Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (toyos)

Mon, 03 May 2010 21:50:31 GMT

Bax53

I stood right next to that little girl on her left side. She was there when I came back from buying water, and I had trouble getting around her. I thought that she was "Melody Portnoy". It sure looked alot like her. Thats why I thought she was trying to get MP to notice her so bad. Pretty cool videos, I can see myself filming with my camear in your video.

Yeah indeed looked like her. Melody and Max, along with MP's wife were on the balcony, that's why he spent the entire show pointing out to them and giving them the thumbs up.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (RedKlouD72)

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:01:50 GMT

Duke

That was the dude from Toronto who had the gum. He had the Sum Of No Evil Flower Kings shirt on.

RedKlouD72

Duke!!! you gave me Gum! Trident?

at least i think it was you... while we were standing at the stage, waiting.
I am in that picture. I have the maroon Flower Kings shirt and my back is to the camera.

What an awesome DAY. Alchemist I was talking to you a bit too... Opeth, Flower Kings, etc.

oooohhh. anyways... it was great meetin ya...

and great meetin ya too Alchemist

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (The Alchemist)

Sat, 01 May 2010 23:50:35 GMT

Hey RedKlouD72, great meeting you! I'm still recovering... And now I'm back to reality in India after 30+ hours of flying/waiting at airports. I'm exhausted.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Duke)

Sat, 01 May 2010 08:28:41 GMT

That was the dude from Toronto who had the gum. He had the Sum Of No Evil Flower Kings shirt on.

RedKlouD72

Duke!!! you gave me Gum! Trident?

at least i think it was you... while we were standing at the stage, waiting.
I am in that picture. I have the maroon Flower Kings shirt and my back is to the camera.

What an awesome DAY. Alchemist I was talking to you a bit too... Opeth, Flower Kings, etc.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Bax53)

Sat, 01 May 2010 07:38:15 GMT

toyos

After the intermission this young (middle school?) girl stands in front of me, I was really surprised to see such a young girl at the gig. Then her dad stood behind her and kinda pushed me back saying that was her daughter, that kind of pissed me off but I was so tired I simply moved. Then one of the coolest moments of the night for me was seeing how much that girl wanted to be noticed by MP, every time he faced the audience towards us she would raise her hands, but she was so short she was invisible to him. That was until MP went stage diving during SIYS, when he returned to the drums the father lifted the girl and MP noticed her and gave her a drum stick, her reaction was so cool, that girl was soooo excited, I was really happy for her. Fortunately I got it on video and was able to share it with them

I stood right next to that little girl on her left side. She was there when I came back from buying water, and I had trouble getting around her. I thought that she was "Melody Portnoy". It sure looked alot like her. Thats why I thought she was trying to get MP to notice her so bad. Pretty cool videos, I can see myself filming with my camear in your video.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Derango)

Sat, 01 May 2010 06:11:28 GMT

Weymolith

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Woohoo!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Weymolith)

Sat, 01 May 2010 02:20:23 GMT

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Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (lutima.mp)

Sat, 01 May 2010 02:14:21 GMT

Thanks for the review Duke.
Can't wait to see Mike and Transatlantic in a few weeks here in Holland !!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (ytserush)

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:43:20 GMT

Cool review.

The guys blew the roof off of the TLA!

Ten years ago was awesome, but this was far beyond awesome!

The Whirlwind was good, but after the intermission was even better!

I'm still buzzed from the experience.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (nerf)

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:34:26 GMT

Cool video!!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (toyos)

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:18:05 GMT

Hey Duke thanks for your post and pictures.

My experience was kind of similar.

Took a plane Friday night, checked in at the hotel located 10 minutes away form the venue.
Spent the day sightseeing around the city (something I would later regret while waiting in line, standing during the concert and then walking to the hotel).

While standing in line I saw Collins several times taking pictures and talking to everyone, really cool guy. I also met Eric (Ryften) and his girlfriend, and I also have to apologize since I didn't see them after the show as they invited me for some beers, but I had to wake up at 5am to catch a plane at 7am.

Anyways the show was amazing. This was my third time traveling to the US to see some MP show (SFAM in Florida and RCMH being the other two times) and I have never regret spending the money on that!!

Seeing the chemistry between these guys on stage is an experience on its own. Watching MP and NM exchange looks during the songs was like watching Malone and Stockton during a b-ball game, they didn't have to talk to communicate, it was like that all night long.

I was standing in front of MP, only seeing the energy and all the fun he was having was half the show. While playing he was constantly interacting with the audience. Some kids were standing right in front of the stage, he would talk to them, gave them broken sticks..at some point you would see him screaming -SHARE- since they were getting everything he would throw to the audience.

