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Hear in the Now Frontier
Rock · 1997 · 14 tracks

Hear in the Now Frontier

Queensrÿche

Stripped-back rock with a heavy Seattle influence. A sharp pivot from operatic metal to gritty, earthbound storytelling and dry, organic textures.

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It's the one where the kings of prog-metal decided to make a grunge record, and it's surprisingly soulful.

A weary, rain-soaked reflection on social decay and personal disillusionment.

Hear in the Now Frontier · vs · Queensrÿche
Stripped Back+3.3σ

The production is built around stripped back than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Sign of the Times
3:36
02
Cuckoo’s Nest
4:00
03
Get a Life
3:40
04
The Voice Inside
3:52
05
Some People Fly
5:18
06
Saved
4:10
07
You
3:57
08
Hero
5:26
09
Miles Away
4:34
10
Reach
3:33
11
All I Want
4:07
12
Hit the Black
3:36
13
Anytime/Anywhere
2:56
14
spOOL
4:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, bluesy slide guitar that opens Sign of the Times, signaling a total break from the band's polished past.
The psychedelic, swirling vocal harmonies in the bridge of Some People Fly that recall 60s pop through a 90s lens.
The way the bass guitar carries the melodic weight in spOOL, creating a murky and hypnotic closing atmosphere.
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