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| | Queensrÿche: The Art of Live - PopMatters Music Review |
 | | In the spring of 1988, it all came to a head with the release of the landmark rock opera Operation: Mindcrime, which masterfully combined elements from each previous album, going on to be widely regarded as one of the finest metal albums of all time. |
 | | From 1994 to 2003, Queensryche proved to be a very resilient bunch, enduring the grunge-crazed early 1990s, releasing four albums, but despite making it through the decade intact, the music they produced was often uninspired, as each album was bogged down by tedious, boring music, the progressive tendencies of the previous decade a distant memory. |
 | | After a yawn-inducing selection of later material (save for 1994's "Sign of the Times", which was never all that bad), the band resorts to the tired old "unplugged" gimmick, pulling out the stools and acoustic guitars, lazily picking their way through a couple of new songs that fall flat ("My Global Mind", "Rhythm of Hope"). |
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