Yup, thought so. I knew he was playing on the record. I like Alex's work too. As for TSO, well, simply exceptional stuff! Got all their cds too.
Damn I miss Criss Oliva though. Right up there as one of the best, most melodic and dynamic guitarists we've ever known. Just imagine how good he'd sound today....
OH YES IT IS!!! THE great Alex... From fuckin... TESTAMENT... MAN he kicks some ASS!!! Just not as good as the original Guitarist...... CRISS OLIVA... Great replacement for that time tho!.. Alex kicks some major ass on guitar!... Especially now that he is ... TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA..
But fans worldwide still clamor for the band that started it all—Savatage. As of late 2008, even the band itself doesn't yet know what the future may hold. But in 2009? Stay tuned to find out!
Tradução!!!!
Mas os fãs continuam a clamar no mundo inteiro para a banda que começou tudo-Savatage. A partir do fim de 2008, a banda em si mesmo ainda não sei o que o futuro pode segurar. Mas em 2009? Fique ligado para saber!
why the fuck werent these guy's more popular, it kills me....seriosuly there legends and are a way underestimated/un-credited band,they deserve to be known better, too bad they split up =(
Well, that was started parallel to Savatage. Pre-Hall of the Mountain King, if I'm correct, because for a time it was more popular than Savatage itself.
Jon Oliva started his own project known as "Jon Oliva's Pain". Same did Zak Stevens, look for "Circle II Circle". Former Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery can be found simply as "Chris Caffery". Great bands, have fun listening.
Zacks voice is monsterous! reminds me a lil too much of dio sometimes lol but still great. and skolnick is my favorit guitarist but w/o the oliva brothers this band isnt Savatage!!!!!....its great and everything its just like some1 said, some of the magic is gone...but imo thats what makes they so legendary, that when they did have chris and john together magic happened.
Alex did a great job steping into a hard spot. No one could really replace Chris. This is a great album, not as good as Streets or Dead Winter Dead, but how many beyond belief CDs can you have ??
I heard this song only once and it was about 7-8 years ago, and I didn't know Savatage before. But you can imagine, how I stared the tv when this vid was on if I still remember this song since I first saw it and now I found it on youtube!:D This song rulz. That's all.
on this recording of the Handful of Rain album its has been said that Jon Oliva actually played all the piano/keys, bass, drum tracks and rhythm guitar himself as the rest of the band was not in the recording spirit after Criss's tragic death. However the pictures were used and promoted as the other members performing their respective duties. Only Alex Skolnick came in to lay down lead overdubs and Zak to perform all the vocal tracks. So technically Jon is all over this record :-)
this song reflects my love for the night... an ark that always takes you in... this words describe night perfectly... zach has a great voice, more skilled than Jon and as expressive as Jon...
Savatage. Increible!!! Una de mis bandas favoritas sin lugar a dudas. Lamentablemente por esta parte del mundo solo difunden musica basura.. Saludos desde Guayaquil-Ecuador...
i think his guitar playing is perfect for this song.I think if they still had jon singing he would have to play more soulfully.But Zachs voice just fits with the guitar playing
Nice! :)
MarilynPT 3 years ago
great song,great voice!!!,great music..i´ll love it!!!!!
Queensryche2806 3 years ago
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haha this is not Savatage!
joeydahlia 3 years ago
Yep!...
As SAVATAGE... as you will ever...
EVER!...
Get again...
joeydahylia...
So...who might this be do ya think?...
Imposters?
metalgod61 3 years ago
Well I grew up watching them,that aint Criss and Jon..so that ain't Savatage..lol
joeydahlia 3 years ago
I dig bubba...
I also have been a fan of the 'Tage'...
Since Hall...
I agree with ya actually...
But what can ya do?...
You can't bring back the past...
What might have been...
What if?...
metalgod61 3 years ago
That is Alex Skolnick on guitar in this video isn't it?
djhollowman 3 years ago
Yep from TESTAMENT...
The same bad motha jack...
Just no Criss Oliva!!!...
But a good job..for that time...
Savatage was hurting back in this time...
They still will not replace Criss...
But Alex who goes onto...
To Trans Siberian Orchestra...
