- rock
- 40 min
- 8 tracks
- Fontana
Those Who Are About to Die Salute You is the debut album by Colosseum, released in 1969 by Fontana. It is one of the pioneering albums of jazz fusion. The title is a translation of the Latin phrase morituri te salutant that according to popular belief, gladiators addressed to the emperor before the beginning of a gladiatorial match.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and raw.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Walking in the Park3:56
- A2Plenty Hard Luck4:27
- A3Mandarin4:24
- A4Debut6:20
- B1Beware the Ides of March5:37
- B2The Road She Walked Before2:43
- B3Backwater Blues7:39
- B4Those About to Die4:53
8 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Colosseum
- Label
- Fontana
- Released
- 1969-03
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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