Bridge Across Forever

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Bridge Across Forever
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Studio album by
Transatlantic
ReleasedOctober 9, 2001
RecordedJanuary 2001
StudioDark Horse Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Progressive rock
Length76:48
Label Metal Blade, Radiant
Producer Transatlantic
Transatlantic chronology
SMPT:e
(2000)		Bridge Across Forever
(2001)		 The Whirlwind
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Bright Eyes (11/13) [2]

Bridge Across Forever is the second studio album of progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic, released in 2001. For this album, the band attempted to balance each member's contributions more equally, because of criticisms that their first album, SMPT:e , was too dominated by the style of vocalist Neal Morse. Like their first album, Bridge Across Forever was well received by critics and progressive rock fans, though it had little mainstream popularity. While it is not a concept album, all the lengthy epics share at least one movement with another.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Mike Portnoy, and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Duel with the Devil"
  • "I. Motherless Children"
  • "II. Walk Away"
  • "III. Silence of the Night"
  • "IV. You're Not Alone"
  • "V. Almost Home"
26:43
  • 7:06
  • 4:19
  • 4:23
  • 3:49
  • 7:06
2."Suite Charlotte Pike"
  • "I. If She Runs"
  • "II. Mr. Wonderful"
  • "III. Lost and Found Pt. 1"
  • "IV. Temple of the Gods"
  • "V. Motherless Children/If She Runs (Reprise)"
14:33
  • 4:38
  • 2:42
  • 1:12
  • 2:21
  • 3:37
3."Bridge Across Forever" (Neal Morse, Celeste Prince [3] )5:32
4."Stranger in Your Soul"
  • "I. Sleeping Wide Awake"
  • "II. Hanging in the Balance"
  • "III. Lost and Found Pt. 2"
  • "IV. Awakening the Stranger"
  • "V. Slide"
  • "VI. Stranger in Your Soul"
  • silence
  • hidden reprise of "Suite Charlotte Pike"
30:00
  • 6:03
  • 3:23
  • 3:07
  • 5:05
  • 4:02
  • 4:36
  • 1:20
  • 2:34
Total length:76:48

Limited edition bonus disc

No.TitleOriginal ArtistLength
1."Shine On You Crazy Diamond" Pink Floyd 15:27
2."Studio Chat" 4:50
3."And I Love Her" (Studio Jam) The Beatles 7:53
4."Smoke on the Water" (Studio Jam as "Transpacific") Deep Purple 4:20
5."Dance with the Devil" (Original Demo)Morse9:01
6."Roine's Demo Bits" (Original Demo)Stolt12:00
7."Interactive Section" (Video) 2:36
Total length:56:15

Personnel

Transatlantic

Additional Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 56

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References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Robert (2011). "Bridge Across Forever - Transatlantic | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bright Eyes review". Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "TransAtlantic FAQ". planetizz.net. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Bridge Across Forever Limited Edition liner notes.
  5. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Transatlantic – Bridge Across Forever". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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