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kjprogger

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Topic: Transatlantic Tour Begins!
Posted: April 19 2010 at 15:39

Transatlantic started their "Whirld Tour" last Saturday night at the Downey Theater near Los Angeles. The near sellout crowd was rewarded with an incredible show! The musicianship was of the highest order. Pete and Mike played off each other all night. Neal and Roine were in great form. The addition of Daniel Gildenlow made it possible to fill in the gaps wherever needed. The band played for three and a half hours, less a fifteen minute intermission. The huge roar as the set reached its final note was as loud and joyous as any I have ever heard and the band was truly grateful to receive such a loving ovation. It was great to see grown people walking around with smiles on their faces twenty minutes after the show was completed. AHHHHHH, the Power of Prog! This was a must-see show for all Prog lovers!

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Posted: April 19 2010 at 16:40

Hello there KJ ! I'm looking forward to the show this week in Montreal. What was the set-list like ?

Steve

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"Peace to you all"
"La paix est avec vous"
"Pax vobiscum"
"Al salaam a'alaykum"
"Vrede zij met u allen"
"Shalom aleichem"

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Posted: April 19 2010 at 17:53

Set List:

Set 1:
The Whirlwind in its entirety

[intermission]

Set 2:
All of the Above
We All Need Some Light (Neal and Roine switched vocal parts)
Duel With the Devil

Encore
Bridge Across Forever
Stranger in Your Soul

First Video i have found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hysGk_QdPwM

"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 00:10

This should be defined as the musical definition of a marathon. Good grief that's a lot of stuff.

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 00:20

About 3 1/2 hours less a 15 minute intermission. It was stunning. I have seen all the great bands in their heyday and the musical performance of this band was right up there. There were 5 professional musicians on that stage playing at the top of their games.

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 00:41

I was blown away. I honestly don't know what to say about the show other than THANK YOU!!!

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 00:43

Drew maybe we should meet at a show sometime? Going to the Eddie Jobson show in June?

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 07:17

Saw them in San Francisco on the 18th. Simply an amazing concert. I have been to hundreds of concerts in my life (52 years). This was the best I have ever been to. Amazing, amazing musicianship! If you get a chance, you have to go. Thank you so much, Mike, Neil, Roine, Pete and Daniel!

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 08:58

Take a look at the tourmangers blog

http://blog.collinleijenaar.com/

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 12:35

Some more links:

http://spinningplatters.com/2010/04/19/show-review-transatlantic-at-the-palace-of-fine-arts-41810/comment-page-1/#comment-6404

http://www.calprog.com/TA_downey.htm

I still can't believe what I experienced the other night! Progressive at its very best!

Edited by Ethos - April 20 2010 at 20:47

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 12:37

They are playing in Chicago tonight. If it were the weekend I might be more tempted to make the trip and make a weekend out of it.

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 12:38

If anyone has an extra ticket for NYC, I'd really like to go; please give me a buzz at [email protected].

Many thanks.

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 13:06

rushfan4 wrote:

They are playing in Chicago tonight. If it were the weekend I might be more tempted to make the trip and make a weekend out of it.

Sorry you are missing this. This was something special. One of the best shows I have ever experienced. The energy was incredible. 5 brilliant musicans at the top of their game. I can understand about the weekend/weekday thing though.

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 13:37

I can not urge you people enough to go see them on this tour. The show in SF was very, very special. If you do not go, you will regret it!

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 15:52

I'm glad that everyone has echoed my sentiments. It really was a special show, put on by special musicians. I am so glad I was able to be there and take it all in! Go see Transatlantic!

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 17:43

I will be at the METROPOLIS in MONTREAL on April 21, 2010.

Any other members there too ?

Prog On !

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Posted: April 20 2010 at 18:21

I wish M@X. I was actually looking at airfare to see if another show might have been possible before they left for Europe. I am still stunned 3 days later and had Jeff Beck the night after. Unbelievable.

You will be happily blown away. Thumbs Up

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Posted: April 21 2010 at 07:30

Here are a couple of good clips I found:

http://www.youtube.com/user/earthling2112#p/u/3/dkTPiVbbCSs

http://www.youtube.com/user/earthling2112#p/u/5/INwNK2VRp28

http://www.youtube.com/user/earthling2112#p/u/11/6U7RvIFNJa0

It's been 2+ days since the show I went to. Still haven't come down. The band really connected with the audience. When Neil sang the "Rock the house" portion of Whirlwind, the entire audience stood up and yelled in unison and Neil had a surprised, kind of taken back look on his face. He repeated "Rock the house" to an even louder yell. He then admitted to having forgotten the lyrics. He did one final "Rock the house" before continuing. It was a magical moment among many.

The band truly looked like they were really happy to be playing together again. The atmosphere was absolutely electric. The building tempo and intricate time signature portions during and after the "Is it really happening" part of Whirlwind were breathtaking. They were so together. I know you are going to find this hard to believe, but the concert went by way to fast. It did not feel long at all. It was a perfect set list.

Roine did a terrific job singing "Bridge across forever". Daniel could not get the smile off of his face. He added a lot to the show, especially with the twelve string parts. The mellotron sampling was awesome. The band sounded better than on the album. Mikes drums were commanding and precise. Very well tuned. He played with power and precision and the members of the group were keying off of each other, all with smiles of enjoyment. This one will be very, very hard to beat (No pun intended). It was a truly magical evening. I can only imagine how good they are going to sound by the time they get to Europe. I really hope they film this tour at some point for DVD.

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Posted: April 21 2010 at 08:26

^Thanks for the vidz !!!!

I will surely enjoy it !

Prog On !

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Posted: April 21 2010 at 09:54

M@X wrote:

^Thanks for the vidz !!!!

I will surely enjoy it !

M@X,

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!

"As sure as Eggs is Eggs."