Hear in the Now Frontier is the sixth studio album by progressive metal ban… Read Full Bio ↴Hear in the Now Frontier is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1997.
The album debuted at #19 but quickly vanished from the charts. The musical sound and style of the album was more basic and stripped down than anything the band had released to date, and some fans and critics pointed to the grunge musical style as being a major influence on the record. Despite the reaction, the singles "Sign of the Times" and "You" received substantial airplay.
During Queensrÿche's tour in support of the album, the band's longtime label, EMI America Records, went bankrupt. Queensrÿche was forced to use their own money to finance the remainder of the tour, during which founding member Chris DeGarmo announced he was leaving the band. DeGarmo would return to play and co-write five songs for Tribe, in 2003 but did not officially rejoin.
The band played only half the album on its 1997 tour with 6 songs still unplayed to date including: "Cuckoo's Nest", "Hero", "Miles Away", "All I Want", "Anytime/Anywhere" and "sPOOL". However, "sPOOL" has been played by Geoff Tate's band during the 2002 tour supporting his own solo album.
Track listing
"Sign of the Times" (DeGarmo) – 3:33
"Cuckoo's Nest" (DeGarmo) – 3:59
"Get a Life" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:39
"The Voice Inside" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:48
"Some People Fly" (DeGarmo) – 5:17
"Saved" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:09
"You" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:54
"Hero" (DeGarmo) – 5:25
"Miles Away" (DeGarmo) – 4:32
"Reach" (Tate/Wilton) – 3:30
"All I Want" (DeGarmo) – 4:06
"Hit the Black" (DeGarmo/Jackson) – 3:36
"Anytime / Anywhere" (DeGarmo/Jackson/Tate) – 2:54
"sp00L" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:53
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
"Chasing Blue Sky" – 3:41
"Silent Lucidity (Live - MTV Unplugged)" – 5:24
"The Killing Words (Live - MTV Unplugged)" – 3:52
"I Will Remember (Live - MTV Unplugged)" – 4:01
Credits
Chris DeGarmo – vocals, guitar
Geoff Tate – vocals
Michael Wilton – guitar
Eddie Jackson – bass
Scott Rockenfield – drums
with
Steve Nathan - Keyboards
Matt Bayles - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
Toby Wright - Mixing, Recorder
Dimo Safari - Art Direction, Design
Charts
UK #46 USA #19 Germany #19
In U.S. the album sold about 330'000 copies to date (2006)
The album debuted at #19 but quickly vanished from the charts. The musical sound and style of the album was more basic and stripped down than anything the band had released to date, and some fans and critics pointed to the grunge musical style as being a major influence on the record. Despite the reaction, the singles "Sign of the Times" and "You" received substantial airplay.
During Queensrÿche's tour in support of the album, the band's longtime label, EMI America Records, went bankrupt. Queensrÿche was forced to use their own money to finance the remainder of the tour, during which founding member Chris DeGarmo announced he was leaving the band. DeGarmo would return to play and co-write five songs for Tribe, in 2003 but did not officially rejoin.
The band played only half the album on its 1997 tour with 6 songs still unplayed to date including: "Cuckoo's Nest", "Hero", "Miles Away", "All I Want", "Anytime/Anywhere" and "sPOOL". However, "sPOOL" has been played by Geoff Tate's band during the 2002 tour supporting his own solo album.
Track listing
"Sign of the Times" (DeGarmo) – 3:33
"Cuckoo's Nest" (DeGarmo) – 3:59
"Get a Life" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:39
"The Voice Inside" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:48
"Some People Fly" (DeGarmo) – 5:17
"Saved" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:09
"You" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:54
"Hero" (DeGarmo) – 5:25
"Miles Away" (DeGarmo) – 4:32
"Reach" (Tate/Wilton) – 3:30
"All I Want" (DeGarmo) – 4:06
"Hit the Black" (DeGarmo/Jackson) – 3:36
"Anytime / Anywhere" (DeGarmo/Jackson/Tate) – 2:54
"sp00L" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:53
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
"Chasing Blue Sky" – 3:41
"Silent Lucidity (Live - MTV Unplugged)" – 5:24
"The Killing Words (Live - MTV Unplugged)" – 3:52
"I Will Remember (Live - MTV Unplugged)" – 4:01
Credits
Chris DeGarmo – vocals, guitar
Geoff Tate – vocals
Michael Wilton – guitar
Eddie Jackson – bass
Scott Rockenfield – drums
with
Steve Nathan - Keyboards
Matt Bayles - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
Toby Wright - Mixing, Recorder
Dimo Safari - Art Direction, Design
Charts
UK #46 USA #19 Germany #19
In U.S. the album sold about 330'000 copies to date (2006)
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Queensrÿche Lyrics
All I Want You mystify with the things that you say. You're telling me…
Anytime / Anywhere My point of view is expanding everyday and I feel with…
Cuckoo's Nest Hey you cuckoo! See you're in the paper late today, accused…
Get a Life I've been wondering what's eating at your head? The cheap wa…
Hero Looking for salvation, I'm blind. Thought contamination, I …
Hit The Black Hanging by a thread, problems in my head, Don't know what…
Miles Away Where I'm looking everything seems clear. Not a worry as I…
Reach I know where I'm going, And I've got all my cards…
Saved I opened my eyes, Barely alive, without you. Feeling no pa…
Sign of the Times Heading for the classroom yesterday The kids file through th…
Some People Fly Used to be a time We held the world. Wrapped 'round our…
sp00L Turn another turn... Turn another turn, sp00L... I thi…
The Voice Inside Do you know the people fighting for your head? What you…
You Don't slam the door on your way out Don't leave without…