Colosseum - theme for an imaginary western - Chris Farlowe

"Colosseum Lives" Live 1994 - no jack bruce, no mountain | theme from an imaginary western | Chris Farlowe on vox

[@johndudley7299]

The legend, Chris Farlowe, doing what he loves. Magnificent!

[@xrzyw]

The great Chris Farlowe ,the great Colosseum, i love that song!

[@marke.blewer1279]

After the death this morning of Jon Hiseman, this recording like many others will be his requiem. I was fortunate to have seen Colosseum, many times and Tempest, just once, the performances were never less than memorable. We are lucky to have the recordings to remember Jon and the also late lamented Dick Heckstall-Smith, by, a great musical legacy. R.I.P., Jon and Dick.

[@jerryberkowitz8555]

Anything Clem Clemson touches turns to gold!.

[@DavidSumeray_BassGod]

I was in the studio with Chris Farlowe in the mid-70s recording We Can Work It Out. Interesting fella. James Arthur reminds me of him.I was in the studio with Chris Farlowe in the mid-70s recording We Can Work It Out. Interesting fella. James Arthur reminds me of him.

[@guitar1067]

Heard Colosseum with Litherland and Clem on vocals and was knocked out. Then heard Live lp and thought Farlowe sounded like a grotesque foghorn. Then...he grew on me! As this performance shows he was superbly one of a kind!

[@Rammbock]

Whenever someone asks me what musician I think is underrated, I immediately mention Chris Farlowe. I'm not a big Colosseum fan, but I saw them with Farlowe in 97 as a 17 year old and that weirdly fat, old-before-old, anachronistic man who seemed to be a time traveller from the 50s just blew my mind. I had a very good concert repertoire back then, went to see many of the very best bands in the world, but this guy was the most special, unique voice amongst them.

[@johnknow4097]

Saw Chris Farlowe a while ago, really knocked me out. Just as good now if not better than he was 40 years ago.

[@miyukishijisha8540]

Saw him with Colosseum when Dick Heckstall Smith was alive...back in the 70's

[@MrSolarcoaster]

Thanks for posting! Great to hear Chris Farlowe. Loved his work with Atomic Rooster and later with Jimmy Page. A true British blues singer of the highest order.

[@JoseHenrique-ue9lw]

Chris Farlowe amazing vocals,beautiful song,great band.

[@albertabi]

I saw Colosseum on the Plumpton Festival in 1970. They were fabulous there, and the sound remains. I still remember every note. Their version is far more better than Mountain's. Colosseum has marked my young years. Thank you

[@genelucci8881]

This song has a cool happy place in my heart. Going back to early seventies. Imaginary westrn holds ,For me the realization of fulfilled promises yet to unfold

[@SleighrideKing]

You surely never heard this version kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYeqaJiHZrmWhNE

[@johndudley7299]

The legend that is Chris Farlowe.

[@bushidobonce]

They are all great versions, this is a great version, thanks for posting it, great music is the food of love, thank God for music.

[@milagrosguadarrama1618]

STUNNING VERSION...Just one word here...Just one...¡¡¡ YEAH...

[@robertlivingstone3364]

Incredible vocals

[@miyukishijisha8540]

Best ever version

[@leocalta5469]

CHRIS FARLOWE ABSOLUTELY THE VOICE !!!!

[@miyukishijisha8540]

Best ever version IMHO

[@joergjendis8244]

Big fan of Colosseum with Saxophone virtuoso Dick Heckstall Smith and Chris Farlowe,. love this song was from their 4th album if i remember correctly.

[@Montin83]

Amazing Vocals! Wow....a really, really good singer. Maybe someone dont get this but its because the vocals are so full of details and other interesting stuff. Thats what i call good singing! Full of talent and expression!

