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Andrew’s Judgmental Album Reviews: King’s X – Three Sides of One (2022)

King’s X returns after a 14 year gap between albums! Same trio since 1983! But are they still good? How will the Judgement fall for Three Sides of One?

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Now I did say September was going to have a solid amount of metal, October may as well because of Spooky Season, so I’ll have to work on ending the year with a more eclectic spread. However, that brings us to this week’s album, the new one from King’s X! By this point you’re expecting some grand serendipity or gap in time from me listening to them, but Nay, they are a band after my own inconsistent interests!

Their last studio album was XV (2008) and that was the last album I listened to once I heard Pray. King’s X is a progressive metal/alt rock style of band, which honestly peaked in the 90s. Dogman (1994) is my favorite album of theirs and many consider it to be the best in their catalogue. Known mostly as a “musician’s musicians”, this trio has heavily influenced many bands and are probably some of the most respected musicians you’ve never heard of. Let’s also not overstate this may very well be the only band that has had the same 3 members and only these 3 members on all of their studio albums. So the longevity has to be worth something since they’ve been a group since 1979 and their first recording in 1983.

King’s X is: Doug Pinnick (Bass, vocals), Jerry Gaskill (Drums, Percussions, vocals) & Ty Tabor (Guitar, vocals)

  • Artist: King’s X
  • Album: Three Sides of One
  • Label: InsideOut Music
  • Total Track Time: 46:42

Let It Rain has a sparse little drum beat with an interesting western/jazz bassline. The song exemplifies one of King’s X’s biggest lyrical themes, and that is; they like to use faith and religious imagery, so wanting the rain to wash the fear away and calling for saviors means this could have something to do with the past few years or just a general call for absolution. It has a nice groove, feels a little boring though honestly. Flood, Pt. 1 even though I don’t love the weird white noise to start with, the rhythm comes in crunchy and nice, before completely flipping into like a 70s psychedelic rock bass groove. The lyrics are insanely sparse in the entire song, and I mean like 8 total lines. But I really like what you would probably consider the hook; “I used to say that all we needed was love, Now I’m thinking that what we need is a flood”, interesting song and continued the wash away/water imagery from the first song. So it definitely works. Nothing But the Truth is a fantastic song. A slow Blues driven song about wanting someone to talk to you, tell you the truth and not having to drag it out of them; “My heart can feel, Oh, a little too much, But oh, in my soul, oh, you have touched, I think too much, Oh, it’s just my fault, I hold it in, and you hold it up”.

Give It Up is funky and groovy and just a great little song. Lyrically it has a very fun almost like funk fused punk vibe to it about not giving up what brings you joy. The last verse is pretty great though; “Life really is a bitch, I’m stupid, is what I’m learning, Some people call me wise, born today and soon be dying, So live another day, that’s the battle it’s true, And if you find your groove, hang on to whatever keeps you”. So it has an obvious lightness in the vocal delivery, positivity and it’s a danceable tune as well so it’s very easy to just bop to this. All God’s Children now is a good time to remind readers that this is not a Christian Rock band. They use faith and religious imagery a bit, but don’t classify themselves in that category. This song however, lingers…is supposed to sound ethereal and probably be evocative to a degree; but I’m falling asleep here. They use hymnal group vocals to transition the chorus into the verses, a bit of acoustic guitar and a weird guitar tone…I like absolutely nothing about this song. Is it offensive to my ears? No. But this is Doctor’s Waiting Room music. Take the Time sounds like something The Beatles or Barenaked Ladies would do. It’s very light, nearly folky with an interesting orchestral ensemble during a portion of the song. I’ll admit it feels a little weird, though their early work did have a bit of Beatles-esque songs, so it’s not a bad song, actually pretty interesting and insightful.

Festival starts off with a megaphone intro and kicks into more of a punk style of tempo. This almost sounds like it could’ve been on the last Billy Talent album. While I think it’s a little jarring to come off two slower tempo songs into more of a punk song, it’s still a groovy song that picks the energy back up. Swipe Up okay this song gives me Promised Land era Queensryche vibes musically. Lyrically it’s all about how fast misinformation spreads because of the internet and how the world has become customizable to your little slice of reality. So you just swipe up to unlock anything you want, because you control your narrative…so to speak. Interesting song with a cool little arrangement. Holidays brings back more Beatles reference since I’m immediately reminded of Because with the arrangement and the group harmonies. It’s not a bad song to get across the passage of time and how people use holidays and weekends as goalposts to satisfy the lie that is the monotony of life.

