Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Hard Rok i Metal, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Gutter Ballet is the fifth full-length album produced by the American progressive metal band Savatage. This was the second album created under the direction of producer Paul O`Neill and was initially released in December 1, 1989.
Released December 1, 1989
Recorded February–July 1989
Studio Record Plant in New York City
Genre
Progressive metalsymphonic metal
Length 52:25
Label Atlantic
Producer Paul O`Neill
Overview
This album was a true turning point for the band, as the sound transitioned from a heavy metal to experiment with a more progressive sound, which is reflected in songs such as `When the Crowds Are Gone` and `Gutter Ballet`. During the final recording sessions while Criss was tracking guitar solos, Paul O`Neil gave Jon Oliva tickets to see Andrew Lloyd Webber`s musical The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Jon was so inspired that immediately following the performance, he went back to the studio and wrote the music for the title track. Gutter Ballet is not a concept album, but the final three songs (`Mentally Yours`, `Summer`s Rain`, `Thorazine Shuffle`) are a conceptual suite dealing with a single character as revealed by the band in interviews.

The original title for the record was Temptation Revelation, but this was changed to Hounds of Zaroff which was a Steve Wacholz suggestion. As late as May 1989, the eventual title track of the album had not been written and the band was having doubts surrounding the album title. The title Gutter Ballet finally came from that of a play producer Paul O`Neill had written ten years earlier and which would later make-up the majority of the band`s next work, Streets. The song `Gutter Ballet` was written with just O`Neill, Jon and Criss Oliva in the studio. Jon`s drumming skill was competent enough to perform on the track and he also provided the bass guitar duties for the track. Had the band originally stuck with the story set-out in Paul O`Neill`s original 1979 story, the song `When the Crowds Are Gone` would have followed Streets track `A Little Too Far`.[4]

On the original cassette and CD releases, `Thorazine Shuffle` was a bonus track.

Two videos from the album entered rotation on MTV, `Gutter Ballet` (filmed at the beginning of 1990 in New York)[5] and `When the Crowds Are Gone`. The former track became a staple of Headbangers Ball and as a result, both Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery were invited to join host Riki Rachtman for an interview in 1990.[6]

Many additional songs already written, before the decision of the change of style, were unused and subsequently published as bonus tracks, in the Sirens and The Dungeons Are Calling 2002 Silver reissues,[7][8] some of them were also re-worked and published by Jon Oliva`s Pain. Some titles were `Before I Hang`, `Metal Head`, `Target`, `Livin On The Edge Of Time`, `Stranger In The Dark` and `Rap`.[9]

Paul O`Neill was planning a theatrical release under the Trans-Siberian Orchestra name, titled Gutter Ballet, including Savatage`s music from this album and from Streets: A Rock Opera.[10]

Label: Concrete (2) – 0089442CTR
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 1997
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal
1 Of Rage And War 4:46
2 Gutter Ballet 6:21
3 Temptation Revelation 3:07
4 When The Crowds Are Gone 5:47
5 Silk And Steel 2:56
6 She`s In Love 3:51
7 Hounds 6:11
8 The Unholy 4:38
9 Mentally Yours 5:15
10 Summer`s Rain 4:31
11 Thorazine Shuffle 4:42
Accoustic Bonus Track
12 All That I Bleed 4:34
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Savatage
Copyright © – Savatage
Licensed To – Edel Records GmbH
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – Metal Membrane Music
Published By – Paul O`Neill
Distributed By – Edel Company
Distributed By – EMV
Distributed By – Phonag
Distributed By – Edel Music S.A.
Distributed By – Edel France
Distributed By – Sony Music
Distributed By – edel Italia
Distributed By – Edelpitch AB
Distributed By – K-Tel
Distributed By – Edelpitch
Distributed By – Edel UK
Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Mixed At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Mastered At – Europa Disc N.Y.C.
Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A705259
Made By – Optimal Germany
Backing Vocals – Jerry `Baaaaaaaad Dealin` Van Deilen*, John `Studman` Dittmar*, Stephen `Daggmaster` Daggett*, Tim Lacy (2)
Bass – Johnny Lee Middleton
Cover – Gary Smith (25)
Cymbal, Drums – Steve `Doc` Wacholz*
Engineer – James A. Ball
Engineer [Additional Engineering], Backing Vocals – Joe Henehan
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Dave Parla, Deek Venarchick, Jay DeVito, Teddy Trewella*
Guitar – Criss Oliva
Guitar, Keyboards – Christopher Caffery*
Keyboards – Bob Kinkel*
Management – Adam Lind, David Krebs, Krebs Communication Corp
Mastered By – Jack Skinner
Photography By – Dennis Osborne
Producer – Paul O`Neill
Technician, Backing Vocals – Dan Campbell (2)
Vocals, Piano – Jon Oliva
Written-By – Paul Silver (tracks: 5)
Written-By [All Songs Written By] – Criss Oliva (tracks: 1 to 11), Jon Oliva (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11), Paul O`Neill (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11)
Printed and manufactured in Germany.

Some released / sold with round black sticker on CD tray reading :
NEW EDITION INCL. ACCOUSTIC BONUS TRACK!