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Tag Archives: Clem Clempson
HUMBLE PIE – Joint Effort
February 19, 2019
Cleopatra 2019 Loose threads from a legendary band’s post-halcyon days that hang together just fine – to redefine the ensemble’s lean years. Toward the mid-’70s, HP were progressively losing the plot, although the shift from heavy blues to blue-eyed soul … Continue reading
Posted in Reissues
Tagged Clem Clempson, Greg Ridley, Humble Pie, Jerry Shirley, Steve Marriott
COLOSSEUM – Valentyne Suite
November 29, 2017
Vertigo 1969 / Dunhill 1970 / Esoteric 2017 When containers groan as they come together, intrepid English explorers create ritual recipes of immortality. It’s a rare instance of invoking greatness in transition: on the way from debut LP that outlined … Continue reading
Posted in Reissues
Tagged Clem Clempson, Colosseum, Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, jazz rock, Jon Hiseman, prog rock, Tony Reeves
COLOSSEUM – Live
October 11, 2016
Bronze 1971 / Esoteric 2016 Saluting intransigence that’s not about to die, a musical document of free-thinking era sees an expanded return into the fray. Arguably the best concert record by a British band taped on British soil – unlike … Continue reading
Posted in Reissues
Tagged Chris Farlowe, Clem Clempson, Colosseum, Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, jazz rock, Jon Hiseman, live, Mark Clarke, prog rock
COLOSSEUM Classic Concert Set To Be Expanded
May 19, 2016
45 years after its recording, “Colosseum Live” by COLOSSEUM remains one of the most fantastic concert documents of rock era – if “rock” can encompass what this musicians were capable of. There was something unique about the combination of Chris Farlowe’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Farlowe, Clem Clempson, Colosseum, Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Mark Clarke
