Band Name: Circle Jerks
Music Album: VI
Album Release Date: November 1987
Music Genre: Punk Rock Hardcore
Record Label: Relativity
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 13 Tracks CD Album
The Circle Jerks are an American punk rock band formed in 1979 by vocalist Keith Morris and guitarist Greg Hetson. Morris had previously been a vocalist for Black Flag and Hetson had been a guitarist for Red Cross (later known as Redd Kross). Both bands practiced at a rehearsal space called The Church, located in Hermosa Beach, California. Morris and Hetson quit their bands at about the same time, but for opposite reasons: Morris felt Black Flag practiced too much and Hetson felt Red Cross didn't practice enough. The duo recruit jazz-trained drummer Keith "Lucky" Lehrer. Lehrer had auditioned for Red Cross but had been rejected by the other members of the band for allegedly being "too good", much to Hetson's frustration (Red Cross's previous drummer, Ron Reyes, ended up replacing Morris in Black Flag). Bassist Roger Rogerson (born Roger Dowding) was the final addition to the band. The Circle Jerks quickly rose in popularity due to their hyperspeed music and energetic performances, but their habit of re-using music and lyrics from their previous groups (sometimes including bits that the members of the Circle Jerks did not author) did not win them many fans among their former band mates. Their debut release, 1980's "Group Sex" featured 14 songs in 16 minutes and is considered a class (...)
| 1 | Beat Me Senseless | 1:59 |
| 2 | Patty's Killing Mel | 2:06 |
| 3 | Casualty Vampire | 2:39 |
| 4 | Tell Me Why | 3:18 |
| 5 | Protection | 1:45 |
| 6 | I'm Alive | 2:37 |
| 7 | Status Clinger | 2:44 |
| 8 | Living | 2:29 |
| 9 | American Way | 1:44 |
| 10 | Fortunate Son | 2:02 |
| 11 | Love Kills | 2:33 |
| 12 | All Wound Up | 1:32 |
| 13 | I Don't | 2:00 |
Recorded at Crystal Sound & Mr. Rogers, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Crystal Sound
Mastered at Capitol Records
All songs published by Boring Mole Publishing/BMI, except track 10 Published By Jondora Music/BMI
©1987 Relativity Records Inc.
℗1987 Relativity Records Inc.
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