Transatlantic — The Whirlwind (2009)
Now and then we take a look back at one of the reviews from our ever-growing archive to see if the album has stood the test of time. We did a series of this in 2015, when DPRP had its 20th anniversary, and this series was first published on a dedicated blog, thearchivesofprog.blogspot.com. We did a series like this in 2018, when we had done 20 years of album reviews, under the title 20 Years Of Reviews.
Alison Henderson
This album represents a significant chapter in my life which comes to fruition very soon. Having met Martin Reijman on Facebook through our mutual love of music, especially progressive rock, he suggested we went to see Transatlantic at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on The Whirlwind tour in 2010.
He played me the album, and to coin a well-used phrase, I was completely blown away. It evoked so many emotions with the changing pace and tone of the individual passages of play.
The gig itself was one of the greatest it has ever been my pleasure to attend. An opening track lasting more than 70 minutes? How prog is that!! We were even fleetingly seen queuing in the subsequent DVD.
Well, the rest is history: Martin and I are getting married on 30 October, so this is very much a six-year-long Whirlwind romance!
From the DPRP review archives, read the original Round Table Review of The Whirlwind in 2009.
Read it here.
Watch a video of this very live show.
Watch it here.