The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

On February 23, psych-rock legend Arthur Brown brought The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown to New York for a wild performance at Le Poisson Rogue. The show came as a part of his current tour, which is amazingly his first in 47 long years.

Long before there was Alice Cooper, Kiss or David Bowie (and certainly before Michael Jackson, though those were accidents) there was Arthur Brown.

An act that inspired and associated with the likes of Hawkwind, Jimi Hendrix, and Frank Zappa to name a few, would be performing at a legendary venue that was centric to the 90s dance and indie movement in Manchester – Factory.

Well known for his theatrical costumes it’s little surprise when he takes the stage clad in a long velvet cloak with face painted black green and red.

Prior to headliners Hawkwind, we got a frustratingly brief taste of the maverick talents of the God Of Hellfire, but memorable all the same. With the scaled-down band comprising Arthur plus two fellow spirits on guitars and keys, tonight’s magical 25 minutes began with Arthur in leather flying helmet and shad