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Maniacal Renderings is a 2006 release by Jon Oliva's Pain. It was their first full-length studio recording released for new label, AFM Records.
Features material and riffs recorded by Jon's late brother, Criss Oliva. Oliva says that he moves around a lot and his wife found a box of old cassette tapes inside a shoebox, with Criss's handwriting on it. Jon says that during their days in Savatage, the two would write, practice and record music, then swap so they could finish each other's songs. Jon says that there is plenty of material from the box that could be used in future works.
[edit] Track listing
- "Through the Eyes of the King" (J. Oliva, Zahner, LaPorte, Rothney, Kinder) – 4:35
- "Maniacal Renderings" (J. Oliva, C. Oliva, Zahner, LaPorte) – 7:44
- "The Evil Beside You" (J. Oliva, C. Oliva, Zahner, Rothney) – 4:50
- "Time to Die" (J. Oliva, C. Oliva, LaPorte) – 4:25
- "The Answer" (J. Oliva) – 5:37
- "Push It to the Limit" (J. Oliva, Rothney) – 3:01
- "Who's Playing God" (J. Oliva) – 4:16
- "Timeless Flight" (J. Oliva, C. Oliva, LaPorte) – 6:53
- "Holes" (J. Oliva) – 5:10
- "End Times" (J. Oliva) – 7:50
- "Still I Pray for You Now" (J. Oliva) – 3:19
- "Only You" (J. Oliva) (tincase bonus track)
- "Reality's Fool" (J. Oliva) (digipak bonus track)
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Oliva – lead vocals, keyboards
- Matt LaPorte – guitars
- Shane French – guitars
- Kevin Rothney – bass guitar
- John Zahner – keyboards
- Christopher Kinder – drums
- Tony Oliva – 12 string guitar (on "Still I Pray for You Now")
- Anthony Oliva – bass guitar (on "Still I Pray for You Now")
- Christopher J. Oliva – acoustic guitar (on "Still I Pray for You Now"), lead guitar (on "Reality's Fool")
