The Warning (Queensrÿche album)

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The Warning
File:Queensryche - The Warning cover.jpg
Studio album by Queensrÿche
Released September 7, 1984 (1984-09-07)
Recorded 1983–84
Studio Angel Studios, Audio International Studios, Abbey Road Studios and Mayfair Studios in London
Genre Heavy metal
Length 48:36
Label EMI America
Producer James Guthrie
Queensrÿche chronology
Queensrÿche
(1983)Queensrÿche1983		 The Warning
(1984)		 Rage for Order
(1986)Rage for Order1986
Singles from The Warning
  1. "Take Hold of the Flame" / "Nightrider"
    Released: September 1984
Music sample
"Take Hold of the Flame"
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Martin Popoff (8/10)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 1.5/5 stars[3]

The Warning is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on September 7, 1984, and reissued on May 6, 2003, with three bonus tracks.

Background

Queensrÿche wrote the material for The Warning during their tour in support of the Queensrÿche EP, inspired by world events and the 1949 George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.[4] The album was recorded in various recording studios in London with Pink Floyd-producer James Guthrie.

In 2013, lead singer Geoff Tate explained the band's dissatisfaction with the album's mix: "The only time I ever experienced [a record label restricting creative freedom] was during the recording of Queensrÿche's first album, The Warning. We went $300,000 over budget and the label took the record out of our hands and gave it to someone else to mix. ... The guy that mixed the album had no clue what Queensrÿche was. He never listened to hard rock music and didn't take input from anyone in the band. He just mixed it according to how he thought it should sound. No one in the band could listen to that record. We all hated it."[5]

The Warning shows the band in an early stage of development, playing straight heavy metal songs unlike later albums in which more experimentation was expressed. It was a moderate commercial success in the United States, although none of the singles charted domestically. However, "Take Hold of the Flame" was an international hit, particularly in Japan.[1]

In support of the release, Queensrÿche went on a worldwide tour from August 1984 through to July 1985.[4] During the American leg of their tour, they were the opening act for Kiss on their 1984–85 Animalize Tour and Iron Maiden on their 1984–85 World Slavery Tour.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Warning"   Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton 4:43
2. "En Force"   Chris DeGarmo 5:13
3. "Deliverance"   Wilton 3:17
4. "No Sanctuary"   DeGarmo, Tate 6:02
5. "N M 156"   DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 4:35
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Take Hold of the Flame"   DeGarmo, Tate 4:54
7. "Before the Storm"   Tate, Wilton 4:27
8. "Child of Fire"   Tate, Wilton 5:17
9. "Roads to Madness"   DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 9:38
Total length:
 48:36
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
10. "Prophecy"   DeGarmo 4:00
11. "The Lady Wore Black" (live at The Astoria Theatre, London, UK on October 20, 1994) DeGarmo, Tate 5:23
12. "Take Hold of the Flame" (live at Madison and LaCrosse, WI on May 10–12, 1991) DeGarmo, Tate 5:06


The album's original track sequence and sound mix that the band had approved, was changed by mix engineer Val Garay under orders from EMI-America, against the wishes of the band.[4][6][7] This original intended sequence is identical to the final track listing but with the following exceptions: "N M 156" as the opening song and "Warning" as the second to last track, displacing "Child of Fire". The band first learned of this in August 1984, while on tour in Japan.[4]

Original track listing (unreleased)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "N M 156"   DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 4:35
2. "En Force"   DeGarmo 5:13
3. "Deliverance"   Wilton 3:17
4. "No Sanctuary"   DeGarmo, Tate 6:02
5. "Take Hold of the Flame"   DeGarmo, Tate 4:54
6. "Before the Storm"   Tate, Wilton 4:27
7. "Child of Fire"   Tate, Wilton 5:17
8. "Warning"   Tate, Wilton 4:43
9. "Roads to Madness"   DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton 9:38

Personnel

Queensrÿche

Additional musicians

Production

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1984 Swedish Albums Chart[8] 42
Billboard 200 (US)[9] 61
RPM Top 100 Albums (Canada)[10] 91
UK Albums Chart[11] 100

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1991 Gold (+ 500,000)[12]

References

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  12. ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Queensryche. Retrieved on 2013-02-15.
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