VALENTYNE SUITE

Colosseum's sophomore effort pictures well-trained musicians with a lot of musical know-how creating something very mature, steady and inteligent. This was a groundbreaker for 1969. Worth mentioning that what would later be known as progressive rock was still a new style. Colosseum's contemporaries such as The Nice, Procol Harum or Soft Machine put a good perspective to how good this piece of music is. "Valentyne Suite" is a multimovement epic, which blends jazz music with a classical form of music. This is pretty much the highlight and probably the best part of the album. Other songs are also very good, "The Kettle" showcases James Litherland's amazing singing and great guitar playing, but mainly as I said: "Valentyne Suite" is what you listen to this album for.

Great, great music and one of the most important early-prog albums! A must-have for any progressive rock nut!

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