Biography

Though they came up in the early-'80s California punk scene, X presented an alternative to the jackhammer onslaught of hardcore punk. They combined Billy Zoom's '50s rock & roll-influenced guitar work with some rootsy touches and a fair amount of poetic imagery. The vocal blend of John Doe and Exene Cervenka, the Sonny & Cher of postpunk, was their calling card, and their unique, intelligent songs were the payoff.

Top Tracks

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• 4th Of July

• Because I Do

• Blue Spark

• Burning House Of Love

• Devil Doll

• I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts

• I'm Lost

• In The Time It Takes

• Johnny Hit And Run Pauline

• Johny Hit And Run Pauline

• Los Angeles

• My Soul Cries Your Name

• See How We Are

• Sex And Dying In High Society

• The Have Nots

• The Hungry Wolf

• The New World

• The Once Over Twice

• The Unheard Music

• The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss

• The World's A Mess; It's In My Kiss

• True Love

• Under The Big Black Sun

• We're Desperate

• What's Wrong With Me

• White Girl

• World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss

Discography

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• Live in Los Angeles

  Shout! Factory

  2005

• Unclogged

  Sunset Boulevard

  1995

• Hey Zeus!

  Big Life

  1993

• Live at the Whisky a Go-Go

  Elektra

  1988