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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT FOR BEGINNERS AND COLLECTORS ALIKE, April 25, 2003
King's X ended their collaboration with Atlantic in the usual way:with a compilation.
Although the content is strong and valuable, the package(you know,you pay your money for both a visual and sonic experince)is minimal and ridiculous.A simple black background and bits of useless information is what you find.A shame when it comes to a band like KX.
Nevertheless,speaking of the music,it covers all the albums cronologically,taking 2 songs from each one(with the exception of Ear Candy,with 3-maybe in order to increase its sales,I don't know-)
A greatest hits package never leaves everyone happy,because it's hard to deal with the likes of each and every fan.Anyway,I think they made it smoothly.No complains about it, because I love almost their entire catalog! ;o)
Let's skip the songs (you can read my reviews of the entire KX catalog,just click on my link)and let's talk about the new ones.
Minus "April showers",a pretty boring song, the rest are fantastic tunes.I was surprised because they use to put leftover and discarted songs on this type of compilations.
"Sally" is a typical Ty song,with a beatlesque and naive groove.It'd fit perfectly on a Ty's solo release.
You will find yourself singing the catchy chorus in your car or in your job.Sure!
"Lover" deals with the eternal feeling struggle:love or friendship.Sometimes you want some of the both and the other person doesn't(or the other way round!).I find this song inspiring and sincere.It sounds raw and naked,almost a Low-Fi recording.A extra star for that matter!
Finally, a live rendition of "Over my head" closes the album.It has loads of energy and punch,I've heard some bootlegs and they sound unstoppeable onstage.Doug's speech in the middle of the song is touching but not falling into self-indugence.Buy this record to check it out because it's a honest and brave confession of a man.And this is always something valuable.
Well,after this hiatus they start to work with Metal Blade,but that's another chapter of the story...read it in my next review "Tape head".PEACE!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Sad Thing About This Album For The NewBies!!!!, August 31, 2000
This album compiles their greatest hits or whatever... but the thing that is really sad is that u can buy any Kings X cd ... go home and pop it into the cd player and fall in love!!! Kings X music is just that great. The band is special ... unique ... and i believe should get major exposure but don't. This cd is full of just great music ... from beautiful harmonies to heavy guitar ... to wicked bass and neck cracking drums. 5 star and worth every penny!!!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated for far too long, January 14, 2005
Here's the thing, folks. King's X ain't your daddy's prog-rock band. You're not gonna find boring 20 minute drum solos and endless keyboard noise with this band. I can't even figure out why they're considered progressive...guess the record company feels the need to label 'em something.
King's X is a healthy combo of rock, funk, blues, and jazz but they lean on the rock end of things most of the time. They can be hit and miss but when they hit, they hit like a ten ton hammer. This greatest hits collection, while nowhere near complete, is an excellent starter kit for someone new to the band. "Goldilox" is a brilliant track with harmonies so dense you could longboard on 'em. "It's Love" offers a tight riff and again delivers on the harmonies. Matter of fact, if you dig lush harmonies, you've found your band. They're all over this album: "Mr. Wilson", "Train", "Cigarettes". "Black Flag" and "Dogma" each offer heavy guitar riffs. About the only thing King's X don't do very well is stay with one sound. Have no fear, this album rocks top to bottom, no matter how much they bounce around. It's a little known fact that Kurt Cobain and the boys in Pearl Jam have all, at one time or another, praised King's X for their sound, a sound that Pearl Jam admittedly tried to emulate.
Bottom line: If you like strong choruses, thick harmonies, and hard edged guitars, I'd like you to meet your new favorite band, King's X.
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