Blogcritics Comments on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Comment by dfth on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:29:41 EDT

this is GAY!!

Comment by Tom Johnson on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:35:43 EDT

King's X hit a rough patch in the late 90s and early 00s as a band, but strangely the side-projects sounded exactly like regular King's X albums - Doug's Poundhound and Supershine albums, and his two solo albums under his own name, especially, plus Ty Tabor's and Jerry Gaskill's separate solo works. They all sound more like King's X albums more than the King's X albums from '98-'01 did.

Comment by Josh Hathaway on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:30:04 EDT

My copy of King's X and Mudhoney are on a UPS truck headed for my door today. I think King's X is musically and melodically interesting. Where they fit or don't on the metal and/or prog landscape means very little to me. I don't know how to answer that. What I can say is I love the different keys, time signatures, riffs, melodies and most crucially harmonies that are part of a great King's X record. I don't have all 15 KX records because they're not all great (and some are damn hard to find anymore). At their best, they are lyrically and musically interesting to me because of the elements they skillfully bring to the table. I like them a lot and do think they've gone underappreciated. I'm excited about this new record. And then there is the mighty Mudhoney. If you think KX is a nostalgia purpose... haha. Ahh, the days of my youth. I never wore flannel, but these guys were king when I lived in Seattle. I can't wait to hear the expanded/bonus version of what has to be considered an obscure classic record.

Comment by Pico on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:11:01 EDT

All is not lost for this week, the James Carter is quite good. Full review forthcoming...

Comment by Brian aka Guppusmaximus on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:03:37 EDT

Sorry to hear about Mark's situation & I hope everything gets better rapidly!! Why this band [King's X] has continually suffered from near anonymity is beyond me. Well, because they are really boring man (imho,They Suck!!)... I still don't understand how they are now getting credited in the Prog world. I believe Magna Carta Records & crew brought them back to life but when I hear this bands name off of so many musician's lips, all I can think of is,"Thanks for Collective Soul..A$$holes". They were always quite monotonous and they tried to pawn them off as metal back in the day on Headbanger's Ball.

Comment by Glen Boyd on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:50:29 EDT

We miss Mark too Mat, and hope he is able to rejoin the NAR team soon. From what we know, Mark's absense the past few weeks is due to a family matter. But weve assured him we'll keep his seat warm while he takes whatever time he needs to take care of that. Hopefully though, he'll be contributing to the column regularly again soon. -Glen

Comment by Mat Brewster on New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:16:30 EDT

What no saleski love for the Methany disk? What's the world coming to?