Watcher definitely has this feeling they were going for a song that could fit on Dogman or Ear Candy, and sonically it hits that 90s alt rock sound, but the lyrics are a little too abstract. Also due to how abstract the lyrics are the song feels very open and not well defined. So when it ends it just drifts into the silence instead of feeling like a complete thought. She Called Me Home a song that feels weird. Lyrically it’s about something happening, so the tragedy possibly calling the singer home even though they were told to go pursue other things. We definitely hit the real thinkers of songs that are vague enough to allow the listener to relate to it how they want. Which there’s something insanely clever about that, but also a bit frustrating from my perspective. Every Everywhere we return to more of the Beatles/indie approach to rock music. While I can appreciate the sentiment of “ The whole world is crying for love, Every, everywhere”, it’s a bit too optimistic and idealistic for my liking. So it’s one of those songs like a 1st grade play would sing and you’d say ‘that’s adorable’.

Let me start my summation with getting across, just because I said they peaked in the 90s doesn’t make them bad now. They have shown a great level of consistency in musicianship and of course a steady lineup helps. But peaks and valleys happen, can’t fight the facts. As for this album, I was pleasantly surprised and will admit that the album does get better after a few listens. Now that’s not to say I don’t have issues. The fact that the middle songs in the album jump around a little too much from tempo to tone and it ends with kind of a questionable wet fart; I’m just conflicted in my feelings.

Musically nothing was offensive and Three Sides of One is a clever analogy to the fact they’ve been a trio for nearly 40 years and you could almost break apart the song styles into 3 types (Prog Metal, Alt Rock and Beatles-esque). So you got a little bit of everything everywhere, but it just didn’t quit seem to fit all the time. Still a good album, and even though Doug Pinnick has said King’s X was never a profitable band; I think they’ve shown they still have a solid enough grasp on who they are to make some quality music.

 

Final Judgment: 7/10

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Prepare for the most electrifying even of the HPW calendar!

While the stage is set for Blood & Thunder 4 and the HPW World Trios Championships, HPW must also address the return of KAGE!

 

Thundra Plateau is ready.

Wrestling is Life, but life has its stormy weather. The rain is going to be hot in June, but will the reign continue through the Summer? The Dark Forces may have failed to take the Undisputed Triforce World Championship from Zelda, but they still have the World Trios Championships. Harlequin, Lupay & Glutko will step inside the double ring, double cage to defend their gold. On one side, Arrow Club’s special combination of Fin Balure, Torbevito & Bad Croc Scaly. On the other, a new combination of its own in Cia, Lana & Midna.

 

Speaking of Cia, Lana & Midna…

The three of them are together, dressed in workout attire, in what appears to be a dance studio. This is a collaboration stream for Midna and Lana as they’re both big presences on the internet, aka “influencers.” Lana and Midna wave and say hi, and they give introductions, including Cia, who is reluctant to be standing there. Cia doesn’t know why they need to do this. Lana says they have to improve their teamwork. They may have won against Los Taros Locos, but it was really sketchy there for a second. Midna adds that doing a dance routine together is great for their timing and coordination.

Cia says she didn’t mean that, she meant having to stream it! Oh, well obviously, combining Midna’s viewing audience with Lana’s, and HPW’s overall, this makes huge numbers! So? And huge money…! Cia raises her eyebrow and says, “Oh really?” The trio sets up, and Lana says obviously they first have to learn the steps. Midna brings up, “Wait, what song are we dancing to?” Oh, good point. Lana was thinking something from Lulu. Cia asks, “Lulu? From the Indigo-Go’s?” Midna says Lulu’s got a great solo album. Lana agrees! That’s so great that they like the same music. Cia isn’t as familiar with her solo stuff, so she’ll rely on them for this.

Lana suggests they go with Energetic Me. For one, it has the most energy, duh. And it still has a dance vibe, which is the whole point. Midna says she might’ve gone with Royal Discotheque or Ten Outta Ten, but she sees Lana’s point. Lana shows them the dance moves she has in mind. Left arm up, bent at the elbow, and the hand up against the side of the chest. Then they switch so the right arm goes up to mirror that position while the left hand goes back to the hip. Maybe add a little hip pop as that happens. Do that a couple times, and then turn to the right. This puts the left hand on the back of the hip, right hand on the back of the neck for a sexy pose.

