Talk:Operation: Mindcrime

message: Wow, this article is really bad.  The top of it needs to be expanded a lot, really, for such a monumental album.  The bottom is just stolen fom an old webpage without credit to the author, and is exceptionally un-Wiki-like.  That needs to be removed entirely.
The first sentence seems fine, but would it be better classified as a rock opera than a concept album?  Its use of storyline, plot-driven songs and the discussions between them tie the album together a lot more than a concept album.
The paragraphs themselves seem extremely disconjointed - he article has no flow to it, throwing info on the movie version between two plot discussions.
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Queensrÿche's Wikipedia entry lists it as a progressive metal concept album. The concept album list on Wikipedia has it written there as well, and it's generally considered as such. I'd suggest that keeping it like that in the Op:Mindcrime entry simply for consistency's sake.
--Stealth 20:59, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleaning This Article 

message: I'm the author of the web page from whom the old article was stolen.  I noticed that this article was copied verbatim a few months ago; I was uncomfortable with it but wasn't sure whether I should complain or ignore it.  I appreciate the way the article has been cleaned up now.
Kazim27 15:30, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thanks 

message: I summed up the plot from what I got from the lyrics/existing summaries. Fair 'nuff? // Gargaj 21:23, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot summary 

message: I read a Pamela Moore interview recently where she said something about Mary killing herself.  I'll try to dig up a link.  --cholmes75 18:43, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mary's death 

message: Why isn't there a lyrics section on song pages in Wiki?  Why is it not state what key the song is in (ex: Mozart sonata in D Major)? Why is there no musical perspective in this article?  I find this strange since the band has always had a strong emphasis on originality and complexity in their compositions.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.106.91.9 (talk) 18:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There are no lyrics because lyrics are copyrighted and cannot be reproduced without permission. There is no perspective because that would be mainly opinion and original research. Canterbury Tail talk 12:05, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musicianship 

message: As of 2009, the now-current CPR course offered by the American Heart Association uses a (presumed fair use) clip of the introduction to Operation Mindcrime's: "I Remember Now," in which the voice on the overhead speaker system is calling for, "Dr. Blaire, Dr. Blaire, Dr. J. Hamilton, Dr. J. Hamilton. (Sound of door opening and closing.)"  This has been validated by neither the American Heart Association, nor EMI records, but it popped out pretty clearly in the LifeSaver video for Health Care Providers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeffreyeye (talk • contribs) 02:57, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a fairly common hospital sound bite, heard all over the place. A bit like the Wilhelm scream. Canterbury Tail talk 01:20, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: In my opinion, this article is still quite bad and incomplete for such an influential album (in progressive circles at least). The history section has little respect for chronology, there is no information about the writing and recording of the album, or sales figures at the time of release. Also, in my opinion, there is too much attention for O:M II. Of course, and unfortunately (opinion again), the sequel has to be mentioned. But the original dwarfs it in all aspects, and the article gives quite a different impression. Alterationx10 (talk) 18:24, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still substandard 

message: I've been told that this album is the longest record vinyl record. Most records had a maximum of 45-50 minutes. This one is almost 60 minutes. This had a downfall on the quality of the vinyl. Can someone confirm this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sreglov (talk • contribs) 14:32, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Longest recorderd record (vinyl)? 

message: No section on critical reception, references to and from other works, sales figures and so on? — OwenBlacker (talk; please  me in replies) 16:24, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article quality 

message: Tate has an interviewer with a blogger that mentions how he was exposed to Quebec Separatists who were okay with using terrorism, but the source being a blog (and not his own blog talking about himself or his thoughts) it doesn't meet wiki-standards so can't go into the actual article. I place a link here for anyone curious:
A Conversation with Legendary Vocalist Geoff Tate: 
http://misplacedstraws.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-conversation-with-legendary-vocalist.html
--Wowaconia (talk) 03:40, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further info on exposure to Canadian terrorists