LIVE LOVE IN LONDON

The first time, or maybe the first couple of times I listened to it, I was not that enthusiastic and actually I felt bored after half an hour, but fortunately I've given it more spins and now I can say I enjoy most of the concert. King's X are a cool hard rock trio with some prog rock connections (limited I would say, but connections anyway) who have been together since the eighties and have released a considerable amount of albums. Now that I review I must admit my only reference before listening to this live show was their 'Gretchen goes to Nebraska' album, which is pretty good, but honestly I was not that attracted by this band.

When I got this digital promo my knowledge regarding the band was almost inexistent, then I realized that the most of the songs performed here are well known pieces and favorites of their audience (because they have a huge amount of followers,, as I've seen) and cover practically all their discography, with songs from their debut album such as 'Goldilox', to some of their latest release, like 'Pray'.

So 'Live Love in London' is a double CD album performed in the 2009, but released last year (2010) with a total time of almost two hours; a show that their fans surely enjoyed. This time I will not review song by song, It would take me ages to finish and I would bore the readers, so I will limit to talk about my favorite (and not that favorite) moments of the concert.

In the first CD I like the power and feeling of some hard rock songs such as 'Alright', 'Move' and 'Pray'. The voice of Doug Pinnick is good in spite of his sixty years, however I believe in moments his voice sounds tired and not as great as in his best years, but that's understandable. There are some good riffs by Ty Tabbor, and also a couple of songs he sings, which sound great. However some songs such as 'Black Flag' sound like fillers, or well, I simply don't like them.

In the second CD, a long version of 'Over my Head' appears, with Doug saying a speech about the church of music, not that I like that, but it moved the crowd and made them scream louder. The classic 'Goldilox' sang by the audience is a nice experience, I actually love when the fans sing with all their souls, because they transmit a lot of things, and put smiles over the musician's faces. The last song is 'Moanjam' which I really enjoy, the instrumental jam is exquisite and it lights on the rock power that rests in our soul.

After all, I finished liking this concert, despite I did not dig it at first; however I believe it is just a cool show which can be loved by King's X and hard rock fans. For progressive rock fans I think this is not really what would make us happy, but it can bring us some nice moments anyway. My final grade will be three stars, though I must admit I was tempted to rate it with two, since I believe it is mostly for the band's admirers.

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