The criminally little-known but influential Los Angeles-based outfit X, which put out several tremendous albums in the first half of the 80s with a sound that may have been dubbed punk at the outset but showed a unique sense of melody, vocal harmony and cohesion missing from most music in the genre or the L.A. punk territory in general. Though they'd slowly veer toward a brighter, more rockabilly "cowpunk" type of sound before their first split as a group in 1986, X would endure as one of the truly original groups of that scene
This is the 1st official podcast episode of 2019 here on the Sound & Groove Podcast. This is the 1st in a 2-part theme on songs about California. It could be about somewhere, something or some aspect of the Golden Coast state but whatever the case, I've chosen the best for these 2 episodes. It's all fair game for another series of tremendous tunes you'll hopefully enjoy. And if you haven't been keeping up with S&G on Music of Evan's Mind and/or its home at www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com, here's the breakdown: Every month there will be a theme that the selection of music is centred around. It will be jam-packed with my analysis, synopses, anecdotes and other witticisms you might enjoy while I play edited-down versions of each tune. And not to worry, because each month will contain a different theme than the last. Got it? Get it? Good. Happy listening to you all.
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https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cedandelivery85/episodes/2019-04-28T21_22_01-07_00
Hear it on itunes now! http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/evan-dowbiggins-
podcast/id52303295
Track Listing:
1. California Girl- Eddie Floyd (1970)
2. San Diego Serenade- Tom Waits (1974)
3. San Francisco Patrol- Robyn Hitchcock (2014)
4. Santa Barbara- World Party (2000)
5. Los Angeles- X (1980)
6. Sandy Beaches- Delbert McClinton (1981)
7. Hollywood- Rufus & Chaka Khan (1977)
8. L.A. County- Lyle Lovett (1987)
Info of note:
Intro- "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?" by the Spinners (1972)
Outro- "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" by the Spinners (1974)
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