Manic Moonlight is the ninth studio album by American rock band King's X, released in 2001 via Metal Blade Records.[6][7] The album was notable for its inclusion of electronic loops.[8]

Manic Moonlight
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
RecordedFebruary – May 2001
GenreHard rock, experimental rock
Length45:57
LabelMetal Blade[1]
ProducerKing's X
King's X chronology
Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous
(2000)
Manic Moonlight
(2001)
Black Like Sunday
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos2/10[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Rock Sound[5]

Critical reception

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AllMusic called the album "the most confidently organic and groove-based record of [the band's] career."[2] Exclaim! 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."[7] In an article about Greg Prato's oral history of the band, Rolling Stone called the album "underrated."[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Believe"4:46
2."Manic Moonlight"4:32
3."Yeah"3:40
4."False Alarm"4:36
5."Static"4:29
6."Skeptical Winds"6:51
7."The Other Side"4:49
8."Vegetable"6:27
9."Jenna"5:06
10."Water Ceremony"0:18

The Japanese release has two bonus tracks:

  1. "Vegetable" (long version) - 7:36
  2. "Believe" (long version) - 6:26

Personnel

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Liner notes

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  • 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

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Year Chart Position
2001 Top Independent Albums 19[9]

References

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  1. ^ "King's X "Manic Moonlight" | Metal Blade Records".
  2. ^ a b "Manic Moonlight - King's X | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "CoC : King's X - Manic Moonlight : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 858.
  5. ^ Griffiths, Nick (November 2001). "Reviews: Rock". Rock Sound. No. 30. UK: IXO Publishing Ltd. p. 87.
  6. ^ "King's X | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ a b "King's X Manic Moonlight". exclaim.ca.
  8. ^ a b Shteamer, Hank (February 26, 2019). "Offbeat Rock Trailblazers King's X Get a Book Worthy of Their Unique Saga". Rolling Stone.
  9. ^ "King's X". Billboard.
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