Which Queensrÿche concept album from 1988 includes "Eyes of a Stranger"?

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The Queensrÿche concept album from 1988 that includes “Eyes of a Stranger” was Operation: Mindcrime.

Operation: Mindcrime is a progressive-metal concept album built around a political and psychological story involving a disillusioned man, a revolutionary plot and the manipulative Dr. X. “Eyes of a Stranger” is its closing track, serving as the story’s emotional and narrative resolution.

The album was released in 1988 and became one of Queensrÿche’s defining works. Its songs move between melodic passages, theatrical vocals and tightly connected narrative scenes rather than functioning as unrelated standalone tracks.

A frequent mix-up is Empire, the band’s commercially larger 1990 album, which contains “Silent Lucidity.” The Warning and Rage for Order are earlier Queensrÿche releases, from 1984 and 1986 respectively, so neither contains the 1988 concept album’s finale.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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