''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

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. It was the 12th show the band had ever played.

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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, and a 45-minute documentary,

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, edited by Randy George. ''Live in Europe'' debuted at No. 1 on the French national charts. Three live videos were released by

: "Odyssey", "The Storm", and "All Falls Down". The third vinyl disk contained a hidden track, "

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", 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" (

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), "June" (

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), "Repentance" (

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), and "Space Trucking" (

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). Additionally, Casey began singing Leonard Cohen's "

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" 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", which is the only Flying Colors piece credited to one songwriter.

Track listing

# "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

*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

{{Authority control 2013 live albums Flying Colors (band) albums Live albums by American artists Live progressive rock albums