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  • Audio CD (20 Aug 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: INSIDE OUT
  • ASIN: B00004S5Z3
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,586 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. All of the above
2. We all need some light
3. Mystery train
4. My new world
5. In field (twas) in I

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality music for the discerning rock fan, 12 Feb 2004
By I. J. Waters "stormy44" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Life was great in the 70s. I was in my 20s and bands like the Beatles and 'Floyd had already launched an exciting period where many musicians and writers were no longer satisfied with producing 3 minute ditties - the new music was being called Progressive Rock and it was, well, progressing. Bands like Camel, Yes, Genesis, ELP and others produced sounds which involved the listener, challenging them to improve their attention spans - most of it was brilliant stuff and you could even listen to it on British radio on Saturday afternoons courtesy of Alan Freeman. Happy days - this would surely be the classical music of the future!! Well, for a while there, it appeared not. Punk, boy bands, hip hop etc. all took there turns in swamping the airwaves and prog. rock seemed to be doomed to extinction - it even became the butt of DJ jokes. But it's back!!

I'm in my 50s now and after a period in the musical doldrums have just discovered Transatlantic - I know I've been slow off the mark and taken my eye off the ball these past few years but better late than never.

If you're a prog. rock fan buy this album. If you are not, become one and buy this album. The music appears to be largely influenced by Yes and Genesis although I also hear touches of Rick Wakeman, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath and others. Most of it is a unique Transatlanticness, though. Buy the CD to find out what that sounds like - you'll love it. It's brilliant.

I'm off to buy their other albums and check out Spock's Beard etc. Music is progressing again. Happy days return.

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE album of 2000!, 19 April 2001
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Forget your Boyzones and your Westlifes.... TRANSATLANTIC are a TRUE rock band and their first album is extremely promising!

Despite the 31 min running time of "All of the Above", Neal's arrangement of the track into several coherent (and memorable) pieces make it very easy going. I often croon "Full Moon Rising" at the top of my voice... just to annoy the neighbours! (I blame Morse - he shouldn't have made the song so good)

"We All Need Some Light" is a ballad par excellence. Not your bland, clicheed excuse for a song (Who do you think they are, a Boyband?), but something original that doesn't even mention the dreaded 'l' word!

"Mystery Train" just plain rocks.

"My New World" is Roine Stolt at his finest. A Beatle-esque epic with very memorable melodies and great vocals by Morse & Stolt.

"In Held (Twas) In I" is also a great take on the Procol Harum classic, on which all 4 members (even Trewavas!) take on a lead vocal of some kind.

In summary, "SMPTe" is a fantastic album - well composed, perfectly performed and an 80min example of musical pleasure! Buy it.... NOW!!!

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Amazing Album, 24 May 2007
By gingerguru "gingerguru" (Billericay, Essex) - See all my reviews
  
Music is clearly a subjective thing and that is starkly apparent in the mixed reviews of this album. So, to try and give a balanced and objective view of this work, you have to start by dealing with the basic and undeniable facts.
This is a HUGE album - well over an hour of original music plus a lengthy Procul Harum cover - Track 5. Fact.
This is an incredibly diverse album with a whole plethora of styles covered including delicate pop rock ballad, funk, fusion and classic prog rock. Fact.
The vocals and playing are to the highest standards in rock. Fact.
The majority of the original tracks on here are accessible to fans of mainstream rock. Fact.
There is clear musical influence from The Beatles and most of the big prog rock bands from the 70s. Fact.
Some of the tracks are epic at around the 30 minute mark but are mostly broken down into clearly defined shorter sections. Fact.
Now that we've got the basics covered, all that remains is to say that the combination of the factors outlined above produces a quite brilliant example of modern accessible progressive rock.
Morse excells on vocals/keyboards and is probably the most dominant force in terms of the influence brought to the Transatlantic sound from that of his main band at the time, Spock's Beard. Portnoy & Trewavas combine to form a superb rhythm section. Stolt is also worthy of mention for some very tasteful and restrained guitar lines (sometimes a little too restrained for my liking), not to mention his varied but always sweet guitar tone.
In my view, there is no weak track on this album. All of The Above is rapidly becoming an all time favourite - 30 minutes of sheer musical bliss.
Whatever you do, approach this album with an open mind and ignore the negative reviews which stupidly put me off buying this for some time.
This is undoubtedly a modern classic in prog rock.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unquestionably a great album
This album is without doubt a great work. The references and inspiration come from the prog period of the 1970's - although this album could not have been made back then, as it... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2006 by Mark Edwards

2.0 out of 5 stars ... could have been way better ...
It's like a very bad vintage port wine. It's supposed to be brilliant: the producer thinks it's great, the controller thinks it's wonderfull, it's made of the best grapes of the... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2006 by Vaclav Smerda

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't Believe the Hype!
I'm bracing myself for an avalanche of negative feedback as I seem to be one of the few (if not only) reviewer/s who consider this recording to be a very disappointing effort. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2005 by Kevin O'Keefe

3.0 out of 5 stars A good effort but stick with your bands
I'll pitch it between the reviews above. I suppose it just proves music is a very personal thing. This is a good album but not, in my view, great. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Big Disappointment
I can't agree with the other reviews of this cd. I grew up listening to Jethro Tull, Rush, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Genesis etc and thought it was time to check out some other... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2004 by Stalker

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!!
I had high hopes for this album when I got (I was already very familiar with the work of Portnoy, Morse and Trewavas)... and just for once they were fulfilled!!! Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2002 by M. I. Bailey

5.0 out of 5 stars There's life in the old dog yet
Well, I bought this album purely on the strength of the reviews I read here and I'm not disappointed. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2001 by Lucas

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine example of how good prog rock can be.
While the rest of the album doen't quite live up to the stupendous start, its worth buying for the first track. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2001 by WJ Davidson

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection in Prog.rock
Well, well, well. It took me along time to find a record that has prog.rock that surpasses my biggest musical love,YES, in originality and compositions. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2000 by Peter H. Kistemaker

5.0 out of 5 stars Best prog album in decades
All fans of YES, ELP, early Genesis, Gentle Giant, Greenslade or Argent will find lots to enjoy in this, the best new album in decades. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2000

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