''Manic Moonlight'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band
King's X, released in 2001 via
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
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The album was notable for its inclusion of electronic loops.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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called the album "the most confidently organic and groove-based record of
he band'scareer."
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Exclaim!
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'' wrote that "all the requisite solid performances, chunky grooves, flashy guitar work and beautifully realised vocal harmonies are here, but they're too often obscured by muddy compositions and an apparent desire to get modern with the use of samples, record scratching and loop beats."
In an article about Greg Prato's oral history of the band, ''
Rolling Stone
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'' called the album "underrated."
Track listing
The Japanese release has two bonus tracks:
- "Vegetable" (long version) - 7:36
- "Believe" (long version) - 6:26
Personnel
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Doug Pinnick
Douglas Theodore Pinnick (born September 3, 1950), sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and songwriter for the hard rock and progressive metal band King's ...
– bass, vocals
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Ty Tabor – guitar, vocals
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Jerry Gaskill – drums, vocals
Liner notes
* Produced and mixed by
Ty Tabor
* All songs written by King's X
* Recorded between February and May 2001 at Alien Beans Studios
* Engineered and mastered by Ty Tabor at Alien Beans Studios
* Graphics by Brian J Ames
* Cover art by Ty Tabor
Charts
References
External links
Official band website
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2001 albums
King's X albums
Metal Blade Records albums