The Crazy World of Arthur Brown -- Classic or Dud?

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"Fire" -- one of rock's finest forgotten songs that actually got radio play. Way more than a "British" Captain Beefhart. A truly original wierdo. Classic.

― bryan, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The Lord of Hellfire is indeed a classic.

― Andy K, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

classic. lots more good stuffs other than fire.

― chaki, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, classic. Agree w/ Chaki, the whole album is great. I'm surprised I've never heard of any attempts to cover "Fire"--you'd think Marilyn Manson or Zodiac Mindwarp or W.A.S.P. or somebody like that would have had a go at it.

Didn't follow his career after that, though. I'm curious about Kingdom Come.

― Arthur, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, the debut album is CLASSIC, yo. 'Fiyah' rules of course, and I'll always have a soft spot for 'Spontaneous Apple Creation'.

Is this cd in print? I don't think it was when I got it 4-5 years ago (my first Ebay transaction).

― Jordan, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No, I don't think it is print any longer. I don't have it on CD though. I was in a hole in the wall record shop and I found it on vinyl. The owner, an ex-trucker and psych afficianado, told me that it was great and I don't regret it one bit. Only 4 bucks. I'm glad that dusty record shops exist. Don't know where I'd be, or what I'd discover without them.

― bryan, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Saw him at Glasto two years ago. Classic Classic Classic. What stage presence. I PUT A SPELL ON YOOOOOOOUUUUUU!!!!!

― Daniel, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If anyone knows where (we order - or you buy it and send it to me) I can find a copy ... I've been looking for it (halfheartedly, I must admit) for about 15 years.

― Dave225, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

we order = web order

― Dave225, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

where are you, UK or US (or elsewhere)?
the single and the LP aren't rare in the UK

― michael, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Amazon.co.uk have the album on CD for 7.99...

― michael, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks. I just found it at 101cd.com for 5.99 .. Can't find it in the US except as an import @ $20...

― Dave225, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never heard anything else, but Fire is great. I like how the dramatic spoken intro totally clashes with the swinging sixties diskotek dreck of the music. You hear this Alistair Cooke meets Alistair Crowley voice solemnly intoning "I am the god of Hell Fire and I bring you..." and then, instead of the expected generic heavy metal riff you get a James Last-soundalike band banging out a turtleneck peacesign-swizzlestick groove. Sounds like the God of Hell Fire is hanging out in the grotto with Hef and Charo. As he was, I suppose.

― fritz, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually, "Fire" was covered rather unconvincingly by The Who on Townshend's _Iron Man_ album. Not surprised though, since Townshend produced the original CWOAB album.

― Chris Barrus, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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