[@karikukkonen7989]

You are absolutely right. This band is so powerful, so the singer must like be Chris

[@stevenboyd593]

Felix Pappalardi (the song writer) and Jack were friends and fellow bass players, you can listen (you tube) to Felix sing this song when he performed it with the band Mountain at Woodstock, Jack's rendition is I think an homage to his friend in essence and style, certainly with the passion and emotion it deserves

[@mandoprince1]

@@stevenboyd593 Felix Pappalardi did not write this! It was written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown. First recorded by Jack Bruce on his solo album Songs for a Tailor in 1969. The album featured both Jon Hiseman and Dick Heckstall-Smith, from Colosseum and was produced by Felix Pappalardi. It was apparently written about the members of one of Jack's previous bands, The Graham Bond Organisation. Curiously, Mountain's performance at Woodstock was a couple of weeks before Songs for a Tailor was released.

[@stevenboyd593]

@@mandoprince1 quite right (write) an inspiration, dedicated to by Jack

[@derekkelly8672]

I went to see jack Bruce in Cardiff in 2012 and ginger Baker with FEMA kuti still can't make up my mind which was the best concert I have been to

[@neafane01]

E concertul pe care l-am ascultat de cele mai multe ori. FABULOS!

[@daviddalziel884]

Oh no he murders this .!!

[@awaken77]

Chris Farlowe is outstanding. With his contribution this is the best version of the song

[@joachimzegke9301]

no words...so great...so beautiful...Colosseum 😇

[@vadifukk]

I can not describe my feelings while listening to this performance. This is just pure awesomeness.

[@rosariogiordano9431]

Fantastic live version!

[@miyukishijisha8540]

RIP Dick Heckstall Smith and Hiseman. Dick was a true gentleman I had the pleasure to meet briefly.

[@leocalta5469]

his voice is unmatched

[@vaneipontes3279]

Chris Farlowe Simply Great Singer... 🎵🎼🎶🎤🎵🎼🎶🎤🎵🎼🎶🎤😎👊 Fantástic Version 🎵🎼🎶🎹🎤🎸😎👊

[@rjh1226]

RIP Jack Bruce and Felix Pappalardi Two amazing Musicians , Writers and Bass Players

[@fendimetrazina0]

Great Chris Farlowe!

[@Apollon21]

Dieses Lied ist die Eintrittskarte in den musikalischen Himmel an die Seite vieler großen Musiker, die im All zu finden sind.

[@mariskaist]

CHRIS FARLOWE out times nr 1

[@dmitr2004]

100% agreed! The song itself is fabulous!

[@dannydack]

Un'interpretazione commovente, grande gruppo, grande voce, grande pezzo!...

[@emilbutnarasu9121]

Chris Farlowe - o voce a rock-ului artă cum n-o să mai fie vreodată. În secvența de față, din 1994 încă mai trăiau Dick Heckstall Smith și Jon Hiseman. Să nu uităm că au fost și versiuni cu Jack Bruce sau Felix Pappalardi, plecați și ei dincolo, dacă o fi un dincolo.

[@dragosnauta]

MONUMENTAL!!! THE BEST!

[@EdgarDeSola]

Loved it!!

[@stevew5146]

The Man, Chris, is an Oak Tree; as he has gotton older, he's become more beautiful, more magnificent, and impressive. He loves his trade and we love Chris, the giant Oak!

[@TomGarn]

For me it's the song's best interpretation

[@Rustymouse]

OMG what power !

[@angelvengatore]

I have heard Chris with Atomic Rooster but never in a Jack Bruce tone, sounds FANTASTIC !!!!

[@durcrobiv]

Just love this. What a band.

[@jorgensundquist4181]

Amazing voice!

[@nilwie]

I LOVE IT !!!!!

[@joselares9031]

Just only one word...YEAH...¡¡¡

[@jakubkah1]

Excellent...

[@yenikaromero117]

Maravilloso

[@ohisashiburi]

Always great Chris and Colosseum..miss Dick, bless him.

[@flaviavassallo8918]

FANTASTIC LIVE VERSION!

[@AlBowly]

I like it, and I liked Jack Bruce's version, different but just as good.

[@josantoso7669]

one of the best colosseum song

[@smudekallomari]

Best version

[@TheKitkatgold]

Chris Farlowe ... Baby Baby Baby.. We're out of time.

