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124-437: A flute , an oboe , a clarinet , and a bassoon . A brass quartet features two trumpets , a trombone , and a tuba (or French horn (more commonly known as "horn") ). A saxophone quartet consists of a soprano saxophone , an alto saxophone , a tenor saxophone , and a baritone saxophone . The string quintet is a common type of group. It is similar to the string quartet, but with an additional viola, cello, or more rarely,

186-462: A chamber orchestra). Larger orchestras are called symphony orchestras (see below) or philharmonic orchestras. A pops orchestra is an orchestra that mainly performs light classical music (often in abbreviated, simplified arrangements) and orchestral arrangements and medleys of popular jazz, music theater, or pop music songs. A string orchestra has only string instruments, i.e., violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. A symphony orchestra

248-698: A comic of the same title by Matt Howarth . In 2013, as the result of a successful pledge campaign on PledgeMusic , Brown released the album Zim Zam Zim , recorded in his yurt in Lewes . In 2018, Brown was a guest vocalist on the first five dates of Hawkwind's UK tour. In April 2019, it was announced that Brown would join Carl Palmer 's ELP Legacy as guest vocalist on "The Royal Affair Tour", starting in June 2019. ELP Legacy's sets on this tour included Brown providing vocals on his signature song "Fire", as well as on

310-1110: A copy [1] that had once been found on the Internet Archive . Notes [ edit ] ^ While credited as "Pepe Marchello" on the album, the correct spelling is "Peppi" as shown on the Good Rats website Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine . Authority control databases : Artists [REDACTED] MusicBrainz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intergalactic_Touring_Band&oldid=1217460027 " Categories : 1977 albums Charisma Records albums Science fiction concept albums Passport Records albums Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles needing additional references from January 2017 All articles needing additional references Music group Music ensembles typically have

372-537: A form of male rebellion vis-à-vis female bedroom culture." In popular music, there has been a gendered "distinction between public (male) and private (female) participation" in music. "[S]everal scholars have argued that men exclude women from bands or the bands' rehearsals, recordings, performances, and other social activities." "Women are mainly regarded as passive and private consumers of allegedly slick, prefabricated – hence, inferior – pop music..., excluding them from participating as high-status rock musicians." One of

434-421: A high prominence in many popular music styles as singers. However, professional women instrumentalists are uncommon in popular music, especially in rock genres such as heavy metal . "[P]laying in a band is largely a male homosocial activity, that is, learning to play in a band is largely a peer-based... experience, shaped by existing sex-segregated friendship networks." As well, rock music "...is often defined as

496-406: A leader. In jazz bands, rock and pop groups, and similar ensembles, this is the band leader . In classical music, orchestras, concert bands, and choirs are led by a conductor . In orchestra, the concertmaster (principal first violin player) is the instrumentalist leader of the orchestra. In orchestras, the individual sections also have leaders, typically called the "principal" of the section (e.g.,

558-442: A precursor to the banshee screaming of many later heavy metal singers, and his theatrical concepts and stage presence such as the face makeup, especially his black and white face paint ( corpse paint ), voodoo dancing, and flaming helmet pioneered a lot of what was to become shock rock and progressive rock . Alice Cooper stated, "Can you imagine the young Alice Cooper watching that with all his make-up and hellish performance? It

620-506: A series of drummers. The band also recorded three of its songs in a live Peel Session for the John Peel BBC Radio 1 show on 25 September 1972. Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said that the album has been "most noted in retrospect as one of the first rock records to use a drum machine, which was still quite a novelty back in 1973." This was especially noteworthy on the track "Time Captives". Brown recalled "the whole album

682-529: A significant influence on Alice Cooper , David Bowie , Peter Gabriel , Marilyn Manson , George Clinton , Kiss , King Diamond , and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden , among others, and his songs have been covered or sampled by a range of artists including Ozzy Osbourne , Psychic TV , the Prodigy , Marilyn Manson, the Who and Death Grips . Brown's voice and in particular his high banshee screams, are

