Transatlantic: Building the Bridge/Live in America
Last year, when they were working on Neal Morse's Question Mark album, Mike Portnoy asked Neal if he had any extra TA footage to use for bonus material for a DVD. Mike seemed to think it was a good idea to release the two Transatlantic videos (Building the Bridge and Live in America) on DVD with some bonus footage. Neal agreed and went into his secret vault (his garage) and produced a few amusing outtakes from the recording sessions. For those that don't know, Transatlantic is Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (drums), Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beardon keys and vocals), Roine Stolt of the Flower Kings (guitar) and Pete Trewavas of Marillion on bass. Building the Bridge is a two hour documentary that takes you through every part of the making of the classic prog album Bridge Across Forever. From the writing process at Neal Morse's house to Mike Portnoy's amazing drum cam footage, to Roine Stolt's stunning guitar work and Pete Trewavas' spot on bass playing, you'll get to see and hear the music that made it onto this amazing album, and some that was left behind. Live in America was recorded in Philadelphia in June of 2000. This two hour concert captures the emotion that is Transatlantic. This is a full documentation of the band in their first year featuring performances from their first album, plus jams and classic covers.