A Guitar Story 🎸 Criss Oliva
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Thank you so so much.
I love this video! I love the discussion of his style, the gear he used, which is something I was always curious about. His tone was as amazing as his playing style. He was much more tasteful than most players of the era, never overdid anything. Very well balanced. I used to tell my friends about Savatage and Chris' playing all the time. I'd buy them Hall of the Mountain King or Gutter Ballet. They all dug it. This is a band that always deserved greater success, and Chris deserves greater recognition. Yeah, I always wondered why the guitar mags never interviewed him. I thought it was a glaring omission in the world of dynamic rock guitar playing. Great video!
I’ll never forget the first time I heard Savatage on MTV in 87. Immediately bought Hall and Criss became one of my favorite guitar players at the time. Did not know he was snubbed by guitar player magazines. What a shame! RIP!
For me, Criss' most brilliant solo is the one on "Summer's Rain". Pure genius.
your so right...!!! No doubt.
SAvatage are one of the best bands the genre had to offer!Quality stuff
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Thanks for posting. Criss is GOAT, IMO.
Thank you! He is the most underrated guitarist of all time! Awesome!
#SAVATAGEFOREVER
Hey I appreciate you watching, and I agree, the guy was a guitar god!!!
@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude please share more
Yes he was a legend and it's sad that these magazines didn't do with they needed to do which was give this man his dues he will never be forgotten he will always be remembered for the guitar player he was by the guitar players out there so heck with the magazines the news us as fans know what he was and what he accomplished thank you Chris God bless you John Olivia...
Thanks so much for the video! Criss is my fave guitar player, a unsung hero. Such a great legacy for a 10 year short recording career. God bless him, long live Savatage!
Rock on! and thanks for watching!!!
i got to see him and savatage live before his death....hall of the mountain king is still one of my favorite metal albums! RIP CHRIS....i still think of him when i see or hear Transiberian orchestra concerts or videos because his brother Jon started TSO!😇😎😢 chris was a killer guitarist!
Tell us about the concert?
Alex Skolnick played the solos on the Handful of Rain album. Edge of Thorns was all Criss, who was a self-taught guitar player. Everyone loved him, kids wanted to be just like him.
He lives on through his music, his family and friends, and the forever increasing multitude of fans who idolize and adore him.
Miss you Criss💙💙💙
4/3/63 - 10/17/93
Thanks for this video!
Lynn, thanks so so much for watching. And yes a tragic loss of sheer talent, he is missed.
Jon played guitar on HOR and Alex played the solos.
I'm fairly certain Criss was classically trained. Not in guitar, but in some orchestral instrument.
I saw an article today about Jon and how he was in the talks for auditioning for the singer of Black Sabbath post-Dio but he was too loyal to his brother to leave Savatage.
I heard a similiar extension of their love for each other when Criss was supposedly offered an audition for Megadeth or Ellefson had asked him in private, but he refused. I know Mustaine has denied the audition claim, but I know Ellefson sings the highest praise for Criss.
I always equally loved Edge of Thorns + Doctor Butcher.
@@xvinx2446 I don't think Criss was classically trained. He couldn't read music. I think he was a guitar savant.
Originally Jon played guitar and Criss played bass. One time Jon went away for the weekend and Criss got a hold of his guitar. When Jon returned Criss had learned how to play a certain classic rock song' solo perfectly. I forget what song it was. Criss was 9 years old.
Their older brother told Jon, "Just give him your guitars man."
I'll see if I can find that interview for you. Edited:
At 37:15 Jon tells the story of Criss discovering the guitar.
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He was truly an Amazing Talented Guitar player who had his own STYLE a Rare Breed. R.I.P CRIS YOU ARE MISSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 😮❤😊 Savatage fan and the Oliva Bros with Dr.Kill Drum and Middleton were the Four Horse Men of Metal/Rock for Me my Friend 😮😊❤😊🎉😮😅❤*****
His playing was immaculate !
Thanks for your remembrance.. Of a taken to soon.
