Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva
| type = live
| artist = Savatage
| cover = Ghost in the Ruins.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 15, 1995
| recorded = 1987–1990
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal, power metal, progressive metal
| length = 63:51
| label = Nuclear Blast America (US)
Fresh Fruit/SPV (Germany)
Zero Corporation (Japan)
| producer = Paul O'Neill, Jon Oliva
| prev_title = Dead Winter Dead
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = The Wake of Magellan
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Final Bell cover
| type = live
| cover = Savatage - Final Bell.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev1Score = 8/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = August 1, 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | pages=383–384 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}
|rev2 = Metal Hammer (GER)
|rev2score = 7/7{{cite magazine |url=https://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/savatage-ghost-in-the-ruins/ |title= Savatage – Ghost in the Ruins |language=German |last=Schöwe |first=Andreas |magazine=Metal Hammer |date= March 1996 |accessdate=May 8, 2018 }}
|rev3 = Rock Hard
|rev3score = 10/10{{cite magazine|last=Kühnemund |first=Götz |title=Review Dynamit : Savatage - Ghost In The Ruins (A Tribute To Criss Oliva) |url=https://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=11072|year = 1995| magazine = Rock Hard | issue= 106|accessdate=April 29, 2018 | language=German}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva is a live album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, recorded between 1987 and 1990. Many of the tracks on this album have since been added to the re-releases of other albums in the Savatage discography by the German label SPV in 2002. The Japanese version of the album, titled Final Bell – Tribute to Christopher Michael Oliva and released by Zero Corporation in 1997, shows the track "Criss Intro" as "Criss Oliva Guitar Solo" on the track listing.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Recorded at
| title1 = City Beneath the Surface
| writer1 = Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva
| extra1 = The Ritz in New York City, 1990
| length1 = 5:39
| title2 = 24 Hours Ago
| writer2 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton, Paul O'Neill
| extra2 = The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1988
| length2 = 4:48
| title3 = Legions
| writer3 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva
| extra3 = The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1988
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Strange Wings
| writer4 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill
| extra4 = The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1988
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Gutter Ballet
| writer5 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill
| extra5 = Los Angeles Palace, 1990
| length5 = 6:14
| title6 = Temptation Revelation / When the Crowds Are Gone
| writer6 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill
| extra6 = Hollywood Palace, 1990
| length6 = 7:10
| title7 = Of Rage and War
| writer7 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill
| extra7 = Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990
| length7 = 4:29
| title8 = The Dungeons Are Calling
| writer8 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Keith Collins
| extra8 = Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 1988
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = Sirens
| writer9 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva
| extra9 = Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 1988
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = Hounds
| writer10 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill
| extra10 = Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990
| length10 = 7:20
| title11 = Criss Intro
| note11 = instrumental
| writer11 = C. Oliva
| extra11 = Agora, Cleveland, 1987
| length11 = 1:13
| title12 = Hall of the Mountain King
| writer12 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Middleton, O'Neill
| extra12 = Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990
| length12 = 6:38
| title13 = Post Script
| note13 = instrumental
| writer13 = C. Oliva
| extra13 = Sound check, Hollywood Palace, 1990
| length13 = 1:42
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = 2011 EarMusic CD reissue
| extra_column = Recorded at
| title14 = Devastation
| writer14 = C. Oliva, J. Oliva
| extra14 = Agora, Cleveland, 1987
| length14 = 3:37
| title15 = Stare into the Sun
| note15 = acoustic version
| writer15 = J. Oliva, O'Neill
| length15 = 4:55
}}
Personnel
;Savatage
- Jon Oliva – lead vocals, piano, co-producer
- Criss Oliva – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Chris Caffery – rhythm guitar
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Steve "Doc" Wacholz – drums and percussion
;Production
- Paul O'Neill – producer
- Robert Kinkel – engineer
- Ken Lewis, Joe Johnson, Mike Scielzi, Joe Daily – additional engineering
- Steve Corson – assistant engineer
- Dave Whittman – mixing at Soundtrack Studios, New York
- Ben Arrindell – mixing assistant
- Leon Zervos – mastering
References
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