Colosseum -The Complete Reunion Concert Cologne 1994 (2011) [DVD5 NTSC]

Actors: Colosseum
Format: DVD Audio, Fullscreen, NTSC
Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Language: English
Regione: Tutte le regioni
Formato image: 1.33:1
Number disc: 1
Studio: Headliner
Date version DVD: 23 mag. 2011
Lenght: 113 minuti

..: Tracklist :..

1. Those About To Die
2. Skelington
3. Elegy
4. Tanglewood '63
5. January's Search (The Valentyne Suite)
6. February's Valentyne (The Valentyne Suite)
7. Grass Is Always Greener (The Valentyne Suite)
8. Rope Ladder To The Moon
9. Theme For An Imaginary Western
10. Machine Demands Another Sacrifice
11. Solo Colonia
12. Lost Angeles
13. Stormy Monday Blues
14. Walking In The Park

Line-up / Musicians

- Jon Hiseman / drums
- Dick-Heckstall-Smith / saxes
- Dave Greenslade / organ, piano, vibes
- Clem Clempson / guitar, vocals
- Mark Clarke / bass
- Chris Farlowe / vocals


.: Recensione :.


This is one of the pivotal progressive bands that emerged in the second part of the Sixties. Unfortunalety the progressive world was more impressed by The NICE and KING CRIMSON, so in my opinion COLOSSEUM is a bit understimated progrock band. In '68 the founding members were drummer Jon Hiseman, tenor sax-player Dick Heckstall-Smith and bass player Tony Reeves, later joined by Dave Greenslade (keyboards), Dave Clempson (guitar), Chris Farlowe (vocals) and Mark Clark, he replaced Tony Reeves. COLOSSEUM made three studio albums: "Those Who Are To Die We Salute You" and "Valentyne Suite" (both from '69) and "Daughter Of Time" ('70). The music is a progressive mix of several styles (rock, jazz, blues) with lots of sensational solos and captivating interplay. In '71 the band released their highly acclaimed live album "Colosseum live", a proove of their great skills on stage but also showing that at some moments the compositions sounded a bit too stretched. After COLOSSEUM was disbanded in '71, most of these members formed or joined known groups like HUMBLE PIE (Clem Clempson), ATOMIC ROOSTER (Chris Farlowe), GREENSLADE (Dave Greenslade re-united with Tony Reeves) and COLOSSEUM II (founded by Jon Hiseman). In '91 the label Castle Communications released the comprehensive compilation CD entitled "The Time Machine".

The second album "The Valentyne Suite" is considired as their best. It sounds mature and varied with the epic titletrack as the highlight: it's build up around a mindblowing solo on the Hammond organ by Dave Greenslade and great guitarwork by James Litherland. And if you like brass (I don't!), Dick Heckstall-Smith delivers stunning tenor-saxophone work.