I would like to see some professional footage so I can hear him sing and not the crowd, but mainly I want new music...that will prove if this version has a future or not.

I agree, but one thing I noticed is like with Empire there is no vocals on track like they did with Tate, if you can catch footage from M3 or ROCKLAHOMA, Tate lipsynced part of these songs

I sounds to me like they are still using the Tate vocal with the effect in the background during ther chorus. I'm surprised they would still do that now.

Todd addressed that when somebody asked about it, he said there were no Tate vocals used.

I'm not interested in them performing past classics with Todd's vocals.

What I am extremely interested in is the future output from this newly refreshed, talented group of musicians!

that the band members are enjoying themselves now. No more pretentious debonair attitude & most importantly no more knives & spitting.....

damn nice setlist!

Now that Geoff Tate went down the toilet, we want new kick ass music from Queensryche

I'll go see them if they come to my town. Before i wouldnt have. Looks like they are screaming for vengeance. Wrathchild? Welcome back boys!

Spreading the Disease has always been one of my favorite QR songs..until i heard that mess.

any chance of Dubrow coming back?

Are we hearing 2 different songs or what?

...What?

Are you serious dickhead? Dubrow died of a drug overdose!!!!

Geoff who?

Tate, the guy who looks like a gay douche

is going to sound way better than the last ten,fifteen years with Tate. He´s not into it anymore.

... no pete way = no fastway ...

@metalexposed....I thought it sounded pretty good for a video recorded with a cellphone from in the crowd....

gave JET CITY WOMEN a watch and the dude has the vocals but no stage presence at all.

I thought Scott had the most stage presence of anyone. Too bad. I SO want this to be awesome.

... they dropped Silent Lucidity from the setlist. That's pretty ballsy right there.

Hope they do well after all the crap Tate put them through.

Damn right they dropped it! For the past 20 years...they put that crap in the set.....AND NOW IT'S GONE!!!!! FINALLY!!!!

it is unbelievable how identical Todd voice is to Tate. gotta admit man, that's pretty fucking close

Never was into this band much, but have a friend who loves them so I have seen and heard them more than I really want to. But I will say that is a much better set list than the shit fest show I saw them last time. They played three songs from Empire back, and the show was a snoozer. Opening now with Queen of the Ryche had to better than the whole show I saw.

I always thought Tate looked like a dick, so who knows they might be better off without him.

Just watched the vids.. Too bad I couldn't make it there.

Few points:

1. Much better than some people were thinking. a solid 7 out of ten vocally...but he has the potential to push it into the 9 out of ten quality rating. You can tell he had some trouble with his vocals in parts, and was losing his voice (maybe sick, maybe strained from practice?).
He did a decent job for sure. I think he can work on some of his phrasing and pitch hitting, but you have to remember he was a DRUMMER. He only started singing recently. He is supposedly a good guitarist and songwriter as well. We'll have to see.

2. Todd may have to strengthen his voice through professional coaching as he may be winging it at this point. He needs to make it through a full show without blowing it. Once he does this, and gets it under control....I think we will be in for some amazing new queensrcyhe shows that rival the better Tate ones from 20 plus years ago.

3. He is currently singing still better than Tate has sung in easily 15 years..maybe longer. And minimal or nearly no back up fake vocals like Tate had been using extensively. Cheers to that Todd!

the guys actually move round now and smile . Latorre aint no tate but they need a kick in the teeth . new music from band not GT and his wife as a co writer

I just heard the Queensryche version of Neon Nights on Eddie Truck's show last night, and I couldn't believe that was Geoff Taint singing. My god, his voice is shot. Combine that with his astonishing asshole behavior, and you have the biggest career suicide in many a year in our preferred musical genre.

So then, welcome back Queensryche, and Geoff Taint, go smoke a pole at your local wine bar.

Not very good at all

singing for queensryche...so easy a caveman can do it.

Todd the caveman Latorre! hahaha Thats a good one!

I know G.Tate's head is messed up and he's not into metal anymore. They surely had to make a change BUT so far, after all this hype and excitement about Todd, I am not sure this new singer fits the bill. Oh, he can hit some of the notes in the old tunes but this guy has know stage presence at all. He looks like he belong to a band like Death Angel with his constant head banging...this is probably the only move he knows. Hope he can write good music. Only time will tell.

on Todd's lack of stage presence should go back and look at that footage of Geoff Taint from his Brazil performance. You know, the one with the spitting. Watch Geoff Taint wiggle those hips like a Village People member, and tell me you'd prefer to see that. Dude will come out as a homosexual in the near future, or get outed when his wife divorces him over the falling income in their household.

I haven't been excited about new QR in a LONG time. But I'm looking forward to this. METAL. Fuckin' PROG-METAL from QR!!!


Yes.

yah...headbanging is okay if it's not overdone. He will have to work a bit on commanding the audience and getting their attention through other ways. Something that blends in with the music more.

