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Transatlantic
Genre(s) Progressive rock
Years active 1999–2003
Label(s) InsideOut Music
Website transatlanticweb.com
Members
Neal Morse
Mike Portnoy
Roine Stolt
Pete Trewavas

Transatlantic was a progressive rock supergroup formed in 1999 by vocalist/keyboardist Neal Morse of Spock's Beard and drummer Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music InsideOut (or Inside Out) is an independent Record label company specializing in the Progressive rock Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys California) is a prolific American Multi-instrumentalist and Progressive rock Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) American Drummer primarily known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the Progressive Roine Stolt (born on September 5, 1956 in Uppsala) is a Swedish Guitarist, Vocalist and Composer. Pete Trewavas (born Peter Trewavas 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English Musician Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys California) is a prolific American Multi-instrumentalist and Progressive rock Spock's Beard is a Progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) American Drummer primarily known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the Progressive Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci

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Originally intending to include Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos, Morse and Portnoy tapped Flower Kings guitarist/vocalist Roine Stolt when Matheos was unable to participate. Fates Warning is a Progressive metal band formed in 1983 by John Arch, Jim Matheos, Victor Arduini, Joe DiBiase, and Steve An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Jim Matheos ( Westfield, MA, USA, 22 november 1962) is the guitarist and primary songwriter for the Progressive metal The Flower Kings are a Swedish Progressive rock band Formed in 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album Roine Stolt (born on September 5, 1956 in Uppsala) is a Swedish Guitarist, Vocalist and Composer. The band completed their lineup by adding bassist and progressive rock veteran Pete Trewavas from the group Marillion. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Pete Trewavas (born Peter Trewavas 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English Musician Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises

Their first album, 2000's SMPT:e (a play on words, as both a combination of the members' last initials, as well as a common machine time protocol used in high end recording studios) received strong critical reviews, including "some of the best progressive rock music ever written" (Robert Taylor in All Music Guide) and "a fireworks of ideas and incredible musicianship" (The Metal Observer). See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels SMPTe (AKA S tolt' M' orse' P' ortnoy' T' r' e' wavas) is the first album of the Progressive rock SMPTE timecode is a set of cooperating standards to label individual frames of video or film with a Timecode defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers However, many critics of the neo-prog genre see Transatlantic's music as being derivative. Neo-progressive rock (or often shortened to neo-prog, not to be confused with the significantly more modern New prog) is a sub- Genre of

A subsequent tour of the United States led to a double live CD, Transatlantic Live in America, and a video of the same name. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Live in America is the first live album by the Progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic. The band showed their musical heritage on the live CD, presenting covers of The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever", as well as a medley of Genesis' epic "Watcher of the Skies" and "Firth of Fifth". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists

Though SMPT:e contained the thirty-one minute opus "All of the Above", the band's second studio album, 2001's Bridge Across Forever, found the band flexing their muscles further in the long form for which progressive rock is known. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels Bridge Across Forever is the second studio album of Progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic, released in 2001 The CD contained just four tracks, the twenty-six minute "Duel With the Devil", the fourteen minute "Suite Charlotte Pike", and the twenty-six minute "Stranger in Your Soul" making up the bulk of the disc, with the title track coming in at a relatively scant five minutes.

Transatlantic disbanded with Morse leaving the mainstream prog scene to launch a new career as a Christian musician, a move which included his leaving Spock's Beard as well. Christian music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life Spock's Beard is a Progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. A live DVD of the band's last tour was released in late 2003, featuring all aforementioned epics plus a rendition of the Abbey Road medley by the Beatles. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The extended edition also contains a cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond". Pink Floyd are As an added bonus for progressive metal fans, Daniel Gildenlöw of the band Pain of Salvation sits in throughout the DVD as a "fifth member" of the band, playing keyboards, guitars, percussion, and even doing some vocals, both background and lead. Daniel Gildenlöw (born June 5, 1973) is a Swedish Musician and Songwriter. Pain of Salvation is a Swedish Progressive metal band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist chief composer guitarist and lead vocalist

The name of the group was originally planned to be "Second Nature", but was changed to Transatlantic on suggestion by the cover artist Per Nordin.

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SMPTe (AKA S tolt' M' orse' P' ortnoy' T' r' e' wavas) is the first album of the Progressive rock Live in America is the first live album by the Progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic. Bridge Across Forever is the second studio album of Progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic, released in 2001 The Transatlantic Demos is an album of demo tracks by Neal Morse. Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys California) is a prolific American Multi-instrumentalist and Progressive rock Live in Europe is the second Live album by the Progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic. Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys California) is a prolific American Multi-instrumentalist and Progressive rock A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) American Drummer primarily known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the Progressive A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Roine Stolt (born on September 5, 1956 in Uppsala) is a Swedish Guitarist, Vocalist and Composer. Pete Trewavas (born Peter Trewavas 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English Musician The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Daniel Gildenlöw (born June 5, 1973) is a Swedish Musician and Songwriter.
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