Hi Jon-Hope this is really you..:) Anyway,your brother was a wicked, wicked guitarist and he deserves so much more credit.I'm so glad videos like this are posted out of deep respect for your brother.There can never be enough.;)I'm so sorry for your loss, Jon. I really am.I can't imagine how difficult it's been for you.I've seen what a tragic loss can do to a family.Nothing is the same.I don't know how you found the strength to carry on with your band, but I admire you for it.I'm sure it's what Criss wanted for you.I'm so glad you did.:)You are a wicked talent yourself.:) Something amazing happens when you pick up a pen, to say the least.My most sincere sympathy and prayers go out to you.Jon, you are loved and deeply respected.All the very, very best to you..You deserve it.
Jon, we love you brothers as part of our families. I think the Italian blood made the passion and poetry dwell in your music and lyrics and what you played, even more than the extreme artistic talent showed a great human heart. Grazie Jon, a te e Criss, per sempre nel mio cuore ❤️ e buon compleanno Criss!
If the only thing we can do is give you great comments on your brother's behalf I will gladly do that anytime of the day,, because what your brother and you gave to us and left us is far more valuable than that I'm sorry your brother was gone so soon I wish she was still here I know we had so much more to do God bless you and your family and your loved ones I know something like that never goes away all my best savatage lives on I promise of that
I feel your pain Jon, I lost three of my brothers. God bless you brother, your brother Cris was and still is one of the best metal guitarist ever R.I.P Cris ✌️👍🤘
Absolutely without a doubt. He deserves legend status. A true life story about Criss would be awesome. Savatage would get some love they should've gotten when Criss was alive.
This is Amazing!!!!!!! I met Criss Oliva 2 times at Savatage concerts and he was the nicest....underline that...nicest guy.. not just nicest famous person i have ever met...but one of the most down to earth real and gracious people i have ever met. He had just gotten married and he talked about it. He looked so happy ........He died a few months later. That is what goes through my head when i see him. He gave a fan his real heart. Criss let me in and i knew at the time it was happening that this wasn't a jaded rockstar who could care less about me. He was thankful, and i was worth his time. What "rockstar" does this ? Miss this guy at a Guitar God level....but i miss him more as a fantastic human. Rip Criss Oliva. Thank you my friend.
It goes probably without saying but Criss was my idol for all things heavy metal; everything was compared to the passion and skill he put into his music.
Absolutely agree on all three accounts - he was a legend, he did deserve WAY more credit, and most definitely missed. I'd recently been thinking about Criss' and Savatage - so I uploaded a bunch of footage and music I'd acquired over the many, many years, onto my channel. Just as a way to showcase Criss more.
Late 80's early ninety's, Savatage was who got most of my attention and got cranked on my boom box. I still got most of thier lps. What I don't have, I jam out to it on here. They still get my love and attention. Criss is too amazing to ignore. His death saddens me to this day. RIP Criss Oliva. Gone but not forgotten.
Awesome! Tribute...Criss deserves reconition as one of the the most talented guitarist in the metal world.Like Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell,Stevie Ray Vaughn...There was only one Criss Oliva
@@TawmisGreybeard i met dimebag a couple times here in texas were i live once at a dio concert backstage and once at the guitar center in arlington texasi got to sit and jam with him for 20 minutes or so aqnd we talked and he was really cool i bought some tubes for my amp and told dime that's what iwas there for they totaled over 220 bucks dime had the store manager pull from a special resereve oftubes for him personqally...cashier retrieved the items not only did dime pay for the set of tubes i came to buy he threw in his set of select ones in the bag on the house...he gave me directions to his house in pantego and said drop by anytime...i actually tried but no one was there but a cfouple large pit bulls so it never got to happen he expressed to me while we talked about how he idolized criss he said alot of his licks were just stuff he cobined with him, randty rhoads and van halen-vai
Sir Tawmis THANX TO YOU AS WELL I LOVE HIM STILL TO THIS DAY , WHAT A HUGE LOSS TO MUSIC AND EVERYONE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM . THIS IS THE ONLY VIDEO TRIBUTE IVE EVER SEEN JUST FOUND OUT HE LEFT THIS WORLD IN 93 , WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM ?
