''The Whirlwind'' is the third studio album by the band 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. 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. 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

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'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.

Track listing

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" *"Soul Sacrifice" ends at 8:38, followed by a short silence and a hidden untitled track.

Critical reception

In 2020, ''The Whirlwind'' was named best progressive rock album of the last 20 years (2000-2019) by The Prog Report.

Personnel

Transatlantic

* Neal Morse –

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, acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals * Mike Portnoy –

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– electric guitars, vocals, percussion, additional mellotron, minimoog & soundscapes * Pete Trewavas – bass guitar, vocals, occasional VST Synthesizer & orchestration

Additional musicians

* Chris Carmichael – strings *

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– French horn

Production

*Arranged & Produced by Transatlantic *Engineered by Jerry Guidroz *Mixed by Richard Mouser *Mastered by Robert Vosigen at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood CA

Charts

External links

Encyclopaedia Metallum page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whirlwind 2009 albums Transatlantic (band) albums Metal Blade Records albums Inside Out Music albums