King's X - Ogre Tones 9/27

[cineman]

Ogre Tones (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AOVL8G/dvdtalk/dvdtalk/qid=1127075051/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-5066499-9678432?v=glance&s=music&n=507846)

Judging from the sample clips, this should be their best album in years!!!!

[cdollaz]

Hopefully it will be much better than the last 2, which have both been terrible.

[cineman]

Agreed. The last 2 have not been their best work. Some experimenting that didn't work. Ogre Tones is shaping up to be a return to form.

[kramdenfan]

anyone know of a tour in the works?

[cineman]

There are no dates yet, but they are supposed to be touring Oct-Nov this year. No word on next year.

[B5Erik]

From the clips it sounds like their best album in a long time. I haven't bought a King's X album since Tape Head, but I may have to change that and pick this one up!

[Jippy]

Did anybody pick this up? I haven't heard much about it. Don't want to get too excited yet...

[moorehed]

would be awesome if they released another album as good as tapehead. as for a tour, i know they are going to be in Raleigh OCT 22nd. i will not be here though :(

i sure could use a copy of the album...

[kramdenfan]

I happened to come across these today on the King's X site. I'm hoping to be at the Buffalo show on 11/2...but I still haven't picked up the new CD- has anyone else?

KING'S X TOUR:
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10.19.05 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
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10.21.05 Johnson City, TN @ Gatsby's
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10.22.05 Raleigh, NC @ The Lincoln Theater
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10.23.05 Charlottesville, VA @ Satellite Ballroom
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10.25.05 Baltimore, MD @ 8 x 10
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10.27.05 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
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10.28.05 Brookyln, NY @ The Brooklyn Music Terminal
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10.29.05 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
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10.30.05 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
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11.01.05 Hartford, CT @ The Webster Theatre
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11.02.05 Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
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11.04.05 West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
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11.05.05 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Rex Theater
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11.06.05 Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
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11.09.05 Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theatre & Ballroom
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11.18.05 Chicago, IL @ Martyrs
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11.23.05 Kansas City, MO @ The Hurricane

[cdollaz]

I finally got it and...it's a little below average for KX. Definitely better than Manic Monday and Black Like Sunday, but not nearly as good as Tapehead or Bulbous. Would be a much better album if they trimmed 3-4 weak tracks off.

There just seems that there is hardly any riffing any more in KX music and it seems like the writing is Doug-heavy. Alot of this album sounds like Pinnick's solo stuff. However, it definitely has more of the "KX sound" than the previous two.

Bottom line: not a bad album, but definitely nothing special. The kind of album that is just good enough to make you want to eject it and listen to some of their older stuff.

[kramdenfan]

Thanks for the review, cdollaz. I may pick it up, simply because I want to go to the Buffalo show with some knowledge of thier newer stuff....