Still the Orchestra Plays

Still the Orchestra Plays – Greatest Hits, Volume 1 & 2 is a greatest hits compilation album by the American heavy metal group Savatage, released in 2010. The title for the compilation was taken from the lyrics in the title track to the band's 1989 release, Gutter Ballet. It was the first release of any kind by the band in almost nine years. The final three tracks on the second disc were brand new acoustic recordings made by Jon Oliva in 2009, featuring him on lead vocals. The set also featured the long-awaited official DVD release of the band's Japan Live '94 video, which until then had only existed on VHS and bootleg DVDs. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Greek Albums Chart in 2010.[2]

Still the Orchestra Plays
Compilation album by Savatage
Released	March 2, 2010
Recorded	1985–2009
Genre	Heavy metal, progressive metal, power metal
Length	129:03
Label	earMUSIC/Edel
Producer	Paul O'Neill, Jon Oliva
Savatage chronology
Poets and Madmen (2001) Still the Orchestra Plays (2010) Streets: A Rock Opera – Narrated Version (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

CD 1: Greatest Hits, Volume 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Power of the Night" (from Power of the Night, 1985)	Jon Oliva	Criss Oliva	5:16
2.	"Hall of the Mountain King" (from Hall of the Mountain King, 1987)	J. Oliva, Paul O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton, O'Neill	5:33
3.	"24 Hours Ago" (from Hall of the Mountain King, 1987)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Middleton, O'Neill	4:56
4.	"Legions" (from Hall of the Mountain King, 1987)	J. Oliva	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	4:52
5.	"Gutter Ballet" (from Gutter Ballet, 1989)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	6:20
6.	"Summer's Rain" (from Gutter Ballet, 1989)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	4:34
7.	"When the Crowds are Gone" (from Gutter Ballet, 1989)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:46
8.	"Ghost in the Ruins" (from Streets: A Rock Opera, 1991)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:34
9.	"If I Go Away" (from Streets: A Rock Opera, 1991)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:18
10.	"New York City Don't Mean Nothing" (from Streets: A Rock Opera, 1991)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	4:03
11.	"Edge of Thorns" (from Edge of Thorns, 1993)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:56
12.	"All That I Bleed" (from Edge of Thorns, 1993)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill	4:40

CD 2: Greatest Hits, Volume 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Handful of Rain" (from Handful of Rain, 1994)	J. Oliva	J. Oliva	5:03
2.	"Chance" (from Handful of Rain, 1994)	J. Oliva, O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill	7:50
3.	"One Child" (from Dead Winter Dead, 1995)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:15
4.	"I Am" (from Dead Winter Dead, 1995)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill	4:36
5.	"Anymore" (from The Wake of Magellan, 1998)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:19
6.	"Hourglass" (from The Wake of Magellan, 1998)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill, Al Pitrelli	8:07
7.	"The Wake of Magellan" (from The Wake of Magellan, 1998)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill, Chris Caffery, Middleton	6:11
8.	"Morphine Child" (from Poets and Madmen, 2001)	O'Neill	Caffery, J. Oliva, O'Neill	5:34
9.	"Anymore" (Acoustic version, originally taken from The Wake of Magellan, recorded in 2009)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill	4:44
10.	"Not What You See" (Acoustic version, originally taken from Dead Winter Dead, recorded in 2009)	O'Neill	J. Oliva, O'Neill	4:14
11.	"Out on the Streets" (Acoustic version, originally taken from Sirens, recorded in 2009)	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	C. Oliva, J. Oliva	4:55

DVD: Live in Japan 1994

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taunting Cobras"
2.	"Edge of Thorns"
3.	"Chance" (Short version)
4.	"Conversation Piece"
5.	"Nothing Going On"
6.	"He Carves His Stone"
7.	"Jesus Saves"
8.	"Watching You Fall"
9.	"Castles Burning"
10.	"All That I Bleed"
11.	"Stare Into the Sun"
12.	"Damien"
13.	"Handful of Rain"
14.	"Sirens"
15.	"Gutter Ballet"
16.	"Hall of the Mountain King"

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Savatage – Still the Orchestra Plays: Greatest Hits, Vols. 1–2 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
2. "Savatage – Still the Orchestra Plays – Greatest Hits, Volume 1 & 2 (Album)". Greekcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2018.