KIN PING MEH — Nº2 (1972) Two Version | WV + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Again, this is the album that does not have prog component in the music. However, it's nice to enjoy this classic rock band. The music offered here is similar with bands like Tea (Germany), Humble Pie, or Mountain with unique singing style of its lead vocalist, Wrener Stephan. The opening track "Come Down to the Riverside" (3:13) is like a combination of The Beatles and Lynyrd Skynyrd. It seems like the band tried to explore the southern rock style, especially through the guitar licks as well as singing style. It's really enjoyable. It moves in similar vein into next track "Don't Force Your Horse" (3:46) where guitar still plays critical role in putting the music style of the song. Supported with vintage recording quality, enjoying this track gives me a "different" experience that brings me back to the glory days of seventies where rock music dominated the music industry.

The Beatles cover "Come Together" (6:00) is another place that I can find joy of listening to this album. No, it's not that due to the original version of this song it's already excellet, but the re-arrangement by Kin Ping Meh makes it "something new" for me and it has made me repeating this song over and over whenever it reaches third track. I like the fact that the guitar sound has been made different than those of original version. It reminds me to the guitar player of a band named as MAHOGANY RUSH - the guitarist is Frank Marino. The guitar solo at the end of this track is really stunning.

"Together Jam" (4:55) starts with jamming mode through guitar solo supported with bass guitar and drums, plus organ. The use of two guitars separated with left and right channel has made this composition is really excellent. The guitar solo is really the main thing from this track and it satisfies me to the bone! The bass guitar is also given a chance to perform its solo. It's an uplifting track!

"Liveable Ways" (8:00) is probably the progressive attempt that the band tried to make. The combined guitar and bass guitar works at the opening of the track is truly stunning. The vocal line is also excellent, performed with energy. The song also inserts some ambient portion right after intro part. "Day Dreams" (7:56) provides musical break through ambient nuance at intro part with guitar fills. "Very Long Ago" (2:54) is a country rock music, using banjo as main rhythm section. The album concludes nicely with "I Wanna Be Lazy" (2:58) in Southern style. progarchives
Tracklist :
1.    Come Down To The Riverside    3:13
Written-By – Groß / Stephan
2.    Don't Force Your Horse 3:46
Written-By – Dr. Gassenmaier / Groß 
Bagpipes [Dudelsack] – Dieter Kuhlmann
3.    Come Together 6:00
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney
4.    Together Jam 4:55
Written-By – Kin Ping Meh
5.    Livable Ways    8:00
 Written-By – Frank Dostal /Groß 
6.    Day Dreams    7:56
Written-By – Dr. Gassenmaier / Groß / Stephan
7.    Very Long Ago 2:54
Written-By – Willie Wagner
Banjo – Erich Doll
8.    I Wonna Be Lazy    2:58:5
 Written-By – Reichel / Dostal
– BONUS TRACKS –
9    Sometime (Single Version)    4:33
Written-By – Wagner / Schmitt
10    Sunday Morning Eve    3:58
Written-By – Wroe /Mrozek / Groß
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Torsten Herzog
Drums, Percussion – Kalle Weber
Electric Guitar, Guitar [Fingerstyle Guitar] – Uli Groß
Guitar – Gerhard (Gagey) Mrozeck
Guitar, Vocals – Willie Wagner
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Werner Stephan
Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Mellotron 400, Vocals – Fritz Schmitt 

KIN PING MEH - Kin Ping Meh (1972-1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Looking like something reissued by Akarma (but creeping out on Polydor), Kin Ping Meh's self-titled 1971 effort is dripping with Deep Purple-esque organ and guitar, as well as a healthy dose of CSN&Y vocal harmonies. Like many B-list or C-list rock outfits of the period, Kin Ping Meh were adept, but lacking that extra ooomph that would have pulled them out of obscurity. The rockin' numbers were by-the-book chuggers, save for the somewhat exceptional "Everything" and though they did delve into proggy, string-laden sprawlers on occasion ("My Dove"), most of the album's content is simply adequate and marginally derivative of the heavier hitting acts of the early '70s. J. Scott McClintock

Tracklist:

1. Fairy-Tales (Wagner) 9:53

2. Sometime (Schmitt, Weber, Wagner) 5:50

3. Don't You Know (Weber, Herzog) 7:18

4. Too Many People (Weber, Stephan) 5:02

5. Drugson's Trip (Gassenmaier, Herzog) 5:53

6. My Dove (Schmitt, Weber, Stephan) 3:37

7. Everything (Weber, Stephan)5:16

8. My Future (Herzog, Stephan, Wagner) 2:46
- Bonus Tracks -
9    Everything's My Way 3:17
Stephan
10    Woman 4:09
Schäfer, Herzog
11    Every Day 4:11
Schäfer, Weber
12    Alexandra 2:35
Schäfer, Weber
13    Too Many People 3:50
Weber, Stephan

Credits:

Torsten Herzog – Bass, Vocals

Kalle Weber – Drums, Percussion

Willie Wagner – Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica [Mouth Organ]

Werner Stephan – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion

Frieder Schmitt – Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Mellotron [400], Vocals