That's because you're awesome for remembering such a talented soul, who left us entirely too soon! Criss was an incredible player, and definitely very missed.
Such a sad loss of a great talented guitarist Will be dearly missed He influenced me to keep playing the guitar and I am proud to say I'm pretty good But not as great as he was Much Love R.I.P
This fucking guy was the Mozart of our epoch. There is perhaps no other musician who managed to produce a combination of classical music and metal (which is the final continuation of 60s black music) in such a phenomenal manner.
Absolutely agree. That's why I have a lot of Savatage stuff on my channel. They were - are - my favorite band - and so much of that is because of how Criss played and the sounds he made the guitar do. Definitely very, very, very missed.
My name is Anthony I was going to a very bad divorce at one point in time with the mother of my daughter the album that come out at the time was edge of thorns.. It's it's probably the reason why I'm still alive and didn't end up committing suicide or doing something dumb to myself or anybody else.. thank you sabotage thank you Chris and John Olivia.. I've been a fan of your guys music ever since I can remember.. Rest in peace Chris Olivia... May your music live on and on I know it will in my heart thank you again...
Very touching story, Anthony. I am sure Criss is in Heaven smiling down knowing his music made a difference in someone's life. What more can any artist truly aspire to do? But touch lives with their art and really make a difference - and saving someone's life - it doesn't get any deeper or real than that. Glad you're still on this world, even though I don't know you - and that you overcame the moment the demons tried to win and take you away. Carry on, good sir - and fight the fight.
It took Headbangers Ball one Friday night to find out who Savatage was.I was an instant fan.Went out and purchased the only two CDs i could find at the time....and its a good thing CDs don't go bad like vinal or tape because i played them over and over and over.Then i had to hear the sad news of one of the founding brothers was gone so young.RIP Criss
Yeah - there are days (especially these days) - where I miss the potential music Criss could have given us. I wonder if he was still with us, if we would still have SAVATAGE today - who is, even now, still my all time favorite band. I think it's great that you discovered them through Headbanger's Ball and "wore out" the CDs as much as a CD can be worn out - but cycling those CDs on repeat and blaring out Savatage tunes. I want to do what I can to keep the memory and music of Criss alive, even if he may be gone. #Savatage
@@TawmisGreybeard Yeah.....well you must have known him or was close to the band.What pisses me off is that idiot that was driving that night.Shouldn't have been on the road in the first place.Hope that moron is miserable forever
Agreed - I've made a number of Criss Oliva memorials on my channel. Definitely miss hearing new music from him; so tragic taken so young, and the punishment of the offending Drunk Driver was so utterly minimal it was insulting.
Me siento honrada. Nací en España (Rota). No hablo mucho español y no escribo mucho español, pero puedo leerlo. Entonces uso un traductor para escribir en español. Criss Oliva fue mi guitarrista favorito. Estoy triste porque no pudo vivir mucho tiempo.
@@TawmisGreybeard es cierto que la muerte de alguien da tristeza, pero da más felicidad la vida y las grandes obras de arte que nos dejó. Descubrí Savatage hace poco por Summer's Rain, y quedé impresionado con Criss y también la voz de Jon. Uno de los mejores guitarristas que he escuchado
@@primearchitech Me alegra saber que recientemente descubrió Savatage. Me encanta cuando la gente encuentra la música que ama, aunque sea años después. Ahí es cuando sabes que han creado un legado para ser recordado. (Perdón por el mal español, estoy usando un traductor, pero siempre agradezco cuando la gente deja comentarios, ¡así que siempre trato de responder a la gente!) Curiosamente, yo mismo soy de Rota España. Pero hace muchos, muchos, muchos años que no he vuelto a España).
I fell in love with metal because of MEGADETH & SAVATAGE. Gutter ballet was my inspiration of becoming a keyboard/ Piano player but Criss guitar work on that album was a masterpiece. when I heard he had died while at LIVESTOCK in ZEPHERHILLS, my soul was crushed. I will never forget him. the man is a legend. AND FUCK ALL THE GUITAR MAGAZINES THAT NEVER GAVE HIM A CHANCE.
