King's X (album)

King's X
Studio album by King's X
Released	March 10, 1992
Recorded	1991
Studio	Rampart Studios, Houston, Texas
Genre	Hard rock, progressive metal
Length	50:01
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Sam Taylor
King's X chronology
Faith, Hope, Love (1990) King's X (1992) Dogman (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10 [2]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [3]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

King's X is the fourth studio album by American rock band King's X, released in 1992 through Atlantic Records. The album marked the end of the band's relationship with producer Sam Taylor.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pinnick, Tabor and Gaskill, except "Prisoner", written by Pinnick, Tabor, Gaskill, Taylor, and Marty Warren.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World Around Me"	2:56
2.	"Prisoner"	4:14
3.	"The Big Picture"	5:03
4.	"Lost in Germany"	4:52
5.	"Chariot Song"	5:22
6.	"Ooh Song"	4:01
7.	"Not Just for the Dead"	4:47
8.	"What I Know About Love"	5:38
9.	"Black Flag"	4:01
10.	"Dream in My Life"	4:57
11.	"Silent Wind"	4:10

The European version of the album includes the song "Junior's Gone Wild" (3:08) as track 7, between "Ooh Song" and "Not Just for the Dead". ^[7] That song is also featured on the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey soundtrack. ^[8]

Accolades

In 2022, Guitar World ranked King's X #15 on their list of "The 30 Greatest Rock Guitar Albums of 1992". ^[9]

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1992	Musikexpress	Germany	"Albums of the Year"	43	[10]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [11]	46
US Billboard 200 [12]	138

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Black Flag"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	17

Personnel

King's X

• Doug Pinnick – bass, lead vocals
• Ty Tabor – guitars, dulcimer, sitar, Concertmate 650, backing vocals
• Jerry Gaskill – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Max Dyer – cellos
• Sam Taylor (billed as "Little Willie T.") – 'pianto', organ splatches

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. King's X – King's X at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
2. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 228. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Garza, Janiss (March 30, 1992). "King's X Review". Entertainment Weekly . Time Inc. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. Q , p. 79, May 1992{{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. Neely, Kim (April 30, 1992). "King's X – King's X – Music Review". Rolling Stone . Wenner Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
6. "King's X – King's X (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
7. "King's X self-titled album, European release", discogs.com
8. "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey soundtrack", discogs.com
9. Prato, Greg (April 28, 2022). "The 30 greatest rock guitar albums of 1992". Guitar World. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
10. "Kritiker Top 50 – die fünfzig besten Platten". ME Sounds Special 93 (in German). December 1992. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
11. "Official Albums Chart on 22/3/1992 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "King's X Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2014.

External links

• Official King's X site, Accessed on July 10, 2005.