Back in the day when I had to write code by hand for my first webpage (<0000> actually equals black I think) I kept a nice webpage with short reviews about every CD, cassette, vinyl I bought or had. It was pretty extensive, I would bet that it's even saved on a floppy disc somewhere. I think one of the things I miss the most is the liner notes, production notes, band members, producer+engineer names that were included in the packaging. I would go make the rounds to all the used shops on OSU campus to seek out the best used deals - looking for familiar bands, familiar producers, familiar musicians. Sometimes I would leave Used Kids with about 15 cd's on a good day.Sept 4 - days later, I finish the post - my point here is I wanted to praise this new 2008 Kings X cd. It rocks like only Kings X can rock it. Yea yeah they have been known as a 'christian band' but who frickin cares. They can play and hard - the tempo changes rule. They played once or twice a year at the Newport when I worked there and valued the day when they showed up to get their riff on for soundcheck to light up our PA system. They always had a Front of House engineer, so I was on stage running monitors - even better to be within feet of them to watch them throw down those tight vocals and reproduce the songs better than a majority of big label bands. This CD rides like a roller coaster, up and down, slow and low, but brings me back to their early CD's Gretchen Goes to Nebraska and Faith/Love. Great song writing, great musicianship.
Rock bands and not rock bands I am also listening to new Theory of a Deadman, Old 97's, Jonatha Brooke, (old) Big Black-Atomizer, Shinedown, Carolina Liar, Honeybrowne, Reckless Kelly, Jakob Dylan (solo), Bodeans-Still cd.
