NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - 'The Art of Live' was filmed and recorded in summer and fall 2003 on Queensrychee's tour promoting the Sanctuary studio album 'Tribe.' The summer tour was a co-headlining run with
Dream Theater.
The DVD is out now, and the CD will be released on June 8, 2004.
The DVD and CD, sold separately, each include exclusive bonus tracks.
Vocalist Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton, guitarist Mike Stone, bass guitarist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield perform Queensrychee classics and the finest 'Tribe' songs.
The DVD includes cover encores of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" and The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" featuring Dream Theater.
The CD bonus track is "Anybody Listening?"
The tracklisting on 'The Art of Live' DVD include: "Tribe," "Sign of the Times," "Open," "Losing Myself," "Desert Dance," "The Great Divide," "Rhythm of Hope," "My Global Mind," "Roads to Madness," "Della Brown," "Breaking the Silence," "The Needle Lies," "Best I Can," "Comfortably Numb" and "Won't Get Fooled Again."
The track listing for 'The Art of Live' CD is as follows: "Tribe," "Sign of the Times," "Open," "Losing Myself," "Desert Dance," "The Great Divide," "Rhythm of Hope," "My Global Mind," "Roads to Madness," "Della Brown," "Anybody Listening?" "Breaking the Silence," "The Needle Lies" and "Best I Can."
'The Art of Live' DVD was shot in black and white and is presented in full-screen picture format with DTS audio options. Bonus extras include an "on the road" travel documentary shot by the band members themselves, as well as backstage footage.
In other news, Queensrychee just finished a highly successful US headline tour. The tour featured vocalist Pamela Moore who performed her "Sister Mary" character's vocal parts when the band played songs from its legendary 'Operation: Mindcrime' album.
On the San Diego stop in April the band members enjoyed a VIP visit on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz; they held a special meet-and-greet event with the vessel's crew. Queensrychee will embark on a major US tour of outdoor amphitheaters this summer.