KINGDOM COME

"Kingdom Come" is the eponymously titled second full-length studio album by UK rock artist Kingdom Come (marketed in the US as Arthur Brown´s Kingdom Come). The album was released through Polydor Records in 1972. It´s the successor to "Galactic Zoo Dossier" from 1971. There have been a couple of lineup changes as keyboard player Julian Paul Brown had left, leaving the keyboard player role solely to Michael Harris, and bassist Desmond Fisher has also left and has been replaced by Phil Shutt.

Stylistically the material on "Kingdom Come" continues the eclectic and progressive inclined rock sound of "Galactic Zoo Dossier", which means a combination of 60s blues- and hard rock, theatrical sections, jazz/rock influences, and a generally unconventional approach to songwriting. Lead vocalist Arthur Brown has a strong and versatile voice and although his delivery is often paatos filled and theatrical in style, his voice is somewhat similar to the voice of Tom Jones. The atmosphere of the album spans from melancholic and dark to uplifting, humorous and whimsical. It´s slightly less dark than it´s direct predecessor, but still serious enough when that is called for.

"Kingdom Come" features a professional and well sounding production job, and although I find the songwriting a bit patchy at times, this is still a good quality release from Kingdom Come. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.