Transatlantic may record again in 2012
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Topic: Transatlantic may record again in 2012
Posted By: darkshade
Subject: Transatlantic may record again in 2012
Date Posted: February 28 2012 at 10:23
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From Neal's forum The new issue of UK Magazine "Classic Rock Presents Prog" has not only a Flying Colors track on the free cd, but also the results of the annual Readers' Poll. Neal has numbers 3 & 4 Best DVD's for More is Never Enough and Testimony 2 Live, Number 3 best Keyboard Player (behind Jordan Rudess and Rick Wakeman) and Number 4 Prog Icon (behind Steven Wilson, Peter Gabriel and Mike Portnoy. There's also quite a glowing review of T2 Live, and some amazing news:
In
an interview with Mike Portnoy, he says that Transatlantic are trying
to find space in their schedules to record in 2012. I suggest we each
donate a Thursday afternoon.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 28 2012 at 18:40
| That would be cool, but I wonder if they can come with something as good as "The Whirlwind" again. So far that's my favourite album. (Well, as a matter of fact, I haven't heard their first album, and the Whirlwind I've only heard through the live album "The Whirltour", but because of what I heard in that live album, I know I loved all of the Whirlwind - except the very last song, perhaps - while there were many bits from what I heard of songs from the first album I didn't like so much). |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: February 28 2012 at 18:50
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Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: February 28 2012 at 19:16
Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy are on fire!  ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com) 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 28 2012 at 22:28
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Cool.
Even though I still need to check out the whirlwind. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 09:19
Agreed! Their first album is very solid too, All of the Above is absolutely stunning! I'm so pumped!!! Though I doubt anything will ever beat the Whirlwind, but who knows maybe...
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ProgressiveAttic wrote:Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 09:39
| This is good news! I wonder if they will make the double album length epic they joked about in the tour documentary)? |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 09:43
OMG DO IT WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 09:45
It may actually happen. They seem to top themselves from each previous album. I'm calling a double album, with at least an hour long epic on each disc. Or 4 roughly 35 minute songs, 2 on each disc. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: dennismoore
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 09:47
Dude,
You need to get Transatlantic - SMPTe... and get the Roine mix as well.
 ------------- "Yeah, people are unhappy about that - but you know what, it's still Yes." - Chris Squire |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 09:53
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As someone who doesn't always pay attention to lyrics, I never understood why a lot of people don't like the last track on The Whirlwind. It's a beautiful conclusion to one of the best composed pieces of music any of the members have been a part of. It's also one of the best finale's of Neal, Roine, Mike, etc. Up there with the finale to Garden of Dreams, Octavarium, Question Mark (?), and Duel With The Devil.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 10:42
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If this is true, this will make my year.
They have toured the last couple of time FIVE minutes from my home (sadly, I had not heard anything from them at that time). If they make an album and tour, I'll DEFINITELY be there this time. I'm calling a triple album.  ------------- 
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Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 12:17
So true!!! And if they top it with a double album epic, I don't think my physical body could take it.
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Posted By: freyacat
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 13:13
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Hmmm... I'm not sure I care. I used to love Transatlantic, but when they became a mega-church praise band, I just couldn't come along for the ride.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 14:05
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Oh the humanity!!!
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 14:12
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 14:33
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Mega-church praise band? I don't know about that...
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 15:00
CC music and Transatlantic are not even remotely close...
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 18:43
As far as I'm concerned, I don't really care about religious lyrics. I just don't like the last song from The Whirlwind. Well, perhaps I like it just a little bit, but nothing nearly as great as all the rest of the album. I would rather they had not included it. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 19:06
I'd feel like the music was unresolved if it ended after Is It Really Happening?. Would you prefer a different ending? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 09:15
I would. The lyrics of the ending don't bother me at all really. I just find that it plods on for too long, and I was actually kind of disappointed that it wasn't a completely over the top big dramatic prog type of conclusion. It just sort of ends. I have grown to like it more over time, but I still feel like they could have done a lot better. It seems anti-climactic to me. I mean, if they are going to be so over the top as to create a 78 minute long suite, why end it in such a mellow and non-bombastic manner? But that's just me  |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 18:32
I'm not sure, perhaps "Is it Really Happening" would sound good as the final song for me. It's one of my favourites, at least, I'd have to make up my mind if it would sound right as the last one. I wouldn't know is some other song would have been better than "Dancing with Eternal Glory" as the final song... I guess they would have had to write that song... Or perhaps the very "Dancing with Eternal Glory" would have done fine if they had kept it under 5 minutes. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 18:49
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I'll admit, I think Dancing With Eternal Glory is a little overlong during the first couple of minutes, but I feel the rest of it is great and a fitting conclusion to the song/album.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 19:10
| Or, at the very least, I would have been happy if the song "The Whirlwind" ended after "Is it really happening" and then, "Dancing with Eternal Glory" were just one aditional song... so that the album might have been in theory a 2 song album... I know it's completley irrelevant, but that would allow me to say that I love "The Whirlwind" song from start to end, and just don't care about that extra song in the album. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 20:19
A triple album? are you kidding? That way they can only record three song! -------------   
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 21:46
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I don't think The Whirlwind/TA is a mega-church praise album or band.......I think there are similar religious overtones as with any other artists might do.......I'vre read the lyrics a few times, yea most if it is very obscure but some if it is pretty simple to me. Like Wind Blew Them All Away....to me I almost feel it is about New Orleanians who left because of Katrina.
Suppers Ready is more religious a song to me than Whirlwind.
But that's just me -------------   
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Posted By: melimaia
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 17:19
| Great!! |