The Whirlwind is the third studio album by supergroup Transatlantic, released on October 23, 2009. It is available in three formats: a standard edition, a double disc special edition and a deluxe edition with a 105-minute making-of DVD.
The main album, while indexed into twelve tracks, is considered one song. It is represented as one track on the band's third and fourth live album ' and ' respectively.
The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs, which are "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis, "A Salty Dog" by Procol Harum, a combination of America's and The Beatles "I Need You" and Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". At the end of the second disc, there is a hidden track by the band, played on ukulele with vocals.
The album peaked number 21 in the Top Heatseekers chart and number 45 in the German album chart.
In 2020, The Whirlwind was named best progressive rock album of the last 20 years (2000âÂÂ2019) by The Prog Report.
Special edition bonus disc
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