PROMISED LAND

Promised Land is certainly the most progressive Queensryche album, and shows that the band were willing to take risks that would set them apart from the scene they inadvertently associated themselves with in releasing the radio-ready (but still stellar) EMPIRE in 1990. This can be attributed to Geoff Tate taking over the writing once again.

Highlights include the sax-laced title track and closing ballad "Someone Else?", easily Tate's greatest vocal achievement.