Who sings what on Whirlwind?

[Sixtease]

I'm wondering who sings which part on Transatlantic's Whirlwind title song. Especially which parts are Mike's. Anybody knows?

[bosk1]

Too long to do them all, but in terms of which parts are Mike's:  He does backups/harmonies all throughout.  The only leads he has that come to mind are:  1.  The "catch your breath as you watch your step" reprises on Out of the Night; 2.  The "we have been blinded in our hearts . . . set us free!" parts in Set Us Free (which kind of remind me of Ozzy in a way).  

[KevShmev]

In regards to lead vocals (all four do all or most of the harmonies, I presume)...

Overture/Whirlwind:

Stolt: verses
Morse: choruses

The Wind Blew Them All Away:

Morse: everything

On the Prowl:

Morse: everything

A Man Can Feel:

Stolt: everything

Out of the Night:

Stolt: the main "Coming out of the night..." part in each verse
Portnoy: the "Catch your breath... part that is reprised from the opening vocal section in track 1
Morse: the bridge in the middle ("I was once at the forefront...") and the Whirlwind reprise at the end
Trewavas: the "A Chance..." part, right before the Whirlwind reprise

Rose Covered Glasses:

Morse: everything
Portnoy does do the background call and response type vocal during the first several choruses ("And I don't believe I wear rose covered glasses.")

Evermore:

Stolt: almost everything
Morse: He does the brief "Is it really happening?" lines near the end

Set Us Free:

Morse: verses
Portnoy: chorus

Lay Down Your Life:

Morse: everything

Is It Really Happening?:

Morse: everything

Dancing with Eternal Glory/Whirlwind reprise:

Morse: everything

I may have missed a line or two one of them sings in a song here and there, but that is pretty much the gist of it.

[The Letter M]

Rose Covered Glasses:

Morse: everything
Portnoy does do the background call and response type vocal during the first several choruses ("And I don't believe I wear rose covered glasses.")

If my glasses were covered with roses I wouldn't be able to see ANYTHING 

I think you mean colored...

-Marc.

[KevShmev]

Whoops.  Damn typos.

Yes, COLORED.

And the fact that I did all of that earlier post simply from memory just shows how much I have listened to this CD.

[The Letter M]

Whoops.  Damn typos.

Yes, COLORED.

And the fact that I did all of that earlier post simply from memory just shows how much I have listened to this CD.

That is pretty impressive. I too have listened to it quite a lot, and have watched the DVDs a lot too (Mike's drumming one and the Making Of), so I probably could've done it but you beat me to it, Kev 

It truly is a fantastic album and according to my iTunes through my iPod, I've played the main album 276 times, and the four originals on disc 2 150 times. I don't listen to the covers very often, but I will every now and then. Those counts don't include times I've listened to it in my car, so it's probably closer to 300... I don't think I've heard an album that many times, except maybe Spock's Beard's Snow.

-Marc.

[KevShmev]

Yowza, that is a lot of listens.  Considering the album has only been out since last October, that translates to around one listen PER DAY.  That is insane!

[Nic35]

He does sing the 'Then we got caught in a whirlwind...' part in Overture too.

[j]

Morse and Stolt have unique enough voices that it's pretty easy for me to pick them out.  Wasn't sure about all the parts where the other two sang, thanks Kev.

It is a very good album.  Drags a bit in parts for me and still doesn't match the first two TA albums, but I enjoy it thoroughly.  Best drumming from Portnoy in awhile.

-J

[Sixtease]

Dear sirs, especially KevShmev, I thank you.

[Lynxo]

Portnoy does do the background call and response type vocal during the first several choruses ("And I don't believe I wear rose covered glasses.")

Except for the obvious typo already pointed out , this is actually one of my favorite sections of the whole song. It's just...I don't know really how to describe it, but warm and familiar and nice and this whole section is a nice contrast to the bombastic epicness of the rest of the song.