Handful of Rain

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Handful of Rain
Handful of Rain cover
Studio album by Savatage
Released August 16, 1994
Genre Heavy metal
Symphonic metal
Power Metal
Length 49:03
Label Atlantic/Wea
Producer Jon Oliva
Paul O'Neill
Professional reviews
Savatage chronology
Edge of Thorns
(1993)		 Handful of Rain
(1994)		 Chance EP
(1995)
Singles from Handful of Rain
  1. "Handful of Rain"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Chance"
    Released: 1995

Handful of Rain is a heavy metal album by Savatage that was released in 1994. The first album since the tragic death of their lead guitarist, Criss Oliva, the music is often dark in reflection of brother Jon Oliva's loss. "Alone You Breathe" is a tribute to Criss which reuses the chord progression (albeit in a different key) and lyrics from the Streets song "Believe" in its long coda, although the lyrics do not mirror his death and the song is not literally about him. The tour in support of this album was documented in the live release, Japan Live '94, which was released in 1995.

The album also marks the first time Savatage would write a trademark vocal canon in a song. The third section of "Chance" has at one point, five overdubbed vocals from singer Zak Stevens.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Taunting Cobras" (J. Oliva) – 3:21 (Complete song clip)
  2. "Handful of Rain" (J. Oliva) – 5:25 (20 Second Clip)
  3. "Chance" (J. Oliva/O'Neill) – 7:50
  4. "Stare into the Sun" (J. Oliva/O'Neill) – 4:43
  5. "Castles Burning" (J. Oliva) – 4:39
  6. "Visions" (Instrumental) (C. Oliva/J. Oliva) – 1:25
  7. "Watching You Fall" (J. Oliva) – 5:20
  8. "Nothing's Going On" – 4:09
  9. "Symmetry" (J. Oliva/O'Neill) – 5:04
  10. "Alone You Breathe" (J. Oliva/O'Neill) – 7:30 (20 Second Clip)

[edit] 1997 Edel re-release tracks

  1. "Somewhere in Time/Alone You Breathe" (Acoustic Version) - 4:38

[edit] 2002 SPV Re-Release Tracks

  1. "Chance" (Radio Edit) - 4:50
  2. "Alone You Breathe" (Acoustic) - 4:38

[edit] Personnel

Due to the shake-up in the band following Criss's death, the line-ups were somewhat unclear at the time. Drummer Steve Wacholz left the band and did not play on the album, but he is pictured in the album to maintain a more "classic" Savatage line-up. Bassist Middleton was apparently still too much in shock about Criss to go into the studio, but he did do the tour for the album. Jeff Plate did not play the drums on the album, but was pictured as part of the band line-up in one edition of the album. Plate would become a fully-fledged member of the band by the time of their next release, Dead Winter Dead in 1995.[1]

[edit] Credited Line-Up

[edit] Actual Line-Up

[edit] Touring Line-Up

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Savatage FAQ, Section 2 - The Albums, Part 2. Savatage.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
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