Steeped in poetry and class issues, X was the first L.A. punk band to fully incorporate a dark West Coast sensibility. Singer/lyricists/spouses John Doe and Exene Cervenka forged a stray-cat approach to vocal harmonies while spieling reports...more.
This album is the true definition of what rock n roll is. It's the perfect album. Mixing all sorts of different genres together,and at that time no other band was doing what X did. There were many followers after...more.
Arguably the greatest band to come out of LA(vs. the Doors) and unequivocally the greatest LA punks. I am not huge on punk rock especially from this region. However, X is a different band. They are all talented musicians and...more.
Though a small handful of its 13 songs predate Los Angeles, X's second album represents a giant leap forward for the band. Wild Gift stands as one of the 1980s' most fully realized rock & roll LPs. John Doe and Exene...more.
Emerging out of the early 80's punk scene X was much more talented then their punk brethren. Poet Exene Cervenka and John Doe's slightly off key harmonies somehow add the missing ingredient into the mixture of pop punk and...more.
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