After the intermission this young (middle school?) girl stands in front of me, I was really surprised to see such a young girl at the gig. Then her dad stood behind her and kinda pushed me back saying that was her daughter, that kind of pissed me off but I was so tired I simply moved. Then one of the coolest moments of the night for me was seeing how much that girl wanted to be noticed by MP, every time he faced the audience towards us she would raise her hands, but she was so short she was invisible to him. That was until MP went stage diving during SIYS, when he returned to the drums the father lifted the girl and MP noticed her and gave her a drum stick, her reaction was so cool, that girl was soooo excited, I was really happy for her. Fortunately I got it on video and was able to share it with them (link).

Other moment of the night here.

Five amazing guys making fabulous music and making special things happen...thanks for everything.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (RedKlouD72)

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:27:33 GMT

Duke!!! you gave me Gum! Trident?

at least i think it was you... while we were standing at the stage, waiting.
I am in that picture. I have the maroon Flower Kings shirt and my back is to the camera.

What an awesome DAY. Alchemist I was talking to you a bit too... Opeth, Flower Kings, etc.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (usaprogmusic)

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:38:13 GMT

The Philadelphia show was reviewed on USA Progressive Music e-zine:
http://usaprogmusic.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_simple_review&Itemid=28&review=446-The-Whirlwind-Tour-2010-Transatlantic-Philadelphia-PA

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Derango)

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:23:11 GMT

My duck boat summoning days are over, trust me I tend to travel up and down the east coast for shows, so hopefully we'll meet again.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (markwoll)

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:50:38 GMT

Derango

Oh, also...in the off chance that the two guys I was chatting with in line for the...3 hours I was standing there happen to be on the forum (I was the guy who summoned the duck boat tour by simply saying "At least it's not as annoying as the duck boat tours..."). Or the people who were behind me (the philosophy of twilight folks).

It was real nice chatting with you all. You definitely made the wait in line bearable for a guy who was going solo. Hope you all enjoyed the show.

That was us in front of you.
Great show! Well worth the wait.
Good talking with you.
See you next time. No Duck Boat Tour summoning , please.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (IceDog)

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:57:11 GMT

Nice review and pics, Duke!

Glad you had a great time. I was hoping to see you at the NYC show. All is good!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (treasurycat)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:46:04 GMT

The neighboring businesses were pretty upset about the line forming for hours on the sidewalk. I don't think they were used to seeing such a dedicated fan base at shows there. When I was at the back of the line, wrapped around the back of the building, I overheard a police officer speaking to an employee in the back door, saying something along the lines of, "we see both sides of it, people want to come see a show so there's not much we can do about it."

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (The Alchemist)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:04:03 GMT

Hey Duke, Tushar here. Great review! The show was incredible. So worth coming all the way from India for (Duke, I did, you know that :)) Mike was on FIRE in Philly. Didn't mind the late start, to be honest. My bus back to NYC was at 2 am, so the post-gig wait was shorter for me. A special thank you to Collin for keeping us posted about the delay and the reason for it. Got to have a nice conversation with Daniel again, offering my services as a physics consultant for the next PoS album :).

Was lovely to meet Mike again (my 11th time seeing him and my second time flying halfway across the world to see a band of his), and Mike, thank you so much for handing me a stick before you went crowd surfing. It was especially special considering this was the greatest display of drumming I've ever seen. I will cherish the memory of these two gigs forever!

Seeing the Whirldwind live was the greatest thing I've ever seen. I was blown away by everybody. Truly great performances. All I can say is Thank you guys so much!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (zoso)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:56:45 GMT

Ohh wish I was there!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (dmb)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:51:13 GMT

You guys are upset for waiting for 1 hour?
I stood for 5 hours waiting for Guns'n'Roses. fucking Axl... Nothing new though!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Bax53)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:20:28 GMT

drumstik

Bax53

It was a "Whirlwind" for me. I flew in from South Dakota Saturday Morning, and then rushed around Philly seeing the sites. Got to the TLA at around 7:00 and met some really nice people in line. The band has such great chemistry and The Whirlwind was awesome. They played really tight on all the old stuff, very talented people. Glad I decided to splurge and go to see them live.

Assuming you were the only person from South Dakota there, me and my buddy Matt enjoyed meeting you and hanging out. We looked for you at the end of the show but couldn't find you. I'm glad you had a good trip to the east coast. If you are ever out this way again look me up!

Fantastic show. We were exhausted at the end. Didn't get home until 4:30 but it was worth it. A "Whirlwind" indeed.

