Line #40 Music/ArthurBrown


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arthur_b_1_0.jpeg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: [[RuleOfCool Verily, he is the God of Hellfire.]]]]
3	->''"[[AGodAmI I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE!]] '''[[IncomingHam AND I BRING YOU...]]'''"''
4	-->-- "[[OneHitWonder Fire]]", The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
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6	Truly one of the most theatrical and [[PyroManiac pyromaniacal]] musicians ever. Arthur Wilton Brown (b. June 24, 1942) is an obscure man, [[CultClassic but one revered as a]] shining, blazing example of CrazyIsCool.
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8	After some short stints in Paris doing soundtracks and work with small R&B bands, Brown formed his iconic band ''The Crazy World of Arthur Brown'' in [[TheSixties 1966]] as a [[PowerTrio trio]] of himself, keyboardist Vincent Crane and drummer Drachen Theaker. They recorded their [[SelfTitledAlbum eponymous debut]] in 1968 with the hit single being...
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10	...well, take a guess.
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12	'''''FIRE!''''' ''I TAKE YOU TO BURN!''
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14	[[DarkHorseVictory The single shot straight to #1 in the UK,]] soon cracking charts the world over. It even managed to hit #2 on the US Billboard Charts, only beaten by another: ''[[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude!]]''
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16	''The Crazy World'' was not long for our world, unfortunately, as Theaker's fear of flying had nearly surfaced the band's second world tour. He was quickly replaced by young virtuoso ''[[Music/EmersonLakeAndPalmer Carl Palmer]]'', but the band didn't last as Crane had left to form ''Atomic Rooster,'' taking Palmer with him. With ''World'' gone, Brown soon became a prolific solo performer, making guest appearances on a multitude of albums ever since.
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18	His solo projects shifted from another short-lived band, ''Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come,'' to self-credited stints in SynthPop. ''The Crazy World'' was born again in 2000[[note]] A lost album, ''Strangelands'', was released in 1989 [[/note]] releasing acclaimed albums including ''Tantric Lover,'' ''Vampire Suite,'' and the crowdfunded ''Zim Zam Zim.''
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20	While his mainstream success was short lived, he is still revered in ProgressiveRock and HeavyMetal circles as one of their progenitors. He continues to tour with ''Crazy World,'' [[LongRunners nearly 50 years after his landmark single]].
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22	!!Discography
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24	* 1968- ''[[SelfTitledAlbum The Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]''
25	* 1971- ''Galactic Zoo Dossier''
26	* 1972- ''Kingdom Come''
27	* 1973- ''Journey''
28	* 1975- ''Dance''
29	* 1977- ''Chisholm In My Bosom''
30	* 1979- ''Faster Than The Speed of Light'' [[note]] Brown's last effort with Vincent Crane before the latter's [[DrivenToSuicide suicide.]] [[/note]]
31	* 1981- ''Speak No Tech''
32	* 1982- ''Requiem''
33	* 1988- ''Brown, Black, & Blue'' [[note]] With former [[Music/FrankZappa Mothers of Invention]] drummer Jimmy Carl Black. [[/note]]
34	* 1989- ''Strangelands'' [[note]] Lost ''Crazy World'' album. [[/note]]
35	* 2000- ''Tantric Lover''
36	* 2003- ''Vampire Suite''
37	* 2007- ''The Voice of Love'' [[note]] Credited to ''The'' Amazing ''World of Arthur Brown.'' [[/note]]
38	* 2012- ''The Magic Hat'' [[note]] With Rick Patten [[/note]]
39	* 2013- ''Zim Zam Zim''
40	* 2019- ''Gypsy Voodoo''
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42	!! "TROPES! I take you to learn..."
43	* CarefulWithThatAxe: Oh, '''absolutely'''. "Fire" in particular has Brown screaming at the top of his lungs in the first ''few seconds'' that it starts up.
44	* CoverVersion: Brown has covered both "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and "I've Got Money" by Music/JamesBrown, on two of his studio albums with ''The Crazy World of Arthur Brown''.
45	* KayfabeMusic: An UrExample. Brown's theatrics and the absurd mythology he created with the "Crazy World" of Arthur Brown seem primitive by today's standards, but set the standard for future acts to follow.
46	* LargeHam: [[SarcasmMode It might be a bit tough to notice]], but Brown has ''quite'' the lung capacity.

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