King’s X, Faith Hope Love era
Could You Help Me To Remember?
Ty Tabor is such a tasteful guitar player. Just listen to that outro solo that displays his volume swell technique and his EBow work. Just beautiful!
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Ty Tabor
Find people you like. Create magic together. Don’t pick the best guitar player and the best drummer or whatever. You’re not gonna last, I can guarantee you that. It’s all about the chemistry.
Ty Tabor on the importance of band chemistry, 2001 interview
First of all, the members of the band must get along and respect each other. Period. No band can last without that.
Ty Tabor on King’s X’s longevity as a band, 2001 interview
It Used To Be Such A Hassle To Make A Record
Interview with King’s X’s Ty Tabor and Doug Pinnick
Here’s an interview with Ty Tabor and Doug Pinnick of King’s X from late 2001 shortly after the release of Manic Moonlight. The guys discuss everything from the songwriting process and the decision to use loops on the album to the cover design and how the album was named. They also talk a bit about the rigors of touring, working in the studio, and what they see as the problems with the music industry.
At one point the conversation turns to the internet and using it to promote a band’s music. Here’s what Ty had to say:
The internet is important but highly overrated still at this point… It just doesn’t come anywhere close to reaching the market yet… It will someday, but it’s nowhere close yet… [at] being actually really effective.
Remember, this was 2001, and while MP3 players had been around for awhile, Apple’s iPod had likely just been introduced to the market, so there was no iTunes or Amazon music store to speak of. For that matter, there was no Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, or any of the other online and social media tools that bands use to market themselves these days.
I bet present-day Ty really wishes he could go back in time and have a talk with his 2001 self. Then again, after listening to him and Doug talking about being comfortable with where they are in the band’s career, maybe not.
Enjoy!
Halos Seem So Cheap
The Jelly Jam - “Halos in Hell”
The Jelly Jam, the supergroup trio I’ve talked about here previously, has just released the new single “Halos in Hell” from its new album Shall We Descend. I still haven’t picked up this album, and at this point, I’m really not sure why. Soon.
Enjoy!
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Platypus - “Cry”
Monday. One day. “Mayday.”
I am calling out over the sea.
Wish I could be it
Then I would know what it could be
Wish I could own it
Then I wouldn’t let it all own me
Yeah, I wish I was better
Then I would know just what to do
‘Cause I think that I’m normal
At least on some days I know it’s true
Then I would know what it could be
Wish I could own it
Then I wouldn’t let it all own me
Yeah, I wish I was better
Then I would know just what to do
‘Cause I think that I’m normal
At least on some days I know it’s true
Ty Tabor - “My Own Superstition,” Balance, 2008
All of a sudden I realized I had permission to just be an artist and throw this stuff out there and let it go and let it be what it is. It doesn’t define who I am; it’s just a moment. And it’s a real moment.
King’s X’s Ty Tabor, Harmony Central interview
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Ty Tabor - “Money Mouth”
Heavy, melodic, riff-y, groove-y, soulful, and beautiful, Ty Tabor’s 2008 release Balance is everything you could hope—and have come to expect—one of his solo albums to be. So why does he gloss over it in interviews when he talks about his recent material? I don’t know the answer, but I can only put forth the opinion that he doesn’t give it the credit it deserves in the body of his solo work.
Like his previous album Rock Garden, Tabor wrote, recorded, and produced all the songs, and he played the majority of the instruments. Returning to lend their talents are Randy St. John on drums and former Galactic Cowboys Wally Farkas and Alan Doss on guitars and pedal steel, respectively. Balance is Tabor’s first release on Farkas’ Molken Music label, where it was available exclusively on CD and as an MP3 download before finally making its way to iTunes and Amazon. Balance continues to showcase Tabor’s personal lyrics and favors songwriting craftsmanship over the usual guitar wankery found on a guitarists’ solo album, and among other topics, it displays a heavy leaning toward political issues, a subject Tabor has become interested in over the last few years. Even if politics isn’t your thing, there is much to like here.
Enjoy!
Cast away and loose the knot
She’s getting sun on the spot
Where her ring used to be
Before feelings were stronger than our promise
She’s getting sun on the spot
Where her ring used to be
Before feelings were stronger than our promise
Jughead - “Promise,” Jughead, 2002
Who’s Gonna Save Us Now?
The Jelly Jam - “Who’s Comin’ Now”
Ty Tabor has announced that The Jelly Jam’s new album Shall We Descend will ship on November, 28 and is available for pre-order today. The group, which includes Dream Theater bassist John Myung and drummer extraordinaire Rod Morgenstein of the Dixie Dregs and Winger, is streaming the first song from the album “Who’s Comin’ Now” on its website as well its Reverb Nation band page.
Enjoy!
Ty Tabor and dUg Pinnick of King’s X discuss their experiences with Seymour Duncan pickups for the company’s 35th anniversary celebration
