X’s Under the Big Black Sun with John Doe
In 1982, the Los Angeles punk rock band X put out its album Under the Big Black Sun. Over 40 years later, it's still great! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with X vocalist and bassist John Doe all about the album and the band's impact. They'll also chat with him about his recent solo album and his work in television and film.
X’s Under the Big Black Sun with John Doe
John Doe is a respected singer-songwriter, actor and vocalist-bassist of the Los Angeles punk band X. Alongside his three individualistic and distinct bandmates, Doe brought a new flavor to punk rock that still sounds great today on their 1982 album Under the Big Black Sun. The band reunited in 2004 and put out its most recent album in 2024.
Featured Songs:
- X, "The Have Nots," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- X, "The Hungry Wolf," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- Bob Dylan, "As I Went Out One Morning," John Wesley Harding, Columbia, 1967
- John Doe, "Never Coming Back," Fables in a Foreign Land, Fat Possum, 2022
- X, "Riding with Mary," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- X, "Motel Room in My Bed," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- Germs, "Lexicon Devil," (GI), Slash, 1979
- The Screamers, "122 Hours Of Fear (Live at the Target)," Live in San Francisco: Sept 2nd 1978, Target Video, 2004
- The Dils, "I Hate the Rich," I Hate the Rich (Single), What?, 1977
- Circle Jerks, "Stars and Stripes," Wild in the Streets, Step-Forward, 1982
- X, "Los Angeles," Los Angeles, Slash, 1980
- X, "We're Desperate," Wild Gift, Slash, 1981
- X, "Under the Big Black Sun," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- X, "Adult Books," Wild Gift, Slash, 1981
- X, "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- X, "Because I Do," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- X, "Blue Spark," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- X, "Come Back to Me," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- X, "Real Child of Hell," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982
- The Gun Club, "She's Like Heroin to Me," Fire of Love, Ruby, 1981
- Los Lobos, "Will the Wolf Survive?," How Will the Wolf Survive?, Slash/Warner Bros., 1984
- The Del Fuegos, "Don't Run Wild," Boston, Mass., Slash, 1985
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Henry Lee (feat. PJ Harvey) ," Murder Ballads, Mute, 1996
- Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, "Revolver," Ballad of the Broken Seas, Cooking Vinyl Limited, 2006
- Artificial Go, "Pay Phone," Hopscotch Fever, Feel It, 2024
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