What's up with King's X? - Page 6

hebjam · 3rd April 2008, 02:58 AM

Wow, I remember being on tour with Frank Marino back in the mid nineties and when we got to Texas I was literaly going through the phone book looking for 'Tabor'!! haha
Really loved the band back then. Haven't listened to them in awhile though...

Elnico50 · 22nd April 2008, 01:23 AM

Here

davew · 22nd April 2008, 07:54 AM

"somebody hit stop!!!!" - mw.

'no lie.'

thanks michael, had a lot of fun that day! sorry for drumming on my knees!

an album well worth the wait!

**mwagener** · 22nd April 2008, 03:22 PM

Thanx for the link Elnico50.

It is really weird just hearing those little snippets of the songs. I mean you can get an idea of what it kinda sounds like, but the songs really come alive from the dynamic that builds up during the song, and here it gets cut off right when the next bigger part should come in, especially on "Move", one of my favs on this album.

Well, I guess it's "just" one more month.

Elnico50 · 4th May 2008, 01:52 AM

Yeah I can imagine it must be annoying to hear those 30 sec snippets in low bitrate on Amazon......still the songs sound incredible so I can't wait until I can crank the real ones through my stereo. Or better yet get my sound guy friends to crank it though their PAs in between sets at gigs

**mwagener** · 4th May 2008, 02:19 PM

16 more days . . .

I got a pre-release copy and Ty did an amazing job on the sequencing and mastering.

tubeydude · 9th May 2008, 06:41 PM

They posted "Move" on their myspace page. I can't wait to get my disk. (been ordered for a couple weeks)

Sounds great Michael! It must have been fun recording them.

Any stories?

Elnico50 · 11th May 2008, 03:08 AM

I must have played those two tracks a thousand times. If they sound that good at 96kbs crappy myspace quality imagine the real deal. 9 days to go

Audio Hombre · 11th May 2008, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elnico50

If they sound that good at 96kbs crappy myspace quality imagine the real deal. 9 days to go

128kbps*

ArkAmps · 16th May 2008, 06:59 PM

I didn't realize until today that Michael Wagener hang's out here, and shares his experience with King's X to boot!!! Yet ANOTHER forum to chew into what little time I have these days.....

The snippets at Amazon.com sound cool!

**mwagener** · 17th May 2008, 02:20 AM

Here's some more...

the brand new KING's X Widget

Elnico50 · 17th May 2008, 05:37 AM

I bought it from Itunes

There's a slight problem though with the Itunes version....lots of bad clicks and pops throughout the whole album, which has happened with albums I've bought from them before.

I notified them so they better fix it!

In the meantime I'll wait for my Amazon copy.

Anyway the songs sound amazing, you did such a great job Michael. Sounds so MASSIVE! So punchy and the whole thing is insanely SICK.

I think my fave is the title track so far. Like HOLY SH#T man!!!! I'm moshing so hard Im scaring my cat!

wildstar · 17th May 2008, 09:19 PM

Just got my tickets to see King's X with Extreme in July.

You could say that I'm a little bit psyched.

ArkAmps · 18th May 2008, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwagener

Here's some more...

the brand new KING's X Widget

Very cool!!!

www.arkamps.com

**Geert van den Berg** · 19th May 2008, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elnico50

I bought it from Itunes

There's a slight problem though with the Itunes version....lots of bad clicks and pops throughout the whole album, which has happened with albums I've bought from them before.

I notified them so they better fix it!

In the meantime I'll wait for my Amazon copy.

After reading your post I just listened to the iTunes snippets, those also have clicks and pops all over the examples! This sucks as I intended to buy it from there as well.

How did you notify them? And whom did you notify? Apple or the record label?

I don't see any contact info, but would like to bug them about it as well.

Judging from the snippets it's a great sounding record!

EDIT: I FOUND THE SUPPORT PAGE AND SEND AN EMAIL!

Chris · 19th May 2008, 04:58 AM

Michael, since this was bumped up I wanted to ask. I'm looking to buy one of those randall set ups and I was wondering. You said the small combo with one speaker was pretty good. Is it really as good as buying the preamp and power amp and running it? I'm talking sound only, not options wise (I know you run dual preamps into the power amp and do it stereo).

**mwagener** · 19th May 2008, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Michael, since this was bumped up I wanted to ask. I'm looking to buy one of those randall set ups and I was wondering. You said the small combo with one speaker was pretty good. Is it really as good as buying the preamp and power amp and running it? I'm talking sound only, not options wise (I know you run dual preamps into the power amp and do it stereo).

The little RM20 has a definite "combo amp" tone, which is great for some stuff, but based on the 15W power amp and the small cab, it doesn't have a ton of balls. If you are looking for a full range studio setup I would go with the RM4 and the RT/250 power amp.

**mwagener** · 19th May 2008, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geert van den Berg

After reading your post I just listened to the iTunes snippets, those also have clicks and pops all over the examples! This sucks as I intended to buy it from there as well.

How did you notify them? And whom did you notify? Apple or the record label?

