Prelude-Nightmare/Fanfare Fire Poem/Fire/Come & Buy/Time/Confusion/I Put A Spell On You/Spontaneous Apple Creation/Rest Cure/I’ve Got Money/Child Of My Kingdom
British heavy rock band The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown sole album release was this impressive self titled effort. Includes the theatrical Fire, a US No. 2 and UK No. 1 hit single. (US:7 UK:1)
"A really interesting release all the way through. You can find many different feelings combined in this record. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown has scary parts, odd and wacky harmonies and also comedy. I just adore the really versatile vocal range of the singer/frontman Arthur Brown. Their biggest hit Fire is of course featured, here also are two cover songs Screamin Jay Hawkins' I Put A Spell On You and I've Got Money by James Brown. This record doesn't have any weak spots and it's a really classy album from start to finish."
"There are three things that make this album exceptional. The first is AB's singing voice: it's obvious that he has a gift which few can equal. The second: the theme of the first half, a personal spiritual struggle of great tension. The third: Vincent Crane's fantastic organ work and Carl Palmer's drumming. No guitar here, yet remarkably moving music that fits both the theme and AB's voice."
"Dominated by Brown's frantic, but beautifully dramatic and virtuosic vocal delivery and Crane's superb organ playing, based on jazz influenced improvisations, they sounded unlike no other band at the time. The music, written mostly by Crane with the exception of a couple of rock classics, is absolutely astounding and fits Brown's lyrics perfectly. Brown's delivery is theatrical and manic at times, but always sensitive and of outstanding quality. The album is a relic of the era and an absolutely essential listening experience."
"Doesn't get any better than this. Doesn't get any weirder than this. Doesn't get more theatrical, baroque, intense, spooky, scary, funny or noisy than this without turning into something other than pure, grade A rock 'n' roll."
"Arthur Brown was one of the most underrated performers of the 60s, his music was psychedelic rock at its best. It just gives you energy, and makes you want to rock."
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