20 YEARS - ALIVE AND WELL

According to their press release, this live album was recorded in the Roz Vitalis 20th anniversary concert, Saint Petersburg, November 27, 2021. Many of the compositions were reworked and given a new treatment, with important contributions by guests Yury Khomonenko (percussion), member of Roz Vitalis in 2011-2013, and Andrey Stefinoff (clarinet), playing with the band for the first time. Also the drums in five tracks were performed by Philip Semenov, who was the band's first official drummer (from 2008 to 2018). This release goes through Roz Vitalis' career achievements, including thirteen years as a regularly performing live band. This album includes both classic tracks and newer stuff.

The album opens with Daybreaking, an exquisite exercise in chamber rock, which moves from the initial keyboard transparent texture to a counterpoint passage punctuated by electric guitar & flute, and then to a more syncopated section building momentum before the resolution, which returns to the initial calm.

Escaping From Myself, after a baroque harpsichord intro, is a more traditionally "rock-oriented" track, with a great rhythmic frame constructed by percussion and bass, acid-jazz sounding synth, and spectacular soloing by the winds.

Summing up, we are in for a nice, relaxed, and for moments instrumentally impressive prog concert, with the best sound quality you may ask.