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Old 03-23-2015, 02:29 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ~*~dreamer~*~ View Post
2. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime (1988)



Operation Mindcrime is considered to be one of the greatest concept albums of all time.
I'll go a bit further and say Queensryche's 'Operation:Mindcrime' to this day remains hard rock's reigning MAGNUM OPUS! Or at the VERY least, the most important album of Gen X without question ( ) ! An 80's touchstone if there ever was one ( ).

Having said that, I'm still not entirely sold on the idea that it's a "prog" album per se. Are there progressive elements on there? YES ( no pun intended.. ), however, not in the way albums like 'Tales From Topographic Oceans' or 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' are. With 'Operation:Mindcrime', Queensryche NEVER left the "ROCK" behind, unlike MANY so-called "prog rock" albums that came before it. Be that as it may, I CAN understand why some refer to it that way ( ). Great pick 'dreamer' ( ) !
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