For You Lot Colosseum 2 - 1977 [1993] Electrical Savage

Colosseum II was a British band formed inward 1975 past times the erstwhile Colosseum drummer together with leader, Jon Hiseman, next the 1974 demise of his band Tempest. Hiseman announced his innovation to shape the band eventually named Colosseum II inward Nov 1974, precisely alone Gary Moore was named equally a member. Rehearsals were due to laid about on Jan 1, 1975, precisely a permanent unit of measurement was non finalised until May 1975. Among musicians who some made the grouping were Graham Bell, Duncan Mackay together with Mark Clarke. The line-up was completed past times Don Airey, Neil Murray together with Mike Starrs.
The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was driven past times the guitar hold upward of Moore, leading to a much heavier audio than the master Colosseum band. After disappointing sales of the kickoff album, Murray together with Starrs were unceremoniously sacked past times the band's tape label (Bronze) inward July 1976.
The band continued alongside a novel tape label together with a novel bass thespian (John Mole), together with recorded 2 farther largely instrumental (and yet commercially unsuccessful) albums. They likewise performed on Variations alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber, which likewise featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Rod Argent on keyboards together with Hiseman's wife, Barbara Thompson, on flute together with sax. This album reached reveal 2 on the Britain charts.
In August 1978, Moore left to rejoin Thin Lizzy for a 4th spell, together with Airey's blood brother Keith Airey replaced him on guitar. Plans for a 4th album cruel through when Don Airey decided to bring together Rainbow inward Dec 1978.

Track listing

1. "Put It This Way" (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman ) – 4:55
2. "All Skin & Bone"(G.Moore/J.Hiseman) – 3:46
3. "Rivers" – (G.Moore/J.Hiseman)- 5:50
4. "The Scorch" (G.Moore/Don Airey)– 6:02
5. "Lament" (Trad., arranged past times G.Moore/J.Hiseman/D.Airey/John Mole) – 4:40
6. "Desperado"(G.Moore/J.Hiseman) – 5:59
7. "Am I" (D. Airey) – 4:16
8. "Intergalactic Strut"(D.Airey) – 5:58

Personnel

• Gary Moore - guitars, vocals (3)
• Don Airey - keyboards, synthesizer, Hammond organ, clavinet, piano
• John Mole - bass
• Jon Hiseman - drums, percussion, cymbals, gong, bells