"Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?" this week Steve brings in a concept album OPERATION: MINDCRIME (1988) from Seattle prog metal band QUEENSRŸCHE! Sean is not amused.

About this episode

Steve introduces the concept album 'Operation: Mindcrime' by Queensrÿche, while Dave expresses his discontent.

Send us Fan Mail Steve and Dave check out their debut self titled EP between seasons one and two. Operation: Mindcrime is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Originally released on May 3, 1988, the album was reissued on May 6, 2003, with two bonus tracks, and again in 2006 as a deluxe box set. Operation: Mindcrime is a concept album and a rock opera. Its story follows Nikki, a drug addict who becomes disillusioned with the corrupt society of his time and r...

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Dave

Topics covered

• concept album
• progressive metal
• rock opera
• corruption
• drug addiction

Keywords

• Queensrÿche
• Operation: Mindcrime
• concept album
• prog metal
• rock opera

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QUEENSRŸCHE

Books & works: OPERATION MINDCRIME

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