Kingdom Come Reunite With Original US Line-up

candlemass wrote:

I wouldn't say they were ripping off Sabbath, per se, but they were a little more than influenced by them, down right drunk! I just happen to think they were better, wrote better songs, had some staying power...

If you are looking for a blatant Black Sabbath clone then look no further than Witchfinder General. Fun band, but definitely aping every aspect of Black Sabbath. And they were damn good at it!

Trouble while influenced by Sabbath most definitely have their own unique spin and brought other influences to the table musically.

I never understood why would anyone hate a band for sounding like a band they like. Hell, if I like a band, I'll surely want more stuff that sounds like them.

TheGreatDuck wrote:

I never understood why would anyone hate a band for sounding like a band they like. Hell, if I like a band, I'll surely want more stuff that sounds like them.

For me it depends on what else they bring to the table along with the obvious influence. I love Motorhead, I really don't need to collect another band that sounds exactly like Motorhead. I love High On Fire, they have lots of Motorhead influence but they also bring plenty of other elements into their sound. I'm looking for some personality in there that belongs uniquely to the band.

I thought Zebra would've made it a little further than they did, they were quite good!

For me, it depends on if they can write good songs, more so than a hit or two. I always considered Witchfinder General kind of a spoof, not very good at anything!

candlemass wrote:

For me, it depends on if they can write good songs, more so than a hit or two. I always considered Witchfinder General kind of a spoof, not very good at anything!

Nah, Death Penalty is great fun.

It may be, just can't take that band seriously!

I saw Kingdom Come open the Monsters of Rock show and they were good live, and a few years ago I bought their self titled album, a fun listen but I never longed for their return.