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Colosseum: Daughter of time

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Artist: Colosseum
Title: Daughter of time
Released: 1970
Label: Ring Records
Time: 42:37
Producer(s): Gerry Bron
Appears with:
Category: Jazz-Rock
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2000.03.23
Price in €: 5,99
Web address: Colosseum Fan Page

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[1] Three Score And Ten, Amen (Clempson/Greenslade/Hiseman) - 5:36
[2] Time Lament (Greenslade/Hiseman) - 6:04
[3] Take Me Back To Doomsday (Clempson/Greenslade/Hiseman/Heckstall-Smith) - 4:26
[4] Daughter Of Time (Dennan/Greenslade/Heckstall-Smith) - 3:30
[5] Theme For An Imaginary Western (Brown/Bruce) - 4:05
[6] Bring out your dead (Clempson/Greenslade) - 3:21
[7] Downhill And Shadows (Clempson/Hiseman/Reeves) - 6:11
[8] The Time Machine [Live] (Hiseman) - 8:12

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Chris Farlowe - Vocals
Dick Heckstall-Smith - Spain, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
Jon Hiseman - Percussion, Drums, Liner Notes, Digital Remastering
Dave Greenslade - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Vibraphone
Louis Cennamo - Bass Guitar

Barbara Thompson - Flute, Alto-, Baritone-, Soprano- & Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Wind
Harold Beckett - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Mark Clarke - Bass Guitar
Dave "Clem" Clempson - Guitar
Jack Rothstein - Violin
Charles Tunnell - Cello
Derek Wadsworth - Tibet, Trombone
Dick Hechstall - Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Trevor Williams - Violin
Fred Alexander - Cello

Neil Ardley - Arranger
Peter Gallen - Engineer
Roger Wake - Digital Remastering
Simon Heyworth - Remastering

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A serious disappointment following the previous two strong releases. Chris Farlowe blares away annoyingly, connecting to the material only sporadically. A heady infusion of jazz elements led by veteran reedman Dick Heckstall-Smith and drummer Jon Hiseman redeems this frustrating live performance, but only in stretches.

Mark Allan, All-Music Guide



Although the cover of this CD reissue announces that this is an "expanded edition" in fairly large type in the lower right corner, the actual extras on this disc are mild. The single bonus track is a version of "Jumping Off the Sun" which, unlike the original version from their 1970 U.S.-only LP The Grass Is Greener, has a Chris Farlowe vocal from early 1971. It does, like several other Sanctuary reissues of Colosseum albums, benefit from excellent, lengthy historical liner notes by David Wells. So all things considered, if you're buying Daughter of Time for the first time, this is the edition to get, even if the bonuses aren't anything to send you over the moon. As for the album -- Colosseum's third (or fourth if you count The Grass Is Greener) -- it was a bit of a new direction, largely due to the presence of Chris Farlowe, who gave the group's commendable but uneven progressive rock-jazz-blues a more bombastic flavor. As their songwriting grew more ambitious, so too did it get somewhat more morose and ominous, and a little further away from (though hardly abandoning) their jazz-blues roots. Songwriting wasn't their big strength, though, as evidenced by how the cover of Jack Bruce and Pete Brown's "Theme for an Imaginary Western" is the record's best song -- and even this had been done better by Bruce himself. It's certainly worthwhile for Colosseum fans, but not quite as good as their previous output, and dampened by the inclusion of "The Time Machine," which is nothing more than a live Jon Hiseman drum solo.

Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide



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 mediaeval 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.

Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide
 

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