QUEENSRŸCHE — Q2K (review)

QUEENSRŸCHE — Q2K album cover Album · 1999 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
siLLy puPPy
After the lackluster sales of the previous album “Hear In The Now Frontier” where QUEENSRYCHE decided to abandon their progressive metal sensibilities and jump into the world of alternative rock when Seattle grunge was ruling the world, they were forced to finance their touring obligations due to EMI America Records going bankrupt and as a result Chris DeGarmo saw the writing on the wall and jumped ship before the great fall which takes place on Q2K. He was replaced with Kelly Gray who only stuck around for this one album. Q2K is really the first time the band stuck to the same formula for two albums in a row and what a terrible decision it turned out to be.

This is one of those albums that I played once and was so disappointed after one listen that I got rid of my CD and totally wrote off this band. Recently I have been relistening to the albums that came after “Promised Land” to see if I was too hasty in my initial reactions. Well, I was surprised that I liked the previous album much better than I remembered but I cannot say the same for this one. Unlike that one this one has really no tracks that I can get into. If you want to experience an album where the musicianship is top notch and the songs are at the zenith mediocre then check out this millennial turkey. The album cover implies some kind of cool futuristic, even electronic metal fusion or something experimental. I was hoping for an album of electronic metal kinda like the song “Disconnected” from “Promised Land,” but this is really no more than a bunch of very well played generic alternative rock tracks. I get a one star enjoyment value out of this one but because this is so well played I will bump it up to 2.
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aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Eh, just like Hear in the Now Frontier, I actually find this album to be good.
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
If you find some entertain value on this i congratulate you but i m with UMUR on this one
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
This one bores me to tears...
Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Good review, but this is an album that I think gets hated on way too much. It's certainly not one of their best moments, but it has one of my favorite Queenryche songs 'Sacred Ground'.

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