Streets: A Rock Opera
Streets: A Rock Opera
Track Listings
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1. Streets
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2. Jesus Saves
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3. Tonight He Grins Again/Strange Reality
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4. Little Too Far
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5. You're Alive/Sammy and Tex
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6. St. Patrick's
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7. Can You Hear Me Now
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8. New York City Don't Mean Nothing
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9. Ghost in the Ruins
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10. If I Go Away
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11. Agony and Ecstasy/Heal My Soul
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12. Somewhere in Time/Believe
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Streets: A Rock Opera,Savatage,Atlantic / Wea,Heavy Metal,Popular Music,Progressive Metal,Rock
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Release Date: 1991-10-15 |
Tracks:
- Streets
- Jesus Saves
- Tonight He Grins Again/Strange Reality
- Strange Reality
- A Little Too Far
- You're Alive
- Sammy And Tex
- St. Patrick's
- Can You Hear Me Now?
- New York City Don't Mean Nothing
- Ghost In The Ruins
- If I Go Away
- Agony And Ecstasy
- Heal My Soul
- Somewhere In Time
- Believe
Customer Reviews:
"Tonight, She Grins Again".......2007-06-17
...after listening to this album for the umpeenth time. Streets has truly become one of my 'stranded on an island' discs. There isn't a dull song among the bunch and it just gets better every time I listen to it.
I will not bore you by reiterating the albums' story line that everyone else here has posted, but I will say that this is quite possibly one of the most brilliantly written concept albums, ever. Not to mention one of Sav's best. (Dead Winter Dead only comes close). It's an emotional story that I'll bet every one of us, in some way or another can actually relate to. It speaks to the human existence on so many levels.
Structurally speaking, the music is a symbiosis of hard rock/thrash backed with a well-orchestrated sypmphony of brass instruments and well-arranged piano solos, played by none other than the great Jon Oliva. Criss plays some amazing albeit haunting guitar solos here as well. All in all, the arrangements make for one quite emotional experience, indeed. To give you a better idea, albums such as this and Dead Winter Dead are what set the stage for what will eventually become TSO. (Although, Oliva denounces having any part of that)... Obviously the inspiration was there, however.
Perhaps We'll All Find the Answers Somewhere in Time.......2007-04-17
DT (short for Downtown Jesus) was a drug dealer in NYC before he became a rock star. But the hard-rockin' life had taken its toll on DT, and he'd fallen on hard times. So one summer night he decided to go cold turkey and set out into the New York City night to search for meaning in his life. What he found was tragedy, anger, sorrow, doubt, regret, despair, hope, love, and, ultimately, redemption.
That, in a nutshell, is the plot of Savatage's STREETS: A ROCK OPERA. When an album has the term "rock opera" right there in the title, you can probably assume the contents are going to be a little bombastic; and that wouldn't be an unwise assumption here. Don't get me wrong, Savatage is a metal band (with a name like that they'd almost have to be), and STREETS is indeed a metal album. But the kind of metal that kicks off with an excerpt from Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE, the kind of metal couched in grandiose theatrics and lots of piano and vocal harmonies - metal with an eye toward Broadway. Progressive metal, if you will. It shouldn't be surprising then that part of this album was originally conceived by producer/songwriter Paul O'Neill as part of an unfinished Broadway musical - not unlike Jim Steinman's Neverland. Big, highly-wrought ballads ("A Little Too Far", "If I Go Away", "New York City Don't Mean Nothing") share space with raging rockers ("Jesus Saves", "Sammy & Tex", "You're Alive"), and between the two groups of songs there's not a genuinely weak spot on the album.
But as with any album, I have my favourites, of course. The opening title track sets up the epic, slightly distorted world of the album magnificently, and "Tonight He Grins Again" and "Agony & Ecstasy" are both wonderfully dark bits of melodic metal. I have to admit though, by and large the ballads are the highlights for me, perhaps because they sound the most like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, with their soaring choruses and Jon Oliva's prominent piano lines. Of these, "St. Patrick's", which finds our hero in the cathedral in NYC doubting the existence of a God, is a truly powerful statement. On the flip side of that coin, the final trilogy - "Heal My Soul" (set to the tune of an old Welsh lullaby), "Somewhere in Time", and the sublime "Believe" - are absolutely life-affirming.
While STREETS' storyline is clear throughout the album, what's surprising is that, unlike so many rock operas, the music doesn't suffer to accomodate it, or vice-versa. It's a simple story, but not too simple or vague; there's no narrative padding or inconsequential linking tracks; and by the time the album ends, you really do feel as if you've experienced something big. Jon Oliva's dramatic vocals, while they might take some getting used to, are very well suited to the music (though I can't help but think of his role as Mephistopheles on BEETHOVEN'S LAST NIGHT) and the band plays great - especially guitarist Criss Oliva, Jon's brother, who's equally at home spinning out heavy metal pyrotechnics and heart-rending solos.
