Song 169 (Jon Oliva’s Pain--"Guardian Of Forever")

Last night I was thinking of this song, so I decided to pick it. This band, Jon Oliva's Pain, is what the band Savatage became. They have released two albums: 'Tage Mahal and Maniacal Renderings and are working on their third at this moment.
This song is about the sorrows and happiness that has happened throughout history through the eyes of an immortal being called the "Guardian of Forever." The sad part of the song is this "Guardian of Forever" is almost an ultimate victim because all he can do is sit and watch the horrors and do nothing about it. The music and vocals, as with every other Jon Oliva song, is exceptional in every aspect. I think that when Jon made this group it might have freed him to follow a more progressive path rather than making Savatage music forever; still most of the heavy Savatage sound is still there. A lot more of his influences can be heard here as well, I hear a lot of John Lennon's influence in parts of this song.

Here is the studio version on YouTube.

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