Biografía de Colosseum
Colosseum de Londres es un grupo británico de rock progresivo formado en el año 1968. Su origen se remonta a la ciudad de Birmingham, donde los miembros fundadores, Cedric Wright (bajo), Jon Hiseman (batería) y Dave Greenslade (teclados), comenzaron a tocar juntos en diferentes bandas locales.
En 1969, el trío se mudó a Londres y cambió su nombre a Colosseum. Poco después, ingresaron al grupo el guitarrista James Litherland y el vocalista Chris Farlowe. Con esta formación, grabaron su primer álbum, "Those Who Are About to Die Salute You" (1969), que fue un éxito en el Reino Unido y contuvo canciones como "The Killing of Georgie" y "Dance Song".
El estilo de Colosseum se caracterizaba por la fusión de rock progresivo con elementos de blues y jazz. Su música era compleja, con arreglos intrincados y solos virtuosos. A medida que avanzaban en su carrera, el grupo experimentó con diferentes estilos musicales, incluyendo el folk y el funk.
En 1971, Litherland abandonó el grupo por motivos de salud, y fue sustituido por Dave Clempson. Con esta formación, Colosseum grabó uno de sus álbumes más importantes: "Valentyne Suite" (1971). Este disco es una suite conceptual en cinco partes que narra la historia de un hombre que se enfrenta a su propia muerte.
A lo largo de los años 70, Colosseum grabó varios álbumes más, incluyendo "Daughter of Time" (1973) y "Strange New Flesh" (1975). Sin embargo, la banda se disolvió en 1976.
En los años 80 y 90, Hiseman y Wright formaron diferentes bandas, incluyendo Tempest y Colosseum II. En el año 2004, Colosseum se reunió para una gira de conciertos en homenaje a Litherland, quien había fallecido en 1998. Desde entonces, la banda ha realizado varias giras y ha grabado algunos álbumes en vivo.
Colosseum es considerado uno de los pioneros del rock progresivo británico. Su música ha influenciado a muchos artistas posteriores, incluyendo a King Crimson y Jethro Tull. La banda sigue activa en la actualidad, con Hiseman como único miembro original.
Canciones más reproducidas
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- Backwater Blues (Live at the BBC Top Gear, 19 January 1969)
- Beware the Ides of March (Live at the BBC Symonds on Sunday, 16 March 1969 World Service Broadcast Version)
- Beware the Ides of March (Live in Montreux)
- Blues to Music (2020 Remastered Series)
- Butty's Blues
- Butty's Blues (Live at the BBC Johnnie Walker, 24 May 1969)
- Butty's Blues (Live at the BBC Symonds on Sunday, 20 July 1969)
- Butty's Blues (Live at the Boston Tea Party)
- Butty's Blues (Live in Montreux)
- Butty's Blues (Live)
- Butty's Blues (Take 1) (Live at the BBC Radio 1 Jazz Workshop, 17 July 1969)
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- Debut (Supershow, 26 March 1969)
- Dick's Licks (2020 Remastered Series)
- Dilapidation And Death
- Downhill and Shadows
- Downhill and Shadows (Live at Ruisrock Festival)
- Downhill And Shadows (Live: London 1970)
- Downhill And Shadows (Questors Theatre, 14 May 1970)
- Drum Intro to La (Live at the Treibhaus Innsbruck 30 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Drum Solo (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
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- I Can't Live Without You (Live at the BBC Johnnie Walker, 24 May 1969)
- I Can't Live Without You (Live at the BBC Radio 1 Jazz Workshop, 17 July 1969)
- I Can't Live Without You/The Time Machine/The Machine Demands a Sacrifice (Live at Manchester University, 13 March 1971)
- I Could Tell You Tales (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
- In the Heat of the Night (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
- Interview with Jon Hiseman (Live at the BBC Symonds on Sunday, 16 March 1969 World Service Broadcast Version)
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- Leisure Complex Blues
- Lights (Live at Music Hall Worpswede 23 April 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Lost Angeles
- Lost Angeles (Live at Ruisrock Festival)
- Lost Angeles (Live at the Treibhaus Innsbruck 30 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Lost Angeles (Live at the University of Kent, 12 February 1971)
- Lost Angeles (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
- Lost Angeles (Live: London 1970)
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- Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live at Music Hall Worpswede 23 April 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live at Ruisrock Festival)
- Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live at the Big Apple, Brighton, 27 March 1971)
- Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live at the University of Kent, 12 February 1971)
- Rope Ladder To The Moon (Live: London 1970)
- Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live)
- Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live) (2020 Remaster Series)
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- Safe as Houses (2020 Remastered Series)
- Showtime (Live at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart 11 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Skellington (Live at the Big Apple, Brighton, 27 March 1971)
- Skellington (Live at the University of Kent, 12 February 1971)
- Skellington (Live) (2020 Remaster Series)
- Stormy Monday Blues (Live at Manchester University, 13 March 1971)
- Stormy Monday Blues (Live at the Treibhaus Innsbruck 30 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Stormy Monday Blues (Live)
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- Take Me Back to Doomsday
- Take Me Back To Doomsday (Live: London 1970)
- Take the Dark Times with the Sun
- Tanglewood '63 (Live at the University of Kent, 12 February 1971)
- Tanglewood '63 (Live) (2020 Remaster Series)
- Tanglewood 63 (Live: London 1970)
- Thank God For Things That Grow (Advision Studios, 13 August 1971)
- Thank God For Things That Grow (Demo, Lansdowne Studios, 1 August 1971)
- The Daughter of Time
- The Grass is Greener (Live at the BBC Top Gear, 6 July 1969)
- The Kettle
- The Machine Demands a Sacrifice
- The Machine Demands a Sacrifice (Live at the Boston Tea Party)
- The Machine Demands a Sacrifice (Live at the University of Kent, 12 February 1971)
- The Machine Demands A Sacrifice (Live: London 1970)
- The Machine Demands a Sacrifice/Drum Solo (Live at Ruisrock Festival)
- The Net Man
- The Pirate's Dream
- The Pirate's Dream (Demo, Lansdowne Studios, 1 August 1971)
- The Road She Walked Before (Live at the BBC Symonds on Sunday, 20 July 1969)
- The Road She Walked Before (Live at the BBC Top Gear, 19 January 1969)
- The Time Machine (Live at The Royal Albert Hall, 1970)
- The Time Machine (Live in Montreux)
- The Time Machine (Live)
- The Time Machine (Live) (2020 Remaster Series)
- The Valentyne Suite (Live at Manchester University, 18 March 1971)
- The Valentyne Suite (Live at the Boston Tea Party)
- The Valentyne Suite (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
- The Valentyne Suite (Live)
- The Valentyne Suite (Questors Theatre, 14 May 1970)
- The Valentyne Suite: February's Valentyne (Live at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart 11 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- The Valentyne Suite: January's Search (Live at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart 11 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- The Valentyne Suite: January's Search / February's Valentyne / The Grass Is Always Greener
- The Valentyne Suite: The Grass is Always Greener (Live at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart 11 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- The Way You Waved Goodbye (2020 Remastered Series)
- Theme for an Imaginary Western (Live at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart 11 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Theme For An Imaginary Western (Live: London 1970)
- Those About to Die (Live at the Treibhaus Innsbruck 30 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Those About to Die (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
- Those About to Die (Take 1) (Live at the BBC Radio 1 Jazz Workshop, 17 July 1969)
- Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (Supershow, 26 March 1969)
- Three Score and Ten, Amen
- Time Lament
- Time Lament (Live: London 1970)
- Tomorrow's Blues
- Tomorrow's Blues (Live at the Treibhaus Innsbruck 30 June 2005 2020 Remastered Series)
- Tomorrow's Blues (Live at the Viersen Jazz Festival September 2003)
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- Walking in the Park
- Walking in the Park (Live at Ruisrock Festival)
- Walking in the Park (Live at the BBC Johnnie Walker, 24 May 1969)
- Walking in the Park (Live at the BBC Radio 1 Jazz Workshop, 17 July 1969)
- Walking in the Park (Live at the BBC Symonds on Sunday, 16 March 1969 World Service Broadcast Version)
- Walking in the Park (Live at the BBC Symonds on Sunday, 20 July 1969)
- Walking in the Park (Live at the University of Kent, 12 February 1971)
- Won't Be Satisfied
