“Ray Manzarek hated the sound of distorted guitar chords. He didn’t think they belonged in music”: X’s Under the Big Black Sun is a stone-cold L.A. punk classic, produced by a legendary figure who “didn’t really like punk rock” – here’s ho

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L.A. punks X made their major-label debut in 1982 with Under the Big Black Sun. The record, which followed two critically acclaimed indie releases – Los Angeles (1980) and Wild Gift (1981) – spotlights a more refined and polished version of their sound, while not losing an ounce of theContinue Reading