Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album)

Kaleidoscope
Studio album by Transatlantic
Released January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)
Genre Progressive rock, Neo-progressive Rock
Length 75:43
40:59 (bonus disc)
116:42 (special edition)
Label Inside Out Music (EU)
Radiant Records/Metal Blade (US)
Producer Transatlantic
Transatlantic chronology
More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010
(2011)More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 20102011		 Kaleidoscope
(2014)		 KaLIVEoscope
(2014)KaLIVEoscope2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Kaleidoscope is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Transatlantic. It was released on January 27, 2014.[2][3][4][3][2]

Background

Transatlantic released a music video for the song "Shine" on 2 December 2013.[5] Two weeks later, the band's cover of the Yes song "And You and I", a bonus track on Kaleidoscope, was released on record label Inside Out's SoundCloud page.[6] A video for "Black As the Sky" was released on 27 January 2014 to coincide with the album's release.[7] On Sept 11, 2014, Kaleidoscope won 'Album of the Year' at the third annual Progressive Music Awards.[8]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.[9][10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Into the Blue"

I. "Overture"
II. "The Dreamer and the Healer"
III. "A New Beginning"
IV. "Written in Your Heart"
V. "The Dreamer and the Healer (Reprise)[11]"
 25:11
2."Shine" 7:26
3."Black As the Sky" 6:43
4."Beyond the Sun"Morse4:29
5."Kaleidoscope"

I. "Overture"
II. "Ride the Lightning"
III. "Black Gold"
IV. "Walking the Road"
V. "Desolation Days"
VI. "Lemon Looking Glass"
VII. "Ride the Lightning (Reprise)"
 31:53
Total length:75:43

Special edition bonus disc

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."And You and I" (Yes cover)Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford10:43
2."Can't Get It Out of My Head" (Electric Light Orchestra cover)Jeff Lynne4:43
3."Conquistador" (Procol Harum cover)Gary Brooker, Keith Reid4:10
4."Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Elton John cover)Elton John, Bernie Taupin3:16
5."Tin Soldier" (Small Faces cover)Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane3:21
6."Sylvia" (Focus cover)Thijs van Leer3:49
7."Indiscipline" (King Crimson cover)Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin4:43
8."Nights in White Satin" (The Moody Blues cover)Justin Hayward6:12
Total length:40:59

Personnel

Transatlantic
Additional musicians
Production
  • Transatlantic — production
  • Rich Mouser — mixing
  • Jerry Guidroz — engineering
Other
  • Thomas Ewerhard — design and layout
  • Per Nordin — Transatlantic Ship
  • Joey Pippin — band photos
  • Jerry Guidroz — Kaleidoscope photos

Source:[9]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 59
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 52
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 14
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] 36

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Transatlantic To Release 'Kaleidoscope' In January". Blabbermouth.net. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Transatlantic: reveal new studio album 'Kaleidoscope' and 2014 World Tour!". InsideOut. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope". Radiant Records. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Kielty, Martin (2 December 2013). "Video Premiere: Transatlantic – Shine". Prog. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Kielty, Martin (16 December 2013). "Transatlantic Release Yes Cover". Prog. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Kielty, Martin (28 January 2014). "Transatlantic: Black As The Sky - Video". Prog. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards". BBC News. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 Kaleidoscope liner notes.
  10. ↑ "Neal Morse Interview". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. December 24, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (triple black vinyl + 2CD preorder)". Burning Shed. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Transatlantic: Kaleidoscope" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Transatlantic | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "Transatlantic Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Transatlantic Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Transatlantic Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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