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Colosseum ‎– Daughter Of Time / Marble Arch Records ‎Audio CD 1991 / CMACD150

Name: Colosseum ‎– Daughter Of Time / Marble Arch Records ‎Audio CD 1991 / CMA CD 150
SKU: 5708574360654
Price: 24.99 USD
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UPC 5708574360654

Product Details:

Label: Marble Arch Records ‎– CMA CD 150

Format: CD, Compilation

Country: Europe

Released: 1991

Genre: Jazz, Rock, Blues

Style: Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

Description:

Daughter of Time is the fourth album by Colosseum, released in 1970. The album remained for five weeks in the UK Albums Chart peaking number 23.^[1] Recorded in the midst of an upheaval in the band's lineup, only one of its eight tracks, "Three Score and Ten, Amen", features all six of the official band members.

Editorial Review:

A concept album loosely based on man's fascination and allure for war throughout the ages, Daughter of Time contains all the elements required to create a pure progressive rock album. Joining David Greenslade and Chris Farlowe is Louis Cennamo from Renaissance, who plucks away at the bass guitar with a heavy hand. A multitude of instruments combine to create a brilliant melange of music on every one of the eight songs. Vibrant spurts of trombone, trumpet, and flute are driven to the height of each song, which gives way to some implements of jazz fusion. Rich organ and vibraphone can be heard in behind "Three Score and Ten, Amen" and "Take Me Back to Doomsday" adding to the melancholy theme. Countering this are beautiful string arrangements made up of violin, viola, and cello used effectively to conjure up mood, and doing an excellent job. Even a flügelhorn is blared from time to time on top of the accentuated drums. A spoken word passage from Dick Heckstall-Smith creates an eerie aura, as his voice echoes on about the coming of the apocalypse. Colosseum's music works extremely well in that it builds suspense and reels the listener into the songs. As far as the lyrics go, they're stark and foreboding and have a medieval taste to them, coinciding with the music perfectly. Each song, all around six minutes in length, should have been longer to let the instruments play out with their illustriousness. Except for the fact that it is a short album, Daughter of Time is a sturdy example of progressive rock.

Tracklist:

1	Take Me Back To Doomsday Written-By – Clempson, Greenslade, Heckstall-Smith, Hiseman	5:25
2	Daughter Of Time Written-By – Dennan, Greenslade, Heckstall-Smith	4:21
3	Jumping Off The Sun Written-By – Tomlin, Taylor	4:37
4	Backwater Blues Written-By – Leadbetter	9:22
5	Mandarin Written-By – Greenslade, Reeves	5:23
6	Walking In The Park Written-By – Bond	4:50
7	Bolero Written-By – Rauel	6:52
8	I Can't Live Without You Written-By – Litherland	5:16

About the Band:

Colosseum are a pioneering English progressive jazz-rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation.

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.

Producer – Gerry Bron, Tony Reeves

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Colosseum ‎– Daughter Of Time / Marble Arch Records ‎Audio CD 1991 / CMA CD 150