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744-459: A significant influence on a wide range of musicians in numerous genres because of his operatic vocal style, wild stage persona and often experimental concepts; he is considered to be a pioneer of shock rock and progressive rock and has had an influence on both electronic and heavy metal music . In 2005 Brown won the 'Showman of the Year' award from Classic Rock magazine, receiving the award at

806-614: A singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader." According to Auslander, she was "kicking down the male door in rock and roll and proving that a female musician  ... and this is a point I am extremely concerned about ... could play as well if not better than the boys". Arthur Brown (musician) Arthur Wilton Brown (born 24 June 1942) is an English singer and songwriter best known for his flamboyant and theatrical performances, eclectic (and sometimes experimental) work and his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice, in particular his high pitched banshee screams . He

868-597: A spell fronting a number of bands in London, Brown then moved to Paris in 1966, where he worked on his theatrical skills. During this period he recorded two songs for the Roger Vadim film of the Émile Zola novel La Curée . Returning to London around the turn of 1966 to 1967, he was a temporary member of a London-based R&B /soul/ ska group the Ramong Sound that would soon become the hit-making soul group

930-783: A spoken-word performance on Bruce Dickinson 's The Chemical Wedding album, reading a portion of three poems by William Blake , and appeared as Satan in Dickinson's music video for "Killing Floor". He was narrator for the Pretty Things ' live performance of their album S. F. Sorrow (1998) at Abbey Road Studios . He also appeared on television, guesting on Kula Shaker track "Mystical Machine Gun" several times during 1999. A further change of musical direction occurred, when he formed an acoustic band and went on tour with Tim Rose in 1999. This band then added Stan Adler (cello and bass) and Malcolm Mortimore (percussion) and produced

992-491: A support set for them on their 40th anniversary tour in the United Kingdom in 2009. Brown reunited the surviving members of Kingdom Come (except Des Fisher) in 2005, for a one-off concert at The Astoria in London, performing material from Kingdom Come's album Galactic Zoo Dossier , with an encore of "Spirit of Joy". This show won Brown the 'Showman of the Year' award from Classic Rock magazine, with Brown receiving

1054-459: Is also notable for his unique stage persona, featuring extreme facepaint and a burning helmet. Brown has been the lead singer of various groups, most notably the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come , followed by a varied solo career as well as associations with Hawkwind , the Who and Klaus Schulze . In the late 1960s, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown's popularity was such that

1116-663: Is an ensemble usually comprising at least thirty musicians; the number of players is typically between fifty and ninety-five and may exceed one hundred. A symphony orchestra is divided into families of instruments. In the string family, there are sections of violins (I and II), violas, cellos (often eight), and basses (often from six to eight). The standard woodwind section consists of flutes (one doubling piccolo), oboes (one doubling English horn), soprano clarinets (one doubling bass clarinet), and bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon). The standard brass section consists of horns, trumpets, trombones, and tuba. The percussion section includes

1178-630: Is based around the drum machine, and we had a lot of ideas that we wanted to explore using this technology. The drum machine they used was the Bentley Rhythm Ace, the British version of the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-1 . Overlooked upon release, Journey has received generally positive retrospective reviews from critics. Alan Holmes of Freq said that " Journey was so far ahead of its time that you have to keep checking

1240-413: Is rare, except for the nonet (nine musicians). In most cases, a larger classical group is referred to as an orchestra of some type or a concert band. A small orchestra with fifteen to thirty members (violins, violas, four cellos, two or three double basses, and several woodwind or brass instruments) is called a chamber orchestra . A sinfonietta usually denotes a somewhat smaller orchestra (though still not

1302-493: The Captain Beefheart -influenced Rustic Hinge, before releasing three albums with his new band Kingdom Come in the early 1970s. The three Kingdom Come albums each have a distinctive character. The first, Galactic Zoo Dossier, was a highly complex concept album apparently on the theme of humanity living in a zoo and being controlled by cosmic, religious and commercial forces. The second, simply titled Kingdom Come,