Ya that was me. I enjoyed meeting you guys. I got alot of pictures with your head in them, pretty funny. I bolted after the show, didn't figure the guys were going to do any meet and greet cause it was so late. I only got a couple hours sleep and then I was back in the air coming home.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (dkepner)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:06:35 GMT

leglessmoof

Was the rest of the setlist the same as the other shows on the tour?

Yep, same setlist. You missed almost 2 hours of greatness.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (leglessmoof)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:38:49 GMT

I was not too happy about the late start. Live Nation should've sent out an e-mail or something about the new start time. I've gotten e-mails like that in the past from Ticketmaster, so that is a reasonable expectation.

I stuck around for The Whirlwind and then peaced out. It was already pretty late at that point, and my tickets to this show were free, so I still got my money's worth.

Was the rest of the setlist the same as the other shows on the tour?

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (dkepner)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:54:20 GMT

Duke

2 pm - arrive at show venue: Theater Of The Living Arts; the wait beings;

2 people in line ahead of me waiting: one 40-year old guy who flew in from Toronto Canada, and this one guy who kept telling everyone he was from India (I am still not sure I believe him); Tushar is his name.

And here's Duke at the front of the line (purple shirt and hat next to the red lamp post).

I met Duke and Nick (Xanadu3737) again. I found a seat in the balcony and got some good pics. I uploaded the better ones here.

It was a great show - one that I'll never forget. I also was bummed that it didn't start until 9:00. The show ended around 12:40 and we drove home afterward, so I didn't get home and into bed until 3:40. It was a long night, but it was well worth it!

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (ShadowWalker)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:50:59 GMT

Duke

Talked with ShadowWalker of the Forum in line for quite a bit. Nice meeting you.

Good to meet you too. Always nice to put a face to the words I read here all the time.

I agree with anyone who says the show was awesome. Well worth the near 12 hours of standing if you take into account the time spent in line, the show and some walking around South Street prior to the concert.

To me, what proves the power of these long epics is that at no point was I starting to get antsy and look at my watch to get an estimate as to when a song might end. I was completely captivated and drawn in. Great stuff Saturday night.

SW

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (emtee)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:05:33 GMT

Props for dedication ol' boy. As I get older, everything losses it's luster without sleep. Seems like it takes 3 frickin' days to get back to normal after
1 short night.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (chickensandwich)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:04:54 GMT

great review!!! sounds like the standing and waiting and dorm-sleeping was really worth it \m/

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (drumstik)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:49:53 GMT

Bax53

It was a "Whirlwind" for me. I flew in from South Dakota Saturday Morning, and then rushed around Philly seeing the sites. Got to the TLA at around 7:00 and met some really nice people in line. The band has such great chemistry and The Whirlwind was awesome. They played really tight on all the old stuff, very talented people. Glad I decided to splurge and go to see them live.

Assuming you were the only person from South Dakota there, me and my buddy Matt enjoyed meeting you and hanging out. We looked for you at the end of the show but couldn't find you. I'm glad you had a good trip to the east coast. If you are ever out this way again look me up!

Fantastic show. We were exhausted at the end. Didn't get home until 4:30 but it was worth it. A "Whirlwind" indeed.

Re: Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Derango)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:39:48 GMT

Portnoy

Just for the record, we were just as bummed about (and exausted from) the late start...apparently, some tickets were sold that said 9pm, while others said 8pm (as we were originally told)...
So we had no choice but to wait til 9pm....

Oh yeah, I understand the situation. (Pete wandered out before the show and he sounded like he would have rather started at 8 too) It was just blargh for all involved and my annoyance is totally directed towards the venue/livenation for the ticket fiasco.

What can you do eh?

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (thefunkygibbons)

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:24:07 GMT

Wow, late start indeed, but at least you got most of the show

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Duke)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:31:05 GMT

Salmacis

When you mentioned Spock's "V" to Neal, did you call it "Vee" or "Five"? Just curious.

“Vee.” I also mentioned him that we did a poll of the 7 of us in line, and 100% of us would like to hear Still Spinning.

Bill87GT

Duke, maybe your fear of travelling has something to do with staying in a hostel. I didn't even know they existed in Philly. A little more money for your own hotel room would've let you had a much nicer sleep. more money for your own hotel room would've let you had a much nicer sleep.

It was actually a very safe place. http://www.applehostels.com/
I’ve stayed at real nice hotels, etc., and that did not impact things. I needed to compromise also to pick up one of the nifty orange Whirlwind T-shirts, so I felt alright cutting corners there. It served the purpose due to being walking distance from TLA, although my girlfriend was concerned I didn’t take a taxi back. Should have played that differently perhaps.

