King's X - Ear Candy (CD)

More than just candy

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 27, 2001

Angus Prime steak, potatoes, asparagus. After listening to this one, I feel I've had more than a bon-bon. With Ear Candy, the King's X trio distanced themselves from the artistic compromises they had been making, under pressure from Atlantic, to ma...ke it big. The result is an album that has more intimacy, touch, and soul than any of the other albums. As is typical of many great artists, the creative outburst after being freed from the shackles will survive as the greatest accompolishment of the band.Before Ear Candy, I would have had a hard time believing the band could have become any more sincere, honest, and genuine in its expression.The melodies and harmonies are all of highest quality, without the undisciplined digressions that can be found on previous albums; and, even on subsequent efforts. Gone are the six minute songs in odd meter that start to wear on the nerves. Gone are the simplistic head banging riffs of Dogman which were so distateful to Ty's artistic sensibilities. Ear Candy is King's X' emergence as mature artists- self-aware and self-assured. And, they have not looked back since. Read more Less