Hello I recently became aware of Colosseum, thanks to progarchinves.com :). It didn't took me 5 minutes to realize what a magnificient sound it was.. Currently...
Hi back! I too took but 5 mins to fall in love w/ Colosseum, way back in 1971 and was literally hitching from Eugene, OR to Portland for their concert on tour...
What would I give to be born those days.. Well since that wish will not come true (!), I started digging into past, learning about what have been done those...
Esat, while you are in delving mode ,also check out the three Colosseum 2 albums (with Gary Moore). viz. Strange New Flesh, Electric Savage, and Wardance. ...
A few weeks ago I met Jon Hiseman for the second time. I went to his house and came back with his archive - it filled my mate's estate car. There were ten of...
Hi Phil Thanks for the interest. The book will be out middle to late next year. There's a lot of work. cheers Martyn ParkerMtrs@... wrote: Can I place a...
I just popped in to do a bit of housekeeping. Delete some spam, ban a few spammers (I hate 'em!), that sort of thing. It has all gone a bit quiet, what with...
I was just thinking things had gone very quiet on our site too Steve! Saw Chris Farlowe and the Norman Beaker Band in Worcester abiout 3 weeks ago. As always...
I often wondered what happened to Chris Farlowe's 'own' band. I saw him a few years ago several times with a band that featured (at different times) Ronnie...
Still all very quiet I'm afraid. Sorry about the spammer, bikergirl has had to leave us ;-) The Album Bread and Circuses has been re-released and is available...
Hi there My website is up and running. I hope to have regular updates on progress with the book in the coming months. www.martynhanson.com cheers Martyn...
I went to the BBC Jazz Awards in July and the Services to Jazz award was presented to Ian Carr (Nucleus, etc) by Barbara Thompson who made a very eloquent...
Is there anybody who saw Colosseum first time round? I am interested in using a short review for the book. I have always included a fan review in my books. ...
... Yeah, I saw Colosseum in the late 60's at the Bay Hotel in Sunderland - so 37/38 years ago - bloody hell!. All I can remember is Dave Greenslade playing...
... In the late 60s I saw Colosseum in a concert at Gothenburg Concert Hall together with Blodwyn Pig. It was mainly because of BP I was there, but after that...
Hi, I saw Colosseum Mk I with Tony Reeves & James Litherland in 1969 at the University of East Anglia as a pimply teenager in my army great coat sitting on the...
Hi there I would like to thank everybody who sent me a review. I had far too many for me to use them all, but I will use some of them. At some stage in the...
Hi there Is there anybody out there who can provide me with a scan of the cover and track listing of the USA 1969 Dunhill release? cheers Martyn Hanson...
Hi there In 1970 the band made a concert film with Juicy Lucy, directed by Tony Palmer. It had a cinema release supporting the Peter Sellers film, Hoffman. Did...
It is now confirmed that there is to be an IAN CARR BENEFIT GIG at the 100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, London on 26 Sep 2006 - 7.30pm - 11pm. FIRST SET - Norma...
Hi there I am looking for some feedback from fans who bought Daughter of Time when it came out. How did you view it compared to the first two albums? cheers ...
This was definitely the best Colosseum album for me. I'd bought Valentyne Suite following a live gig at The Place in Hanley, Stoke on Trent, on the Valentyne ...
I only heard 'Daughter' much later on. I have to say I was not that impressed compared with the first two albums. I thought that Colosseum's main strength was...
... University Ball was held at Tiffany's on Sauchiehall Street....for my money, one of their best performances. Regards,Phil Parker. [Non-text portions of...
Martyn, sorry about my previous mail which appears to have lost some text during transmission. The riding school in Milngavie in which the band appeared in ...
... albums? ... Hi I bought the album when it came out I thought it was exceptional at the time because of the compexities of the drumming (I was a drummer ...
Hi Martyn (and others of course) I was a great fan of Colosseum when Daughter of time came out. And I must say, that I was really disappointed. After Valentyne...
Hi there The book is going very well. I have ten chapters written at the moment. I envisage the book will have fifteen, so I am getting there. Look out on my...