Wood Goblin wrote:So my brother and I really liked Operation: Mindcrime when we were knee high to a grasshopper, and we decided to see Queensyrche in the late 90s at a show in which they planned to play that entire record. Most of the concert wasn't so great, but Mindcrime, that was fine. At the end of the set--"Eyes of Stranger" closed the set, but I'm sure I don't need to remind you of that--Geoff Tate started running around in a giant circle across the stage, just as the song was building to a crescendo. As the real Geoff Tate is running around in circles, there is a film of Geoff Tate playing on huge screens on each side of the stage; in that film bit, Tate is running toward the camera (really, he's running toward the audience--here he comes!).
Then, just as Tate-on-film jumps into the camera and a graphic of breaking glass appears on the film, Tate-on-stage dives off the back of the stage, into the darkness. It was perfectly timed. It was also totally, totally awesome. I will not apologize for appreciating the awesomeness of this moment.
As I write this, I have goosebumps. I cannot talk about this moment without getting goosebumps.
Ah, this is beautiful. I also went to that concert. Suicidal Tendencies opened. Ha!
Operation:Mindcrime will always be stupid great in my eyes, but just about everything else they did was garbage (well, ok, i'll still give 'em "Jet City Woman," but everything pre-Mindcrime and post-Empire is pretty atrocious), and even my i-still-listen-to-Poison-now-and-again brain cannot justify this:
Overall, CRAP with a robust WF for Mindcrime.
PS: I found this while image searching for a suitably ridic photo of the band:
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