Transatlantic and related
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Topic: Transatlantic and related
Posted By: Dellinger
Subject: Transatlantic and related
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 20:11
| So, there's Transatlantic, and as we all know it's a supergroup made with members of some of the most succesful post 70's bands, so in the end, which is the band you like the better? |
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Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:02
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Dream Theater for me, only because they're the only band there that I've really gotten into, apart from Transatlantic. ------------- 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:11
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DT for me as well, only because I have a longer history with them. I rank them as so: Dream Theater The Flower Kings Transatlantic Neal Morse (solo) Spock's Beard Marillion (never really been able to get into them) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:18
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Spock's Beard ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:24
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Marillion is honestly the least bad of those that's embarassing |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:33
No one cares. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Triceratopsoil wrote:Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 22:00
| I'm afraid that I myself don't know all of the bands, so I'll not be voting. I did know Dream Theater first, and still love them. I have gotten several Marillion Fish era albums, studio and live, and I have gotten to love them too, though I don't know what I would think of later albums. About Transatlantic, I have really liked them a lot too, specially the Whirlwind, which I think is a better album as a whole than anything Dream Theater has done, and perhaps also better than what I have heard from Marillion (and surpassing Script is already a difficult task). As for the other two bands, I have not heard anything from them yet, but I guess I'll have to do something about that. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 22:34
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Marillion!! ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 22:37
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Hardcore DT fan here, so they get my vote.
------------- I consider drone metal to be progressive... |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 23:20
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First vote for The Flower Kings! After that, Transatlantic, Marillion, Spock's Beard, and Dream Theater. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 00:19
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Marillion, but only until Brave excluded ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 00:19
| TRANSATLANTIC are a 'supergroup' made up of 4 talented musicians from 4 amazing bands. I am NOT a fan of Dream Theater AT ALL (talented, yes - tasteful for me, NO) I'm fond of the other 3 bands. It is so enlightening to hear Portnoy lending his talent to more 'traditional' Sympho-Prog, whereas Pete Trewavas has always been a very good bassist in Marillion (and really steps-up in Transatlantic to truly amaze me). Morse is his usual, quality, virtuosic-self, and Roine Stolt is his usual, amazing-self. |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 02:31
| Flower Kings have released my favorite album among those bands. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 06:10
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Marillion
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: kjprogger
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 16:40
| I like Marillion and DT a lot. But for me, its Transatlantic. The fusion of their talents has produced some awesome prog, especially The Whirlwind. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 18:50
Indeed, I guess it is one of the few supergroup that really is a sum of it's parts, instead of just another disapontment (Asia anyone). |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 19:43
| The band that wrote the mighty Whirlwind!!! |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 19 2013 at 10:41
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Marillion 90%
Transatlantic 85%
Spock's Beard 80%
Flower Kings 80%
Dream Theater 65% ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 19 2013 at 10:55
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Anyone except Marillion. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: January 19 2013 at 13:06
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Marillion, followed by DT. The little I've heard from the other three haven't impressed me. -------------  
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: January 19 2013 at 18:21
DT, but only really for Scenes. I listen to 90's Marillion the most out of these though; I actually can't stand most of their 80's material.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: January 19 2013 at 21:31
Kaipa
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: January 21 2013 at 02:04
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Transatlantic so far, but I need to investigate some of the other bands listed here. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: January 21 2013 at 07:11
| Marillion, but only through "Afraid of Sunlight." Don't care for much after that album. Spock's Beard second, Transatlantic third, and Flower King's fourth. Appreciate DT's musicianship, but the music doesn't do a lot for me. |
Posted By: Jinoregina
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 03:05
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My favorite band is hammer fall.
------------- http://www.spam.com/" rel="nofollow - clarinet and flute duets free music spam |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 07:40
| Marillion, for Invisible Man, Neverland, and Ocean Cloud; for Brave; for Out of This World and The Space. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 07:44
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Marillion for their first EP, first four albums, Season's End, Afraid of Sunlight, This Strange Engine, Marbles and Sounds That Can't Be Made.
------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 08:00
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Transatlantic, closely followed by Spocks Beard for me.
I do like Dream Theater to an extent. There's no denying the talents within the band (Labrie excepted ) but these days I just see them as a clever heavy metal band. Marillion I liked in the 1980s, but the Hogarth material has never hit the spot with me (although, even Fish era Marillion gets few plays these days). The Flower Kings, like DT has some exceptional musicians, but only 'Unfold The Future' really hits the spot for me.
