Kingdom Come
German vocalist Lenny Wolf fronted the Led Zeppelin-inspired Stone Fury, who released two average albums in the mid-80s. After they disbanded he returned to Germany and had a rethink. He moved back to America in 1987 with a new plan and found like-minded musicians Danny Stag (guitar), Rick Steier (guitar), Johnny Frank (bass) and James Kottak (drums). He then took his idea to ex-Gentle Giant vocalist Derek Shulman, now working in A&R, who ensured that the new band signed to Polydor Records. Their 1988 album revealed Wolf's great plan: the band had not so much been influenced by, but had totally reproduced Led Zeppelin, from the drum sound of John Bonham to the vocals of Robert Plant. It was a complete facsimile, yet such was the interest in America that the album went gold on advance orders alone. The rock world soon fell into two factions - those who hated it and those who did not. Of their detractors, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones made less than flattering remarks and guitarist Gary Moore was prompted to write the song "Led Clones" on his After The War album later that same year. Wolf lacked the ability to argue his case convincingly and even those who chose to support them began to change sides. Realizing that all was not well, they attempted to be a little more original for the second album, In Your Face. This produced a classic rock track in "Do You Like It", a highly charged song that managed to avoid previous comparisons. However, the title of their final single, "Overrated", summarized the whole project, and they summarily disbanded. Lenny Wolf later returned as a solo artist and produced a fine single, "Shouldn't I', but the ghost of Kingdom Come haunted his every move. It was no surprise, then, that he returned to the band name for 1991"s uninspiring Hands Of Time.
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- Get It On
- What Love Can Be
- Living Out Of Touch
- Do You Like It
- Pushin Hard
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