Savatage "Ghost In The Ruins - A Tribute To Criss Oliva (2011, CD, earMUSIC, Digipak, Remastered)"

Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva is a live album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, recorded between 1987 and 1990. Many of the tracks on this album have since been added to the re-releases of other albums in the Savatage discography by the German label SPV GmbH in 2002. The Japanese version of the album, titled Final Bell - Tribute to Christopher Michael Oliva and released by Zero Corporation in 1997, shows the track "Criss Intro" as "Criss Oliva Guitar Solo" on the track listing.

Track list:

1. City Beneath the Surface 05:40  
2. 24 Hours Ago 04:48   
3. Legions 05:06   
4. Strange Wings 04:02   
5. Gutter Ballet 06:14   
6. When the Crowds Are Gone 07:10
7. Of Rage and War 04:30   
8. The Dungeons Are Calling 04:49   
9. Sirens 03:38   
10. Hounds 07:20   
11. Criss Intro 01:14  
12. Hall of the Mountain King 06:38  
13. Post Script 01:42
14. Devastation 03:37
15. Stare into the Sun (Jon Oliva acoustic version 2011) 04:55

Time: 01:11:23

 

A collection of live recordings with Criss Oliva on guitars. This is a tribute from Savatage to Criss.

Also known as "Final Bell".

Recording information:

Track 1 recorded at The Ritz in New York, 1990

Tracks 2-4 recorded at Spectrum Coliseum, Philadelphia, 1988

Track 5 recorded at Los Angeles Palace, 1990

Track 6 recorded at Hollywood Palace, 1990

Tracks 7, 10 & 12 recorded at Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990

Tracks 8-9 recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 1988

Track 11 recorded at Agora, Cleveland, 1987

Track 13 recorded during sound check, Hollywood Palace, 1990

Mixed at SoundTracks Studios, NYC.

Mastered at Absolute Audio.