I inspected Savatage on the strength of Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill's (brilliant) side-project the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and unsurprisingly STREETS has turned out to be an album and Savatage a band I think I'll find myself returning to quite a bit in the future.
Streets: A Rock Opera.......2007-04-04
This album is not one of the best Savatage albums. It has some good songs on it but what lets it down is the fact that the overall sound isn't that good. Also after reading the inside of the CD inlay the description of the story is too long, just reading the lyrics is good enough to catch the story.
And the track listing is a little confusing as it says that some songs are on the same track when after putting it into the PC it or listening to it on a CD player it becomes apparent that this is not the case.
However, for any Savatage fan this is a must if only to listen to the legendary Criss Oliva. Rock In Peace.
Rock da melhor qualidade.......2007-02-22
O album registra um ótimo momento do savatage, o timbre das guitarras bem característico da banda dá o tom do disco. recomendo a todos os amantes da boa música.
Streets: A Rock Opera .......2007-01-13
Just like it states... "Rock Opera Music". Try it, you may like the way it moves.
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- Ultimate showcase of vision, ambition, and talent
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Release Date: 2002-06-10 |
Album Description
2002 reissue of the U.S. metal act's 1991 album with 2 added bonus tracks 'Ghost In The Ruins' (live in the Netherlands 06/10/93) & 'Jesus Saves' (live). Steamhammer Records
Customer Reviews:
Ultimate showcase of vision, ambition, and talent.......2006-07-01
Streets: A Rock Opera was the ultimate marriage of producer Paul O'Neill's vision and Jon and Criss Oliva's talent. The trio put together an ambitious full-length concept album; an epic parable of sex, drugs, and rock & roll. The trademark elements of Savatage's American power metal style are still present, though the subject matter has shifted from dungeons and mountain kings to drug dealers and rock stars. The theatrical and orchestral elements the band experimented with on their previous two albums are in full flourish here, and help make Streets such a powerful album.
While the album was extremely effective as a whole, each song was excellent in its own right. In particular, Streets, Jesus Saves, Ghost in the Ruins, and Somewhere in Time/Believe are among Savatage's best songs ever.
Streets: A Rock Opera was a major achievement for Savatage, and clearly laid the groundwork for the massively successful O'Neill/Oliva collaboration the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Next: A new era begins.
Streets has not been remastered, but the 2002 SPV reissue does have a few extras that might make you consider replacing your older version. It features 2 additional tracks - live versions of Ghost in the Ruins and Jesus Saves, but the real bonus is that the liner notes have been expanded to include several pages of very detailed information about the band during this particular stage of their career. When added to the chapters from the other SPV Savatage reissues, you'll get the real story behind one of the best (and most underrated) metal bands of all time.
STREETS-ROCK OPERA.......2006-02-05
ITS ONE OF CHRIS OLIVIAS LAST ALBUMS HE PLAYED ON BRFORE HIS DEATH.A VERY HEAVY ALBUM.IF YOU HAVE SAVATAGE CDS YOU KNOW HOW GOOD SAVATAGE CAN BE.AND IF NOT YOUR MISSING OUT ON ONE OF THE BEST BANDSOF THE EIGTYS NINETIES AND PRESSENT.THEY MADE MY TOP TEN LIST WITH EASE. DONALD PIERSON A PERSONAL MUSIC COLLECTOR
Average customer rating:
- "Tonight, She Grins Again"
- Perhaps We'll All Find the Answers Somewhere in Time
- Streets: A Rock Opera
- Rock da melhor qualidade
- Streets: A Rock Opera
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Streets: A Rock Opera
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Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
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- Edge of Thorns
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ASIN: B000007UFA
Release Date: 1996-01-17 |
Tracks:
- Streets
- Jesus Saves
- Tonight He Grins Again/Strange Reality
- Little Too Far
- You're Alive/Sammy and Tex
- St. Patrick's
- Can You Hear Me Now
- New York City Don't Mean Nothing
- Ghost in the Ruins
- If I Go Away
- Agony and Ecstasy/Heal My Soul
- Somewhere in Time/Believe
Customer Reviews:
"Tonight, She Grins Again".......2007-06-17
...after listening to this album for the umpeenth time. Streets has truly become one of my 'stranded on an island' discs. There isn't a dull song among the bunch and it just gets better every time I listen to it.
