Live in America [Live]

Transatlantic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B000067UKU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  VHS Tape
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,243 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. All of the Above

2. Mystery Train/Magical Mystery Tour/Strawberry Fields Forever

3. We Need Some Light

Disc: 2

1. Watcher of the Skies/Firth of Fifth

2. My New World

3. Medley: There Is More to This World/Go the Way You Go/The Great Escape

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great live album., June 15, 2002

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Musicman (egg.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in America (Audio CD)

This album, about 100 minutes, is a great example of prog rock played right. It goes right up there with Yessongs and Scenes From New York. About 6 tracks on 2 cds, there is a lot to cover. It starts with All Of The Above, Transatlantic's trademark song. I thought they couldn't do Undying Love that well, but they nailed it. Then there's Mystery Train/Beatles Medley. There's Mystery Train, which doesn't sound any diffrent from the original, but the Beatles medley's preety good. I love the little keyboard solo, and Neil says "I've been trying to do that all week!" Than the classic ballad, "We All Need Some Light," which is perfect. A lttle mistake in the intro, but that's ok. The Genesis Medley is a pure example of making the best out of mistakes. During the first 3 minutes, the band's completly lost, and then Mike breaks it up. It's good after that. Then there's My New World, which is truely amazing. The medley also rocks. 19 minutes of each member's tune, then a Beatles tune. It's a great gig, and I hope to hear more from them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some good songs, pretty cruddy singing, September 1, 2004

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A. Davis "Davis" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in America (Audio CD)

Neal Morse for some reason sounds really good on the first section of "All of the Above" but is terrible on track 2 and other various songs on the CD. Everytime I hear him hit a bad note, it makes me wince. Same goes for Mike Portnoy. He is an excellent, innovative drummer, one that I look up to, but he goes a bit overboard with his singing, for his vocal abilities are very limited. Otherwise the musicianship is good quality. The cover of Genesis's "Watcher of the Skies/Firth of Fifth" was excellent, as well as the 30 minute epic, "All of the Above."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great production, June 18, 2002

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Musicman (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in America (Audio CD)

Thid cd is cool, but the production is not great. It sounds good, but at times certain instruments are hard to here. The keysboards are not very at hot in the mix at times. I guess I just got spoiled to hearing the excellent studio versions. This cd is still cool though. The band does some excellent cover songs. If you are a true Transatlantic fan you should buy this cd, but if you are buying their music for the first time, don't get this one. The other two cd's are awesome.