The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

In some ways they were first to make psychrock evolve to metal. Surely they were first to wear corpse paint. With their bizarre lyrics, and amazing stage performance they caught the eye of many psychrock fans in the sixties. But not nearly enough to gain fame like Jethro Tull or Syd Barrett, though they are surely as talented. Musically and Lyrically.

So time to listen beyond ‘I am the God of Hell Fire’ and take a trip with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown

ARTHUR BROWN (ARTIST BIOGRAPHY)

This is the cat who brought us “Fire”. He also appeared as the Preacher in the Ken Russell production of the Who’s “Tommy”.

Kingdom Come’s albums were Galactic Zoo Dossier (1971), the self-titled Kingdom Come (1972), and Journey (1973). Brown stated in an interview with an English music magazine that the three albums were intended to present a thematic progression. The first focused on the state of humankind in the present, the second on the human animal itself and the dichotomy between the body and mind, and the third focusing on cosmic and spiritual matters. The band was marketed as Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come in the United States due to name conflicts.

A number of factors contributed to the end of Kingdom Come.
The band dissolved rather than officially breaking up, with Brown citing a desire to play simpler music and opt for a simpler lifestyle in general in later interviews. However, the music that Kingdom Come left behind is certainly worth exploration for progressive rock and psychedelic rock enthusiasts, and stands up well as a part of Arthur Brown’s 30-plus year legacy.