Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1980 in Bellevue,… Read Full Bio ↴Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 15 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup consisted of guitarists Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield, bassist Eddie Jackson, and lead vocalist Geoff Tate.

Queensrÿche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million albums in the United States. They are considered one of the leaders of the progressive metal scene of the mid-to-late 1980s, and often referred to as one of the "Big Three" of the genre, along with Dream Theater and Fates Warning. The band received worldwide acclaim after the release of their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime, which is often considered one of the greatest heavy metal concept albums of all time. Their follow-up release, Empire, released in 1990, was also very successful and included the hit single "Silent Lucidity". The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from both albums. In 1998, drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination.

Also in 1998, guitarist and primary songwriter Chris DeGarmo left the band for personal reasons, returning briefly in 2003 to write and record the Tribe album. Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren. Following a highly publicized backstage altercation before a show in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2012, Tate was fired from the band and replaced with then-Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre. In response to his dismissal, Tate and his wife Susan (who served as the band's manager from 2005 to 2012) filed a lawsuit in a Washington court, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated. The ruling in the preliminary injunction was that both parties were allowed to use the name Queensrÿche until a court ruling or a settlement decided who would get to use the name. A settlement was reached on April 17, 2014, in which founding members Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson were awarded the rights to the band trademark, continuing to play with the lineup that additionally includes singer La Torre and guitarist Lundgren.

During the time, both parties could use the name Queensrÿche, Tate created his own lineup featuring former guitarist Gray and musicians from bands including Blue Öyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, AC/DC and Quiet Riot. This version of Queensrÿche with Geoff Tate released the album Frequency Unknown on April 23, 2013, while Queensrÿche (with La Torre replacing Tate) released their eponymous album on June 24 and 25, 2013 (European and American release date, respectively). Both bands toured in 2013 and 2014.

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Studio albums
The Warning (1984)
Rage for Order (1986)
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Empire (1990)
Promised Land (1994)
Hear in the Now Frontier (1997)
Q2K (1999)
Tribe (2003)
Operation: Mindcrime II (2006)
Take Cover (2007)
American Soldier (2009)
Dedicated to Chaos (2011)
Queensrÿche (2013)
Condition Hüman (2015)
The Verdict (2019)
Digital Noise Alliance (2022)

Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche
Frequency Unknown (2013)

Dirty Lil Secret
Queensrÿche Lyrics

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Times have changed
for the better
You like to say
Nice house in the country
Now you're on your way
You took advantage of our possibilities
Got your sights set far
No time for sympathy

Keeping up with the Jones's
Smiling at the neighbors
Don't let them see your

Dirty, Dirty Little Secret
Keep your hands over your eyes and
Maybe it will go away
Dirty, Dirty little secret
Joe McCarthy is alive and well today

When you face the mirror
Consider this
Why judge another when you've got
Your own shit to fix
There's no solution
good enough for everyone
And your interpretations don't work
In every situation

You side with your religion
With your interpretation
But don't let them see your

Dirty, Dirty Little Secret
It seems the most opinionated
Are the ones who hide their
Dirty, Dirty Little Secret
I'll be leaving the status quo behind

How can you know someone
Until you walk in their shoes?
Our parents taught us segregation
Now we're singing the blues
The dynamic of America is progress for all
Well, can't hold us back we're right on the track
No wall is too tall
By the will of the people
We'll take a road to higher ground
And don't worry about that

Dirty, Dirty Little Secret
Everybody's got one
So many you can pass them around

Dirty, Dirty Little Secret
I'll be leaving the status quo behind

Overall Meaning

Queensryche's "Dirty Lil Secret" is a commentary on the often judgmental and hypocritical nature of society. The opening lines suggest that times have changed for the better, but the singer is skeptical of this claim. They talk about how someone they know has taken advantage of the opportunities presented to them and has now moved up in the world. However, they seem to be pretending that they are better than everyone else, "keeping up with the Joneses." The singer warns them not to let others see their "dirty, dirty little secret" and mentions Joe McCarthy, who was notorious for seeking out hidden communists during the Red Scare in the 1950s.

Later in the song, the singer talks about how we shouldn't judge others until we've walked in their shoes, and that there's no one solution that works in every situation. They criticize people who side with their religion and their interpretations, but still hide their flaws. The dynamic of America is progress for all, but our parents taught us segregation, and this has led to many societal problems. The singer is hopeful, though, that progress is coming, and that we will take a road to higher ground.

Dirty Lil SecretQueensrÿche Lyrics

Dirty Lil Secret
Queensrÿche Lyrics