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Live at the Whisky a Go-Go | 
 enlarge | Artist: X
Label: Rhino Encore
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
Buy New: $8.24
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 100067
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 60788
UPC: 081227992484
EAN: 0081227992484
ASIN: B0019K06XG
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Los Angeles | | • | House I Call Home | | • | The New World | | • | Around My Heart | | • | Surprise, Surprise | | • | Because I Do | | • | Burning House of Love | | • | My Goodness | | • | Blue Spark | | • | The Once Over Twice | | • | Devil Doll | | • | The Hungry Wolf | | • | Unheard Music | | • | Riding With Mary | | • | World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss | | • | White Girl | | • | Skin Deep Town | | • | So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) - X, Guthrie, Woody | | • | The Call of the Wreckin' Ball - X, Alvin, Dave [1] | | • | Year 1 | | • | Johny Hit and Run Pauline |
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| Customer Reviews:
 One Of The Live Albums, But... November 12, 2008
K. Crumpton
This is one of the best live albums ever! My love for X's music started with this release. 'Live At The Whisky A Go-Go..' is proof positive that X is one of the best American bands ever, and that Elektra Records didn't give the band the "proper" exposure it deserved. However, I'm still disappointed to see with this re-issue that Rhino didn't rectify what Elektra had done with the original CD release, which was omitting the tracks "Just Another Perfect Day" and "True Love" to facilitate it being on one disc. At the time of its original release, 'Live At The Whisky A Go-Go..' was also available on double LP (vinyl) and double length cassette. On "True Love", it's great hearing Exene tell the audience that they're making a record of the show and the skepticism she expresses about its release. To hear it in its proper context, I recommend searching for the vinyl version if you still own a turntable. Seeing how vinyl is making a comeback, maybe Rhino will re-issue it on 180-Gram vinyl as well.
This here is what you call a "go to" record. January 10, 2008
Mike V.
Why?
Because it rocks.
Start to finish, it's rocking and shows X in top form.
If you're ever sitting there, wondering "hmm, what to play right now?", this is one that will ALWAYS sound great.
If you do not own this record, you need to buy it NOW.
Burnin' Roadhouse of X November 18, 2007
J. Egan (Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.)
What hasn't been said here already? Just giving my 2 cents of praise for this monster rockabilly explosion! Hardcore from start to finish. John Doe's and Exene's vocals are a match made in heaven and hell all at once.
Finally.... March 23, 2005
Allyson Kwett (Berkeley, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Okay, I am forever in love with my friend who introduced me to X, because oh my god I don't know how I lived without them. I had the incredible fortune to see them two months ago in S.F., and it was definitely one of the best shows I'd ever been to. Despite the decline in quality that occured in their albums in the nineties with the loss of Billy Zoom, now that they're all back together performing they have this incredible power reminiscent of "the good old days". While their stage prescence can't be entirely recorded into audio, this album comes really damn close.
So... I recommend: Get this album (assuming of course you already have Los Angeles and Wild Gift... those are the prerequisites), and as soon as you get a chance GO SEE THEM! and send my love.
X - 'Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go' (Elektra) December 22, 2004
Mike Reed (USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
'Live At...' was recorded while the band was out on tour in 1988,with additional guitarist Tony Gilkyson.So,now X was a five piece.No complaint here.Total of 21 songs performed in 72 minutes of up-beat all American home grown old-school punk.Very good choice.Recently,I got to see all four original members reunite for a decent length tour.Which was:Exene Cervenka-vocals,D.J.Bonebrake-drums,John Doe-bass and Billy Zoom-guitar.These 'new wave' era punksters STILL put on a great live performance.They did many of the tracks on this live CD,like "Los Angeles","Burning House Of Love","My Goodness","Devil Doll","Hungry Wolf","Riding With Mary"(my favorite X song),"White Girl" and "Johnny Hit".A nice find.
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