X-Ray Spex: Pissed at Something
No, there still aren’t a wealth of female fronted rock groups. X remains atop that pile. But another group with the twenty third letter in the alphabet in its name, a Brit ensemble, no less, ranked up there for a brief while. And even while there were splinter groups subsequent to X-Ray Spex break up, some bloody good ones, nothing every really again matched the majesty of the bands first single, “Bondage.” At this late date, hearing such sentiments is likely a good deal less outrageous. Thirty some odd years back, though, hearing about whips and chains wasn’t en vogue. Of course, it wasn’t when the Velvets were working in equally sinister, if not more literary terms.
