Whats the best Savatage album to start off with?

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Does anyone know whats the best Savatage album for a newbie? (I do own Dead Winter Dead, but that was just to use up a gift card, and its probably not a good first album) I like what ive heard from "Streets", is that a good jumping on point?

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Hall Of The Mountain King

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Shawn Of Fire wrote:: Hall Of The Mountain King

I do believe that one was my intro to the band as well. And probably the one that gets the mosts spins to this day.

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Hall of the Mountain King is their crowning achievement. Start there and go backwards.

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Shawn Of Fire wrote:: Hall Of The Mountain King

What he said.

I bought Hall and Sirens at the same time.

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You could try Gutter Ballet. Balancing between the harder 80's sound and the later era 'rock opera' style 'Tage.

Hall of the Mountain King is a great guitar album.

And if you really like Dead Winter Dead, you could consider going for Wake of Magellan too, next. It's my personal favourite.

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Well, I started off with Edge of Thorns (my personal favorite), but you can't go wrong with Hall of the Mountain King, Gutter Ballet, or Sirens.

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Shawn Of Fire wrote:: Hall Of The Mountain King

This

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12851 Age : 60

I dig em all

For something a bit different....."Handfull Of Rain"

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Hall of the Mountain King for sure. Power of the Night and Sirens rock too.

Metal student Number of posts : 140 Age : 54

Definitely Hall Of The Mountain King

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Hall Of The Mountain King is a good starter disc.

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Add me to the Hall Of The Mountain King group. Fantastic album !

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Yep Hall for me too

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Lari wrote:: You could try Gutter Ballet. Balancing between the harder 80's sound and the later era 'rock opera' style 'Tage.

Hall of the Mountain King is a great guitar album.

And if you really like Dead Winter Dead, you could consider going for Wake of Magellan too, next. It's my personal favourite.

Gutter Ballet was my first intro to Savatage. The title track just blew me away.

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Lari wrote:: You could try Gutter Ballet. Balancing between the harder 80's sound and the later era 'rock opera' style 'Tage.

Hall of the Mountain King is a great guitar album.

Good recommendation, though i think the overall songwriting on Hall gives it the edge of Gutter.... just.

I'm also a huge fan of Edge of Thorns.

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I started with The Dungeons Are Calling (followed by Sirens shorty afterward), the last album I purchased was Edge Of Thorns - the one-two punch of Zak taking over on vocals and then Criss passing away was more than I could take.

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My intro to the band was Power of the Night so that's a sentimental fave.

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Shawn Of Fire wrote:: Hall Of The Mountain King

Agreed.

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thejokeriv wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:: Hall Of The Mountain King

This

The only problem is, it can only go downhill from there, no matter how many other great Savatage works there is.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1064 Age : 31

Gutter Ballet. As Lari said, perfectly balanced between their metal roots and more operatic later stuff.

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Hall of the Mountain King, followed by Sirens

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

All are good to me but my absolute favorite is Edge Of Thorns.

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Edge Of Thorns is my favorite Zak fronted album.

mini boss Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54

"Hall of the Mountain King' or 'Gutter Ballet' both excellent albums IMO

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