For the first, see: Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come. Melodic hard rock band Kingdom Come was formed in 1987 by singer-songwriter Lenny Wolf in Hamburg, Germany, with the revolving cast of other band members soon leaving Wolf the focus. After the release of their first single, 1988's "Get It On", many fans mistakenly regarded the band as a Led Zeppelin reunion. Kingdom Come's close resemblance to that group, particularly with Wolf's Robert Plant like vocals, has led to continuing controversy. Although the bands had a great deal in common, as shown by critics' nickname 'Kingdom Clone', Wolf has pursued his own personal vision of mixing slick rock hooks with a heavy metal ethos for decades.
The group's first album, the self-titled 'Kingdom Come', became quite popular due to its arena-ready hard rock sound. As the guys gained more and more commercial success, the 1988 album had three Billboard top 40 singles: "Get It On", "Living Out Of Touch", and "What Love Can Be". As stated before, supporters and detractors both felt strongly reminded of Led Zeppelin as well as, to a lesser extent, fellow German group Scorpions. Ironically, former Kingdom Come drummer James Kottak later joined the latter band.
Kingdom Come came about after the breakup a moderately successful rock project of Wolf's, known as Stone Fury. Wolf's new record company, Polygram, allowed him incredible freedom to assemble Kingdom Come's lineup and direct its sound. Recruiting Pittsburgh-based lead guitarist Danny Stag, Louisvillians Rick Steier (guitar) and James Kottak (drums), and Californian Johnny B. Frank (bass), this new outfit marked the first band where Wolf sang without playing guitar. The frontman later admitted that, for a while, it was a very awkward adjustment.
As stated before, Kingdom Come's sound was thought by many to be highly derivative of Led Zeppelin's, to the point that some listeners initially thought that Kingdom Come was actually a reunion effort. The band's first single was called "Get It On", being a great example of their aggressive sound. Before long, the group's eponymous debut went gold. Their second single ended up being the power ballad "What Love Can Be", receiving much airplay and having a music video created for it that picked up MTV airplay. By the time the single "Loving You" was released, the album had reached platinum status, fans in United States, Germany, and Canada loving the group despite the controversy.
The guys toured in England supporting Magnum on their "Wings Of Heaven" tour. As well, the band opened for the North American "Monsters of Rock" tour in 1988, supporting the artists Dokken, Scorpions, Metallica, and Van Halen. Following that, the guys were tapped to support the Scorpions on their North American "Savage Amusement" tour, at least until they were forced off. According to Stag, Lenny Wolf found the stage ramps reserved for the Scorpions' set irresistible. After several reprimands from the Scorpions' management, the singer continued to use the full stage, and Kingdom Come were asked to forfeit the rest of the tour.
The band were directed by management and the people at Polygram to get a new recording available soon. In 1989, Kingdom Come released their next album, called 'In Your Face', but some fans believed that the group seemed to have peaked too early. The continuing backlash against the band's perceived appropriating of other artists' sounds (earning them the derisive moniker "Kingdom Clone") hurt their commercial appeal. After time went on and the band's second album simply failed to sell well, all members other than Wolf quit the group.
The 90s would see several releases by the outfit, though with Kingdom Come receiving some critical scorn as well as being unable to breakthrough commercially the same way again. Music critic Jason Anderson has remarked for Allmusic that the band experienced "one of hard rock's most intense backlashes". For his part, Stag went back to Pittsburgh and immersed himself in blues and rock n rock projects. Steier and Kottak went back to Kentucky and assembled the short-lived Wild Horses project, the two of them releasing a poor-selling album on Atlantic Records. Both would later resurface in Warrant. Kottak also has served with Scorpions.
With an all new line-up, Kingdom Come had one more release on Polygram, titled 'Hands of Time', which Wolf managed to see sold internationally. By 1993, Wolf had returned to Germany to regroup, focusing his efforts on central Europe hard rock fans. In recent years, the group is often billed as "Kingdom Come & Lenny Wolf", "Lenny Wolf & Kingdom Come", "Lenny Wolf's Kingdom Come", et cetera. Their latest work as of 2015 is the album 'Outlier', which came out on May 7, 2013.
