Today would have been Criss Oliva's birthday.

Post by **Tawmis** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:56 pm

He was my guitar idol.

Here's a cool pieces about him...
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/cr ... ntain-king
https://allthatshreds.com/look-back-sav ... iss-oliva/
https://rockandrollparadise.com/criss-oliva-101993/

Post by **adeyke** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:22 pm

I was a fan.

Post by **Tawmis** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:48 pm

adeyke wrote:I was a fan.

Seriously?

How did I not know this until now?

Post by **adeyke** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:29 pm

Because I don't discuss my musical tastes a lot?

I quite like Savatage.

Post by **Tawmis** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:00 pm

adeyke wrote:Because I don't discuss my musical tastes a lot?
I quite like Savatage.

Yeah... but... I've talked about Savatage a bit here (still my all time favorite band, even though they're now defunct).

I'm amazed... that in this small, nitch community we have... that someone else has heard of Savatage... let alone a fan.

You just may be my new favorite person on here!

Post by **adeyke** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:08 pm

Tawmis wrote:You just may be my new favorite person on here!

I very much doubt that

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Post by **Tawmis** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:16 pm

adeyke wrote:
Tawmis wrote:You just may be my new favorite person on here!
I very much doubt that .

Hah! While we may disagree on things - you underestimate how much the enjoyment of Savatage means to me!

Post by **Rath Darkblade** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:12 am

I'd never heard of Criss Oliva or Savatage before, so I did some research into his life and death.

I'm sorry to hear. I can understand that he would have meant a lot to you. *offers 'bro-hugs' and positive vibes*

Post by **Tawmis** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:50 am

Rath Darkblade wrote:I'd never heard of Criss Oliva or Savatage before, so I did some research into his life and death.

I'm sorry to hear. I can understand that he would have meant a lot to you. *offers 'bro-hugs' and positive vibes*

Thank you, sir. Not many have heard of Savatage or Criss Oliva...

The interesting thing is... one of Savatage's songs became the staple song of Trans-Siberian Orchestra (which most have heard of), because TSO is composed and formed by members of Savatage...
Savatage Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZSWKB1_o4E
TSO Christmas Eve / Sarajevo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0-nhQeqbc

Literally, TSO's first hit song.

Amazing that simply changing the name and theme of the band, and how much that song was embraced...

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