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Released
  
2008

Artist
  
Kayak

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Label
  
SMH

Release date
  
2008


Recorded
  
7 october 2008, at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Anniversary Box (2008)
  
Letters From Utopia (2009)

Producers
  
Ton Scherpenzeel, Pim Koopman

Similar
  
Close to the Fire, Chance for a Live Time, Nostradamus – The Fate of Man, See See the Sun, The Last Encore

The Anniversary Box is a box-set CD release by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was released in 2008.

Contents

To celebrate the fact that Kayak released their debut single "Lyrics" 35 years earlier, the band toured The Netherlands on an "Anniversary Tour". The final concert, at the famous Paradiso club in Amsterdam, was recorded on audio and video. Apart from being broadcast live worldwide on the Internet, the concert was released on CD and DVD in "The Anniversary Box". The box includes 2 more CDs, entitled "The Fan's Choice", these CDs contain album tracks from the past, plus some rare tracks.

There was also a simpler version available: The Anniversary Concert was a double CD with the Paradiso show, plus a DVD with highlights of that concert.

The Paradiso show was billed as "Kayak and Friends". And indeed the band received some colleagues on stage (see "Guests").

Track list

The Anniversary Concert – Live in Paradiso – CD 1

  1. Alienation
  2. Time Stand Still
  3. Man In The Cocoon
  4. Merlin
  5. When The Seer Looks Away
  6. Niniane
  7. Freezing
  8. Sad State Of Affairs
  9. Medea
  10. Behind The Firelight
  11. Hold Me Forever
  12. Only You And I Know
  13. Where Do We Go From Here

The Anniversary Concert – Live In Paradiso – CD 2

  1. Medley: Lyrics / Wintertime / Mammoth / See See The Sun
  2. Irene
  3. Close To The Fire
  4. Undecided
  5. Coming Up For Air
  6. Celestial Science
  7. Pagan's Paradise
  8. Settle Down
  9. Flying Squadron
  10. Act Of Despair
  11. Starlight Dancer
  12. Chance For A Lifetime
  13. Sad To Say Farewell
  14. Selfmade Castle
  15. Ruthless Queen

The Fan's Choice – CD 1

  1. See See The Sun
  2. Lovely Luna
  3. They Get To Know Me
  4. Mountain Too Rough
  5. If This Is Your Welcome
  6. Life Of Gold
  7. Still My Heart Cries For You
  8. Relics From A Distant Age
  9. Daughter Or Son
  10. Phantom Of The Night
  11. Daphne
  12. Anne
  13. Lost Blue Of Chartres
  14. Love's Aglow

The Fan's Choice – CD 2

  1. Frozen Flame
  2. Forever
  3. Icarus
  4. Tradition
  5. Avalon
  6. The Last Battle
  7. Friend Of The Stars
  8. When Hearts Grow Cold (Live)
  9. Broken White
  10. Cried For Love*
  11. Love Lies*
  12. Never Before*
  13. Dear Lover**

– * previously released in Japan only

– ** previously unreleased

Line-up (live CDs and DVD)

  • Ton Scherpenzeel – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pim Koopman – drums, backing vocals
  • Edward Reekers – lead and backing vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Cindy Oudshoorn – lead and backing vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Joost Vergoossen – guitars
  • Rob Vunderink – guitars, lead and backing vocals
  • Jan van Olffen – bass guitar

    • Guests (live CDs and DVD)

  • Marjolein Teepen – backing vocals
  • Monique van der Ster – lead vocals
  • Syb van der Ploeg – lead vocals
  • Percussiegroep Santola – percussion

    • References

    The Anniversary Box Wikipedia
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