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Music Appreciation

marble falls

(57,333 posts) Sun Aug 22, 2021, 02:06 PM Aug 2021

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire (Original Post) marble falls Aug 2021 OP

Classic album. Classic tune. calguy Aug 2021 #1

The first time I saw Arthur Brown and heard that song was on the Tom Jones Show, about '68. marble falls Aug 2021 #2

Never had an opportunity to see him. I would have jumped at the chance. calguy Aug 2021 #3

I'd seen footage of Howlin' Wolfe come out of a casket, But Brown came down through the ... marble falls Aug 2021 #4

calguy

(5,335 posts)

1. Classic album. Classic tune.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 02:13 PM

Aug 2021

One I'll never get tired of.

marble falls

(57,333 posts)

2. The first time I saw Arthur Brown and heard that song was on the Tom Jones Show, about '68.

Reply to calguy (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 02:15 PM

Aug 2021

calguy

(5,335 posts)

3. Never had an opportunity to see him. I would have jumped at the chance.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 09:24 PM

Aug 2021

marble falls

(57,333 posts)

4. I'd seen footage of Howlin' Wolfe come out of a casket, But Brown came down through the ...

Reply to calguy (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:57 PM

Aug 2021

... audience on a litter carried by the band. Brown was wearing a head-dress mask that was on fire. They got on the stage and jumped right into "I am the god of hellfire and I bring you .... Fire!"

I think at this time that his backing band was Atomic Rooster.

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