Xanadu3737

Good meeting you Duke, here is my travel log of the two shows. :)

http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=12691.0

Likewise. It was fun hanging out with you and your friends from Allentown. I remember you now from Rai’s Forum.

etc. etc. Essential listening for each of my roadtrips to Philly. Good vibes for a road:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/philly-super-soul-hits/id192830660

Re: Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Ink)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:23:39 GMT

Portnoy

Derango

Bill87GT

I was upset it didn't start until after 9, after standing for an hour waiting. I also had to leave right after Neal took over drumming, because I literally had to run and catch a train. What did I miss after that point?

I was a bit annoyed that it started so late too.

Just for the record, we were just as bummed about (and exausted from) the late start...apparently, some tickets were sold that said 9pm, while others said 8pm (as we were originally told)...
So we had no choice but to wait til 9pm....

MP
PS - my BOLD button isn't working.....

[b ] [/b ]

Stick to drums.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (DanLore)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:12:20 GMT

Salmacis

Nice review, Duke. I LOLed at this:

Between 1 am & 6:15 am I sleep about 4 solid hours. It was an interesting experiment I will not endeavor in the future.

When you mentioned Spock's "V" to Neal, did you call it "Vee" or "Five"? Just curious.

I hope to meet DanLore one day at a show. I'd love to chat with him about some of the shows he's seen.

Well, if you ever head out to the East coast, I'd love to have a chat (and a few beers) with you as well, as you probably know more about the genre of prog than I would ever hope to know. It was great to see Duke again as well. I would love to know how many miles he has travelled over the years to see some of the shows he has seen. I have the beneift of living between NY & Philly, which is pretty much close to everything. I don't know if I would have the discipline to travel the long distances to shows that he has. It was also nice to meet Andrew, who purchased one of my tickets. A real good guy. I also met 'The Cincinnati Guy', whose name escapes me. Another long distance voyager.

I loved the show, but would have loved a seat even more. (I would have even carried one in if they let me.) The knees feel like hamburger today. At Andrew's recommendation, I spent the second half of the show in the balconey, and ended up behind the Portnoy clan. I glanced over at the kids a few times as they were watching and enjoying their dad do his thing. Youngs kids listening to prog gives me hope for America's musical future. (Whereas 'American Idol' just makes me shake my head.)

A long evening, but well worth today's knee pain. A show for the books..........

DanLore

Re: Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Portnoy)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:46:41 GMT

Derango

Bill87GT

I was upset it didn't start until after 9, after standing for an hour waiting. I also had to leave right after Neal took over drumming, because I literally had to run and catch a train. What did I miss after that point?

I was a bit annoyed that it started so late too.

Just for the record, we were just as bummed about (and exausted from) the late start...apparently, some tickets were sold that said 9pm, while others said 8pm (as we were originally told)...
So we had no choice but to wait til 9pm....

MP
PS - my BOLD button isn't working.....

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Bax53)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:15:36 GMT

It was a "Whirlwind" for me. I flew in from South Dakota Saturday Morning, and then rushed around Philly seeing the sites. Got to the TLA at around 7:00 and met some really nice people in line. The band has such great chemistry and The Whirlwind was awesome. They played really tight on all the old stuff, very talented people. Glad I decided to splurge and go to see them live.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Xanadu3737)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:16:23 GMT

Good meeting you Duke, here is my travel log of the two shows. :)

http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=12691.0

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Derango)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:55:20 GMT

Oh, also...in the off chance that the two guys I was chatting with in line for the...3 hours I was standing there happen to be on the forum (I was the guy who summoned the duck boat tour by simply saying "At least it's not as annoying as the duck boat tours..."). Or the people who were behind me (the philosophy of twilight folks).

It was real nice chatting with you all. You definitely made the wait in line bearable for a guy who was going solo. Hope you all enjoyed the show.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Salmacis)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:33:44 GMT

Nice review, Duke. I LOLed at this:

Between 1 am & 6:15 am I sleep about 4 solid hours. It was an interesting experiment I will not endeavor in the future.

When you mentioned Spock's "V" to Neal, did you call it "Vee" or "Five"? Just curious.

I hope to meet DanLore one day at a show. I'd love to chat with him about some of the shows he's seen.

Re:Transatlantic - Philadelphia Odyssey/Whirlwind (Derango)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:32:16 GMT

Bill87GT

I was upset it didn't start until after 9, after standing for an hour waiting. I also had to leave right after Neal took over drumming, because I literally had to run and catch a train. What did I miss after that point?

If you left just as Neal took over the drums, you missed Pete taking over keyboards, Gildenlow came over and played bass (which pete was still wearing at the time, Gildenlow was reaching around from behind to play) and Mike stage diving.

And the awesome ending of Stranger In Your Soul of course.

I was a bit annoyed that it started so late too.