The Whirlwind | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 23, 2009 | |||
Recorded | April 2009 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, neo-prog | |||
Length | 77:46 | |||
Label | Metal Blade, [1] Radiant | |||
Producer | Transatlantic | |||
Transatlantic chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Lords of Metal | (92/100) [2] |
The Whirlwind is the third studio album by the supergroup Transatlantic, released on October 23, 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. [3]
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. [4]
The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs, which are "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis, "A Salty Dog" by Procol Harum, a combination of America's and The Beatles "I Need You" and Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". 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. [5] [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Whirlwind"
[1]
| 77:46
9:53 6:09 6:02 6:34 4:22 7:53 4:09 5:03 5:10 2:17 8:11 12:03 |
Total length: | 77:46 |
Special edition bonus disc
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist | Length |
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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" | Gerry Beckley and George Harrison | America / The Beatles | 4:39 |
8. | " Soul Sacrifice" | Santana | Santana | 10:00 |
Total length: | 56:27 |
Notes
In 2020, The Whirlwind was named best progressive rock album of the last 20 years (2000-2019) by The Prog Report. [7]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [8] | 40 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [9] | 134 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 45 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 59 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [12] | 21 |
op Heatseekers
The Whirlwind | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 23, 2009 | |||
Recorded | April 2009 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, neo-prog | |||
Length | 77:46 | |||
Label | Metal Blade, [1] Radiant | |||
Producer | Transatlantic | |||
Transatlantic chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Lords of Metal | (92/100) [2] |
The Whirlwind is the third studio album by the supergroup Transatlantic, released on October 23, 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. [3]
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. [4]
The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs, which are "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis, "A Salty Dog" by Procol Harum, a combination of America's and The Beatles "I Need You" and Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". 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. [5] [6]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "The Whirlwind"
[1]
| 77:46
9:53 6:09 6:02 6:34 4:22 7:53 4:09 5:03 5:10 2:17 8:11 12:03 |
Total length: | 77:46 |
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" | Gerry Beckley and George Harrison | America / The Beatles | 4:39 |
8. | " Soul Sacrifice" | Santana | Santana | 10:00 |
Total length: | 56:27 |
Notes
In 2020, The Whirlwind was named best progressive rock album of the last 20 years (2000-2019) by The Prog Report. [7]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
---|---|
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [8] | 40 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [9] | 134 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 45 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 59 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [12] | 21 |
op Heatseekers