TRANSATLANTIC'S THE WHIRLWIND - Available Now!!!

I AM EXPLODING WITH ANTICIPATION !!! I CAN NOT WATE FOR THIS

Great news!!! Cant wait for it!!!

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Jezus Christ..

Best. Ever....

If this is good, I'm gonna die when I hear it. 



I'm not worried at all about the 77-minute epic issue, becasue it's gonna be a lot of different sections and small songs within this epic. It's probably gonna feel like a concept album, only beter.. Like 6DOIT cd2, but beter :)



NP: Stranger in your soul...........

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nice covers selection

Baldrick, what begins with "Come here" and ends with "Ow"?

im pretty sure some of this record was playing through then PA in between sets at PN09. seems as though everything we heard that nite was DT related....

The good news just keeps coming! Flippin 'eck!

The anticipation in the next two months might kill me!~
.....I hope there's a drumcam dvd!

earthshine


im pretty sure some of this record was playing through then PA in between sets at PN09. seems as though everything we heard that nite was DT related....

I really don't think Mike would play anything of this unreleased record yet! No way.

Wicky de Viking

earthshine


im pretty sure some of this record was playing through then PA in between sets at PN09. seems as though everything we heard that nite was DT related....

I really don't think Mike would play anything of this unreleased record yet! No way.

Yea, I highly doubt that would ever happen.




And what the fuck is that avatar????!!!! lol

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"Fuck me with a sugar dick."

OMMMMGGGG

THIS IS SO AWESOME!

Sorry, I have no one to fangasm with at the moment.  C:

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Great news! :-)

This is great news. I'm looking forward to buying the album.

 
 

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never even listened to Transatlantic but the 77 minute song has got me intrigued

wut

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weezul


never even listened to Transatlantic but the 77 minute song has got me intrigued

wut

Seriously, weezul, you just lost your veteran status on this board.  Those footsteps you are hearing behind you belong to the crew I've sent over to beat some sense into you.  Still debating whether it's already too late...

richard.zado


This is amazing! Transatlantic is one of my favorite bands and I just can't believe yet that they're releasing a new studio album!

I've waited for this to come for so long...I started to listen to Transatlantic about the time Neal was leaving the band (and Spock´s Beard), so now I'm speechless and excited.....please go on tour! 

4 - 8 - 15 - 16 - 23 - 42 - Are you lost??

goncalo_viola


Where?

From my local CD store.

A bad DT album (as if such a thing will ever exist) is 100x better than anyone elses good album.

WOOHOO!

I don't care if it's one giant lump of story music or several pieces stitched into a whole, I'm buying! Of course a certain coversong will have me listening to the bonus disc first....:-)

The special edition is the obvious choice here.

Album of the year for sure.

Woohoo!

mesaofrio


The special edition is the obvious choice here.

Album of the year for sure.

lol without even hearing it yet?

Curtis with a K
"Fuck me with a sugar dick."

OMFG!!!!! I need to rob a bank!!! :D

October won't come soon enough! EPIC!!!

  

Szabi,

Any chance you could make a TA wallpaper with the Live in Europe Artwork? The picture of the band on the cover is great! A full blown version of it would be wonderful

goo-goo


Szabi,

Any chance you could make a TA wallpaper with the Live in Europe Artwork? The picture of the band on the cover is great! A full blown version of it would be wonderful

Can't really find any decent sized version of that cover...I might scan it at one point and see what I can do. We'll see :)

raisingfear101

mesaofrio


The special edition is the obvious choice here.

Album of the year for sure.

lol without even hearing it yet?

