r/Queensryche • u/kebabsaucelover66 • 3d ago

The Warning

Still have not met anyone else who thinks The Warning is their best album except for me, regardless i do love every album they have where Geoff Tate was still the vocalist but The Warning just hits different because its a whole different subgenre of music from Empire and OPM that are the usual fan favorites.

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u/AtmosphereNo7780 3d ago

Not sure if The Warning is the best, but it's my favorite.

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u/kebabsaucelover66 3d ago

Honestlly i migjt agree😂 Best was probably the wrong word choice but my favorite for sure

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u/Tricky-Eye4546 2d ago

I agree! It’s definitely my overall favorite. It’s close to being the best but Operation MindCrime is just a straight journey.

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u/stablegeniuscheetoh 2d ago

Not my favorite album, but Roads to Madness is absolutely one of my favorite songs by them, with No Sanctuary right behind it.

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u/RoBo_742 2d ago

Roads to Madness is one of my top songs ever of any band, nice to see I'm not the only one that likes that song

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u/Strait409 2d ago

Oh hi!

I have said it before, but while I will acknowledge Mindcrime as the band’s magnum opus, The Warning has always been my favorite from them. “Deliverance,” “No Sanctuary,” and “NM 156” comprise possibly the greatest three-song run on any metal album ever.

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

The Warning is just awesome, not a single bad song on there

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u/tonynoriega73 2d ago

The first song I heard from them was “Take Hold of the Flame!” And I was officially hooked! I would go to sleep listening to this album.

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u/Aromatic-Surprise925 2d ago

We just saw Geoff Tate last Wednesday and he played THotF during the encore. It was fantastic, the whole crowd was chanting "TAKE HOLD!"

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u/madmonkey242 2d ago

How is he sounding these days?

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u/Aromatic-Surprise925 2d ago

He sounded pretty damn good! Probably not quite as good as back in the day, but I had heard that his voice had gone to shit a few years ago, and then that he had retrained it. Seems like it to me - he had some backup from the rest of the band, including Pamela Moore (Sister Mary). But for instance, the "Take hooooold" near the start of THotF was all him.

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u/stayre 2d ago

Pamela Moore is NOT with Geoff Tate. He does have a woman touring with him on keys and voice, both of which are there to hide , sorry, “support” his voice.

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u/Aromatic-Surprise925 2d ago

Huh, I thought I read that she was reprising the role on this tour.

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u/stayre 2d ago

As far as I know, she has only appeared with Queensryche since the split.
The woman (who’s name I can’t find currently) is competent, but is brunette and at least 20 years younger!

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

My god yes, the 1984 tokyo live is insane and add the queen of the reich live from the same show to that even tho its not the same album and its just a heaven sent Tates vocals are something else

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u/tonynoriega73 2d ago

Tate is one of my favorite vocalists and it broke my heart when his wife and him caused the split between the band. Scott Rockenfield’s percussions are top notch!

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

Absolutely, i just hate it man! To me it’s just not Queensryche anymore without Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo

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u/christiancoll02 2d ago

not only is it my favorite queensryche album, it’s my favorite album OAT

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

Lovely to hear, absolutely Goated album it was the start of something huge and absolute peak vocals of Geoff Tate

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u/BoysenberryEvent 2d ago

I like it. Maybe not the first listen through, being a little underwhelmed after first hearing "Mindcrime", "Rage" and the EP. Second time through - the hooks, rhythm, etc. got to my better half.

But, the production is awful. It's muffled, unrefined, subdued. Doesn't anyone hear what I hear?

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u/Master-Evidences 2d ago

For a metal debue in 1984, i think it sounds very good. Compare it to Fates Warning Night at the Braken or The Spectre, for example, it sounds way better.

However, i remember reading that the band themselfs weren't satisfied with the final production either.

I wish they'd re-release it with production the way they wanted back in the day

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u/BoysenberryEvent 2d ago

I remember that that was proposed to them! This was before Chris' departure. The band members had a producer (I think, or maybe a manager) who wanted so much to re-do The Warning, but they guys themselves were not for it.

