Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album)

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

Kaleidoscope
Studio album by
Transatlantic
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)
GenreProgressive rock, neo-progressive rock
Length75:48
40:59 (bonus disc)
116:42 (special edition)
LabelMetal Blade
Radiant Records
ProducerTransatlantic
Transatlantic chronology
More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010
(2011)		 Kaleidoscope
(2014)		 KaLIVEoscope
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]"
 25:13
2."Shine" 7:28
3."Black As the Sky" 6:45
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:75:48

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 (Album Top 100)[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. "Transatlantic To Release 'Kaleidoscope' In January". Blabbermouth.net. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. "Transatlantic: reveal new studio album 'Kaleidoscope' and 2014 World Tour!". InsideOut. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. "Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope". Radiant Records. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. 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. Kaleidoscope liner notes.
  10. "Neal Morse Interview". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. 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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