Los Angeles

Los Angeles, released in 1980 by Los Angeles punk band X, is a concise, hard-edged punk rock album that blends rock and roll and rockabilly influences with literate, often darkly observational lyrics about urban life. The record features the interplay of Exene Cervenka and John Doe's distinctive dual vocals, Billy Zoom's rockabilly-tinged guitar and tight rhythm work from D. J. Bonebrake, and was produced by Ray Manzarek, which contributes to a raw but controlled sound that helped define the early Los Angeles punk scene.