Cris was a Rare breed of talent.R.I.P
Ghost in the ruins has a fantastic solo, probably his best. Heard him on a radio bootleg play it live and it sounded fantastic. He carves his stone is also a blaze.
Agreed
This was his masterpiece!
Well done on describing the scope of his playing !
Well deserved, and long overdue. Very cool man. Thanks
Thank you so so much!!
Thanks for doing this. Savatage was (and technically still is) my favorite band - a huge part of that was Criss and his remarkable playing. He had a way of making the guitar convey deep emotion. The drunk driver (Garth McNamee) in question had seven DUIs when he struck and killed Criss (and injured Dawn). He was ordered to pay $100 a month for what he'd done after serving his all too short prison sentence which wasn't even HALF the time he was sentenced for. After Dawn died, I'd wager he didn't have to pay that $100 a month. Not to Jon or anyone else who might be tied directly related to Criss. So not only did the drunk driver take Criss' life, eventually would result in Dawn's death (I assume, her cause of death was never fully revealed publicly - I know she suffered severe head injuries and multiple trauma in the crash), he was sentenced five years in prison to be followed by 10 years probation and 200 hours of community service - this drunk driver survived with minor injuries and was later found guilty of DUI manslaughter, DUI serious injury and vehicular homicide, and served 18 months.... 18 months. 18 freaking months. If this was his FIRST DUI - HIS FIRST - I can ALMOST see why they might be leant. But he had SEVEN PRIOR DUIs. SEVEN. So this was his EIGHTH time being drunk on the road. CLEARLY AN EFFING DANGER TO ANYONE ON THE ROAD. HOW DID HE GET OFF ON 18 MONTHS?!?? I will never ever understand it.
How did you miss the ESP Mirage Custom that was painted with Jackson logo on the headstock? The Gargoyle guitar is actually an ESP and not a Jackson, since he was endorsed by them and couldn't part with it (was his favorite guitar). Also, his right hand technique was one of the best in the business, minimum motion, precise. Also used steel picks according to some sources, and Bartolini pickups.
Plus, he had a signature Charvel guitar - the Predator, white body, bolt on, maple neck, reversed headstock, only volume knob, 22 frets. It's the same guitar that has the roses and is well known after his death.
The most underrated player of all time, period. To this day, I don't understand how the guitar community doesn't talk about him. He is on the top of the list for me.
idk shit happens. apologies.
Thanks again Sandra!! Such a loss. And its sad he will never get the recognition he so deserved. But WE know special he was, as do countless others.
Hey Mark! Thanks for checking it out. and no doubt about it the guy was an absolute beast!
Criss is my favorite guitar 🎸 player next to Randy. The Savatage guys are the greatest coolest guys. So underrated as a band and musicians!! RIP Criss we miss you 🎸🎸🎸🙏
Had to rewatch this, thanks again. I know Criss was a huge influence to many!
Well, thanks for doing so. Yes he was. Such a tragic loss.
This is great stuff sandra thank you so much love all the research and info about chris and his tone I cant believe people don't no about this guy one of the greatest again thank you
Criss was a huge influence on my playing and writing. Thanks for shedding some light on who i think is a tragically underrated and totally f*ckin bad ass guitar player!!!!
Great tribute Criss Oliva is my favorite guitarist and it's sad he was never recognized when he was still with us for his amazing talents.
It is very sad, an amazing talent!
@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude agreed and I subscribed
Thank you!!
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Just watched video, love it, Criss always was a favorite, I still listen to Savatage, even still without Criss I can hear his influence to Chris and Al. It really pisses me off as a guitar player that Criss Olivia never got the recognition from the guitar magazines or the industry as a whole, he is definitely one of the best. Truly missed! 🎸🎸🎸😪
One of my favorites, great video thanks! 🤘
Hey thanks for watching!!
The most underrated guitar player in metal
I knew criss since high school ..and lived next door to his brother Tony.. In which that's where the famous Rat shed. Was I miss him very much.. And he cannot be matched in any way of his self taught genius.. I still have a..what at that time"fuzz box". I bought off of him for 30 dollars. In 1984
Wow, thank you for sharing that!!
@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude no problem... I'm glad someone appreciate his and jon's major influence.
