X (US band)

:For the Australian band called X, see X (Australian band). For the Japanese band called X, see X Japan.

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X (Australian band) - X Japan

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X are a noted punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977. They have achieved only limited mainstream success, but were one of the most accessible and tuneful of Los Angeles' many punk bands.

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Punk rock - Los Angeles - 1977

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Original members were Exene Cervenka (aka Christine Cervenka, vocals), John Doe (aka John Nommensen Duchac, bass/vocals), DJ Bonebrake (drums), and Billy Zoom (aka Tyson Kindell; guitar). After Zoom retired from the band Tony Gilkyson replaced him on guitar.

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Exene Cervenka - John Doe - DJ Bonebrake - Billy Zoom

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Zoom re-joined X in 1998. The original line-up now tours sporadically and still has a sizable and vociferous fanbase.

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Their albums had a hard-driving sound that occasionally flirted with country and blues; one critic suggests that X "were not just one of the greatest punk bands, but one of the greatest live rock acts of all time."http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nqc8b5m4tsqj

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In many ways--from songwriting to performances--X were arguably a bit more sophisticated and diverse than many of their punk peers (excepting Cervenka, the band members all had previous musical experience before forming X). One critic writes that X were "too self-conscious, artsy and ambitious to simply spew" in typical punk fashion.http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=x

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