The following are Kingdom Come's albums. Click on the thumbnail for CD information.
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Kingdom
Come |
In
Your Face |
Hands
of Time (91) |
Bad
Image (93) |
Twilight Cruiser (95) |
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Live
& Unplugged (96) |
Master
Seven (97) |
Too (00) |
Independent |
Perpetual |
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In 1984 two unknown musicians, Lenny Wolf and Bruce Gowdy, were brought together and Stone Fury was born. Stone Fury released two promising albums, producing such classics as "Too Late" and "Let Them Talk", before abruptly disbanding. Bruce Gowdy eventually ended up in Unruly Child with ex-King Kobra singer Mark (Marcie) Free and ex-Hurricane drummer Jay Schellen.
By 1987 there was an incredible amount of hype generated around the music industry about a band that was promised to be the next Led Zeppelin. That band was Kingdom Come, formed by Lenny Wolf and producer Marty Wolff (who also worked with Stone Fury). Unfortunately, many critics bashed the band as mere ripoffs...when Jimmy Page was asked about the band during an interview, he said "who...Kingdom Clone"? Despite the bashing and the negative feedback, Kingdom Come proved that they were a force to be reckoned with.
Kingdom Come's debut, self-titled album generated excellent sales, won them radio airplay nationwide, and earned them supporting spots with many big name bands; even playing the Monsters of Rock festival. Many people argued the album was a complete Zeppelin rip-off, and although there are obvious similarities in sound, the songs are original, well-written, and benefited from the outstanding production talents of the famous Bob Rock. The entire CD is solid all the way from the first song to the last, with notable standouts like "17", "Pushin' Hard", "Living Out of Touch" and of course the radio hit "Get it On".
The next album, 'In Your Face', had a slightly harder edge and a more straight-forward approach. This album also received good airplay; however, the songs that got airplay were more commercial in nature and didn't really represent the album for its full potential. After the release of this album and following the supporting tour, the band fell apart, with Lenny Wolf (vocals) left holding the bag. Rather than pack it in, Lenny pitched his tent and went back to work. He would maintain the band's name, as well as assume many of the musical responsibilities, including guitar and bass in addition to vocals. Most people wrote-off Kingdom Come and didn't bother checking out the next album, 'Hands of Time', which is a terrible shame. This is very solid album, which contained, simple, straight-forward Hard Rock songs, including the standouts "I've Been Trying", "Can't Deny", "Blood on the Land", and "Should I". This album is one of my personal favorites from Lenny Wolf and company.
Kingdom Come, with Lenny at the helm, has continued to put out solid albums over the years. One of the notable albums is 'Twilight Cruiser', which contained some outstanding songs such as "Janine" and "Should Have Known" (my favorite Kingdom Come song). Lenny also remade the Stone Fury classics "Too Late" and "I Should Have Told You", giving the songs an updated and modern sound and feel. Kingdom Come's latest release, "Perpetual", came in 2003.
Members also worked with:
Lenny
Wolf (vocals): Stone Fury
Rick Steier (guitars): Wild Horses
James Kottak (drums): Michael Lee Firkins, Wild Horses, Cage, Scorpions
