Savatage - When The Crowds Are Gone (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- You're watching the official music video for Savatage - "When The Crowds Are Gone" from the album 'Gutter Ballet' (1989)
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Over 20 years, 11 albums and hundreds of performances around the globe, Savatage’s dynamic music - which mixes elements of thrash, progressive, power metal and classic hard rock- earned the band a passionate cult following.
Founded in Tampa, Florida by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva, Savatage saw their many musical triumphs overshadowed by personal tragedy. Albums such as 1987’s “Hall of the Mountain King” - their first of eight collaborations with producer and mentor Paul O’Neill - and 1991’s riveting “Streets: A Rock Opera” continue to be celebrated to this day. The death of Criss Oliva on the heels of the breakthrough success of 1993’s “Edge of Thorns” altered the group’s trajectory considerably.
The band experienced a renaissance with their 1995 album “Dead Winter Dead,.” and continued to display a flair for theatricality of their own on their final two albums. An epic reunion performance at 2015’s Wacken Festival before 80,000 fans - showed proof that the crowds will never be gone.
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Update: It's 2023 and Savatage is still fantastic. It's now 2024 and they are still great! Lol
This band needs more fame and attention in 2023 and the upcoming centuries!!
Всегда)
Jon and the members of Savatage are truly are the best group of my time. I love them ❤
Can confirm
...and get ready for their new album,its almost completed🙂
Savatage is the perfect example that quality is not reflected by the quantity of listeners
+vasileios papadopoulos Greetings from Norway :) Found this 1 year ago. Must be the the best powerballad ever :)
+rosenstoke greetings from finland man
+rosenstoke
Velkommen til Savatage
Yesssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!
So true...
"I wasted time, till time wasted me" damn...that line.
Amazing how many people in the USA who say they listen to metal and rock have never heard of Savatage. Most underrated band ever. One of the best metal bands by far.
I wish I discovered them in the 90's. But I'm sure enjoying them now!!! I've discovered a few great bands I missed in my early days!
I hate they've become the 'Trans Siberian Orchestra'!. . It kills me!
@@elizabethvanderbilt4535 It's ok, it's not the "they them zer) type trans, lol
@@elizabethvanderbilt4535Trans Siberian Orchestra came about after Chriss's death
From Brandon Florida
Savatage, the band that proves that having truckloads of talent isn't the gateway to worldwide success.
wooooord
Chris OGuinn
They are one of the more successfull metal bands
FccRuinedAmerica andtheentireworld well as TSO they are. Savatage is no longer successful.What members are actually in TSO. Dr.Killdrums, also known as Steve Doc Wacholz is now in a powermetal band called Reverence.
And I think Criss´s pasing took its toll on the band and on Jon
Savatage never even went Gold.
It's crazy that it's 2025 and these guys still sound amazing. Their music never ages.
The only band that almost make me cry every time i listen. The Olivas was blassed with this fantastic talent.
THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND IN THE HISTORY OF METAL
Fact.
100% top 5 underrated for sure! Their writing, lyrics, vocals, instrumentals, the whole package!
Savatage and WASP
I hope that they seem underrated because, they actually died after the death of Criss and did not gain a fanbase. I can only speak for myself: Savatage is not my favourite band, but they have a special place in my heart and I respect them. The pain in their songs is a unique feeling.
+crimson glory
What a song. The line "I wasted my time until time wasted me" is a piece of poetic genius.
Agreed! one of many...
Raw lyrics very painful but strikes a chord with those who can relate
Or "in the dark, it's easier to see."
I love that lyric.
The whole verse was ....
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.
the band needs to get attention... NOW!!
Imagine the level Criss would have reached if he hasn’t passed. He was such an amazing player
Bless his bro criss terrible accident
They r beyond the realms of Death ☠️
The band that had it all. Drums, base, vocals, tone, etc. The best band that most people have never ever even heard of!
I have found them right this day
I just know them today from FB comments. This sounds promising. What song or album would you recommend checking.
I say the same about XYZ......
