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Although the original Colosseum was one Peel's favorite bands from the 60s, he seemed to be less enthusiastic of this new outfit, possibly due to the fact that its musical direction was different. Also, the fact that this project came out during the years in which Peel was starting to be more and more interested in punk may have had a bit of influence. However, he described their only session as a "particularly fine" one.

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rdfs:label	Colosseum II
rdfs:comment	Although the original Colosseum was one Peel's favorite bands from the 60s, he seemed to be less enthusiastic of this new outfit, possibly due to the fact that its musical direction was different. Also, the fact that this project came out during the years in which Peel was starting to be more and more interested in punk may have had a bit of influence. However, he described their only session as a "particularly fine" one. The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was based around the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum band. After disappointing sales of the first album, Murray and Starrs were unceremoniously sacked by the band's record label (Bronze) in July 1976. In August 1978, Moore left to rejoin Thin Lizzy for a fourth spell, and Airey's brother Keith Airey replaced him on guitar. Plans for a fourth album fell through when Don Airey decided to join Rainbow in December 1978.
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abstract	The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was based around the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum band. After disappointing sales of the first album, Murray and Starrs were unceremoniously sacked by the band's record label (Bronze) in July 1976. The band continued with a new record label and a new bass player (John Mole), and recorded two further largely instrumental (and still commercially unsuccessful) albums. They also performed on Variations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Rod Argent on keyboards and Hiseman's wife, Barbara Thompson, on flute and sax. This album reached number 2 on the UK charts. In August 1978, Moore left to rejoin Thin Lizzy for a fourth spell, and Airey's brother Keith Airey replaced him on guitar. Plans for a fourth album fell through when Don Airey decided to join Rainbow in December 1978. Although the original Colosseum was one Peel's favorite bands from the 60s, he seemed to be less enthusiastic of this new outfit, possibly due to the fact that its musical direction was different. Also, the fact that this project came out during the years in which Peel was starting to be more and more interested in punk may have had a bit of influence. However, he described their only session as a "particularly fine" one.

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