Friday, September 09, 2016
Artist : Oliva
Country : USA
Release : Raise The Curtain [Limited Edition]
Year : 2013
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320
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Being a Savatage fan from way, way back, my expectations were in the middle ground. I adore Savatage and really dig most everything they ever did, both with Criss Oliva and after his untimely passing. I love Chris Caffery's stuff and love Circle II Circle, too. Pretty much everything along the Sava-tree is cool by me, but to greater or lesser degrees of listenability, including the Jon Oliva's Pain project.
This disc, though, ostensibly Jon Oliva left to his own devices, raises the bar. The production, the songwriting, the musicianship, from top to bottom is top notch. The Oliva screams are there, the guitar playing is well above average and in a great many spots I daresay that Criss would be smiling at his brother's work and how well done it is.
