Operation: Livecrime

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. 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.

Operation: Livecrime
Video by Queensrÿche
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
Queensrÿche chronology
Video: Mindcrime (1989) Operation: Livecrime (1991) Building Empires (1992)

Operation: Livecrime
Live album by Queensrÿche
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
Queensrÿche live albums chronology
Operation: Livecrime (1991) Live Evolution (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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 re-mastered, with the rest of the Queensrÿche catalog following in 2003. The video was also re-released 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
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 – vocals, keyboards on "Anarchy-X," "The Mission," and "Eyes of a Stranger"
• Michael Wilton – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "The Mission," "Waiting for 22," and "My Empty Room"
• Chris DeGarmo – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on "Eyes of a Stranger"
• Eddie Jackson – bass guitar, 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

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1991	Billboard 200 (USA)[6]	38

Certifications - Video

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1992	2× Platinum (+ 200,000)[7]

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Operation: LIVEcrime - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
2. Hill, Gary. "Operation: LIVEcrime (DVD) - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
3. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
4. Browne, David (1991-12-20). "Concerted Efforts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
5. Rolling Stone list
6. "Operation:LIVEcrime Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
7. "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Queensryche". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 13, 2017.