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1364-651: The Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards ceremony held in London's Café de Paris . Brown was born in Whitby where his parents ran a guest house. After attending Roundhay Grammar School in Leeds , Yorkshire, Brown attended the University of London and the University of Reading and studied philosophy and law, but he gravitated to music instead, forming his first band, Blues and Brown, while at Reading. After

1426-473: The Emerson, Lake & Palmer songs "Knife-Edge" and "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2." On 29 March 2022 it was announced that the new Arthur Brown album, titled Long Long Road , would be released on his 80th birthday, 24 June 2022. Almost 50 years ago, musical icon Arthur Brown stepped out on stage, five-foot tall flames leaping from his head, and uttered one of rock music's most stirring lines: "I am

1488-532: The London Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Harry Rabinowitz , on "Approach (Overture)" and "Reaching Out" Discography [ edit ] Intergalactic Touring Band — Intergalactic Touring Band — Passport Records (U.S.) — 1977 Vibra Corporation (aka Intergalactic Touring Band) — "Snow White Rock Christmas" b/w "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" — Passport PSC 7910 (U.S.) — 1977 Promotional-only 12" disc released during

1550-611: The Windsor Festival in 1967, where he wore a colander on his head soaked in methanol . The fuel poured over his head by accident caught fire; a bystander doused the flames by pouring beer on Brown's head, preventing any serious injury. The flaming head then became an Arthur Brown signature. On occasion he also stripped naked while performing, most notably at the Palermo Pop 70 Festival in Sicily , Italy, July 1970, where he

1612-455: The timpani , bass drum , snare drum , and any other percussion instruments called for in a score (e.g., triangle, glockenspiel , chimes, cymbals, wood blocks, etc.). In Baroque music (1600–1750) and music from the early Classical period music (1750–1820), the percussion parts in orchestral works may only include timpani. A wind orchestra or concert band is a large classical ensemble generally made up of between 40 and 70 musicians from

1674-422: The wind machine or cannons . When orchestras perform music from the 20th century or the 21st century, occasionally instruments such as electric guitar, theremin , or even an electronic synthesizer may be used. A vocal group is a performing ensemble of vocalists who sing and harmonize together. The first well-known vocals groups emerged in the 19th century, and the style had reached widespread popularity by

1736-430: The wind quintet , usually consisting of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn; the brass quintet , consisting of two trumpets, one horn, a trombone, and a tuba; and the reed quintet, consisting of an oboe, a soprano clarinet, a saxophone, a bass clarinet, and a bassoon. Classical chamber ensembles of six (sextet), seven (septet), or eight musicians (octet) are fairly common; the use of latinate terms for larger groups

1798-618: The "Flashback" segment of the television programme Solid Gold . Together with former Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black , he also became a painter and carpenter for some years, and released an album with him, Brown, Black & Blue (1988). In 1992, Brown and fellow counsellor Jim Maxwell founded Healing Songs Therapy, a service that culminated in Brown creating a song for each client about their emotional issues. Brown returned to England in 1996. In 1997, he re-recorded "Fire" with German band Die Krupps , while in 1998, he provided

1860-574: The 1940s. Vocal groups can come in several different forms, including: A group that plays popular music or military music is usually called a band; a drum and bugle corps is a type of the latter. These bands perform a wide range of music, ranging from arrangements of jazz orchestral, or popular music to military-style marches. Drum corps perform on brass and percussion instruments only. Drum and Bugle Corps incorporate costumes, hats, and pageantry in their performances. Other band types include: See List of musical band types for more. Women have

1922-591: The Animals , is called an undecet , and a group of twelve is called a duodecet (see Latin numerical prefixes ). A soloist playing unaccompanied (e.g., a pianist playing a solo piano piece or a cellist playing a Bach suite for unaccompanied cello ) is not an ensemble because it only contains one musician. A string quartet consists of two violins , a viola , and a cello . There is a vast body of music written for string quartets, making it an important genre in classical music . A woodwind quartet usually features

