In 1984, the band X released a version as a non-album single. The Houston Press included this version as one of their "10 Greatest Versions" of the song. It was also included on the soundtrack of the feature film "Major League" as the entrance theme to Charlie Sheen's character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn. Director David S. Ward said of this version, "I was listening to the recording of 'Wild Thing' — not the original one by the Troggs, but the one by X, and it was such a big sound, it sounded like a thousand people were singing it&quo… read more
In 1984, the band X released a version as a non-album single. The Houston Press included this version as one of their "10 Greatest Versions"… read more
In 1984, the band X released a version as a non-album single. The Houston Press included this version as one of their "10 Greatest Versions" of the song. It was also included o… read more
There are at least 8 artists called "X". 1: X (America) X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationwide recognition, but in a very real way, they were the ones who put the L.A. punk scene on the map. X were the first L.A. punk band to be taken seriously by the rock press on both coasts, and at a time when many wondered how punk could thrive in the land of all that was mellow, X played music that was as raw, passionate, and powerful as anything coming out of New York, London, or any other major c… read more
There are at least 8 artists called "X". 1: X (America) X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationw… read more
There are at least 8 artists called "X". 1: X (America) X were far from the first punk rock band in Los Angeles, and they weren't the first to achieve some level of nationwide recognition, but in a very real way, they … read more