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Colosseum II

 
Artist: Colosseum II
 

Group Members:

Mike Starrs

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Performed Songs By:

Jon Hiseman, Don Airey

Formal Connection With:

  • Formed: 1975
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Strange New Flesh," "Electric Savage," "War Dance"

Biography

Several years after the dissolution of Colosseum, Jon Hiseman recruited Gary Moore and Don Airey to form Colosseum II. The mandate this time, however, was not the jazz- and blues-inflected rock of the original band, but a full-tilt journey into hyperkinetic jazz fusion that stretched the players about as far as they could go. The band proceeded to play and record with a passion for three years or so, before running out of steam. The first album featured vocalist Mike Starrs, who moved on to metal band Lucifer's Friend when the combination failed to work out. Also departing was bassist Neil Murray, who was replaced by John Mole. Andrew Lloyd Webber used the band for Variations, a composition for his brother, Julian Lloyd Webber. With three highly regarded albums to their credit, Colosseum II called it a day. Hiseman went on to do session work and to play with the United Jazz & Rock Ensemble. Sanctuary released an expanded version of their debut (Strange New Flesh: Upgraded) in October of 2005. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide
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Colosseum II are a British band who rose from the ashes of the original Colosseum. Formed by the drummer of Colosseum Jon Hiseman in 1975, the new line-up featured Don Airey, Gary Moore, Neil Murray and Mike Starrs. The sound was oriented toward Jazz fusion, much of which was based around the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum band. After disappointing sales of the first album, Murray and Starrs were unceremoniously sacked by the bands record label. (Bronze) The band continued with a new record label and a new bass player (John Mole), and recorded 2 further largely instrumental (and still commercially unsuccessful) albums. The band decided to end the project in 1978, with Moore joining Thin Lizzy for a fourth spell. In 1978 they collaborated again, on the album Variations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Rod Argent on keyboards and Hiseman's wife, Barbara Thompson, on flute and sax. This album reached Number 2 on the UK charts.

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Line-up


Strange New Flesh

Strange New Flesh is a 1976 album by Colosseum II[1].

Track listing

  1. "Dark Side of the Moog" (instrumental) – 6:22
  2. "Down to You" – 9:10
  3. "Gemini and Leo" – 4:50
  4. "Secret Places" – 4:00
  5. "On Second Thoughts" – 7:29
  6. "Winds" – 10:25

Personnel

Electric Savage

Electric Savage is a 1977 album by Colosseum II[2]. All tracks are instrumental except track 3 which is sung by Gary Moore.

Track listing

  1. "Put It This Way" – 4:55
  2. "All Skin & Bone" – 3:46
  3. "Rivers" – 5:50
  4. "The Scorch" – 6:02
  5. "Lament" – 4:40
  6. "Desperado" – 5:59
  7. "Am I" – 4:16
  8. "Intergalactic Strut" – 5:58

===Personnel

War Dance

War Dance is a 1977 album by Colosseum II[3]. All tracks are instrumental except track 4 which is sung by Gary Moore.

Track listing

  1. "War Dance" – 5:56
  2. "Major Keys" – 5:10
  3. "Put It That Way" – 3:37
  4. "Castles" – 5:40
  5. "Fighting Talk" – 5:50
  6. "The Inquisition" – 5:45
  7. "Star Maiden/Mysterioso/Quasar" – 6:15
  8. "Last Exit" – 3:22

Personnel

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