QUEENSRŸCHE — Tribe (review)

QUEENSRŸCHE — Tribe album cover Album · 2003 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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After the Q2K train wreck, QUEENSRYCHE took a few years off to get their sheeeeet together. They opted to keep the alternative rock sound going for a third album in a row which is kind of a shame since it's my least favorite era from them but I have to admit that third time's a charm and they got the sound right this time, at least for them. After a gazillion other things plaguing the band including Chris DeGarmo exiting stage left, not only did they survive the cataclysm but mended relations with DeGarmo so that he contributed guitar parts to some of the tracks on their eighth studio album TRIBE. Not exactly a full-fledged reunion but enough to prove a very salient point about the band known as QUEENSRYCHE. It is clear to me that DeGarmo was one of the major ingredients that made this band so magical. It is the albums that he is on that I like best and the rest are just missing that extra mojo to make it special.

TRIBE only reinforces this belief because it is the songs that DeGarmo contributes to that I find most appealing. There are exceptions like the title track. Although I find this album to have way too much filler, some of the tracks are actually quite good. I love “Open,” “Losing Myself” “Tribe” and “Desert Dance.” Scott Rockenfield's tribal drumming along with the grungy guitars and interesting bass lines is something hitherto never tried before as far as I know especially in an alternative rock context and Geoff Tate has honed his vocals at the point to fit in with this lower register type of music. Overall a good comeback after my least favorite album from the group but unfortunately nothing on here compares to “Promised Land” and before. Still a reason not to write them off entirely for a glimmer of hope has been sparked and some good tracks to boot. Unfortunately Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo butted heads a few times too many and DeGarmo departed for good after this brief reunification.
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aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
The last two albums are probably on level with this; in the way that I like them pretty much. Good review though!
Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I personally find this album on par with the previous album, so I enjoy both of them pretty equally.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
To my ears, Tribe is actually a decent release by Queensrÿche. It´s nothing like the early releases by the band of course, and I seldom listen to it, but there is quality here, that wasn´t present on the direct predecessor. In that respect it´s a return to form.

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