Product: Queensrche: Mindcrime at the Moore (2007)
Rating: 5.0
A true vision of Operation Mindcrime
This DVD is an excellent performance of both Mindcrime albums performed in their entirety. With live actors and video recordings highlighting the storyline, the vision of MindCrime comes to life. The only problems a true fan of Queensryche and Mindcrime should have with this performance is that DeGarmo is no longer with the band and "The Chase" isn't performed live.The 1st Disc is Mindcrime I, and its the best of this 2 disc set. People might argue about Tate's vocal performance, but you have to have an understanding of what is going on with this performance. First of all 15+ years have gone by since Mindcrime I was orginally released, so after performing these songs for so long and looking back on the original vision with more experienced eyes they have re-envisioned the vision. Think George Lucas and his countless revisions of the Original Star Wars Trilogy. In otherwords, this is a new arrangement of MindCrime I, both vocally and musically. Secondly, and most importantly, this isn't Tate singing MindCrime in the studio, this isn't Tate performing at a standard live venue like LIVEcrime, this is Tate ACTING out Mindcrime in a Rock Opera, which is the true and absolute realization of a compilation album, which MindCrime is. In my opinion Tate does a very good job at affecting his voice to evoke emotion, so that you truly feel what Nicky is going through; you hear the anger, you hear the sadness, and you hear the pain. This performance is what I have always envisioned Mindcrime I to be.The 2nd disc, is MindCrime II and the bonus stuff. MindCrime II is more of your standard rock performance than the opera vision of MindCrime I, but you still get the emotion of the story from Tate's and Pamela's vocals. Though not as good as MindCrime I, MindCrime II still offers a great vision, and great songs/performances. My only disappointment with the MindCrime II performance is that the vocals of "the chase" are not performed live, instead a video recording of Tate and Dio singing is played while the band plays live. Sad, but at least one of the bonus features is footage of "the chase" performed live at another venue. Other good bonus matierial in this DVD set are the encore performances of "walk in the shadows" and "jet city woman", and a tour documentary.