Vincent Crane & Arthur Brown together

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   Vincent Crane had a somewhat short stay at Banstead due to some sort of breakdown or perhaps exhaustion. This supposedly occurred between the break up of Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and the formation of Atomic Rooster.  The story of Arthur Brown running off to join a cult is often coinciding with this. Shortly after Vincent Crane spent time at Banstead. This is all interesting to me because Vincent Crane was an amazing keyboard player.

I loved his piano playing and I think one of his most amazing performances is on the instrumental "Breathless". I've read the Chris Farlowe story where he describes visiting Crane at his house and referencing Vincent Crane's character surrounding the occult.  There was something dark about Atomic Rooster and its difficult for me to be specific in detail. It's conceivable that if Crane was influenced by the occult that he projected it through their music. They were a bit subtle with their darkness in songs. They left a strange impression.  Vincent Crane was a phenomenal musician and it's really sad what happened to him. He was very unique 