Today we're tying up some loose ends by discussing Smoke & Fiction, the final album by legendary punk band X. We originally covered the band's whole discography back in 2019, so when X reunited to release Alphabetland in 2020, it completely caught us off-guard. Smoke & Fiction is more of the same, which in this case is a bit disappointing. It's great to have an official send off to such a great band, but this one isn't doing it for us.
Read MoreEpisode 14: X
In addition to this being the first episode of Every Album Ever with an accompanying video, this is also the first artist on this podcast to feature a lady. It only took us 14 episodes. Christ. Anyway, X is a great band, which you will hear Mike repeat for basically the entire episode. Also, we don’t mention it in the episode, but Exene was married to Viggo Mortensen for 10 years! How crazy is that!
Closing track: “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” from Under the Big Black Sun (1982)
Mike’s Picks:
Los Angeles (1980) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
Ain’t Love Grand (1985) — Worst Album, Least Favorite
Alex’s Picks:
Los Angeles (1980) — Best Album
Ain’t Love Grand (1985) — Worst Album, Least Favorite
Hey Zeus! (1993) — Personal Favorite
Albums discussed this episode…
Los Angeles (1980)
Wild Gift (1981)
Under the Big Black Sun (1982)
More Fun in the New World (1983)
Ain’t Love Grand (1985)
See How We Are (1987)
Hey Zeus! (1993)
Follow Mike on Instagram @popejesseventura and Alex @motherpuncher
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