Artist:  X

Title:  Under the Big Black Sun

Date:  1982

Label: Elektra Records

Cover Illustration by Alfred Harris

Photograph by Frank Gargani

Notes:  This band had a way of taking slightly off, dissonant vocals and mixing them with intelligent lyrics and a strong delivery to make great music.  The twin voices of John and Exene have always sounded "right" to me.  Billy Zoom's guitar is the icing on the cake.  Never pushy, but always present.  The front cover has a nice scratchboard or wood cut feel to it.  Were they really as young as the back cover photo depicts?  Were we?

Line Up:

D. J. Bonebrake:  drums, marimba, vibes, percussion

Exene Cervenka:  Vocals

John Doe:  vocals, bass

Billy Zoom:  guitar, saxophone, clarinet, wolf howls

If you have additional information pertaining to the album or players you can send an E-mail to Tralfaz.  Thanks.