JoeLumb's Album Review Queensryche's "Rage for Order" (1986)

 After being dissatisfied with the mixing and handling of the previous album "The Warning" Queensryche members Geoff Tate(lead vocals),Michael Wilton(guitars),Chris DeGarmo(guitars),Eddie Jackson(Bass) and Scott Rockenfield(Drums) decided to take a more progressive approach with a more layered and complex musical structure that employs a twin guitar approach,but also brought keyboards in the mix as well. Lyirically speaking "Rage for Order" the name of Queensryche's second studio album explores social/personal,political and technological themes even going far as to highlight the dangers of articifial intelligence and government intrusion. 

"Rage for Order" was produced by Neil Kernon,recorded in the latter part of 1985 and the first half of 1986,using three studios this time their home studio in Bellevue,Washington,Mushroom Studio in Vancouver,British Columbia and Yamaha Studios in Glendale,California and was released on June 27,1986 through EMI Records. Prior to "Rage's" release The Band's management that they take an image associated more with the glam and hair metal route which was big in the 1980's As a result the band's photos for "Rage for Order" had them in trenchcoats,heavy make up and perms. I'm pretty certain All five of those guys HATED that.  The album's first single was a cover of a Dalbello song called "Gonna Get Close to You" 

There was a seven month tour in support of "Rage for Order" which saw them as an opening act for Ratt,Ozzy Osbourne,AC/DC and Bon Jovi although their music was not compatible. Other than "Gonna Get Close to You" There were three other songs off "Rage for Order" I liked and they were "I Dream in Infrared" "Screaming in Digital" and "Walk in the Shadows" the album went Gold and reached #85 on the Billboard 200 It's gonna shock alot of people but in Overall Queensryche albums I ranked that somewhere in the Top 5

My Overall Rating for "Rage for Order" is a 7.5/10 despite being told by management to go down the glam route,then the band knew it Sucked this album was a step up from "The Warning" 

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