NO. 2

Kin Pinh Meh - No. 2 On their debut album Kin Ping Meh proved to be a good prog-related hardrock band. They play a style similar to Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, with a special interest in ballads (in the good sense luckily). On the second album their music is enriched with more progressive an adventurous influences. The "old" sound is still there on the shorter tracks, but the longer tracks make this album probably more interesting than the debut.

The album opens with a folky track and then a typical seventies rocker. It becomes interesting with a good cover of the Beatle song "Come Together". This version follows the original, but includes a heavy guitar solo. The "Together Jam" is a sort of extension of the previous song and is the closest thing they come to krautrock. These are two good tracks, but the highlight of the album comes next. It is the most progressive track on the album, "Liveable ways". Heavy cords are alternated by doomy and spacey parts which makes this a great dark and spooky track. This is followed by a very mellow and quiet track. The best parts of the album are now pretty much over. The next track is a stupid country&western track and then comes a bluesrocker. On the cd reissue two more tracks can be found. The first is the single version of "Sometimes" (the album version can be found on the first album). This is a great ballad with tasty organ and guitar. The closer of the cd is a boring rock&roll track.

So this album is more diverse than the debut and also has more progressive influences. On the other hand, not everything has a high standard and there are better prog-related bands to find. Still a nice album.