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The riff. The production. The vocals. The lyrical message. The cinematic epicness of it. I have loved this one since I was tiny.
Probably one of the most perfect metal riffs. I didn't realize how simple it was til I saw a Guitar Pro or Songsterr version of it.
It's pretty much a variation on Iron Maiden's "Wasted Years," but Queensryche's Michael Wilton (always unfairly in Chris DeGarmo's shadow) was a big fan of Maiden's Adrian Smith. Wilton wrote the majority of this one.
Can't beat a Paul Gilbert style descending E minor pedal riff. And the bass just slices through, even played with fingers and without the 2003 remaster. Clean mix that gels but doesn't overlap in a flabby, djent-y mess.
Good luck finding a singer if you want to pull this off live.
It also taught me the value of chromaticism--flat 5ths as passing tones in the chords underneath, and the 9th, probably one of the most (over)used intervals in melodic metal. It's really evident in the pre-chorus and under the solo.
No prog metal or Swedish melodeath without this band for sure.
Most of the members were graduates of the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in the early 1980s. I am a big advocate for formal music education if possible. It takes years off the learning process.
Probably one of the most perfect metal riffs. I didn't realize how simple it was til I saw a Guitar Pro or Songsterr version of it.
It's pretty much a variation on Iron Maiden's "Wasted Years," but Queensryche's Michael Wilton (always unfairly in Chris DeGarmo's shadow) was a big fan of Maiden's Adrian Smith. Wilton wrote the majority of this one.
Can't beat a Paul Gilbert style descending E minor pedal riff. And the bass just slices through, even played with fingers and without the 2003 remaster. Clean mix that gels but doesn't overlap in a flabby, djent-y mess.
Good luck finding a singer if you want to pull this off live.
It also taught me the value of chromaticism--flat 5ths as passing tones in the chords underneath, and the 9th, probably one of the most (over)used intervals in melodic metal. It's really evident in the pre-chorus and under the solo.
No prog metal or Swedish melodeath without this band for sure.
Most of the members were graduates of the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in the early 1980s. I am a big advocate for formal music education if possible. It takes years off the learning process.
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