Those Who Are About To Dive with Dr. Glund

This week, Chaz Charles and Doctor Glund return to one of Colosseum's greatest live landmarks… "Lost Angeles." What begins as a standout track on  The Grass Is Greener  quickly grows into one of the band's defining concert pieces—a musical playground that evolved through BBC sessions, radio broadcasts, and the legendary  Colosseum Live  album into something that seemed to reinv...

Fresh from untangling one of the strangest release strategies in progressive rock history, Chaz Charles and the Voluptuary of Sound, Dr. Glund, turn their attention to  The Grass Is Greener —the mysterious U.S.-only Colosseum album that looked suspiciously like  Valentyne Suite ... because, well... half of it was. What begins as an investigation into a confusing record release quickly tr...

Having survived another descent into the Colosseum archives—and possibly a heatwave-induced hallucination—your hosts Chaz Charles and the Voluptuary of Sound, Dr. Glund, arrive at the towering centerpiece of  Valentyne Suite : a 16-minute, 52-second monument to ambition, improvisation, and the complete abandonment of commercial restraint. This week’s mission: VALENTYNE SUITE The title track....

THIS WEEK ON THE PROGRAM… Having once again survived the relentless demands of modern life without acquiring a pension, your hosts Chaz Charles and the Voluptuary of Sound, Dr. Glund, return to the labyrinthine depths of Colosseum's  Valentyne Suite . This week's sacrificial offering: THE MACHINE DEMANDS A SACRIFICE A title that sounds less like a song and more like a warning label. What begi...

THIS WEEK ON THE PROGRAM… Having narrowly avoided becoming permanent members of a 4/20 council (attendance optional, memory unreliable), your hosts  Chaz Charles  and the Voluptuary of Sonic Discernment,  Dr. Glund , return to the sacred excavation site… Colosseum Track by bloody track. No safety net. No edit machine mercy. This week’s descent lands us squarely in the curious, blues...

THIS WEEK ON THE PROGRAM… Still reeling from whatever unholy concoction was coursing through the water pipe, your hosts Chaz Charles and the Voluptuary of Sound, Dr. Glund, lock onto a true centerpiece of the  Valentyne Suite  era and refuse—physically, spiritually, and rhythmically—to let go. This week’s mission: “Elegy” — Colosseum A track that doesn’t ask for your attention… It ...

THIS WEEK ON THE PROGRAM… After a brief and medically questionable hiatus, your hosts Chaz Charles and the Voluptuary of Sound, Dr. Glund, return—slightly battered, mildly reflective, but fully operational—to resume their sacred excavation of Colosseum. The Doctor has seen things. Felt things. Lost a friend. Gained perspective. Worn the hat. And yet… the pipe is lit, the commandments remain intact...

THIS WEEK ON THE PROGRAM… Having returned from rubbing elbows with actual rock royalty (and surviving), your hosts Chaz Charles and the Voluptuary of Sound Doctor Glund descend once more into the sacred text of  Colosseum —armed with nothing but sharp ears, questionable memory recall, and a bag of contraband jelly beans. This week’s mission: the thunderous, mind-expanding, utterly undeniable...

Having already established in Part 1 that Nick Steed did not join Colosseum to become a museum-quality replica of Dave Greenslade, Part 2 turns to the mechanics of how a living band stays alive. What emerges is both reassuring and faintly absurd: a group of veteran musicians, scattered geographically but united spiritually, convening in Sussex to “top and tail” songs they already know by heart, re...

Chaz Charles and Dr. Glund welcome a new voice into the Den of Audio Iniquities —  Colosseum keyboardist Nick Steed , a musician who stepped into the Hammond chair and somehow managed the rare feat of honoring the legacy without attempting to impersonate it. Nick joins the program to talk about joining Colosseum, growing up in a house filled with instruments, and the early musical influences...

THIS EPISODE: “Backwater Blues” — Track 7 from Colosseum’s 1969 debut  Those Who Are About to Die Salute You . Chaz and Dr. Glund return to the altar of Volume and place upon it a seven-and-a-half-minute slab of unapologetic British blues. “Backwater Blues” is not here to charm you with pop efficiency or tidy radio edits. It settles in. It stretches out. It reminds the listener that in 1968 L...

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to  Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum, Track by Bloody Track , where the track list occasionally takes a polite step aside so history can walk straight into the room and pour itself a drink. THIS EPISODE: Dr.’s Digressions — Mark Clarke: Mach II Mark Clarke returns to the Den, and what begins as a simple question —  “What was your first recor...

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to  Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum, Track by Bloody Track , where the rules are flexible, the digressions are mandatory, and occasionally the universe hands you a guest who rewrites the evening entirely. THIS EPISODE: Episode 7 — Dr.’s Digressions: Mark Clarke, Mach I For this special digression episode, Chaz Charles and Dr. Glund are joined by...

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to  Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum, Track by Bloody Track , a podcast conducted in a spirit of serious inquiry, mild confusion, and the firm belief that music deserves more attention than most people are prepared to give it. THIS EPISODE: “The Road She Walked Before”  — Track 6 from Colosseum’s 1969 debut  Those Who Are About to Die S...

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to  Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum, Track by Bloody Track , where Chaz Charles and Dr. Glund continue their unhurried excavation of Colosseum’s debut album. If you’re looking for tidy conclusions, brisk pacing, or polite opinions, you’re still in the wrong ocean. THIS EPISODE: “Beware the Ides of March”  — Track 5 from  Those Who Are...

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum Track by Bloody Track with Dr. Glund, where Chaz Charles and the good Doctor once again ignore the clock, misplace the agenda, and wander willingly into the long, strange corridors of rock history. If you’re expecting structure, restraint, or anything resembling public radio discipline, you are — once again — in the...

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to  Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum Track by Bloody Track with Dr. Glund , where Chaz Charles and the good Doctor once again ignore the clock, misplace the agenda, and wander willingly into the long, strange corridors of rock history. If you’re expecting structure, restraint, or anything resembling public radio discipline, you are — once again —...

Welcome back to  Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum, Track by Bloody Track with Dr. Glund , where Chaz Charles and the good Doctor once again fire up the mics, fumble with file links, and let the music take them wherever it damn well pleases. If you’re here for polish and pretense, you’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere around Southampton. This episode opens not with Colosseum, b...

Welcome to the first episode of Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum Track by Bloody Track with Dr. Glund , where two aging music freaks with the longest podcast name in all of recorded history— Chaz Charles and the one-and-only Dr. Glund —light up the memory banks and take a deep, hazy plunge into the psychedelic waters of Colosseum. If you’re expecting NPR, you’re in the wrong ocea...

Prologue - Oh, The Sun Was In Their Eyes... Before the first album. Before the first track. Before the first judgment. Prologue —  is the ceremonial opening of  Those Who Are About To Dive —a short, intentional prologue that sets the tone, the rules, and the philosophy of the series to come. Hosted by  Chaz Charles , and guided by the watchful ear of  Dr. Glund , the original&n...