SCREAMING IN DIGITAL
                                       
The On-Line Queensryche Digest : Volume 183 - 20Mar95

   "Futuristic 'Rychean discussion." - Michael Wilton
   "Quite entertaining to read." - Chris DeGarmo
   
   Produced in cooperation with the Queensryche Campaign fan club.
   Hosted by Internet Online Services, a division of IDT.
   Edited by Dan "Shag" Birchall
   
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Screaming in Digital - Editor's Note

   Hi again, everybody! The guys are in Asia this week, and I know a few
   of you are on that side of the world, so if you do get a chance to see
   them in concert, please let the rest of us know. I've updated the WWW
   tourdates page to reflect the dates announced for the next two months,
   but the information received thus far doesn't cover most of the
   venues. If you're aware of specific venues in North America, please
   drop a line.
   
   Our statistical mad scientist, William (dhaller@umich.edu), is
   conducting his annual song and album poll. If you haven't already done
   so, e-mail him the names of your top 5 Queensryche songs, numbered 1
   (favorite) to 5, and your top 3 Queensryche albums. Ties are allowed
   for the songs, but not for the albums, and the poll ends at the end of
   March, so don't delay!
   
   One last thing - Screaming in Digital's readership, after dropping off
   when I changed mail-handling programs in January, has rebounded and is
   now in the four-digit range again. If you have friends who used to
   receive SiD and are wondering why they haven't gotten it in weeks,
   suggest that they send a note with their first and last name - I'll
   make sure they're added to the new subscriber datbase.
   
   
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Contents

   Bridge CD Single - Stu
   Queensryche in Sweden - Terry
   Article Pointer - Oliver
   Tapers' Section - Pat
   Austin, Texas Date? - Kathy
   Queensryche's Religion - John
   Show Length - Michael
   Dr. Seuss Connection - Oliver
   Cleveland Concert - Caron
   Unplugged Set - Jim
   Milan Video Bootleg - Alfredo
   Collectibles - Reagan
   Scarborough Fair B-Side - Stu
   Japanese Promised Land - Ken
   Type O Negative - Gerhard
   Type O Negative - Jim
   Type O Negative - John
   Real World in Mindcrime - Matt
   Screaming in Digital Meaning - Jim
   Queen of the Reich Video - Jim
   Tickets for Sale - Kevin
   Address Labels - Kat
   
   
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Neue Regel - News & Reviews

   Bridge CD Single - Stu (s.phenna@soton.ac.uk)
   
   Bridge has finally arrived in the record stores this week as a CD
   single with three live tracks from the Astoria show included -
   Damaged, The Killing Words and The Lady Wore Black. Also out this
   week, though my store didn't have them, are a cassette single and a
   7-inch picture disc with a giant poster. Out next week will be the
   second CD single with three other live tracks from the London gig -
   Silent Lucidity, My Empty Room and Real World - to accompany the
   album version of Bridge.
   
   This business of releasing two CD singles for each release has become
   almost the norm in the UK in recent years, as it is seen as a good way
   of getting the fans to buy more than one copy of the single and thus
   boost the song up the charts. Soundgarden, Bon Jovi and Thunder have
   all done this recently with Thunder, or should I say EMI, making sure
   that you have to buy all 4 formats - the maximum allowed in the UK -
   to get all the previously unreleased or live tracks included with the
   single.
   
   Queensryche have now done this for their last 3 UK releases. First of
   all there was the Silent Lucidity re-release with a mixture of studio
   and live tracks on the two CDs, including Last Time in Paris, then we
   got the releases for I Am I and Bridge. I Am I was a bit of a
   promotional balls-up really in that you had both CD singles with the
   same tracks though one had the 3-D glasses. I ended up buying both
   singles by accident and was disappointed to find out I paid out twice
   for the same thing. EMI must have a huge stockpile of these glasses to
   get rid of, as A Better Man by Thunder was released a couple of years
   ago with them included as well.
   
   Queensryche in Sweden - Terry (tmo@gtech.com)
   
   While working in Sweden a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to see
   Queensryche. They were phenomenal! The place only held about 2000
   people, and I was able to get right in the front row, two and a half
   feet from the stage. Of course, I had to spend half the time trying to
   stay right in front. In the states, there's no way I'd have the
   opportunity to get that close, so this was quite an experience. They
   played for nearly two hours, with no opening band. My favorite part
   was the opening sequence, for those who have been able to see them
   already. I can't wait until they play in the states so I can see them
   again!
   
