Q2K (original) (raw)
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1999 studio album by Queensrÿche
| Q2K | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Queensrÿche | |
| Released | September 14, 1999 |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Genre | Hard rock alternative rock |
| Length | 49:45 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Producer | Queensrÿche |
| Queensrÿche chronology | |
| Hear in the Now Frontier(1997) Q2K(1999) Tribe(2003) | |
| Singles from Q2K | |
| "Breakdown"Released: 1999 "The Right Side of My Mind"Released: 1999 | |
| Audio sample | |
| "Breakdown"filehelp | |
Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
| PopMatters |  [3] |
| Q | [4] |
Q2K is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on September 14, 1999. It was the only Queensrÿche studio album to feature guitarist Kelly Gray as an official member, who, in the early 1980s, was in a band called Myth with vocalist Geoff Tate. "Breakdown" was released as the first single off Q2K. "The Right Side of My Mind" was released as the band's first music video since the album Promised Land and has had occasional airplay on VH1 Classic, which also premiered it in a special co-hosted by Geoff Tate.
On August 29, 2006, Rhino Entertainment released an expanded & remastered edition of Q2K which included four bonus tracks.[5] In Canada, the album was released by Anthem Records.
Two songs ("Discipline" and "Monologue") still remain unreleased after Q2K sessions.[6][7]
All tracks are written by Queensrÿche.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Falling Down" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Sacred Ground" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "One Life" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "When the Rain Comes..." | 5:05 |
| 5. | "How Could I?" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Beside You" | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Liquid Sky" | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Breakdown" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Burning Man" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Wot Kinda Man" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "The Right Side of My Mind" | 5:51 |
2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Until There Was You" | 4:06 |
| 13. | "Howl" | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Sacred Ground" (live) | 4:23 |
| 15. | "Breakdown" (radio edit) | 3:11 |
Queensrÿche
- Geoff Tate – vocals
- Michael Wilton – lead guitar
- Kelly Gray – rhythm guitar
- Eddie Jackson – bass
- Scott Rockenfield – drums
Technical personnel
- Queensrÿche – production, engineering
- Kelly Gray – mixing
- Jon Plum – mixing at London Bridge Studios, Seattle
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Q2K – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Angotti, Chris. "Queensrÿche, Q2K". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 10, 2000. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Queensrÿche – Q2K". Q. No. 161. February 2000. p. 92.
- ^ "QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Q2K (Expanded & Remastered)' Listening Party". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 30, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Actual Songwriting Credits of Q2k".
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Queensrÿche – Q2K" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Queensrÿche – Q2K" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ クイーンズライク - クイーンズライクのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Queensrÿche – Q2K". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Queensryche Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2022.