Savatage - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12-24 (HQ)

[1969gvg]

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[veenceskevin]

played that in a cocert (play the fute)

[nowexhale1]

i like to dance to this music

[barisbenangezer]

Dwight Schrute brought me here.

[GHPro10]

SAVATAGE RELEASED A SONG 7 DAYS AGO!

[19chiefs57]

An outright MASTERPIECE. Astonishing.



[lindarctica]

erm... isn't this Transsiberian Orchestra?

[Iksbrown]

@lindarctica

Nope, the song was originally released by Savatage. TSO is made up of former Savatage members so they re-released this song.

[BattlefiendHrush]

@Iksbrown Exactly! I actually find it sad how everybody has heard of TSO, but not many people have heard of Savatage (which is made of few of the TSO founders). If anybody hasn't heard of Savatage until now, then they should check out all of the work they have down. They will be shocked by how such a talented band never became mainstream (not much anyways) until TSO was formed.

[keiyakins]

@Iksbrown Unless they rereleased the exact same recording, I'm pretty sure this is the TSO one. If they did, shows what I know :P

[04GT40th]

@keiyakins TSO are members of Savatage. Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 is originally a Savatage song, but TSO is technically Savatage too.....confused yet? lol

[AbsolutZeroGI1]

@keiyakins

The guitars are a little heavier in the background in this version, but otherwise i can't tell the difference.

[dcnblue]

@keiyakins The TSO version is identical to the original Savatage version...they just re-released the original recording. It was this song that led to the idea of the TSO Christmas concerts.

[DShiflet01]

Savatage's "break" has lasted over a decade now. Basically all the members have solo projects(Jon Oliva's Pain, Chris Caffery has a self-named solo band, Zak sings for Circle II Circle), while they make their money off TSO. Savatage themselves are for all intents and purposes, gone, so TSO and the solo projects are as close as you'll get.

[Nat2370]

this is orchestra music right? Is there any song based on this music with lyrics?? I think I heard it before

[EarthTitan11]

@Nat2370 ding fries are done by peter griffin

[oatmealflake]

best f*king song ever

[TheSnowball29]

merry christmas from poland !!!!!!!

[fr33bird7891]

to cowboybill22 tso didnt kill savatage tso is savatage dumb ass just a few member changes and a name change

[CowboyBill22]

@fr33bird7891 You are wrong. TSO started as a side project by members of Savatage. But saying TSO IS Savatage is like saying Paul McCartney and Wings was The Beatles. I have nothing against TSO. They make beautiful music. But something that started as a side project did indeed lead to the demise of a great metal band.

[BackAlleySwingYT]

@CowboyBill22 Savatage isn't dead,they are just on break. That's from the band members themselves. Tage never broke up.

[CowboyBill22]

@BackAlleySwingYT They've been "on a break" for over 10 years now. Rumors swirl around about them doing something new and then they are squashed by Jon. I hope you're right but I'm not getting my hopes up at this point.

[scootm44]

@BackAlleySwingYT They have been on "break" for almost a decade. It's over. Enjoy TSO, it's the closest thing you will get.

[CowboyBill22]

@HeliasValenti I mean the beginning of TSO and its growing popularity, in my opinion, has taken away one of my favorite bands, Savatage. This song was the beginning of one group and ultimately the end of another. I love TSO's music, don't get me wrong. But I love Savatage's music so much more.

[darkpulse190]

epic nuf said

[CowboyBill22]

One of the greatest bands EVER! Unfortunately, this song, and the subsequent TSO killed Savatage....

[jtmarten1]

@CowboyBill22 Do some research. Criss Oliva died; as a result, TSO was born. The loss of Criss is what killed Savatage.

[CowboyBill22]

@jtmarten1 Do MY reaseach?? Cris died in '93. The band went on. Edge of Thorns, Handful of Rain, Dead Winter Dead and The Wake of Magellan were all recorded AFTER Cris's death.

[CowboyBill22]

@CowboyBill22 In 1995,Savatage released their second rock opera Dead Winter Dead,an even more ambitious undertaking than its predecessor,Streets.They also achieved cross-over success with Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24 which received heavy rotation on multiple radio formats during the Christmas season.Jon Oliva has since admitted that he was annoyed to see the success of TSO with what was originally a Savatage song,leading him to believe that the biggest barrier to success as Savatage was the name

[CowboyBill22]

@CowboyBill22 I was mistaken on one of these records. Criss died after Edge of Thorns.

