Hear in the Now Frontier

Hear in the Now Frontier
Studio album by Queensrÿche
Released March 25, 1997
Recorded Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, Tennessee,
Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington,
1996
Genre Heavy metal, progressive metal, alternative metal
Length 57:15
Label EMI
Producer Peter Collins
Queensrÿche chronology

Promised Land
(1994)		 Hear in the
Now Frontier
(1997)		 Q2K
(1999)
Singles from Hear in the Now Frontier
  1. "Sign of the Times"
    Released: 1997
  2. "You"
    Released: 1997
  3. "sp00L"
    Released: 1997 (promo only)
Music sample
"Sign of the Times"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Entertainment Weekly B[3]

Hear in the Now Frontier is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1997. It was partly recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle, the home studio of Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, and was engineered and mixed by Toby Wright, who had recently worked with Alice In Chains.

The album debuted at No. 19 but quickly vanished from the charts. Hear in the Now Frontier features a more basic, stripped down musical style than anything the band had released to date, and some fans and critics pointed to the grunge genre - rooted in Seattle, near where Queensrÿche formed - as being a major influence. Despite the reaction, the singles "Sign of the Times" and "You" received substantial airplay. Both tracks, as well as "Some People Fly," would later be featured on best-of compilations. Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche, a 2007 compilation, also takes its name from the song. The song "All I Want" features guitarist Chris DeGarmo singing lead vocals, marking the only time that another band member besides Geoff Tate sings lead.

The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 in a remastered edition with bonus tracks. In the U.S. the album sold about 330,000 copies to date (2006)

Tour

During Queensrÿche's tour in support of Hear in the Now Frontier, their longtime label, EMI America Records, went bankrupt. Queensrÿche was forced to use their own money to finance the remainder of the tour, during which founding member Chris DeGarmo announced he was leaving the band. DeGarmo would return to play and co-write five songs for Tribe in 2003, but did not officially rejoin.

The band played only half the album on its 1997 tour with 6 songs still unplayed to date including: "Cuckoo's Nest," "Hero," "Miles Away," "All I Want," "Anytime/Anywhere," and "sp00L." However, "sp00L" and "Hero" have been played by Geoff Tate's band during the 2002 tour supporting his own solo album.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Sign of the Times"  Chris DeGarmo 3:33
2. "Cuckoo's Nest"  DeGarmo 3:59
3. "Get a Life"  DeGarmo, Geoff Tate 3:39
4. "The Voice Inside"  DeGarmo 3:48
5. "Some People Fly"  DeGarmo, Tate 5:17
6. "Saved"  DeGarmo, Tate 4:09
7. "You"  DeGarmo, Tate 3:54
8. "Hero"  DeGarmo 5:25
9. "Miles Away"  DeGarmo 4:32
10. "Reach"  Tate, Michael Wilton 3:30
11. "All I Want"  DeGarmo 4:06
12. "Hit the Black"  DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson 3:36
13. "Anytime / Anywhere"  DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate 2:54
14. "sp00L"  DeGarmo, Tate 4:53

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1997 Swedish Albums Chart[4] 13
Finnish Albums Chart[5] 18
Billboard 200 (U.S.)[6] 19
German Albums Chart[7] 19
Ultratop Belgian Charts[8] 25
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 36
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[10] 41
UK Albums Chart[11] 46
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[12] 60
Singles
Year Title Chart Position
1997 "Sign of the Times" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[13] 3
RPM100 Hit Tracks (Canada)[14] 83
"You" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[13] 11

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Gary. "Hear in the Now Frontier - Queensrÿche". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. ↑ Golemis, Dean (4 April 1997). "Queensryche Here in the Now Frontier (EMI)". articles.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ↑ Eddy, Chuck (28 March 1997). "Hear in the Now Frontier Review". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Hear in the Now Frontier (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Hear in the Now Frontier (album)". Finnishcharts.com (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Hear in the Now Frontier Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  7. ↑ "Album – Queensrÿche, Hear in the Now Frontier". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Hear in the Now Frontier". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Hear in the Now Frontier (album)". Norwegiancharts.com (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 65, No. 5, April 07 1997". Library and Archives Canada. 7 April 1997. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  11. ↑ "Queensryche Hear in the Now Frontier Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  12. ↑ 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 2013-02-17.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Hear in the Now Frontier Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  14. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 19, July 14, 1997". Library and Archives Canada. 14 July 1987. Retrieved 2013-02-18.