Kingdom Come (British band)
| Kingdom Come | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | psychedelic, experimental, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1970–1974 |
| Associated acts | The Crazy World of Arthur Brown |
| Past members |
Arthur Brown Andy Dalby Martin Steer Phil Shutt Victor Peraino Julian Paul Brown Michael Harris Desmond Fisher |
Kingdom Come were a British band of the 1970s, that played psychedelic, experimental progressive rock music. They were fronted by Arthur Brown, who gave them his theatrical style and voice. The combination ensured that the band was a hit on Britain's festival circuit, but lack of record sales, indifference from music critics, and poor record label promotion (especially in the US) led to its eventual demise in 1974. The band was later marketed as Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come in the United States due to name conflicts with an unrelated band with the same name.
After the collapse of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown in 1969, when keyboardist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer left to eventually form Atomic Rooster, Brown worked with a varied group of musicians on projects called Strangelands, Puddletown Express, and (briefly) the Captain Beefheart-influenced Rustic Hinge, before finding the musicians who would make up Kingdom Come. Chief among these was guitarist Andy Dalby, who was the only consistent member after Brown himself.
Apart from Brown and Dalby, at the time of their first album "Galactic Zoo Dossier" the band included Julian Paul Brown (no relation, synthesizer), Michael "Goodge" Harris (keyboards), Desmond Fisher (bass), and Martin "Slim" Steer (drums). The band appeared at the 1971 Glastonbury Fayre and featured in the accompanying film of the same name. By the time of their second album, "Kingdom Come", Julian Paul Brown had left and Desmond Fisher was replaced by Phil Shutt, later known as Phil Curtis. Steer left in mid-1972 to be replaced by a drum machine. Harris left shortly before the recording of their final album, "Journey" and was replaced by American keyboard and synthesizer player Victor Peraino.
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