Queensryche-Operation Mindcrime.
Concept albums aren't for everyone. Progressive metal is not for everyone. This album is for everyone who has even a slightest interest in the metal genre. A concept album is where all the songs have an overlying theme and should roughly tell a story. Sometimes concept albums are great (Mechanical Animals by Marilyn Manson, The Wall by Pink Floyd) sometimes they are terrible (Styx, Kilroy was Here). This one is certainly one of the better ones.
You've heard the song "I Don't Believe in Love" before if you listen to Ozzys Boneyard on XM radio-they play it quite often. It's the best song off the album that is full of very good songs. I'm not sure sure if they've made it into a movie, but it's very linear, which is good for a concept album. I can see the story unfolding while the album is being played. This is certainly one where you'll want to download the entire album and listen to it in full.
I never got into Queensryche, but I did get to meet Geoff Tate once when he came to a liquor store I was working at to sign wine bottles (he has his own brand). He's a really cool dude.
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