TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Kingdom Come" - Kingdom Come (1988)

"Kingdom Come" - Kingdom Come (1988)

     Well, I'll just go ahead and point at the elephant in the room.  Kingdom Come is a band from Hamburg, Germany whose eponymous debut album sounds more than just a little bit like Led Zeppelin.  Many Zeppelin fans were offended and hated it.  Others dug the novelty of some of the band's Zeppelin vibes.  As for me, I fall in with the camp of "I'll take all of this you got."

It's a fun album.  The mix is perfect.  Quiet and punchy.  The band is workin' it out.  Outstanding musicianship, though not nearly as thunderous as LZ.  And the Lenny Wolfe vocals...  Gimme some candy!  Delightful is all I can say.  Throw comparisons out the window.  If judged simply by what they brought to the table, Kingdom Come's first square is an entertaining ten-track crank-fest that never bores.

I had not heard of Kingdom Come until listening to an older KSHE playlist I set up on Spotify for my weekend pleasure—back when KSHE threw everything in the pot.  Anyway, hairband is not my go-to genre if that's what Kingdom Come was aspiring to; however, the music floats around in enough classic hard rock sugar to make amends.  I have not listened to any of their follow-up albums, but if they're as good or better than this one, let me know. 

"Kingdom Come" - Kingdom Come (back)

"Kingdom Come" - Kingdom Come
(record club on top-back corner)

Favorites include:
"Living Out Of Touch"
"Pushin' Hard"
"What Love Can Be"

This was a gift I received that was pulled from a used record bin at Spektrum.  It is a Record Club copy.  There is no barcode, but a BMG address printed on a white square on the back. (see above)  It is not a sticker but part of the actual album.  Both the vinyl and cover look and sound great.

Polydor label

Cat #
R154082
SIDE 1  DEADWAX
R-154082-A -1  A-  ⊳
SIDE 2  DEADWAX
R-154082-B -1  A-  ⊳

"Pushin' Hard" - Kingdom Come (1988)

TRACKS:
A1  "Living Out of Touch" 4:16
A2  "Pushin' Hard" 4:46
A3  "What Love Can Be" 5:15
A4  "17" 5:30
A5  "The Shuffle" 3:38
B1  "Get It On" 4:19
B2  "Now Forever After" 5:35
B3  "Hideaway" 5:35
B4  "Loving You" 4:46
B5  "Shout It Out" 3:37

PERSONNEL:
Lenny Wolf - lead vocals, producer
Danny Stag -  lead guitar
Rick Steier - rhythm guitar, keyboards
Johnny B. Frank - bass
James Kottak - drums

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