Queensryche planning to fire Geoff Tate? Backstage knife drama!!

[Nickdfresh]

I could've put together a nice Bio for them...

We have two or three good albums, everything else - don't bother...

[jhale667]

So that REALLY is the cover of tater's new album?




This shows the world just what a childish crybaby he truly is!

What a fucking moron.

Poor little tater.....

Agree, pretty lame.

It could be taken as a subtle dig at Wilton, too - him being a high-profile FU endorser...

[ELVIS]

Queensryche Bio



A multitude of classic bands are content to rest on their collective asses, and Queensryche are no exception. Royalties roll in, merchandise stagnates and nothing fresh is the result. They fight with their singer, tour haphazardly and shamelessly regurgitate their once mighty material. Hit albums are a thing of the past. "We kinda made it. Why work harder?"

Queensrÿche stand proudly and defiantly as inventors of such a career model. Thirty years after their formation, the often confused 'Reich' land themselves straight into the bargain bin with Dedicated to Chaos, an experimental album that will further confuse the audience and rock n' roll critics alike in profound and disturbing ways. There is nothing safe or savory about Queensrÿche's twelfth (??) studio album. No rules. No boundaries, no music. It's the latest in a string of unimpressive feats from the Seattle band.

"It’s kind of a worthless endeavor to be focused on what other people think," points out ex-Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tater, long recognized as having one foot in the looney bin. "There’s so many different ways to interpret music and art in general. It’s not meant to be static. It’s meant to be moving, changing and growing. like when you take a good shit"

Dedicated to Chaos is the sound of Queensrÿche marching off into oblivion. Their inability to challenge themselves puts the audience to sleep. In an era when bands will sacrifice musical and audio quality to crank out records, Dedicated to Chaos is a true "Sacrifice."

"It’s not a record that tells a story. We wanted to take a step away from that and really concentrate on writing stupid shit that says nothing at all," Tate emphasizes. "You’ll find a lot of different kinds of bullshit on this record intended at ripping some change from your pocket."

"It's definitely a stretch for us in a lot of ways," he adds. "Not so much in composition, but in the way it's played. I play the pink Oboe and It's really stretching out and trying to do different things with our instruments."

Queensrÿche talked about what they wanted to accomplish when they formed back in 1981. One of the commonalities was their desire to push themselves at all times.

In that spirit, Dedicated to Chaos sees a larger amount of writing contributions from the other guys who pushed tater to the curb.

Queensrÿche has survived label shakeups, the rise and fall of grunge, illegal downloading and shrinking radio formats. Will they survive without Tater ??

[78/84 guy]

At least he didn't play the tuba. That's been done.

[Seshmeister]

A fist on the cover of your album takes on a whole new meaning when your singer is a bald middle aged man wearing eyeliner.

[binnie]

Has anyone actually heard any of the new material by Queensyche or Tate?

Admitedly that Tate cover doesn't inspire confidence.........

[Hardrock69]

Only the people involved have heard any of it so far.

I personally do not care if I ever hear any of it.

I have always banned his solo, wine-tasting musical endeavors.



The last QR album I actually bought was Q2k, which I thought had a few decent moments, but overall was third-rate. I have not bothered with anything from Promised Land to Q2k, nor have I bothered with anything since Q2k. I heard that one single....American Whatever they released a few years back, and it was a piece of shit.

[Hardrock69]

A fist on the cover of your album takes on a whole new meaning when your singer is a bald middle aged man wearing eyeliner.

[jhale667]

This is kinda cool... new Queensryche (not Tater) track:

[Hardrock69]

Sounds like Queensryche to me.

Tater can sound like himself, but he cannot duplicate the sound of his former band.

[ELVIS]

Sounds like Queensryche to me.

Sounds like Tater pinching his nose to me...

They should have went with someone totally different than Tater and turn their backs on the past...

[Hardrock69]

Does not sound like Queensryche. Sounds like tater singing with a cover band.

Which is exactly what it is.

[jhale667]

Does not sound like Queensryche. Sounds like tater singing with a cover band.

Which is exactly what it is.

To quote Mr. Horse "No sir - I don't like it." The piano tinkling ruins the chorus.

[ELVIS]

Tater's like Yngwie...

Just writing the same songs over and over...

[Hardrock69]

Christ.....Tater has now taken his whine out on the road.

He has been taking lessons from Spamulus Flatulus.

He and his hired guns are playing in Austin, TX tomorrow night.

So this afternoon, he sets up a meet and greet at a local liquor store, where he has cases of his whine to sell to people, and from what a close friend says, he would sign anything you brought.

Tater.....the Whine Salesman.....he is not content just to do it around the NW.....now he is a traveling salesman while he is doing his gigs. Bet he is promoting the stuff at the venues as well.