Don't know if anyone other than me and Pete will care, but... Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime II was released today!
I just got home from a run to Best Buy to pick it up. I made it through 10 tracks (of 17) and they are kick-ass! No more of the touchy-feely let's save the environment and help the world stuff from Tribe, Q2K and Hear. This is the good old Q'ryche like they should be!!
Some tracks have a Dream Theater feel to them, some a Dio feel! Geoff's voice sounds great, Rockenfield's drums hit hard, Stone, Wilton and Jackson's strings sound great too!
Pete - go snag it, its fantastic!!