May 3, 1988, may just be the biggest, red-letter, landmark date in all of progressive metal, as it marks the release of QUEENSRYCHE’s 3rd studio album OPERATION: MINDCRIME, one of the finest concept albums in all of metal. It’s very much a “Pink Floyd meets heavy metal” style and vibe, and is quite a departure from their two previous albums (The Warning & Rage For Order), with a very “in your face” mix, some power metal overtones, and perhaps the most aggressive bass sound on a metal album EVER, which is weirdly ironic considering that QUEENSRYCHE was the weirdest opening band choice to open for the biggest thrash metal band on the planet (at the time) who had just released an album that, conversely, had the most absent bass sound on a metal album EVER. (Sometimes life is just way too weird…)

Remember that $25 was a small price to pay in 1988 to become “a happy man” even though “only YOU can make YOU happy” (because “you rent ‘em, you don’t buy ‘em”). Prepare to find out the answer to “which would be worse?”, discover where to go for any “gift ideas”, learn the identify of Matt’s doppelganger and hear about Russell’s “Mr. Miyagi moment”, including the resulting “truck trim” prior to making his transition from guitar player to bass player. Remember that “any band who mentions two thrash references on one album can’t be all that bad”, go get yourself a summer “skinjob” and JOIN US as we dive into one of the most world-renowned rock operas in all of metal with OPERATION: MINDCRIME.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “I had another dream…” / #RodStewart #Roxanne #SteveMartin #Dicknose #Cocknose / “Wasn’t there a movie with #DanAkroyd?” / #bigdicknose (“Was that what it was?”) / “Now you’re just reaching…”/ #controlF / “Maybe he gives good nasal…”/ #penisnose #dicknoseish / “Is it more noble to be a grower or a shower?” / #transformers / “What if girls’ tits were like that?” / “She’s gonna have back trouble…”/ #Cumbersome / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #MrBlack #blessing / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #anathesia #canyons / “Why am I always sucking things?” / “Don’t skip…”/ #beatupbuick / #Napster #spoof #Metalacoloypse #ItsHuge #Dethklok / “I’m surprised you don’t own all the DVD’s just for that…”/ #watchparty / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #ASMR #NewRealmBrewingCompany #Kickflipper #IPA / “It’s gotta dolphin…”/ “What’s up with the knees on that dolphin?” / #sevenpointzeroABV / #theverdict “Not bad…a little green…”/ “I hope he’s alright and I hope he also heard the #DeathMatch …” / #DariusImpressionASMR / “Is it manifest or manifestated?” / #PatreonShoutout / “He’s the #OGP #OriginalPatreon …”/ #samething / #makemeyours (“I mean, a while back…”) / “Dude you rent ‘em you don’t buy ‘em…”/ #financee / #thedatinggame / “They just stay until they find a new dick that’s interesting…”/ “What if the woman’s husband is kind of a douche?” / #bangaway / “If she needs a cock to cry on…”/ “I don’t wanna be a #homewrecker …”/ “Is it?” / #onlyyoucanmakeyouhappy / “I guess that’s what happens…”/ “Is it athlete or athalete?” / “Those girls know how to fuck…”

(17:17): “What’s the #Tarentino movie with the vampires?” / #FromDuskTilDawn / #RussellsReflectionsASMR #TheGentleman (“A show based on the movie…”) / “Who would you get to play you?” / #pigvomit (“He’d play me…”) / #JasonStathamASMR / #JackBlackASMR / “Did you take your drugs today?” / “He’s one of my favorite human beings…he will always make me laugh.”/ #pickleball #dipshot #notarealsport / #fitasafiddle / “It’s called #doublestandards dude and women do that ALL the time!” 

