by James Hales | Jan 1, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After the immense success of “Live in Dayton”, instead of doing another live album, the Kingsmen returned to the recording studio to record a studio album instead. Released in the summer of 1991, “Wish You Were Here” would go down as one of the major landmark studio...
by James Hales | Dec 18, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Over the course of the last 2 years, the Kingsmen encountered several changes within the group, and the final change occurred in September 1989 when they hired Parker Jonathan to sing baritone. Parker grew up singing with his family group, and prior to joining the...
by James Hales | Dec 11, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
After the release of “Anchors Aweigh” in 1988, the Kingsmen encountered a few personnel changes, their first in over 4 years. First Ed Crawford departed shortly after the album was released, which I felt was a huge loss for the Kingsmen. Ed was a major part of that...
by James Hales | Dec 4, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
By 1988, it had been 4 years since the Kingsmen released a mainline studio recording, and I imagine there was a lot of pressure going into the studio to record “Anchors Aweigh”, and ensuring the final product was a top-notch studio album! I bought this album when I...
by James Hales | Nov 13, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
One of the most popular and best-selling live albums in the Kingsmen’s discography is “Stand Up at Opryland USA”, but it took a lot of work and re-work to get it done! The album was set to be recorded on May 21, 1986, in Jackson, Mississippi, but they experienced...
by James Hales | Nov 6, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
I’ve always felt that “Better in Person” was a unique live album for the Kingsmen. When compared to their other live recordings, this was a very laid-back, and slower paced live album. While it’s not my favorite live recording by the Kingsmen, it’s a very special live...
