What Greta Van Fleet are getting fired at them with the accusations that they are ripping off Led Zeppelin, is exactly what happened to Lenny Wolf and Kingdom Come over thirty years ago. Whereas GVF are definitely imitating that style, Kingdom Come were not and it was just the vocal tones of Lenny Wolf gathering the armchair critics anger, especially on tracks like Pushin’ Hard. However, this album is one hell of a classic rock record with another production credit for the one and only Bob Rock.
The album originally appeared in ’88 and not many bands at this time were playing that classic rock sound. Highlights for me are the opener Living Out Of Touch, the heavy blues groove of 17, the kick ass boogie of The Shuffle, the first single release Get It On (which I admit is a straight Zeppelin lift), and my personal favourite Hideaway with that eighties pop vibe thrown into the mix.
Anyway, I like this album and everyone is welcome to their own opinion.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
