Hear in the Now Frontier

Infobox Album | Name = Hear in the Now Frontier
Type = studio
Artist = Queensrÿche


Released = March 25 1997
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 57:15
Label = EMI America
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j7rp282t056a link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,287255,00.html 3/28/97]
Last album = "Promised Land"
(1994)
This album = "Hear in the Now Frontier"
(1997)
Next album = "Q2K"
(1999)

"Hear in the Now Frontier" is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1997.

The album debuted at #19 but quickly vanished from the charts. The musical sound and style of the album was more basic and stripped down than anything the band had released to date, and some fans and critics pointed to the grunge musical style as being a major influence on the record. Despite the reaction, the singles "Sign of the Times" and "You" received substantial airplay.

During Queensrÿche's tour in support of the album, the band's longtime label, EMI America Records, went bankrupt. Queensrÿche was forced to use their own money to finance the remainder of the tour, during which founding member Chris DeGarmo announced he was leaving the band. DeGarmo would return to play and co-write five songs for "Tribe", in 2003 but did not officially rejoin.

The band played only half the album on its 1997 tour with 6 songs still unplayed to date including: "Cuckoo's Nest", "Hero", "Miles Away", "All I Want", "Anytime/Anywhere" and "sPOOL". However, "sPOOL" has been played by Geoff Tate's band during the 2002 tour supporting his own solo album.

Track listing

# "Sign of the Times" (DeGarmo) – 3:33
# "Cuckoo's Nest" (DeGarmo) – 3:59
# "Get a Life" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:39
# "The Voice Inside" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:48
# "Some People Fly" (DeGarmo) – 5:17
# "Saved" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:09
# "You" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:54
# "Hero" (DeGarmo) – 5:25
# "Miles Away" (DeGarmo) – 4:32
# "Reach" (Tate/Wilton) – 3:30
# "All I Want" (DeGarmo) – 4:06
# "Hit the Black" (DeGarmo/Jackson) – 3:36
# "Anytime / Anywhere" (DeGarmo/Jackson/Tate) – 2:54
# "sp00L" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:53

*The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
#"Chasing Blue Sky (see also Televoid)" – 3:41
#"Silent Lucidity (Live)" – 5:24
#"The Killing Words (MTV Unplugged)" – 3:52
#"I Will Remember (MTV Unplugged)" – 4:01

Credits

*Chris DeGarmo – vocals, guitar
*Geoff Tate – vocals
*Michael Wilton – guitar
*Eddie Jackson – bass
*Scott Rockenfield – drums

with
*Steve Nathan - Keyboards
*Matt Bayles - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
*Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
*Toby Wright - Mixing, Recorder
*Dimo Safari - Art Direction, Design

Charts

UK #46USA #19Germany #19

In U.S. the album sold about 330'000 copies to date (2006)