I don't see any contact info, but would like to bug them about it as well.

Judging from the snippets it's a great sounding record!

EDIT: I FOUND THE SUPPORT PAGE AND SEND AN EMAIL!

you guys got me worried. Do you hear the clicks in the samples of the Widget?

ArkAmps · 19th May 2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwagener

you guys got me worried. Do you hear the clicks in the samples of the Widget?

I didn't notice any clicks or pops...

Elnico50 · 20th May 2008, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geert van den Berg

After reading your post I just listened to the iTunes snippets, those also have clicks and pops all over the examples! This sucks as I intended to buy it from there as well.

How did you notify them? And whom did you notify? Apple or the record label?

I don't see any contact info, but would like to bug them about it as well.

Judging from the snippets it's a great sounding record!

EDIT: I FOUND THE SUPPORT PAGE AND SEND AN EMAIL!

Yeah the record sounds unbelievable. Already the songs are sinking into my consciousness (wtf!)....there's a bunch of songs where the first time I heard them I just got right into them and cranked them up like "Pray", "Alright" and "Go Tell Somebody".....then there's a couple there that are starting to sneak up on me like "Blue" and "Julie".

WHen you buy anything from Itunes that has a problem with it, you report it in your account section.

I doubt it's anything to do with the record company as I've had this happen with Itunes stuff before. They give you a refund, but I would rather they just FIX it so I don't have to wait for Amazon to ship it to me.

Elnico50 · 20th May 2008, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwagener

you guys got me worried. Do you hear the clicks in the samples of the Widget?

Nah there's none there int the widget or in the Amazon samples. It's definitely an Itunes problem

**Geert van den Berg** · 20th May 2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwagener

you guys got me worried. Do you hear the clicks in the samples of the Widget?

I auditioned the songs at the store tab in the iTunes player.

I got a reply from Apple that they are aware of it and it will be fixed in a week or so.

**mwagener** · 20th May 2008, 02:29 PM

I just checked the master and it's clean, got me scared there for a moment

It's out today!!!

tubeydude · 20th May 2008, 06:09 PM

Any fun stories from the sessions?

**mwagener** · 21st May 2008, 12:32 AM

Well, just working with the guys is a lot of fun in itself. I love it when you suggest something to the musicians and they play it right away without having to practice it: "You mean like this?". I can't think of any particular story that stands out, I'm just enjoying my "job"

Killahurts · 21st May 2008, 01:47 AM

That song "Alright" is stuck in my head, bad. Gonna have to buy this record right away to get rid of it.

Way to go Michael, outstanding work, as usual!

Chris · 21st May 2008, 03:46 AM

Michael, do you have any other power amps you could suggest or do you think the Randall is the best selection?

I'm thinking of going out and buying this CD just to buy it. Have never listened to Kings X before hearing a few myspace snippets after reading these threads about them.

opentune · 21st May 2008, 02:42 PM

I´ve been listening to "Move" on the myspace site. Man, it sounded big
on those crappy laptop speakers!

Dug is such a soulful singer! (and the band grooves like hell)

Outstanding piece of work in today´s market!

**mwagener** · 21st May 2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Michael, do you have any other power amps you could suggest or do you think the Randall is the best selection?

I'm thinking of going out and buying this CD just to buy it. Have never listened to Kings X before hearing a few myspace snippets after reading these threads about them.

For the MTS series the RT2/50 is the way to go IMO. The use of two different kind of powetubes (brilliant idea) gives you a bunch of different tones, especially if you use different speakers with the amp. Also, compare to the poweramp in the 100W head, the RT 2/50 has lots more balls.

jwnc · 21st May 2008, 03:49 PM

I just bought it from amazon mp3 and it sounds good. They say its encoded in 256 kps but it still doesn't quite sound like it is. Its a little dark compared to the other versions I have heard online. Maybe its just me, but I love the record. I have been listening to KX since 1990.

Jason

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22nd April 2008, 01:23 AM	#152
Elnico50 Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dee Why, Australia Posts: 10	Mp3 samples on Amazon Here

22nd April 2008, 07:54 AM	#153
davew Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 25	"somebody hit stop!!!!" - mw. 'no lie.' thanks michael, had a lot of fun that day! sorry for drumming on my knees! an album well worth the wait! __________________ 4 micron ribbon mic replacement foil.

22nd April 2008, 03:22 PM	#154
mwagener High End Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Music City USA Posts: 2,817	Thanx for the link Elnico50. It is really weird just hearing those little snippets of the songs. I mean you can get an idea of what it kinda sounds like, but the songs really come alive from the dynamic that builds up during the song, and here it gets cut off right when the next bigger part should come in, especially on "Move", one of my favs on this album. Well, I guess it's "just" one more month. __________________ Michael Wagener http://www.michaelwagener.com Production workshops at WireWorld Studio

4th May 2008, 01:52 AM	#155
Elnico50 Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dee Why, Australia Posts: 10	Yeah I can imagine it must be annoying to hear those 30 sec snippets in low bitrate on Amazon......still the songs sound incredible so I can't wait until I can crank the real ones through my stereo. Or better yet get my sound guy friends to crank it though their PAs in between sets at gigs __________________ www.myspace.com/nickmillersplace www.guitar-idol.co.uk/nick-miller

3rd April 2008, 02:58 AM	#151
hebjam Gear Head Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 34	Wow, I remember being on tour with Frank Marino back in the mid nineties and when we got to Texas I was literaly going through the phone book looking for 'Tabor'!! haha Really loved the band back then. Haven't listened to them in awhile though...

