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)
Out of Mind
Queensrÿche Lyrics
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Arms waving madly at something that sadly isn't there.
Dressed in the day's best by a nurse who's nowhere to be found.
What does she see?
Maybe she's looking at me...
Old man is strapped to the seat of his chair, wearing a gown.
Father Time has twisted his mind.
The staff says, "He's not well!"
To whom does he speak?
Maybe he's speaking to me...
So we keep these people inside these walls, from society.
Their forgotten lives safe from the crowd, they can't leave.
You've left them there with me.
So we keep these people behind these walls, from society.
Their forgotten lives safe from the crowd, they can't leave.
Through the doors come people like me, good-bye to them.
They see a picture few of us see.
They can't leave.
You've left them there with me.
The lyrics to Queensryche's song Out Of Mind paint a stark picture of life in a psychiatric institution. The first two verses describe the experiences of patients, a little girl and an old man. The little girl is stuck in a trance-like state, waving her arms at something that isn't there, while the old man is wearing a gown, shouting and cursing at an imaginary presence. The nurse is nowhere to be found, emphasizing the neglect of the patients. The chorus reveals the sad truth that these are forgotten lives, living inside these walls, trapped and unable to leave. The third verse talks about "people like me," presumably visitors to the institution who come and go as they please, but the patients can't.
The song's lyrics touch on themes of neglect, abandonment, and mistreatment of people suffering from mental health issues. It highlights the tragedy of society's attitude towards the mentally ill, who are often ostracized and left without proper care and treatment. The song also draws attention to the fact that those who visit psychiatric institutions often see things that few others do, both good and bad.
Line by Line Meaning
Little girl sits in the corner, locked in a stare.
A young girl sits in isolation, captivated by something unknown.
Arms waving madly at something that sadly isn't there.
She makes frantic movements towards a nonexistent object.
Dressed in the day's best by a nurse who's nowhere to be found.
The girl was dressed in her finest clothing but her caretaker is absent.
What does she see?
What is she witnessing in her current mental state?
Maybe she's looking at me...
Perhaps she perceives the observer as something peculiar.
Old man is strapped to the seat of his chair, wearing a gown.
An elderly man is bound to his seat and clothed in a gown.
Shouting and cursing at someone who clearly isn't around.
He relentlessly yells and curses at an imaginary person.
Father Time has twisted his mind.
The passage of time has severely impacted his mental state.
The staff says, 'He's not well!'
The caregivers acknowledge his mental illness.
To whom does he speak?
Who is he directing his words towards?
Maybe he's speaking to me...
Perhaps the observer is taking the place of the nonexistent person the old man is talking to.
So we keep these people inside these walls, from society.
These individuals have been placed in isolation away from outside society.
Their forgotten lives safe from the crowd, they can't leave.
Their lives are contained and protected from the chaos of the world beyond the walls.
You've left them there with me.
The observer has been entrusted with the care of these individuals.
Through the doors come people like me, good-bye to them.
People like the observer come and go, while the isolated individuals remain.
They see a picture few of us see.
These individuals witness a reality that most of us are not aware of.
They can't leave.
These individuals are bound to their isolated lives, unable to escape.
You've left them there with me.
The observer has committed to a life of caring for these individuals.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHRISTOPHER DEGARMO
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