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Colosseum – The Kettle (1969)
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1. A British progressive jazz-rock band formed in 1968.
2. A funeral doom metal band from Finland. They released three full-length albums before disbanding.
1. Colosseum is a British progressive rock / jazz-rock band formed in 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman, tenor sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith and bass player Tony Reeves, who had previously worked together in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers on the Bare Wires album. Dave Greenslade, on organ, was immediately recruited, and the line-up was completed by Jim Roche on lead guitar and James Litherland on guitar and vocals. Roche only recorded one track before being dropped. British Colosseum made their live debut at the Scene Two club in Scarborough. They were later recorded by influential BBC Radio One DJ John Peel for his Top Gear Radio program. This appearance gained them valuable exposure and critical acclaim.
Colosseum’s first album, Those Who Are About To Die Salute You, was released by the Fontana label in 1969. Colosseum also played on the “Super Session” film with Jack Bruce, Roland Kirk Quartet, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills & Buddy Guy. Colosseum’s second album, also in 1969, was Valentyne Suite, notable as the first release on the Vertigo label, who also first signed heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath. The Vertigo label was launched by Philips to sign and develop the more ‘progressive’ artists, such as Manfred Mann Chapter lll and Ian Carr’s Nucleus, that did not fit the main Philips Records brand.
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Valentyne Suite
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Chapter 1: Delirium
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Daughter Of Time
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Chapter 3: Parasomnia
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ValtielXIII
those who are listening to Colosseum, i salute you :]
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naterade20
just found a cover colo did on spotify "The Unknown Kadath in the Cold Waste". F**k its good hearing something new from them. I really miss it, that feel as the music hits. too bad Juhani died :(
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Aserikoth
"I doubt if Funeral Doom Colosseum has ever recorded an album as relevant as Valentyne Suite." -> They have and it's called "Chapter I: Delirium"
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Lainemaa
X is objectively better than Y because I like X more.
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ANGELDARKSUN
лучшие из лучших!!!!!!
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AliveAsTheDead
Juhani and the doom Colosseum were more recent masters of the genre for sure
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metalinvader34
When's my Funeral?
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WhiteShip
Both are great bands. The funeral doom band came later though. Why bother comparing when they're worlds apart musically?
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Ianlu
I doubt if Funeral Doom Colosseum has ever recorded an album as relevant as Valentyne Suite. [3]
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jimmypage95
Chris Farlowe !!!
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Lephrozy
Very good!
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A_Shestakov
Juhani Palomaki was a genius and is a legend. [7]
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Aserikoth
Doom metal Colosseum is godly
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Goatlordlord
Dick Heckstall-Smith was a genius and is a legend. [7]
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Sorrowful_shade
Juhani Palomaki was a genius and is a legend. [6]
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Goatlordlord
I doubt if Funeral Doom Colosseum has ever recorded an album as relevant as Valentyne Suite. [2]. I really like some funeral doom, but "Valentyne Suite" is one of my favourite albums for nearly 20 years now!
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Dreamsomnia
Finnish band's just gorgeous.
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Surovyj-Mishko
Ya mama!
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Baader_Meinhof
I doubt if Funeral Doom Colosseum has ever recorded an album as relevant as Valentyne Suite.
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d3idr3
Juhani Palomaki was a genius and is a legend. [5]
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