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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings once again, and welcome to Spring!  I know this 
        is going out a day early, I'm doing it deliberately as I plan to 
        be away from my computer on Sunday night.  I don't have a whole 
        lot to say right now, but can someone who knows send the 
        _correct_ spelling of Donington / Donnington to the editorial 
        address above?  One N or two?
        
        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        New Album               Mikel <mikelbiko@aol.com>
        New Album?              Don <blitzer@wybbs.mi.org>
        Fan Club                Yen-Wei <ywliu@beta.wsl.sinica.edu.tw>
        Geoff and Opera?        Michael <csc3mad@cabell.vcu.edu>
        Alone in Utah?          Christopher <ozzie.newson@m.cc.utah.edu>
        Donnington              Neil <neilu@gti-ia.nl>
        Donnington              Darren <darren.wilkes@bj.co.uk>
        Donnington              Chris <cmr@cck.coventry.ac.uk>
        Building Empires CD     Kurt <thecompany@aol.com>
        Eyes Chords             Eddie <edju@chaph.usc.edu>
        Tablature Error?        Neil <ngoodman@mlsma.mlm.att.com>
        Cool Stuff              Mike <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu>
        Who Killed Mary?        Shane <esbrown@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu>
        Who Killed Mary?        Kevin <kholcom@v44e1.orl.mmc.com>
        Hellraiser II Samples   Neil <ngoodman@mlsma.mlm.att.com>
        BBS Network             Don <blitzer@wybbs.mi.org>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_  

        New Album               Mikel <mikelbiko@aol.com>
                One of the guys I work with here in Seattle went to 
        school with some of the guys in the band, and attended high 
        school at Interlake in Bellevue with them. The other day, he 
        showed me a great picture of Scott Rockenfield from their Little 
        League baseball team that really cracked me up -  Scott looked 
        exactly like he does today!
                Anyway, he was at a friends house last night and Scott 
        was there watching tv.  My friend asked him about the new album, 
        and Scott said it is 3/4 done, and should be completed in the 
        next 6 weeks with release pending 2-3 months afterwards; that 
        would be around July or August, but marketing efforts need to be 
        ramped up, etc., so it could be pushed out further of course.

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        New Album?              Don <blitzer@wybbs.mi.org>
                Has anyone heard anything off the new Queensryche album?
        If so, how is it?

        Fan Club                Yen-Wei <ywliu@beta.wsl.sinica.edu.tw>
                I have been a member of the Queensryche Fan Club for 
        several years - since "Rage for Order."  But before the release 
        of "Empire," I seemed to be ousted - that is, no more 
        newsletters, no anything, I was disconnected from the Club.  I 
        thought I was a life-time member, but maybe something was wrong.
                On the other hand, I've talked about this with my pen 
        pal, who lives in the states and also is a member of the 
        Queensryche Fan Club.  She has been one since "The Warning" and 
        still receives newsletters.  She couldn't figure out why either.
                Maybe the only difference is I live in Taiwan, outside 
        the States; I am apt to be forgotten.
                        {You should probably write to the Fan Club and
                        let them know that you are not receiving things
                        as you should.  They will try to fix it.  -sh}

        Geoff and Opera?        Michael <csc3mad@cabell.vcu.edu>
                Is it really true that Jeff used to sing opera?
                        {No, but he comes from a musical family, and one
                        of his aunts is, or was, an opera singer.  -sh}

        Alone in Utah?          Christopher <ozzie.newson@m.cc.utah.edu>
                Greetings to all of you Queensryche fans out there!
        I've been a dedicated fan of the band since "Empire" came out.  
        This was the first band that entranced me so much I researched 
        their history, have tracked down all their albums and generally 
        revered them ever since.  The point of all this is that I am from 
        Utah and _utterly alone_ here as a Queensryche fan.  I've 
        introduced countless people to their music but nobody is as 
        fanatical as I am.  So many thanks to Shag and all of you for 
        assuring that I am not alone in the world - just my little corner 
        of it!  If there are indeed any people from Utah subscribing to 
        SiD, _please_ e-mail me so I may not be alone any longer! :)
                        {There are 4 others at your own school!  -sh}

        _Roads_to_Madness__________________________________Tours_&_Shows_

        Donnington              Neil <neilu@gti-ia.nl>
                In response to Willy's post about Donnington, I've seen 
        some snippets of AC/DC live on MTV which look like they are taken 
        at Donnington.  They were filming footage for their live video at 
        that time.  Remember the low flying helicopters with cameras 
        strapped to the side of the them?  Now it just so happens that 
        MTV have a festival season every year where they cover most of 
        the major summer events around Europe. It's likely that some 
        material was shot for this too.
                The thing that disappointed me the most that year was the 
        missing firework show at the end.  I suppose AC/DC thought their 
        21 gun salute was good enough.  Instead they threw out these fake 
        dollar bills which I thought was pretty crap.  I also found 
        Geoff's dress sense left a lot to be desired - denim jacket, 
        "moshing" Bermuda shorts and a head scarf!  Oh, and Whitesnake 
        appeared at Donnington 1990. Queensryche appeared in August 1991.