I never got to see them live. I did however hear of his tragic death while I was on my paper route in Tucson, AZ. I screamed because he was such a great guitarist. RIP Christopher Michael Oliva~~~ We are so lucky that your music will live on forever.
Nah, man. This is an evil world and we can't control bad things. And even with all the tragedy, we can see God and his love everywhere. Hope he has Criss along with him
This is Jon Oliva I want to thank everyone for loving my brother I miss him deeply
Hi Jon-Hope this is really you..:) Anyway,your brother was a wicked, wicked guitarist and he deserves so much more credit.I'm so glad videos like this are posted out of deep respect for your brother.There can never be enough.;)I'm so sorry for your loss, Jon. I really am.I can't imagine how difficult it's been for you.I've seen what a tragic loss can do to a family.Nothing is the same.I don't know how you found the strength to carry on with your band, but I admire you for it.I'm sure it's what Criss wanted for you.I'm so glad you did.:)You are a wicked talent yourself.:) Something amazing happens when you pick up a pen, to say the least.My most sincere sympathy and prayers go out to you.Jon, you are loved and deeply respected.All the very, very best to you..You deserve it.
Jon, we love you brothers as part of our families. I think the Italian blood made the passion and poetry dwell in your music and lyrics and what you played, even more than the extreme artistic talent showed a great human heart.
Grazie Jon, a te e Criss, per sempre nel mio cuore ❤️ e buon compleanno Criss!
2021 and savatage still rules. Forever John.
My favorite band till I die. Criss was the greatest ever.
If the only thing we can do is give you great comments on your brother's behalf I will gladly do that anytime of the day,, because what your brother and you gave to us and left us is far more valuable than that I'm sorry your brother was gone so soon I wish she was still here I know we had so much more to do God bless you and your family and your loved ones I know something like that never goes away all my best savatage lives on I promise of that
I feel your pain Jon, I lost three of my brothers. God bless you brother, your brother Cris was and still is one of the best metal guitarist ever R.I.P Cris ✌️👍🤘
He was the best metal guitar player of his generation and you'll never change my mind.
I agree with you about Criss 101% and you'll never change my mind.
Absolutely
Absolutely without a doubt. He deserves legend status. A true life story about Criss would be awesome. Savatage would get some love they should've gotten when Criss was alive.
👍👍
Criss was simply the greatest guitarist ever, his solos were legendary!
Agreed - and his birthday, if he was still with us, is literally around the corner.
The Most underrated metal band of the 80s. Great music put out by these guys.
Could not agree more. Though, pretty much defunct now, they're still my favorite band, and Criss remains my favorite guitarist. RIP Criss.
This is Amazing!!!!!!! I met Criss Oliva 2 times at Savatage concerts and he was the nicest....underline that...nicest guy.. not just nicest famous person i have ever met...but one of the most down to earth real and gracious people i have ever met. He had just gotten married and he talked about it. He looked so happy ........He died a few months later. That is what goes through my head when i see him. He gave a fan his real heart. Criss let me in and i knew at the time it was happening that this wasn't a jaded rockstar who could care less about me. He was thankful, and i was worth his time. What "rockstar" does this ? Miss this guy at a Guitar God level....but i miss him more as a fantastic human. Rip Criss Oliva. Thank you my friend.
It goes probably without saying but Criss was my idol for all things heavy metal; everything was compared to the passion and skill he put into his music.
Omg. Yes. Hi tops. On. Gift from god. Got tears. Now.
Criss is a legend in my eyes!!!! Deserved way more credit!!! Always missed!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely agree on all three accounts - he was a legend, he did deserve WAY more credit, and most definitely missed.
I'd recently been thinking about Criss' and Savatage - so I uploaded a bunch of footage and music I'd acquired over the many, many years, onto my channel. Just as a way to showcase Criss more.
@@TawmisGreybeard well done man. Thanks. We all needed this!!!! Sava!!!!
@@tippss3332 \m/ Raise the fist of the metal child \m/
Good to see everyone here recognizing Criss. Much love.
