This show was A-MAZING. http://www.crissoliva.com/index.html
I'll try to be brief, cause the overall experience was a total trip.
1st - it was very cool to run into some people that I met at PP4 earlier this year. I was suprised to see so many in Tampa. People from all over the world and the USA was there and THAT was pretty cool. Running intot he lead singer from Pagan's Mind kinda blew my mind, as usual the man was extremely cool. He even went out of his way to talk to me later in the night.
The opening band was called Streets, a Savatage tribute band. A good buddy of mine is the bass player for this band, so it was cool to see him playing a gig of this calibur. You can check out their web site http://streetsband.netfirms.com . The lead singer sounded so much like Jon that you would have thought he jumped up on stage with them if you weren't looking at times.
Next up was Circle II Circle. Of course it was an incredible performance. They played the entire album including Fields of Sorrow which we didn't get to see in Atlanta.
After them was Jon's new solo stuff with Matt & Chris from C2C in the band. It was all original, all damn good and one Beatles cover. I really hope he's able to release an album of those tunes. For never having heard them at all before the crowd was going crazy.
Doctor Butcher came on for 2 songs! This I didn't expect at all and totally blew my mind. They played Don't Talk To me and one other song that slips my mind right now.
After that was Savatage. For some reason every time I've tried to see this band play live something prevented me. This set was awesome. Here's the setlist in no particular order unless noted and this is from memory so don't shoot me if I forget one, in fact I know I probably will;
Twisted Little Sister (opener)
Sirens (2nd)
Power of the Night
In The Dream
Wishing Well (cover)
Hall of the Mountain King (closer)
Gutter Ballet
(I think) Temptation Revelation
*a new version of* Jesus Saves
Tonight He Grins Again
Can You Hear Me Now
New York Don't Mean Nothing
Believe
//songs with Zak//
Edge of Thorns
Follow Me
Miles Away
Lights Out
I'll try to be brief, cause the overall experience was a total trip.
1st - it was very cool to run into some people that I met at PP4 earlier this year. I was suprised to see so many in Tampa. People from all over the world and the USA was there and THAT was pretty cool. Running intot he lead singer from Pagan's Mind kinda blew my mind, as usual the man was extremely cool. He even went out of his way to talk to me later in the night.
The opening band was called Streets, a Savatage tribute band. A good buddy of mine is the bass player for this band, so it was cool to see him playing a gig of this calibur. You can check out their web site http://streetsband.netfirms.com . The lead singer sounded so much like Jon that you would have thought he jumped up on stage with them if you weren't looking at times.
Next up was Circle II Circle. Of course it was an incredible performance. They played the entire album including Fields of Sorrow which we didn't get to see in Atlanta.
After them was Jon's new solo stuff with Matt & Chris from C2C in the band. It was all original, all damn good and one Beatles cover. I really hope he's able to release an album of those tunes. For never having heard them at all before the crowd was going crazy.
Doctor Butcher came on for 2 songs! This I didn't expect at all and totally blew my mind. They played Don't Talk To me and one other song that slips my mind right now.
After that was Savatage. For some reason every time I've tried to see this band play live something prevented me. This set was awesome. Here's the setlist in no particular order unless noted and this is from memory so don't shoot me if I forget one, in fact I know I probably will;
Twisted Little Sister (opener)
Sirens (2nd)
Power of the Night
In The Dream
Wishing Well (cover)
Hall of the Mountain King (closer)
Gutter Ballet
(I think) Temptation Revelation
*a new version of* Jesus Saves
Tonight He Grins Again
Can You Hear Me Now
New York Don't Mean Nothing
Believe
//songs with Zak//
Edge of Thorns
Follow Me
Miles Away
Lights Out