Then you turn to flip it the other way, then do a 360 with a big neck whipping, hair flipping move. Then finish with feet apart and double V’s up by the eyes, maybe with a wink. Cia says, “Yeah, okay…” while Midna says, “I like it!” Midna says she’ll set up in the middle. Cia asks why Midna is in the middle, and Midna says it’s symmetry. She’s the tallest, Cia and Lana are about the same, it makes sense. Yeah, but it also means Midna is the center of attention. Well, that’s just coincidental. Lana says it doesn’t matter, the point is them doing it all in synch. Cia sighs and says, “Fine.” Midna is in the middle, Cia is on her right, and the music plays.

Left arm, right arm, left arm, right arm, pose to the right, pose to the left, 360 spin and neck whip, then double V. Midna nailed it, but Cia was lagging. Cia defends she was not, but Lana says it’s alright, they’ll just keep trying. They run through it a couple more times, they do tighten it up, and all three feel really good about how that went.

The Dark Forces are watching.

They aren’t impressed by the “little dance party.” Harlequin says the Faces of Evil are way better anyway. Especially with the classics like the Thriller dance and Macarena. Zant says, “The Macarena? Pfft, and people think I’m a dork…” Harlequin says, “Don’t you dare mock the Macarena!” Harlequin changes tabs on the computer and starts playing the song! After the introduction, he lifts his right arm up flat, then his left. Then he turns the right hand up, the left hand up, puts his right hand on his left shoulder, left hand on right shoulder, then moves right hand up behind his head, and then his left.

Now his arms crisscross, right hand on left hip and left hand on right hip, to then switch so right hand on right hip and left hand on left hip. And of course, he swivels his hips in one big circle to go with “HEY~ Macarena! AIGHT!” Zant rolls his eyes while Harlequin keeps going, jumping 90 degrees to his left. Ganon walks in, Ghirahim following behind, and he tells Harlequin to “turn that crap off.” Harlequin pouts but he does as told. Ganon seethes as he takes a seat in his big arm chair. “Needless to say… Wrestling is Life didn’t go how I’d hoped. What was Kage even doing there?! Did either of you have any idea he was going to betray us?!”

Zant and Ghirahim are a bit flustered. Zant isn’t even sure Kage was part of The Dark Forces at the time Ganon took ownership. He’d kinda gone rogue at some point, didn’t he? Ghirahim agrees, it didn’t seem like he was even aligned with Cia and the others. All the more reason for Kage to keep his nose out of Ganon’s business! If Kage cared about the Dark Forces, then he would’ve helped them fight back at HyruleMania, or any time since. Kage clearly just wants the title, same as Ganon, so he’s a dead man walking. Speaking of that… Where’s Kevin? He came back in April, why isn’t he here?

 

Somewhere dark and spooky…

Heavy footsteps can be heard echoing as Kevin Gibdo moves down the hallway. He speaks with a low, airy voice, “Majora… Your madness… spread like wildfire… You thought by setting me ablaze… I would crumble into ash… You were wrong! Instead, I have been purified…! Purged of flaws and weaknesses… I now come forth… as gold!” There’s a light at the end of the hall, and Kevin enters a grand hall, with treasure gleaming in the light. At the center is the sarcophagus. Kevin walks up to it, opens it, and then his burnt and tattered bandages fall away before he steps inside. The sarcophagus closes, then the eyes on it begin to glow… Then the entire thing glows!

The glowing becomes a shining light, and that shining becomes so bright that nothing can be seen. It is clear things between Kevin and Majora are not over. Will the Masked Monster even stand a chance once the Gibdo of All Gibdos is restored to full strength?

 

Back to the Dark Forces…

Shabonne says, “I’m sure Kevin is just fine doing whatever Gibdos do on their time off.” Tali says, “What matters is what I’m about to do to that tiny little weasel with the Goddess Championship. If The Dark Forces is gonna have all the gold, then I need to squash her like a bug and take that title off of whatever’s left!” Ganon nods and says he likes the initiative. Tali will start on her own Triple Crown as the Dark Forces will make Hyrule Pro-Wrestling their kingdom! The group cheers while raising a toast! And then Harlequin gets Glutko and Lupay to join in on the Macarena, to which Ganon groans and facepalms.

 

And so, the ThunderStruck card is set!

The double ring, double cage will rattle with Blood & Thunder as the HPW World Trios Championships are on the line! The Gerudo Ace looks to settle a grudge with the Hero’s Shadow! And now, the Million Rupee Championship and HPW Goddess Championships will also be on the line! Will the Dark Forces absolutely dominate the Summer? Be ready to endure the heat on Friday, June 20th!

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