Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members. Throughout its history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early 1970s and the early 1980s. Their genre in music is difficult to define, since they went through radical changes in very short times during their life. However, their best...
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Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members. Throughout its history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early 1970s and the early 1980s. Their genre in music is difficult to define, since they went through radical changes in very short times during their life. However, their best-known era represented a more hard rock/progressive rock sound, exemplified by their only hit singles, "Tomorrow Night" (UK no. 11) and "The Devil's Answer" (UK no. 4), both in 1971.
In summer 1969, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown had to cease touring in the middle of their second U.S tour because of keyboardist Vincent Crane's mental illness. When he recovered, he and drummer Carl Palmer took the step to leave Arthur Brown and return to England, the return date being Friday 13th, 1969, being the year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar....
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