Live at the Whisky a Go-Go

Infobox Album
Name = Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
Type = Live
Artist = X


Released = April 29 1988
Recorded = December 13, December 15, December 16 1987, Record Plant Mobile, Whisky A Go-Go (West Hollywood), Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park)
Genre = Punk
Length = 81:16 (LP version)
71:12 (CD version)
Label = Elektra
Producer = Alvin Clark
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kvp1z8oajyv2 link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=x link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/x/albums/album/317463/review/5943120/live_at_the_whiskey_agogo link]
Last album = "See How We Are"
(1987)
This album = Live at the Whiskey a Go-Go
(1988)
Next album = "Hey Zeus!"
(1993)

"Live at the Whisky a Go-Go" is the seventh album and first live album by the band X. Three songs ("In the Time It Takes," "Just Another Perfect Day," and "True Love") are in the double-LP version but not included in the compact disc.

Track listing

All songs written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated.

ide one

# "Los Angeles" – 2:54
# "House I Call Home" – 2:33 [Full title: "In This House That I Call Home"]
# "The New World" – 3:00
# "Around My Heart" – 4:19
# "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:44
# "Because I Do" – 2:22

ide two

# "Burning House of Love" – 4:22
# "My Goodness" – 4:05
# "Blue Spark" – 2:13
# "In the Time It Takes" – 2:55 Not included on CD release]
# "The Once Over Twice" – 2:35
# "Devil Doll" – 4:27

ide three

# "The Hungry Wolf" – 3:51
# "Just Another Perfect Day" – 4:33
# "Unheard Music" – 4:10
# "Riding with Mary" – 3:45
# "World's a Mess" – 3:33 [Full title: "The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss"]

ide four

# "True Love" – 2:36
# "White Girl" – 3:40
# "Skin Deep Town" – 3:16
# "So Long" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
# "The Call of the Wreckin' Ball" (Dave Alvin, Doe) – 4:35
# "Year 1" – 1:16
# "Johny Hit and Run Pauline" – 3:32 [Correct title: "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"]

Personnel

*John Doe – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, vocals
*Exene Cervenka – vocals
*D.J. Bonebrake – drums
*Tony Gilkyson – guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

*Kevin Patrick - Executive Producer
*Alvin Clark - Producer, Engineer
*Stanley Johnston - Engineer
*Gina Immel - Assistant Engineer
*Jeff Poe - Assistant Engineer
*Jay Willis - Mastering
*Kosh - Coordination

Charts

Album

References