Don't be fooled by the name. Musically this got very little in common with the Colosseum active up to 1971. Mk.II was started by John Hiseman after the demise of Tempest and apart from him no members were there from the old group, although Mark Clarke almost made it to the final setting. Most of all it's a Gary Moore album. He's written or co-written all songs but one and provides vocals and guitar. I'm a big fan of the old Colosseum who in the midst of brilliance also could provide beauty and heartfelt elegance. What I hear here is hard-core jazzy prog, more complicated but also less connective - at least to me. I miss Dick Heckstall-Smith and his cool licks. On the positive side - you get lots of good Gary Moore guitar play, among the best he did, top class drumming and some breathtaking twists and turns. It's a nice album, but not even close to any outcome of the older settings. To my knowledge not originally issued in US before the 1994 CD release (One Way Records OW 30647). First UK had label as shown here with "i" logo, thin matt cover and glossy lyric/picture inner sleeve. (CÖL*)(PRÖZ*)
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