(23:23): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  QUEENSRYCHE – OPERATION: MINDCRIME / ***Check out our #Knotfest episode which includes a brief #ProgMetal section…*** / #conceptalbum / “What kind of metal is it?” / “That was such a weird match up…” / #Metallica #AJFA tour / “Wouldn’t that be like having #PigDestroyer opening up for #DreamTheater?” / “This was really before the #DreamTheater …”/ “What was the #PinkFloyd song they did?” / Released May 3rd, 1988 / #handmedowncar / “Back then you took whatever #handmedown you got…”/ #autoreversetapedeck / “I know you got a LOT of pussy because of that truck…”/ #RussellsReflectionsASMR #TruckEdition #MattsDoppelganger #GeeoffTaint / “It only had like 30,000 miles on it…”/ #MrMiyagiMoment / #trucktrim / “I used to be kinda jealous a little bit…”/ “I knew it wasn’t your guitar playing…this was before you transitioned…”/ “God, they don’t let you do anything…”/ #bassplayerhateASMR 

(32:37): The synopsis and plot line of #OperationMindcrime / #UltraMK or #MKUltra / I REMEMBER NOW (“Is this the United States calling, are we reaching?”) / “Is that #morphine?” / “Sweet dreams…you bastard.”/ ANARCHY-X (“The mix is very in-your-face…”) / REVOLUTION CALLING (“It’s calling right now…to you…”) / #yeahyeah / #youreadick / OPERATION: MINDCRIME #screamfromtheballs (“That bass is aggressive as fuck…”) / #skinjob / “Bill’s got a skinjob…”/ SPEAK #speakfromtheballs #powermetal #DeathAngel / “See, how do you like that?” / #Queensryche with #Anthrax and #DeathAngel references / SPREADING THE DISEASE / “25 bucks a fuck and John’s a happy man, she wipes the filth away and it’s back on the streets again…”/ “With inflation, that’s about $8,000 today?” / “Everybody could do #Reagan …”/ #speakfromthetits

(43:53): THE MISSION (“Sounds like #JamesBond shit right there…”) / “It does have a #Floydian kinda vibe to it…”/ “It would almost sound like #Maiden …”/ NOTE: See also #OperationMindcrimeII with #RJD / “I’ll fix it in post…”/ SUITE SISTER MARY #epicprogmetal #creepyvibes #atmospheric #eerieASMR #KingDiamondASMR / “Why does he sound #NotAmerican?” / “Who’s the woman?” / #PamelaMoore / “I love this part…”/ NOTE:  I wonder what is being sung in #Latin in the background? 

(51:34): “Apparently there is a name of a vodka and/or bourbon called #FightingCock …”/ #OneFootLong / THE NEEDLE LIES (“You can’t walk away now…”) / “that shit must be really good…”/ “Which is more addicting: meth or heroin?” / #allegedly / “I’ve got more boner fantasies with pain pills than pussy…”/ “This is almost as good as the #hogstory …”/ #cocaineandviagra / #giftideas / “I just like the word…” / ELECTRIC REQUIEM / “Here’s my only beef…”/ “It’s also fun to be able to skip it…”/ “It’s a cool thing that the band you like did…”/ BREAKING THE SILENCE / “He’s doing a higher harmony over that harmony…” / #guitarsound (“As a #bassplayer who used to identify as a #guitarplayer…”/ “It’s not delivery, it’s #DeGarmo …”/ #aunch / #snortfromtheballs / I DON’T BELIEVE IN LOVE / “Is this on #Footloose?” / “Geeoff Taint is his own #barbershopquartet …”

(1:05:36): “Can we do #KISS #AliveII?” / WAITING FOR 22 (“Definitely has #Floyd vibes for sure…”) / MY EMPTY ROOM #markthetime (“that sounds like an empty room, doesn’t it?”) / #ShutTheFuckUp #STFU / EYES OF A STRANGER (“It’s very 80’s…THIS was on #Footloose…”) / “Why am I here? And for how long?” / #REVOLUTION (“I remember now…”) / #usethoseheadphones / “Yeah maybe not, I don’t know…”/ “Which would be worse…”/ #KISSwouldbeworse / “Is it fair to say…?”/ #toopretty / #majestical / #futureepisodeidea / “People that hate metal like #Metallica …”/ “Oh that’s coming…”/ ***COME ON DOWN TO THE #METALNERDERYPODCAST UNDERGROUND BUNKERPOON GIFT SHOPPE AT metalnerdery.com/merch TO PICK UP YOUR #METALNERDERYMERCH !!!*** / #outroreel