Under The Big Black Sun (studio album)
by X (US)
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Under The Big Black Sun is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by X (US) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by X (US) is Los Angeles which is ranked number 1057 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,645.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 08/07/2025 22:23 |  UofTBlues | | 71/100 |
65/100 | 06/13/2025 18:01 | Invader666 | | 65/100 |
85/100 | 04/15/2025 00:25 | Skerns | | 80/100 |
70/100 | 11/05/2024 13:43 | JamesMowbray | | 70/100 |
85/100 | 07/23/2024 03:45 | traistboar | | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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There is nothing bad here, though it can sometimes get boring.
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Another great album from X. There are a couple of non-punk songs on here that I think are among the most beautiful in the X catalog: "Riding With Mary", "Come Back to Me", and "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes" (a cover of a much older song). Exene's sister Mary had died in a car crash before this album was recorded and that tragedy was the impetus for "Riding With Mary" and "Come Back to Me". "Blue Spark" and "The Hungry Wolf" both received minor airplay, but my favorite songs on this album are "The Have Nots", "Real Child of Hell", "Under The Big Black Sun", and "Because I Do". Most listeners and critics regarded X's first two albums as their best, but I'm a true X fan, and I think this is equal to or better then either of the first two. The lyrics of the two songs for Exene's sister, the cover song...demonstrated some real artistic growth, I think. Billy Zoom continued to kick ass, and John Doe and Exene's male/female harmonies continued to be a fairly unique combination.
Stands up to the first two albums, and even has a haunting single ------
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Romanelli 11/27/2011 19:03
Don't know if I'd put it above Los Angeles or Wild Gift, but this is still a great album. X is sorely overlooked on this site!
CellarDoor 06/17/2010 01:31
Great rockabilly influence. I think I prefer this to their debut. If you like the Gun Club, you'll love this !
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