Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: King's X Title: Ogre Tones Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Inside Out U.S. Original Release Date: 1/1/2005 Re-Release Date: 9/27/2005 Album Type: Enhanced Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal, Christian & Gospel Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock & Metal Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 693723485126, 885417014822 |
Member $avings: $5,575,864.46
|
CDs Available: 87,433
|
Members Online: 8
Your source for swapping cds online... Listen...Swap...Save!
Search - King's X :: Ogre Tones
 | King's X Ogre Tones Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal, Christian & Gospel
The legendary trio King's X are widely known as the pioneers of powerful groove rock. Highly respected by critics, adored by their fans and held in high esteem for their excellent instrumental skills by musicians from all ... more » |
Larger Image |
CD DetailsSynopsis
Album Description The legendary trio King's X are widely known as the pioneers of powerful groove rock. Highly respected by critics, adored by their fans and held in high esteem for their excellent instrumental skills by musicians from all areas of music ? King?s X has a brilliant reputation that is unequalled in this business. The new album Ogre Tones is their first studio album with new material in four years and it is already being touted one of the best in their catalogue. To properly welcome King?s X to the IOMA / SPV / RYKO family, Inside Out Music will be implementing its most aggressive marketing/release plan to date. This will feature two promotional video clips that have already been filmed by famed Hip-Hip director, "Dr Teeth", a national commercial radio campaign, a stand-alone consumer advertising campaign and a 6-week North American tour that has been coordinated to begin with the release of the new CD. Ogre Tones was produced and mixed by Michael Wagener (Metallica, Alice Cooper, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne, Dokken, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Skid Row, Extreme). Similarly Requested CDs
|
Member CD Reviews Jeff V. (ElJefe) from DIXON, IL Reviewed on 9/10/2018... Solid KX disc, wish they'd release some new material. 0 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
CD ReviewsGetting back to the X... David Koblentz | Edison, New Jersey | 10/02/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "Since the split with Atlantic the band has produced their own work. This has given them unbelievable amounts of freedom to pursue exactly what they wanted to. With this were learning curves so the work was at times brilliant (Mr. Bulbous) and other times missed the mark (Black Like Sunday, Manic Moonlight). Never lost on these records was the trademark "King's X sound" of blissful harmonies/soulfull vocals married to harder edged songs..however some things got lost in all the experimentation and taking steps out on their own... Enter Ogre Tones, for which the band teamed with famed produce Michael Wagener (Master of Puppets...hello?). This album also marked a return to the band bringing in their outside demos and working them through versus just writing tunes on the spot (with the exception of Black Like Sunday which were tunes from the bands pre history of the early 1980's). Wagener brings in a crisp clear approach to the vocals and instrumentation. While not "sparkling" it gets it done in a way that doesn't distract from the natural appeal of the core sound the fans of King's X have fallen in love with over the years. Oddly enough this album is comprised of mostly songs penned by Doug Pinnick. The songs Stay, Fly, If, Get Away, and Sooner or Later all have been filtering around the fan community as demos since as early as 1996. The song "BeBop" has a lyric "Emotional Animal" (which happens to be the title of doug's latest solo effort) and sounds like it would have fit right in with doug's solo material (especially considering the vocal style as well). Another two songs, Freedom and Goldilox (reprise), are re-releases. Personally I am just confused to the band's recent penchant for doing this. These songs do nothing to make better or improve on the original versions, their incusion here can only be seen as filler or perhaps a stab at getting recognition for past released songs. With all that in mind there aren't too many "brand new" tracks for the rabid fan BUT that said the execution here is much sharper than on the previous two records. More about the tracks themselves... "Honesty", to me, is the new "Summerland". It's short, It's sweet, It's conveys the point beautifully. Any ty fan should be drooling like a mongoloid over the vocals on this acoustic gem. Why he doesn't release more tunes like this I am baffled. If the world heard this track they would be in love like the rest of us X heads. Sub in Dave Matthews or something and this song would be #1 on multiple formats. Dare I say this song is worth the price of the CD? Well, I just did. "MUDD" is another track probably penned by Doug which deals with the death of his great uncle (who was 96 at the time). We get the "usual" great harmonies here... classic? maybe not, but a good song none the less. "Alone" is the "single" (if there really is marketing behind this one). Granted, the video (which is included on the CD just as a file, open up windows explorer) is stupid if not shot very well (dancing ho's ? stupid...). The song is a catchy little pop ditty with a nice chorus, questionable lyrics but it does grow on you. "Hurricane" is probably the biggest dud on the platter, it sort of plots around like a storm that isn't organized and doesn't know where to go. "Open My Eyes" is a nice rocker with a calm verse and slamming chorus..reminds me more of the Mr. Bulbous stuff for some reason. The band has been playing this tune live for over a year now, so note that the recorded version doesn't have the same vocal interplay as the live version, not a total detriment, rather an observation. The doug demo tracks shine here. "Fly" has a great riff and catchy 'make you smile' type of chorus. "Sooner or Later" and "Stay" really convey the emotions that the song and lyrics imply. They have a signifigant emotional impact. "Get Away" seems a bit silly lyrically but hey, no one's perfect. A classic? Probably not. Enjoyable and worth buying? You bet." I'm stuck.. is it good or do i just want it to be? Dennis W. Alvey | Sherman Oaks, CA | 11/04/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "This band has been wandering blindly both musically and spiritually (well, Doug mostly) for the last 10 years and it shows. I Haven't personally liked a record from these guys since Dogman. After that, their magic seemed to leave with the early 90's. While grazing the bins i saw this and my curiosity was peaked. I weighed the value of that $13 like Greenspan but gave in to the impulse buy. I can't help but hear this record and listen to it with anything else but an unsatisfied expectation for the next Gretchen, Faith Hope Love, Kings X or Dogman. That being said, this record isn't bad. In fact some songs bare a faint resemblence to thier best material. Problem is, it never quite BECOMES thier best material. This record is definitely a step out of the ditch they seemed to fall into for me. However, i think its safe to say this band's highpoint is just in the past and will likely not return to the elevated Horizon they stood on. As a record and independent from its ancestors, its a good record. Bebop is a good idea that MIGHT have been a good song. But that scream Doug throws out is awesome. Personally, i think Doug's personal spiritual woes weigh down this band from taking another successful flight. But they can still glide the landscape and remain fairly local while we all recognize that shadow being cast from above from a band that should have just taken off."
|
