Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come & Sir Lord Baltimore (1970&197

artist: Sir Lord Baltimore
album: Kingdom Come & Sir Lord Baltimore
released: 1970&1971/1994
label: Mercury
genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Prog
quality: APE, CUE
covers: yes

01 Kingdom Come (06:39)
02 I Got A Woman (03:03)
03 Hell Hound (03:20)
04 Helium Head (I Got A Love) (04:02)
05 Ain't Got Hung On You (02:24)
06 Master Heartache (04:37)
07 Hard Rain Fallin' (02:56)
08 Lady Of Fire (02:53)
09 Lake Isle Of Innersfree (04:04)
10 Pumped Up (04:07)
11 Chicago Lives (03:49)
12 Loe And Behold (03:46)
13 Woman Tamer (05:12)
14 Caesar LXXI (05:22)
15 Man From Manhattan (10:34)
16 Where Are We Going (03:19)
Total Time (70:07)

Line-up:
Louis Dambra - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals.
Gary Justin - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals.
John Garner - Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals.
Joey Dambra - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Vocals.

Artist bio:
http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jpftxq95ldae

Album review:
http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kvfoxqy5ldte

Long esteemed by collectors as one of the first American heavy metal bands, Sir Lord Baltimore (from Brooklyn) released a couple of little-known albums in the early '70s. Some specialists have raved about these as among the more innovative and eclectic early metal efforts, which probably says more about the severe limitations of the form than the group's creativity. There are touches of progressive rock in their work, especially on the longer tracks. But there's little here that a head-banger couldn't immediately relate to, which may serve as a recommendation or a warning, depending upon your taste. Just as recent metal bands have garnished their core with dashes of contemporary trends like grunge, punk, or AOR rock, so did Sir Lord Baltimore reflect the hard rock/progressive rock of their day, without enough hooks or imagination to attract either commercial or critical success. An odd footnote, though, was the involvement of future Bruce Springsteen manager Mike Appel, who co-wrote and helped arrange all of the songs on their first LP.
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