Queensryche: post 'Empire'

[binnie]

I've got all of Queensryche's albums up to 'Empire', but I'm unsure which one's to check out after that.

Help and recommendations would be hugely appreciated.

[kissfan1976]

I kind of stopped listen to Queensryche after Empire.
There are a few cuts I like off of albums/cds after that but the only ones I would recommend as a whole are Promiseland & Mindcrime II plus Live Evolution & Mindcrime At The Moore.

[Seshmeister]

I've got all of Queensryche's albums up to 'Empire', but I'm unsure which one's to check out after that.

Help and recommendations would be hugely appreciated.

I'd stop there.

In fact I would stop about 3/4s of the way through Empire. At that point it all goes a bit meh for me.

Love them up to then.

If you could do a check to see how many times I had listened to an album both Mindcrime and Rage For Order would be in my top 25.

Hey there's a boring idea for a thread...

[jhale667]

I kind of lost interest after "Empire" too...there's a few tunes on "Promised Land" I liked, and there were a couple on "American Soldier", but IMO they haven't been the same since Degarmo (originally their primary songwriter) left...

[Mushroom]

I've got all of Queensryche's albums up to 'Empire', but I'm unsure which one's to check out after that.

Help and recommendations would be hugely appreciated.

Quit while you're ahead!

[kissfan1976]

I guess that's the general feeling so far on QR,
Pre Empire Good
Post Empire Bad

[Mushroom]

I guess that's the general feeling so far on QR,
Pre Empire Good
Post Empire Bad

Pretty much, they started to sound a bit contrived on Empire

[Seshmeister]

Someone who used to post here had a brother in the band.

He should get them to read this thread before they record their next album...

[Seshmeister]

Wow that means they came up with good stuff for 8 years and then didn't for 20.

[ppg960]

Empire was not bad.
Ops Mind Crime was Fantastic. Their best effort IMHO.
Not sure about after that. They fell off the radio map when the Grunge era took over.

[Mr Badguy]

I love "Promised land".

Very dark and hard to get into, but worth it in the long run.

I also enjoyed "Tribe".

"HITNF", "Q2K" and "OM2" were nothing special and I haven`t heard "American soldier".

[bueno bob]

Queensryche after "Empire" equals a big NO from me.

Haven't really liked anything they've done in the time since, short of a few live albums that I've picked up at pawn shops and whatnot.

[Blackflag]

Empire was genius.

I read somewhere the guitar player left and became an airline pilot.

[LoungeMachine]

No, but Michael Wilton [who is still in the band] has his own line of clothing AND beer.

Whip Ale

http://nwbeerguide.blogspot.com/2009/12/wa-queensryche-founder-launches-whip.html

[FORD]

I kind of lost interest after "Empire" too...there's a few tunes on "Promised Land" I liked, and there were a couple on "American Soldier", but IMO they haven't been the same since Degarmo (originally their primary songwriter) left...

Another band ruined by Ray Danniels. I honestly don't know how Rush is still together. Maybe because he's always been their manager, and they don't know better? Or maybe Danniels only destroys American bands?