Group Sex
The Circle Jerks
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Deny Everything | The Circle Jerks | 0:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Just Want Some Skank | The Circle Jerks | 1:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beverly Hills | The Circle Jerks | 1:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Operation | The Circle Jerks | 1:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Back Against the Wall | The Circle Jerks | 1:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wasted | The Circle Jerks | 0:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Behind the Door | The Circle Jerks | 1:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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World Up My Ass | The Circle Jerks | 1:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Paid Vacation | The Circle Jerks | 1:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Care | The Circle Jerks | 0:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Live Fast Die Young | The Circle Jerks | 1:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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What's Your Problem | The Circle Jerks | 0:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Group Sex | The Circle Jerks | 1:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Red tape | The Circle Jerks | 0:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
Keith Morris once described his brief tenure as Black Flag's lead singer by saying, "I was the Tasmanian devil, the court jester; I was the dog on the chain who was let out of the cage." So it made sense that after the beer-swilling frontman decided to move on, he would form a band even less subtle and more obnoxious than Black Flag (who represented punk rock at its most brutal in 1979). Group Sex, the first "album" from Morris' group the Circle Jerks, barrels through 14 songs in just under 16 minutes, and pretty much defined the state of the art in SoCal hardcore, circa 1980: raging minor-chord guitar bashing (courtesy of Greg Hetson, later in Bad Religion), speedy drumming (Lucky Lehrer punctuates his manic four-four stomp with short, frantic rolls whenever possible), and a bassist (Roger Rogerson) trying to keep up with it all while Morris bellows about sex ("I Just Want Some Skank"), drugs ("Wasted"), politics ("Paid Vacation"), the idle rich ("Beverly Hills"), and his own post-teenage rage ("World Up My Ass"). Some of it's funny, some of it seems to be serious, and it's all one not-so-long blast of raging energy. As such things go, it's tight, reasonably well played, the songs kinda sorta have hooks, and Keith Morris is a pretty good frontman, but if you're looking for nuance, you're pretty much out of luck. Then again, if you were looking for nuance in a Circle Jerks album, you've obviously been misinformed as to how this punk rock stuff works.
Customer Reviews
Memories... I was there
This album is FULL of GEMs if you are interested in this stuff. Instead of saying which songs I liked best, just play it all the way through it is jammed into a tight package. This 16 minute album takes me back to the Bay Area Punk scene and Man, you had to be there at some of the early California Punk shows... if they could harness that energy we'd need no coal and nuclear power plants... they were explosive. Shows at the On-Broadway, Mabuhay Gardens, friends backyards were all awesome, exciting mosh pits. I saw the Circle Jerks once again in Hawaii at the Club 1-2-3, but by 1984 the magic had worn - the fun of punk was when it was new, edgy & raw, political and yet humorous... this was lost when it became an act to perform and not a statement.
!!!!!!@#$%*!!@#+=!!!!!!
Worth every penny!!! This is classic hardcore punk at it's finest! It's not all that dark, nor brooding--but what this album does have is the ANGER, ENERGY, HUMOR, BREAK-NECK SPEED, and "UNDISPUTED ATTITUDE" to set standards that still hold today 25+ years later!!!
Easily One Of The Best
This is without a doubt one of the greatest recordings from the time of the early '80s LA hardcore scene. Not only that, it's simply one of the best hardcore punk albums, period! This is the defining sound of the time, and easily holds up today. Unfortunately, subsequent recordings from The Circle Jerks went downhill - but this recording is complete genius. You've got to have this to round out your collection of '80s genius hardcore albums of Black Flag's Damaged, Fear's The Record, X's Wild Gift, and Dead Kennedy's Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables.
Biography
Formed: 1979 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By The Circle Jerks
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Wild In the Streets | Wild In the Streets | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Live Fast Die Young | Group Sex | 1:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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World Up My Ass | Group Sex | 1:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beverly Hills | Group Sex | 1:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Red Tape | American Hardcore (The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986) | 0:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Just Want Some Skank | Group Sex | 1:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWhen the S**t Hits the Fan | Golden Shower of Hits | 2:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Back Against the Wall | Group Sex | 1:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wasted | Group Sex | 0:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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CleanCoup d'Etat | Golden Shower of Hits | 1:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |

- $9.99
- Genres: Punk, Music, Alternative, Rock, Metal
- Released: Feb 01, 1980
- ℗ 1980 Porterhouse Records












