WHIRLD TOUR 2010 - LIVE FROM SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON

Swayed by all the glowing reviews of The Whirlwind and my love of the previous studio album, I not only bought the new studio album, but also the 3-hour live recording of the London closing tour. I'm sorry I did. The band's live version of the epic, "The Whirlwind" on the first side, is as boring as the studio version. "Duel with the Devil" on the second CD is the highlight of the concert, but we could do without the 30 minutes of "All of the Above", which isn't a strong song. Strange that in a 3-hour long concert of a band whose discography consists of three albums, they couldn't perform my favorite Transatlantic number, "My New World". Symphonic Prog doesn't have to be as pretentious as this.