Band:	Queensrÿche
Album:	The Art Of Live
Style:	Progressive heavy metal
Release date:	June 08, 2004
A review by:	Jeff

01. Tribe
02. Sign Of The Times
03. Open
04. Losing Myself
05. Desert Dance
06. Great Divide
07. Rhythm Of Hope
08. My Global Mind
09. Roads To Madness
10. Della Brown
11. Anybody Listening
12. Breaking The Silence
13. The Needle Lies
14. Best I Can

For all the fans of Prog Metal, Queensryche is certainly considerate like an idol. Of course the American band is certainly one of the best bands ever in the style, and then no need for me to present them again. All the metal heads must know who they are.
This album, "The Art Of Live", [also edited in DVD] is a new live of the combo, recorded during the Tribe Tour in 2003/2004. In it you will find a lot of songs, which come from "Tribe" but also from "Empire" or "Operation Mindcrime". Then how is this album? Good or not? Well my opinion on it will say average? We will see why in that review.


I'm sure that if you are a fan of Queensryche, you must certainly know THEIR live album "Operation Livecrime". Well in fact, the fact that this album is certainly one of the best live ever is certainly the reason which do that "The Art Of Live" can't be a masterpiece like this fantastic one. This new live album is a good one, but however there is some bad points in it.
First I will not say anything against the song of Tribe, which are in general really well done and good musically speaking. "Tribe" or "Desert Dance" are the perfect examples to show that the songs of the last album of the combo are certainly not the best of their set list but certainly not the worst too. My problem could come with the songs from "Empire" and "Operation Mindcrime", which are not the best of the two albums. Where are "Revolution Calling" or "Operation Mindcrime"? I don't know, maybe the band [and I can understand that] don't want to play its again; but well when I go to a show, I'm here to listen all the great songs of the band? Then I find that set list a little disturbing for me?
Another bad point for a live album, the sound is perfect, that's great, but where is the crowd? Where are the listeners, are they sleeping? Well I also don't know; but we can't hear them singing the songs and all that? I think it's a shame for a live album?.
The line up on this album is really good but without DeGarmo but Mike Stone, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfield, and believe me, the guys are always very good and they all play perfectly every songs. Really it's a pleasure to listen this live, no problems of sound, of voice, or instruments, that's really well done.


67 mins of music with 14 songs that's not too bad, but evidently the fans want always more. Then maybe in my opinion this live, excepted if you are a fan of the last album "Tribe", is maybe not a must have for you. I recommend [if you don't have it again] to try "Operation Livecrime" it's definitely better. However this live album is a good one and if you don't know the band, well you can try their music through "The Art Of Live", you could see that they are always a real good band.