Savatage - Ghost in the Ruins - A Tribute to Criss Oliva (Live) (1995)

Savatage - Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva (Live) (1995)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "City Beneath the Surface"   The Ritz in New York City, 1990   5:39

2. "24 Hours Ago"   The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1988   4:48

3. "Legions"   The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1988   5:06

4. "Strange Wings"   The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 1988   4:01

5. "Gutter Ballet"   Los Angeles Palace, 1990   6:14

6. "Temptation Revelation / When the Crowds Are Gone"   Hollywood Palace, 1990   7:10

7. "Of Rage and War"   Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990   4:29

8. "The Dungeons Are Calling"   Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 1988   4:48

9. "Sirens"   Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 1988   3:37

10. "Hounds"   Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990   7:20

11. "Criss Intro"   (instrumental)   Agora, Cleveland, 1987   1:13

12. "Hall of the Mountain King"   Lamour, Brooklyn, 1990   6:38

13. "Post Script"   (instrumental)   Sound check, Hollywood Palace, 1990   1:42

2011 EarMusic CD reissue

14. "Devastation"   Agora, Cleveland, 1987   3:37

15. "Stare into the Sun" (acoustic version)   4:55

Savatage Band Members / Musicians

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

 

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

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.