@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude no thanks very much... People are just recently been rediscovering Chris's innovative talents.... I remember in high school when they( the band) was called Avatar...and they got shut down for being too Loud..while playing.. Loving you Sunday morning by the"scorpions".. He ran up to me and said.. This is bullshit Danny.. I said go back and turn power back on....He n brother Jon .. Played.. While others kept the principal..at bay..."Epic".. I'll never forget......
@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude no problem I speak the truth... And I feel blessed in my heart n soul that you read my words ..
Thanks sandra... I appreciate all you do and recognizing.. My comments about CRISS.. Jon. Steve. And jonhnny Lee. ( some day.. We meet.. And talk about all..the things savatage.. Has done.. And STILL continue to do influencing the music..that they so much.. inspired to all those that appreciate IT..
One of the greatest 🎸 players!
Thx for this awesome vid! An important note is his steel pick which was a big part of his tone.Ghost was Dimebags fave Sava song/solo and Summers Rain's solo was Criss' fave.I have two comp vids about his solos and trademark riffs if u Sava fans have some time to check
Hey thanks for that. We will!! Oliva just an awe inspiring player. Thanks for watching.
This was great!🤘🥲🎸🌹I know a lot of folks lament over the fact that Savatage and Criss were “underrated” (I hate that term anymore these days😜) but to me I think it just adds that much more to the magical essence of this unbelievably amazing band. I still remember the feeling I got the first time that I ever heard my first Savatage tape, Streets. It was like they knew my soul🤘😝🤘I also sometimes wonder, as horrific as it was to lose Criss… would Trans-Siberian Orchestra even exist?? I believe that TSO is Criss’s gift, from God, to us. Amen🙏❤️🔥RIP Criss and Paul. See you on the other side…❤️
I saw them in 1985. At the Jar in Phoenix. Criss played through Yamaha solid state Amp. He had Seymour Duncan's. His fist 3 albums were through Yamaha. Fact I was there and saw it and partied till sun up at the motel 6 with the whole group. They were from Pinellas Park Fla. YAMAHA SOLID STATE FOOLS.
Great video! Thanks a lot.
Love this story tragic but at least we got to hear him play
Criss seems like he has a huge Van Halen influence...
I love the impressiveness of his skill-- something about him always playing through the clean pickups but still getting a crisp and sharp tone.
You can hear a lot of Van halen and randy rhoades in his playing .I ve heard he was a fan of Michael schenker too.But criss had a very unique sound
Sorry it’s Pronounced “oh leave ah”. My husband knows Jon Oliva and he’s not been the Same since Criss passed!
In gutter Ballet you can hear the beginning sounds of TSO. Such a great underrated band of the day. I never heard of them until I moved to tampa and met my husband.
Great Video!
Yeah I know oh leave ah...thats what I said. Listen real close, turn it up full blast and put your ear right to your speaker, honest to god...thats what I said.
Thanks!!
Does anyone know what guitar Criss used on the first album? I love his sound on that the best. It was before those ‘86 and beyond Charvel/Jackson and ESP guitars you see pictures of.
🫵Power of the Night 👊
I have heard Jon say in interviews thst Criss never took a lesson.
I only got to know Savatage more after Criss had died because of an interview that Skolnick did for a guitar mag. Today savatage is one of my all time favorite bands that I wish I had know about in my teenage years.
NICE JOB SANDRA...THIS SHOULD HAVE FAR MORE LIKES.
appreciate that, thank you.
I saw them live on the Streets tour. Criss used Boss stomp boxes.
Awesome!
Glad you think so!
I've never heard of him. Must listen His songs with Savatage
Check out their power of the night . Sirens and hall of the mountain king lp's
‘Oh-lee-vah’
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Excellent. It's pronounced "Oleeva" though.
Wonderful video though
No one came close ! İ wish he reancarnate and play guitar again
the best from all the rest period along with his big brother Jon oliva no them no savatage period and I leave at that
At least pronounce the last name correctly.. Its OH-LEEVA
Oh, so you know who I'm talking about. Cool, thanks for watching.