| KING'S
X
Ty
Tabor – Vocals Guitar
Doug Pinnick – Vocals Bass
Jerry Gaskill – Vocals Drums
Release
Double Live CD LIVE ALL OVER THE PLACE
Through BROP!/METAL BLADE RECORDS
Band’s
First In-Concert Document Includes Bonus Acoustic Set
The
Texas-based rock trio King's X will issue the double
live CD Live All Over The Place on November 2, 2004.
This Brop! Records/Metal Blade Records release is the
critically acclaimed band's first live album in its
25-year history. Live All over the Place also features
a bonus acoustic set. All songs were recorded in various
locations on tour beginning with 1994's Dogman trek
through 2003's Black Like Sunday dates.
Calling
Live All Over The Place a long-overdue documentation
of the beloved band's energizing live show is an understatement.
Vocalist/bassist Doug Pinnick, vocalist/guitarist Ty
Tabor and vocalist/drummer Jerry Gaskill have thrilled
fans and journalists worldwide -- especially in the
United States and Europe -- with their heartfelt music.
King's X has been a huge influence on other bands such
as longtime fans Pearl Jam, Anthrax and Living Colour.
VH1 ranked King's X as # 83 on its list of the top 100
all-time hard rock artists.
"King's
X has been performing live since 1980 and our fans have
always wanted a live album, but there were lots of legal
reasons why we haven't put one out until now. We've
been with four different labels over the years and recorded
more than enough material for a live album but only
now through the passage of time are we able to release
one," Tabor says.
The
Live All Over The Place track listing is as follows:
Disc A (electric)
1. "Groove Machine"
2. "Dogman"
3. "Believe"
4. "Little Bit Of Soul"
5. "Complain"
6. "Over My Head"
7. "Manic Depression"
8. "Black Like Sunday"
9. "Finished"
10. "Screamer"
11. "Johnny"
Rock fans who like to be challenged by high-quality
music that's not easily pigeonholed into one distinct
category can find no better practitioner than King's
X.
The critically acclaimed, Texas-based hard rock trio
of vocalist/guitarist Ty Tabor, vocalist/bass guitarist
Doug Pinnick and vocalist/drummer Jerry Gaskill have
spent nearly 25 years together crafting their own unique
sound. King's X is known for its ability to fuse the
power of hard rock and heavy metal with Beatles-like
pop melodies and the experimental traits of progressive
rock. Thoughtful lyrics complete the package.
"King's X doesn't fit into any one music scene.
We're not a hair metal band, we're not a pure metal
band, we're not an alternative band, we're not a jam
band and we're not a pure progressive rock band,"
Tabor says. "We like to dabble in this weird gray
area that encompasses all of those."
The
origin of King's X goes many years to when Pinnick and
Gaskill toured with the Christian rock band Petra. They
soon met up with Tabor and they all joined a Top 40
cover band. Ultimately, they took the name Sneak Preview
and spent five years based in the college town of Springfield,
MO, and quickly earned a devoted following on the local
original music scene. They toured as far away as North
Carolina, Colorado, Michigan and Texas and managed to
record one album by 1983. In 1985 the band was offered
a recording contract contingent upon relocation to Houston,
TX. However, the deal fell through. Tabor, Pinnick and
Gaskill stayed in Houston and were determined to make
a breakthrough. They met Sam Taylor, who produced videos
for ZZ Top, and he helped the band sign with Megaforce
Records, an Atlantic Records imprint. Sneak Preview
was then renamed King's X. King's X's 1988 debut album
'Out of the Silent Planet' earned critical recognition
but was not a success. 1989's 'Gretchen Goes to Nebraska'
was the band's real first attention-grabber, and MTV
put the "Over My Head" video into rotation.
'Faith, Hope, Love' surfaced in 1990 and it nearly went
gold in the aftermath of a highly successful tour with
AC/DC, and MTV regularly spun the video for "It's
Love."
By
1992, King's X severed its ties with Taylor and a self-titled
album was released on Atlantic itself. A creative resurgence
was evident on 1994's 'Dogman,' which was helmed by
producer Brendan O'Brien. King's X then opened many
shows for longtime fans Pearl Jam and performed a highly
memorable set on the opening night of Woodstock '94.
(The band is interviewed for a documentary about all
three Woodstock festivals currently airing on Showtime.)
'Ear Candy' followed in 1996. Then, in 1997, 'Best of
King's X' was the band's last album on Atlantic.
After signing with Metal Blade Records, King's X release
'Tapehead' in 1998. This album was followed by 'Please
Come Home ... Mr. Bulbous' in 2000 and 'Manic Moonlight'
in 2001. 'Black Like Sunday,' a newly recorded album
of fans' favorite songs dating from before the band
had signed its first record deal, is set for release
on May 20, 2003.
Both Tabor and Pinnick have pursued projects outside
of King's X in recent years. Tabor has released solo
albums and been a member of progressive metal super
groups Platypus and The Jelly Jam. Pinnick's solo albums
have been under the moniker Poundhound and he has a
side band called Supershine.
The fact that King's X is an extremely difficult band
to slap a simple musical label on has definitely affected
its career.
"Since
we're this weird concoction of styles, we've had record
companies tell us 'We love you but we don't know what
to do with you,' " Tabor says.
Devoted fans include other bands like Pearl Jam, Anthrax
and Living Colour, and they all praise King's X any
chance they get. King's X was also voted by VH1 as one
of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock."
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