4th May 2008, 02:19 PM	#156
mwagener High End Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Music City USA Posts: 2,817	16 more days . . . I got a pre-release copy and Ty did an amazing job on the sequencing and mastering. __________________ Michael Wagener http://www.michaelwagener.com Production workshops at WireWorld Studio

9th May 2008, 06:41 PM	#157
tubeydude Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 43	They posted "Move" on their myspace page. I can't wait to get my disk. (been ordered for a couple weeks) Sounds great Michael! It must have been fun recording them. Any stories?

11th May 2008, 03:08 AM	#158
Elnico50 Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dee Why, Australia Posts: 10	I must have played those two tracks a thousand times. If they sound that good at 96kbs crappy myspace quality imagine the real deal. 9 days to go __________________ www.myspace.com/nickmillersplace www.guitar-idol.co.uk/nick-miller

16th May 2008, 06:59 PM	#160
ArkAmps Gear Head Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 63	I didn't realize until today that Michael Wagener hang's out here, and shares his experience with King's X to boot!!! Yet ANOTHER forum to chew into what little time I have these days..... The snippets at Amazon.com sound cool!

17th May 2008, 02:20 AM	#161
mwagener High End Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Music City USA Posts: 2,817	Here's some more... the brand new KING's X Widget __________________ Michael Wagener http://www.michaelwagener.com Production workshops at WireWorld Studio

17th May 2008, 05:37 AM	#162
Elnico50 Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dee Why, Australia Posts: 10	I got the album I bought it from Itunes There's a slight problem though with the Itunes version....lots of bad clicks and pops throughout the whole album, which has happened with albums I've bought from them before. I notified them so they better fix it! In the meantime I'll wait for my Amazon copy. Anyway the songs sound amazing, you did such a great job Michael. Sounds so MASSIVE! So punchy and the whole thing is insanely SICK. I think my fave is the title track so far. Like HOLY SH#T man!!!! I'm moshing so hard Im scaring my cat! __________________ www.myspace.com/nickmillersplace www.guitar-idol.co.uk/nick-miller

19th May 2008, 04:58 AM	#166
Chris Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 1,304	Michael, since this was bumped up I wanted to ask. I'm looking to buy one of those randall set ups and I was wondering. You said the small combo with one speaker was pretty good. Is it really as good as buying the preamp and power amp and running it? I'm talking sound only, not options wise (I know you run dual preamps into the power amp and do it stereo).

20th May 2008, 02:29 PM	#173
mwagener High End Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Music City USA Posts: 2,817	I just checked the master and it's clean, got me scared there for a moment It's out today!!! __________________ Michael Wagener http://www.michaelwagener.com Production workshops at WireWorld Studio

20th May 2008, 06:09 PM	#174
tubeydude Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 43	Any fun stories from the sessions?

21st May 2008, 12:32 AM	#175
mwagener High End Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Music City USA Posts: 2,817	Well, just working with the guys is a lot of fun in itself. I love it when you suggest something to the musicians and they play it right away without having to practice it: "You mean like this?". I can't think of any particular story that stands out, I'm just enjoying my "job" __________________ Michael Wagener http://www.michaelwagener.com Production workshops at WireWorld Studio

21st May 2008, 01:47 AM	#176
Killahurts Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,275	That song "Alright" is stuck in my head, bad. Gonna have to buy this record right away to get rid of it. Way to go Michael, outstanding work, as usual! __________________ Light is the fastest thing in Texas - My 4-year-old daughter.

21st May 2008, 03:46 AM	#177
Chris Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 1,304	Michael, do you have any other power amps you could suggest or do you think the Randall is the best selection? I'm thinking of going out and buying this CD just to buy it. Have never listened to Kings X before hearing a few myspace snippets after reading these threads about them.

21st May 2008, 02:42 PM	#178
opentune Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: good ol´germany Posts: 644	I´ve been listening to "Move" on the myspace site. Man, it sounded big on those crappy laptop speakers! Dug is such a soulful singer! (and the band grooves like hell) Outstanding piece of work in today´s market! __________________ Just to keep it light, none of us can really claim to be engineers unless we know how to drive a steam locomotive. Now those were engineers! Ethan Winer / april 08 I always thought the "New York Trick" was a girl named Roxie who I met at The Temple Bar. max cooper / september 2006

21st May 2008, 03:49 PM	#180
jwnc Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 117	I just bought it from amazon mp3 and it sounds good. They say its encoded in 256 kps but it still doesn't quite sound like it is. Its a little dark compared to the other versions I have heard online. Maybe its just me, but I love the record. I have been listening to KX since 1990. Jason