Unfortunately
@@nobnobnobnobi recommend the whole gutter ballet album and the whole hall of the mountain king album, masterpieces
I love depressing power ballads. This song is, in my opinion, the ultimate sad power ballad. RIP Criss Oliva.
Sounds like a soap opera, anything that makes us experience true emotions, I'm still wondering what we're gonna do when the crowds r gone
update...its now 2025 and Savatage is still an epic band!
Criminally UNDERRATED.
Oh here's the "underrated" guy
@@teamEP789 In THIS case, He's RIGHT!
this is not a song, this is just a MASTERPIECE
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.
TSO actually still does meetups, after every evening show, within the halls of the concert venue not in the parking lot. Also, RIP Paul O'Neill
That's an amazingly cool story.
that must've been unique
but why the bodyguard? lol
I met Paul after a TSO show at the end of their tour one year. I mentioned that I was a fan since Hall of the Mountain King. He said "Screw the handshake, give me a hug" and proceeded to give everyone with me a bunch of free stuff including a TSO jean jacket for my daughter that they were selling on the website for $150. We must have left with over $300 worth of stuff. RIP Paul. You were truly an angelic soul.
Jon oliva is one of the greatest musicians ever
Jeremy Lundy completely agree!
I think his Brother Chriss was more so than Jon.. Even Jon has stated that his little brother Chriss taught him everything he knows about music
@@ryant3600 where is the Music now ??? Where is true Rock ???
And still composes as Transsiberian ✌
Let us not forget the other member of the band. Paul O'Neil(RIP), and his influence on this band.
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!
Legend.
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.
Well said...
This song is a masterpiece. Some of the best lyrics ever written.
Up there with Dylan's 'Like a rolling stone'. So poetic and of its time. ty
one of the most underrated songs of metal
this is not metal and is not underrated as it is one of the most brutal hard rock classics.
David Trunks
WTF? This isn't Hard Rock, it's fucking progressive/symphonic metal.
indeed,this is metal not hard rock. david trunks you´re wrong
Mok tar It's hard rock. Jon Himself said that.
ok jon said that ,but some songs of savatage have heavy stuff, and i don´t compare them with hard rock stuff like bom jovi ,motley crue or ratt. music of savatage is more deeper and well played
The day will come when this is finally recognized as one of the top 100 rock songs of all time.
when man...I think no...did you see the list for 1 billion views? gangman and justin bieber. Only Queen is real music, never heard of most of them....and I am so happy that I did not listen to them, never clicked gangman and some other craps, but youtube was trying to suggest a lot of them
It's my all-time favorite
That world would be too awesome to exist.
Share like there's no tomorrow!
Top 100? I'm with you, but this is way closer to top 20 all time. Jon Oliva is one of the least appreciated musicians in modern history. It's a real shame too, and even worse that his brother isn't here anymore. Thank the Lord they made as much music with Criss as they did, we are blessed to have it.
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.
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Savatage is a gift from heaven rest well my brother Cris oliva thanks for the good music you’re gone but never forgotten
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....
They are fantastic but god had nothing to do with it
So many bands owe their entire career to this band that paved the way.
they paved the way for so much of this symphonic metal and most people dont know they were tso before tso was ever born
@@johnzuk6811 I had a friend who HATED metal but rang me up saying he saw TSO, did I ever hear of them,. I started laughing. He asked what's funny. I said dude...TSO is Savatage, check 'em out...I've been a fan for years.
Been rocking out to you guys since 79. Keep on rocking brothers.
"...cause in the dark, it´s easer to see."
Damn , what a great painful song :(
@peyoteasesino666 you see believe and I'm always there
One of these few songs which give enormous power to you but make you cry hard at the same time.
A masterpiece.
So True, sad that so few now about this band. The strange thing is ....when you play it for someone, they always love it.
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.
Savatage are much too great for that bunch of sanctimonious turkeys to even comprehend. Your intentions are worthy and noble and I am in complete agreement that they should be recognised much more than they are. But trying to get a bunch of ignorant fools to appreciate the finest music ever is like beating a dead horse.
Would be a good try. But ... there is a long line of Progressive rock bands needing that and RRHF is unreachable like a Kafkaesque castle
They are too good for that 💜
Sorry mate but the hall of fame means nothing to fans that love them for who they are. This is just one band among many the should not have to be in the hall of farce. They get more in our hearts and ears.
