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90s at 9 Can You Control Your Dreams?

"Silent Lucidity" is about the idea that you can control your dreams.

by Nikki "Nikilicious" Montgomery

"Silent Lucidity" was released by Queensryche off their 1990 album Empire.  It was the biggest hit for the band charting at #9 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Rock Song" in 1992, the band performed the song on at the awards show with an orchestra, but it didn't win. The music video, however, won an MTV Viewer's Choice Award.

The song was written by then guitarist, Chris DeGarmo, about lucid dreams. A lucid dream is one in which you know you're dreaming and you can control certain parts. The inspiration came from a book DeGarmo read called Creative Dreaming  which explains how to tap into your subconscious mind, kinda like Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Inception.

Lead singer, Geoff Tate, thought the song was beautiful. The band wanted to add it to the album, but their producer, Peter Collins, didn't think it was well developed so insisted they work on a different song for the album instead. The band put their foot down and instead of working on a different song as recommended they turned "Silent Lucidity" into the hit song we know and love. It is the only song the band ever had that made the Hot 100 in the U.S.

Queensryche "Silent Lucidity" 1991

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Nikki "Nikilicious" Montgomery

I'm a Central Wisconsin girl born and raised. I grew up in Port Edwards and participated in cheerleading, basketball, volleyball and softball as well as many clubs like National Honor Society, SADD, yearbook and forensics. I was a very busy high school student and still managed to get good enough grades to go to college at UW-Stevens Point where I was just as busy between working 3 jobs including executive staff positions at the campus alternative rock radio station and volunteering at the campus television station.

After graduation I thought I would take my BA in Mass Communications with emphasis in Broadcasting and Journalism and Minor in Political Science and become a big time reporter in some major city. But instead my internship with our news station here at Midwest Communications turned into a part-time job and opened the door to the morning show co-host position at WDEZ. After 9 1/4 years of fun in the mornings I was promoted to Assistant Brand Manager and moved to The Workday Getaway.

I couldn't deny my love for rock anymore! It was time dive head first into the genre I spent my formative years listening to day in and day out. When the opportunity arose for me to become the Brand Manager for Rock 94.7 and host the morning show I couldn't pass it up.

I'm so happy that I stayed in Central Wisconsin I couldn't imagine raising my three daughters anywhere else.

Favorite band: STP

First concert: Bryan Adams 1992 at the Target Center in Minneapolis (I was 12)

Favorite color: Yellow

Favorite pasttime: Watching Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Covert Affairs

Vice: Wine