Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Johnny Guitar," a new song and music video from King's X guitarist Ty Tabor. The track is from Tabor's new solo album, Alien Beans, which will be released January 12 via Rat Pak Records.
“'Johnny Guitar' just kind of came to me," Tabor says. "I originally was just writing fiction, just a story based on real things. Then, as I was writing, it just became real things—it became me. It’s definitely a song that all musicians trying to make it can identify with. You have to be able to deal with rejection to be able to have a chance of making it as an artist. There’s not a choice for me; I have to do this. I'd go crazy if I didn’t do this."
Alien Beans is a double album featuring 10 new studio tracks (including "Johnny Guitar") and a best-of disc with 11 re-mixed/re-mastered tracks—selected by Tabor—from his previous releases. You can see a full track list below.
“I wanted to do a rock album and put some new, heavier stuff together," he says. "Along the way, we decided to remix some of the older stuff and make it a double album. Everything just fits together like it should.
"When it comes to what I write for solo material, I don’t really think about bands or anything like that," Tabor adds. "I just write music that makes me happy, and I’ve ended up with an album I really love."
For more of Tabor's thoughts on the new album, be sure to watch the official trailer below (bottom video).
Alien Beans is available for pre-order right here. For more about Tabor, visit tytabor.com and check out the upcoming March 2018 issue of Guitar World.
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Alien Beans Track List:
Disc 1 1. Alien Beans 2. Freight Train 3. Johnny Guitar 4. So Here’s to You 5. Back It Down 6. Somebody Lied 7. This Time 8. Heavily Twisted 9. Until This Day Is Done 10. Deeper Place
Disc 2 1. ‘Cause We Believed (Blame It) 2. Free Yourself 3. Ride 4. Senseless Paranoia 5. Money Mouth 6. Fast Asleep 7. Politician’s Creed 8. Play 9. Bring It on Back 10. Nobody Wins When Nobody Plays 11. Change
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
