Savatage - When The Crowds Are Gone (Official Music Video) 

Update: It's 2023 and Savatage is still fantastic. It's now 2024 and they are still great! Lol

Savatage is the perfect example that quality is not reflected by the quantity of listeners

Savatage, the band that proves that having truckloads of talent isn't the gateway to worldwide success.

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.

THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND IN THE HISTORY OF METAL

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 that had it all. Drums, base, vocals, tone, etc. The best band that most people have never ever even heard of!

What a song. The line "I wasted my time until time wasted me" is a piece of poetic genius.

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!

this is not a song, this is just a MASTERPIECE

I love depressing power ballads. This song is, in my opinion, the ultimate sad power ballad. RIP Criss Oliva.

one of the most underrated songs of metal

The day will come when this is finally recognized as one of the top 100 rock songs of all time.

Jon oliva is one of the greatest musicians ever

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.

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.

"...cause in the dark, it´s easer to see." Damn , what a great painful song :(

Criminally UNDERRATED.

This song is a masterpiece. Some of the best lyrics ever written.

Nothing like discovering such a masterpiece, that is as old as you, that you somehow had never listened to before.

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

I don't know where the years have gone Memories can only last so long Like faded photographs, forgotten songs And the things I never knew When the skin is thin, the heart shows through Please believe me what I tell you is true Where's the light, turn then on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds are gone All my friends have been crucified They made life a long suicide true Guess we never figured out the rules But I'm still alive and my fingers feel I'm gonna play on till the final reel's through And read the credits from a different view Where's the lights, turn them on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds are gone When the crowds are gone And I'm all alone Playing the saddest song Now that the lights are gone Turn them on again One more time for me my friend Turn them on again I never wanted to know Never wanted to see I wasted my time till time wasted me Never wanted to go Always wanted to stay Cause the persons I am are the parts that I play So I plot and I plan Hope and I scheme To the lure of a night Filled with unfinished dreams And I'm holding on tight To a world gone astray As they charge me for years I can no longer pay And the lights Turn them off my friend And the ghosts Well just let them in Cause in the dark It's easier to see

3:30 - Look at that picking technique. Absolute perfection, minimum motion.. What an incredible play Criss was.

they should be in the hall of fame.

TURN EM ON AGAIN TURN EM ON AGAIN TURN EM ON AGAIN TURN EM ON AGAIN

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.

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.

This is a masterpiece. Nothing else needs saying.

One million likes! That was GREAT !!!

So many bands owe their entire career to this band that paved the way.

Lord,have mercy. What a voice.

One of these few songs which give enormous power to you but make you cry hard at the same time. A masterpiece.

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....

The most under-rated band through the years... SaVaTaGe

One of the greatest songs ever written.

R.I.P. Criss

The most heart breaking rock ballad ever written. Period.

TSO is good on Christmas, but Savatage rocks the entire year!

This is one of the greatest fucking songs of all time

"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.

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.

They simply do NOT make rock music like this anymore. These were the days of yesteryear. When music made sense.

songs like this one make metal eternal

dedicated to all the visible and invisible heroes who passed through our lives, footballers, actors, singers, journalists, politicians, etc....

Most talented band of that "era" Miss you Criss

this gives me chills. such a magnificent song. rest in peace, Chris.

CRISS AND PAUL R.I.P. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU BOTH SO MUCH 😈💔💋

One of the best bands of the 80's metal era and sadly, most people don't know about them.

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.

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.

"I wasted my time until time wasted me." Absolutely brilliant line and words to live by.

29 years ago to the day we lost the great one, 10-17-93

this is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs I know.

literally everything this band made was pure gold

Savatage was so ahead of the times when they were doing early symphonic metal. A lot of this would have been so much more popular if it came out a decade after it did.

Damn that voice... So powerful, so emotional... What a MASTERPIECE!!

Great SONG Great video Great album Great guitar work SAVATAGE 4 LIFE R I p. Criss 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Incredibly emotional song from an incredible band. This song is packed with more energy than a caffeine mixed with cocaine!

This song gives me chills every time I hear it

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.

i don't usually shed tears when listening to metal, but dammit does this band pierce the soul.

"I wasted my time, 'till time wasted me" I love playing this song for people who have never heard it. Underrated classic.

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!

I wasted my time, till time wasted me. Genius!

Last song I want to play before I die.

One of the best songs EVER

Man, this song gives me goosebumps, send chills down my spine, reap my soul

Soundtrack of my youth.... A lot of memories man, a lot of memories

This is music at it's best!!!

Been on a big Savatage binge over the last few days. So many memories of listening to them non-stop in college. I don't mind what they do with TSO, but really wish they would make another album as Savatage.

Underrated band and one of their best tracks

The way this song started and how it ended, this is so cool man

I first heard this when I was 13 in 2006. It is now the end of 2022, I'm about to turn 29 I still listen to this fairly regularly. Yet it always hits just as hard as the first time I heard it. Turn it on again, I say.

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!!!!

One of the best power ballads of all time.

Criss Olivia passed on this day 30 years ago. Thank you for the great music and may he rest in peace

I cant stop listen this fucking masterpiece.

Touching piece of art

One of the best band in the universe.

Chris would be at the forefront of all things guitar if he was still with us! RIP brother, you are missed!

I really miss music like this. The song, almost prophetic, just pierces the heart. At the end, the repetition of 'Turn 'em on again" over and over, is exactly how I feel in my reflections of this song, this band, and that era.

Whenever I heard this, I always thought it would be the perfect song for an encore. You know, the lights are off, everybody is filing out of the club, then Jon sits down in the darkness and starts playing the piano. People start falling over themselves to get back into the club to see the rest of the song as they belt it out and the pyro fires when he rocks into the chorus "Where's the lights? Turn em on again!"

I miss these guys so much.Seen them Open for dio and megadeth.Excellent band all around

Such an absolutely amazing song. Sends chills down my spine

fav metal band. underated all the way

That guitar solo and vocals after, it is a masterpiece.

“When the skin is thin, the heart shows through.” Nice.

21 years. Rest in peace Criss. Rest in peace.

Chris Oliva handed me a guitar pick at a portland show in the Shnitz... It was festival seating and i was on the bar.... Savatage and the Oliva brothers have been my favorite musicians for over 30 years.... Still my go to playlist is 90% these talent layden musical gods!!

For me, the best Savatage song ever. This voice in the final part... We are reaching the stars.

My favorite band of all time

2024 and "the show must go on". Merece mais reconhecimento.

One of the best ballads of all time. Listen to it a 1000 times and you still have to repeat it over and over again.

I bought this record when it was released in 89. Listening to it now, it's still great - unlike other metal bands from that time who shall go unmentioned...

one of the most underrated song of music history. like a lost diamond , monumental masterpiece

3:35 and on is so heartfelt, he just belts it out. 30 years later and metal stands the test if time. In 30 more years, you will never know this was made in the 80's. Long live metal!!!

Criss Oliva was just as good as any of the Era's best!!!!

Most underrated band ever.

Timeless!! R.I.P Criss Oliva

Why have I found savatage this late ? What's wrong with this world ? Why such a great band is so damn underrated and underappreciated ?