[Bob Lentil]

I caught King's X last night in Pittsburgh, and they were excellent as always. I'd probably rank this as the 2nd best KX show I've attended, because I liked the song selection, and the audio quality was the best I've heard.

The played at the Rex Theatre, which was pretty nice. It's an old movie theatre, so it had theatre seating which was a pleasant change from the typical general admission show, as it created a buffer between the attendees. It's nice to be able to see a band without bumping and grinding with every drunk in your proximity. I got a spot in the second row in front of Doug, which was a change, as I usually park in front of Ty.

They played a bunch of stuff I haven't heard live before and all of it was good:

Julia - I loved the heavy part on this song, definitely very cool to see live.
Charlie Sheen - My favorite song from Bulbous.
Cupid - One of my favorite songs from Tapehead
Goldilox - One of the classic KX songs. I'm glad I finally got to see it live.
Mission - Great song from a great album.
Mr. Wilson - My favorite song from FHL.
I Can't Help It - Another great song from a great album.

All the material was performed very well except for a few screwups (Ty flubbed the beginning of The Difference, the opening song). They opened with an acoustic set and then broke into heavier material, including three new songs. They omitted Freedom (the fourth "new" song) from this show for some reason. Conversely, I do applaud the omission of Moanjam, which is probably my least favorite song on FHL, and they've performed it at every other show I've attended. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing Moanjam again, but it's not high on my priority list, especially when they could be performing other material.

I met the guys after the show and got my copies of Live All Over the Place, Massive Grooves. . ., and The Jelly Jam 2 signed. Doug commented on how I looked uncomfortable everytime he sang to me during the show, which is probably true. I was trying my best not to look uncomfortable. I guess I must have failed.

If you get a chance to see these guys, definitely take it. You won't regret it.