Savatage

[Half_Can]

Anyone else like these guys? I picked up 'Hall of the Mountain King' and been playing it fairly solidly. Great musicianship, especially the guitar work, the album is from 1987. Anyone suggest anything else by these guys?

 

[wdiv]

Whole catalog (maybe except Fight for the Rock) is solid. Ghost in the Ruins live album is my personal fave.

 

[Wake of Magellan]

Whole catalog (maybe except Fight for the Rock) is solid.

Word. My fav album is Handful Of Rain though.

 

[wdiv]

Word. My fav album is Handful Of Rain though.

For Zak-era, I've gotta agree with you. "Chance" is epic.

 

[Half_Can]

Thanks guys, good to see other fans of this band as well. 'Hall of the Mountain King' came out the same year as Helloweens' 'Keeper of the Seven Keys pt. 1' and I'm at a loss of which is the better album. But, so far, I'd say 'Hall' beats it.

 

[Half_Can]

I've been told that (The Johnny Ramone comment) but it's just the way my hair grows out. It doesn't look good all one length because it gets in my face and looks terrible, so I manipulate it into bangs mostly for that reason to keep the hair out of my face. I didn't really have Johnny Ramone in mind, moreso old school Bruce Dickinson or Karl Logan of Manowar fame (just a couple of metal stars with the banged appearance). Punk really isn't my bag as much as metal but I do like some Ramones songs.

 

[TageRyche]

My favorite band. Basically, just buy every album and enjoy the hell out of them.

 

[aptryne]

Hall of the mountain king is on my all time top 20 list

All the 80s albums are great

 

[aptryne]

Ah, gotcha it does look like older Bruce, but it also looks a lot like Johnny, especially with the leather jacket. I like a lot of punk in addition to the metal I like.

A younger Jeff Waters

 

[Wyvern]

A friend yesterday did some "therapy" to get me into them. He recommended me a couple of Zak era albums (I can't stand Oliva's voice), and I'm listening to "Edge Of Thorns" now but so far nothing to make me go and buy it.

 

[Sword of Kalki]

Oliva's axemanship was among the finest.

 

[TageRyche]

Criss Oliva was really the first guitarist that ever made me want to listen to him playing.

 

[Luvers]

I think all Savatage is great but Sirens/Dungeons Are Calling pack a great one-two punch

 

[graveaddiction]

Defintely a fan.. Very underrated band.. Hall of the Mountain King is an awesome album

 

[Half_Can]

Word. My fav album is Handful Of Rain though.

I picked up this album at my local used CD store and I like it alot! Glad to see it was there.

 

[TageRyche]

Has anyone heard if/when their set from Wacken will get a CD or DVD release?

 

[Assault_Attack]

I think all Savatage is great but Sirens/Dungeons Are Calling pack a great one-two punch

Agree 100% my two favorites..

 

[icarusburns]

...Been a fan of Savatage since 86 or so (The first and only time I saw them live they opened for Dio back in 87 or so, and most of the people in the crowd were not into them...infact some were throwing small batteries at them. ). The only albums that I find weak are "Dead Winter Dead", and "Wake of Megellan"

 

[TageRyche]

We definitely disagree on Dead Winter Dead and The Wake of Magellan.

 

[icarusburns]

I guess to me it seems that the material just kind of rambles on and on. I might have been expecting something else at the time. I might give them both a go again as it has been a while.