In the 1980s, the often-repeated joke about Kingdom Come was that the band should have called itself "Kingdom Clone" because it was nothing more than a shameless clone of Led Zeppelin.
And, to be sure, the headbangers' Zeppelin worship was so slavish in the '80s that its albums were totally devoid of originality.
Zep influenced countless artists, but the most accomplished Zep lovers (everyone from Heart to Mother's Finest) strived for uniqueness and ended up becoming quite distinctive themselves.
Creatively, things hadn't improved for Kingdom by 1991, when Hands of Time was released.
Whether rocking out on "Blood On the Land" and "Stay" or taking a moodier, more atmospheric approach on "You'll Never Know," "You're Not the Only....I Know" and "I've Been Trying," Kingdom was still without an identity of its own.
Lead singer/producer Lenny Wolf continued to emulate Robert Plant, though he's never as soulful.
With all of Zep's great albums in print, why does anyone need Kingdom Come? Hands of Time is a CD to pass on.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I've Been Trying | Kingdom Come | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Should I | Kingdom Come | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | You'll Never Know | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Both of Us | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | StayJulia Fordham | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Blood on the Land | Kingdom Come | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Shot Down | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | You're Not the Only...I Know | Kingdom Come | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Do I Belong | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Can't Deny | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Hands of Time | Kingdom Come | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 283 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Bralower | Drums |
| 2 | Steve Burke | Drums |
| 3 | Julia Fordham | Composer |
| 4 | Kingdom Come | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Gary Lyons | Engineer |
| 6 | Bert Meulendijk | Guitar (Electric) |
| 7 | Marco Moir | Guitar (Electric) |
| 8 | Koen VanBaal | Keyboards |
| 9 | Lenny Wolf | Bass (Electric), Guitar (Electric), Producer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |