XIT

XIT are a popular Native American rock group from Albuquerque, NM. They have recorded a two-part concept album, The Plight of the Redman, chronicling the changes in Native American life since the arrival of Columbus. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide

Review of Plight of the Redman by All Music Guide......The debut of this Tom Bee-led rock outfit, originally released on Motown's Rare Earth subsiary, suffers rather badly from being too tightly in step with its time period, resulting in suspect harmonies and song structures that overwhelm the Native American elements with generic rock flailing — there are moments of real power and grace, but these never develop fully. To be somewhat fair, little was happening with Native American music at a mainstream level at the point of its release, so this was at least a worthy (if flawed) effort. The CD reissue provides new artwork, but no additional material. — Steven McDonald