KING'S X — Dogman (review)

KING'S X — Dogman album cover Album · 1994 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
1967/ 1976
I must say that King's X are a historical band of Prog Metal, present in every Prog Metal manuals. But in truth the King's X plays Tech Metal, not true Prog Metal! Ty Tabor is also another clone of Jimi Hendrix, as a way of conceiving music. So the music of King's X is a modern Heavy Metal with tons of Blues arrangements, at least in this 'Dogman'. The drummer Jerry Gaskill is an impressive war machine and the voice of Doug Pinnick is really Bluesy. To conclude this first part of the review... I must say that from too many parts that I read this 'Dogman' is not representative of King's X. I have no evidence to say whether this is true. It is true that 'Dogman' is a great album with great songs.

'Files And Blue Skies' are a typical AOR power ballad. It must be said. But 'Sunshine Rain' is a good Prog Metal ballad, so 'Complain' is pure Grunge song. In truth, proper in truth, 'Dogman' is a Tech Metal album with Blues arrengements, a null other. Proper for this 'Dogman' is an album that please me much. In fact 'Dogman' is an album that explore a diverse way respect to Vanden Plas, Symphony X or Dream Theater and proper for this fact please me extreme much. So a simple song as 'Human Behavior' have a great vocal line in the refrain, also if is not proper a Prog Metal song, but Tech Metal, is a pure Prog Metal song. In this sense is good to perceive this sensation because this is the meaning of this 'Dogman'. Certainly to consider King's X as Prog Metal band is correct in certain visions. But for my point of view King's X is a fundamental band for Prog Metal also if King's X is not a full Prog Metal band. Correct is King's X presence in all manuals of Prog metal, in any case. Probably in the way of a modern catalogation of Prog bands King's X is also a good band for Neo Prog, also if remain a great Prog metal band (Tech Metal).

What else to say about 'Dogman'? After all, if I wrote what I wrote... I think you understand that this is what 'Dogman' I was forwarded. Probably I should add that 'Pillow' is an excellent example of Doom Blues. Or that closes the album's excellent cover of Hendrix 'Manic Depression'. But for me these are just details.

In conclusion... King's X and this 'Dogman' not are examples of Prog Metal. But are two great examples of Tech Metal, ie two examples of Proto Prog Metal. 'Dogman', proper for this fact is an album with great magic.
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