X - The Once Over Twice

X is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. While they achieved only limited mainstream success, they were widely considered one of the most revered of Los Angeles' many punk bands. Formed as part of the first wave of American punk, their 1980 debut record Los Angeles resonated with the citizens of the city that it is named after to the extent that the band received an Official Certificate of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles in acknowledgment of their contributions to Los Angeles music and culture. They were influential on various genres of music, including punk and folk rock.

Original members were Exene Cervenka (born Christine Cervenkova, vocals), John Doe (born John Duchac, bass and vocals), Billy Zoom (born Tyson Kindell, guitar) and DJ Bonebrake (born Donald J. Bonebrake, drums). After Zoom retired from the band, Tony Gilkyson replaced him on guitar. Zoom reunited with X in 1998. The original line-up tours after having reunited in the early 2000s.

Their first four albums had a hard-driving sound that occasionally flirted with rockabilly 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." By the time of their fifth album, Ain't Love Grand!, the band had taken a more mainstream hard rock-oriented direction, and began to appear on shows such as American Bandstand. X, however, had previously appeared on television for a 1984 performance on Late Night with David Letterman.

In many ways from songwriting to performances X's first albums were distinctive when compared to many of their punk peers (except Cervenka, all band members 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. In 2003, X's first two studio albums, Los Angeles and Wild Gift, were ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as being among the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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[karenjimenez]

thumbs up if you get it on, no choice but to get it one, mandate get it on!

[KnightofReason]

woah there i have to disagree with steamrollerblues because punk is about a message it doesn't mean that the band cant be talented. I think x is pretty punk, they fit the attitude and aren't afraid to say the worlds kinda fucked, example 'I must not think bad thoughts'. thats what sets punk away from pop and thats why bands that sound musically like punk but have shit for brains are called pop punk, X is punk rock in the way that it fits with classic rock music but with punk lyrics.

[bodoono]

Wild Gift is one of the best albums ever made.

[savepunk]

lovely.

[likeduh123]

wonderfully said man seriously !!! I couldn't agree more :) !

[hepcatq]

"He gave me the once-over, twice" -- sheer brilliance in song-writing.

[jessmess812]

best of all time

Bloomington and sun ra

get some!

Dangrr!

Skate and destroy!

[jenisdan]

best band ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pmg462]

What a great song. I haven't heard it in so many years. Thanks so much for posting.

[Stiglr]

X were the only band I ever moshed to. Saw them at Cal State Fullerton, on a commons lawn in '82. Between songs, the punkers would infiltrate the crowd, pocket a few people on the periphery, and when the next song started, push them into the pit. I got caught in one of these and suddenly, where I had been crammed in with others, I suddenly had elbow room. And also had 5 or 6 gus flying at me, elbows swinging wildly. I ended up 50 yards "thataway" before I could find a way out.

[13PCP]

This is the shit!! Thanks for posting.