Colosseum - Bread & Circuses

Colosseum - Bread & CircusesVinyl LP pressing. Following on the heels of their 1994 reunion tour, 1997 heralded the band's return to studio recording after a twenty seven year hiatus. Marking a departure from their prog rock roots, this is Colosseum in solid jazz blues rock fusion mode. Expect funky, pumping bass (Mark Clarke) and drums (Jon Hiseman), overlaid with Clem Clempson's sinewy guitar and Chris Farlowe's take no prisoners vocals. Older and wiser, the band nonetheless

circumstances

otherworldly aesthetic

and social customs of our parallel universe

'Didn't We Almost Have it All'

with a different lineup of contributors on each track

There's Python- esque tomfoolery on I Wanna Rule The World

" and the title track "Graceland

like the laid back “Blues For Bobâ€

an unknown side to a a celebrated artist showing a sense of meticulousness

this time pairing his blistering fretwork with vocal tunes perfectly suited for the teen hops that Link and company tirelessly played for years

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many

due to the use of his 'Little Green Bag' in the film's opening titles