The debut album from this band from USA.
The band was a trio with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars and vocals.
King's X.... why they did never had a solid breakthrough was a mystery to me when I was a big fan of them back in the 1990s. A view shared by a lot of my fellow music journalists back then.
I am now returning to the band and will review their so far thirteen studio albums this year.
The band was signed on the same label who gave us Led Zeppelin and Rush. The label thought they had another Rush on their hand. And they were rigth. They had indeed a...... cult band on their label. Not a best selling band, though.
The music on this album is highly influenced by the likes of The Beatles, Rush, Led Zeppelin and even Black Sabbath. Add some funk, raga and soul too and you get the drift.
The musicianship is superb and the vocals is good. The band was still developing on this album. They had yet to arrive at their sound and music.
The result of is a good debut album but there was still work to be done. This is still a good album, though.
3 points
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