TRANSATLANTIC SMPTE [2LP/CD] NEW LP
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Transatlantic: Neal Morse (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards); Roine Stolt (acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, Mellotron, percussion, background vocals); Pete Trewavas (electric bass, Moog bass pedals, background vocals); Mike Portnoy (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Millbrook Studios, Millbrook, New York; The Morse House, Tennessee; Cosmic Lodge, Sweden; Racket Club, United Kingdom.
The obvious label to put on this band is "supergroup," because it consists Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings, Neal Morse of Spock's Beard, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, and Pete Trewavas of Marillion, but that would imply that this is just another jam session. Despite the fact that these gifted musicians put this session together rather quickly, there is a natural cohesiveness and maturity that would suggest that they have been playing together for years. In fact, it could be argued that as a collective work this is as good, if not better, than any of the aforementioned bands previous output. The influence of early progressive rock bands such as Yes and Genesis are obvious, as are the references to each member's "regular" band, but it is the influence of the Beatles, which is felt both musically and lyrically, that shines through the strongest. The opener "All of the Above" is a 30-minute epic that stands as some of the best progressive rock music ever written. The only two compositions under seven minutes are the uplifting "We All Need Some Light" and the whimsical "Mystery Train," which in an ideal world would both receive significant airplay (they didn't). "My New World" is another epic and is the most obvious nod to the Beatles, while "In Held (Twas In I)" is a cover of the Procol Harum classic. The lyrics are intelligent and thoughtful without being pompous and the music is challenging and tight without being gratuitous. A progressive rock masterpiece. ~ Robert Taylor

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