Q2k [Original recording remastered]

Queensrÿche | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000G7PMCI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (214 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,106 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the Queensryche you're used to!, April 7, 2000

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Chris Pinto (Mahopac, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Q2k (Audio CD)

OK, Queensryche fans, this is the newest CD from our boys from Seattle. Well, lets get right to it, shall we:

I kept trying to find an exciting song to listen to here, but I couldn't....I've been a serious fan of QR since their first album. The songs all seem to have the same sound on this cd. I hate to be the bearer of bad news for QR fans, but, this one is just NOT the Queensryche I'm used to. If you're expecting to hear the technical guitar wizardry, the great vocals, the new-aged style of their brand of "metal" you so love from these guys, you're not gonna get it here....There are no guitar solos here, basic vocals, no excitement...etc. It seemed like there was more hype for the release of this album than there was rehersal time in the studio! I found two or three songs OK, but on a whole, I'm very dissapointed with this CD. I'm sure that with the departure of Chris DeGarmo, this group will never be the force they used to be...However, I hope not. I hope they prove me wrong with their next CD! Maybe they have matured a bit? I don't know...The songs just have a bit of a horrible "grungy", "ethereal" sound. The songs are, in my opinion, just plain 'ol "BORING" and have a "droning" feel, like all the songs are in slow-motion! I know they can do much better than this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to "bash" this new cd entirely, some people might really like this "new" Queensryche, it's not the worst CD I've ever heard, but I warn you, please listen to soundclips BEFORE you buy it. You might not recognize it's Queensryche at all.

Conclusion: As many times as I've listened to this CD, trying to give Queensryche a fair shot, I just can't get into it. I'll wait for the next one to come out....The songs are just not that exciting.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What happened to the great mind inspiring band of all time?, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Q2k (Audio CD)

I have been a ryche fan since I first saw them as an opening band. The music mad you feel something when you listened to it. The last two cd's just don't do it anymore. It's almost like they are trying to hard. Maybe it's the pressures from record contracts or they feel their popularity falling. They need to remember where they came from and who got them there. I usually buy there cd's without listening first. They are the only band I will ever do that for. There have been so many times when their music was the only thing that made sense, and kept me going. I'm dissapointed ,but I still think they are the best all time band ever. I like Rage For Order the best and hope they can get it together.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ages well..., August 30, 2006

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The Doctor "headshrnker" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Q2k (Audio CD)

Back when Q2K was originally released, I would have rated it two stars. With the passage of time, I see it as a stronger, though by no means great, album and have given it three stars. It has some good tracks, including "Falling Down," "Sacred Ground," "Liquid Sky," and the fantastic "Right Side of My Mind." It also has some terrible tracks ("Wot Kinda Man" indeed). Just prior to Q2K, the band had lost it's label and it is clear they were on a downhill slide artistically. The departure of Chris DeGarmo did not help matters in any way, shape or form. They've continued to struggle, though their recent Operation Mindcrime 2 is their best album since "Promised Land."

2006 REISSUE: Given the fact Q2K was out of print, it's great that this remastered version has been released, (though it is likely it didn't really need to be remastered). The two bonus tracks are quite good, and I'm frankly astonished they weren't included on the original release. It would have benefitted from their inclusion.