King King - Live

King King

Live

(Manhaton Records)

This ensemble creates powerful and crafted studio records. Their songs are either custom-written and arranged or well-chosen. But to appreciate their firepower, interplay and deft use of light and shade – being their strongest suit – you have to see them at a live performance. These recordings were made this year and before Alan Nimmo’s sabbatical for some TLC and treatment on his throat, which we discussed with him at the band’s Crawley gig and briefly after their triumphant appearance at this year’s Ramblin’ Man Fair Festival and at which drummer Wayne Proctor mentioned some mixing he was due to tackle on this release

The live CDs were recorded at the 02 ABC Scotland and the accompanying DVD at the Picturedrome in Holmfirth. Sounds like a good time was had by all. Here’s what’s on the audio discs:

LOSE CONTROL has growling guitar warm-up sounds and Alan greeting the crowd before this thumping rocker kicks in

WAIT ON TIME is a fluid shuffle with shades of the great Freddie King and great Hammond outing by Bob Fridzema

WAKING UP works from a Sly Stone bassline by Lindsay Coulson and the band digs in

RUSH HOUR has a moody electric piano intro and Paul Rodgers-style vocal, with the crowd happily singing along

A LONG HISTORY OF LOVE has a slow grinding Southern Rock vibe..a ten-minute trip to the very soul of this group

MORE THAN I CAN TAKE wrings every dynamic out of the song right from the guitar hammer-on start and swirling organ figures through to its close

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YOU STOPPED THE RAIN is dedicated to Stevie and is driven by an insistent guitar motif

JEALOUSY is of course the deep Frankie Miller tune, favoured by a few acts lately and here performed to an edge-of-psychotic perfection CRAZY has a battering drum commencement and rocks the venue ALL YOUR LIFE is based around funk organ and has the band using Herbie Hancock sounds to put over the number. A great inclusion

STRANGER TO LOVE gives us 13 biting minute of slow funk with an eerie undertow and possibly the best vocal on the record

LET LOVE IN closes the show in great guitar-rocked style

King King still feel like one of the home teams to us – I have known Wayne a long time now – and to see them continue their winning streak warms the heart, they are where they are by hard work and inspiration.

Pete Sargeant

‘King King: Live’ is King King’s first live album and will be released by Manhaton Records on Friday 21st October 2016. The deluxe edition release includes 2 CDS + Bonus DVD. It is also available on digital download.You can pre-order the album on Amazon UK here: http://amzn.to/2cXOlOY

You can also pre-order ‘King King: Live’ from the band’s website which has copies signed by the entire band here: http://bit.ly/2cMb5kO

In addition, King King will be embarking on a twelve-date UK tour in November 2016 with special guests Broken Witt Rebels and it will stop at the following venues:

BRIGHTON, OLD MARKET
WEDNESDAY 9th NOVEMBER
TICKETS: £20 / 24 HOUR BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0898
VENUE BOX OFFICE: 01273 201 801
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11-A UPPER MARKET STREET, HOVE, BN3 1AS
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NORWICH, WATERFRONT
THURSDAY 10th NOVEMBER
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UEA BOX OFFICE: 01603 508 050 / VENUE TEL: 01603 632 717
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139-141 KING STREET, NORWICH, NR1 1QH
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SOUTHAMPTON, 1865
FRIDAY 11th NOVEMBER
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VENUE TEL: 023 80 222 605 / EMAIL: book@the1865.com
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BRUNSWICK SQUARE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 3AR
www.the1865.com

FROME, CHEESE & GRAIN
THURSDAY 17th NOVEMBER
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MARKET YARD, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 1BE
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BILSTON, ROBIN 2
FRIDAY 18th NOVEMBER
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20-28 MOUNT PLEASANT, BILSTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV14 7LJ
www.therobin.co.uk

CARDIFF, TRAMSHED
SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER
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CLARE ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 6QP
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EXETER, PHOENIX
SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER
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BRADNINCH PLACE, GANDY STREET, EXETER, EX4 3LS
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

ABERDEEN, LEMON TREE
THURSDAY 24th NOVEMBER
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VENUE BOX OFFICE: 01224 641 122
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5 WEST NORTH STREET, ABERDEEN, AB24 5AT
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EDINBURGH, QUEEN’S HALL
FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER
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VENUE BOX OFFICE: 0131 668 2019
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85-89 CLERK STREET, EDINBURGH, EH8 9JG
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CHESTER, LIVE ROOMS
SATURDAY 26th NOVEMBER
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VENUE BOX OFFICE: 0871 220 0260
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HOMER HOUSE, 1 STATION ROAD, CHESTER, CHESHIRE, CH1 3DR
www.theliverooms.com

CLITHEROE, GRAND
SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER
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18 YORK STREET, CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE, BB7 2DL
www.thegrandvenue.co.uk

LONDON, ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
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VENUE BOX OFFICE: 020 7527 8900
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UPPER STREET, LONDON, N1 2UD
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