Criss Oliva

[Tekky]

Yesterday was the 12th anniversary of the passing of one of my top influences. Some of you have Randy, I have Criss. I was so wrapped up and worked up over things on the board and off the board it had completely slipped my mind.

RIP Criss.

[ QUOTE ]
I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams
Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
All I ask of you
Believe

[/ QUOTE ]

[Wayniac]

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He was one of my major influences early on as well. It is even cooler, having worked with some people who were his closest friends, to get to know some of the "person" behind the genius.
RIP

[Tekky]

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http://www.crissoliva.com/

[Mordor]

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Criss Oliva wrote some of the greatest metal songs with lots of feeling in it.Rip brother.

[Top Jimmy B]

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I never put any time into Savatage, mainly because of that cover tune they did - Day After Day or something. It was horrible and I may have judged the band on one bad song.

Where should I start if I want to get a proper taste of these guys?

RIP Criss.

[Cleveland Metal]

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MAJOR influence on me as well.

Blessed be, Criss...

[Tekky]

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[ QUOTE ]
I never put any time into Savatage, mainly because of that cover tune they did - Day After Day or something. It was horrible and I may have judged the band on one bad song.

Where should I start if I want to get a proper taste of these guys?

RIP Criss.

[/ QUOTE ]

I would suggest anything from when they started working with Paul O'Neil. He seemed to bring out the best in Criss.

Hall of the Mountain King
Gutter Ballet
Streets: A Rock Opera
Edge of Thorns
Final Bell/Ghost In The Ruins

**Shotgun Innocence on Poets and Madmen is a bonus track which features the last song that Criss played on. It was recorded during the Edge of Thorns session but didn't make the album.

[Top Jimmy B]

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Thanks, TEKKY. I will buy a couple of those tonight when I put in my Amazon order.

[skorb]

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I've always loved Strange Wings.

[RickStar]

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This dude totally kicked ass. i love savatage. R.I.P bro.

[stevieb91]

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As admirers of both,the only logic I can muster is that Randy needed someone to jam with...

RIP Criss.

[Jack The Riffer]

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I loved Streets, I also liked Fight for the Rock....The song Hyde was Awesome! Hall of the Mouintain king is another fantastic album as well as Gutter Ballet.

RIP Criss

[Badseed]

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Remember how he died next time you want to drink and drive


He was a great player and Savatage just hasn't been the same since.Dungeons was acool lp and the first i heard from them.The solo on the "edge of time" was soo rockin.

[DarkSaga]

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The first time I heard or saw Savatage was on the VH1 Classic Metal show 2 years ago and the Hall of the Mountain King video came on and blew my socks off!!!!! I have been a huge fan of the band and of Criss ever since!!!! [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

RIP Criss

[stevieb91]

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For those of you who have WinAmp, the video for 24 Hours Ago is on their website....