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Studio album by Queensrÿche 

Released May 3, 1988 
Recorded 1987 - 1988
Kajem/Victory Studios,
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, USA 
Genre: Heavy metal Rockopera
Length: 59:04 
Label: EMI 
Producer: Peter Collins 

Operation: Mindcrime is a concept album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released on May 3, 1988, it is the band's third full-length album. A rock opera, its story follows a man who becomes disillusioned with the society of the time and reluctantly becomes involved with a revolutionary group as an assassin of political leaders. The album is highly regarded within the heavy metal community, often labelled as one of the genre's finest works. It ranked at number 10 at metal-rules.com's best heavy metal albums ever. In January 1989, it ranked #34 on Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time."

Story

The album begins with the protagonist, Nikki, in a hospital. He lies in a near catatonic state, unable to remember anything but snippets from his past. Suddenly, Nikki's memories come flooding back in a torrent. He remembers how, as a heroin addict and would-be political radical frustrated with contemporary society, he was manipulated into joining a supposed secret organization dedicated to revolution. At the head of this organization is a political and religious demagogue known only as Dr. X, who by manipulating Nikki through a combination of his heroin addiction and brainwashing techniques, uses Nikki as an assassin. Whenever Dr. X uses the word "mindcrime" Nikki becomes his docile puppet, a state which Dr. X uses to command Nikki to undertake any murder that the Doctor wishes. Through one of Dr. X's probable associates, a corrupt priest named Father William, Nikki is offered the services of a prostitute-turned-nun named Sister Mary. Through his friendship and growing affection toward Sister Mary, Nikki begins to question the nature of what he is doing. Dr. X notices this and, seeing a potential threat in Mary, orders Nikki to kill both her and the priest. Nikki goes to Mary's church and kills the priest, but after confronting Mary fails to comply with the command to murder her. He and Mary decided to leave the organization together, and Nikki goes to Dr. X to tell him that they are out. Dr. X, however, reminds Nikki that he is an addict, and that he is the one who can provide him with his daily fix. Nikki leaves, conflicted and returns to Mary, only to find her dead. He cannot cope with the loss, as well as the possibility that he himself may have killed her and not known it, and begins to succumb to insanity. He runs through the streets calling her name. The Police arrive and attempt to subdue him. A gun is found on him, and they take him into custody under suspicion of Mary's murder and the murders he committed for Dr. X. Suffering from complete loss of memory he is put into a hospital, where he sees a news report on the recent spree of political homicides. This jogs his memory and returns us to the beginning where he remembers what has happened and begins to tell his story.


Een geweldig album!!
Om ongewenste tussenpozen tussen de nummers te voorkomen is de volledige CD als 1 MP3 track geript. Het blijft nl. 1 verhaal, waarin de verschillende nummers in elkaar overlopen.

1."I Remember Now"  1:17
2."Anarchy-X"  1:27
3."Revolution Calling"  4:42
4."Operation: Mindcrime"  4:43
5."Speak"  3:42
6."Spreading the Disease"  4:07
7."The Mission"  5:46
8."Suite Sister Mary"  10:41
9."The Needle Lies"  3:08
10."Electric Requiem"  1:22
11."Breaking the Silence"  4:34
12."I Don't Believe in Love"  4:23
13."Waiting for 22"  1:05
14."My Empty Room"  1:28
15."Eyes of a Stranger" 6:39

Band
Geoff Tate - Vocals
Chris DeGarmo - Guitar, background vocals
Eddie Jackson - Bass, background vocals
Michael Wilton - Guitar, background vocals
Scott Rockenfield - Drums, percussion, keyboards