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King's X at Scout Bar, 5/18/2013

via Houston Press:

Photo by Nicholas Zalud

Longtime fans showed up at Scout Bar over the weekend to hear some beloved tunes, sure, but also to simply check in and see if the proto-grunge power trio was OK.

It’s a pleasure, then, to report that King’s X is alive and well. If the group is still living with the pain of the past two years’ trials, none of it showed on their smiling faces Saturday. Instead, they were buoyed from start to finish by the intense love of a diehard audience that managed to completely pack out the Clear Lake club.

Here’s a somewhat decent, sometimes blurry, side-of-the-stage-perspective clip of Eureka Machines performing “Affluenza” at the Brudenell Social in Leeds on May 11.

Eureka Machines performing “Zero Hero” at the Exchange Arts Centre on April 12, 2013

Queen performs a revved up version of “We Will Rock You” at England’s Milton Keynes Bowl on the Hot Space Tour in 1982.

This is the same “fast” version that kicks off Live Killers and one that the band used as a show opener during the late 1970s through the early 1980s. According to (the mostly reliable) Wikipedia, a studio recording of this version exists as part of a live studio performance for John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 show in 1977.

The Sound City Players featuring Rick Springfield perform “The Man That Never Was” on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Man, I love me some Rick Springfield.

Nada Surf performs “Waiting for Something” live at Amoeba Music on January 30, 2012

Toad the Wet Sprocket performs “Fall Down” on 6/11/2008 at the Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA

Toad the Wet Sprocket performs “Windmills” on 6/12/2008 at Starland Ballroom, Sayerville, NJ

We’re Gonna Play Some Songs For You Starting In About 4 Beats

Eureka Machines at The Forum, Darlington, UK on 11/10/2012

I know, I know. You’re already getting a little tired of the recent rush of Eureka Machines posts, right? Well, get over it right this instant. Chris Catalyst and the boys have a new album coming out early next year, and I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl. I’ll be posting album progress updates and anything and everything Eureka Machines-related that is interesting or of decent quality. My hope is that you get hooked on this band (if for no other reason than overexposure) and that you go out and make a pledge for the new album (and buy their first two albums while you’re at it).

Speaking of decent quality, this video posted to YouTube of Saturday night’s show at The Forum in Darlington, UK is better than decent. The back-of-the-hall vantage point leaves a little to be desired, but I can’t complain, because the audio quality is quite good, and the band seems to be in fine form, including Chris’ voice, which is top-notch and sounding a bit better than some of the live footage I’ve seen recently.

Of course, there are a few NSFW and not-child-friendly points along the way, but this is rock ‘n’ roll after all.

Here’s the setlist for anyone following along at home:

  • Scream Eureka
  • Everyone Loves You
  • (I’m) Wasting My Time (Yet Again)
  • These Are The People Who Live In My House
  • Do Or Die
  • Pop Star
  • None Of The Above
  • The Story Of My Life
  • The One Who Wouldn’t Change You
  • Zero Hero
  • Champion The Underdog

Eureka Machines performs (an abbreviated) “Scream Eureka” on 11/3/2012 at the Marrs Bar, Worcester, UK

Eureka Machines performs new song “Pop Star” on 11/3/2012 at The Marrs Bar, Worcester, UK in this video with better-than-expected audio quality.

All the heads bobbing in the way kinda makes you feel like you were there, huh? Well, except for the whole black-and-white business.

I’m really digging this song, though, and I can’t wait to hear the new album.

Foo Fighters perform on Live on Letterman April 12, 2011 at the iconic Ed Sullivan Theater

Lost in Germany

King’s X performs live on Rockpalast at Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany on 4/4/1999

So I’m on a bit of a King’s X kick lately, and as a result, my followers benefit or suffer from my current obsessions. I hope this excellent 1999 King’s X performance on the German music television show Rockpalast falls squarely in the former camp. The too-short 40-minute set is understandably Tape Head-heavy since this show was in support of that album’s tour, but noticeably absent was anything from their debut Out of the Silent Planet or fan favorite Gretchen Goes to Nebraska. And with the exception of the two longer Faith Hope Love tunes, the show featured shorter, more straight-ahead rock songs from their catalog. I wonder how much they were trying to distance themselves from their earlier material at this point?

While I’ve never seen King’s X live—but it’s definitely on my bucket list—I have seen plenty of performance footage of the band, and it never ceases to amaze me at how tight they are and that such a huge sound comes from just three musicians.

Here’s the full setlist. Enjoy!

  • Groove Machine (Tape Head)
  • Dogman (Dogman)
  • Lost In Germany (King’s X)
  • Sometime (Ear Candy)
  • Fade (Tape Head)
  • We Were Born to Be Loved (Faith Hope Love)
  • Looking For Love (Tape Head)
  • Moanjam (Faith Hope Love)

Tres Mts. covers Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” live at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston on 3/27/2011

Tsar performs “Wrong” on 9/1/2012 at LA’s Bootleg Bar

The audio quality is not great, but this is one of the best songs on Band-Girls-Money.