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"Without revolutionizing the genre, Transatlantic manages with "The Whirlwind" and its 70's Progressive Rock to remain at the forefront of the bands that perpetuate the tradition."
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Supergroup formed at the very beginning of this millennium by 4 greats who escaped from their no less fabulous bands (Spock's Beard, Dream Theater, Marillion and The Flower Kings), Transatlantic never stops delighting us with albums paying tribute to the progressive rock of the 70s.
This year, the band offers us a single epic track divided into 12 parts in a row, aptly entitled The Whirlwind. The style? Unsurprisingly, the band picks up where they left off 8 years ago : welcome to the 70's and old-fashioned progressive rock. Analogical keyboard sounds, twirling bass, composition format, everything is there ... and it's devilishly well done, and even better interpreted.
The first track, soberly named Overture / Whirlwind, starts the album with a beautiful instrumental slap. Sometimes on the verge of a demonstration, our four accomplices give themselves to heart's conten: chained themes, choruses, breaks on the verge of improvisation, the first 7 minutes of the album immediately lead the listener in this musical whirlwind.
Impossible to detail the 77 minutes of this album, their density undoubtedly requiring much more than the yet repeated listening necessary for this review: if one can find some length from time to time, especially in the vocal parts, the attention is never distracted because Transatlantic manages to keep the listener under control, offering an instrumental bridge here, a guitar solo or Hammond's solo there, or a furious cavalcade of its rhythm section. And when all the elements are put together, we end up with a track like 'On The Prowl', for instance.
Few surprises have been said, and yet 'Lay Down Your Life' comes to put some Metal influences, certainly a bit clumsy but so efficient, right in the middle of the already copiously filled dish. We'll also mention the particularly noticed presence of string instruments (viola, cello), or an English horn which will break the 70's sound, a bit too linear throughout the album. So, of course, the numerous choruses are sometimes pompous, and their format also borders on repetition, but they're just a blip within a high level ensemble, sumptuously concluded by 'Dancing With Eternal Glory'.
Without revolutionizing the genre, Transatlantic manages to remain in the leading group of bands that perpetuate the progressive tradition, despite the competition that has strongly developed on this niche these last years. An album to put in any self-respecting playlist. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Overture / Whirlwind (9:54)
02. The Wind Blew Them All Away (6:10)
03. On The Prowl (6:03)
04. A Man Can Feel (6:35)
05. Out Of The Night (4:22)
06. Rose Colored Glasses (7:54)
07. Evermore (4:10)
08. Set Us Free (5:03)
09. Lay Down Your Life (5:11)
10. Pieces Of Heaven (2:17)
11. Is It Really Happening? (8:11)
12. Dancing With Eternal Glory / Whirlwind (reprise) (12:04)
LINEUP:
Mike Portnoy: Chant / Batterie
Neal Morse: Chant / Guitares / Claviers
Pete Trewavas: Chant / Basse
Roine Stolt: Chant / Guitares
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4.5/5 (13 view(s))
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3.7/5 (11 view(s))
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LAST INTERVIEW
TRANSATLANTIC (DECEMBER 10, 2020)
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The tireless Neal Morse is back on Music Waves, this time to evoke the return of Transatlantic with the release of their new album, "The Absolute Universe".
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