X - 1981 - Wild Gift

For X's second release, 1981's Wild Gift, the quartet followed the same path they had taken a year earlier on their debut, Los Angeles, creating another batch of timeless compositions that merged the energy of punk rock with other musical styles. Former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek reprised his role as producer on what would turn out to be X's last independent release before signing to Elektra. Included are such eventual punk standards as "We're Desperate," the melodic hookfest "White Girl" (sampled years later by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in their song "Good Time Boys"), and "Beyond and Back" (which would serve as a title for their 1997 two-CD anthology). Other highlights include the '50s-prom feel of "Adult Books," the punk-pop composition "In This House That I Call Home," and the rapid "Back 2 the Base." While it may be a shade less exceptional than its predecessor, Wild Gift is nonetheless a classic effort. [In 1988 Los Angeles and Wild Gift were combined as part of a CD reissue by Slash Records.]

		1		The Once Over Twice	Cervenka, Doe
		2		We're Desperate	Cervenka, Doe
		3		Adult Books	Cervenka, Doe
		4		Universal Corner	Cervenka, Doe
		5		I'm Coming Over	Cervenka, Doe
		6		It's Who You Know	Cervenka, Doe
		7		In This Hosue That I Call Home
		8		Some Other Time	Cervenka, Doe
		9		White Girl	Cervenka, Doe
		10		Beyond and Back	Cervenka, Doe
		11		Back 2 the Base	Cervenka, Doe
		12		When Our Love Passed Out on the Couch	Cervenka, Doe
		13		Year 1	Cervenka, Doe

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