Yup

szabiakanich

goo-goo


Szabi,

Any chance you could make a TA wallpaper with the Live in Europe Artwork? The picture of the band on the cover is great! A full blown version of it would be wonderful

Can't really find any decent sized version of that cover...I might scan it at one point and see what I can do. We'll see :)

Not really high-res, but 768x768 atleast:

goo-goo is talking about the Live in Europe CD/artwork :)

With this new one I've already made a few:

http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2295906-p2.aspx

Ah, sorry. That's what happens when you don't read =)

Just got the Inner Circle e-mail today.
I won't ruin anything, but any fans of Transatlantic/ Spock's Beard should sign up to IC for September's release.

spocks_brow


Just got the Inner Circle e-mail today.
I won't ruin anything, but any fans of Transatlantic/ Spock's Beard should sign up to IC for September's release.

Yeah, seems like a very interesting release, been a member for quite a while now though =)

Happy days

I cannot see any single editions selling (except to those buying both)

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Their first two albums are some of the best prog ever recorded.  I am axiously awaiting this release!

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Awesome!  I've been on a big TA kick lately, so this news couldn't come at a better time.  Really looking forward to hearing this.

How the hell are they possibly going to top their first two CDs?  It's some of the best epic prog I've ever heard.  I have no doubt this will blow both of them away, though.

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thats the day after my birthday sounds sweet!!!!!!!!!!!

Now the question here is will The Whirlwind be one long 77-minute track, or a multi-sectioned song spread across multiple tracks, like 6DOIT or The Incident?

I personally would love to see just one long track. Imagine handing the case to a friend to check out, and he flips it over to read the tracklist and his jaw drops when he reads:

TRANSATLANTIC - THE WHIRLWIND

1. The Whirlwind (77:02)     [or whatever it really is]






I just feel like there is something kinda cool and kinda humourous for it to be just one track.

Mike Portnoy CAN has blast beats!!!!! 

^ That question is already being debated to death.

I just had a vision... a co-headlining tour with Transatlantic / Dream Theater.

(that would be a nightmare (to remember) to Mike )

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.....I hope there's a drumcam dvd!

 i hope so also

i have a drum problem

goncalo_viola


^ That question is already being debated to death.

I just had a vision... a co-headlining tour with Transatlantic / Dream Theater.

(that would be a nightmare (to remember) to Mike )

That will be EPIC!!!
Sorry Mike, but it will be awesome for us! 

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an unspeakable affair...

goncalo_viola


^ That question is already being debated to death.

I just had a vision... a co-headlining tour with Transatlantic / Dream Theater.

(that would be a nightmare (to remember) to Mike )

that is what  a prog-nation tour should be..............killer

i have a drum problem

77 minutes...

And a Gabriel-Genesis cover.

yeah well as good as it sounds... how can Mike play 6 hours nonstop?

Wicky de Viking


yeah well as good as it sounds... how can Mike play 6 hours nonstop?

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A really do hope that Trewavas and Stolt got a little more space to be involved in the writingproces. The previous albums were abviously good but  typical Morse albums with a touch from Portnoy. I hope for a real band effort this time.

Alex72


A really do hope that Trewavas and Stolt got a little more space to be involved in the writingproces. The previous albums were abviously good but  typical Morse albums with a touch from Portnoy. I hope for a real band effort this time.

The Whirlwind (song) was (as were many songs on the first albums) written by Neal before they went to the studio so a lot of it will probably sound like a Neal Morse song. The rest of the band did their best to rearrange it, as Neal's said. As I've said before I wouldn't be too worried about it.

I think you can hear a lot of Roine on the first 2 albums. It's been a long time since I've watched  "Building the Bridge" but I remember getting an impression that it definitely was a real band effort then. I sort of feel that the problem is that Neal liked the Transatlantic sound so much that he didn't try to go to another direction with his solo albums but ended up writing similar music. For example Sola Scriptura is very similar to BAF in many ways. On the other hand I also feel that no matter what kind of music Neal releases these days, some people will say that "It sounds like typical Neal Morse".

It's gonna be fuckin' amazing.

c'mon bring it on!!! :D

  

Am I missing something? Is it possible to preorder it yet? I am so excited!

4 - 8 - 15 - 16 - 23 - 42 - Are you lost??

