Update: It's 2023 and Savatage is still fantastic. It's now 2024 and they are still great! Lol

Savatage is the perfect example that quality is not reflected by the quantity of listeners

I’m a simple guy. If you’re playing this band I’m listening. First time I heard them I was blown away by Jon’s voice , the guitar and the music. This is a rock masterpiece. Rest in peace Chris . God bless.

I love depressing power ballads. This song is, in my opinion, the ultimate sad power ballad. RIP Criss Oliva.

I don't care if I'm listening to this in 2019. I did in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987 and I will listen to this every year til I die. Savage should've been much bigger that they were. Awesome band!

Savatage, the band that proves that having truckloads of talent isn't the gateway to worldwide success.

THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND IN THE HISTORY OF METAL

Years ago when TSO was small enough they would do a personal meet-and-greet in the parking lot after shows, I casually mentioned to Paul O'Neill that I heard of TSO via Savatage. He asked me if I actually had any of the Savatage music. When I told him I had the Edge of Thorns CD in my car he sent a security guard with me to get the CD. He and everyone present signed the CD jacket and gave my wife a couple guitar picks from the show. The posters they signed still hang in our guest room.

I saw Savatage on this tour. Hearing this song makes me tear up a bit. Savatage should be remembered among the giants of metal. They might not have achieved mainstream success in their time due to their not fitting into a easy, marketable pigeonhole, but their effect on listeners with ears to hear the genius behind their music, many of which would go on to be musicians themselves, is incalculable.

this is not a song, this is just a MASTERPIECE

The band that had it all. Drums, base, vocals, tone, etc. The best band that most people have never ever even heard of!

What a song. The line "I wasted my time until time wasted me" is a piece of poetic genius.

"...cause in the dark, it´s easer to see." Damn , what a great painful song :(

Criminally UNDERRATED.

The day will come when this is finally recognized as one of the top 100 rock songs of all time.

Jon oliva is one of the greatest musicians ever

This song is a masterpiece. Some of the best lyrics ever written.

one of the most underrated songs of metal

This is a masterpiece. Nothing else needs saying.

At a certain time, Savatage had become some sort of a heavy metal version of Queen, which was obvious in their influences when you listen carefully to this music. The band decided to shift away from the conventional shematic metal tune, to expand toward more diverse musical spheres. I appreciate ! Over the years, I have been realizing how great musicians they were.

Lord,have mercy. What a voice.

This song going easily top ten list hard-rock ballads. This band means for me a lot,since first album.These days don't make good rock like Savatage was.Sad but true.

Nothing like discovering such a masterpiece, that is as old as you, that you somehow had never listened to before.

One of these few songs which give enormous power to you but make you cry hard at the same time. A masterpiece.

TURN EM ON AGAIN TURN EM ON AGAIN TURN EM ON AGAIN TURN EM ON AGAIN

So many bands owe their entire career to this band that paved the way.

This is from 1989... its hard to realise this is 27years ago! I own this album since 1996 and it makes so happy to read in comments people say " i just discovered this ! " This means that nothing good ever gets lost

3:30 - Look at that picking technique. Absolute perfection, minimum motion.. What an incredible play Criss was.

I am seriously considering finding a way to get Savatage in the rock and roll hall of fame. I live 30 minutes from Cleveland and these guys deserve it more than many of the bands that are in. It's a shame and disgrace that most people don't know about Savatage but know about TSO, even though TSO is awesome.....Savatage is the origin and THIS deserves recognition.

The most under-rated band through the years... SaVaTaGe

Never have I been moved by music more than what Criss and Jon did on both Gutter Ballet and Streets: A Rock Opera. The mixture of guitar/vocals/piano is masterfully done and sadly will never be again. With Criss being gone the songs carry an ever bigger emotional weight. R.I.P. Criss...and Savatage with him. Thanks for posting this, it's really good video quality too, usually it's terrible.

They simply do NOT make rock music like this anymore. These were the days of yesteryear. When music made sense.

This is one of the greatest fucking songs of all time

51 years old. Me. THIS? This needs to be distributed throughout the world again....we NEED this again.....God please, let the world know of these guys....

One of the greatest songs ever written.

"I wasted my time until time wasted me." Absolutely brilliant line and words to live by.

R.I.P. Criss

this gives me chills. such a magnificent song. rest in peace, Chris.

Great SONG Great video Great album Great guitar work SAVATAGE 4 LIFE R I p. Criss 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

I don't know where the years have gone Memories can only last so long Like faded photographs, forgotten songs And the things I never knew When the skin is thin, the heart shows through Please believe me what I tell you is true Where's the light, turn then on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds are gone All my friends have been crucified They made life a long suicide true Guess we never figured out the rules But I'm still alive and my fingers feel I'm gonna play on till the final reel's through And read the credits from a different view Where's the lights, turn them on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds are gone When the crowds are gone And I'm all alone Playing the saddest song Now that the lights are gone Turn them on again One more time for me my friend Turn them on again I never wanted to know Never wanted to see I wasted my time till time wasted me Never wanted to go Always wanted to stay Cause the persons I am are the parts that I play So I plot and I plan Hope and I scheme To the lure of a night Filled with unfinished dreams And I'm holding on tight To a world gone astray As they charge me for years I can no longer pay And the lights Turn them off my friend And the ghosts Well just let them in Cause in the dark It's easier to see

After more than 20 years, this song still makes the hair on my neck stand up and gives me a shiver down to the depths of my soul.

Парни,я русский это -шедевр!

Most talented band of that "era" Miss you Criss

they should be in the hall of fame.