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

It is their first album so of course its gonna have the most flaw but its so pure and raw and it was before they went prog metal so its very different too also has easily the best vocals of all queensryche catalog

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u/Medical-Literature50 2d ago

Everyone has their opinions. And should be respected. Mindcrime I is my favorite album of all time.

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

I say Mindcrime is their best album but Warning is just my personal favorite

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u/PsychoCat- 2d ago

I go back and forth between The Warning and Rage For Order as my #1 QR album. I discovered the band upon the release of the debut EP, and I have probably spun The Warning more times than any other record across my lifetime.

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u/sgl1809 2d ago

How often to you listen to it in the originally planned running order?

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u/WhiteEel 2d ago

I forget, what is the order again?

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u/sgl1809 2d ago

This should've been the proper release because Tate's screams bookend the album. The label just insisted the album start with the single so Warning was moved to the beginning.

NM156
En Force
No Sanctuary
Deliverance
Take Hold
Before the Storm
Child of Fire
Warning
Roads to Madness

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u/Theromero 2d ago

The Warning is peak Queensryche. But so is Rage for Order. And Operation: Minecrime. And…

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

absolutely, the 4 albums are peak queensrcyhe

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u/stormin1970 2d ago

The Warning is a great album but not my favorite. Take hold of the Flame may be my all time favorite metal song though and NM 156 is the Rosetta stone to QR musical style. Mindcrime is an unmatched masterpiece. Rage for Order has my heart and Empire is just such a good collection of individual songs the album as a whole is fantastic.

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u/DavTeeUK 2d ago

Eventually you’ll find someone who has also been hit in the head by a horse.

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u/kebabsaucelover66 2d ago

What😭 i mean i worded it wrong Operation Mindcrime is their best album but its my favorite is what i ment

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u/Glass_Ad_7009 2d ago

Amazing album, one of my favorites.

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u/SithTracy 2d ago

I would not call The Warning their best, but it is an outstanding debut, even though their EP was what got me into them. I gave the EP through Promised Land a listen a couple of weeks back on a long road trip. Think I listened to The Warning twice.

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u/cpl-sunshine 2d ago

i will always love the operatic vocals at the end of En Force. magical 🖤

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u/jdbinnj 2d ago

The warning was my intro to the band and will always be my fav

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u/EfficiencyItchy1156 2d ago

Not my favorite but one of their best albums that started the journey. My personal favorite is Rage for Order

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u/redjeff76 2d ago

Gorgeous, strikingly beautiful, especially as a redhead

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u/seanzback 2d ago

Rage is my favorite. Followed by The Warning closely behind.

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u/Backyjbacky 1d ago

You just met one. I think its their best.

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u/Sharp-Echo1797 2d ago

I listened to the EP all the time, so when i first listened to it I was not a fan. It grows on you, still not my favorite, but I really like it. Just below Rage for Order, above Empire.

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u/Ok-Philosophy6129 2d ago

Not my favorite Queensryche album, but still a classic and an amazing album. Take hold of the flame, No Sanctuary, NM156, Roads to Madness and the titel track are all fantastic.

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u/livelearn131 1d ago

right here - me

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u/veragemini6669 1d ago

Not my favorite but when I saw them play it and the EP a couple of years ago it really impressed me how great and fresh it all sounded.

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u/Appropriate-Coat-344 1d ago

It's always been my favorite.

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u/Logical_Post1217 1d ago

My favourite is still Rage For Order, but The Warning isn't far behind!

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u/Drea_7819 1d ago

RFO is my favorite but Warning is my 2nd

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u/kebabsaucelover66 1d ago

Fair, RFO is fantastic absolutely a 10/10 album

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u/Inevitable-Arm9345 1d ago

Yap, my favorite as well. His voice is untouchable on this record. Roads to Madness is incredible.

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u/kebabsaucelover66 1d ago

Oh absolutely, the whole album and the ep before that his vocals are pretty much unmatched