   We grabbed a bite to eat before the show, and a couple of guys from
   the crew were at the next table. We heard them say something about
   having some kind of trouble getting into the country, and doubting
   that they would return to Sweden.
   
   By the way, my Rhode Island license plate is QRYCHE. I'm 28, and my 30
   year old fiance is embarrassed to drive my car. ;-)
   
   Article Pointer - Oliver (olsam@nando.net)
   
   In the new issue of EQ - a magazine for project studio musicians -
   there's an article from Scott Rockenfield on the making of Promised
   Land. I just got it and haven't yet read it.
   
   Tapers' Section - Pat (pfinn@phoenix.creighton.edu)
   
   A local station just announced the Queensryche date here in Omaha (2+
   hours, yes!) and also quickly mentioned that there is going to be a
   tapers' section available. Does anyone know whether there is going to
   be a patch directly into the soundboard or is it just a section where
   you can set up some recording equipment and hope that you used a
   decent microphone?
   
          Any taping section at all would come as quite a surprise from
          Queensryche, as they've expressed their distaste for bootlegs
          in the past. Of course, their feelings seem to be at least
          partly based on the inferior sound quality of many bootlegs, so
          perhaps they've decided that since bootlegs will be made no
          matter what, they might as well sound decent. -sh
          
   
   
   
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Speak - Comments & Questions

   Austin, Texas Date? - Kathy (dittrich@tenet.edu)
   
   Does anyone know when or if Queensryche and Type O Negative will hit
   Austin, Texas? I need to see this show.
   
   Queensryche's Religion - John (geej@nccslink.navy.mil)
   
   About five years ago, I read somewhere that Queensryche were rumored
   to be male witches. I've no idea what could lead anyone to believe
   this. I don't think they practice any religion - do they? - and don't
   see what could lead a person to think that they support witchcraft.
   
          Some of Queensryche's earlier material - particularly songs on
          albums prior to Operation: Mindcrime - features themes and
          overtones which could be interpreted as occult-oriented by
          some. -sh
          
   
   
   Show Length - Michael (mgranieri@attmail.com)
   
   Does anyone know if the addition of an opening act for the U.S. tour
   will impact the actual time Queensryche is on stage? Hopefully they
   will not shorten the 2 hour and 15 minute set they've been doing alone
   in Europe to accommodate an opening act I've never heard of. Also,
   does anybody know when the U.S. tour will reach the New York or New
   Jersey area? Will they be playing arenas like Madison Square Garden
   and the Meadowlands, or smaller venues like the Beacon Theatre and the
   Garden State Arts Center? Based on the complete lack of airplay they
   get here, I can't imagine them selling out 15,000 seats or even close
   to it.
   
   Dr. Seuss Connection - Oliver (olsam@nando.net)
   
   I was sitting in the orthodontist's office, waiting to get my braces
   put on, and for fun I picked up The Birthday Book by Dr. Seuss,
   because, face it, Dr. Seuss rules. I had never seen this one, and had
   a few minutes to kill. The book is good old Dr. Seuss, and it's
   basically a "feel good because it's your birthday, and you're
   special," kind of thing. But all the way through it is the phrase, "I
   Am I." I couldn't believe it. Any thoughts?
   
   
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Roads to Madness - Tours & Shows

   Cleveland Concert - Caron (aa4649@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu)
   
   I got a ticket to see Queensryche Tuesday, April 18th at the Cleveland
   State University Convocation Center. As of March 13th, tickets were
   still available through Ticketmaster and the CSU box office.
   
   
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Spreading the Disease - Info & Resources

   Unplugged Set - Jim (rycherox@aol.com)
   
   The songs shown on the Unplugged show were I Will Remember, The
   Killing Words, Della Brown, Silent Lucidity and The Lady Wore Black.
   It was quite simply the best Unplugged show eMpTyV has ever done. But
   will they show it? No... they've got to re-run the same old stuff.
   It's almost like they forgot it was made.
   
          Around the time the Unplugged show was recorded, Metal Edge
          magazine reported that the band had also performed Anybody
          Listening? and Scarborough Fair. Unplugged versions of these
          songs have never been broadcast or released. -sh
          
   
   
   Milan Video Bootleg - Alfredo (alfredo.cappello@galactica.it)
   
   I wanted to let you all know that I filmed the Milan, Italy show on
   March third. 125 great minutes of amazing music!
   
