TRANSATLANTIC'S THE WHIRLWIND - Available Now!!!

Just got the delux edition (2CD+DVD). Spinning it for the first time. Sounds good so far.....

Curious if the Transatlantic CD will make its way to Rhapsody (listen.com).  Another venue for exposure.

I like the album, not crazy about it, the end of Is this really happening really blows me away though, I LOVE IT

I thought I'd chime in. I've given it a good 5 listens now and this is indeed an absolute masterpiece. Amazing jams, amazing melodies, and several awe-inspiring, chill-inducing moments on CD1. I am not prepared to say it's any better or worse than the first two albums, but clearly it stands up to them for sure. I still need some more time to let CD2 sink in more. Spinning is by far the best of the 4 originals tunes. I wasn't really familiar with the covers except for "I Need You"... as for "Soul Sacrifice", even if you never heard the original, you can tell within 3 seconds that this is a Santana song.. great jam and really fun to listen to MP jam to a style he's not used to playing. Overall an amazing album that I will get months of mileage out of.

Didn't really give the cd a good listen yet, since the special edition came in this afternoon but after watching the DVD, Mike, I know YOU ROCK !!
 
I did see you and Neal perform in Gelsenkirchen last Summer and really hope you guys will tour with Transatlantic and come to Holland again.
That would be so awesome
 
Thanks so much for doing this album !
 
Caroline

Still nothing.

Damn you canada post!

Amazing album, the DVD and bonus disc are a really nice addition too. The packaging is also very nice. It sounds fresh but still really has that Transatlantic sound that I love. I think this might even be my favorite TA album. Greaaat stuff.

I absolutely love this album.

Gotta wait til November 16 th here in the UK. Can anyone 'in the know' shed any light please?

I guess it's down to distribution, etc, then the postal backlog due to the strikes will probably delay it further.....

is the 77 miniute song all together or is it like porcupine tree's the incident with 14 parts?

12 parts.

Alistair


Gotta wait til November 16 th here in the UK. Can anyone 'in the know' shed any light please?

I guess it's down to distribution, etc, then the postal backlog due to the strikes will probably delay it further.....

I think so too.

Like I said elsewhere, you can always cancel your Amazon order and order it from InsideOut e-store.

sorry, double post.

goncalo_viola

Like I said elsewhere, you can always cancel your Amazon order and order it from InsideOut e-store.

It's hugely more expensive to do that, though. I'll hang on for another week or two and give Amazon a chance.

I completely love the entire package. 

I went back and watched the DVD again last night.  Looks like they had a lot of fun making this incredible music in such a short period of time.

Thanks Guys!

I haven't had time to watch the dvd yet but will probably at some point this weekend. I still am loving this cd, some really amazing moments and killer jams!

gborland

goncalo_viola

Like I said elsewhere, you can always cancel your Amazon order and order it from InsideOut e-store.

It's hugely more expensive to do that, though. I'll hang on for another week or two and give Amazon a chance.

I'm thinking the same, Graham.

Ordered the deluxe edition here in Finland in the morning ..... hopefully it will arrive on saturday ^^

Amazon.com now has the 2 CD version for 15.99 if anyone is considering to buy it. Thats a good deal if you get the free shipping option.

faizoff


Amazon.com now has the 2 CD version for 15.99 if anyone is considering to buy it. Thats a good deal if you get the free shipping option, and don't mind waiting until August of 2013 to take delivery.

Fixed it for you

Haha I've always taken the free shipping and it has thankfully never taken me more than 5 days max to receive any CD or DVD ordered. Thats probably why I continue to order from them.

faizoff


Haha I've always taken the free shipping and it has thankfully never taken me more than 5 days max to receive any CD or DVD ordered. Thats probably why I continue to order from them.

Same here cause I'm a cheap bastard. Latest order was for a pre-order of TSO Night Castle and The Pineapple Thief 3000 Days. I received them yesterday (one day after the release date for the TSO CD). I have no issues with Amazon - I've had much worse service from many other online retailers.

