chertok@ucbvax.ARPA (Grady Toss) (03/15/85)
Two of Brown's solo albums that come to mind are ``Chisolm In My Bosom''
and ``Dance With Arthur Brown'', both domestic US releases--I think on
the Gull label.
``Dance...'' makes me think that someone held a gun to Brown's head and
said "sing disco pal, or you'll never sing again." None of the inventiveness
that marked his earlier Crazy World/Kingdom Come work is evident here.
The band sounds like any other studio disco band. The discofied version
of ``We've Got to Get Out of This Place'' is almost a match for the
Partridge Family's rendition.
``Chisolm In My Bosom'' features a lengthy (~18 minute, I think) title
track that is fairly interesting--though again it doesn't seem to stand
up to his earlier work.
For those who are interested in Brown's post-``Fire'' work, copies of the
three Kingdom Come albums turn up here and there. The first two, ``Galactic
Zoo Dossier'' and ``Kingdom Come,'' only as imports as far as I know; the
third, ``Journey,'' as an English import, a Canadian reissue and a US release).
There is also a double import from England entitled ``Lost Ears'' that
features a good selection of tracks from the three Kingdom Come albums,
as well as a few additional tracks.
... ucbvax!ucbingres!ebm (aka uw-beaver!eli)
``We've come for your brains.''ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) (04/24/85)
>"Dance..." makes me think that someone held a gun to Brown's head and > said "sing disco pal.. >"Chisolm In My Bosom" ... fairly interesting--though again it doesn't > seem to stand up to his earlier work. >For those who are interested in Brown's post-"Fire" work, copies of the >three Kingdom Come albums turn up here and there. "Galactic Zoo Dossier", > "Kingdom Come," "Journey"... > "Lost Ears" ..features a good selection of tracks from the three Kingdom > Come albums... > > -- Eli Last friday on the local indie-music station, I heard some most unusual yet familiar sounds coming out of my radio. After listening to the weird rap being laid on my head by the vocalist, it occurred to me that the vocalist was none other than Arthur Brown. The DJ announced two titles -- "Texas House Requiem" and "Mechanical Masseur". Sadly, I was too hurried to gather any more info, other than the fact that the music was only three years old. The general weirdness and overall creativity struck me as worthy successor to "Crazy World.." Is anyone else familiar with this music? -michael