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I myself have just started getting into these Super Groups I call them. I enjoy hearing such great musicains and their great works. I hope that I find more and more of such groups.
Great projects all of them. Mike is amazing, like him or not, he has done much with his talent. One of the best rock drummers ever, that's for sure. Thanks Mike for all you've done for the industry. Also, really liking the Flying Colors album!
dave70107
Check out Yellow Matter Custard, the Beatles tribute band that includes Portnoy, Morse, Mr. Big shredder Paul Gilbert and (in its most recent incarnation) Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meatloaf, etc.) Saw the Chicago show. Incredible faithful reproductions of the tunes. And some extra fun. Great to see great musicians together for a special show.
Actually, Mike left Dream Theater to get a life. :-) He wanted more time with his family. I do think he is an amazing talent that I hope will drive Transatlantic forward more than in Whirlwind, which I felt was average.
As great a drummer as Portnoy is, he needs to get a life. I'm tired of hearing how great he is from himself. I get it, you are important to yourself. Good luck with your new band. whatever it may be
tqgumby
No Todd, check out each band member's groups, amazing!
Can't help but hear some Todd Rundgren influence in the writing style. Does anyone know if Todd collaborated with this group at all? Would love to hear this band perform with a full orchestra backing!
the philly show was unforgettabl e . side note my kids school called the music teacher was teaching class when she said the beatles are the best band my kid laughed and said you better listen to Transatlanti c they kickbut the beatles suck i said she's right also got a day off from school and she's only 10
@Phil: The Philly show was amazing, as I'm sure any of the shows on the tour must've been. I drove six hours to see them. Far and away the best concert I've ever seen.
I was fortunate enough to see their first gig of the Whirlwind tour in Downey, CA (of all places) in a small enough venue where every seat had a great view. MINDBLOWING!!!! Such great musicianship playing the whole Whirlwind album perfectly! Other then "We All Need Some Light", one of the best ballads ever written (my 1.5 year old grandson sings it!) all other songs were each at least 30 minutes long! One of the most memorable nights of my life!
Whirlwind is fantastic; another step forward. And incidentally, Neal has both feet in prog. His Christian work is very, very prog, and his bands are really talented. Not everybody's cup of tea, but he has definitely NOT become Michael W. Smith. :)
Long time Dream Theater fan...love this..awesome music & artists
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I don't think Tomh49 knows whats Progressive Rock is. This BAND does it all who could ask for much more ?
brad.smith58
Heard they just released a 2-CD set "Whirlwind"; haven't heard it yet but very much looking forward to it. Heard Neal Morse is still playing/writing with them. What a loss to Spock's Beard when he (Morse) stepped away. Neal, please keep a foot in prog!
Call them pretentious, call their music unnecessarily complex, call it what you will, Transatlantic is still responsible for some of the most inspired music in the prog vein. Yeah, they do borrow heavily from some formulas used by some of the predominant prog groups of the 70s (most notably Yes), but that was more or less the point. They didn't set out to break new ground, they just aimed to put out some great tunes reminiscent of the genre's heyday, and in that sense, they succeeded handily
To use his own words, tomh49 "typifies what is wrong with modern prog". The fact that he felt the need to clarify what an odd time signature is just shows his own pretentiousness! If someone calls it rap, you're gonna be disappointed too, so quit with the labels and keep it simple (both in music and life in general). Just get over yourself and enjoy the music for what it is, not for what you want it to be!!
look everyone, it's a prog snob....have met many of you experts on all things prog...."tomh49" take a chill pill, stop judging, spouting your knowledge of music and go listen to Transatlantic's "Live in Europe" side 2, and tell me that it is not beautifully arranged and more importantly, played with raw emotion by some very talented musicians....hey no offense man (I love these guys:)) I grew up with the best prog bands Yes, Genesis, etc. and love all the newer stuff....peace out.
This band typifies what is wrong with modern prog: if it's played with synths, in an odd time signature (say, 7/8), has quiet passages, some stereotypical prog arranging, then it Prog! These people have forgotten what motivated the early prog bands: it was not to be sophisticated for the SAKE of "being sophostocated," it was the interest of bringing other musical forms into rock to broaden the musical pallette; jazz, classical, celtic, persian, etc.... This is just boring and redundant crap.
How can you beat a lineup like this? Opinions are opinions, but how can anyone consider a good version of Genesis' Firth of Fifth as boring redundant crap?????!
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Good luck with your new band. whatever it may be