OLIVA – Raise The Curtain

Jon Oliva is one of the most important progressive musicians of the late 20^th and early 21^st centuries, and his visions made reality via Trans-Siberian Orchestra changed Christmas forever (from a musical standpoint). After a few side projects, the maestro has released his first solo record under the name Oliva, entitled Raise The Curtain. It’s a very emotional and personal album that Jon’s always wanted to make (and includes tracks started by Jon’s late brother Criss), however, there’s more Progressive Rock and ‘70s-influenced Rock here vs. Progressive Metal or even Hard Rock.  A good compilation … but not for everyone.