''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 Queensrÿche () is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one Extended play, EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record ...

. It was released by

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in 1991. After Queensrÿche toured in 1991 in support of ''

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'', 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

Personnel

;Band members *

Geoff Tate Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate, January 14, 1959; he later changed his first name to Geoffery or Geoffrey) (Pp. 11, 48). is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial ...

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, keyboards on "Anarchy-X," "The Mission," and "Eyes of a Stranger" *

Michael Wilton Michael F. Wilton (born February 23, 1962) also known as The Whip, for how fast his fingers "whip" around the guitar fingerboard, fretboard, is an American musician, best known for being a guitarist and songwriter in the progressive metal band Q ...

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, backing vocals,

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on "The Mission," "Waiting for 22," and "My Empty Room" *

Chris DeGarmo Christopher Lee DeGarmo (born June 14, 1963) is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the former co-guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1980 ...

– guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on "Eyes of a Stranger" * Eddie Jackson –

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, backing vocals *

Scott Rockenfield Scott Rockenfield (born June 15, 1963), also known as SRock, is an American drummer and composer. He is best known as the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982, and the hard rock band Slave to the Syste ...

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;Additional musician *

Pamela Moore Pamela Moore is an American singer-songwriter, mixing hard rock, heavy metal, melodic rock and industrial music while her earlier years delved into pop and electronica. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. History Born and raise ...

– vocals ;Production *

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– director *Jeff Tannebring – producer *Tom Hall – live recording *James 'Jimbo' Barton – mixing *Evren Göknar – 2001 remastering

Charts

Certifications - video

References

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