Colosseum II - Dark Side Of The Moog

[TheAngel138]

Excellent Don Airey!



[RRRSHINO]

Cool!　やっぱ凄いですね　Colosseum Ⅱは。

[darley1958]

This album had some of my greatest memories form the seveneties on it. Brilliant in every way !!!!!!!!

Gary Moore was simply a genius on this ! A genius.

[biribikan]

IN 2006 I met Don Airey before a Deep Purple show and I mentioned the name of this song. The guy was very happy and said "Oh you know that!!"

[MrOgbologbo]

@awaken77 That's all a bunch of incapables can do, a fucking parody!

Fuck them... And fuck YOU!

[MrOgbologbo]

I appreciate their effort but, I'm sorry again, this shit sucks!

[1kevpap]

they did two albums almost all instrumental.electric savage was first,then wardance.both amazing,both hard to get cheap on cd.lets hope for re release.i have both on vinyl.the late gary moore rip.check out also the andrew lloyd webber,variations album.that is colloseum 2 with barbara thompson and rod argent and julian lloyd webber.also cool.thats for top two posts.

[asammler]

Sounds very similar to Alan Holdsworth from around the same time -- e.g. "Panic Station".

[TheJcbach1961]

They sound like a a well oiled machine so perfect not one of them above the other in talent all are so balanced, perfect timing, brilliant changes.

This is as over the top as fusion can be done!!!

Gary was a complete guineas not to mention the total brilliance of Heisman, Mole and Airey!!!

[fiveinslide6]

Love it! Thanks for posting. Nice to hear something I've never heard before with Gary playing with the sound I remember from "Back on the Streets"

[gtrdave]

Oh, wow! I mean wow!

And this song is on the iTunes store, too.

*purchased*

[sinclair61]

Mr Hiseman is one of those busy progressive truly British drummers. Always loved his groove.

[saward]

Don Airey(moog) Jon Hiseman(Drums) Gary Moore(Guitar) Neil Murray(Bass)

Best Musician!!!!

RIP Gary Moore....

Very Sad....

[ThePierre61]

@saward ; one of the best '70 band!!!

[Ripplin]

First heard this on a college radio station in the mid 90's. I was hugely impressed. It's one of my all-time favorite songs. I could listen to it all day. Thank you, Gary!

[Ripplin]

Just found out today that Gary Moore has died at the age of 58... :(

[caylebarsby]

thanks for the post. bought this album years ago and still have it

[davell49]

Thankx !!

[Kakkapieru]

so chaotic and bad ass

[fishandchipsandpeas1]

my favourite album of theirs was "those who are about to die salute you"

[ZombieTheChannel]

I must own this!

[JesusSoldierZ]

hmmmm, it sounds like the album "Hymn of the seventh galaxy" from return to forever (just look at it in youtube).

This song sounds like a jazz/fusion band !

[boongg]

This is one of my all time favorite albums. I especially like vocals of Mike Starrs (sp?).

[maustrin]

fantastica!

[smoovegittar]

I have this on cassette in a box somewheres... great memories. Gary Moore trying to channel Jeff Beck!

[nosferatusism]

masterpices!...

[thorba69]

Alineación de ensueño, nunca les había escuchado pero con esos pedazos de musicos no podía salir más que genialidades, del único que no se nada es del baterista pero es muy muy bueno.

[guitarfreakstyle]

Awesome musicianship. I can see in some ways early dream theater must have listened to this. Yste jam comes to mind when i hear this. Thanks for posting this.

[Blackmoresan]

this is a super group and super album...

I like this...

[B360Lightning]

By far the coolest drum playing i've ever heard. Hiseman's was the man

[LaBorgess1]

Perfect!

[OrganicTrichome]

what group is this?

[Qurats]

Like it says above the video before the title of the song (dark side of the moog), this group is Colosseum II, a reincarnation of the jazz/rock fusion group Colosseum (another amazing band) of which only one member is present here: Jon Hiseman

[OrganicTrichome]

thank you....this is amazing....i listen to ELP, king crimson, genesis, camel, rush, etc, also.....could you give me album recomendation by them possibly?

