warning,' 'Take Hold of the Flame.'
                The total cost is $30.00 (CD) + $1.75 (freight) per CD.
        I'll email the number to anyone... maksymc@gnu.ai.mit.edu.

        SOUND OF BUILDING EMPIRES       gmg@access (Gary)
                In the latest issue of "Goldmine" I discovered a CD shop 
        that has available the Queensryche promo disc "The Sound of 
        Building Empires."  Their address:
                New England CD
                PO Box 44-0319
                Somerville, MA 02144
                FAX# 617-776-2514
        The price of the CD is $9.00 + $3.25 Shipping & Handling.

        206 RECORDS                     swg101@psuvm (Stephen)
                Do you know, in round numbers, about how many of the EP's
        were actually pressed and released on the 206 label.  I was just 
        wondering because I have one and am curious as to how rare it is.  
        I actually bought mine last year for $9.00 (in mint condition - 
        the store had that one and one on an EMI label for the same price, 
        guess he didn't know the difference).  Is there any kind of 
        "value" for this on the market?
                        {It's worth about $50-75, depending on whether 
                        it's the first (ASCAP) or second (BMI) pressing.  
                        The first was only a few thousand copies.  -sh}

        _The Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        SPREADING THE DISEASE PAPER     westomd@mail (Mike) 
                In the 'Spreading the Disease' paper, it was stated that 
        "Nikki agrees to work for Doctor X in return for large sums of 
        money."
                I have always believed that Dr. X gets Nikki addicted to 
        heroin in order to make Nikki perform the murders (can't call 
        them assassinations because they were of politicians and 
        religious leaders, but that's just me).  The song 'The Needle 
        Lies' seems to make it pretty clear that Nikki is addicted to 
        heroin.  Also, at the beginning of the tape Nikki says "I'll do 
        about anything except pull the trigger. For that I'd need a 
        pretty good cause."  Dr. X gives Nikki this cause, both in the 
        anti-system propaganda and the heroin.  Not only does Nikki 
        believe what Dr. X "preaches" about the system being so corrupt, 
        but when Nikki is high on heroin, he is that much more 
        susceptible to more brainwashing.  
                Anyway, I believe that Nikki is more motivated by a 
        belief in Dr.  X's propaganda and the desire for more heroin, 
        than by any desire for money.
                I was told by a friend of mine that the hospital Nikki is 
        kept in under police custody in is run by Dr. X.   Anyone know if 
        there is any truth to this according to anything released by 
        Queensryche?  Also, are there any rumors of the band doing 
        another thematic album?
                        {Nikki does work for heroin, yes, money isn't
                        mentioned.  The libretto and the lyrics of
                        'Operation: Mindcrime' indicate that he was an
                        addict even before he met Dr. X.  I've seen no
                        evidence to support the hospital theory.  -sh}

        SPREADING THE DISEASE PAPER     cl238527@ulkyvx (Windigo)
                Also, the "dragon" reference (I feel) refers to the fact 
        that when one shoots heroin it burns and scars the veins.  I 
        myself do not shoot up, but my cousin did and told me this.  I've
        heard the same thing from other heroin addicts about your veins 
        burning.

        SPREADING THE DISEASE PAPER     larocqu@gaul (John)
                Don't forget - on the boxed set 'Spreading the Disease' 
        reads "while we pay for wars in Saudi Arabia."  Nice change.

        _The Killing Words_________________________Babble Interpretation_

        DOCTOR DAVIS SOUNDBITE          st923559@pip (Michael)
                I just wanted to tell you that I have heard the phrase 
        "Dr. Davis.. J. Hamilton" in an anthropology movie filmed partly 
        in a hospital and in the movie "Deadbolt," again in a hospital 
        scene.
                        {Wow, a couple more for the list.  Before this
                        snowballs - please, everyone else, _don't_ send
                        in lists of where you heard it!  -sh}

        _Anybody Listening?______________________________________Adverts_

        QUEENSRYCHE BOOTLEGS AVAILABLE  swg101@psuvm (Stephen)
                I have a number of Queensryche bootlegs, most in 
        excellent quality.  I have audios from 1983 to the present.  I 
        also have video tapes from the "Rage," "Mindcrime" and "Building
        Empires" tours.  If anyone would be interested (in trades or 
        whatever), e-mail me at swg101@psuvm.psu.edu (Internet) or
        swg101@psuvm (Bitnet).