ABSOLUTELY !
People who think that Nothing else matters is the greatest song, listen to this! The vocals the harmonies, the solo - Metallica could never and will never be on this level of musicianship. We love you Jon. Chris, we miss you brother.
One of the greatest songs ever written.
What a song ❤
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
MItsos Ogdontatessera I'm only 15 and I've been listening to Savatage since I was 4, all time favorite band, with Dream Theater in close second
i was born the year you own the album, and i really enjoy this masterpiece, music is timeless
keep rocking
MItsos Ogdontatessera και ελληνας ; παντου ρε ειμαστε 😂
Wow
got my first car when i was 19. a 1978 Camaro. i wore out my Gutter Ballet cassette...love them!!!!
Lord,have mercy. What a voice.
“When the skin is thin, the heart shows through.” Nice.
This is a masterpiece. Nothing else needs saying.
The most under-rated band through the years... SaVaTaGe
they should be in the hall of fame.
best song ever love it
In the hall of the mountain king😊
Imti Jamir LOL XD
Hall of Fame means fuck all if Madonna and other garbage are in ahead of them
Agree
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.
Criss Olivia passed on this day 30 years ago. Thank you for the great music and may he rest in peace
Most talented band of that "era"
Miss you Criss
what is this masterpiece? why did I discover it just now?
This song was and always will be perfection and the fact that part of it evolves into "Believe" is just even more awesome.
3:30 - Look at that picking technique. Absolute perfection, minimum motion.. What an incredible play Criss was.
At 3:06, my mind is solely consumed by Dawn Oliva, Criss's wife, as Criss dedicates a soul-stirring guitar solo. A truly remarkable musician alongside his brother, their loss is profoundly felt in the heavy metal scene. May Christopher Oliva rest in eternal peace, remembered by God.
literally everything this band made was pure gold
"I wasted my time until time wasted me." Absolutely brilliant line and words to live by.
Damn that voice... So powerful, so emotional...
What a MASTERPIECE!!
this gives me chills. such a magnificent song. rest in peace, Chris.
WOW!! The best band from a forgotten Era!!
Simply one of the best song ever. Absolutely amazing and deep hearted.
Definitely one of the best songs ever written! ❤❤❤
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.
Mr. Olivia thank you for gracing us with the gift of your voice. \m/
Das ist die Hymne meines Lebens. ❤ wenn du ganz unten bist und Kraft und Zuversicht suchst, höre Dieses Meisterwerk so laut es geht und Du wirst aufstehen und weitermachen und kannst alles schaffen. Ich habe die Kraft gewonnen mich nach 5 Schlaganfällen wieder zurück zu kämpfen und bin wieder vollständig hergestellt. Danke von Herzen für diese Hymne, die mir Trost und Hoffnung und Kraft gegeben hat. Savatage ❤ ich habe euch schon mit 21 Jahren geliebt und jetzt mit 55 Jahren trage ich euch weiterhin stolz in meinem Herzen. When the crowds are gone.....dann scheint die Sonne wieder. 😊 Eines schönen Tages gönne ich mir die weiße Gitarre mit der roten Rose als Tattoo auf meiner Brust über meinem Herzen. Rock and Roll forever ❤😊 auf in die nächsten 55 Jahre mit diesem Lied an unserer Seite meine lieben Rock and Roll Brüder. ❤😊
I wasted my time, till time wasted me. Genius!
One of the best band in the universe.
one of the most epic
power ballad of all time😊👍
A solid tear of METAL just dropped from my eye and hit the ground
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.
dedicated to all the visible and invisible heroes who passed through our lives, footballers, actors, singers, journalists, politicians, etc....
this is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs I know.
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.
"I wasted my time, 'till time wasted me" I love playing this song for people who have never heard it. Underrated classic.