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1984-421: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown", Vice magazine , 2013. Brown's music encompasses psychedelic soul , soul , blues , British rhythm and blues , pop , acid rock , psychedelia , psychedelic rock , progressive rock , shock rock and experimental music . Though Brown has had limited commercial success and has never released another recording as commercially successful as "Fire", he has been

2046-520: The Foundations . By the time the Foundations had been signed to Pye Records , Brown had left the group to form his band, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown . The band included Vincent Crane ( Hammond organ and piano), Drachen Theaker (drums), and Nick Greenwood (bass). Brown quickly earned a reputation for outlandish performances, which included the use of a burning metal helmet, that led to occasional mishaps, such as during an early appearance at

2108-715: The Glade. On 10 June 2011, days before his 69th birthday, he played at the Ray Davies Meltdown Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall , London where he invited Z-Star to duet with him. Six weeks later, again in London, he played the High Voltage Festival ; the gig was recorded and released (on vinyl only) as The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Live at High Voltage . In 2012, Brown and Rick Patten released The Magic Hat alongside

2170-563: The God of Hellfire". At that point, the British theatrical rocker who brought us the Crazy World of Arthur Brown in '68 had no way of knowing that he would come to be seen as a major pioneer in not only progressive rock and heavy metal, but the entire concept of what makes a stage show. He's influenced generations of musicians who searched for an edge, from King Diamond , Kiss , and Peter Gabriel to Marilyn Manson , Rob Halford , and Alice Cooper . —"The God of Hellfire Speaks: 73 Years Inside

2232-830: The Kingdom Come era, along with "Song of the Gremlin", which Brown had sung on Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters ; this was documented on the Hawkwind DVD Out of the Shadows . Brown also provided vocals on two of the tracks on Hawkwind's studio album Take Me to Your Leader , released in 2005. One is the spoken-word "A Letter to Robert", where Brown recalls a conversation with Robert Calvert . Brown continued his association with Hawkwind, touring with

2294-512: The Prodigy 's 1992 rave anthem " Fire ". The band recorded a second album, titled Strangelands , intended for release in 1969 but shelved by their label over concerns that it lacked sales potential. The album featured a more experimental and avant-garde sound that shed the pop sensibilities of the Crazy World's debut. Strangelands was not issued until 1988. Theaker was replaced because of his aviophobia in 1968 by drummer Carl Palmer , later of Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake & Palmer , for

2356-548: The UK, number 6 in Canada, and number 7 in the US. Following the success of the single "Fire", the press would often refer to Brown as " The God of Hellfire ", in reference to the opening shouted line of the song, a moniker that exists to this day. Although Brown has had limited commercial success and has never released another recording as commercially successful as "Fire", he has remained

2418-400: The addition of a double bass. Terms such as " piano quintet " or "clarinet quintet" frequently refer to a string quartet plus a fifth instrument. Mozart 's Clarinet Quintet is similarly a piece written for an ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, a cello, and a clarinet, the last being the exceptional addition to a "normal" string quartet. Some other quintets in classical music are

2480-508: The album Tantric Lover (2000). However, the lineup did not last, and Brown put a new band together with guitarist Rikki Patten and multi-instrumentalist Nick Pynn . In 2002, Brown was asked to support Robert Plant on his Dreamland Tour. By now Patten had been replaced by guitarist Chris Bryant. Brown was getting some more media exposure now. His band was briefly called the Giant Pocket Orchestra, and also Instant Flight. In

2542-486: The albums Dune , ...Live... and Time Actor . Also, In 1979 he moved to Africa and lived there for six months. He directed the Burundi National Orchestra, a nine-piece rock group that played Jimi Hendrix songs and local music. In the 1980s, Brown moved to Austin, Texas , where his wife came from, and obtained a master's degree in counselling. On 17 January 1987, Brown performed "Fire" on

