THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN (1969) Polydor 2459357 Re-issue 1984
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Arthur Wilton Brown (born 24 June 1942) is an English rock singer and songwriter best known for his flamboyant theatrical performances, eclectic (and sometimes experimental) work and his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice. He has been a significant influence on a wide range of musicians due to his vocal style, wild stage persona, and concepts; he is considered to be a pioneer of shock rock and prog rock and has had an influence on heavy metal music.
Brown has been lead singer of various groups, most notably the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come followed by a varied solo career as well as associations with Hawkwind, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Klaus Schulz and Frank Zappa. He is best known for his 1968 single 'Fire' reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. as well as its parent album, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, which reached number 2 on the UK album charts and number 7 in the US. Kingdom Come's 1973 album Journey was "most noted in retrospect as one of the first rock records to use a drum machine, which was still quite a novelty back in 1973."
Following the success of the single "Fire", the press would often refer to Brown as 'The God of Hellfire' in reference to the opening shouted line of the song, a moniker that exists to this day.
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