The album that preceded this release, RAGE FOR ORDER, came as a surprise to some fans because of the group's appropriation of electronic sound-generating techniques. Undeterred, the band composed its most challenging work yet, the epic concept album OPERATION: MINDCRIME. Originally issued in 1988, the hard-edged album slowly worked its way up the charts and became the band's first gold-certified release (an opening slot on Def Leppard's sold-out HYSTERIA tour certainly didn't hurt, either). The story-line centers on a drug addict who falls in love with a former prostitute turned nun. Together, they uncover a dangerous underground movement and try to stop it before it's too late.
01 I Remember Now 02 Anarcy X 03 Revolution Calling 04 Operation Mindcrime 05 Speak 06 Spreading The Disease 07 Mission 08 Suite Sister Mary 09 Needles Lies 10 Electric Requiem 11 Breaking The Silence 12 I Don't Believe In Love
13 Waiting For 22 14 My Empty Room 15 Eyes Of A Stranger 16 Mission (Bonus Track) 17 My Empty Room (Bonus Track)
Disc 2
01 I Remember Now 02 Anarcy X 03 Revolution Calling 04 Operation Mindcrime 05 Speak 06 Spreading The Disease 07 Mission 08 Suite Sister Mary 09 Needles Lies 10 Electric Requiem 11 Breaking The Silence 12 I Don't Believe In Love 13 Waiting For 22 14 My Empty Room 15 Eyes Of A Stranger