End Of A Blue Song - Music

Ty Tabor Born September 17 1961 Is The Lead Guitarist Songwriter And Co-Lead Vocalist For The Progressive Metal Band King's X. Ty Tabor Is Best Known As The Guitarist For The Hard-Rock Band King's X But Has Also Participated In Various Side Projects Including Platypus Jughead And The Jelly Jam. He Is Often Regarded As One Of The Most Underrated Guitarists In The Industry For His Heavy Riffs And Beautiful Tone. Tabor Has Also Released Five Solo Albums So Far. His Debut Solo Outing Naomi's Solar Pumpkin Was Independently Released In 1997 However The Majority Of Songs Comprising His Debut Would Be Rerecorded And Reused For The Following Year's Moonflower Lane. Four Year's Later Tabor Released Safety A Collection Of Songs That Were Sporadically Recorded Over A Three Year Period And Detailed In The Sleeve Notes That The Sessions For Safety Had Originally Produced "a Record Of Totally Depressing Songs " But That He Had Later Written Some Brighter Material To Mix In "and Dropped A Few Of The Darker Songs To Come Up With A Record He Was Happy With." Tabor Had Also Been Taken Over By The Rock And Roll Sounds Of The 1960s And '70s Most Notably The Beatles And Alice Cooper And Began Playing In Rock Bands In His Teen Years. One Of These Was A Christian Rock Outfit Called Matthew. He Left Matthew And Decided To Move To Springfield MO. To Attend Evangel College Where He Quickly Entrenched Himself In The Local Music Scene. One Group He Played With Got The Chance To Open Up For Guitarist Phil Keaggy. However Right Before The Show The Drummer For Tabor's Band Quit. Instead Of Cancelling And Missing Out On The Big Opportunity Tabor Volunteered To Play Drums For The Show. Not Having His Own Drum Kit However Forced Tabor To Ask Keaggy's Drummer If He Could Use His. The Drummer Who Happened To Be Jerry Gaskill Agreed And The Show Took Place. Tabor And Gaskill Again Crossed Paths During Some Demo Recording Sessions With The Tracy Zinn Band. The Two Became Friends And Were Involved Off And On With Other Musical Projects Together. In Spring Of 1980 Tabor Was Asked To Perform At A Talent Show At Evangel With A Female Singer. In The Audience Was Doug Pinnick Who Was Impressed By Tabor's Performance. Pinnick Eventually Got In Touch With Tabor And The Two Began Collaborating Musically. Eventually Tabor Pinnick Gaskill And Guitarist Dan McCollam Formed Their Own Band Called The Edge Which Over Time Evolved Into King's X. Since Then Tabor Has Become One Of The More Acclaimed And Respected Guitarists In Music Today. His Playing Style And Guitar Tone As Well As His Vocals And Songwriting Are Crucial Elements In The "King's X Sound". Tabor Also Opened His Own Recording And Mastering Facility In Katy Texas. Called Alien Beans Studios. Citation Needed He Has Mastered Numerous Album Projects As Well As Produced Albums By Rez Band Jerry Gaskill's Solo Album Come Somewhere And Many Others. Tabor Has Since Relocated And Moved Alien Beans Studios To Kansas City Solo Discography Naomi's Solar Pumpkin Independent 1997 Moonflower Lane Metal Blade 1998 Safety Metal Blade 2002 In The New Age 2005 Rock Garden InsideOut Release Date August 29 2006 Balance Molken Music 2008 Something's Coming Molken Music 2010 Trip Magnet Molken Music 2010 Nobody Wins When Nobody Plays Molken Music 2013 Almost Live From Alien Beans Studio Molken Music 2014 - DVD
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