[Qurats]

I only have their first album, "Strange New Flesh", which is a pretty good album, with some excellent parts, this song being my favorite. However, I don't really like their singer, and as a result I enjoy the instrumental sections the most. I would recommend this album, but I heard that for the other two albums "Electric Savage" and "War Dance" the singer got sacked, so they might be even better...

[OrganicTrichome]

thanx, ///intrumentals for the win!

[midnightjames81]

Hi, try to listen to ' FINCH ' you could find it on You Tube, too :) no Vocal, I could say, very similar to this kind of music but from Dutch : Prog - Rock - Jazz . . . Peace & Rock On "

PS : just type : Finch a passion condensed "

[captainsurfcaster]

@Qurats - You're right about the singer on this album. But the other 2 Colosseum II albums have (my all-time fave guitarist ) Gary Moore singing on them; luckily just one vocal track on each album, but painful nonetheless! I first saw Moore when Colloseum II played the Victoria Palace, London, in November 1977. What an awesome gig that was for a 16 year-old guitar neophyte...

[ThePierre61]

@Qurats mmmmhhh... I have the "Electric Savage" album... not that good.

I owned SNF in 1978... one of the best albums i've heard in my life, along with elp's brain salad surgery, sgt. pepper's (beatles) & going for the one (yes) !!!

[boogiefever1985]

@OrganicTrichome Do you like YES ??

[OrganicTrichome]

@boogiefever1985

-Of course!!

[staffordlad1]

@OrganicTrichome I had the luck of working on a Deep Purple show recently and Don still kick's ass!. Nice post and may have inspired many an Ozric Tentaculer or two...

[staffordlad1]

@OrganicTrichome I had the luck of working on a Deep Purple show recently and Don still kick's ass!. Nice post and may have inspired many an Ozric Tentaculer

[staffordlad1]

@OrganicTrichome I had the luck of working on a Deep Purple show recently and Don still kick's ass!.

[staffordlad1]

The brill post Crimson(respect)ever after.

[ufumbi]

@OrganicTrichome

Moving pictures and Permanent Waves by Rush, check em out.

[LuisDavid1990]

Colloseum II, man....

The name of the album is

"Strange New Flesh"

[boongg]

Gary Moore

Don Airey

Neil Murray

Jon Hiseman

Mike Starrs

[OrganicTrichome]

who is this group!!!???

[lukeeluke]

Love it as much as the first time I heard that masterpiece album 30 years ago!!

[FreddieMoon7]

I think nowadays Neil Murray Works with Brian May. Am i right?

Cheers...

Very Good Song.

[longtoothslim]

If I remember right there was a singer on this or the second albim, Mike Star or Stars, I recall. Saw them at Ivanhoes in Huddersfiled,went back stage and chated with the band,and Gary Moore actualy hnaded me his guitar to take a look at, yes it was the guitar!

[aragorn224]

Starrs

[longtoothslim]

yes, Starrs, thank you.

[psikedelik]

moog in wonderland!..

[Tarabos1]

When you have the album, listen to track 6, (winds) where you can witness a true master solo by Gary Moore and a superb groove by rythm section Hiseman/Clarke. It takes me back to 1975/76, when I was much happier with the musicscene..I´m glad that archives keep that spirit, at least...Hi to Jon Hiseman and his fellows 34 years later....

[MysteryClown000]

and the drum solo is surprisingly enjoyable. Kicks Ass really...

[MysteryClown000]

Freaking Cool!

[macseinchin]

Great stuff. They were a completely instrumental band?

[M15577]

Sort of.

Instrumental in the same way that colosseum was, mainly instrumental, but a few vocals here and there.

colosseum 2 was just hiseman's new take on an older band.

Im prety sure gary more did some vocals with the second line up.

[OakKeeper]

Thanks a lot for posting this one, this is the my favourite song by colosseum II? Great!

[fredturd]

BTW, Much better than The Boxing Lesson's terrible song that has nothing in common with this one!

[fredturd]

Great Zombie Jesus! :P

It's about time someone posted this!

Thanks!

[neduddgi]

Oh, brilliant! Thanks!