Agreed. A shame he wasn't more wildly known for his incredible talent.
Late 80's early ninety's, Savatage was who got most of my attention and got cranked on my boom box. I still got most of thier lps. What I don't have, I jam out to it on here. They still get my love and attention. Criss is too amazing to ignore. His death saddens me to this day. RIP Criss Oliva. Gone but not forgotten.
Awesome! Tribute...Criss deserves reconition as one of the the most talented guitarist in the metal world.Like Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell,Stevie Ray Vaughn...There was only one Criss Oliva
Agree. Gone and taken from us entirely too soon.
@@TawmisGreybeard i met dimebag a couple times here in texas were i live once at a dio concert backstage and once at the guitar center in arlington texasi got to sit and jam with him for 20 minutes or so aqnd we talked and he was really cool i bought some tubes for my amp and told dime that's what iwas there for they totaled over 220 bucks dime had the store manager pull from a special resereve oftubes for him personqally...cashier retrieved the items not only did dime pay for the set of tubes i came to buy he threw in his set of select ones in the bag on the house...he gave me directions to his house in pantego and said drop by anytime...i actually tried but no one was there but a cfouple large pit bulls so it never got to happen he expressed to me while we talked about how he idolized criss he said alot of his licks were just stuff he cobined with him, randty rhoads and van halen-vai
@@l.j.mendoza3180 Very cool to hear. Dime is another one, that was taken from us too early.
GREAT TRIBUTE , THANX SO MUCH FROM SHERIDAN , WYOMING , USA
Thank you. He was my musical idol.
Sir Tawmis THANX TO YOU AS WELL I LOVE HIM STILL TO THIS DAY , WHAT A HUGE LOSS TO MUSIC AND EVERYONE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM . THIS IS THE ONLY VIDEO TRIBUTE IVE EVER SEEN JUST FOUND OUT HE LEFT THIS WORLD IN 93 , WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM ?
I miss criss so much. Crying just typing this. Thank you for this tribute. R.I.P.
In the time we had him, he gave us so much; but he clearly had so much more to give.
Still think of Criss all the time. Still love him so very much!
That's because you're awesome for remembering such a talented soul, who left us entirely too soon! Criss was an incredible player, and definitely very missed.
You are simply...the Best ever.....
Indeed, he was...
Such a sad loss of a great talented guitarist Will be dearly missed He influenced me to keep playing the guitar and I am proud to say I'm pretty good But not as great as he was Much Love R.I.P
It's a great legacy to leave behind, if he was to go - to reach out and be able to touch and inspire people.
This fucking guy was the Mozart of our epoch. There is perhaps no other musician who managed to produce a combination of classical music and metal (which is the final continuation of 60s black music) in such a phenomenal manner.
Absolutely agree. That's why I have a lot of Savatage stuff on my channel. They were - are - my favorite band - and so much of that is because of how Criss played and the sounds he made the guitar do. Definitely very, very, very missed.
Criss Oliva ci mancherai
After all this time. Still brings a tear. Love you Jon. ❤️
Play in peace, believe 🙏 😢
Thanks for this memorial Tawmis, Thanks for your music Criss Oliva. R.I.P. You are loved & mised
Thank you for remembering Criss. I still talk about him when I talk about music to people. So talented and taken way too soon.
@@TawmisGreybeard i will never forget, çause i'll play his music frequently \m/
My name is Anthony I was going to a very bad divorce at one point in time with the mother of my daughter the album that come out at the time was edge of thorns..
It's it's probably the reason why I'm still alive and didn't end up committing suicide or doing something dumb to myself or anybody else.. thank you sabotage thank you Chris and John Olivia..
I've been a fan of your guys music ever since I can remember..
Rest in peace Chris Olivia...
May your music live on and on I know it will in my heart thank you again...
Very touching story, Anthony. I am sure Criss is in Heaven smiling down knowing his music made a difference in someone's life. What more can any artist truly aspire to do? But touch lives with their art and really make a difference - and saving someone's life - it doesn't get any deeper or real than that. Glad you're still on this world, even though I don't know you - and that you overcame the moment the demons tried to win and take you away. Carry on, good sir - and fight the fight.