          Alfredo has been warned that we'll all now ask for copies. -sh
          
   
   
   Collectibles - Reagan (reagan2@aol.com)
   
   I only have a few Queensryche things, but if anyone wants to be on my
   mailing list, just reply. I've got a Japanese laserdisc of an old
   concert with The Lady Wore Black, et cetera, and a bootleg CD. I'm
   supposed to be getting a brand new bootleg from the Promised Land
   tour. It's from December 1994, I think.
   
   Scarborough Fair B-Side - Stu (s.phenna@soton.ac.uk)
   
   Last week someone asked what single could you find Scarborough Fair
   on. In the US it was on Anybody Listening? while in the UK it was
   found on Empire.
   
   Japanese Promised Land - Ken (khiggins@nyx.cs.du.edu)
   
   I bought the Japanese version of Promised Land, which includes 2 bonus
   tracks. The first is Real World, from the Last Action Hero soundtrack.
   The second is Someone Else, the full-band version. It's 7:11, and has
   more lyrics than the piano version. Does anyone know all the words?
   
   
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The Whisper - Discussion

   Type O Negative - Gerhard (gerhard@jason.nl)
   
   I wish Type O Negative had opened for Queensryche in Europe. They're a
   really cool, heavy band with some nice touches. They've put out a
   couple of albums, including Origin of the Feces, which is probably the
   funniest live album ever, with the audience yelling at them to f--k
   off, glass breaking, and the police stopping by. They also did a track
   on the Black Sabbath tribute album, and made the best - and longest -
   cover version of Paranoid I've ever heard. They're worth seeing,
   though not like Queensryche at all.
   
   Type O Negative - Jim (jrobinson@zodiac.rutgers.edu)
   
   Type O Negative as an opener is a nightmare come true. They must be
   the goofiest and one of the most ridiculous, idiotic bands ever.
   Listen closely to their lyrics. It would be so great if they just
   skipped the opener and played for 2+ hours. Or how about Fates
   Warning, King's X, Savatage, or Dream Theater. I just can't deal with
   Type O at all. I'll wait until they're done before I take my seat.
   
   Type O Negative - John (geej@nccslink.navy.mil)
   
   For those who don't know them, Type O Negative are an outstanding
   dark/noir thrash band. They used to be Carnivore, and I highly
   recommend the Carnivore album Retaliation, especially the songs Jack
   Daniels and Pizza and S.M.D.
   
          Ah, once again Queensryche encourage their loyal listeners to
          explore new genres. It's always interesting to see the unusual
          acts they select as openers. -sh
          
   
   
   Real World in Mindcrime - Matt (mattm@sumac.digex.net)
   
   I've thought Real World would fit well between My Empty Room and Eyes
   of a Stranger since the first time I heard it, and I'm glad to see
   that the guys in the band appear to think it fits well there as well.
   It definitely sounded like it belonged on Mindcrime.
   
   
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The Killing Words - Interpretation

   Screaming in Digital Meaning - Jim (rycherox@aol.com)
   
   Screaming in Digital seems more like a "fear technology" song than
   anything else, along the lines of NM 156 and Surgical Strike, back
   when the band was in their "bleak future" stage. It makes a nice
   transition for the otherworldly strains of I Will Remember, with it's
   "Enjoy the view... you're being watched, you know," feel. Gee, the
   guys aren't too computer-friendly, are they? Makes one wonder about
   what the CD-ROM's going to contain.
   
          Actually, some of the guys are really getting into the whole
          technological side of things. They're not diehard net-addicts
          like us, though - yet. -sh
          
   
   
   
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I Will Remember - History

   Queen of the Reich Video - Jim (rycherox@aol.com)
   
   After having seen the Queen of the Reich video for the first time
   recently - thanks, Liz! - I think I can see why the band chose not to
   include the entire video on Building Empires. It's a perfect example
   of the "Gee, this ought to look neat!" philosophy of early 80's
   videos, with the same post-apocalyptic theme that about a dozen other
   videos had at the same time. I think they were a bit embarassed to
   include it in the collection, but hey, everybody's got to start
   somewhere.
   
   
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Anybody Listening? - Advertisements

   Tickets for Sale - Kevin (ryche@mcs.com)
   
   I have two tickets for the Chicago show at the Rosemont Horizon on
   April 26th. One is in section 3, row 18, seat 8; the other is section
   111, row BB, seat 7. I'm asking face value, first come first served.
   
   Address Labels - Kat (katkrz@aol.com)
   
   To all who have ordered Queensryche return address labels and are
   trying to get hold of me, please note that my e-mail address has
   changed. If anyone new is interested in these labels, drop me a line!
   
   
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   That's it for this week - keep in touch, and see you all again next
   week.
   
   'Ryche on,
          -Shag