The Whirlwind (album)
For other uses of "Whirlwind", see Whirlwind (disambiguation).
| The Whirlwind | ||||
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| Studio album by Transatlantic | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2009 | |||
| Recorded | April 2009 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 77:54 | |||
| Label |
Metal Blade Records (US)[1] Inside Out Music (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Transatlantic | |||
| Transatlantic chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Lords of Metal | (92/100)[2] |
| Allmusic | (not rated)[3] |
The Whirlwind is the third studio album by the band Transatlantic, released on 23 October 2009. It is available in three formats: a standard edition, a double disc special edition and a deluxe edition with a 105 minute making-of DVD.[4]
The main album, while indexed into twelve tracks, is considered one song. It is represented as one track on the band's third and fourth live album Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London and More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010 respectively.[5]
The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs. At the end of the second disc, there is a hidden track by the band, played on ukulele with vocals.
The album peaked number 21 in the Top Heatseekers chart and number 45 in the German album chart.[6][7]
Track listing
- Written and arranged by Transatlantic.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Whirlwind" [1]
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77:54 |
Special edition bonus disc
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spinning" | Stolt, Portnoy, Trewavas, Morse | 9:58 | |
| 2. | "Lenny Johnson" | Stolt | 4:20 | |
| 3. | "For Such a Time" | Morse, Trewavas | 5:22 | |
| 4. | "Lending a Hand" | Trewavas | 8:43 | |
| 5. | "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" | Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford | Genesis | 8:26 |
| 6. | "A Salty Dog" | Gary Brooker | Procol Harum | 4:59 |
| 7. | "I Need You" | George Harrison and Gerry Beckley | America / The Beatles | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Santana | Santana | 10:00 |
Total length: |
56:27 | |||
- Note: "I Need You" is a combination of The Beatles' "I Need You" and America's "I Need You"
- Note: "Soul Sacrifice" ends at 8:38, followed by silence and a hidden track.
Personnel
Transatlantic
- Neal Morse — keyboards, acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals
- Mike Portnoy — drums and vocals
- Roine Stolt — electric guitars, vocals, percussion, additional mellotron, minimoog & soundscapes
- Pete Trewavas — bass guitar, vocals, occasional VST Synth & orchestration
Additional Musicians
- Chris Carmichael — real strings
- Marc Papeghin — French horn
- Collin Leijenaar, Jessica Koomen, Henk Doest - Fingersnaps
Production
- Arranged & Produced by Transatlantic
- Engineered by Jerry Guidroz
- Mixed by Richard Mouser
- Mastered by Robert Vosigen at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood CA
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] | 40 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 134 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 45 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 59 |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] | 21 |
External links
References
- 1 2 "Online Press Kit for Neal Morse | Bill Evans Media". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ The Whirlwind review lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved on 2010-08-10.
- ↑ Mesenov, Sergey. "The Whirlwind - Transatlantic | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Transatlantic - The Whirlwind Deluxe Edition Box Set www.radiantrecords.com. Retrieved on 2009-09-21.
- ↑ "More Never Is Enough - Transatlantic | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Transatlantic | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
op Heatseekers
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Transatlantic – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Transatlantic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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