Λιγότερο επιτυχημένο από το εμβληματικό του σχήμα The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown αλλά πιο ενδιαφέρον από κάθε άποψη ήταν το δεύτερο project του Βρετανού singer-songwriter : οι Kingdom Come κυκλοφόρησαν τρία άλμπουμ στα early-mid- 70s που τους ανέδειξαν ως εκπρόσωπους μιας σκηνής με χαρακτηριστικά το περιπετειώδες μουσικό πνεύμα και τη “θεατρική” παράμετρο – με τον AB να δεσπόζει εδώ ως πρωτοπόρος / κυρίαρχος. Ακούμε τρία κομμάτια τους κυκλοφορημένα την ίδια χρονιά (1972). Το πρώτο, ένα instrumental από το Journey, τα άλλα δυο από το άλμπουμ με τίτλο το ονομά τους. Ακούγοντας το τρίτο ειδικά (The Experiment) αντιλαμβάνεται κανείς την περιγραφή από πολλούς του γκρουπ ως “Βρετανική βερσιόν των Mothers Of Invention” – οι δυο μπάντες συνυπήρξαν επανειλημμένα επί σκηνής και η εκτίμηση ήταν αμοιβαία. 🟡 🟡 Less successful than his iconic band The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, but more interesting in many ways, was the second project of the British singer-songwriter: Kingdom Come released three albums in the early-to-mid 1970s that established them as representatives of a scene characterized by adventurous musical spirit and a strong “theatrical” element — with AB particularly dominating here as a pioneer and central figure. We’re listening to three of their tracks released in the same year (1972). The first is an instrumental from the album Journey, while the other two come from their self-titled album. Especially when hearing the third track (The Experiment), one can easily understand why many describe the group as the “British version of the Mothers of Invention”. The two bands shared the stage multiple times and held a mutual appreciation for each other.

00:00 Triangles 03:17 Love Is A Spirit 07:36 The Experiment

LOVE IS A SPIRIT
Take of me what you will
Take my dreams away
But tomorrow is another day
Confuse me with your fancy
Crush me with your lies
But you will never beat me down
No matter how you try
You’ll never understand
I can see it in your eyes
Love is a spirit that will never die
Love is a spirit that will never die
Love is a spirit that will never die
Think only of yourself
You’ll make it big that way
Causing sorrow in your friends today
Let others do your dirty work
Pretend you never knew
But you will never beat me down
No matter what you do
I’ve nothing left to lose
But there’s still enough for you
‘Cause love is a spirit that will never die
Love is a spirit that will never die
Love is a spirit that will never die
It’s over now
Nothing left to say
You’ve had me on my knees
No strength to pray
You’ve seen my head held low
You’ve my heart in two
But you will never beat me down
No matter what you do
I was feeling really low
But I knew that I’d get through
‘Cause love is a spirit that will never die
Love is a spirit that will never die
Love is a spirit that will never die
Woo-oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-ooh
Never, never
Never, never, never
Never, never die
Love will never die
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
Never die
Love will never die
Love will never die
Love will never die
Love’ll die



THE EXPERIMENT
I’m the multiracial transplant man
With a fifty nation brain
I’m thought-proof, nonpolitical
And my nerves just won’t feel pain
They’ve set my pleasure pattern
To a constant state of bliss
My waste products evaporate
I don’t need to shit or piss
What would I do if I were you?
I really do not know
Smoke dope, drink beer to drown the fear
Or find a mind to blow
Or ask this question just in fun:
“What is there to do that can be done?”
O mighty father we have made
You are the master, we the slaves
In church of stone we kneel to thee
With rod of guilt thou sets us free
O beat me now that I may see
How wrong I was to question thee
On the eastern side of the western border strip
There was a certain man who took a certain trip
He didn’t want to stay but he couldn’t get away
So he gave it up and got it out and gave his wife a lay
Yes, he gave his wife a lay and then he put it all away
Made a cup of coffee, wife had a smoke
Got a little bit bored and found another bloke
Cat split and made a mess, chick nearly flipped
Tried to get it together and almost missed
Take a walk along the strip, don’t ever lose your way
There’ll be a cat who’ll tell you where it’s at and tell you where to get a lay
Treat ’em mean and keep ’em keen and they’ll come back for more
Don’t lose your head when you’re in bed, don’t let ’em know the score
Now listen all you women, you’re not like what I say
Eat your crisps and carrots, eat your marrow too
Dip it in your yoghurt, the rest is up to you
Light a candle up and let it melt into your fire
Wait a little bit longer, you can go much higher
I used to get up early in the morning
And listen to the rumbling of my bowels
And as my sphincter was yawning
That’s when I’d practice my open vowels
“Stop! Don’t point that cosmophonic beam at his pineal gland!”