TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Daughter Of Time" - Colosseum (1970)

"Daughter Of Time" - Colosseum (1970)    

This was Colosseum"s fourth studio album and not as psych-inspired as their classic "Valentyne Suite."  "Daughter Of Time" was a partial blind buy for me.  I knew that Coloseum bounced in the progressive realms of rock, but I'd never heard anything from this one.  I just knew this was early stuff and felt like taking a chance.  I'm not the biggest fan of prog rock, but I like it.  I just don't easily embrace the genre with open arms.  My ears are picky when it comes to this genre.  Probably more so than any other.  I can't exactly pin a tail on what moves me, I just like what I like.

With that out of the way, "Daughter Of Time" is mostly a good spin for me.  There are a lot of ideas in the eight songs on this square, but nothing too bloated.  Coloseum throws a mix of instruments into the batter, but in mostly restrained doses.  Nothing jarring.  Jazz-rock rubs shoulders with some gloom.  Occasional brass cuts in with flutes.  Keyboards play shuffleboard by the blues-dusted pinball machine.  And apart from a totally unnecessary, but pretty good, drum solo...none of the songs overstay their welcome.  No stand-out tracks, but I enjoyed most of it.

"Daughter Of Time" - Colosseum (back)

Favorites include:
"Take Me Back To Doomsday"
"Bring Out Your Dead"
"Three Score And Ten, Amen"

I found this nice copy way back in May at The Record Ship when there were still some cool breezes to be had in Wichita.  It is a Santa Maria pressing.  I'm behind on my new pick-ups, for sure, but I always give first listens at least a double spin before forming an opinion.  And as I've said before, many squares require active listening.  No distractions.  My OCD requires it as well.  It would be 30+ years before Colosseum would release another studio album.

"Daughter Of Time" - Colosseum
(inside gatefold)

ABC / Dunhill Records

Cat #
DSX 50101
SIDE A  DEADWAX
DSX-50101-A-1A  0  B2  2S
SIDE B  DEADWAX
DS-50101-B - 1C  0  I

"Take Me Back To Doomsday" - Colosseum / "Daughter Of Time" (1970)

TRACKS:
A1  "Three Score And Ten, Amen" 5:36
A2  "Time Lament" 6:04
A3  "Take Me Back To Doomsday" 4:26
A4  "The Daughter Of Time" 3:30
B1  "Theme For An Imaginary Western" 4:05
B2  "Bring Out Your Dead" 4:25
B3  "Downhill And Shadows" 6:11
B4  "The Time Machine" (live) 8:12

PERSONNEL:
Chris Farlowe - lead vocals
Dick Heckstall-Smith - saxophones; spoken word (A1)
Dave "Clem" Clempson - guitar; lead vocals (A3)
Dave Greenslade - organ, piano, vibes, b-vocals
Mark Clarke - bass (A1, B1, B3) 
Jon Hiseman - drums, percussion
ADDITIONAL:
Barbara Thompson - flute, alto, soprano, tenor, baritone saxes, b-vocals (side 1)
Louis Cennamo - bass (A2-A4, B2)

Good stuff.

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