REVIEW: KING´S X - MANIC MOONLIGHT

KING´S X - MANIC MOONLIGHT (Metal Blade Records, 2001)

Produced by Ty Tabor

Recorded at Alien Beans Studio

Cover Art by Ty Tabor

Tracks: 1- Believe, 2- Manic Moonlight, 3- Yeah, 4- False Alarm, 5- Static, 6- Skeptical Winds, 7- the Other Side, 8- Vegetable, 9- Jenna, 10- Water Ceremony

Here we have King´s X latest album. This time Ty Tabor and company have made an album that is a little bit weirder than their previos ones. We can call this band progressive (if you have listened their "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska", "Out of the Silent Planet" or Faith, Hope Love" albums you already know why I am saying this) and on this recording they show us whya they are an extremely original band. You just have to check the title track to see the way in which this guys use melodies and the uniquyes guitar playing of Mr. Ty Tabor who uses a lot of distorted open notes that add a lot of originality to the tracks. One of the adjectives that come to my mind while listening to this CD is "ethereal". King´s X osngs have this almost spectral melodies, specially in the choruses that have gained them their own identityn as a band. I think is the combination of Dog, Jerry and Ty vocals together with the guitars and the syncopated drums. Lovers of King´s X music will love this one. If you don´t know the band you cnan give "Manic Moonlight" a listen to know what they can do.

Favorite tracks: "Manic moonlight", "Skeptical Winds" and "Jenna"

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