X The Unheard Music
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X: The Unheard Music is a 1986 rockumentary
film directed by W.T. Morgan about the Los Angeles punk band X.
The film stars John Doe
, Exene Cervenka
, Billy Zoom
, and D.J. Bonebrake.
In the late 1970s, a new sound burst upon the Los Angeles music scene — the music made by a four-person rock band with the enigmatic name of X. Playing in clubs like the Whisky
and the Starwood, X set a new standard for driving, forceful songs that both critics and the public felt revolutionized the California sound. X: The Unheard Music takes long, detailed, and often funny look at this scene but focuses on the group that critics have singled out as the leader of the underground pack.
X: The Unheard Music was filmed by Angel City Productions between 1980 and 1985 in around Los Angeles. Post-production was completed almost five years to the month after shooting began.
Rockumentary
The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap....
film directed by W.T. Morgan about the Los Angeles punk band X.
The film stars John Doe
John Doe (musician)
John Doe is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical performances and compositions span the rock, country and folk music genres...
, Exene Cervenka
Exene Cervenka
Exene Cervenka is an American writer, musician and artist, most famous as the co-lead vocalist of the Los Angeles punk rock band X.-Career:...
, Billy Zoom
Billy Zoom
Billy Zoom is an American guitarist, best known as one of the founders of the punk rock band X.-Early life:...
, and D.J. Bonebrake.
In the late 1970s, a new sound burst upon the Los Angeles music scene — the music made by a four-person rock band with the enigmatic name of X. Playing in clubs like the Whisky
Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.-History:...
and the Starwood, X set a new standard for driving, forceful songs that both critics and the public felt revolutionized the California sound. X: The Unheard Music takes long, detailed, and often funny look at this scene but focuses on the group that critics have singled out as the leader of the underground pack.
X: The Unheard Music was filmed by Angel City Productions between 1980 and 1985 in around Los Angeles. Post-production was completed almost five years to the month after shooting began.
Songs in order of performance
- Los Angeles
- Year One
- We're Desperate
- Because I Do
- Beyond & Back
- Come Back to Me
- Soul Kitchen
- White Girl
- The Once Over Twice
- Motel Room in My Bed
- The Unheard Music
- Real Child of Hell
- Johny Hit & Run Paulene
- I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
- The World's a Mess; It's in My Kiss
- The Have Nots