KING’S X ARE BETTER THAN “ALRIGHT”

That yer Uncle Vince is a big King’s X superfan must be pretty well-known ’round these parts by now, because any time Ty Tabor so much as farts my inbox erupts with a cavalcade of “didjahear???” emails on the matter. Which is just fine by me, because Ty Tabor lays some pretty delicious-smelling farts. I hear that the three members of King’s X actually fart in three-part harmony during rehearsals. True story.

The latest is the forthcoming double-disc King’s X Live CD/DVD Live Love in London, recorded in January 2009 at the Electric Ballroom in London (duh) and featuring all the King’s X classics both new and old that we all love so much. The set won’t be officially released until October 25th, but we’ve got our first taste of it in the form of the audio portion of “Alright,” one of my favorite latter day King’s X jams. It’s streaming over at Guitar World and can be pre-ordered here.

I loved the rawness of King’s X’s last live record, 2004’s double-disc Live All Over the Place; the band kept the editing to an absolute minimum, so what you heard on that record was actually what was played, flubs, messups and all. Sounds like Live Love in London is gonna be more of the same; no cheesy overdubs here. Alright!

-VN