Summary
Live in Europe is the second release from prog/rock supergroup, Flying Colors. It was recorded on 20 September 2012, during the band's first tour, at the 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands.[2] It was the 12th show the band had ever played. Mascot Label Group released the album on Blu-ray, DVD, 3-LP vinyl, 2-CD, Mastered for iTunes, and MP3 digital download. The Blu-ray and DVD versions included stereo and 5.1 surround mixes,[3] and a 45-minute documentary, First Flight, edited by Randy George. Live in Europe debuted at No. 1 on the French national charts.
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| Released | 15 October 2013[1] | |||
| Recorded | 20 September 2012 | |||
| Venue | 013 (Tilburg NL) | |||
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |||
| Length | 100:15 | |||
| Label | Mascot Label Group | |||
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Three live videos were released by Mascot Label Group: "Odyssey", "The Storm", and "All Falls Down". The third vinyl disk contained a hidden track, "Space Trucking", which was recorded during an impromptu encore which closed the show; the band has never before or since performed the song.
The band performed the entire first album, and five cover songs from individual band members: "Can't Find a Way" (Endochine), "Odyssey" (Dixie Dregs), "June" (Spock's Beard), "Repentance" (Dream Theater), and "Space Trucking" (Deep Purple).[4] Additionally, Casey began singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" about halfway through the tour, after Mike Portnoy heard him singing it during soundcheck. As a prelude to "Repentance", Dave LaRue plays a short bass solo, "Spur of the Moment",[5] which is the only Flying Colors piece credited to one songwriter.
Track listing edit
- "Blue Ocean"
- "Shoulda Coulda Woulda"
- "Love is What I'm Waiting For"
- "Can't Find a Way"
- "The Storm"
- "Odyssey"
- "Forever in a Daze"
- "Hallelujah"
- "Better Than Walking Away"
- "Kayla"
- "Fool in My Heart"
- "Spur of the Moment"
- "Repentance"
- "June"
- "All Falls Down"
- "Everything Changes"
- "Infinite Fire"
Credits[6] edit
- Executive Producer & Audio Post Production by Bill Evans
- Directed and Edited by Bernhard Baran / b-light-pictures
- Mixed by Jerry Guidroz
- Lighting Design by Yenz Nyholm
- Camera Crew: Rüdiger Jonitz, Bernhard Baran, Yannick Becker, Manuel Theobald, Dirk Meissner, Jochen Fink, Philipp Neuer, Karl Henssler
- Recording Engineer: Felix Walch
- Tour Manager: Lothar Strunk
- Assistant Tour Manager & Merchandise: Chris Thompson
- Front of House: Jerry Guidroz
- Guitar and bass technician: Tommy Alderson
- Drum technician: Jose Baraquio
- Keyboard technician: Bill Evans
- Layout & Design: Roy Koch
- Cover Artists & Photo Editing: Bill Evans, Roy Koch, Dick Truxaw, Stephen van Baalen
- Blu-ray & DVD authoring: Digital Pictures Media Masters bv.
- Title graphics and animation: Marc Papeghin
- Quality control: Kerstin Susewind
- Orchestral arrangement of "Everything Changes": Michal Mierzejewski
- Band management: Bill Evans
References edit
- ^ a b "Discography". Flying Colors.
- ^ "Flying Colors – Live in Europe – PlanetMosh". PlanetMosh.
- ^ Rev. Keith A. Gordon. "That Devil Music: CD Preview: Flying Colors". thatdevilmusic.com.
- ^ "SoundPress.net CD Review: Flying Colors – Live In Europe". soundpress.net.
- ^ "Flying Colors Live in Europe Review". The Prog Report.
- ^ "Live in Europe". AllMusic.