Well, the Queensryche divorce rages on. Tate's "Frequency Unknown" came out yesterday and I have to admit, I like a lot of it but really find myself missing Scott Rockenfield's playing and sound. The bass is fine and the guest guitarists are okay, but it was missing a lot of that instrumental chemistry I expect.
Contrast that with "Redemption" the single put out by Rockenfield/Wilton/Jackson et al. Todd LaTorre doesn't have the pipes of Tate, not even close to the depth and tone. Michael Wilton also sounds like a guest guitarist on the solo and kind of directionless. Rockenfield's drumming is there and gives it that familiar foundation with Jackson along side. It's only one song and hard to extrapolate to a whole album but from teh evidence at hand neither side are as good without the other.