Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album)

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Kaleidoscope
File:Transatlantic Kaleidoscope.jpg
Studio album by Transatlantic
Released January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)
Genre Progressive rock
Length 75:43
40:59 (bonus disc)
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
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

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

Transatlantic released a music video for the song "Shine" on 2 December 2013.[4] 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.[5] A video for "Black as the Sky" was released on 27 January 2014 to coincide with the album's release.[6] On Sept 11, 2014, Kaleidoscope won 'Album of the Year' at the third annual Progressive Music Awards.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.[8][9]

No. Title Writer(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)[10]"  
   25:11
2. "Shine"     7:26
3. "Black as the Sky"     6:43
4. "Beyond the Sun"   Morse 4:29
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. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "And You and I" (Yes cover) Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford 10:43
2. "Can't Get It Out of My Head" (Electric Light Orchestra cover) Jeff Lynne 4:43
3. "Conquistador" (Procol Harum cover) Gary Brooker, Keith Reid 4:10
4. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Elton John cover) Elton John, Bernie Taupin 3:16
5. "Tin Soldier" (Small Faces cover) Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane 3:21
6. "Sylvia" (Focus cover) Thijs van Leer 3:49
7. "Indiscipline" (King Crimson cover) Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin 4:43
8. "Nights in White Satin" (The Moody Blues cover) Justin Hayward 6:12
Total length:
 40:59

Vinyl edition

Side One

No. Title 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)"  
 25:13

Side Two

No. Title Length
1. "Shine"   7:28
2. "Black as the Sky"   6:45

Side Three

No. Title Length
1. "Beyond the Sun"   4:31
2. "Kaleidoscope Part I"
I. "Overture"
II. "Ride the Lightning"  
 8:30

Side Four

No. Title Length
1. "Kaleidoscope Part II"
III. "Black Gold"
IV. "Walking the Road"
V. "Desolation Days"
VI. "Lemon Looking Glass"
VII. "Ride the Lightning (Reprise)"  
 23:39

Sources:[11][3][2]

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:[8]

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 Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] 36

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kaleidoscope liner notes.
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  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" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Transatlantic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Transatlantic – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Transatlantic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Transatlantic – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Transatlantic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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