        Donnington              Darren <darren.wilkes@bj.co.uk>
                I remember going to see Queensryche at Donington, too 
        (and very good indeed they were!) - but I distinctly remember it 
        being 1991 at the time.  It was the same year that AC/DC 
        headlined, and Metallica were the "special guests."  I have to 
        admit that Metallica were the best band on that day (but 
        Queensryche came a close second) - and I wouldn't call myself a 
        huge Metallica fan.
                I believe it was Whitesnake who headlined in 1990 (and I 
        didn't go that year!), but perhaps our fellow Queensryche fan 
        arrived in 1990 and got so drunk that he forgot to leave until 
        the following year.
                As an aside, a lot of people who saw Queensryche at 
        Donington were put off by the fact that the band seemed to do a 
        lot of posing.  I'm personally convinced that they were "taking 
        the piss", but some people I know didn't appreciate the joke.
                They were a lot better when I saw them perform the entire 
        "Operation: Mindcrime" set at the Apollo in Manchester - that was 
        the first time I saw them live.

        Donnington              Chris <cmr@cck.coventry.ac.uk>
                I was there also, MTV did film the event and bits of it 
        were shown in a special Monsters of Rock weekend, that was shown 
        sometime in September.  I managed to tape some of it, as far as 
        Queensryche goes, they interviewed Geoff plus the whole band 
        together, as well as showed live clips of 'Eyes of a Stranger' 
        and 'I Don't Believe in Love' although they were not complete 
        songs.  This is a bit annoying since they showed Metallica's 
        'Enter Sandman' about three times!  Unfortunately, my tape is at 
        my parents' house, so I can't elaborate further. 

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        Building Empires CD     Kurt <thecompany@aol.com>
                Does anyone have a track listing for the promotional CD
        "The Sound Of Building Empires?"  Is there anything unreleased on 
        there (like the Unplugged and live Stuff) or is it just the CD 
        versions?
                        {'Eyes of a Stranger,' 'The Lady Wore Black,' and
                        'Take Hold of the Flame' (album versions); the
                        unplugged 'I Will Remember,' and a live version 
                        of 'Silent Lucidity.'  -sh}

        Eyes Chords             Eddie <edju@chaph.usc.edu>
                The basic chord progression goes like this: F#maddB, E, 
        F#maddB, E.  The two guitars play in unison but after Geoff sings 
        "what we know" Michael and Chris start playing some variations.  
        They still play these two chords together, but sometimes one 
        guitar throws in some extra chords or notes, maybe that's what 
        was driving you crazy. :)  'Eyes of a Stranger' was transcribed 
        in an issue of Guitar for the Practicing Musician back in 1990, I 
        believe, check it out.  Or get the "Operation: Mindcrime" tab 
        book.  I picked up a copy at the local Tower, man was it 
        expensive - $24.95 for only 9 songs!  They didn't transcribe 
        'Suite Sister Mary,' what blasphemy!

        Tablature Error?        Neil <ngoodman@mlsma.mlm.att.com>
                I recently bought the "Operation: Mindcrime" guitar 
        tablature book but noticed a mistake in the bridge from the 
        verse to the chorus of the 'Operation: Mindcrime' song.  After 
        Geoff sings "take my number," the guitar is supposed to play:
                E|-1-----
                B|---4-3-
        But this doesn't sound right.  I think it should be more like:
                E|-2-----
                B|---5-4-
        What does everybody else think?  Apart from this, the book is 
        very accurate and I would recommend it to everybody.  If you 
        don't play guitar, then pick up this book and start now!

        Cool Stuff              Mike <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu>
                I can't believe this.  I just bought the 'Anybody 
        Listening?' CD single with 'Scarborough Fair' used (in perfect 
        condition) for $1.99 as well as the Queensryche EP for under $5.
        I also got a cool bootleg called "Whispering Shadows" with New 
        Years '89 Seattle concert, 2 demo songs ('Scarborough Fair' and 
        'Raising Fear') from '81, and the 'Prophecy' '83 demo.  Pretty 
        cool and a good sounding CD.

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        Who Killed Mary?        Shane <esbrown@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu>
                When I met Geoff Tate on June 4, 1991 during the Building 
        Empires Tour, a fan asked Geoff, "Who killed Mary?"  He simply 
        smiled shyly and said, "You don't know?  Watch the video."  All 
        that were within our crowd of friends stood amazed and said we 
        had watched "Video: Mindcrime" tons and _never_ could figure it 
        out.  He laughed and said, "Watch the _hidden_ video at the end
        of it after the credits, and then you shall have your answer." 

        Who Killed Mary?        Kevin <kholcom@v44e1.orl.mmc.com>
                Geoff himself at the concert in Miami - and I am sure at 
        all the others as well - asked the audience if they knew who had 
        killed Mary.  In Miami, he looked down towards the front and 
        pointed someone out who said "Herself," repeated that and told 
        them that they were correct.  Just thought I would throw that in.

        _The_Killing_Words________________________________Interpretation_

        Hellraiser II Samples   Neil <ngoodman@mlsma.mlm.att.com>
                I was watching Hellraiser II yesterday and I too noticed
        the sample from 'Silent Lucidity.'  The exact words were "How're 
        we feeling today?  Better?"  Later in the film, one of the 
        actresses whispers "Help me," the exact voice from the song.  Has 
        anybody noticed any other samples from the song in this film?  
        Did Queensryche only use samples from this film in the song?

        _Anybody_Listening?_______________________________Advertisements_

        BBS Network             Don <blitzer@wybbs.mi.org>
                RycheNet is in full motion!  It has carriers in Michigan,
        Florida, and Ohio, and more to come.  I am really thrilled to get 
        this going, and hope it takes off really well.  If you have a BBS
        and would like to join, send me your name and BBS number and I 
        will call you and upload the package.  You will have to take care 
        of the rest.  For those of you who would like to call my BBS, 
        it's "Fire & ICE" BBS at 1-616-887-2732, 24 hours.

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                That's all for this week, see you again before the end of
        the month.  'Ryche on!
                                -Shag