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After the collapse of his Crazy World group Arthur Brown gathered together some new musicians to create the progressive band Kingdom Come, releasing Galactic Zoo Dossier as their first album.
“A blend of space rock and psychedelia, the first Kingdom Come album sees Arthur Brown's vocals in fine form but lacks the impact of the Crazy World fiery debut, possibly because none of the band's instrumental performances match the explosive power of Vincent Crane's organ. Furthermore, the songwriting seems rather fragmentary, with strong longer tracks but a few short ones which seem underdeveloped.”
“”The first of a trilogy of albums by Arthur's short lived Kingdom Come band; the music on this record moves in a different direction from his previous work. Some of the more pop sensibilities from the first record have been stripped away, and the music seems to move in a more avant-garde and progressive direction.”
“Combining elements of art-rock, prog, psychedelia, avant-garde, jazz and even classical, this was music eons ahead of its time. It is revolutionary and outrageous, intelligent and funny, full of complex compositions with frequent rhythm shifts and multi-melodic themes; in short dazzling every step of the way. Brown's unique vocal delivery adds another dimension to the already multifaceted package.”
“Arthur Brown’s Galactic Zoo Dossier is one of the freakiest rides you’ll take in the world of pitch blackness. Between the bands foreboding prog-rock sound, Arthur’s doomsday theories and the subversive sound effects that beef up the tracks.”
“Arthur Brown came out in the '70s with a new band and style, but overall the album still reminds me of his earlier The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. Both of them have a trippy rock sound. Similarly, bizarre short interludes bridge songs with themes into that segued concept album feel. The band has more of a hard rock/prog rock style than Crazy World's jazzier psychedelia. Some of the songs suffer from sounding typical of the era with their plodding repetitive hard rock.”
“The music is more aggressive than The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, plenty of wild guitar work, killer organ, and of course, Arthur's voice. The opening cut, Internal Messenger features a bunch babbling about sinning before the song kicks in.”
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