Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore [Import]

Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore [Import]

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Product Description
Full Title - Kingdome Come/Sir Lord Baltimore. This 1994 reissue combines both of the Brooklyn-based outfit's two albums (originally released in 1970 & 1971) onto one CD, with the 16 tracks rearranged in the order in which they were originally intended to be heard. Polygram. 2004.

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HELIUM HEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strangest Band Ever

MUSICAL EXTREMITY AT IT'S BEST

Man...Sabbath couldn't have even pulled THIS off!!!

Sandwiched between Zeppelin and Purple was this band...

Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore
Sir Lord Baltimore
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001E4H
Release Date: 2005-01-17

Tracks:

Kingdom Come
I Got A Woman
Hell Hound
Helium head (I Got A Love)
Ain't Got Hung On You
Master Heartache
Hard Rain Fallin'
Lady Of Fire
Lake Isle Of Innersfree
Pumped Up
Chicago Lives
Loe And Behold
Woman Tamer
Caesar LXXI
Man From Manhattan
Where Are We Going

Album Description

Full Title - Kingdome Come/Sir Lord Baltimore. This 1994 reissue combines both of the Brooklyn-based outfit's two albums (originally released in 1970 & 1971) onto one CD, with the 16 tracks rearranged in the order in which they were originally intended to be heard. Polygram. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

HELIUM HEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-15

My second concert (1st was Zeppelin) I saw SLB at Massapequa High School on Long Island. They opened for Ten Wheel Drive, and yes, they blew them away! They were so incredibly heavy everyone was freaking out. Definitely ahead of their time. Complete with a singing drummer who sings on 3 of The Lizards CD's. But alas the second album was a disapointment and the band seemed to lack direction. (Not unlike Captain Beyond and Montrose) The first album is a classic. Listen to the sound clips and you'll see what I mean. This is raw, down and dirty metal. If you are lookin' for a clean, polished sound don't but this. This is the real deal!

Strangest Band Ever.......2007-01-20

I'm not sure if SLB was the best bad band or the worst great band of the early 70's. I'm actually surprised people remember them but apparently their "legacy" lives on. What was most "weird" about Baltimore was that in many ways they were superior musicians to similar bands of the time, especially the Hendrix-y Dobra and the Appice-like Garner. The problem was the fact that they over-reached in every way. Instrumental sections designed to show off their slickness did more to reveal their sloppiness. At least they were trying. And maybe that is part of the charm. Garner had vocal chops but at times sang so wildly it was akin to a screaming banshee with bad intonation. This band is overkill in every sense of the word. (Think Spinal Tap's "Stonehedge" -- it would fit perfectly on Kingdom Come). KC is a peculiar cross between a joke, and a classic. But ask anyone who remembers when these boys hit the scene and their eyes will light up. They had something, that's for sure. But what it was, I'm not exactly sure.

MUSICAL EXTREMITY AT IT'S BEST.......2006-01-03

It's very odd that this eclectic and innovative band , which is indeed one of the first heavy metal bands never got much acclaim... But the reason is simple... Sir Lord Baltimore was much too extreme for their time . The agression posed in Kingdom Come is earth shattering . Thats what seperates this band from Black Sabbath . Black Sabbath was dark and heavy, and Sir Lord Baltimore was bombastic and over the top. On top of that is the fact that they were "American" at a time when all the proto-metal bands were "British" excluding Blue Cheer . Their albums were very underground in their time. The albums could hardly ever be found back then unless you went to a real record shop most likely in a big city. They would have never had radio play either because their music just isn't "radio friendly" even in 1970. Musical Extremity at it's best . By the way the All Music guide entry on Sir Lord Baltimore is horrible . It's probably written by some old timer who doesn't know much about heavy metal. He calls Sir Lord Baltimore "generic" HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF . SOMEONE NEEDS TO WRITE A NEW ENTRY...