I will not bore you by reiterating the albums' story line that everyone else here has posted, but I will say that this is quite possibly one of the most brilliantly written concept albums, ever. Not to mention one of Sav's best. (Dead Winter Dead only comes close). It's an emotional story that I'll bet every one of us, in some way or another can actually relate to. It speaks to the human existence on so many levels.
Structurally speaking, the music is a symbiosis of hard rock/thrash backed with a well-orchestrated sypmphony of brass instruments and well-arranged piano solos, played by none other than the great Jon Oliva. Criss plays some amazing albeit haunting guitar solos here as well. All in all, the arrangements make for one quite emotional experience, indeed. To give you a better idea, albums such as this and Dead Winter Dead are what set the stage for what will eventually become TSO. (Although, Oliva denounces having any part of that)... Obviously the inspiration was there, however.
Perhaps We'll All Find the Answers Somewhere in Time.......2007-04-17
DT (short for Downtown Jesus) was a drug dealer in NYC before he became a rock star. But the hard-rockin' life had taken its toll on DT, and he'd fallen on hard times. So one summer night he decided to go cold turkey and set out into the New York City night to search for meaning in his life. What he found was tragedy, anger, sorrow, doubt, regret, despair, hope, love, and, ultimately, redemption.
That, in a nutshell, is the plot of Savatage's STREETS: A ROCK OPERA. When an album has the term "rock opera" right there in the title, you can probably assume the contents are going to be a little bombastic; and that wouldn't be an unwise assumption here. Don't get me wrong, Savatage is a metal band (with a name like that they'd almost have to be), and STREETS is indeed a metal album. But the kind of metal that kicks off with an excerpt from Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE, the kind of metal couched in grandiose theatrics and lots of piano and vocal harmonies - metal with an eye toward Broadway. Progressive metal, if you will. It shouldn't be surprising then that part of this album was originally conceived by producer/songwriter Paul O'Neill as part of an unfinished Broadway musical - not unlike Jim Steinman's Neverland. Big, highly-wrought ballads ("A Little Too Far", "If I Go Away", "New York City Don't Mean Nothing") share space with raging rockers ("Jesus Saves", "Sammy & Tex", "You're Alive"), and between the two groups of songs there's not a genuinely weak spot on the album.
But as with any album, I have my favourites, of course. The opening title track sets up the epic, slightly distorted world of the album magnificently, and "Tonight He Grins Again" and "Agony & Ecstasy" are both wonderfully dark bits of melodic metal. I have to admit though, by and large the ballads are the highlights for me, perhaps because they sound the most like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, with their soaring choruses and Jon Oliva's prominent piano lines. Of these, "St. Patrick's", which finds our hero in the cathedral in NYC doubting the existence of a God, is a truly powerful statement. On the flip side of that coin, the final trilogy - "Heal My Soul" (set to the tune of an old Welsh lullaby), "Somewhere in Time", and the sublime "Believe" - are absolutely life-affirming.
While STREETS' storyline is clear throughout the album, what's surprising is that, unlike so many rock operas, the music doesn't suffer to accomodate it, or vice-versa. It's a simple story, but not too simple or vague; there's no narrative padding or inconsequential linking tracks; and by the time the album ends, you really do feel as if you've experienced something big. Jon Oliva's dramatic vocals, while they might take some getting used to, are very well suited to the music (though I can't help but think of his role as Mephistopheles on BEETHOVEN'S LAST NIGHT) and the band plays great - especially guitarist Criss Oliva, Jon's brother, who's equally at home spinning out heavy metal pyrotechnics and heart-rending solos.
I inspected Savatage on the strength of Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill's (brilliant) side-project the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and unsurprisingly STREETS has turned out to be an album and Savatage a band I think I'll find myself returning to quite a bit in the future.
Streets: A Rock Opera.......2007-04-04
This album is not one of the best Savatage albums. It has some good songs on it but what lets it down is the fact that the overall sound isn't that good. Also after reading the inside of the CD inlay the description of the story is too long, just reading the lyrics is good enough to catch the story.
And the track listing is a little confusing as it says that some songs are on the same track when after putting it into the PC it or listening to it on a CD player it becomes apparent that this is not the case.
However, for any Savatage fan this is a must if only to listen to the legendary Criss Oliva. Rock In Peace.
Rock da melhor qualidade.......2007-02-22
O album registra um ótimo momento do savatage, o timbre das guitarras bem característico da banda dá o tom do disco. recomendo a todos os amantes da boa música.
Streets: A Rock Opera .......2007-01-13
Just like it states... "Rock Opera Music". Try it, you may like the way it moves.
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