Operation: Livecrime

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Operation: Livecrime
File:Queensryche - Operation Livecrime cover.jpg
Video by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1991
RecordedMadison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10–12, 1991
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal
Length64 min.
LabelEMI
DirectorWayne Isham
ProducerJeff Tannebring
Queensrÿche chronology
Video: Mindcrime
(1989)
Operation: Livecrime
(1991)
Building Empires
(1992)
Operation: Livecrime
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 1991
RecordedMadison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10–12, 1991
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal
Length61:43
LabelEMI
ProducerQueensrÿche and Jeff Tannebring
Queensrÿche live albums chronology
Operation: Livecrime
(1991)
Live Evolution
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1]
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] (DVD)
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]
Entertainment WeeklyD[4]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Remember Now"Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton1:19
2."Anarchy-X"DeGarmo1:28
3."Revolution Calling"Tate, Wilton4:58
4."Operation: Mindcrime"DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton4:26
5."Speak"Tate, Wilton3:44
6."Spreading the Disease"Tate, Wilton5:06
7."The Mission"DeGarmo5:47
8."Suite Sister Mary"DeGarmo, Tate11:37
9."The Needle Lies"Tate, Wilton3:19
10."Electric Requiem"Scott Rockenfield, Tate1:16
11."Breaking the Silence"DeGarmo, Tate4:21
12."I Don't Believe in Love"DeGarmo, Tate4:19
13."Waiting for 22"DeGarmo1:27
14."My Empty Room"Tate, Wilton1:37
15."Eyes of a Stranger"DeGarmo, Tate8:25
16."The Lady Wore Black" (bonus)DeGarmo, Tate6:44
17."Roads to Madness" (bonus)DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton9:22
Total length:79:21

Personnel

Band members
Additional musician
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

  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.
  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
  6. "Queensryche Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  7. "American video certifications – Queensryche – Operation: Livecrime". Recording Industry Association of America.