Best of King's X

Best of King's X

Track Listings

1. King

2. Goldilox

3. Summerland

4. Pleiades

5. It's Love

6. Mr. Wilson

7. Black Flag

8. Lost in Germany

9. Dogman

10. Cigarettes

11. Train

12. Looking for Love

13. Life Going By

14. Sally [#]

15. April Showers [#]

16. Lover [#]

17. Over My Head [Live][#]

Tracks:

King
Goldilox
Summerland
Pleiades
Its Love
Mr. Wilson
Black Flag
Lost In Germany
Dogman
Cigaretts
The Train
Looking For Love
Life Going By
Sally
April Showers
Lover
Over My Head

Customer Reviews:

Kings X - A Nice Introduction To The Band.......2007-07-17

It has always perplexed me why Kings X has never gotten bigger than they have. The band has consistently put out solid quality music over the years and even seemed poised for mass commercial success with the "Faith Hope And Love" album with it's hit single "It's Love" back in the early 90's. But, for some reason the public never really latched on to Kings X and to this day they are a club level act still plugging away on the concert trail. This compilation covers the band's first 6 albums and for the most part I really like it. Like any compilation there are many deserving songs that are left off, but for someone looking to explore Kings X this is a good place to start. The band really only had one "hit" with "It's Love", but a few of these songs received some level of airplay on rock radio too. Some of my personal favorites include "King", "Goldilox", "Summerland" "Pleiades", "Black Flag", "Lost In Germany", and "Looking For Love". The album also includes a live version of one of the band's most popular songs "Over My Head". I really like the live version and think it is superior to the studio original, but a lot of Kings X fans will disagree with me on that. The CD also contains 3 previously unreleased tracks all of which are good. The song "Sally" may be the best song about groupies ever written. Overall this CD would be a great jumping off point for anyone looking to explore this long underrated band.

Great band, not a great compilation..........2007-06-18

They are great, but they are missing the really groovy songs. I reccomend collecting all the CDs from these guys instead of getting this. You will appreciate it them a lot more.

BEST OF! Unrecognized Musical Genius! DIG IN!!!.......2007-05-10

King's X has a core following, a cult following, and that includes anyone that has heard their music.
See them live, and you will understand what true musical prowess sounds like. This is the loudest, the most talented, the greatest ungreat rock & roll act ever.
Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill are 3 guys from Texas that decided to start making albums back in the 80's. Since that day, they have created a truly unique sound that could only be accomplished by such a talented guitarist, a singer/bassist with pipes built for soul, and a drummer that can hammer louder than 100 roofers on top of your house.
These guys rock. Harmonies abound; the 3 voices mix in a way that you must hear to truly understand.
This album covers the first six releases by the band. It is a compilation of some of their best musical pieces and not necessarily an all-encompassing album. You really just need this to break in to the sound. Go back and get all of the albums after you hear the highlights here, because there are no bad tracks on any of their albums.
This album also includes 3 new songs (previously unreleased) and a live version of their most soulful tune to date, Over my Head.

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD, BUY THIS ALBUM. NOW!

THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN UNAPPRECIATED, UNKNOWN AND UNSUNG FOR FAR TOO LONG!

A good introduction to hard rock's most underrated band .......2006-09-12

The Best of King's X is a good introduction to the most underrated band in hard rock. This collection covers their six albums on Atlantic from 1988's Out of the Silent Planet through 1996's Ear Candy. As with many best-of compilations, most of the best songs are here as well as a few questionable ones. Here is a breakdown of what's included from each album and some comments:

Out of the Silent Planet: "King" and "Goldilox". I can't argue with these selections as they are both the best and most popular songs from the album.

Gretchen Goes to Nebraska: "Summerland" and "Pleiades". First of all, I would recommend all newcomers to buy Gretchen Goes to Nebraska first since this is the band at their very best and the whole album plays like one long highlight. You can't argue with these selections since they are among the most well known. It would have been nice if the studio version of "Over My Head" was included but since the live version from Woodstock '94 is included, I can't complain.

Faith Hope Love: "It's Love", "Mr. Wilson". This is where the band went very poppy. "It's Love" is their most well known track and "Mr. Wilson" is very good. I would have replaced "Mr. Wilson" with "We Are Finding Who We Are" but no big deal.

King's X: "Black Flag" and "Lost In Germany". Although "Black Flag" is the album's most popular song, I would have placed "Prisoner" or "Chariot Song" on here first. "Lost in Germany" is awesome and deserves to be here.

Dogman: "Dogman" and "Cigarettes". "Dogman" is great but I was never a big fan of "Cigarettes." Of all the great songs from this album, I'd probably put "Fool You" on here.

Ear Candy: "The Train", "Looking For Love", and "Life Going By". Both "Looking for Love" and "Life Going By" are great songs and deserve to be here. However, I would have replaced "The Train" with "Mississippi Moon", which is the best song on the album.

As for the unreleased tracks, all three are very cool as "Sally" and "Lover" are both very melodic while "April Showers" shows the band at their funkiest. They're not among their best work but they are not the typical throwaway new tracks you get on best-of collections.

As stated earlier, while I would recommend newcomers to pick up the flawless Gretchen Goes to Nebraska first, Best of King's X is a good introduction to an awesome band and most of the tunes included are among their best work. And if you like what you hear, check out all their other albums. There's not a bad one among them.

Best of Kings' X.......2006-03-13

Not sure if you can only have 14 songs on a best of Kings' X CD. There are so many great songs. Their songs have gotten me through some rough times and some happy times in my life and this was a great collection. I love that there were a couple other songs that are not on any other releases also. They were great.

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