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Jul 14, 2014 · With his first official solo album, “Raise the Curtain,” Jon Oliva has composed progressive songs in the vein of ELP, Yes and Kansas. He found cassette tapes that his brother, Criss, had recorded guitar riffs on years ago (Criss was killed in a car accident in 1993), and from those tapes, he launched the songwriting of “Raise the Curtain.”
Dr. Metal's Interview with Jon Oliva. 6/30/2013. 12 Comments. I am absolutely thrilled to bring you a new interview with Jon Oliva, who just released his first solo album, Raise the Curtain, via AFM Records. He and I have had many great conversations over the years, and this one may be the best yet. Fans of Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain, and TSO ...
Trans-Siberian Orchestra was formed by Paul O’Neill in 1996 who immediately approached longtime friends and musical collaborators Robert Kinkel and Savatage’s Jon Oliva to form a core writing team. Paul was a rare talent: a prolific writer and producer with a tremendously varied career in the music industry. His goal with TSO was to achieve ...
Criss Oliva's Solo Album The title of Jon's solo album, 'Tage Mahal was originally supposed to be the title of Jon's brother and Savatage guitarist Criss Oliva's solo album, which was never released because of his untimely death. I was of course very interested in knowing if Criss ever got to record anything for it. "No, he never did.
Apr 24, 2023 · In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, Savatage frontman Jon Oliva opened up on his plans to eventually retire from recording and performing.. He said, referring to the recently ...
Jon Oliva: "You know, I’m glad you asked that because I can put that whole thing to rest. There’s nothing going on. The situation is very simple. You’ve got the Trans-Siberian Orchestra which is a multi-platinum, selling 30,000 tickets a night, band that is actually Savatage with a different name and different singers, that has become ...
Jon Oliva (nascido John Nicholas Oliva em 22 de Julho de 1960) é um músico americano, mais conhecido por ter sido o fundador e vocalista da banda de heavy metal Savatage. O seu irmão mais novo era Criss Oliva, guitarrista e co-fundador da mesma banda. Além do Savatage, ele já participou da banda Doctor Butcher é atualmente membro da Trans ...