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2604-505: The award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards ceremony held in London's Café de Paris . In 2007, Brown and Pynn released Voice of Love on the Côte Basque record label, featuring a number of original recordings. In August 2007, during a concert in Lewes , East Sussex, England, Brown once again set fire to his hair. While trying to extinguish the flames, Phil Rhodes, a member of the band also caught fire. Brown carried on after

2666-447: The band's second American tour in 1969, on which keyboardist Vincent Crane also left – although he soon returned. However, Crane and Palmer eventually left in June 1969 to form Atomic Rooster , spelling the end for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Though Brown never released another recording as commercially successful as "Fire", he worked with a varied group of musicians on projects called Strangelands, Puddletown Express, and (briefly)

2728-540: The fire was put out; he had however lost a few chunks of hair. He appeared as a priest in the video for the Darkness song, " Is It Just Me? ". In 2009, a roll-out re-release of Brown's back catalogue was commenced by Cherry Red Records ' subsidiary Lemon Recordings and continued from 2010 onwards on their sister label Esoteric Recordings . In 2010, Brown played a set at the Glastonbury Festival in

2790-490: The gender composition of heavy metal bands , it has been said that "[h]eavy metal performers are almost exclusively male" "...[a]t least until the mid-1980s" apart from "...exceptions such as Girlschool ". However, "...now [in the 2010s] maybe more than ever–strong metal women have put up their dukes and got down to it," "carv[ing] out a considerable place for [them]selves". When Suzi Quatro emerged in 1973, "no other prominent female musician worked in rock simultaneously as

2852-655: The group shared bills with the Who, Jimi Hendrix , the Mothers of Invention , the Doors , Small Faces and Joe Cocker , among others. He is best known for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's 1968 single " Fire ", reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as its parent album The Crazy World of Arthur Brown which reached number 2 in

2914-449: The holiday season. External links [ edit ] Steve Douglas Huddleston's IGTB Tribute Site SciFi.com review (This direct link has disappeared, but a copy may be found on the Internet Archive ) Tentative Review Song samples at eMusic Intergalactic Touring Band information and review at Progarchives.com. MP3 Sample of "Keeper Keep Us" at Meat Loaf Lyrics Site. This direct link has disappeared, as did

2976-399: The label begun by Lambert and Chris Stamp , it spun off an equally surprising hit single, " Fire ", and contained a version of " I Put a Spell on You " by Screamin' Jay Hawkins , a similarly bizarre showman. "Fire" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc . The song has since seen its opening line "I am the God of Hellfire" sampled in numerous other places, most notably in

3038-655: The leader of the viola section is called the "principal viola"). Conductors are also used in jazz big bands and in some very large rock or pop ensembles (e.g., a rock concert that includes a string section , a horn section , and a choir that accompanies a rock band's performance). In Western classical music, smaller ensembles are called chamber music ensembles. The terms duo , trio , quartet , quintet , sextet , septet , octet , nonet , and decet describe groups of two up to ten musicians, respectively. A group of eleven musicians, such as found in The Carnival of

3100-480: The middle of this, in 2003, Brown released Vampire Suite (2003), an album with Josh Philips and Mark Brzezicki of the band Big Country , released on Ian Grant's Track Records . Also around this time, Brown's back catalogue was re-released by Sanctuary Records . In 2001 and 2002, Brown made several guest appearances at live Hawkwind concerts, subsequently touring with them as a guest vocalist. On their December 2002 tour, Hawkwind played several songs by Brown from

3162-401: The reasons that there are rarely mixed gender bands is that "bands operate as tight-knit units in which homosocial solidarity – social bonds between people of the same sex... – plays a crucial role." In the 1960s pop music scene, "[s]inging was sometimes an acceptable pastime for a girl, but playing an instrument...simply wasn't done." "The rebellion of rock music was largely a male rebellion;

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3224-410: The sleeve to make sure that it really does say 1973 and not 1983" and that the album was "not only Arthur Brown's masterpiece, but also one of the truly great albums of the seventies." The stage acts for all three albums featured a wild mix of special effects, dramatic costumes and colourful theatrics, which were sometimes controversial. Brown had declared when Kingdom Come was formed that the intention

