Bread & Circuses

by Colosseum

Bread & Circuses cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Cloud Nine
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:23
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Chris Farlowe, Steve "Barney" Chase, Mark Clarke, Clem Clempson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning after a decades-long hiatus, the legendary British jazz-rock ensemble proves their instrumental prowess remains intact. 'Bread & Circuses' seamlessly integrates sophisticated jazz arrangements with the gritty, driving energy of classic blues rock.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Watching Your Every Move (4:02)
  2. Bread & Circuses (3:37)
  3. Wherever I Go (4:15)
  4. High Time (4:06)
  5. Big Deal (5:11)
  6. The Playground (5:09)
  7. No Pleasin' (5:05)
  8. I Could Tell You Tales (5:07)
  9. Storms Behind the Breeze (4:44)
  10. The One That Got Away (4:19)
  11. The Other Side of the Sky (4:42)

Credits

  • Colosseum - primary artist
  • Barbara Thompson - arranged by [coda brass]
  • Mark Clarke - bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals
  • Dave O'Higgins - horns [additional]
  • Snake Davis - horns [additional]
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Chris Farlowe - vocals

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