RIP Paul O'Neill. No one blended metal and Broadway like Savatage, and Paul was the mastermind. I'm not ashamed to call all the albums he did with the band my favorites.

29 years ago to the day we lost the great one, 10-17-93

One million likes! That was GREAT !!!

TSO is good on Christmas, but Savatage rocks the entire year!

CRISS AND PAUL R.I.P. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU BOTH SO MUCH 😈💔💋

this is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs I know.

songs like this one make metal eternal

The most heart breaking rock ballad ever written. Period.

One of the best bands of the 80's metal era and sadly, most people don't know about them.

I wasted my time, till time wasted me. Genius!

Last song I want to play before I die.

I cant stop listen this fucking masterpiece.

Criss phrasing is incredible. The whole band is incredible. But, as a guitarist myself, I can’t help but to be captivated by the guitar work in this.

Incredibly emotional song from an incredible band. This song is packed with more energy than a caffeine mixed with cocaine!

"I wasted my time, 'till time wasted me" I love playing this song for people who have never heard it. Underrated classic.

Savatage was so ahead of the times when they were doing early symphonic metal. A lot of this would have been so much more popular if it came out a decade after it did.

i don't usually shed tears when listening to metal, but dammit does this band pierce the soul.

One of the best songs EVER

My favorite band of all time

I,m 67 year's old listened to Savatage from the beginning greatest band i,ve ever heard and seen, Criss man what can you say about the guitarist that took it up the final rung of the ladder RIP, Jon retirement you've earned it ❤

This song gives me chills every time I hear it

Criss Oliva was just as good as any of the Era's best!!!!

21 years. Rest in peace Criss. Rest in peace.

It's sad but when I ask people about Savatage, everyone is like "who's that dude"... They don't know what they miss. Peace and \m/

Именно с группы Savatage я начал знакомство с миром тяжелого металла. До этого момента я не слышал подобной музыки и мои вкусы были совершенно другими. Но однажды мне в руки волей судьбы попала аудиокассета с альбомом The Wake of Magellan, с того момента моя жизнь перевернулась. Спасибо тебе, John Oliva!!!!

One of the best band in the universe.

“When the skin is thin, the heart shows through.” Nice.

fav metal band. underated all the way

A gift from God they are.

I first heard this when I was 13 in 2006. It is now the end of 2022, I'm about to turn 29 I still listen to this fairly regularly. Yet it always hits just as hard as the first time I heard it. Turn it on again, I say.

Damn that voice... So powerful, so emotional... What a MASTERPIECE!!

I was fortunate enough to meet all these guys on the Streets tour. I got to shake Criss's hand and tell him how much he reminded me of Randy Rhoades. At that point he just smiled and said, "one of my favorites too..." Less than two years later he was gone. It was like losing Randy all over again I'm so proud of what Jon and the late Paul O'Neill put together in TSO. It's truly a tribute to Criss, as you will always find his white Charvel wrapped in roses on every one of their albums. RIP Criss, an unbelievable guitarist. And RIP Paul, for your vision that brought these two bands to amazing heights

literally everything this band made was pure gold

Soundtrack of my youth.... A lot of memories man, a lot of memories

I bought this record when it was released in 89. Listening to it now, it's still great - unlike other metal bands from that time who shall go unmentioned...

This is music at it's best!!!

For me, the best Savatage song ever. This voice in the final part... We are reaching the stars.

Chris would be at the forefront of all things guitar if he was still with us! RIP brother, you are missed!

Damn shame we lost Chris so early. Jon is carrying the torch now. I'd love to see them!

I miss these guys so much.Seen them Open for dio and megadeth.Excellent band all around

Been on a big Savatage binge over the last few days. So many memories of listening to them non-stop in college. I don't mind what they do with TSO, but really wish they would make another album as Savatage.

One of the best ballads of all time. Listen to it a 1000 times and you still have to repeat it over and over again.

Underrated band and one of their best tracks

Chris Oliva handed me a guitar pick at a portland show in the Shnitz... It was festival seating and i was on the bar.... Savatage and the Oliva brothers have been my favorite musicians for over 30 years.... Still my go to playlist is 90% these talent layden musical gods!!

I really miss music like this. The song, almost prophetic, just pierces the heart. At the end, the repetition of 'Turn 'em on again" over and over, is exactly how I feel in my reflections of this song, this band, and that era.

One of the best power ballads of all time.

Criss was amazing....Gone but not forgotten!

Over and Over Again

One of the best metal/Rock acts ever with the unbelievable Oliva Bros

Christopher "Criss" Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 - October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the band Savatage. Oliva was the youngest of four children, the next eldest being brother Jon Oliva, with whom he formed Savatage.

Criss Olivia passed on this day 30 years ago. Thank you for the great music and may he rest in peace

Most underrated band ever.

one of the most underrated song of music history. like a lost diamond , monumental masterpiece

At this time, Jon Oliva was near a Dio-level vocalist. And he could play piano well. Criss Oliva might be the most underrated guitarist in metal - he had Randy Rhodes progressive licks with Vivian Campbell's tone...Charvel heavy. I'd rather not even comment on this song tho I do because I associate it with personal loss....twice. Sirens and Dungeons are better...from a visceral perspective. This...and Streets....is better for being hurt. And Savatage knows that as a band.

Greatest song ever written(and video) by this music ingenuity we humbly call savatage

3:35 and on is so heartfelt, he just belts it out. 30 years later and metal stands the test if time. In 30 more years, you will never know this was made in the 80's. Long live metal!!!