Doug Pinnick

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Doug Pinnick (* 3. September 1950 in Braidwood , Illinois ) is an American rock - and Metal - bassist and - singer . He became known through his work for King's X , with which he released 14 albums, but also through six solo albums.

Career

Pinnick was born in Braidwood but moved to Joliet when he was 14. He comes from a very musical family. In his youth he was influenced by Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder , Little Richard and Aretha Franklin . But Jimi Hendrix , U2 and Metallica also inspired him. As bassist, he named Chris Squire from Yes , Glenn Hughes from Trapeze , Roger Glover from Deep Purple and John Entwistle from The Who as role models, as well as James Jamerson , who played for the Motown label.

As early as 1980 he founded the rock trio with drummer Jerry Gaskill and guitarist Ty Tabor, which initially appeared under the name "Sneak Preview" and was to be renamed King's X from 1987 and since then has been popular with music lovers thanks to its unique rock sound is known.

In 1998 , Pinnick came out as gay in an interview with Regeneration Quarterly . Initially this met with negative reactions, e.g. B. from the Christian side.

In 2012, Pinnick started the project Pinnick Gales Pridgen with the blues-rock guitarist and singer Eric Gales and ex- The Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen . The trio released two albums through Magna Carta Records in 2013 and 2014 .

In 2014 Pinnick started another project, the blues trio Grinder Blues with the Bihlman Brothers, which made its debut in 2014 via Megaforce Records .

In the same year, 2014, he spontaneously founded the band KXM with George Lynch (ex- Dokken ) and Ray Luzier , Korn's drummer , they released an album and went on tour.

In February 2017, the second album by KXM , entitled Scatterbrain , will be released.

Equipment

Pinnick plays an often warm and round-sounding, sometimes distorted bass sound that is generated by several Ampeg SVT-4 amplifiers. He uses a 12-string bass built by Yamaha, which is a triple-strung four-string.

Discography

King's X

• See King's X # discography

solo

• Poundhound - Massive Grooves ... (1998)
• Poundhound - Pineappleskunk (2001)
• Emotional Animal (2005)
• Songs from the Closet ( Molken Music , 2006) A collection of Kings'X demos with two unreleased songs
• Strum Sum Up (2007)
• Naked (2013)

Pinnick, Gales & Pridgen

• Pinnick, Gales & Pridgen (2013)
• PGP 2 (2014)

KXM

• KXM (2014)
• Scatterbrain (2017)
• Circle of Dolls (2019)

Side projects

• Supershine (2000)
• The Mob (2005)
• The Jibbs - Single Burns in the Rain (2008)
• Razr 13 - Reflections (2009)
• Tres Mts. - Three Mountains (2011)

Guest appearances

• Pearl Jam - dissident single, vocals on WMA live track (1994)
• Jimi Hendrix - Tribute Album: In from the Storm (1995)
• 24-7 Spyz : 6 (1996)
• Carmine Appice : Guitar Zeus 1 (1996)
• Dream Theater - Falling into Infinity , vocals for Lines in the Sand (1997)
• Tribe After Tribe : Pearls Before Swine (1997)
• Metallica Tribute Album: Metallic Assault (2000)
• Van Halen Tribute Album: Little Guitars (2000)
• Aerosmith Tribute Album: One Way Street (2002)
• Pink Floyd Tribute Album: Pigs And Pyramids (2002)
• Mr. Big - Tribute Album: Influences and Connections (2003)
• AC / DC tribute album: AC / DC We Salute You (2004)
• Lance Lopez: Wall Of Soul (2004)
• Kiss Tribute Album: Spin the Bottle (2004)
• 24-7 Spyz : Face the Day (2006)
• The Beatles Tribute Album: Butchering the Beatles (2006)
• Ty Tabor : Rock Garden (2006)
• Steve Stevens : Memory Crash (2008)
• Liberty 'N Justice: 4 All: Best of LNJ , vocals for Rage (2008)
• Jeff Ament : Tone (2008)
• We Wish You A Metal X-Mas , vocals for Little Drummer Boy (2008)
• Black Sugar Transmission : Use It , vocals on Runnin 'Like a Dog (2009)
• Billy Sheehan : Holy Cow! , Vocals for Turning Point (2009)
• Thomas Tomsen : Sunflickers , bass in the piece Godfather's Walk (2010)
• Hydrogyn : Judgment , vocals for Big Star (2010)
• Sin-Atra , Frank Sinatra - Tribute Album (2011)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.powermetal.de
2. ↑ Mark Joseph: If there's a God, we need to talk . In: Regeneration Quarterly . 4, No. 4, case 1998.
3. ↑ Vincent Bacote: While Pinnick Seeks Answers ... Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Regeneration Quarterly . 5, No. 1, Winter 1999. Retrieved December 14, 2007. 
4. ↑ Doug Van Pelt: No Room Inside a Box , HM . February 1999 (time of interview). Archived from the original on September 15, 2007 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved December 14, 2007.  
5. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kxm-featuring-korn-kings-x-ex-dokken-members-putting-final-touches-on-debut-album/
6. ↑ https://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com/kxm
7. ↑ Review: We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year [2008] << GEARS OF ROCK - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Music Reviews . Gearsofrock.wordpress.com. October 16, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

Web links

Doug Pinnick at Discogs (English)