3286-457: The timpani, bass drum, snare drum, and any other percussion instruments called for in a score (e.g., triangle, glockenspiel, chimes, cymbals, wood blocks, etc.). When orchestras perform baroque music (from the 17th century and early 18th century), they may also use a harpsichord or pipe organ , to play the continuo part. When orchestras perform Romantic-era music (from the 19th century), they may also use harps or unusual instruments such as

3348-607: The women—often, in the 1950s and '60s, girls in their teens—in rock usually sang songs as personæ utterly dependent on their macho boyfriends..." Philip Auslander says that "Although there were many women in rock by the late 1960s, most performed only as singers, a traditionally feminine position in popular music." Though some women played instruments in American all-female garage rock bands , none of these bands achieved more than regional success. So they "did not provide viable templates for women's on-going participation in rock". About

3410-786: The woodwind, brass, and percussion families, along with the double bass. The concert band has a larger number and variety of wind instruments than the symphony orchestra but does not have a string section (although a single double bass is common in concert bands). The woodwind section of a concert band consists of piccolo, flutes, oboes (one doubling English horn), bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon), soprano clarinets (one doubling E ♭ clarinet, one doubling alto clarinet), bass clarinets (one doubling contrabass clarinet or contra-alto clarinet), alto saxophones (one doubling soprano saxophone), tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone. The brass section consists of horns, trumpets or cornets, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas. The percussion section consists of

3472-4864: The “Silver Lady” Steve Barth : Lead vocal on "First Landing" Danny Beckerman : Orchestral arrangement on "Universal Zoo/Why", "First Landing" and "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" David Bedford : Orchestral arrangement on "Heartbreaker", "Space Commando" and "Love Station" Arthur Brown : Lead vocal, "Universal Zoo" Ryche Chlanda : Electric guitar on "Robot Salesman" Clarence Clemons : Saxophone solo on "Love Station" Irene Conrad : Effect vocal on "Silver Lady" Dave Cousins : Lead vocal on "Heartbreaker" Brian Cuomo : Keyboards on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Love Station", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" and "Keeper Keep Us"; Orchestral arrangement on "Robot Salesman" and "Love Station" Jim Cuomo : Lead vocal on "Robot Salesman" Frank D'Agostino: Group vocals on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" and "Keeper Keep Us" Larry Fast : Synthesizers on "Approach (Overture)", "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; Mellotron on "Approach (Overture)", "Silver Lady", "Robot Salesman"; vocoder on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Robot Salesman"; prepared effects on "Starship Jingle" Stephan Galfas : Orchestral arrangement on "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station" Bill Guerra : Additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why" Annie Haslam : Lead vocal on "Reaching Out" Mighty Young Joe Intile, B. E. : Tympani on "Reaching Out"; Additional percussion on "First Landing" Percy Jones : Fretless Bass on "Why" and "Keeper Keep Us" Ben E. King : Lead vocal on "Love Station" Joel Krantz : Lead vocal on "Why"; group vocals on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us" Jeffrey Leynor : Lead vocal, "Epilogue" Meat Loaf : Lead vocal on "Keeper Keep Us" Wil Malone : orchestral arrangement on "Approach (Overture)", "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Reaching Out", "First Landing", "Keeper Keep Us" Peppi Marchello (misspelled Pepe in album credits): Lead vocal on "Starship Jingle" Paul Marchetti : Drums and percussion on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "Reaching Out", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; Primitive percussion on "Universal Zoo/Why" The Passport Munchkins : Additional vocals on "First Landing" Rick Parfitt : Lead vocal, "A Planet Called Monday" Janice Pendarvis and Friends: Background vocals on "Love Station" Anthony Phillips : Acoustic guitars on "Reaching Out" Frank Prescod : Bass guitar on "First Landing", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station" Marge Raymond : Silver Lady vocal on "Silver Lady" Francis Rossi : Lead vocal, "A Planet Called Monday" David Scance : acoustic guitar on "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman"; electric guitar on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; group vocals on "Silver Lady" and "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" Marty Scott : Group vocals on "Silver Lady"; Primitive percussion and additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why"; Electric Autoharp on "Starship Jingle"; Prepared effects on "Starship Jingle"; Additional percussion on "Space Commando" Mr. Snips: Lead vocal on "Space Commando" Peter Sobel : Fender bass on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle"; Group vocals on "Silver Lady"; Primitive percussion on "Universal Zoo/Why"; Additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why"; Prepared effects on "Starship Jingle"; Bass guitar on "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando" "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; Acoustic guitars on "Reaching Out", "Robot Salesman", "Keeper Keep Us"; Additional percussion on "Love Station" Shelley Thompson : Group vocals on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us" John Tropea : Electric guitars on "Love Station"; Guitar solo on "Love Station" John Zangrando : Flutes on "Starship Jingle" and "Heartbreaker" "The Boss": Effects vocal on "Universal Zoo/Why" Members of

