Wild Gift Music Cd

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Wild Gift      Artist : X      List Price : $7.98 USD        Your Price : $6.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2001-09-18      Studio : Rhino / Wea      Label : Rhino / Wea      Avg. Customer Rating : (16 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Wild Gift      AMERICAN MUSICAL CLASSIC      Rating:      THIS was the Years "BEST" by Time Magazine! TRULY a great American Music milestone. The "USA version of London Calling". These kids were ORIGINAL as hell. Never matched and still refreshing to hear. 5 stars. White Girl, Adult Books are standouts.     Customer Reviews for Wild Gift Cd      Give yourself a Wild Gift      Rating:      I bought this on vinyl back in the early 80's when I was a restless teenager growing up in the burbs of B'ham, AL. Being a skateboarder and reading about the goings on with regards to the LA punk scene in Skateboarder magazine I was curious enough to seek this album out. Fortunately we had a great record shop (Charlemagne Record Exchange) to find such gems. This was an instant hit with me and some of my friends, and to this day something I still listen to on occasion. The great thing about this album is that it really defies labels. Sure, there are some flat out punk songs on the album, but in the end it's an album of just great, original rock and roll. While the previous album Los Angeles had some great material, this album really began to show the depth of the band's talents, and the great combination of voices between John Doe and Exene. Billy Zoom is still one of the greatest guitarists I've ever seen play live and he shines on this album throughout. Better yet, for a kid growing up in Birmingham, the lyrical storytelling really gave the feeling of being there, of what it was like living in the seemy underbelly of the LA punk scene. Great stuff. Get it. Editorial Reviews for Wild Gift Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Though a small handful of its 13 songs predate Los Angeles, X's second album represents a giant leap forward for the band. Wild Gift stands as one of the 1980s' most fully realized rock & roll LPs. John Doe and Exene Cervenka bring altogether more personal and biting lyrics to the mic, making for riveting, curiosity-promoting performances. ("If I wrote a song like 'White Girl,'" Doe tells critic Kristine McKenna in this remaster's liner notes, "there was an unspoken pact that this may happen, but I love you more.") From the metallic riff of "It's Who You Know" to the surf-wise lines of "In This House That I Call Home," guitarist Billy Zoom is given freer rein, while drummer D.J. Bonebrake fuses the Ramones and Beefheart to enduring effect on "We're Desperate" (improved from an early single version by a slight lyric change). And "Back 2 the Base" and "Year 1" stand out as two of the most complex statements about punk's icon-smashing impulses ever. The 45-rpm take of "We're Desperate" is included here, along with six other bonus tracks. Shut up and smoke. --Rickey Wright