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Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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70's Metal |
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Page online:
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August 1, 2003
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Last update/review:
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April 25, 2015
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Sir Lord Baltimore
When the subject of heavy metal pioneers comes up (and one gets
past the obvious bands like
Black Sabbath,
Led Zeppelin,
and
Deep Purple),
several lesser-known but still remembered bands are invariably
mentioned, and one of them is
Sir Lord Baltimore, who hailed not from Baltimore but from New
York.
The formed in the late 60's and managed two albums before giving
it up (confusingly, the self-titled album is their second, not
first).
Given that these were released in 1970-1971, one shouldn't expect
modern crushing guitars, but this was pretty heavy stuff for the
time (particularly the debut), a wild, psychedelic hard rock sound
that occasionally brings to mind early
Budgie as
well as the aforementioned Zep.
They may have been the first hard rock band whose drummer was their
lead singer, still a rarity in heavy metal.
When modern stoner bands are referenced as "70s-influenced", this
is the kind of band they're referring to.
Some thirty-plus years later, the main two guys in the band,
John Garner and Louis Dambra,
reunited and recorded Raw in 2006,
featuring some of the material they had written back in 1976.
There does not appear to be any future plans for recording or playing live.
Last Lineup
John Garner
vocals/drums RIP: December 10, 2015, liver failure
Louis Dambra
guitars
Tony Franklin
bass
Former Members/Guests
Joey Dambra
guitars
Gary Justin
bass
Discography
Kingdom Come
1970
Mercury
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- Master Heartache
- Hard Rain Fallin'
- Lady Of Fire
- Lake Isle Of Innisfree
- Pumped Up
- Kingdom Come
- I Got A Woman
- Hell Hound
- Helium Hound (I Got A Love)
- Ain't Got Hung On You
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-
John Garner
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Louis Dambra
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Gary Justin
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Sir Lord Baltimore
1971
Mercury
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- Manhattan
- Where Are We Going
- Chicago Lives
- Loe And Behold
- Woman Tamer
- Caesar LXXI
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-
John Garner
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Louis Dambra
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Joey Dambra
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Gary Justin
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III - Raw
2006
self-released
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- (Gonna) Fill The World With Fire
- Love Slave
- Wild White Horses
- Rising Son
- Cosmic Voice
- Mission
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-
John Garner
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Louis Dambra
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Tony Franklin
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