        _I Will Remember_________________________________________History_
        
        1983 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (2/2)    dwb4025@rigel (Dave)
                Rockin' Down the Door
                Bellevue Band Bursts onto the Heavy Metal Scene
                Tom Phalen 
                Seattle Journal-American, Friday, August 5, 1983. 

                THE ALBUM
        
                It is three days before the Paramount concert and Diana 
        Harris is in the back office of Easy Street Records, humbly known 
        as the Toilet, trying to keep afloat in a sea of confusion.  
        She's holding on to the lifeline that never seems to leave her 
        hand: the business phone.
                "You're kidding!  NO!  You're kidding!  Really?  I don't 
        believe it!  That's great!"  Covering the mouthpiece of the 
        phone, she excitedly tells everyone within earshot: "The band has 
        debuted in the Kerrang! magazine album charts at 41 and in the 
        import chart at number 2!"
                The record had garnered rave reviews from Kerrang's 
        chief critic, Paul Suter.  The magazine's influence in the 
        English European market is enormous.  After Kerrang ran a 
        feature article with photos, the fan mail began pouring into 
        Harris' Bellevue office from England, Germany and Japan.  This 
        for five guys who still hadn't done a live performance.
        
                THE CONCERT
        
                The sound explodes like a thousand cannons.  Seattle 
        quake?  Nuclear holocaust?
                Light sprays across the stage and five demons dance 
        before it.  Geoff, standing center, billowing white shirt, 
        painted-on pants and knee-high boots, thrusts his fist in the 
        air, and the ocean of bodies across from him responds in kind.  
        The band throws itself into the set.  Michael, Chris and Eddie 
        are tight, black, metal maniacs.  Running, posing, tearing at the 
        throat of the music.  Scott the drummer rolls across a chain 
        link drum kit like a man trying to hammer down the world's last 
        beat.
                Within the first three notes of the song, "The Lady Wore 
        Black," the crowd is up.  This is the song that had jumped from 
        the car radios;  recognition and approval rings out.  The moment 
        is fixed.  It's the stuff of lunch break braggadocio.  It's the 
        culmination of neighborhood dreams.  
        
                THE AFTERMATH
        
                Easy Street Records, the day after:
                A crowd of well wishers, record buyers and hangers-on 
        mill around hometown heroes.  Kim Harris leans against the wall 
        wearing a sleeveless Queensryche shirt and a face smiling and 
        satisfied by the success.  He gently fields the people 
        approaching his boys.  Geoff is standing next to Chris and 
        they're saying thank you, thank you.
                "I'll tell you," smiles Geoff, "You walk out in front of 
        3,000 people, and they all have their fists in the air, it's 
        amazing."
                "Are we doing some serious afterglow?" asks a visitor.
                "Everything is fine," Kim responds.  "Everything is just 
        fine."
                Two weeks after the concert, with the EMI recording 
        contract now in the offing Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate are at 
        the other end of a phone line doing imitation English accents 
        and laughing.
                "ello.  Chris 'n' Geoff 'ere."
                "So how do you feel?" comes the question.
                "Great!  Fantastic!" comes the reply.
                "Because of the success of the concert or the half 
        million dollar record deal you're about to sign?"
                "Because it's Friday and we're off work!" they laugh.
                The conversation turns to influences:
                "There's been so many I wouldn't want to name just one," 
        says Chris.  "But if I had to mention a class act, I guess it 
        would be the Beatles.  I've been listening to them all my life, 
        and I really respect them as writers."
                And lifestyles:
                "I do a lot of health foods and vitamins." replies Geoff.  
        "I also read a lot, and bike, things like that.  I try to stay 
        centered."
                And the future?  With so much happening it certainly 
        seems bright.
                "Actually," says Chris, "It's kind of overwhelming.  At 
        this point, probably the most exciting thing of all is that 
        we'll get to quit our day jobs and get paid just for the 
        privilege of playing."
                That day is fast approaching.  They have signed with 
        EMI.  In two weeks they fly to L.A. to film a video for MTV. 
        The list of offers for tours is growing; they can afford to pick 
        and choose.
                This week, Queensryche gave their daytime employers 
        notice.  The door is open.

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                'Ryche on!  

                                -Shag