Operation: Mindcrime (1988)

Queensrÿche's 1988 metal thriller follows Nikki, a disillusioned addict drawn into an underground movement run by the mysterious Dr. X. Spoken interludes and sound effects link the songs like scenes in a film. Revolution Calling sets the stakes early, and the ten-minute Suite Sister Mary, with Pamela Moore singing opposite Geoff Tate, is the centrepiece where the story turns.