Man...Sabbath couldn't have even pulled THIS off!!! .......2005-12-02

Oh sure we all know the Sabs are the kings of metal but it's usually just sludge fest after sludge fest with them....no real hyper-tension. Wait till you hear these guys! Sir Lord Baltimore was one of the heaviest of all early metal bands. Don't get me wrong...it dosen't completely sound like the latter day metal of Iron Maiden or Judas Priest but this is definately hard hitting stuff for 1970-1971...SLB was ahead of the times!!!!

This CD collects their only two records, "Kingdom Come," and their self-titled sophmore release. Lead singer AND drummer John Garner was a pretty incredible vocalist, he could sing a metal ballad like Dio (listen to "Lake Isle of Innersfree" from the first album). However on most of the songs, especially on the first album, he yells and screams nearly all of the lines and dosen't do the best job at it. This may be quite grating on your ears the first time around but he WAS a SINGING DRUMMER and this WAS the BEGININGS of heavy metal. You can't really say that heavy metal vocalists IMPROVED over the years.

Louis Dambra was an awesome guitarist...VERY HENDRIX on some of the tracks featured on the first album. The album was recorded at Hendrixs'unfinished Electric Lady Studios so, hmmmmm, makes you wonder. Gary Justins' bass playing was like a cross of Jack Bruce meets the funkier stylings of Mel Schacher from GFR (check out the break Justin and Garner play near the end of "I've Got A Woman"). Garner was a powerful drummer, not a Moon or Bonham, but darn good. Coupled with the fact he sang lead while bashing away is all the more impressive because you have to have some muscle and stamina to do that, especially when your band is as heavy as SLB!

Mainly all the songs from the first record, "Kingdom Come," are all speed demons. There is even elements of SPEED METAL and PUNK on a few like "Hard Rain Fallin," my favorite from the first that has a MC5 aggresiveness. "Lady of Fire" is a goofy bouncy punkish track that sounds ahead of it's time....lovely song about Garner meeting up one night with a prostitute. "Aint Got Hung On You" is out of control with Garners vocals SO over the top I actually ammused myself by imagining a sock puppet singing it! No joke!

The tracks from their second album from 1971 are more mature in structure due to the added presence of Joey Dambra. Alot of the songs sound more like latter day metal...your eyes will bug out when you hear the incredibally Sabbath-like "Woman Tamer" or "Loe and Behold." The song "Ceaser XXILL" (or however you put those letters together) is WAY ahead of it's time...even a bit of a Iron Maiden/Metallica/Danzig riffing in there. The centerpiece of the album is the 10+ minute "Man From Manhattan." A conceptual piece speaking of the first comming of Jesus on earth then switching to...the comming of the Anti-Christ?!?! I'm not sure but it's an epic of a song! Alot of reviewers (not here necessarily) have heaped criticism on this particular song but REMEMBER this was 1971 and the Jesus Movement was starting up. Alot of rock bands were dabbiling in biblical topics around this time because it was either in fashion to do so or because they had their own spirtiual convictions about the era in which they were living. I'd sure like to know where "Where Are We Going" was recorded...it's a live track and it sounds like the band has a pretty enthusiastic crowd there to see them. It's not one of the best songs on this collection though.

Get this CD! If you like everything else from this period like the mighty Zep or the mighty Sabs...you will love this album. They should have gotten more recognition than they did...WAY MORE! I'm glad I discovered it and can now pass on what I've expierenced to someone who's curious. Thanks for reading!

Sandwiched between Zeppelin and Purple was this band..........2005-11-03

A former co-worker told me I would like this band, since I am a big fan of Zep, Sabbath, and Purple. After many months of searching, I found the double cd with both albums on it and immediately ran home to play it. The first album KINGDOM COME is just super-cool! I hear traces of Zep, Hendrix, Cream, Purple...just wild stuff! The vocals can be a bit grating but hey, they fit fine with the music really. I can picture David Lee Roth listening to this album and thinking "I can make a career out of screaming every other line!" Cool guitar work, reminds me of Blackmore at times. As for the 2nd album SIR LORD BALTIMORE, man...it's awful. Hard to believe it's even the same band. I still give this four stars for being just such a neat disc.

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