Transatlantic's Greatest Epic
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Topic: Transatlantic's Greatest Epic
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Subject: Transatlantic's Greatest Epic
Date Posted: November 09 2023 at 17:37
I've only heard 'The Whirlwind' in terms of Transatlantic albums, and I love long songs (as any prog fan should), and Transatlantic seems to specialize in long-form songs, so please, discuss, debate, and argue about which is their best. 
and YES, I'm counting The Whirlwind and The Absolute Universe as one long song, deal with it ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 09 2023 at 18:28
| The Whirlwind. Pete's bass playing is the highlight. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 00:00
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AotA, DwtD and Whirlwind are all equally as good! I voted for Duel only cuz it had no votes. :D All three of these epics are a great learning tool on structuring long multi-part prog tracks because they're flow so nicely! Lyrically, I think All of the Above is the most cryptic, but that's the only one of these 3 songs I've picked, that isn't connected to God and Christianity in any way. EDIT: BTW, I love Kaleidoscope, the epic! It's probably the most diverse TA song. I think the only thing that's brings down its flow from being 10/10 to 8/10 IMO is the fact the Ride the Lightning part was reprised twice in the song. IMO the band should've left either the 6/8 or the final reprise of Ride the Lightning in the final version. Having two, IMHO on a very similar level of climacticness felt like a bit of an overkill.
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 01:40
Another vote for The Whirlwind. 
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Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 04:16
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The Whirlwind! Very long but never boring. Very well constructed, flows perfectly.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 05:53
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Duel with the Devil. I went inside an apple and then a cartographer told me about a marshmallow building that eats parking garages, then offered me a cement truck. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 06:09
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The Whirlwind. ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 06:33
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Love Transatlantic. My vote is for The Whirlwind then All of the Above. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 07:00
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Whirlwind gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 07:35
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All Of The Above should have been the last option 😉 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 07:52
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The medley on Live In Europe which includes half of the Beatles' Abbey Road is the Transatlantic's track I've listened to more than any other. The Whirlwind is quite an obvious choice, but also Duel With The Devil has its merits. No vote. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 07:55
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Interesting, The Extended version of 'Bridge Across Forever' is higher rated than 'The Whirlwind' on PA (Only by 0.01), but in this poll, 'The Whirlwind' is winning by a mile, and BAF doesn't have any votes ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Spacekitchen
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 10:01
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I LOVE AOTA, but I have to give it to The Whirlwind. One of my best music memories is skipping highschool to listen to a torrented version of The Whirlwind on repeat the day it came out. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 10:06
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I've just listened to Duel with the Devil again. The "Motherless Children" hook is instant ear heaven! <3 The way Neal reprised it near the end with him adlibbing over a crescendoing female choir was genius. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: November 10 2023 at 23:51
| I find the Roine Stolt mix of AotA to be way better than the official one and it's my preferred way of listening to the track. Because I've heard the Roine mix so many times, whenever I go back to the official mix, I'm distracted by the offset vocal parts in the "Camouflaged in Blue" section. :P |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 11 2023 at 15:23
| All very goos pieces of music. Quite Enjoyable. Duel with the Devil gets my vote, but not by much over the rest. |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: November 12 2023 at 03:15
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Duel with the Devil ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 13 2023 at 23:07
| I think it's a bit unfair to include The Whirlwind, since that one is just about a whole album, and as such, much longer than the rest. But as it IS an option, that's my choice. |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: January 22 2024 at 12:17
One could say the same thing about The Absolute Universe, but alas, there it is ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Dellinger wrote:Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: January 27 2024 at 05:49
| I love The Whirlwind, but All of the Above was the song that first got me into Transatlantic and then Neal Morse, so I have to vote for that one. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 27 2024 at 06:29
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Duel... I'd go for pretty well anything from albums 1 and 2, above anything from 3, 4 or 5... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: RagelordCheato
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 17:35
| Stranger in Your Soul, no doubt. My favourite Neal Morse song in general. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 24 2025 at 19:34
| It would be curious if the first song would be placed last in the list. All of the Above. |