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Re: Criss Oliva
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think you're doing that intentionally... For that, you should be locked up in a room with Ron and a dictionary. [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Originally posted by Cleveland Metal:
Wow, what to say about Chriss, he is truly one of my biggest influences. I stole stuff from lotsa people, EVH, YJM, Vinnie Moore, Iommi, Page etc. but I really snagged a lot of feel and techniques from Chriss Oliva. Not the most advanced polayer, but that guy had a amazingly cool emotion to his playing that I really felt drawn to.
I've also gotta say, he was one of the nicest "band" guys I've met, always had a minute to talk with you it seemed. I was crushed when he died.
My favorite general tone of his was probably on HOTMK. I've nailed that before pretty well without using whateverit was he was using, and have moved on to a comparable but heavier sound.
I'd have to say, after you get to a certain point in your tone, it REALLY becomes all about nailing the emotion the guy has in his phrasing. Takes a lot of listening and getting the vibe.
We used to do a LOT of SavaTunes in our setlist when I was in my last cover band. Audience be damned, you're gonna get some Savatage kids. Luckily, it became a popular part of our set when we'd go through a few. We'd often open the second set with Sirens. And usually stuff like Cities/Dungeons, 24 hours, and more would follow, usually ending out the show with Hall of the Mountain King. Just seemed fitting to me.
We definitely gained a "Legion" of devoted Savafans for sure, and the Chriss vibe was really in the house some nights, almost eerie actually.
Wow, what to say about Chriss, he is truly one of my biggest influences. I stole stuff from lotsa people, EVH, YJM, Vinnie Moore, Iommi, Page etc. but I really snagged a lot of feel and techniques from Chriss Oliva. Not the most advanced polayer, but that guy had a amazingly cool emotion to his playing that I really felt drawn to.
I've also gotta say, he was one of the nicest "band" guys I've met, always had a minute to talk with you it seemed. I was crushed when he died.
My favorite general tone of his was probably on HOTMK. I've nailed that before pretty well without using whateverit was he was using, and have moved on to a comparable but heavier sound.
I'd have to say, after you get to a certain point in your tone, it REALLY becomes all about nailing the emotion the guy has in his phrasing. Takes a lot of listening and getting the vibe.
We used to do a LOT of SavaTunes in our setlist when I was in my last cover band. Audience be damned, you're gonna get some Savatage kids. Luckily, it became a popular part of our set when we'd go through a few. We'd often open the second set with Sirens. And usually stuff like Cities/Dungeons, 24 hours, and more would follow, usually ending out the show with Hall of the Mountain King. Just seemed fitting to me.
We definitely gained a "Legion" of devoted Savafans for sure, and the Chriss vibe was really in the house some nights, almost eerie actually.
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