3534-521: Was arrested and deported. He was also notable for the extreme make-up he wore onstage, which would later be reflected in the stage acts of Alice Cooper and Kiss . He was also famed for his powerful operatic voice and his high pitched screams. By 1968, the debut album, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced by the Who 's manager Kit Lambert , and executive-produced by Pete Townshend on Track Records,

3596-473: Was like all my Halloweens came at once!" Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan has said he was inspired by Brown to incorporate screaming into his singing style, stating "He changed my life". Mike Knoop, writing for Classic Rock magazine, said that Brown's singing style recalls " Eric Burdon , Bob Calvert , Ian Gillan , Tim Curry , Brian Connolly , and a smidgen of King Diamond all coming out of one person." Brian Carr, another Classic Rock writer, compared

3658-521: Was loosely on the theme of water, which Brown had declared four years earlier would be the subject of the second album by the Crazy World. It was musically more conventional than the first, much less heavy, though stranger in places. The third album, Journey (1973), recorded in Rockfield Studios in Wales, was a space rock album, with Brown playing an early drum machine and thereby replacing

3720-1343: Was not an actual music group but rather a science fiction pop music concept album released in 1977 by the now defunct Passport Records in America and Charisma Records in England. The ensemble album featured many star performers from progressive rock and other genres, including Meat Loaf , Ben E. King , Larry Fast ( Synergy ), Percy Jones , Annie Haslam , Rod Argent , Marge Raymond , Peppi Marchello ( Good Rats ), and many others. The songs are loosely held together by an epic theme of multi-generational space travel and human space colonization . Fictional band members [ edit ] Hope Larson — Lase Keyboard Panel Ixol Phaane — Computerized Keyboard Synthesis Justice Conrad — Globe Lase Base Krys — Holographic Percussion Raif Reed — Lase Guitar List of tracks [ edit ] "Approach (Overture)" "Silver Lady" "Universal Zoo/Why" "Starship Jingle" "Heartbreaker" "Reaching Out" "First Landing" "Space Commando" "Robot Salesman" "Love Station" "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" "Keeper Keep Us" List of performers [ edit ] Rod Argent : Lead vocal on "Silver Lady" Marge Raymond : Lead Vocal as

3782-626: Was one of the performers on Robert Calvert 's album Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters , together with a number of other Hawkwind members. In 1975, he appeared in the Who 's rock opera movie Tommy as "The Priest". Later that year he contributed vocals to the song "The Tell-Tale Heart" on the Poe -based concept album Tales of Mystery and Imagination by the Alan Parsons Project . In 1979 and 1980, he collaborated with German electronic musician Klaus Schulze , and can be heard on

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3844-555: Was to create a multi-media experience and the band always followed that policy. The concepts, the music and the theatrics proved very popular on the university circuit but proved too way-out for a mainstream audience. The band appeared at the 1971 Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England and featured in the Glastonbury Fayre film which was shown in cinemas. In later years, Brown released several solo albums. In 1973, he

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