Website: www.lennywolf.com/
Secondly, Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come (often billed as just "Kingdom Come") was the name of a project by enigmatic British singer-songwriter Arthur Brown. With his larger-than-life stage presence, Brown represented a key link in the evolution of psychedelic rock into what would be become heavy metal. He also had a project by the name of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
Living Out Of Touch
Kingdom Come Lyrics
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Here's how it goes
Killing, rape and soap divorces
Television shows
All of this talk
Leaves me in doubt
Choosing to ignore it all
Living out of touch
Eyes open wide
Thought comes along
If you let them they will just
Keep going on and on
Set in the light
Seem pretty sharp
Still it looks exactly like
They're standing in the dark
Living out of touch
Got a big to much
Living out of touch
The lyrics of Kingdom Come's "Living Out Of Touch" are a commentary on the negative aspects of social and mainstream media. The song opens with a reference to the endless cycle of negative news and events being reported: "Day after day, here's how it goes, killing, rape, and soap divorces, television shows." The singer then expresses his doubt and uncertainty about the world around him and decides to distance himself from it: "All of this talk leaves me in doubt, choosing to ignore it all, I'd rather be left out."
The chorus of the song, "Living out of touch," repeats throughout the track, emphasizing the singer's desire to disconnect from the negativity and chaos of the world. The verses continue to describe the absurdity and emptiness of society today: "Thought comes along if you let them they will just keep going on and on, set in the light seem pretty sharp, still it looks exactly like they're standing in the dark." The final verse, "Got a big too much living out of touch," suggests that the singer has had enough of the negativity and distraction and is content to live "out of touch" with these things.
Overall, "Living Out Of Touch" is a song that criticizes the modern world's obsession with negative news and events, and advocates for disconnecting oneself from these things in order to live a more positive and fulfilling life.
Line by Line Meaning
Day after day
Every single day
Here's how it goes
This is what happens
Killing, rape and soap divorces
There is an overwhelming amount of negative news about murder, sexual assault, and celebrity divorces
Television shows
The pervasive media focus on entertainment
All of this talk
All this information
Leaves me in doubt
Makes me uncertain and skeptical
Choosing to ignore it all
Opting to disregard all of it
I'd rather be left out
Preferring to be excluded altogether
Living out of touch
Not staying current
Eyes open wide
Noticing what is happening
Thought comes along
A fleeting idea crosses my mind
If you let them they will just
If you allow them, they will continue
Keep going on and on
Persisting without end
Set in the light
Highlighted
Seem pretty sharp
Appear clear and profound
Still it looks exactly like
But in reality, it is just...
They're standing in the dark
Lacking true understanding
Got a big to much
Overwhelmed by too much information
Living out of touch
Not engaged with current events
Lyrics Š Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LENNY WOLF, MARTIN WOLFF
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Day after day
Here's how it goes
Killing, rape and soap divorces
Television shows
All of this talk
Leaves me in doubt
Choosing to ignore it all
I'd rather be left out
Living out of touch
Eyes open wide
Thought comes along
If you let them they will just
Keep going on and on
Set in the light
Seem pretty sharp
Still it looks exactly like
They're standing in the dark
Living out of touch
Got a big to much
Living out of touch
Lina Powers Wright
This song I would rock going down the Las Vegas Strip, in 1989. It was awesome. This band holds a special place in my â¤.
DinoVelvet5150
Words can't describe the passion and feeling of this CD, great vocals and musicianship.
Anime
This album is one of the best rock albums ever made,there can be no doubt about that..
Knuckle95
Friggin' awesome.......God, I miss the 80's......fantastic music. This tune brings back some memories.
drummerbuzz
I still listen to this cd while cruising in the '72 Cuda 340. Nothing like 70's muscle and good ol' rock turned up loud. I will never grow up!
CVDE2886
That was one of the best rock cds from the 80's. They never got the respect they deserved for that cd.
Pieter De Vries
Too many folks ripping on them for sounding like Zeppelin. Myself personally, I don't care. They're one of my favorite bands and I still remember buying this album on cassette and wearing it out in my Walkman
Samir Izquierdo
I rock the same at 41 as I did at 21. And this record is a jewel.
Bread Man
@ldolphin34 i never listened Later albums fearing it would disappoint me.
ldolphin34
The first 4 Kingdom Come albums are complete lost gems. No one rocks with poise like that now.