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Kings X Live All Over The Place 2004(mp3 320kbs)ICM369
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It's about time that King's X issued a live CD.
This is something I have been wanting for years.
Having seen these guys in concert a few times, they are a band to
be reckoned with live.
They are heavy as a freight train, yet they still retain that killer
soul that their studio records have.
Well that same vibe has been captured here on this 2-CD
Instead of just releasing one show from their recent tour, they
compiled this show from soundboard recordings throughout the years.
However, they have put it together using some studio wizardry that
makes is sound as if it were one complete show.
As usual Doug does a lot of preaching during the songs, in the middle
of Believe for instance, Doug goes off into a rant about believing in
oneself instead of believing in any god. Hmmmm, a bit different message
from the one he preached in the early days.
Also the band doesn't always stick strictly to the way the songs were
played on the album.
Doug takes some liberties in the lyrics. In Dogman for instance, he
adlibs the words I like 'em I like 'em fat and I like 'em from a bong."
Once again, a bit disappointing to hear one of my favorite artists
promoting drug use. However, for the most part this CD is not disappointing.
Live All Over the Place can basically be split up into three section,
starting off electric, going into an acoustic set in the middle, and then
wrapping things up with a return to maiximum amplification.
Whether it be electric or acoustic, the music contained herein is pure
brilliance, in my not so humble opinion. King's X live simply annihilate.
The extended version of Over My Head is awesome, as is the smokin' version
of Moan Jam and Johnny.
I must also add that this disc sounds live, in other words it doesn't sound
like the band spent hours in the studio overdubbing their parts, but rather
this is a genuine in front of an audience" performance. Quite nice!
This double album set of the Texan trio collates live performances
from over the years.
Live songs incorporate everything from Visions on the first album,
to Black Like Sunday on their latest studio effort.
They themselves admit that these recordings are warts and all,
with no studio overdubs, and the rawness of the songs is all the
better for it.
There are extended jam sessions on some songs, with Doug Pinnick
going into Preacher on others - if you've seen King's X live,
you'll know what I mean !
Especially appreciated is a six song acoustic only set at the
start of the second CD, which allows all three vocal talents to
come more to the fore .
There are some patchy moment, especially if, like me, you prefer
their earlier albums, but this is an album that can be enjoyed
repeatedly.
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CD 1
1. Groove Machine (4:10)
2. Dogman (4:19)
3. Believe (6:40)
4. Little Bit of Soul (4:48)
5. Complain (3:16)
6. Over My Head (8:16)
7. Manic Depression (5:38)
8. Black Like Sunday (3:40)
9. Finished (4:01)
10. Screamer (4:30)
11. Johnny (8:21)
CD 2
1. The Difference [Acoustic] (3:51)
2. (Thinking and Wondering) What I'm Gonna Do [Acoustic] (4:06)
3. Mr. Evil [Acoustic] (4:10)
4. Mississippi Moon [Acoustic] (3:44)
5. Goldilox [Acoustic] (5:02)
6. Everybody Knows a Little Bit [Acoustic] (4:15)
7. Box [Acoustic] (4:06)
8. Talk to You (4:50)
9. Visions (6:03)
10. Cigarettes (8:28)
11. Summerland (3:47)
12. We Were Born to Be Loved (5:49)
13. Moan Jam (11:18)
14. Over My Head [Acoustic] (5:25)
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Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 9.57 MiB
Duration : 4mn 10s
Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps
Writing library : LAME3.96r
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Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : MS Stereo
Duration : 4mn 10s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Stream size : 9.56 MiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.96r
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 2 -lowpass 20.5
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Mp3
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Enjoy:D
Shout out to all at 1337x
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