TRANSATLANTIC'S THE WHIRLWIND - Available Now!!!

VERY good cd! I just listened both cd's once and I'm currently watching the dvd. Money well spent!

oh come on, what's the point of pre-ordering if I can gat it from amazon cheaper and sooner like actual pre-order?

I am Right now through the whirlwind, and it's awesome man!
 
While I feel there are some parts that could be Morse solo work, much of the song is quite Transatlantic-ish, and I am in no way deceived by this song :D
 
Thanks SMPT:e for this wonderful recording :) (I just have to listen to the 8 next songs)
9.7/10 for The Whirlwind

The first couple of tracks still aren't grabbing me, but everything from "A Man Can Feel" (love that bass line!) on is really, really solid.

man, am I the only one without my BOX??? :'(

And my box has just arrived. Awesome!

biomorfo


man, am I the only one without my BOX??? :'(

me neither :(

Does anybody in Toronto or anywhere around Toronto have it yet?
I don't want to get it exactly a month after it came out like BC&SL.

Where's my box???

WTF? Still not here? Fucking hell.

Bah. It's the weekend again. Fuck.

God damn. Canada really sucks. Bah fucking humbug. Another musicless weekend. ='(

Kind of an off question . I just got a new computer and tried loading Whirlwind in it. No info comes up from the cd.
No song listing and it says unknown artist.

 Is this because it's so new?

It should be in all the major CD databases by now. It's in gracenote at least.

That's pretty weird, because when I ripped it using Roxio the song titles came right up.

Lloyd2112


WTF? Still not here? Fucking hell.

Bah. It's the weekend again. Fuck.

God damn. Canada really sucks. Bah fucking humbug. Another musicless weekend. ='(

Me too Dude! This SUCKS!!  to Canada Post. Maybe next year, it'll arrive. The waiting is so frustrating.

I had to put the names in myself for So Many Roads, but Whirlwind came up automatically.

It's not on tracktype.org

Glad you are all digging it!!
I am awfully proud of it myself.... 
 
Just FOR THE RECORD as I've seen some threads (not neccessarily here, but on some other sites), assuming that this is another "Neal Solo Album" with me, Roine and Pete playing on it:
 
Of Neal's original 45-minute "Whirlwind" demo, the only bits that made it to the final Transatlantic version are:
-- II. The Wind Blew Them All Away
-- III. On The Prowl
-- (the ending instrumental section of) XI. Is It Really Happening
-- XII. Dancing With Eternal Glory
 
Essentially, that's about 20 of 77 minutes....
 
Everything else stemmed from other demos that Roine & Pete brought in or evolved in the studio once we were all together....
 
And that's pretty much the way that the first 2 TA albums worked as well...
 
MP

That's still a good portion of Neal's work still there but that's all cool!
Can't wait to get my hands on it! :-)

Thanks very much for putting in the time to work as Transatlanic again Mike, it shows very much so that you are proud of the work put in!

I think it's the other way around, Neal's solo stuff has begun to sound more and more like Transatlantic.

Portnoy

   Of Neal's original 45-minute "Whirlwind" demo, the only bits that made it to the final Transatlantic version are:
-- II. The Wind Blew Them All Away
-- III. On The Prowl
-- (the ending instrumental section of) XI. Is It Really Happening
-- XII. Dancing With Eternal Glory

faizoff

The Wind Blew Them All Away - This musically feels like a combo of some NM stuff along with all of the above's soldier of fortune [Camouflaged in blue] part. I think this is my least liked part in the whole track.


Dancing With Eternal Glory/Whirlwind(Reprise) - More NMish feel and lyrics to the track but this time fits into a TA album ending very much in the vein of Stranger in your Soul.

At least I mentioned 2 of the 4 very NMish stuff on those tracks in my post haha. And I hadnt even heard the whirlwind demos that were released. 

And I must echo what everone has said about the mix of the album, fanfuckintastic. I love the drum and bass sound on the album.

Yeah the bass sound is KILLER. Totally in love with it. Drums sound basically as they always do. I mean I got used to that sound from Neal's solo albums. I thought they are going to mix it up a bit for this one, but they probably thought why fix it if it's not broken. The mix/production is top notch though really. It's fantastic. The song writing is even more fantastic. I'm really digging Mike's and Pete's vocals. But Neal has put down some rather wicked vocal tracks as well. Really versatile on this album. Good stuff \m/

After several listens I have come to the conclusion that this album rocks! Thanks MP for another great release.

Loving this release.  This is my album of 2009!!  Spinning has to be my favorite song of the moment, I play it at least 5-6 times a day.

The new album is fantastic.  Very ambitious, and for the most part fulfilling that ambition.  I echo the sentiments about the wonderful sound of the bass on this album.  Pete sounds sensational.

Gotta chime in on the buzz surrounding this album. I'm not sure where my skepticism came from, prior to release. A 70+ minute song just seemed a bit like...c'mon now. Foolish me for doubting the magic created when these 4 individuals get together. Only time will tell how this material stands up alongside the first two releases, but my snap jusdment upon the first listen is 'gaawwwwwwd daayyuuummmnnn'!!!! Very very cool stuff, and 100% Transatlantic!!! Bravo, fellas.

B

Thank you Mike, Neal, Roine, and Pete for making this album and coming back together. It's an energetic, optimistic and bright masterpiece of the highest order.

Loving it! Mike has done a great job on his vocals!

Wow, those parts that MP listed are the exact parts that reminded me the most of Neal's solo stuff.  Well, that and some of the lyrics.   

I must find a way to make my bass guitar tone sound like Pete's tone.  It is absolutely killer.

I am listening to The Whirlwind for the first time. WOW, it is good! I like Pete´s tone and his in the mix. There is some killer bass in there.

Guys do not wait another 7-8 years for another release, because it is amazing what you put out!

Keys In Motion

Loving it! Mike has done a great job on his vocals!

I would have much rather preferred Mike's natural vox versus the auto-tuned variety.  There's WAY too much of that going on in the music industry now a days.  Sounds extremely artificial......almost like somebody kicked MP in the nads and sent him up another octave.

Wow I love Lenny Johnson, it's my favorite from the 4 bonus tracks.

Roine rules!

I'm not a reliable source necessarily, but I find the claim that any of the vocalists here used autotuners completely unlikely.

Fantastic album.

I second what's been said about Mike's vocals on A Salty Dog.  Really, really good.

yesrushdt

Keys In Motion

Loving it! Mike has done a great job on his vocals!

I would have much rather preferred Mike's natural vox versus the auto-tuned variety.  There's WAY too much of that going on in the music industry now a days.  Sounds extremely artificial......almost like somebody kicked MP in the nads and sent him up another octave.

Where exactly in the album are you talking about?

It just feels so good to be listening to another TA album. Nothing can touch the music these 4 create when they get together.

Neal's influence on the lyrics is certainly present, but I don't get Neal solo album from listening to it. Overall, I think it is a fantastic job. I am looking forward to hearing this live!

raisingfear101

Where exactly in the album are you talking about?

It's pretty obvious to me that all of Mike's vocals are auto-tuned.  It's more noticeable on Set Us Free, Out of the Night and A Salty Dog.

Sponging all of the CD in.  On The Prowl's got that West Side Story "Cool" vibe in that one area.
 
http://www.westsidestory.com/site/level2/lyrics/cool.html