It took Headbangers Ball one Friday night to find out who Savatage was.I was an instant fan.Went out and purchased the only two CDs i could find at the time....and its a good thing CDs don't go bad like vinal or tape because i played them over and over and over.Then i had to hear the sad news of one of the founding brothers was gone so young.RIP Criss
Yeah - there are days (especially these days) - where I miss the potential music Criss could have given us. I wonder if he was still with us, if we would still have SAVATAGE today - who is, even now, still my all time favorite band. I think it's great that you discovered them through Headbanger's Ball and "wore out" the CDs as much as a CD can be worn out - but cycling those CDs on repeat and blaring out Savatage tunes. I want to do what I can to keep the memory and music of Criss alive, even if he may be gone. #Savatage
@@TawmisGreybeard Yeah.....well you must have known him or was close to the band.What pisses me off is that idiot that was driving that night.Shouldn't have been on the road in the first place.Hope that moron is miserable forever
Always & 4ever sigh
Agreed - I've made a number of Criss Oliva memorials on my channel. Definitely miss hearing new music from him; so tragic taken so young, and the punishment of the offending Drunk Driver was so utterly minimal it was insulting.
God. I miss u Chriss.
Amen. I recently uploaded a bunch of Savatage stuff on this channel because I was just... really missing Criss' sound.
Still hurts me with the loss I remember the old days at ruby's pub tampa
@@toddkurody839 Ah, so you had the benefit of being local and probably seeing Savatage and Criss frequently.
Missing !
Miss Criss' music daily.
Desde España un fuerte saludo. Me habéis emocionado
Me siento honrada. Nací en España (Rota). No hablo mucho español y no escribo mucho español, pero puedo leerlo. Entonces uso un traductor para escribir en español. Criss Oliva fue mi guitarrista favorito. Estoy triste porque no pudo vivir mucho tiempo.
@@TawmisGreybeard es cierto que la muerte de alguien da tristeza, pero da más felicidad la vida y las grandes obras de arte que nos dejó. Descubrí Savatage hace poco por Summer's Rain, y quedé impresionado con Criss y también la voz de Jon. Uno de los mejores guitarristas que he escuchado
@@primearchitech Me alegra saber que recientemente descubrió Savatage. Me encanta cuando la gente encuentra la música que ama, aunque sea años después. Ahí es cuando sabes que han creado un legado para ser recordado. (Perdón por el mal español, estoy usando un traductor, pero siempre agradezco cuando la gente deja comentarios, ¡así que siempre trato de responder a la gente!) Curiosamente, yo mismo soy de Rota España. Pero hace muchos, muchos, muchos años que no he vuelto a España).
I fell in love with metal because of MEGADETH & SAVATAGE. Gutter ballet was my inspiration of becoming a keyboard/ Piano player but Criss guitar work on that album was a masterpiece.
when I heard he had died while at LIVESTOCK in ZEPHERHILLS, my soul was crushed. I will never forget him. the man is a legend. AND FUCK ALL THE GUITAR MAGAZINES THAT NEVER GAVE HIM A CHANCE.
Still miss him to this very day. Love seeing that others remember him and appreciate him.
Savatage viva a liberdade viva cris ...
I never got to see them live. I did however hear of his tragic death while I was on my paper route in Tucson, AZ. I screamed because he was such a great guitarist. RIP Christopher Michael Oliva~~~ We are so lucky that your music will live on forever.
Saw them live quite a few times with Criss. I feel very fortunate.
@@TawmisGreybeard You are thanks for telling me.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
The bestttttt
Indeed he was.
😭😭😭
😭😭🥺🥺
Stay in Christ.
i feel such sadness thinking of Dawn and Criss - this is such proof there is no God
Or that God had waited long enough, and wanted them at his side to hear Criss' music more closely.
Nah, man. This is an evil world and we can't control bad things. And even with all the tragedy, we can see God and his love everywhere. Hope he has Criss along with him
Criss short for Christos.
Well, in his case, it's Christopher Michael Oliva.
Michael is my inner companion. He is as all Christians special Guardian and FatherSon Archistratig.