You guys are lucky, I will never, ever, under any circumstances of any kind, purchase a CD from Amazon again.  They screwed me several times and the last time (with Systematic Chaos) was the last straw for me.

They are THE ONLY online retailer that I've had those kind of problems with.

I've made 2 spinnings of the two cds and watched the dvd... too early to give serious criticism other than:

MIKE'S A CUTE MAMA!!!!!

Anyone know if this one is going to be available on iTunes?

Did they ship these to Canada via horse and buggy? I want my damn cds already.

Received in Nova Scotia today!!!  The first disc is kicking my ass 6 ways to Sunday!

still nothing for me (radiant pre-order)... i am kinda... sad

Seriously, WTF? What is Canada Post doing with all of the fucking Transatlantic albums? It shouldn't take this long for anything to get anywhere, and I'm starting to get annoyed. Especially since it's almost the weekend (again) and there is no fucking mail on weekends, so I'll have to wait until Monday... but it probably won't get here then either because Canada Post is lame.


God. I could probably walk to Neal's house and ask him for a copy of the album and then walk back before it gets here. Bah.

I only got through Disc 1 so far, but it is truly a work of art.  Great job, Mike and gang.  I want to just say that that specifically the last 20 minutes (parts 11 and 12) are monumental...just a huge, monstrous, emotional, melodic, epic (yes, epic) that has everything you could ask for.

Can't wait 'till I get about 4 or 5 more spins...gonna pop in Disc 2 tonight!

Geez Louise Mike, what can't you do musically?

faizoff


Amazon.com now has the 2 CD version for 15.99 if anyone is considering to buy it. Thats a good deal if you get the free shipping option.

Yep.  I ordered from there on Tuesday and got it today, free shipping and all.

If I'm not mistaken, my copy will arrive tomorrow (with Neal Morse - So Many Roads Live, King Crimson - Red (Remaster), Bigelf - Cheat The Gallows and Karmakanic - Who's The Boss In The Factory?).

skip63


Geez Louise Mike, what can't you do musically?

Play the pungi?

Got it in Australia today!

Really pissed that I won't have time to listen to it for like a week hahah.

Troy powell checking in. This CD is awesome

Received it today!

Will listen to it when I get home from work!

And again... awesome package!

Wow, maaan... i haven't been reading thru the whole thread here, just wanted to throw in that i received my copy today and listen to it right now the second time. Mike, this is insane! :) Really... I've been a huge TA-Fan back in the days and hope for soooo long, that THIS Album will happen... and here i am! Really makes me extremly happy! Especially cause i'm facing tough times the next few weeks/months... so every "silver lining" (HAHAHAHA) is welcome! And The Whirlwind is a big one for me! THANKS MP and the other guys. It's another Masterpiece!

Just finished my second spin of Disc 1.  My first listen I was not reallyy digging it, but the second time, it clicked.  I really like this album.  Gonna need a few more spins to really take it all in, but TA has released another masterpiece. I also really dig their take on The Beatles "I Need You" on Disc 2.  Thats one of my favorite (and overlooked) Beatles songs.

Overall I really like Disc 1.  I like Spinning on Disc 2 but not much else.  The Whirlwind is a very nice track.  The spiritual overtones don't bother me much as they don't feel much stronger than some SB material.  I don't really feel like it's a NM solo album though as I do hear the input from Roine quite all over the place.  Although to be fair I haven't really listened to a NM solo album since I listened to the first one he did after he left SB and it just wasn't my thing.

I'm a huge Genesis fan and I would say that the Hogweed cover is decent.  I do like that Mike went nuts at the end as Phil often did, although I don't think anything can measure up to the performance on Genesis Live (by Phil and the rest of the band).  Something about the power and feel of that always gives me goose bumps.   I'm a bit surprised that it seems that Neal didn't realize that Gabriel wasn't just screaming the last few lines, there are actually lyrics and they are "GIANT HOGWEED LIVES!".