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LP SIR LORD BALTIMORE
Kingdom Come
Limited Edition Of 500 Copies
Country of release: Liechtenstein, 2007
Original released: 1970
Label: Tapestry
Catalogue number: TPT 233
Barcode: -
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Ja/Yes
Condition Record: MINT
Condition Cover: MINT
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Tracks Side 1:
1. Master Heartache (4:34)
2. Hard Rain Fallin' (2:54)
3. Lady Of Fire (2:51)
4. Lake Isles Of Innersfree (4:01)
5. Pumped Up (4:05)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Kingdom Come (6:34)
2. I Got A Woman (2:59)
3. Hell Hound (3:18)
4. Helium Head (I Got A Love) (4:15)
5. Ain't Got Hung On You (2:21)
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Heavy metal is
commonly thought to have been pioneered by bands such as Blue Cheer and, of
course, Black Sabbath. The very first album to be described in print as ‘heavy
metal’ though was Sir Lord Baltimore’s 1970 album Kingdom Come, in a review for
the magazine Creem. Like the aforementioned bands Sir Lord Baltimore was
unpopular with the critics of the time but unfortunately didn’t have the same
underground fanbase, causing them to remain obscure despite the quality of the
music.
Taking influence from blues-rock and psychedelia, and performing
in a power trio format, Sir Lord Baltimore sound quite a lot like a heavier
Cream and Blue Cheer. Unlike Black Sabbath though, who created their gloomy
heavy sound by slowing the music down, Sir Lord Baltimore’s music is usually
very fast-paced and energetic, with the heaviness created by a high amount of
distortion in the guitar and sometimes also the bass. As well as this, a huge
amount of multi-tracking was used over the guitar to give it extra strength and
power, and creating an effect that makes it seem as if more than one guitar is
playing. This multi-tracking is what gives the music most of it’s own unique
sound.
The album is filled with powerful and catchy Deep Purple-esque
riffs, as well as some fantastic Hendrix inspired solos and licks. None of the
music is particularly original, save for the obviously heavier sound, but the
band manage to create their own sound well with their obvious influences. As
well as the guitar, the bass is very prominent. While it usually simply follows
the guitar, there are some very impressive bass parts, such as the bass-led
introduction to ‘Hard Rain Fallin’’.
The drumming is usually quite simple
but is fast paced and creates the energy that the music needs. The drummer, John
Garner, also does the vocals, which apparently didn’t work too well when they
played live, but the vocals are consistently good on the album.
While
Garner doesn’t have a huge range or a particularly unique voice his rough
singing is always totally powerful, fitting in perfectly with the heavy music,
with him almost shouting the lyrics at times. He also manages to sing well in a
mellow tone in the only calm song of the album, the harpsichord and 12-string
guitar-led ‘Lake Isle of Innersfree’. At times though, the vocals get so manic
they can sound a little silly, but it's easy to ignore. Lyrically, Sir Lord
Baltimore are much the same as their peers with songs about love and psychedelic
themes, completely different to the Christian themes they‘ve adopted after
reforming (without the bassist) in 2006. None of the lyrics are particularly
impressive, but they aren’t really the focus here.
While ’Lake Isle of
Innersfree’ is a nice calming interlude, it does highlight one problem with the
album: despite being quite short at under 40 minutes, there isn’t really much
variety in the music. This isn’t a huge problem as all of the songs have
fantastic riffs and little filler and the album doesn’t really have time to get
boring, but it would have been better to have more songs like ‘Lake Isle of
Innersfree’ to break it up a bit more.
While at the time of release this
would have sounded much heavier than nearly anything else, nowadays there isn’t
a lot that really separates it from other hard rock bands of the same time.
Because of this, Kingdom Come does sound very much of its time, now fitting in
completely with bands such as Deep Purple. If you like 70’s hard rock already
there isn’t really any reason not to like this, but it probably won’t appeal to
those who wouldn’t normally listen to the genre.
Review Summary: Very
early heavy metal. Very heavy for it's time with some excellent riffs and
guitarwork and decent but slightly inconsistent vocals. Recommended for fans of
bands like Deep Purple. (username345/sputnikmusic.com)
Louis Dambra -
Guitar
Gary Justin - Bass
John Garner - Drums, Lead Vocals
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