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Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B+)[2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Live at the Whisky a Go-Go Track listing
All songs written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except
as indicated.
Side one
1. "Los Angeles" – 2:54
2. "House I Call Home" – 2:33 [5]
3. "The New World" – 3:00
4. "Around My Heart" – 4:19
5. "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:44
6. "Because I Do" – 2:22
Side two
Live album by X
1. "Burning House of Love" – 4:22
Released April 29, 1988 2. "My Goodness" – 4:05
Recorded December 13, December 15, December 16, 1987, 3. "Blue Spark" – 2:13
Record Plant Mobile, Whisky A Go-Go (West 4. "In the Time It Takes" – 2:55 [6]
Hollywood), Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park) 5. "The Once Over Twice" – 2:35
Genre Punk rock 6. "Devil Doll" (includes excerpt of "Just Like Tom
Thumb’s Blues" (Bob Dylan)) – 4:27
Length 81:16 (LP version)
71:12 (CD version)
Side three
Label Elektra 1. "The Hungry Wolf" – 3:51
Producer Alvin Clark 2. "Just Another Perfect Day" – 4:33 [6]
3. "Unheard Music" – 4:10
X chronology
4. "Riding with Mary" – 3:45
5. "World’s a Mess" – 3:33 [7]
See How We Are Live at the Whisky a Go-Go Hey Zeus!
(1987) (1988) (1993)
Side four
Live at the Whisky a Go-Go is the seventh album and first 1. "True Love" – 2:36 [6]
live album by the band X. Three songs ("In the Time It 2. "White Girl" – 3:40
Takes," "Just Another Perfect Day," and "True Love") are 3. "Skin Deep Town" – 3:16
in the double-LP version but not included in the compact 4. "So Long" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
disc. The album was recorded on December 13, 15 and 16 5. "The Call of the Wreckin’ Ball" (Dave Alvin, Doe) –
in 1987 at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Holly- 4:35
wood, California, United States.[4] 6. "Year 1" – 1:16
7. "Johny Hit and Run Pauline" – 3:32 [8]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 175
Personnel Charts
• John Doe – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, vocals Album
• Exene Cervenka – vocals
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D.J. Bonebrake – drums
Tony Gilkyson – guitar, vocals
References
[1] Allmusic review
Additional personnel [2] Robert Christgau review
• Kevin Patrick - Executive Producer [3] Rolling Stone review
• Alvin Clark - Producer, Engineer [4] "X Live At The Whisky A Go-Go On The Fabulous
• Stanley Johnston - Engineer Sunset Strip". http://www.xtheband.com/
• Gina Immel - Assistant Engineer live.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
• Jeff Poe - Assistant Engineer [5] Full title: "In This House That I Call Home"
• Jay Willis - Mastering [6] ^ Not included on CD release
• Kosh - Coordination [7] Full title: "The World’s a Mess, It’s in My Kiss"
[8] Correct title: "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"
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• 1988 live albums
• Live punk rock albums
• Elektra Records live albums
• Albums recorded at the Whisky a Go Go
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