Underrated band and one of their best tracks
Savatage ❤️🔥 love ,December 2024 🎶🎸🎸 beatifoul song and music Thessaloniki city ,GREECE 🇬🇷 🌅 Trelenome 💪✌️
"Never wanted to know, never wanted to see. I've wasted my time till time wasted me." When I first heard those words along with the ending verse it was like a punch in the gut. Now I am 48, atill listening to Savatages many truly beautiful musical orchestrations, but this song in particular touches my soul. Many times it has made this 6'1' 265lb, commercial boat engineer/ captain misty eyed.
One of the best songs EVER
TSO played this last night with a female singer. I still love this song. Thanks Olivas and Savatage and Paul O'Neil.
It must have been amazing!
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!!!!
John if you read these Just wanted to thank you and Chris for playing my birthday party at Lennie's bar and grill in Lealman and thanks for that job you got me with Butch at Boomerangs And everything you and Chris Taught me Learned Guitar from the best teacher stay off the JD and hope your still rocking just stepping back in time Peace
One of the best bands of the 80's metal era and sadly, most people don't know about them.
Savatage is proof that reinventing yourself can be very profitable.
i don't usually shed tears when listening to metal, but dammit does this band pierce the soul.
One million likes! That was GREAT !!!
Do this song and video deserve 1 billion 447 million views less than November Rain?
No disrespect intended, of course.
unfortunately, these are views, and not likes. Only stupid videos have billions of views and likes.
@@dar1o
But you wouldn't feel special anymore if it had that many likes. Cuz posing as the underdog fan is sooo kewl. ;-)
greetings from germany
i need whatever poison you injested to see an feel that way. 💯
@@moserfugger6363 naa. good music is good. yellawolf an tom macdonald got lots of views an they still fire.
just don't let my talk of how the gentiles do nothing an they do everything make u think i don't like the music
Why have I found savatage this late ? What's wrong with this world ? Why such a great band is so damn underrated and underappreciated ?
Great SONG
Great video
Great album
Great guitar work
SAVATAGE 4 LIFE
R I p. Criss
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
My favorite band of all time
Nunca vi um vibrato tão perfeito! Savatage é maravilhoso
Had the privilege to talk to john& chris live on the air shortly before he was taken from us. Trans Siberian orchestra rocks but there will never be another savatage!!! Rip chris & paul!!! Remember if it's to loud you're to old!!
For me, the best Savatage song ever. This voice in the final part... We are reaching the stars.
I agree mate... but I love also Gutter Ballett, Believe and New York city don't mean nothing as much, and all the Streets album🤘
Happy Heavenly 60th Birthday Criss!! ❤ 🎸
my wife was professional ballerina. this song is so cool. its about the show being over.... and about growing old where you can't perform as you could.... you want to go back.... to the life you had
I agree absolutely as an aging beauty queen. Regards to a life we once lived with many metal men...
Jhon oliva is a perfect vocalist, savatage is the great band 👏🏻👏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
This song gives me chills every time I hear it
Don't worry, we'll always be there!
Such an underrated band! Very sad and haunting lyrics... Kinda applies to anyone old and worn out looking back on what was and what could have been but also excepting the end is near and the race has been ran... They had the total package, song writing, vocals, instrumentals, all of it!
Wow! What a song...
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.
ABSURD LEVEL OF MUSICALITY!
This is music at it's best!!!
The way this song started and how it ended, this is so cool man
One of the best metal/Rock acts ever with the unbelievable Oliva Bros
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
The most heart breaking rock ballad ever written. Period.
it is great, but listen to "If I go away" off their next CD "Streets". I think you'll agree...
+kdragon7
When judging an album as one complete work of art, "streets" is the most cohesive they made throughout their career (and one of the best 90's metal albums in my opinion). "If I go away" is absolutely great, no doubt about it. Personally I like WTCAG a bit more.
In fact, the songs WTCAG and "Gutter Ballet" were both originally planned as part of "Streets".
What about All that I bleed? That song is like Criss Oliva's TESTAMENT to metal and music overall. :(
I agree with you, friend
Waldo this is my favorite song of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL
TIME.
There is nothing else to describe the words masterpiece and timelessness...
Most underrated band ever.
I waited 15 years to sing this song and actually mean something to me
Man, this song gives me goosebumps, send chills down my spine, reap my soul