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Topic: Savatage
Posted By: ProgFan
Subject: Savatage
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 16:02
| Let's hear what you favourite album is?? |
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 16:14
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Streets!
But I've only heard that, Mountain King and Edge of Thorns.
Cool band, though.
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 16:48
from the poll i choose the wake of magellan.street ans the hall.... are pretty close.but if talk about satvtage their best move was created trans-siberian orchestra [man what a fantastic band] ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: BDTF
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 16:55
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Definitely 'Streets'. 'Gutter ballet' is a close second... ------------- BDTF - Belgian Dream Theater Fan |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 16:58
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Edge of thorns, closely followed by DWD and where are the rest albums mate...???
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Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 17:09
The trio 'Handful of Rain', 'Dead Winter Dead' and 'Wake of Magellan' is fantastic, but if is to choose one of them... I prefer the last one...
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Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 19:13
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Streets! One of my favourite albums ever. Gutter Ballet, Edge of Thorns and Hall of the Mountain King are other incredible masterpieces on their own though. ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 19:14
| I´ve only heard Magellan in its entirety so I voted for that album. |
Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 19:15
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And don't forget about their most orchestral ones Dead Winter Dead and The Wake of Magellan, which are excellent too. Incredible band! ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: razifa
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 00:20
My vote goes for STREETS !!!!
Streets was the first release I heard from the band. Now I have almost all of them and I am still convinced Streets is the best. Their conceptual history and the musical arrangements are amazing ------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: HeirToRuin
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 00:28
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Completely unrecognized heroes starting from Hall of the Mountain King and never letting up. ------------- ARTEMIA - http://www.reverbnation.com/artemiamusic" rel="nofollow - http://www.reverbnation.com/artemiamusic L.i.E. - http://www.reverbnati |
Posted By: Masque
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 01:46
First I would like to say that I think savatage have contributed some great music to the prog metal genre and probably don`t get the attention they deserve from this forum . My vote went for poets and madmen  theres some songs on it that just do it for me .
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Posted By: riversdancing
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 09:01
| Went for Handful of Rain, but Edge of Thorns and Dead Winter Dead were very close. Great band. |
Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 09:53
I wonder that no one has voted for Gutter Ballet so far?!   ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 09:56
and where is Sirens, The Dungeons Are Calling and Power of the Night on the list?  ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: ProgFan
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 10:12
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"Edge of thorns, closely followed by DWD and where are the rest albums mate...???"
I've only chosen the in my opinion best albums of Savatage
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Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 10:38
What they indeedly are of course. But I am also a big Sirens fan, their least progressive album though, just awesome early power metal. ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
ProgFan wrote:Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 11:26
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Definitely "From The Gutter To The Stage". This is wondeful 2 disks set compilation representing truly best of Savatage. For me it's their only album worth keeping in my collection.
------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 11:55
I also have it in my collection and I must tell you, you're truely missing out. Their most well-known songs are on there, but true gems are missing. ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: Clark Ashton
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 12:38
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Sirens, The Dungeons Are Calling, and Hall of the Mountain King are three fo the greatest metal albums ever.
As far as prog, I'd vote for Handful of Rain. Criss Oliva was a genius, but Alex Skolnick added a dimension to their sound.
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 13:13
I expect that two of us are quite different in our tastes and preferences, however I would be interested to know what exactly, in your opinion, I am missing out. I had almost all their albums, and my statement above is based on my knowledge of this band's musical output.
I still have "Streets" and "The wake of Magellan" (15.49 pounds each at Tower Records of London) because nobody wants to buy it from me.
------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: tdreamer
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 18:28
| Poets & Madmen for me. |
Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 19:33
Listen with open ears, open mind and open heart and you will find it out. And believe me, you will lose some of the greatest music if you sell it. It's just a tragic failure to don't care for their full albums. You will miss classic songs like Scream Murder, Living for the Night, The Dungeons Are Calling, City Beneath the Surface, Warriors, Hard For Love, Strange Wings, Beyond the Doors of the Dark, Legions, Hounds, Streets, Jesus Saves (Streets version), Tonight He Grins Again, St. Patrick's, Can You Hear Me Now, If I Go Away, Somewhere In Time, He Carves His Stone, Follow Me, Conversation Piece, Damien, Handful of Rain, Castles Burning, Watching You Fall, Alone You Breathe, This is the Time, Not what you See, list 20 miles continuable................
WHY do you do this to yourself my friend?!  ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 23 2006 at 06:40
Well, I never reject any suggestion unless they are downright stupid (which is obviously not the case here). After having read your last message I re-listened with ears wide open to the two studio albums remaining in my collection (mainly due to the lack of buyers). This music failed again to get my heart open, hence I openmindedly came to the conclusion that I'll be lucky to find a buyer who would take these albums from me for 20 quid both. (Or I would happily exchange them for two Maneige albums including "Les Porches" - but I guess I can only dream about it
)------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 19:41
I only can give you one more suggestion: Listen more (to Streets first). Don't give up that fast and don't miss to approach the magic. At least 5 - 7 times (with booklet in hand), if it doesn't hit you then, sell it - not your taste. Another one may have the lucky chance to listen to this amazing music and will possibly love it (if any one knows about them and want to buy). ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 25 2006 at 05:04
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^^^Oh, I understand, Marc. You probably think that I should allow more time to learn and appreciate this music, read lyrics etc etc. I bought those albums about seven or eight years ago when I liked Savatage very much. I know lyrics very well, and concept of "Magellan" reminds me about infamous mv McRubi story, which I know in details. I think I've grown apart of this music since some time ago, and retrospectively must admit that only compilation of their greatest songs is worth keeping in my collection.
------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: May 25 2006 at 05:08
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The Hall Of The Mountain King
The Wake Of Magellan
Edge Of Thorns
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 25 2006 at 08:18
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Poet's And Madmen.
Morphine Child is one of the best songs I've ever heard.
That said... all their albums rule.
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Posted By: Marc Baum
Date Posted: May 25 2006 at 16:35
That's a different story then. I also bougth the albums eight-nine years ago and they still keep on holding my attention from time to time. I will probably never grow apart with their music - maybe because I am a die-hard Savatage fan?  ------------- "All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - GENTLE GIANT |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 25 2006 at 17:30
OK, Marc, there nothing to be embarassed about. It's quite good actually to remain loyal and devoted to some band (any band actually). Sometimes I wish I could be like this, but the thing is - I can fall out of love with certain things rather quickly. Well, it's life, and nothing we can or should do about it.
Enjoy your Savatage things and do not forget other greats in Music!
------------- carefulwiththataxe |