I'm jonesin' for some sound clips

emtee

I'm jonesin' for some sound clips

I was just thinking the exact same thing.

For those interested, The Whirlwind will be as follow:

Disc 1:
01. Overture / Whirlwind 
02. The Wind Blew Them All Away 
03. On The Prowl 
04. A Man Can Feel 
05. Out Of The Night 
06. Rose Colored Glasses 
07. Evermore 
08. Set Us Free 
09. Lay Down Your Life 
10. Pieces Of Heaven 
11. Is It Really Happening 
12. Dancing With Eternal Glory / Whirlwind (Reprise)



[<font]Disc 2:
01. Spinning
02. Lenny Johnson
03. For Such A Time
04. Lending A Hand
05. The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
06. A Salty Dog
07. I Need You
08. Soul Sacrifice

Source: http://www.billevansmedia.com/artists/transatlantic/ (You will need to download the Press Kit)

Damn, I was really hoping Whirlwind would be all one track. :(

^^ I was hoping quite the contrary^^

*patiently awaiting the awesome backgrounds that will be produced by SteveTheater and/or Szabi now that high res pics are available*

ministroraven


^^ I was hoping quite the contrary^^

 
I think most people would be on your side too.

But to me, there's nothing worse than when a section from "The Healing Colours of Sound" or "Six Degrees..." comes on my ipod in shuffle. I absolutely cannot listen to it out of context and unless these are very disparate tracks with poor transitions, I might join them together myself.
I've had no problem sitting through 3 hour long movies, I don't see how this should be any different.
In fact I think it would be so much more brave of them to release it as one track, you know, nobody has done that. It doesn't really stand up as a 77 minute song if it's split up like that IMO.
But you can't please everyone, and I think more people would be complaining if it was one big track. Oh well.

ministroraven

09. Lay Down Your Life 
10. Pieces Of Heaven 
11. Is It Really Happening 
12. Dancing With Eternal Glory / Whirlwind (Reprise)

Sounds like Neal Morse is having trouble leaving his "message" aside for this one. :(

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^^ I was hoping quite the contrary^^

Me either.
It is just more comfortable than to have it as one song.
It happens quite seldom at the moment that I listen to an album in one run...

gborland

ministroraven

09. Lay Down Your Life 
10. Pieces Of Heaven 
11. Is It Really Happening 
12. Dancing With Eternal Glory / Whirlwind (Reprise)

Sounds like Neal Morse is having trouble leaving his "message" aside for this one. :(

Let's wait and see...

I am praying for non-gospell lyrics... hmm that sounds strange :P

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I'll be damn happy with whatever it is. Period. Damn happy.

emtee


I'll be damn happy with whatever it is. Period. Damn happy.

+1

There's actually a huge mistake in this press release which I feel they should correct. It states the album has

"...a second CD featuring Transatlantic’s eight other new songs recorded for The Whirlwind, along with four creative covers."

Well, maybe it's not a mistake, per se, but it's definitely deceptive- anybody who hasn't read the tracklisting for the bonus CD would definitely take this to mean that there are 8 other new songs, PLUS 4 covers.. when in fact, it's a total of 8 newly recorded songs, OF WHICH 4 are covers...

Alex72


A really do hope that Trewavas and Stolt got a little more space to be involved in the writingproces. The previous albums were abviously good but  typical Morse albums with a touch from Portnoy. I hope for a real band effort this time.

A couple of weeks ago, Roine Stolt said this on the TFK yahoo mailing list:

"it's the album where we ALL have more equal input on the final
product - a true collaboration."

Sounds like good news to me.

Regarding Neal, the trend of pseudo-Christian lyrics in TA started with the entirety of the second album.

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Regarding Neal, the trend of pseudo-Christian lyrics in TA started with the entirety of the second album.

'Zactly. My intro to Neal was Bridge Across Forever, and when I found out later that his solo career was Christian, I wasn't the slightest bit surprised.