By the way, watch the video "Spreading the disease"...Horrible singing across the board!

They sound fantastic. I hope they release a live CD with all the old classics (just the heavy stuff).

i saw jet city footage w the caveman...sounds pretty good. but he needs to move around and wake up the crowd lol....well maybe nowadays it doesnt matter..old farts i mean fans just stand motionless anyways lol...i miss the good ol days

Todd the caveman is the Tony Martin of Queensryche...Good pipes, but a bore to watch.

This won't work. As screwed up Geoff Tate is, his absence equates to the final demise of 'Queensryche', even though we all know their demise hit many years ago. All of you grew up listening to Geoff perform with Queensryche - and was loving it.

The remaining members should carry on with another name for the band - I'm sure the music will be good. The fans are so fed up with Tate, they would welcome almost any decent singer to fill the void.

No Geoff Tate = No Queensryche

Damn great set list. Bring on a new CD & tour!

Soundin' good!

No Silent Lucidity, good move.

about how TOdd's songwriting chops hold up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIyCKLa99IE

itll taken em awhile to get in sync. its still 10000 times better than the rising west footage, rockenfield sounds like 1986 again especially

recently, people are singing out of key in the audience aand its mixing with the footage...doh

Queensryche has become a cover band. They cover Queensryche.

This new guy sucks. Mark my words, this new band will try to recreate the past with this copy-cat singer, and it will blow.

RIP QUEENSRYCHE

Still think this is the best move for them. He's still new and will develop his presence with the band. Even with Tate being a douche with no voice left, it's still big shoes to fill. But his voice is solid and sounded better than Tate did in the last few years.

Also pulling up some of the more recent Tate live footage, didn't realize how much lip syncing he did. He's not even very good at it, Anything with a major high note, he's pulling the mic away long before the note drops.

IT'S LIKE SAYING TO GEOFF "YEAH BITCH, THIS IS MY FUCKIN' BAND NOW".

How it all started... I remember seeing the Ryche back in the day when GT still had chops... Sorry, but Todd isnt close to being in the same category as GT in his prime. I wanted to like this incarnation but the kid ain't got the sauce or the chops.

First new taping of That Metal Show has Tate as guest. Get ready for the mudslinging against his former bandmates...

already with the "Taint" remarks. It's really annoying. Yes, he is one and a jerk, bully and pretentous ass. I think we're all ecstatic he's finally gone - I'd like to think everyone believes there WILL be a new record that crushes all their output since the early 90's. Let's just all try (myself included) to be patient. Hell, I'd buy a new live concert featuring Todd in a heartbeat. That would be a very cool starting point - a professionally recorded concert in Seattle and release that bitch on CD/DVD!!! That would be awesome!!!

I managed to catch this band a couple a years ago at Sweden Rock Festival and sorry to say, but they were horrible on so many levels. To be honest, I dont understand why people would like to see crap like this. Not even on a festival.
No singer in the world will save this band.

Yes...you finally see what I've been saying. Lip synching from a once legendary and masterful artist. I could almost still have a touch of respect for the guy If he could still sing well and be honest with his fans. Just the fact that he piped in fake recorded vocals and was on stage doing something so deceptive and fake shows what kind of lying douche he became. Nearly every higher note and every chorus a tad high, like empire were faked. How can a singer think he can get away with that shit???
Just watch recent performances of the rocklahoma hd show on empire. His mike is too loud and you hear where he comes back in after the chorus..disgusting. Or the fake live vocals on the bing live shows. It blows my fucking mind that fans didnt throw shit at him!!!

Good to see Ryche with a frontman who's not afraid or ashamed of being METAL.

I love Tate's vocals and his contributions on those classic Ryche albums, but he lost the metal heart long ago and has since become a wine-sipping yuppie just masquerading as a metalhead.

The dude is definitely a Tate clone with the vocals but I still would rather see them with Tate than the new guy.

I absolutely LOVE Queensryche, but this is really sad. The new vocalist is trying to fill some mighty big shoes, and I tip my hat to him for giving it a go, but his vocals are flat and off key. Occasionally he nails it, but with a catalog of amazing songs like Queensryche has, you really need to be able to nail it vocally or the song loses its power and impact. I think the band should relinquish or retire the name and begin anew with fresh material. There is so much talent in this band that it makes it tough to watch. I wish them all the best of luck with their endeavors, including Geoff.

Given all the BS that has happened, Tate has poisoned the personnal and professional relationships with his former band mates. Wanting the band to continue with Tate as he was 20 or 30 years ago is pointless. That singer doesn't exist anymore in voice and mentality. More power to the band in choosing to move forward if they have decided that they aren't done and have more to create together. Hell, they are just starting to work with the new guy. Chill out and let's see what they create and develop over time. I saw them last year, and am more stoked now to hopefully see them in Texas in 2012 or 2013. Tate on the otherhand, won't get any of my cash in the future.

