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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Back in the 70s I bought this album without ever seeing or hearing of Colosseum before. As a result I subsequently bought everything else that they had done, but none of the studio stuff stood up to this live album.
Colosseum are the definitive live act. Unfortunately I never did get to see them live which I regret, but this album says it all about the band. I've read elsewhere that they didn't rate the performances that contributed to the recording. All I can say is they must be hard to please! What genre is the music? I suppose you have to label it 'progressive rock', but that doesn't really do it justice. The blues & jazz influences are obvious, but to find such superb and diverse musicianship right across a band is rare.
My favourite tracks? I think Skelington, with the fantastic solo by Dave Clempson, followed by their version of the evergreen Graham Bond classic Walking in the Park.
The incredible Mr Heckstall-Smith on sax - playing two simultaneously at times - Dave Clempson on guitar, Dave Greenslade on keyboards, Jon Hiseman on drums and Mark Clarke on bass: any one of which could probably have walked into any band at the time. Oh and did I mention Chris 'The Voice' Farlowe? Truly amazing performances Chris.
Sadly Mr. Heckstall-Smith has passed on, but Bob Geldof - if you are watching, see if you can get Colosseum for the next Live Aid - whenever that might be - before it's too late.
Colosseum are the definitive live act. Unfortunately I never did get to see them live which I regret, but this album says it all about the band. I've read elsewhere that they didn't rate the performances that contributed to the recording. All I can say is they must be hard to please! What genre is the music? I suppose you have to label it 'progressive rock', but that doesn't really do it justice. The blues & jazz influences are obvious, but to find such superb and diverse musicianship right across a band is rare.
My favourite tracks? I think Skelington, with the fantastic solo by Dave Clempson, followed by their version of the evergreen Graham Bond classic Walking in the Park.
The incredible Mr Heckstall-Smith on sax - playing two simultaneously at times - Dave Clempson on guitar, Dave Greenslade on keyboards, Jon Hiseman on drums and Mark Clarke on bass: any one of which could probably have walked into any band at the time. Oh and did I mention Chris 'The Voice' Farlowe? Truly amazing performances Chris.
Sadly Mr. Heckstall-Smith has passed on, but Bob Geldof - if you are watching, see if you can get Colosseum for the next Live Aid - whenever that might be - before it's too late.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have to admit that I bought this album when it originally came out in vinyl back in the early 70s and it is my all time favorite of any album. The original crackles and hisses from many thousands of plays and it was well past time to buy the CD.
Listen to the individual brilliance of each of the musicians gelling into a powerful and clever sound. Jon Hisemans drumming on "rope Ladder" is sheer class and is the closest you will hear to the drums being a lead instrument with the rest of the band backing.
Marc Clarke's bass work has always been vastly under rated. Crank up the bass and listen to his wall of sound at the height of "Lost Angeles".High class!!!
The track which makes this album is "lost Angeles". Dave Greenslade's interweaving keyboards,Dick Heckstall Smith's amazing sax work and Chris Farlowe's powerful vocals backed by the superb rythm section lay the bass for the most beautifully constructed guitar solo you will ever hear. It really is a masterpiece.
My thanks to the band for giving me thousands of hours of listening pleasure over the past three decades. If only I'd known about their reformation concert.
Listen to the individual brilliance of each of the musicians gelling into a powerful and clever sound. Jon Hisemans drumming on "rope Ladder" is sheer class and is the closest you will hear to the drums being a lead instrument with the rest of the band backing.
Marc Clarke's bass work has always been vastly under rated. Crank up the bass and listen to his wall of sound at the height of "Lost Angeles".High class!!!
The track which makes this album is "lost Angeles". Dave Greenslade's interweaving keyboards,Dick Heckstall Smith's amazing sax work and Chris Farlowe's powerful vocals backed by the superb rythm section lay the bass for the most beautifully constructed guitar solo you will ever hear. It really is a masterpiece.
My thanks to the band for giving me thousands of hours of listening pleasure over the past three decades. If only I'd known about their reformation concert.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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After Colosseum's brilliant "Valentyne Suite" which was more jazz than blues, came this sprawling, massive, blues-rock storm.
Surprisingly well recorded (for a Live album in those far off days of "Philips' cassettes"), this showcases the stunning musicianship of a well rehearsed band playing incredibly well together.
Jon Hiseman's drumming is the centre-piece, he sounds as if he has 4 arms rather than 2, Dave Clempson is a brilliant guitarist (I never understood why he was never on a par with some of the other [and less technically brilliant] rock guitar 'gods'), Dave Greenslade's organ fills the sound out, along with Mark Clarke's huge bass lines and then the amazing Dick H-S on numerous saxes. Not forgetting the enormous voice of Chris Farlowe which is utterly perfect in this context - a broad mellow deep blues bellow.
The tracks are a mixture of other people's stuff brilliantly interpreted (Rope Ladder to the Moon), typical Colosseum numbers (Skelington, Tanglewood and Lost Angeles) and some thundering blues - "Stormy Monday".
Just wonderful (and if you enjoyed this - try the recent Live DVD which was recorded 30 years later by the same band and sounds just as good...)
Surprisingly well recorded (for a Live album in those far off days of "Philips' cassettes"), this showcases the stunning musicianship of a well rehearsed band playing incredibly well together.
Jon Hiseman's drumming is the centre-piece, he sounds as if he has 4 arms rather than 2, Dave Clempson is a brilliant guitarist (I never understood why he was never on a par with some of the other [and less technically brilliant] rock guitar 'gods'), Dave Greenslade's organ fills the sound out, along with Mark Clarke's huge bass lines and then the amazing Dick H-S on numerous saxes. Not forgetting the enormous voice of Chris Farlowe which is utterly perfect in this context - a broad mellow deep blues bellow.
The tracks are a mixture of other people's stuff brilliantly interpreted (Rope Ladder to the Moon), typical Colosseum numbers (Skelington, Tanglewood and Lost Angeles) and some thundering blues - "Stormy Monday".
Just wonderful (and if you enjoyed this - try the recent Live DVD which was recorded 30 years later by the same band and sounds just as good...)
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Scooby dooby diddlydoo, Ned Flanders meets jazz-rock!
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I was lucky enough to be at the free recording at Manchester University - five of us got in on two Student Union cards. Read more
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Great but the Bass Mix..
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classic Colosseum Live CD
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Exciting stuff!
A band at the height of their powers, even though they did not realise it at the time. (They split up almost immediately after this tour! Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2006
Youth revisited
If you like real rock /jazz this is the one for you especially 'in the car'.It is a real gem and timeless. Dick Heckstall-Smiths sax is beyond belief. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2003 by ivan j robinson
A classic!
30 years on and this gem still sounds as brilliant as the day I first brought it home and slapped it on my dad's radiogram (show's what an old fart i really am!). Read more
Published on 29 July 2003 by "supermerl"
a showcase of their talents
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