Was the GREATEST replacement for that time!
I Friggin love old TESTAMENT!!!
metalgod61 3 years ago
Yup, thought so. I knew he was playing on the record. I like Alex's work too. As for TSO, well, simply exceptional stuff! Got all their cds too.
Damn I miss Criss Oliva though. Right up there as one of the best, most melodic and dynamic guitarists we've ever known. Just imagine how good he'd sound today....
djhollowman 3 years ago
metalgod61 3 years ago
wash your women in ur whiskey while ur futures in the past and ur staring up at heaven from the bottle of a glass!! god damn alcoholicas
Metalfukingchik420 3 years ago
wash your women in your Whiskey when your future's in the past and your staring up at heaven from the bottom of a glass
Persil1989 3 years ago 2
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
g31987 3 years ago
melhor música drop D que já ouvi na VIDA ;-)
rudolphlomax 3 years ago
But fans worldwide still clamor for the band that started it all—Savatage. As of late 2008, even the band itself doesn't yet know what the future may hold. But in 2009? Stay tuned to find out!
Tradução!!!!
Mas os fãs continuam a clamar no mundo inteiro para a banda que começou tudo-Savatage. A partir do fim de 2008, a banda em si mesmo ainda não sei o que o futuro pode segurar. Mas em 2009? Fique ligado para saber!
tomaraaa uhuuuuu
panicoddr 3 years ago
They deserve better than where they are !
religionrock 3 years ago 3
tomaaaaaaaaa no cuuuuuuuuuuuu...essa desgrassa canta muitoo...Zak Stevens fhoda demais *__*'
panicoddr 3 years ago
"There's a blues man in the distance and he's lost inside his note"....damn!! Great lyrics!!
ditroiamusic 3 years ago 3
I missed them so much.. sigh..
extremely fantastic band..
jorninorion 3 years ago 2
who is that singing? It sure isnt Jon Oliva..
hmoore23 3 years ago
Zak Stevens
TimmyTheRocker 3 years ago 2
For EvilxMerlin:
realpeacevirtualwar 3 years ago
why the fuck werent these guy's more popular, it kills me....seriosuly there legends and are a way underestimated/un-credited band,they deserve to be known better, too bad they split up =(
vv4tch 3 years ago 6
But they got back together as a new project. They are now the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
dcoleman71 3 years ago 2
Well, that was started parallel to Savatage. Pre-Hall of the Mountain King, if I'm correct, because for a time it was more popular than Savatage itself.
Caesar185 3 years ago
so fuckin bad ass
Testamentslayer 3 years ago 6
Powerful voice - great song - fantastic video
blsPaul 3 years ago 5
WOW, this song has POWER!
greenpowercr 3 years ago 5
When I first heard this I thought it was just a cool song.....now, all these years later it holds much, much more meaning. Very cool.
mgs1170 3 years ago 7
Indeed. I just found my old Savatage CD's and put them on my Zune. Just woah. THey knew what they were doing... anyone know what they are doing now?
EvilxMerlin 3 years ago 6
Jon Oliva started his own project known as "Jon Oliva's Pain". Same did Zak Stevens, look for "Circle II Circle". Former Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery can be found simply as "Chris Caffery". Great bands, have fun listening.
realpeacevirtualwar 3 years ago 2
....awesome....
mgs1170 3 years ago 2
Zacks voice is monsterous! reminds me a lil too much of dio sometimes lol but still great. and skolnick is my favorit guitarist but w/o the oliva brothers this band isnt Savatage!!!!!....its great and everything its just like some1 said, some of the magic is gone...but imo thats what makes they so legendary, that when they did have chris and john together magic happened.
metalpower 3 years ago 2
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The last great 'Tage record.
vikingrich 3 years ago
I Think Youre Wrong Men...Dead Winter Dead,Wake Of Magellan,Poets And Madmen Are Really Great!!!
SavatageOrDeath 3 years ago
You're welcome to your opinion, bro. No way those bands should've been named Savatage though.
vikingrich 3 years ago
A good song, but the magic was gone.
soulstormblues1977 3 years ago
\m/
hammerfallever 3 years ago
It's such a shame that, after Criss died, Savatage slowly faded away.
floxus 3 years ago 4
real
metalero19882 3 years ago
LEGEND!
