''Bridge Across Forever'' is the second studio album of

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. In ...

supergroup

Transatlantic Transatlantic, Trans-Atlantic or TransAtlantic may refer to: Film * Transatlantic Pictures, a film production company from 1948 to 1950 * Transatlantic Enterprises, an American production company in the late 1970s * ''Transatlantic'' (1931 film) ...

, released in 2001. For this album, the band attempted to balance each member's contributions more equally, because of criticisms that their first album, '' SMPT:e'', was too dominated by the style of vocalist

Neal Morse Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. ...

. Like their first album, ''Bridge Across Forever'' was well received by critics and

fans, though it had little mainstream popularity. While it is not a concept album, all the lengthy epics share at least one movement with another.

Track listing

All songs by

Roine Stolt Roine Stolt (born 5 September 1956) is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer. A major figure in Sweden's rock history, Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 19 ...

Mike Portnoy Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure ...

, and

Pete Trewavas Peter Trewavas (born 15 January 1959) is an English musician, known as the bassist of Marillion. He joined in 1982, replacing Diz Minnitt, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist. Trewavas was born in Middlesbroug ...

, except where noted.

Limited edition bonus disc

Note

"Stranger in your Soul" ends with a fade-out, however, the ending jam is found after "Stranger in Your Soul", which actually ends at 26:06. At 27:26, there is a hidden track; a continuation of the final section of "Suite Charlotte Pike", picking up where it faded out, followed by various sound effects similar to those found at the end of "Duel with the Devil".

Personnel

Transatlantic *

—

Grand Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, Hammond Organ,

Mini Moog The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popula ...

, Rhodes Piano, Synthesizer,

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, Additional Guitars and Mandolin, Drums on Bonus Disc Track 4''Bridge Across Forever'' Limited Edition liner notes. *

— Electric and Acoustic Guitars,

, Mellotron, Additional

Keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

and

Percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

—

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

Bass, Taurus Bass Pedals and

, Organ on Bonus Disc Track 4 *

— Drums and

, Bass on Bonus Disc Track 4 Additional Musicians * Chris Carmichael — Violin, Viola and Cello on "Stranger in Your Soul" & "Duel With the Devil" * Keith Mears — Saxophone on "Duel With the Devil" * The "Elite" choir — Background Vocals on "Duel With The Devil"

Production

*Arranged & Produced by Transatlantic *Engineered by Ed Simonton *Additional Engineering by Stewart Every (for Pete's recordings at the Racket Club, UK) *Mixed by Richard Mouser at The Mouse House, Los Angeles, CA *Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios NYC

Charts

References

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