Operation: Livecrime

Operation: Livecrime
Operation: Livecrime
Live album by Queensrÿche
Released	October 28, 1991
Recorded	Madison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10–12, 1991
Genre	Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length	61:43
Label	EMI
Producer	Queensrÿche and Jeff Tannebring
Queensrÿche live albums chronology

Operation: Livecrime
Operation: Livecrime
Video by Queensrÿche
Released	November 5, 1991
Recorded	Madison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10–12, 1991
Genre	Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length	64 min.
Label	EMI
Director	Wayne Isham
Producer	Jeff Tannebring
Queensrÿche chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2] (DVD)
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	D^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

Operation: Livecrime (stylized as Operation: LIVEcrime) is a boxed set, covering the live performance of the album Operation: Mindcrime by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche. It was released by EMI in 1991. After Queensrÿche toured in 1991 in support of Empire, record label EMI released this limited-edition set in two versions, one containing both a videocassette and a CD, the other containing both a videocassette and an audio cassette of live Operation: Mindcrime performances.

In 2001 the CD was remastered, with the rest of the Queensrÿche catalog following in 2003. The video was also rereleased as a DVD, with the hidden bonus tracks "The Lady Wore Black" and "Roads to Madness", interviews and a graphic story of the album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Remember Now"	Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton	1:19
2.	"Anarchy-X"	DeGarmo	1:28
3.	"Revolution Calling"	Tate, Wilton	4:58
4.	"Operation: Mindcrime"	DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton	4:26
5.	"Speak"	Tate, Wilton	3:44
6.	"Spreading the Disease"	Tate, Wilton	5:06
7.	"The Mission"	DeGarmo	5:47
8.	"Suite Sister Mary"	DeGarmo, Tate	11:37
9.	"The Needle Lies"	Tate, Wilton	3:19
10.	"Electric Requiem"	Scott Rockenfield, Tate	1:16
11.	"Breaking the Silence"	DeGarmo, Tate	4:21
12.	"I Don't Believe in Love"	DeGarmo, Tate	4:19
13.	"Waiting for 22"	DeGarmo	1:27
14.	"My Empty Room"	Tate, Wilton	1:37
15.	"Eyes of a Stranger"	DeGarmo, Tate	8:25
16.	"The Lady Wore Black" (bonus)	DeGarmo, Tate	6:44
17.	"Roads to Madness" (bonus)	DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton	9:22
Total length:			79:21

Personnel

Band members

Geoff Tate – lead vocals, keyboards on "Anarchy-X," "The Mission," and "Eyes of a Stranger"
Michael Wilton – guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "The Mission," "Waiting for 22," and "My Empty Room"
Chris DeGarmo – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on "Eyes of a Stranger"
Eddie Jackson – bass, backing vocals
Scott Rockenfield – drums

Additional musician

Pamela Moore – vocals

Production

Wayne Isham – director
Jeff Tannebring – producer
Tom Hall – live recording
James 'Jimbo' Barton – mixing
Evren Göknar – 2001 remastering

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	38

Certifications - video


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Henderson, Alex. "Operation: LIVEcrime - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
^ Hill, Gary. "Operation: LIVEcrime (DVD) - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
^ Browne, David (December 20, 1991). "Concerted Efforts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Rolling Stone list
^ "Queensryche Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
^ "American video certifications – Queensryche – Operation: Livecrime". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Henderson, Alex. "Operation: LIVEcrime - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

[2] Hill, Gary. "Operation: LIVEcrime (DVD) - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[martin-3] Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.

[4] Browne, David (December 20, 1991). "Concerted Efforts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

[5] Rolling Stone list

[ac_Billboard200_Queensryche-6] "Queensryche Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[United_StatesQueensrycheOperation:_LivecrimevideoCertRef-7] "American video certifications – Queensryche – Operation: Livecrime". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Queensrÿche
Michael Wilton Eddie Jackson Todd La Torre Casey Grillo Mike Stone Chris DeGarmo Scott Rockenfield Geoff Tate Kelly Gray Parker Lundgren
Studio albums	The Warning Rage for Order Operation: Mindcrime Empire Promised Land Hear in the Now Frontier Q2K Tribe Operation: Mindcrime II Take Cover American Soldier Dedicated to Chaos Queensrÿche Condition Hüman The Verdict Digital Noise Alliance
Unofficial album	Frequency Unknown
EPs	Queensrÿche
Live / video albums	Operation: LIVEcrime Live Evolution The Art of Live Mindcrime at the Moore
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classic Masters Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche
Singles	"Queen of the Reich" "Eyes of a Stranger" "I Don't Believe in Love" "Last Time in Paris" "Empire" "Silent Lucidity" "Jet City Woman" "Best I Can" "Real World" "I Am I" "Bridge" "Disconnected" "Sign of the Times" "You" "Breakdown" "Open"
Concert tours	Building Empires Tour
Related	Discography Members Operation: Mindcrime (band) Spys4Darwin Soulbender album Slave to the System album "Discordia" Rejoice in the Suffering
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