[@KLONDYKE1111]

legendary band !

[@JasJohns22]

Spinal Tapestry!

[@SekaKoncar]

bravo-Chris Farlow,beautifule...

[@lucianogardinale5365]

Meraviglia

[@heliodecastro9926]

The Colossus Band.

[@SuperSrjm]

Aivan ihanaa (absolutely wonderful)

[@npspec34]

Dick Heckstall-Smith was a real pure sax player and one of the last guys I remember that would play two at once. A lost art. Few even know of them now but they could play.

[@Thejohnjackjoe]

what a nice performance.. how mature...

[@nigeljamieson3793]

I have the D.V.D. of the show they did for French television in it,s entirety,It seems now that this is a rarity which has increased in price. But you do not know what you are missing with this now very rare performance by this group

[@carlosmosacula5454]

Está versión le gustaría a mi hermano Manolo .que en paz descanse

[@depper]

Well THAT I agree with... mostly. Clarke was a great contrast vocally to west, but nothing like Pappalardi. Felix's voice was extremely unique... his voice and attire were the personification of "hippie" and "psychedelic"

[@marcelob4132]

Best version of this classic

[@carlosnavarro9863]

Maestro Chris

[@rupe53]

my wife came into the room and asked of it was Tom Jones singing. After that comment I could hear the similarities.... but I knew better.

[@SAHBfan]

@glb58688 Just read Jack Bruce's biography by Harry Shapiro. He certainly did rate Colosseum & wanted Jon Hiseman and Dick Heckstall-Smith to tour with him after they recorded the original "theme" with him on 'Songs For A Taylor'. He clearly had much respect for both of them & worked with them many times afterwards. He describes Clem Clempson as 'One of his favourite guitarists' - page 225 if anyone wants to check the quote- and let's face it, Jack Bruce has played with a few guitarists!

[@alexdesslin]

wow!

[@vaclavjech433]

Úžasný

[@garythomas112]

Still Awesome.....

[@nigeljamieson3793]

If you read the below description then as a one off performance you really are missing out!

[@pedrorodriguezdelagomera3413]

think that Chris Farlowe sings always the way of Soul, neither Rock nor Blues I like it

[@burpvom]

Chris Farlowe não é pra qualquer um. uma das maiores vozes do rock, blues e soul. no entanto, leio asneiras de montão nos comments

[@j.cesarbraga]

é um absurdo, muita gente o critica sem nem conhecer o quão espetacular esse artista é.

[@netzteil2]

This is genuine european rockmusic. 5*****

[@13towerofpower]

THEME FOR AN IMAGINARY WESTERN skladba skupiny COLOSSEUM, ktorej autormi boli Brown a Bruce. Bola úvodnou skladbou druhej strany albumu DAUGHTER OF TIME, ktorý bol v rebríčku v UK päť týždňov od 5. decembra 1970 a skončil na 23.m.Autorom textu bol Peter Brown a hudby Jack Bruce, ktorý zomrel v roku 2014 vo veku 70 rokov.V skupine ako hosť vystupovala manželka Hisemana Barbara Thompson, ktorá po umrtí Heckstala Smitha v roku 2004 sa stala členkou skupiny.V roku 2011 vydali CD ANNO DOMINI. Spomínaná skladba pochádzala z repertoaru americkej skupiny Mountain z roku 1970, ktorá mala v USA v apríli 1970 na 21.m. skladbu Mississippi Queen. Skupinu vytvorili v New Yorku Felix Papalardi, ktorého zastrelila vlastná manželka v apríli 1983 vo veku 43 rokov. V zostave boli Leslie West, Steve Knight a Corky Laing.

[@darren5203]

fair play the guy singing sure knows how to fuck up a classic song !!!

[@0xym0r0nized]

Damn right! Check out "Colosseum 2005 theme for an imaginary western Chris Farlowe" to hear Mark's great vocals!

