Los Angeles was the 1980 debut album by the Americanpunk rock band X. Produced by ex-The Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek, it included a cover of the 1967 Doors song Soul Kitchen. In 1989, it was ranked #24 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's. In 2003, the album was ranked number 286 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Fans of X's hardcore punk phase and L.A.-area gigging days typically select this as the band's finest album. Other critics tend toward their later albums Wild Gift…read more
There are at least 8 artists called "X". 1: X (America) X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationwide recognition, but in a very real way, they were the ones who put the L.A. punk scene on the map. X were the first L.A. punk band to be taken seriously by the rock press on both coasts, and at a time when many wondered how punk could thrive in the land of all that was mellow, X played music that was as raw, passionate, and powerful as anything coming out of New York, London, or any other major c… read more
There are at least 8 artists called "X". 1: X (America) X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationw… read more
There are at least 8 artists called "X". 1: X (America) X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationwide recognition, but in a very real way, they … read more