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Empire
is the fourth
full-length
studio album
by the American
heavy metal band
released on
September 4, 1990.
The album is
Queensrÿche's
most commercially
successful release,
reaching
triple-platinum status.
The primary single,
the power ballad
"Silent Lucidity"
, reached number 1
on the Mainstream
Rock Tracks
and number 9
on the
Billboard Hot 100.
"Silent Lucidity"
was also nominated in
1992 for the
Grammy Awards
for
Best Rock Song
and
Best Rock
Vocal Performance
by a Duo
or Group.
The album won
a 1991
Northwest Area
Music Award
for Best
Metal Recording.
Reception
Empire
has received
generally positive reviews
from critics since its release.
AllMusic
praised the album,
selecting the songs
"Jet City Woman",
"Empire",
and
"Silent Lucidity"
as the
album's best tracks.
The review stated that
the band went for
"a song-oriented approach
that is more art rock
and less metal"
with lyrics
that talk about social
and physical handicaps
in
"Best I Can"
and issues
such as poverty
and regret in
"Della Brown"
and romance with
"Another Rainy Night (Without You)"
and
"Hand On Heart".
The reviewer concluded
by praising the band's
mature sound
and the work
of producer
Peter Collins.
Record Collector
gave the
20th anniversary edition
of the album a
generally positive review.
The reviewer called
the album a
"very pleasant,
but only
intermittently gripping"
listen,
identifying the songs
"Best I Can",
"Silent Lucidity",
and
"Jet City Woman"
as some of the band's
best material.
Comparing Empire
to the band's
earlier albums,
The Warning
and
Rage for Order,
the reviewer wrote
that it is
"a little boring".
The reviewer concluded by
calling the live CD
accompanying the re-issue
"flawless",
making it a
"worthwhile reissue".
PopMatters reviewer
Adrien Begrand
also reviewed the album's
20th anniversary release.
Begrand called
the album an
"enigma"
that's
beautifully
produced and features
some of the band's
quintessential songs,
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Best I Can
The Thin Line
Jet City Woman
Della Brown
Another Rainy Night
Empire
Resistance
Silent Lucidity
Hand On Heart
One And Only
Anybody Listening?
Scarborough Fair
Dirty Lil Secret
Silent Lucidity
(Remix)
CD 2
Live at
The Hammersmith Odeon,
November 15, 1990
Resistance
Walk In The Shadows
Best I Can
Empire
The Thin Line
Jet City Woman
Roads To Madness
Silent Lucidity
Hand On Heart
Take Hold Of The Flame
BONUS
MTV UNPLUGGED
Silent Lucidity
(Unplugged) [*]
The Killing Words
(Unplugged) [*]
I Will Remember
(Unplugged) [*]
I Dream In Infrared
(Acoustic Version - B-Side) [*]
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