Doesn't Matter Anyway EP
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Doesn't Matter Anyway is an EP
released by Savatage
in 1995, in support of the song Doesn't Matter Anyway from the Dead Winter Dead
album, also released in 1995.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released by Savatage
Savatage
Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.-Early days :...
in 1995, in support of the song Doesn't Matter Anyway from the Dead Winter Dead
Dead Winter Dead
- Story :In the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, there is a town square surroundedby buildings that were constructed during the Middle Ages. Thesquare has a beautiful stone fountain at its center and at one...
album, also released in 1995.
Track listing
- "Doesn't Matter Anyway" – 03:47
- "Mozart and Madness" – 05:01
- "Edge of Thorns" (Japan Live '94Japan Live '94Japan Live '94 a live album that was recorded by Savatage. The show that was recorded for the release was held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan on November 12, 1994 and was the last show on the short Handful of Rain tour.Due to a lack of time on the CD, the entire show was not released onto CD...
version) – 06:37 - "Jesus Saves" (Japan Live '94Japan Live '94Japan Live '94 a live album that was recorded by Savatage. The show that was recorded for the release was held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan on November 12, 1994 and was the last show on the short Handful of Rain tour.Due to a lack of time on the CD, the entire show was not released onto CD...
version) – 04:04 - "Sleep" (acoustic version) – 03:46
- "The Dungeons are Calling" (Ghost in the RuinsFinal Bell / Ghost in the RuinsFinal Bell/Ghost in the Ruins is a live album by Savatage, in tribute to the memory of the early departed Criss Oliva. Many of the tracks listed below have since been added to the releases of other albums in the Savatage discography by SPV/Steamhammer Records in 2002.The album's title fulfills a...
version) – 04:45 - "Hounds" (Ghost in the RuinsFinal Bell / Ghost in the RuinsFinal Bell/Ghost in the Ruins is a live album by Savatage, in tribute to the memory of the early departed Criss Oliva. Many of the tracks listed below have since been added to the releases of other albums in the Savatage discography by SPV/Steamhammer Records in 2002.The album's title fulfills a...
version) – 07:20 - "Not What You See" (radio edit) – 03:54
"Doesn't Matter Anyway"
- Jon OlivaJon OlivaJohn Nicholas Oliva is best known simply as Jon Oliva and as founder of and lead vocalist for Savatage. He is the third of four children...
– lead vocalsHuman voiceThe human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...
& keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:... - Chris CafferyChris CafferyChris Caffery is a heavy metal guitarist who is best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Al PitrelliAl PitrelliAl Pitrelli is a guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Joe Lynn Turner, Asia and Savatage.-Early career :...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Johnny Lee MiddletonJohnny Lee MiddletonJohnny Lee Middleton is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bass guitar player for Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.-Musical beginnings:...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jeff PlateJeff PlateJeff Plate is a professional drummer and percussionist. He currently plays with the progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra and with thrash metal band Metal Church until their 2009 disbanding, although he is most remembered for his drumming for the band, Savatage on their albums since...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
"Mozart and Madness"
- Jon Oliva – keyboards
- Chris Caffery – guitars
- Al Pitrelli – guitars
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Jeff Plate – drums
"Edge of Thorns"
- Zachary StevensZachary StevensZachary "Zak" Stevens , is best known as the former lead vocalist of the band Savatage. He is also a drummer and has a degree in psychology but is not, as is often reported, a licensed, practicing psychologist....
– lead vocals - Alex SkolnickAlex SkolnickAlexander Nathan Skolnick is an American jazz and metal guitarist. He was a member of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Testament from 1983 until his departure in 1993...
– guitars - Jon Oliva – keyboards
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Jeff Plate – drums
"Jesus Saves"
- Zachary Stevens – lead vocals
- Alex Skolnick – guitars
- Jon Oliva – keyboards
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Jeff Plate – drums
"The Dungeons are Calling"
- Jon Oliva – lead vocals & piano
- Criss Oliva – guitars
- Steve Wacholz – drums
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Chris Caffery – guitars
"Hounds"
- Jon Oliva – lead vocals & piano
- Criss Oliva – guitars
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Steve Wacholz – drums
- Chris Caffery – guitars
"Not What You See"
- Zachary Stevens – lead vocals
- Jon Oliva – keyboards
- Chris Caffery – guitars
- Al Pitrelli – guitars
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- Jeff Plate – drums