X - should I go for the remasters or the old ones?

I'm thinking of picking up some early X albums on CD. What sounds better, the remasters or the older CD's?

 

Matt,

Dumb question time...Who is X and what style of music are they?

 

X came up in the L.A. punk scene of the late 70's, early 80's. You can see them in Penelope Spheeris's "The Decline of Western Civilization," a classic documentary of that whole scene.

Initially produced by Ray Manzarek of the Doors, they became more ecletic as the years went by, adding country/rockabilly touches to their music (they even covered "Breathless" on one album). Their earlier stuff is more punk, their later stuff is a bit more "pop" or mainstream, if you can call it that.

 

Oh, I thought you were talking about the Japanese "X" who later became X-Japan.

That would've been a sign of the apocalypse for this board, I think.

-D

 

Thanks, I've missed out on allot of juandras of music that I'm just getting into now. ie. jazz, new wave, psychedelic etc.

 

Thanks for the info, Steve!

 

The new remasters do have some things going for them (I bought them all). They have lyrics and bonus tracks.