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The Kings' singer/bassist\xa0David Diamond, guitarist Mister Zero, keyboardist Sonny Keyes, and drummer Todd Reynolds are happy to announce the release of their 7th\xa0album, \u201cThe Longest Story Ever Told".\xa0
Opener \u201cAlways Off The Deep End\u201d is a power pop gem about that friend who never does anything halfway, and people are getting up and dancing to \u201cI Know So", an up-tempo romp with a rockin' sax section. Both songs come with super fun videos as well.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Americana Highways\u2019 writer John Apice, who requested an album before the U.S. campaign, raves over the whole album, calling out \u201cA Rose For Your Stone\u201d for its \u201cSpanish-flavored horns.\u201d Inspired by Spaghetti Westerns, the song is a story where the\xa0main character is anything but a hero.\xa0Apice writes, "lead singer David Diamond\u2019s voice is still as powerful as when he sang \u201cThis Beat Goes On/Switchin\u2019 To Glide\u201d on the group\u2019s first album \u2018The Kings Are Here\u2019." Apice went on to praise Dave has having \u201cone of the greatest R&R voices ever recorded\u2026.Diamond\u2019s vocals are as authoritative as Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, Ray Davies,\u201d and the band. \u201cThey sound like a nuclear reactor started up again. I know rock bands that can\u2019t stand toe to toe with them today. Just listen to the significance they display, the intonation & phrasing \u2013 rock n\u2019 roll at its best.\u201dIn true fashion for The Kings, there are epic-length rockers with hooks, like the title track \u201cThe Longest Story Ever Told\u201d, where Diamond gives his take on the history of the band, and another two-song segue \u201cCircle of Friends/Man That I Am", that reminds us of the value of friendship.\xa0\xa0The album has range, including the heavy sounding "Nowhere to Go But Gone\u201d, which states "There is no trip like a road trip". "When Dreams Come True" is a gorgeous wedding ballad that tells the story of the power of new beginnings. The album closes with three big rockers, \u201cClean Shot\u201d, retro-rocker "She Don't Fool Around" and \u201cTriangle Blues\u201d which concerns, as Diamond says, \u201cthe third wheel that might be getting a bit too close\xa0for comfort".\xa0\xa0\xa0"The Longest Story Ever Told"\xa0is The Kings\u2019 7th studio album following the release of \u201cBecause of You\u201d. A musical triumph, the new 10-track album features a lineup of iconic music industry veterans handling the mixing console, including Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple), Terry Brown (RUSH), Garth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine) and more.\xa0

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