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Rating: - so good
We saw them perform live in Houston - always amazing and wonderful. I'm so glad that King's X continues to produce such good music.

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Rating: - best since Tapehead
Really excellent effort by the boys and their producer. Tight, big, round, booming sounds, and well-written and arranged songs. This one improves the more you listen, and mind you - it sounds great on the first listen. In my book, this is plainly better than Ogre Tones - better in every way. The latter-day King's X are more rowdy-hard-rock-anthem-meisters than noodling progsters, but their musical intelligence is everywhere on display. My fellow fans - DO NOT miss this one. Go tell somebody!

"Julia" is to my ears the best Jerry track ever, and introduces a little of that old Beatles-esque sound, which on the whole is downplayed on this album. Also downplayed are Ty's solos, but the ... Read More

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Rating: - Infectious!
pushing 4.5 stars...

I cannot stop listening to this album - and it's been awhile since I've said that about ANY album. XV, for all of its simplicities, is still hard to categorize; and that's what makes it great. It's the type of album that, while packing a legitimate punch upon first listen, doesn't necessarily blow you away upon first listen; and again, that's what makes it great! Your brain goes through the mechanical intellectualizations the first time around, taking inventory...no real soloing, no epics, nothing incredibly new sounding or adventurous... all tunes are short and "sweet." And frequently, the danger with such a recipe lies in the fact that this sort of thing may trigger ... Read More

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Rating: - King's X Shows They Still Got It
I'm a long-time King's X fan and was hoping that Dug, Ty, and Jerry would put out at least one more high-quality album before they call it a day. Their latest album, "XV", is indeed a great album and a wonderfully pleasant surprise. By surprise, I mean that their past few albums have been somewhat disappointing to a long-time KX fan like me and made me think that they didn't have any more great albums left in them.

My own personal opinion is that the guys in King's X have done so many solo and side projects in recent years that their other work has taken away from their core King's X music. Whether that is true or not, "XV" is a wonderful King's X album from start to finish.

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Rating: - Refreshing new tunes from a veteran rock band
I've been a huge King's X fan for a long time, and I ordered this album not long after it came out. The few tracks I'd heard off their MySpace page sounded great, and I was looking forward to hearing the latest from them.

I wasn't disappointed - I really enjoyed XV. Doug, Ty, and Jerry's songwriting is as strong as it always was, and songs like "Blue," "Repeating Myself," and "Julie" fit right in alongside some of their classic tracks from the Gretchen and Dogman days.

It's great to hear these guys continue to create innovative and exciting music. A definite must-buy for hard rock fans and a worthy addition to the King's X discography.