Spocks Beard I liked as soon as I heard them - not so keen on the post-Morse albums, but after hearing The Whirlwind by Transatlantic I was blown away & now realise Neal Morse is a one-man prog rock revival. ------------- 
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 08:39
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The Flower Kings easily get my vote which is probably not too much of a surprise. I like all 5 bands though. The order 2 through to 5 would change from time to time. Presently Transatlantic at 2, then Marillion, DT and Spock's Beard. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 21:58
I just bought my first album from them, though I'm still waiting for it to arrive. I'm hoping to find something nice 
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 08:23
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Flower Kings for me, though I did give some consideration to Spock's Beard in light of this year's release from them. For some reason, I don't like Transatlantic nearly as much as any of the original bands, I don't know exactly why that is but The Whirlwind left me cold. The two before that have some great moments but I listen to the other bands far more often than the supergroup. My ranking is something like this: The Flower Kings Spock's Beard Dream Theater Marillion Transatlantic (Kapia) ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: mageestout
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 09:29
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TRANSATLANTIC - hands down. I enjoy every single thing they have done.
It's where the whole is better than the sum of the parts. I've liked MARILLION since high school when Fish was the singer. I do enjoy some of the "H" albums, but they are hit/miss for me. Same deal with SPOCK'S BEARD - although I am a big Neal solo fan, Recently got into THE FLOWER KINGS, and like everything I've heard so far. I appreciate DREAM THEATER and what they have done but just doesn't grab me. Regardless of what you like, its all good music and I'm glad we have it. |
Posted By: mageestout
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 10:47
Preach it! Neal is THE MAN. Have not heard a bad thing from him yet. (BTW - whirlwind....blown away...hahaha) |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 18:27
I am blown away more with Spock's Beard and Transatlantic though. I don't get much out of D.T.
And me, for some stupid reason, voted for Marillion in some drunken stupor one night when it was meant to be Spock's Beard......
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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: May 10 2013 at 21:37
| DT followed closely by Transatlantic |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 21:56
Neal is da man wit da plan. But seriously aside from that vernacular Neal is great!!!
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Posted By: Cthulhu42
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 08:43
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This is a tough one; I've never listened to Marillion, but I love the rest of these bands. I guess I'll go with DT. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 09:50
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hmmmmm Transatlantic I guess ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 15:59
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Interesting poll........based on pevious post s on PA I thought Dream Theater (or FK) would get the most and Marillion the least.. I find the later Marillion lp's after Fish to be smewhat boring except for a track here and there...and Dream Theater has too much of that chug chug prog metal guitar for me.
I went with Spocks Beard....imho their first 5 cd's are all very good.
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 15 2013 at 06:55
| Transatlantic and the Beard. |
Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: May 16 2013 at 02:48
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Marillion then Dream Theater.
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: May 16 2013 at 03:20
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Transatlantic Neal Morse The Flower Kings Spock's Beard Marillion Dream Theater
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 16 2013 at 08:18
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Dream Theater simply for John Petrucci nd Jordan Rudess! ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:34
| Marillion |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:49
Beat http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=31324" rel="nofollow - THIS , I challenge you (it's worth a pint  I like mine at 4o C, please) |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:52
Whirlwind did not do much for me, I have 4 Marillion DVDs, I'd watch those over Transatlantic any time.
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Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 10:14
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One of the highpoints of Whirltour was the output of Trevawas, doesn't this lighten your heart ? (And your purse - I'm really thirsty ! ah ah) |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 10:19
I bet he is great, but the whole 70 minutes song is just too much...
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Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 11:18
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I give you that point for the studio On stage it really doesn't make a difference if it's a long song (with varied movements, actually) or a sequence of a hundred tracks - the music flows continuously and you enjoy it (or not...) non-stop, what could be better? BTW Mike makes his usual stunts - what a drummer - that are a real treat to watch  |
Posted By: Chula Vista
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 12:23
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1. Marillion 2. Spock's Beard 3. Flower Kings 4. Transatlantic - up until Morse had his epiphany 5. Dream Theater - just can't grock James LaBrie ------------- I'd much rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 15:44
| Marillion |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 21:50
That Whirl-tour album/DVD was the first thing I got from Transatlantic, and I really loved the Whirlwind set, it's just a perfect piece of music... whether I consider it one song or a set of linked songs (I rather see it this way)... except for the last "song", it sort of feels out of place for me, bland, but besides that one it's a perfect flow of music. There's more things to love from the choices from the other albums, but for me this is the best music Transatlantic has done. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: September 14 2017 at 08:23
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Neal Morse solo stuff is better than all the options listed. But I voted for The Flower Kings.
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