King’s X
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Topic: King’s X
Posted By: Arsillus
Subject: King’s X
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 22:54
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I dunno, I've been listening to them a lot lately and I think they are an awesome band- probably one of the most underrated bands around. What do you think? |
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 23:09
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Love them,great band.Favorite album is Gretchen Goes to Nebraska.Have you heard any other of Ty Tabor's work?Platypus and The Jelly Jam,pretty good stuff and the other band members are John Myung,Derek Sherinian and Rod Morgenstein(that's the Platypus line-up,The Jelly Jam is the same line-up minus Sherinian). -------------  |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 23:16
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I have the Jelly Jam debut album. I think it's pretty wicked cool. |
Posted By: pogoowner
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 00:01
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King's X is a pretty darn good band. ------------- And it might as well be raining, 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes, And his ears will never hear the children's cries |
Posted By: AfanSpur
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 03:49
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I bought one of theirs, it was very grungy and depressing. I gave it away, i think the fella tried killing himself shortly after. Can't recall the name of the album but boy was it hard work. ------------- There stands Olias to outward to build a ship Holding within all we hope to retain The frame will be so built to challenge the universe Clasped with the skins of the fish of the plain |
Posted By: frinspar
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 04:22
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Been a fan of King's X since 'Gretchen' came out. 'Dogman' is probably my favorite, though. Wasn't too pleased with 'Mr. Bulbous.'
Ty Tabor always covered his rig at shows so no other guitar fiends would steal his sound
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 05:07
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Must have been Dogman ... normally their albums are not at all depressing, more like uplifting. I agree with TheProgtologist, Gretchen Goes To Nebraska is their classic album, closely followed by Faith Hope Love. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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AfanSpur wrote:Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 05:27
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Over My Head from Gretchen Goes To Nebraska, gives me a rare feeling of elation every time I here it. Sounds like you picked the wrong album. |
Posted By: geezer
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 05:34
| A band that i used to listen years ago. Nowadays it wouldn't even come to my mind to listen their albums. |
Posted By: AfanSpur
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 05:56
Yes, that was it, Dogman. I'm sorry fellas i tried. I gave it the requisite 6 plays before deciding and it was weird i just could not face it anymore it left me feeling down and that's not me at all, the whole album sounded like a grey sludge or would have if grey sludge had a sound but you get the drift. I probably did pick up the wrong album but i would not buy another i'd have to listen first. ------------- There stands Olias to outward to build a ship Holding within all we hope to retain The frame will be so built to challenge the universe Clasped with the skins of the fish of the plain |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 09:55
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Once bitten .... a very wise decision you've made - see if your local record store have it and ask for that track to be played. Or is this a help: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002IOG/qid%3D1122386104/202-0064998-4346254 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002IOG/qid%3D11 22386104/202-0064998-4346254 |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 11:02
I must say I was confused when you said depressing, with songs like "It's Love" and "The Fine Art of Friendship" they're about as far away from that as you can get! I haven't heard of Dogman though. The latest album sounded bloody awful when I listened though (or is that Dogman?)
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Posted By: pogoowner
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 11:12
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By latest album, you probably mean Black Like Sunday. And yes, Dogman is very heavy compared to most of their other work. The self-titled album is my favorite. ------------- And it might as well be raining, 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes, And his ears will never hear the children's cries |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 21:24
| Wow, I'm away for a while, and miss the biggest discussion of one of my all-time fave bands! To me, everything they released between the debut and Ear Candy is just about untouchable as far as quality. Dogman was their "grunge" album, released right at the height of bands like Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, and it shows. A great album (IMO) but quite unlike their others. The last few have not been nearly as good, especially the latest, Black Like Sunday. To be fair, BLS was a "special project" in that all the songs are songs they wrote in their very early years (when they were known as Sneak Preview, I think), and it is 80's poppy drek for the most part, with some of the most banal lyrics every written. Supposedly, the next album, according to bassist/singer Doug Pinnick, will be more like the older stuff than anything they've released in a long time. He even termed it a cross between Dogman and Gretchen. |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 21:55
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I've just got the Best Of 1. King At the risk of offending just about everybody who's posted so far ... I must say that I've been looking at this thread with constant disbelief ... These guys seemed to be like a pleasant grungy, limited hybrid of Rush and Soundgarden ... very talented musicians no doubt, but I'm not thrilled by the songwriting Not in my Top 500 bands, I think ... I'm just wondering if its because the Best Of features just a certain kind of song ... surely if I've gone through 17 tracks like these and am not impressed, I should stop ... or is there a proggy masterpiece that isn't reflected in the tracks here? ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
... with this track listingPosted By: geezer
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 02:12
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I agree with you Trotsky. This band is really average at best. I think they are decent for a non-progressive band. Even this "Best Of" has only a few decent tracks (mostly the earlier tracks). Songs like Summerland, Pleiades and Mr.Wilson are not totally bad... |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 02:53
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You guys should listen to Gretchen Goes to Nebraska ... not just one or two songs, but the entire album. That's the only way to find out why we like them so much. BTW: I wouldn't call them Prog, it's more like an unique form of Melodic Rock with unusual twists and turns. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: geezer
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 04:37
I have heard the first three albums. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 06:16
So you don't like them, I don't have any problem with that - I was only trying to say that those who judge them by the Best of album and have not heard Gretchen should listen to that album before deciding that they really don't like them. Unless they have a general problem with the King's X sound - then they don't need to bother, because their general approach is basically the same on each album. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: geezer
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 07:41
Yes, I agree. Like I said earlier this is a band that i used to listen some years ago. It is not really that I have a problem with King's X, it is more like that i have a problem with anything that is not progressive. If it's not progressive it bores me to death.  |
Posted By: coffeeintheface
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 22:21
awesome band; I listen to "Summerland" off of GGTN like everyday (very
beautiful clean guitar riff), and the rest of the album along with it
often! 
------------- OBQM: www.soundcloud.com/onebigquestionmark (solo project) nQuixote: www.soundcloud.com/n-quixote (ambient + various musical ideas) |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 23:43
| I like their debut, Out Of The Silent Planet. It's pretty rockin.' |