First, I want to say as an almost 30 year fan of metal and a QR fan ever since I saw them at one of the greatest shows when they opened for Metallica And Justice For All tour when they just released their masterpiece Operation Mindcrime, for Todd to come in and do what he does is not only ballsy, but an insurmountable challenge given fans' views of this band are so rigid. I don't blame them. Was it any different when Hagar came into Van Halen? That said, look how happy this band is playing these songs the fans have been dying to hear. Todd is never going to be Tate, nor should he. Do we want some American Idol douche to fill in? Hell no. I'd rather see them with a singer the band loves and enjoying themselves than to watch them punch a clock and deliver another heartless show with Geoffrey Fartwind. Geoff forced their hand. He clearly has more in common with David Bowie than Ronnie James Dio. It's sad to see a guy who was a metal icon reject his past, his fans, and just about everything we thought he stood for. But he did and we have to accept it. So if this is the direction they wish to go, we should at least be open minded about it before we right them off. Only a new album will validate the change one way or the other. Can you imagine the pressure to fill both Tate's and Midnight's shoes?

Anyway, this is just a hypothetical since I fully support QR's endeavors with Todd. But if the choice were still up in the air, here's an idea. I would suggest getting Pagan's Mind singer Nils, and maybe even their guitarist too who would complement Wilton extremely well. The reason I suggest Nils is that he is amazing singer in his own right, he can hit amazing high notes, he has great stage presence, but maybe most importantly, he's not so similar to Tate that fans would regard him as a Tate knockoff. When bands have successfully transitioned to new singers, most recently Nightwish has done this, they took a smart route and went with somebody who has a distinctly different voice and offers something different, especially on older tunes. Dio didn't do this all that well on old Sabbath tunes nor did Hagar on Roth tunes, but I think Nils could deliver the goods, and whatever new material they did, it would be a new and maybe better Queensryche. Think how good Sabbath was on Heaven and Hell w/Dio after languishing with Ozzy. And if they got Jorn, the Pagan's Mind guitarist too, what a powerhouse that would be. If that didn't work, Rory from Conception and Kamelot would be a good second choice, and maybe the original Helloween singer would be a good alternative as well.

NEW GUY SUCKS DONKEY DICK FOR SURE. THIS GUY IS HORRIBLE. I'D MUCH RATHER SEE TATE SING. I'M NO QR FAN, BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO SEE THIS SHIT? JUST ANOTHER CRAPPY COVER BAND WITH A GUY THAT CAN'T SING.

Welcome back, METAL Queensrÿche!!!!!

you're hatred for Geoff has blinded you to the reality that this guy is not that good. he was all over the place both vocally and with his stage presence. this guy is nowhere near the same league as Geoff. they should just pack it up and call it a day.

and exactly what was it that geoff did to you personally that you hate him so much? did he come to your home & screw your mom, sister, girlfriend????? the guy at one time gave us some incredible music & concert performances. so what that his musical tastes has changed. we are all entitled to change. be thankful for the great music that this once great band gave us. instead you act like bunch of ungrateful, snot nosed brats. boo fuckin hoo.

Everybody who knows anything about singing knows that Queensryche's got some of the most difficult vocal lines in the business.

This obviously wasn't a perfect night for Todd, some songs didn't sound good at all (he would probably admit it himself), but we gotta keep in mind that this was the the very first official gig and he was probably both excited and nervous as hell. And that's two things that absolutely kills the vocal chords.

So in other words, don't judge him until QR goes on a proper tour. Then we will see if he handles the job or not. I think he will. His last 2 gigs, under the name of Rising West, sounded much better. And I hope and believe that those gigs represent better the future sound of QR live.

The fact that he hits the high notes on these clips (but unfortunately without power) shows that his range is there, he just needs to get rid of some of the cobwebs. Tate couldn't hit those notes anymore, not even in the studio.

Yes, it was your comment that got me digging around on youtube! I'm really surprised that they never dragged that out in the mud slinging recently. If they did I missed it. But it's really badly done. You can tell by his throat and chest when he's singing but on those high notes he just opens his mouth really wide. Also like you mentioned the vocal sound changes to a different mix.

It's fucking Milli Vanillia metal.

The new guy's got some work to do but hope it all works out.

Great handle btw..mine was from 2002, before i found out there was a band that named themselves that after the Uli album (i dont dig firewind btw, the band that is)..

It would be cool to have singer X from X band, but at least we can be thankful they didnt pick some nu metal guy, or some core guy, or some grunge guy for that matter (of course Degarmo may be tempted by that though :P)..For those who want Degarmo back, just have Todd wear a lot of flannel hahaha.

I think its just the guy met wilton at namm and they got along really well and one thing led to another..no nnot that type of one thing led to another lol

Should get their own airplane with flannel interior and a plaid paint design on the side, then maybe Degarmo would come back lol