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

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.

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]

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 2013-02-18.
^ Hill, Gary. "Operation: LIVEcrime (DVD) - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
^ 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 (1991-12-20). "Concerted Efforts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
^ 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 2013-02-18.

[2] Hill, Gary. "Operation: LIVEcrime (DVD) - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-20.

[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 (1991-12-20). "Concerted Efforts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[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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