Transatlantic (band)
| Transatlantic | |
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 Transatlantic in Stuttgart 2010 (from left: Stolt, Gildenlöw, Trewavas, Morse, Portnoy) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock , retro prog |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.transatlanticweb.com |
| Founding members | |
| Neal Morse | |
Vocals, guitar |
Roine Stolt |
| Mike Portnoy | |
Bass , vocals |
Pete Trewavas |
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Transatlantic is a supergroup founded in 1999 made up of four musicians from the progressive rock scene.
history
The founders of the band are Neal Morse (then Spock's Beard ) and Mike Portnoy (then Dream Theater ), who got together with bassist Pete Trewavas ( Marillion ) in 1999 . The guitarist was originally Jim Matheos ( Fates Warning ), but he was unable to participate due to scheduling difficulties. Instead, Roine Stolt ( The Flower Kings ) became a member.
The band's music is clearly based on great models from progressive rock of the 1970s such as Yes , Emerson, Lake and Palmer , Jethro Tull and Genesis . Many melodies come from Morse's pen, but Portnoy, Trewavas and above all Stolt also contributed a lot to the songwriting. Between 2000 and 2002 the band released the two studio albums SMPTe and Bridge Across Forever . A successful tour was carried out for each of the albums. Daniel Gildenlöw (keyboards, guitar, background vocals) was hired as a guest musician for the second of these tours .
In 2002, the band members separated for the time being after Morse announced that he would now devote himself to Christian music . His former colleagues have since become more involved in their main bands. Drummer Mike Portnoy has also worked on five solo albums by Morse, and Morse and Stolt continue to work on joint projects, most recently in the form of guest appearances on their respective solo albums.
In October 2009, the concept album The Whirlwind was released after a break of almost 7 years . On the tour, Transatlantic received musical support from Daniel Gildenlöw ( Pain of Salvation ).
In 2014 the fourth studio album Kaleidoscope was released , followed by a world tour, this time the American musician Ted Leonard ( Enchant , Spock's Beard) acted as tour support. The concert in Cologne's E-Werk was recorded and published in autumn 2014 under the title KaLIVEoscope , with one of the available versions also including material from the concert in Tilburg .
In addition to the four studio albums, there are now seven live albums, a making-of of the second studio album entitled Building the Bridge , a compilation with demo versions and a remix version of the debut.
Roine Stolt
Neal Morse
Mike Portnoy
Pete Trewavas
Discography
Studio albums
- 2000: SMPTe (also as Limited Edition)
- 2001: Bridge Across Forever (also as limited edition)
- 2009: The Whirlwind (also as Special Edition and Deluxe Edition)
- 2014: Kaleidoscope (also as a special edition)
Live albums
- 2001: Live in America (also on VHS)
- 2003: Live in Europe (also as DVD)
- 2006: Building the Bridge - Live in America (DVD)
- 2010: The Official Bootleg DVD
- 2010: Whirld Tour 2010: Live at Shepherd's Bush London (also on DVD)
- 2011: More Never Is Enough (CD + DVD)
- 2014: KaLIVEoscope (DVD + Blu-ray)
Others
- 2002: Building the Bridge. The Making of Bridge Across Forever (Documentation)
- 2003: The Transatlantic Demos (released under the name Neal Morse, early demo versions of some Transatlantic titles)
- 2003: SMPTe - The Roine Stolt Mixes (the original was mixed by Rick Mouser, this version by Roine Stolt)
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- ↑ Chart sources: Chart tracking Germany ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Austria - Switzerland - UK charts
- ↑ News on the official band homepage
