King's X Appreciation Thread

King's X is a great band, they deserve their own thread . They are skilled, talented musicians; Ty Tabor is an amazing guitarist and a good vocalist as well.

Fine band indeed!

I saw King's X last year supporting Porcupine Tree, and enjoyed them way more than SW's band. We have their first two albums, and spin them quite often, though I'd like to get some more stuff by them.

Really like King's X and have bought everything they've released. My favourite album is Gretchen Goes To Nebraska. Only managed to catch them live once around 1990 in a little club in Newcastle.

Good to see fans here ,

I have been into them since their debut and seeing the Vid "King" on MTV, from there I was hooked and got the 1st 2 albums on LP, and then collected their CD's (and rare Single CD's) ever since.  I also have ALL the "colours" of the "Dogman" album (though I thought I saw an Orange one too).
Though I have missed out on the more "Rare" solo albums of Doug, Jerry and Ty that are put out by friend of Kings X from The Galactic Cowboys. Molken Music, an independent label started by Wally Farkas (Which apparently, he supplies himself  from time to time at Hollywoods "Amoeba Music" Record store).

I always describe the Band as:
Picture a Singer who is a tall thin Black man with Native American roots (Read "Picture" lyrics) who sang like a Gospel singer and plays various Basses including a "12 String", Ty Tabor who sings like John Lennon and makes his guitar scream with passion, and Jerry Gaskill who beats his 7 piece drum kit into submission with great groove and has a voice like George Harrison, whom all Harmonize vocals, into a Heavy Metal, Soul, Funk, Prog Infused musical explosion!
Say THAT 5 times real fast!

"Ear Candy" is likely the last album to have that "sound", but I've been rediscovering others as well and liking what I hear with a new sense of openess.
Their 2 last albums "Ogre Tones" and "XV" seem to be going back to the sound that they started with, but a bit heavier, but also keeping the "Beatles'esque" songs and melodies in the mix.

My fave Songs though have to be "Summer Land" and "Pleiades" which apparently
is the signature song that gave the Band "Their Sound" thanks to Ty.


Summerland:


A fave side Project was "Supershine", who was Doug and Bruce Franklin of Trouble and they made an
explosive combination .  They also do an excellent version of the "Grand Funk Railroad" song "Shining On".


And Ty and "Platypus/Jelly Jam" with John Myung on Bass, Derek Sherinian on Keys (Member, and Ex-member of Dream Theater) and Rod Morgenstein on Drums (Dixie Dregs, Winger ). A Prog Metal/Jam Band.


Good stuff all around . . . and still havent seen them live (snif) they always come to LA at the wrong time .


("Julie" is another beautiful song from "XV")

Wiki has a very comprehensive page on Kings X:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_X

Also try:
Atomic Opera and Galactic Cowboys




Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 08 Aug 2010 at 5:00pm

Be sure to hear what Platypus is now . . . "Jelly Jam" :

About time this great band released a new album. The last couple have been a real return to form.

Jerry Gaskill suffers Heart Attack! 

Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 27 Feb 2012 at 12:48pm

I really like King's X, I own Dogman and Gretchen Goes to Nebraska, which are both excellent albums. They have a great mix of hard rock, grunge (On Dogman), and heavy metal.

I recently purchased Ty Tabor's most recent solo album and his King's X demo albums called Tackleboxes 1 and 2.  I recently read that they were back on tour, so hopefully the studio isn't too far away.