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Under The Big Black Sun

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Wexel
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Wexel This has been one of my favorite albums for a long time, super glad to have it in my pocket nowadays! I'm a youngin' compared to some X fans, but got to see ya'll on the 13x31 tour in 2008, had a blast! Very glad to see yer still playing together and making great music Favorite track: Under The Big Black Sun.
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Thornswrath Are you kidding me?! I got into X around '82 when I was in high school, my boss at Davey's Locker record store made me a 90 min TDK high bias recording of X, Wild Gift, and Under the Big Black Sun, this is one of the greatest American roots albums ever made ~;^\~ \m/ Favorite track: The Hungry Wolf.
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“X’s first album issued on a major label, 1982’s Under the Big Black Sun, is arguably their finest record. All 11 songs are exceptional, from both a performance and compositional point of view. Ray Manzerek’s production is more akin to hard rock bands than their earlier punk works, but the songs still pack quite a punch. Before the recording of the album, singer Exene Cervenka’s sister was killed by a drunk driver, and the band decided to work out their grief in the music, as evidenced by two of the album’s best tracks: the melodic “Riding With Mary” and the vintage ’50s sound of “Come Back to Me.” The highlights don’t stop there, however; also included are the Led Zepplin’esque “The Hungry Wolf” (an early video favorite of MTV), the accelerating “Motel Room in My Bed,” the rocker “Blue Spark,” the spacious title track, and the album closer “The Have Nots.” Again, Cervenka and John Doe supply some great vocal harmonies (perhaps the only punk band to ever do so), while Billy Zoom shows off great rockabilly chops throughout. Under The Big Black Sun is one of the quintessential rock records from the ’80s.” – G.Prato, allmusic.com

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released April 12, 2019

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X Los Angeles, California

Formed in 1977, X quickly established themselves as one of the best bands in the first wave of LA's flourishing punk scene; becoming legendary leaders of a punk generation. In 2020 - they released their first new album in 35 years, ALPHABETLAND

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