Carpe Diem — Live in USA 2006 is an official bootleg

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 by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 band The Flower Kings

The Flower Kings

The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock group. Formed in August 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album The Flower King, the band stayed together after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in rock music...

. It features The Flower Kings performance at Whittier California on October 16th, 2006, plus a bonus track from their show at Quebec City.
It was released through Roine Stolt

Roine Stolt

Roine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...

's own label Foxtrot Records and is available for sale at the merchandise section in The Flower Kings official website.

Track listing

All songs by Roine Stolt

Roine Stolt

Roine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...

 except where noted.

1. "Paradox Hotel" (Tomas Bodin, Stolt) – 7:40
2. "Psychedelic Postcard" – 10:45
3. "Hudson River Sirens Call 1998" – 5:55
4. "Fish Soup" (drum and bass solo) (Marcus Liliequist, Jonas Reingold
   Jonas Reingold
   Jonas Reingold is a bass guitar player from Malmö, Sweden. He started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the local famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him the spot...
   
   ) – 7:12
5. "Pioneers Of Aviation" – 4:01
6. "Just This Once" – 13:40
7. "World Of Adventures" – 8:50
8. "A Vampire's View" (Quebec City bonus track) – 9:53

Personnel

• Roine Stolt
  Roine Stolt
  Roine Stolt is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer.A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward...
  
   - vocals, guitars
• Tomas Bodin - keyboards
• Hasse Fröberg
  Hasse Fröberg
  Hasse Fröberg is a Swedish guitarist, composer and vocalist with a warm voice, high pitch, and a fairly clear Swedish accent when singing in English. Hasse Fröberg fronted a handful of hard rock bands before joining prog rockers The Flower Kings as a full-time member.-Biography:Hasse entered the...
  
   - vocals, guitars
• Jonas Reingold
  Jonas Reingold
  Jonas Reingold is a bass guitar player from Malmö, Sweden. He started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the local famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him the spot...
  
   - bass, vocals
• Marcus Liliequist - drums