Oliva Announces New Album "Raise The Curtain"

Sweet Jesus, YES!

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More than thirty years after the start of his career with Savatage, and successive projects/bands like Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Jon Oliva’s Pain, songwriter and performer Jon Oliva releases his new solo album, titled "Raise The Curtain."

On June 21st (USA: July 2nd) the new piece of work will be available as CD Digipak and 2-vinyl (gatefold, limited to 800 copies worldwide). The album will be released simply under the banner Oliva and you can expect a mixture of Jon Oliva’s early influences and the material he wrote and recorded throughout his whole artistic career. The track listing is:

01. Raise The Curtain
02. Soul Chaser
03. Ten Years
04. Father Time
05. I Know
06. Big Brother
07. Armageddon
08. Soldier
09. Stalker
10. The Witch
11. Can’t Get Away
12. The Truth (Bonus Track)

Dig those nuances from the past in the cover artwork

Neat-O.

sweet!

James B. wrote:

Dig those nuances from the past in the cover artwork

Yup. Shitty, but with enough nostalgia to make it cool.

Very cool, I have Festival and Tage Majal and really enjoy them.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Very cool, I have Festival and Tage Majal and really enjoy them.

This one is different. Its an actual Jon Oliva solo album, those are more band albums. I just hope this means this sounds more along the lines of Savatage cause his band stuff isn't filling that void for me.

Jon is the guiding hand behind those albums, much of which don't sound that far off of early 'tage to my ear.

Actually Criss is because he had so many tapes left over that were never used supposedly. I love Savatage but I'm more of a fan of Mountain King and on.

Sounds like it will truly be a solo album.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Sounds like it will truly be a solo album.

He can play all the instuments, can't comment on his leadwork though ?

June 2 is going to be a good day.

Yes, this will be a true solo album. JOP is basically Savatage today, but this is something different. My bet is a lot of Queen and Beatles influences.

kmorg wrote:

Yes, this will be a true solo album. JOP is basically Savatage today, but this is something different. My bet is a lot of Queen and Beatles influences.

I'm not big on Queen or the Beatles, but this is quite different.



Excellent tune, though!

That is a great tune. And with a little rearrangeing, it could be a killer JOP tune as well.

I just ordered this CD!

Lil Savatage nuances here and there and a big time 70's vibe. Thumbs up !!!!!

It will be out June 19th here. I preordered.

kmorg wrote:

Yes, this will be a true solo album. JOP is basically Savatage today, but this is something different. My bet is a lot of Queen and Beatles influences.

Yep, but I think his songs have had those influences for years. But this seems like it might sound more like them.

Great tune.

Anyone else grab this album today? It's pretty awesome. There are obviously some moments that are very much in the Savatage vein, but this thing really bleeds 70s progressive rock. Lots of keyboards and horns! But it's excellent.

Some people might take issue with the mellower tunes, because there a number of them, but overall I think it's a fantastic album. What surprised me most, is how many of these tunes are stylistically similar to Devin Townsend's music. Songs like "Soul Chaser" and "Big Brother," the latter of which is like the bastard child of Boston's "Foreplay" and Devin's "Vampira."



On a bittersweet note, the liner notes state that this album contains the last bits of music Criss Oliva ever wrote. There is no more. Shame. =(

Hmmmm, i'm one a little dissapointed in how much mellower music is on it. Was listening to the first JOP album and kind of wish he'd done more like it, pretty much in Gutter Ballet style.

I really need to check this one out, I am a big fan of his work with Savatage.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Hmmmm, i'm one a little dissapointed in how much mellower music is on it. Was listening to the first JOP album and kind of wish he'd done more like it, pretty much in Gutter Ballet style.

Why bother doing a solo album then?

Oh, i'm not saying not too, more power to him. It's just not grabbing me.

I listened to it & liked it well enough that I ordered it thru Amazon.     

http://www.metaltitans.com/jon-oliva-the-interview/

BTW, I love this album.