Alive and Well... In Krakow, (a.k.a. Alive and Well... Who am I?) is Green Carnation

Green Carnation

Green Carnation is a band from Kristiansand, Norway formed in 1990 that has created songs from both the progressive rock and progressive metal genres. Some also describe their music as art rock...

's first live DVD

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, released under the Metal Mind Records label in August 2004.

This live recording was made in Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

 in January 2004 and was released on August 3, 2004. The band performed a variety of songs from their albums, perhaps most notably the first 22 minutes from their album, Light of Day, Day of Darkness

Light of Day, Day of Darkness

Light of Day, Day of Darkness is the second studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Green Carnation. The album was composed, written and arranged by founding member Terje Vik Schei . It was released by The End Records on 8 January 2002. It is composed of a single 60-minute track...

. The DVD contains the entire live show, bonus audio selections, interviews, biographies, discography, a photo gallery, bootleg videos and full 5.1 Surround Sound

Surround sound

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Concert

Disc 1

1. "Into Deep" – 6:58
2. "Crushed to Dust" – 4:22
3. "Writings on the Wall" – 5:00
4. "Light of Day, Day of Darkness, 1st Part" – 22:51
5. "The Boy In the Attic" – 5:58
6. "Myron & Cole" – 5:40
7. "Rain" – 5:49
8. "As Life Flows By" – 5:35

Non-concert (part of disc 1)

1. Recording of drums "Into Deep" (Bonus Video)
2. "Crushed to Dust" bootleg
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    video (Bonus Video)
3. "Boy in the Attic" bootleg video (Bonus Video)
4. "Writings on the Wall" bootleg video (Bonus Video)

Bonus material

Disc 2

1. "Into Deep" (acoustic version)
2. "Crushed to Dust" (acoustic version)
3. "The Boy in the Attic" (acoustic version)
4. "Myron & Cole" (acoustic version)
5. "Stay on These Roads" (A-Ha
   A-ha
   A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
   
    cover)
6. "Wicked Game (cover)" (Chris Isaak
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    cover)
7. "This Is the End" (2004 demo)

• Bonus audio tracks: acoustic versions of four tracks from their last album, two covers plus a very exclusive pre-production demo track from the album The Quiet Offspring
  The Quiet Offspring
  The Quiet Offspring is the fourth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on February 22, 2005. In this recording, the band breaks away from their previous offerings...
  
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• Fully animated menu
• Band biography and individual members' biographies, discographies and equipment lists
• 35-minute long band interview
• Discography
• Studio diary from recording A Blessing in Disguise
• Photo gallery
• Art gallery
• Desktop images
• Weblinks
• DVD in Dolby Digital
  Dolby Digital
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   5.1 Surround Sound
  Surround sound
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Personnel

• Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort) – guitar
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  , lyrics
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• Stein Roger Sordal – bass guitar
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  , vocals
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  , guitar, lyrics
• Kjetil Nordhus – vocals, lyrics
• Oystein Tonnessen – piano
  Piano
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  , keyboards
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• Michael Krumins – guitar
• Anders Kobro – drums
  Drum kit
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