Queensryche--Hear in the Now Frontier

Queensryche--Hear in the Now Frontier (1997) Rating--8.2

You--RealAudio  Anytime/Anywhere--RealAudio

A lot of people have spurned this album. And, to be honest, one does have to (more or less) come to terms with the band's slight musical direction shift, before he can fully take in the band's new style. It still has the wide array of emotional and lighter songs, and there's a small return of the heavy and raw as well... but you can still feel a permanent change in the band as a whole.
"You" and "Anytime/Anywhere" are straight-forward rockers, and "Spool" has the feel of older Queensryche, perhaps around the 'Rage For Order' era. "Some People Fly" is solid, and an added bonus is the Chris DeGarmo-sung "All I Want".
I suppose the biggest complaint is some of the mystique and "metal" edge that's missing---I'll give the critics that. And yes... with the next album, the bottom falls out...
HOT CHOPS--The chorus of "All I Want" special, as you can hear Tate doing the background vocals.
TRACK LIST: Sign of the Times/Cuckoo's Nest/Get a Life/The Voice Inside/Some People Fly/Saved/You/Hero/Miles Away/ Reach/All I Want/Hit the Black/Anytime-Anywhere/spOOL

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