[@Sean-me4fv]

Wow

[@shemanic1]

written of course by Pete Brown AND Jack Bruce, both excellent musicians & composers who could not fail to love this rendition by other superb musicians

[@dannydack]

Un omaggio al grande Jon Hiseman, che oggi ci ha lasciato per sempre

[@Peelick]

I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maguskh]

Just have to write a comment about this SONG, so that the unworthy "wor(l)d-war" between Britain and the U.S. and depper's hate of Colosseum shall not be the last to stay on this comment-page. This version of Jack's classic is great and I like it as much as Jack's many versions of "Theme". Jack surely will love it too, as most of the members of Colosseum are his friends and have often played with him (Jon H., Dick H.-S., Clem C.). May God finally give peace to depper and his opponents. Please!

[@janbanasik8606]

Dooobre....jak przed laty

[@SAHBfan]

This is a Jack Bruce song. The drummer in this video, the great Jon Hiseman, was the drummer on the original JB cut on the album 'Songs for a Taylor', as was Colosseums' saxophonist the late Dick Heckstall-Smith. Colosseum were formed in 1968 and Hiseman took the song with him into the band. Mountain covered the song later (1970?)Admittadly this isn't their best version(!) but remember these guys are mostly in their 60s (Farlowe nearly 70). How do you think Felix would have sounded 38 years on?

[@leswagstaff4908]

Wow....

[@vincenzogandolfo5561]

Great! Exspecially Dick Heckstall Smith !!

[@RUBYMUNRO]

blacksab, the singer is Chris Farlowe, amazing star of the 1960's, lots of hits, still working, check him on youtube, but please, he is and never will be karaoke !!

[@stevegross6094]

saw him at SPORTSMENS TAVERN,buffalo,by just the other day. WOW BLEW ME AWAY!

[@eduardoalmeida61]

O C. Farlowe faz musculação na mesma academia frequentada pelo meu tio, o Manecão Roots. O meu tio um dia ficou triste e arrancou o vaso sanitário. A companheira do meu tio deixava a gente escutar o primeiro disco do Iron Maiden. Isso aconteceu na Cohabpel.

[@zulmasulamita]

His voice, the most sensual id heard, hipnotize me always!

[@saturnative]

I like other versions, but What Chris does to this song is MAGIC. I'm not saying that Leslie West, Jack Bruce, Felix Papallardi don't have it, it's just that their versions sound to polished, to boring and dull. Clem's guitar, Jon's drumming and Dick Heckstall-Smith's sax (specially his solo) give this special something, "IT" to the song. /not to forget Dave Greenslade on keys and Mark Clarke on bass/ tnx 4 posting, 0xym0r0nized

[@gbrycki]

For the record, I didn't mean to insinuate that Clarke was on Pappalardi's level. West and Pappalardi were perfect for each other. Imagine the music they would be making together today, if it wasn't for Gail Collins.

[@MrTaxiRob]

"Chris Farlowe is sooo hot" -no one, ever

[@gbrycki]

LOL....William Regal. Good call, Depper! This guy's vocal histrionics remind me of an American Idol wannabe. And you know, when I've listened to Mountain's version, I use to think, "Gee, this really needs a SAX SOLO". I was actually looking forward to what Clempson was gonna do with this, but sadly, he was drowned out by Regal.

[@keiitikawai2747]

イイですね。特濃のボーカル。大好きです。

[@laportama]

The words and actions don't add up. A lot of power and virtuosity, though. Sorry, Felix P spoiled me for almost anyone else.

[@miyukishijisha8540]

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[@rjh1226]

@@miyukishijisha8540 Jack Bruce Creams Bass Player wrote this for Felix Pappalardi Mountains bass Player . Both Mountain and Jack Bruce do amazing Versions of Their Masterpiece

[@sybilleh.4952]

[@depper]

Yeah... and Leslie and Corky should have been finished, if they were ANY OTHER BAND. Yet they continued on, and even as the sun shined in their eyes, and the desert seemed bare... they played their music, and we fans have never regretted it. Leslie & Corky hold the rock n roll torch proud, they never sold out, and still play some of the highest quality rock music in history.