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Regarding Neal, the trend of pseudo-Christian lyrics in TA started with the entirety of the second album.

'Zactly. My intro to Neal was Bridge Across Forever, and when I found out later that his solo career was Christian, I wasn't the slightest bit surprised.

You are right.
But it was a different kind of lyrics than for example on Testimony, wouldn't you agree?

DefyingMortality


Regarding Neal, the trend of pseudo-Christian lyrics in TA started with the entirety of the second album.

No way, dude. Stranger in your soul was about knockin' boots.

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DefyingMortality


Regarding Neal, the trend of pseudo-Christian lyrics in TA started with the entirety of the second album.

'Zactly. My intro to Neal was Bridge Across Forever, and when I found out later that his solo career was Christian, I wasn't the slightest bit surprised.

You are right.
But it was a different kind of lyrics than for example on Testimony, wouldn't you agree?

I haven't yet heard Testimony, but from the reviews, it seems overtly religious. I'll admit that it takes a little thinking to find those themes in TA.

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I don't care about the lyrics.
I just care about when the pre-order is happening.

spocks_brow


I don't care about the lyrics.
I just care about when the pre-order is happening.

that's exactly my thought right now...

  

Bridge Across Forever is a fucking kick-ass album. And by the way, the lyrics aren't a bit religious, they are spiritual, though, and that's a good thing. Even if Morse was the greatest believer of all times, it ain't good to preach to everyone that the One God is right and that's it. There's something more... universal: spirituality, 'cause everyone needs that even if it is not from Christianity. 

Anyway, looking forward to buy this album the minute it comes out! And the next minute (77 minutes later) I'll be melting all the parts of The Whirlwind together and putting it on my iPod!

Yeah and wtf with the deluxe edition? They'll never sell any non-deluxe album if there are 4 original tracks on the deluxe!

TArules!

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postproggist


Bridge Across Forever is a fucking kick-ass album. And by the way, the lyrics aren't a bit religious, they are spiritual, though, and that's a good thing.
 

 
I totally agree about this!

4 - 8 - 15 - 16 - 23 - 42 - Are you lost??

I just bought SMPT:e yesterday and I've been spinnin it non-stop.

If only Bridge Across Forever was on iTunes =(

*cough*mikeportnoy*cough*

Bolus - I play keyboards, in a band, we make music, it's good when you hear it, ya.

Time And Tension - more delicious prog! yum!

Check out this tidbit from Radiant's email today:

_________________

Can you say Transatlantic? This just in…there WILL be a super deluxe version of the new Transatlantic CD “The Whirlwind” with the main disc, bonus disc AND a 105 minute “Making Of” DVD featuring all kinds o’ killer footage of the guys making the epic to end all epics!!

_________________

Impatiently awaiting for the preorder info for this.

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I definitely need that super deluxe edition.

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Can you say Transatlantic? This just in…there WILL be a super deluxe version of the new Transatlantic CD “The Whirlwind” with the main disc, bonus disc AND a 105 minute “Making Of” DVD featuring all kinds o’ killer footage of the guys making the epic to end all epics!!

Sweetness!! I think the preorders should happen soon though there is more than a month for the release date.

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Must have super-deluxe version!   Hopefully the pricing isn't going to hit $100+

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DefyingMortality


Regarding Neal, the trend of pseudo-Christian lyrics in TA started with the entirety of the second album.

'Zactly. My intro to Neal was Bridge Across Forever, and when I found out later that his solo career was Christian, I wasn't the slightest bit surprised.

You are right.
But it was a different kind of lyrics than for example on Testimony, wouldn't you agree?

I haven't yet heard Testimony, but from the reviews, it seems overtly religious. I'll admit that it takes a little thinking to find those themes in TA.

Testimony is definitely overtly religious in nature - but not preachy imo. I'm an atheist and it is one of my favourite albums ever. Do not be put off by the subject matter. The music is far too good to allow minor shit like that to deprive you of a potentially euphoric musical experience!

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