I heard that Led Zeppelin had the lawsuits ready when these Swede's released the single 'Get It On' ! Big time imitation of the great Zep but as a debut album this self-titled rocker has enough swagger and sway and I'm not just talking about the big hair or the stench of Zeppelin. This is quality metal but the hooks of Danny Stag and Rick Steier are stolen right from Jimmy page and his scrapbook of creations. At the front we have Lenny Wolf, deadringer vocally for Mr Plant, attempting and indeed pulling off those sultry grooves, and everyone was talking about the 'Kashmir' steal of 'Get It On' the single that got the ball rolling and heads shaking, stirring the ego's of the Zeppelin camp. Even so, Kingdom Come know how to rock, this debut and the follow up 'In Your Face' were excellent hard rock records from a band who never quite made the big time but when you watch the steam rise from mover 'What Love Can Be' and hear the strut of '17' you'll no doubt snigger at the Zepp imitations, but there's no denying the band know how to write a riff and a big tune.
7/10
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