MuchTooLearnUSH 3 years ago
id listen to this song all day over the Emo crap on the radio now a days
havok1129 3 years ago 7
Skolnick did a good job on this album. However, I will always miss Oliva
metz3962 3 years ago 4
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BAND ! FOREVER SAVATAGE
Zachary is great. Has been and still is
(buy Circle II Circle and will see ...)
RIP unforgetable Mr Oliva
mtr212milan 3 years ago 7
why Wacholz left the band!!!!he is so powerfull drummer!!!
SavaFun 3 years ago 2
what a song....1994 but it would fit into todays music really esily. savatage everywhere and always
ghida44 3 years ago 5
Alex did a great job steping into a hard spot. No one could really replace Chris. This is a great album, not as good as Streets or Dead Winter Dead, but how many beyond belief CDs can you have ??
fireclaw7189 4 years ago
Alex kept Criss's spirit alive in this song and the album...bottom line
BLSDisciple666 4 years ago 8
I heard this song only once and it was about 7-8 years ago, and I didn't know Savatage before. But you can imagine, how I stared the tv when this vid was on if I still remember this song since I first saw it and now I found it on youtube!:D This song rulz. That's all.
ILindi 4 years ago
5/5!!! Well done guys
marinpervan 4 years ago 3
on this recording of the Handful of Rain album its has been said that Jon Oliva actually played all the piano/keys, bass, drum tracks and rhythm guitar himself as the rest of the band was not in the recording spirit after Criss's tragic death. However the pictures were used and promoted as the other members performing their respective duties. Only Alex Skolnick came in to lay down lead overdubs and Zak to perform all the vocal tracks. So technically Jon is all over this record :-)
grandiaxe 4 years ago
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there is only 1vocal in savatage ... is zakkary stevens... this is all
savatage75 4 years ago
That s crap. Both are awesome and both are savatage because some tracks fit to zack and some to jon.
falkenfluegel 4 years ago 7
Jon played keys on the album
SaintWicked721 4 years ago
this song reflects my love for the night... an ark that always takes you in... this words describe night perfectly... zach has a great voice, more skilled than Jon and as expressive as Jon...
pasko1983 4 years ago
i fuckin love this song
Metallicastillrules 4 years ago
not original savatage song, but still great...
coockiedude 4 years ago
Savatage. Increible!!! Una de mis bandas favoritas sin lugar a dudas. Lamentablemente por esta parte del mundo solo difunden musica basura.. Saludos desde Guayaquil-Ecuador...
chichoguevara 4 years ago
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That guy can't sing to save his life. Check out Jorn Lande here. He is a real singer.
blakhaus 4 years ago
I wish Alex was a little bit more soulfully... he is a great guitarist but It would pass so much better to Savatage style if he played more soulfully
eddthrasher 4 years ago
i think his guitar playing is perfect for this song.I think if they still had jon singing he would have to play more soulfully.But Zachs voice just fits with the guitar playing
overkill55 4 years ago
Do either of you even play? Can you critique him honestly?
theduke256 4 years ago
yes I play and i didn't say anything bad.I like his guitar playing I think if jon was singing tho it woudn't fit but with this guy it sounds awesome
overkill55 4 years ago
Savatage 1994 ...
Vocal : Zachery Stevens
Guitar: Alex Skolnick (From Testament)
Drum : Steve Wachols
Bass : Johhny Lee Middleton
Keys : Jon Oliva (Cant see on this clip)
AytekCan 4 years ago 2
Savatage rules! The best band ever.
lucaswordmaster 4 years ago 2
The best band ever.
EvilJonas 4 years ago 2
i love this stuff!!!
groovemonster777 4 years ago 2
Essa música é muito massa!!!Pra ouvir alto mesmo...(.)Parabéns por ter postado.
alamopala 4 years ago
This music gives me goosebumps. Great stuff!
superladyk 4 years ago 2
God Bless SAVATAGE !!!
12041976 4 years ago 2
Damn sing it bro!
ArmChairCommando 4 years ago