Operation: Livecrime
1991 Video And Box Set by Queensrÿche
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Operation: Livecrime (stylized as Operation: LIVEcrime) is a boxed set, covering the live performance of the album Operation: Mindcrime by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. It was released by EMI in 1991. After Queensrÿche toured in 1991 in support of Empire, 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.
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| Video by | ||||
| Released | November 5, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Madison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10–12, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 64 min. | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Director | Wayne Isham | |||
| Producer | Jeff Tannebring | |||
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| Operation: Livecrime | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | October 28, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Madison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10–12, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 61:43 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Queensrÿche and Jeff Tannebring | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] (DVD) |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | D[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Remember Now" | Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton | 1:19 |
| 2. | "Anarchy-X" | DeGarmo | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Revolution Calling" | Tate, Wilton | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Operation: Mindcrime" | DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Speak" | Tate, Wilton | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Spreading the Disease" | Tate, Wilton | 5:06 |
| 7. | "The Mission" | DeGarmo | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Suite Sister Mary" | DeGarmo, Tate | 11:37 |
| 9. | "The Needle Lies" | Tate, Wilton | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Electric Requiem" | Scott Rockenfield, Tate | 1:16 |
| 11. | "Breaking the Silence" | DeGarmo, Tate | 4:21 |
| 12. | "I Don't Believe in Love" | DeGarmo, Tate | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Waiting for 22" | DeGarmo | 1:27 |
| 14. | "My Empty Room" | Tate, Wilton | 1:37 |
| 15. | "Eyes of a Stranger" | DeGarmo, Tate | 8:25 |
| 16. | "The Lady Wore Black" (bonus) | DeGarmo, Tate | 6:44 |
| 17. | "Roads to Madness" (bonus) | DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton | 9:22 |
| Total length: | 79:21 | ||
Personnel
- Band members
- Geoff Tate – lead vocals, keyboards on "Anarchy-X," "The Mission," and "Eyes of a Stranger"
- Michael Wilton – guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "The Mission," "Waiting for 22," and "My Empty Room"
- Chris DeGarmo – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on "Eyes of a Stranger"
- Eddie Jackson – bass, backing vocals
- Scott Rockenfield – drums
- Additional musician
- Pamela Moore – vocals
- Production
- Wayne Isham – director
- Jeff Tannebring – producer
- Tom Hall – live recording
- James 'Jimbo' Barton – mixing
- Evren Göknar – 2001 remastering
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 38 |
Certifications - video
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||