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I saw TFK and that bored me to death. Transatlantic is close to TFK and given that I had an alternative with the iconic Nomeansno (iconic not only in the punk circles, they are regarded as punk jazz, so progsters should be interested), I dind't hesitate a second.

Nomeansno were great yesterday. And they have their own style. It's both energetic and technical. They played stoner, psychedelic rock, syncopated punk, raw punk, disco and rockabilly. The show was amazing, they are like the Zappas of punk. It reminded me a lot the gig Melvins did at the same place a couple of months ago.

If you have the chance to see Nomeansno on stage, you shouldn't hesitate.
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Originally posted by raindance raindance wrote:

Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

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they will be in Paris on 19 may. But I have to choose between them and Nomeansno.

My choice is made : Nomeansno...of course !


Bad choice, bro. TA was the best live act I've ever seen. Wink
 
Hope you don't live to regret it!!!! A Transatlantic tour is rare and unmissable!Clap


Very true! Mike Portnoy has said in The Whirlwind documentary that he doesn't want to make new albums and tours to be a regular thing, so I wouldn't be surprised if there wouldn't be another opportunity to see them in the next 5 years.

Well, I'm certainly glad I got my tickets! LOL

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Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

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they will be in Paris on 19 may. But I have to choose between them and Nomeansno.

My choice is made : Nomeansno...of course !


Bad choice, bro. TA was the best live act I've ever seen. Wink
 
Hope you don't live to regret it!!!! A Transatlantic tour is rare and unmissable!Clap
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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2010 at 17:26
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

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they will be in Paris on 19 may. But I have to choose between them and Nomeansno.

My choice is made : Nomeansno...of course !


Bad choice, bro. TA was the best live act I've ever seen. Wink

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i saw them in milan two days ago. wanna see some pictures?

the concert was always very very good... more than 3 hours of music, and the setist i guess it's always the same, with the entire whirlwind album and songs from the other 2 ones.
i was very tired, but tried to sleep only during the breaks between the sets. the show was very entertaining indeed... i hate dream theater's latest albums and the portnoy/petrucci production, but the drummer is really a great thing to see playing.

maybe you have already checked out blabbermouth.
what happened towards the end of the show was that neal morse ran to portnoy's drumset, and substituted him. and i thought, what the f**k! morse plays guitars, keyboards... and DRUMS TOO!!!

in the meanwhile portnoy jumped over the crowd for a stage surfing session.
and when he came back to the stage, with morse still playing drums as hell, he embraced trewavas' bass guitar and there he started singing the 'heaven and hell' song as a tribute to the recently passed away RJ Dio. they also played a bit of 'holy diver' with gildenlow on lead vocals, before going back to the "standard configuration".

after the show we waited for the musicians who conceded some fast signing and photo session... a great night overall!
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they will be in Paris on 19 may. But I have to choose between them and Nomeansno.

My choice is made : Nomeansno...of course !
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Points: 4338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2010 at 17:32
Wow no Euro reports?  Confused


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I was at the Chicago show on the 20th.  What an incredible treat for me as I am a huge Transatlantic and Pain of Salvation fan.  I am still stunned!  As much as I love All of the Above, Stranger and Duel with the Devil, I could not believe how the Whirlwind stuff when performed live just blew them all away.  I also echo the sentiments of those who say that the 3.5 hour concert flew by.  This band really is a supergroup and put on an amazing live show.  Words cannot express...
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Review posted. Big smile

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66868&PID=3631023#3631023

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I saw them in Philly last night. Easily the best concert I've ever been too.

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Points: 756 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2010 at 17:54
Saw them in Chicago. Amazing.
"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen
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LOL!
 
Glad you enjoyed it!
 
I felt the same way.  Pure prog bliss.
 
I have read some posts about the "religious" lyrics turning people off.  All I have to say is from a purely musical standpoint,  If people dismiss THIS group strickly because of the lyrics, I feel sorry for them.
 
The musicianship was absolutely spot on.  Truly remarkable. 
 
Pull out your "Whirlwind" cd and listen to the following tracks:
 
10. Pieces of Heaven (reminds me of Gentle Giant @1:10)
 
11.  Is It Really Happening?  (about four minutes in to the end)
 
For you musicians out there pay particular attention to the time signatures at around 7 minutes (6:50) in on track 11.  IT SOUNDED BETTER THAN THE ALBUM IN CONCERT.  They were THAT good!
 
I don't know what the reaction was like in Montreal, but in SF, everyone was on their feet with an ovation at the end of that part, (and several others BTW).
 
I have a favor to ask of people who still have the concert to go to:
 
 When Neil sings, "Look at the person Who is standing to your right" in "Set us free", everyone in the audience should stand up and look to their right!  (Random thought, sorry.)


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Points: 4028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2010 at 11:10
WOW, WOW, WOW !

3H30 of pro(g)rgasms. 

Bad thing Evil Smile,
...the only played 2 songs in the "recall":
- Duel With The Devil (26:43) 
- Stranger In Your Soul (26:05) 

Hug

It was really great to see these guys together on the same stage. I had a really great time.
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Points: 51 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2010 at 11:03
Well M@X?
 
What did you think?
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Points: 4028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2010 at 11:15
Will comment the show tomorrow Cool
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Points: 51 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2010 at 11:07
Agreed.  My son took some footage with his camera.  When (if) he uploads, I'll post a link...
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Points: 4338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2010 at 10:56
M@X let us know what you think after tonight

I loved the clips but the photographer has a man crush on Mike LOL


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Originally posted by M@X M@X wrote:

^Thanks for the vidz !!!!

I will surely enjoy it !

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I am envious of you.  You have it to look forward to.  When it’s over, it’s a sad feeling.  It's a good feeling because of what you've just witnessed, but it's over.

 

By the way.  This is a terrific web site!  Thank you!
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^Thanks for the vidz !!!!

I will surely enjoy it !

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