[nvgogolj]

@CowboyBill22

why this song and this album killed them,why? It is one great human respect from human to human !

[sherrielorea]

@CowboyBill22 Yep....of course never the same without Criss...even so...

I went to a TSO show last month with a SAVATAGE shirt on(I'm a 50 year old metal head) anywayz...I was about 20 feet from the stage and I was screaming SAVATAGE and JOHNNY LEE all night...people thought I was a nut...ha..and at the end when Johnny was introduced..I stood up yelling SAVATAGE! he looked.....and when he saw the shirt pointed me out to Angus and smiled and waved. It made my night..and I think it made his too.

[sherrielorea]

@sherrielorea By the way I'm somehow logged on to my wife's account so...I'm a 50 year old MAN...heh...heh...not sherrielorea....oh well...

[CowboyBill22]

@sherrielorea That's awesome. I'll have to check out one of their shows when they hit the west coast.

[GHPro10]

@CowboyBill22 Actually, the founder of Savatage got killed in a car wreck, so they continued the Savatage project to TSO.

[CowboyBill22]

@GHPro10 Jon and CRiss Oliva co-founded Savatage and yes Criss was killed by a drunk driver. But they made 3 more albums after Criss died.

[MrNerd314159]

@CowboyBill22 TSO did not kill Savatage, TSO IS Savatage

[CowboyBill22]

@MrNerd314159 If TSO doesn't have Jon Oliva in its lineup then there is no way they're Savatage. I understand what you're saying but I respectfully disagree. Saying former members os Savatage in TSO makes them Savatage is like saying Megadeth is Metallica because Mustaine is a former member. Two seperate groups, dude.

[JohnnyBlade12]

@CowboyBill22 As much as this is true. Jon is only not a member of the touring line ups. He actually wrote and played on all of their albums. He still contributes but does not tour with them.

[theaterdreamer]

@JohnnyBlade12 Yup. The main creative forces behind TSO are Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill. Remember, Jon had stopped recording with Sava after Streets, but Criss and Jon were still very much "the band". When Criss died, Zachary was still singing, but Jon popped on to do vocals occasionally (and finally full time with Poets). Really all the living members of Savatage post "Gutter Ballet" save Steve Wacholz have recorded or toured in TSO. TSO is very much Savatage.

[JohnnyBlade12]

@theaterdreamer See I know that. Actually I heard that Jon also did keyboards on Edge Of Thorns. But Idk if that is true or not. I know that Jon still provides keyboards on TSO recordings. But I agree fully with what you are saying.

[coolermisty]

i went to the TSO concert last week and was totalled amazed by the music.

i'm big fan of Savatage and TSO!

[MrQuinnalicious]

Cannot stop listening to this! XD

[Ekrou]

Τελικα και οι Ελληνες ψαξανε αυτο το επικο μη ανθρωπινο συγκροτημα..

Δεν εχω να πω κατι...

Magnificent..

ΕΙΣ ΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΝ ΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΤΟ!

[svgodspeed]

i'm not a big fan of Savatage (heard a few songs over the years) but thats only because I've never heard this before!

[HeliasValenti]

@svgodspeed Seek and hear every album of them released after 1994... You will be surprised from how much you gonna love them!

[CowboyBill22]

@HeliasValenti Their true masterpiece, in my opinion, was Streets. Released in '91.

[HeliasValenti]

@CowboyBill22 Not bad at all. But i insist in my opinion, Savatage after 1994 is another order's band.

[CowboyBill22]

@HeliasValenti The band seriously changed direction after Criss' death. Not that the change was bad. Just different. I loved Jon's vocal style. Zach has an amazing voice and great stage presence. But vocals didn't "move me" the way Jon's did. Both are great. Just different.

[scootm44]

@HeliasValenti Best in my opinion will always be 1993's Edge of Thorns.

[knotightul]

That's right, this is Savatage. Not Trans-Siberian Orchestra...well, okay they are the same band really.

[666saywhat666]

I miss when albums like this came out. I so remember getting to this song on my tape casette and being blown away, lol.

[ellykeios]

ΑVE ZE ELIAS. Έτσι λιτό και απέριττο!!!!!!