 | X (USA) Under The Big Black Sun
3.9
excellent
| Ranking: #44 for 1982 | |
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| 4.0 excellent | didnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | February 2nd 21 |
At surface level, not much has changed since X's debut outing, the songs are still linear, witty and mostly follow a pattern of simplicity, ie. substance over flash. But 'Under The Big Black Sun' takes its approach to song-writing in a much more melodic, catchy direction. It sounds more mellow and romantic and I believe that's to the band's advantage.
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| 5.0 classic | Robbit | June 4th 19 |
UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN may very well be the finest X record ever made, even if must always seem to live in the long shadow
of their debut album. But where WILD GIFT largely repeated the winning formula of their debut, the musical growth and
emotional depth of UNDER THE BLACK SUN was undeniable. Much of the gravitas of this album was inspired by the tragic death
of Exene Cervenka's sister, Mirielle, which is referenced in "Riding With Mary" and the heartbreaking "Come Back To Me".
Even with the heaviness of Exene's burden felt and the dark tone of these lyrics, the frenetic, scorching rockabilly-on-
steroids riffing of songs like "Motel Room In My Bed", "Because I Do", "How I (Learned My Lesson)" seem more like a triumph
over despair. Every song is a winner here and not a dull track is to be found in this tightly wound 30-minute album.
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| 2.0 poor | Runeii | November 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbgames | October 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | miguelo | March 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | February 12th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Matski | July 6th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | 1313 | September 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | tarkus | April 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ejb | August 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hep Kat | November 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | noisy | September 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | EPence | August 15th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | purvis | April 29th 09 |
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