Circle Jerks - Group Sex CD


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Principally recorded at Byrdcliffe Studios, Culver City, California.

On GROUP SEX, the Circle Jerks' second full-length album, the band makes no great changes in its musical style. On the other hand, there really was no need for revision. Keith Morris (also an early vocalist for Black Flag) and his band mates had pretty much hit the nail on the head the first time out (WILD IN THE STREETS, appended to GROUP on some CD editions). The Jerks play the sort of very fast and very snotty punk rock--complete with thin, weedy vocals--that eventually became all the rage with such chart-topping bands as Green Day, the Offspring, and No Doubt.

As their name and the album title would suggest, the Circle Jerks are not a subtle band. "I Just Want Some Skank" and "World Up My Ass" stand as further examples of their in-your-face lewdness. Standout numbers include "Beverly Hills," an extremely pointed attack on the "upper class," and "Paid Vacation," an anti-military song built on Greg Hetson's buzz-saw guitar. In the latter, the introduction and several bridges recall western TV show theme music sped up to 78rpms.

An undisputed classic. Fourteen songs in as many minutes with each one more brilliant than the last. Originally released in 1980.

Frontier 31002 includes only the GROUP SEX album.

Recorded at Byrdcliffe Studios, Culver City, California.

Personnel: Keith Morris (vocals); Greg Hetson (guitar); Lucky Lehrer (drums).

Recording information: Byrdcliffe Studios, Culver City, CA.

Photographer: Ed Colver.

Circle Jerks: Keith Morris (vocals); Greg Hetson (guitar); Roger Rogerson (bass); Lucky Lehrer (drums).

Producers: Cary Markoff, Circle Jerks, Gary Hirstius, David Anderle.

This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Q (10/01, p.144) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Brattish, brutal and funny....Like The Ramones running down a very steep hill."
Q (10/01, p.144) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Brattish, brutal and funny....Like The Ramones running down a very steep hill."

Group Sex Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative, Punk
Label	Frontier Records
Orig Year	1980
All Time Product Rank	12,906
CD Universe Part number	1434095
Catalog number	31002
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 13, 2001
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Cliff Zellman; Ben Lesko; Ken Lauber
Personnel	Greg "Gingles" Hetson - guitar Keith "Johnny" Morris - vocals Lucky Lehrer - drums Roger Rogerson - bass

Circle Jerks - Group Sex Songs

	Trk	Song	Time	Price
	1	Deny Everything See All 4
	2	I Just Want Some Skank See All 4
	3	Beverly Hills See All 4
	4	Operation See All 3
	5	Back Against the Wall See All 4
	6	Wasted See All 3
	7	Behind the Door See All 3
	8	World Up My Ass See All 4
	9	Paid Vacation See All 3
	10	Don't Care See All 3
	11	Live Fast Die Young See All 3
	12	What's Your Problem See All 3
	13	Group Sex See All 3
	14	Red Tape * See All 4	0:54	$0.99	(Different version)
	15	Deny Everything See All 4
	16	I Just Want Some Skank See All 4
	17	Beverly Hills See All 4
	18	Operation See All 3
	19	Back Against the Wall See All 4
	20	Wasted See All 3
	21	Behind the Door See All 3
	22	World Up My Ass See All 4
	23	Paid Vacation See All 3
	24	Don't Care See All 3
	25	Live Fast Die Young See All 3
	26	What's Your Problem See All 3
	27	Group Sex See All 3
	28	Red Tape * See All 4	0:54	$0.99	(Different version)
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Group Sex Music

Group Sex CD (1980) 4.8 stars

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Group Sex Vinyl LP (1980) 4.8 stars

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Group Sex Vinyl LP (1980) 4.8 stars

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Group Sex Music Review

Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

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5 stars AWESOME
Circle Jerks first release, also their best. Group Sex is the greatest hardcore album ever. The best 15 minutes in music you'll find. Live Fast Die Young, Paid Vacation, World up My Ass, Behind the Door, Wasted, operation, Beverly hills, Deny Everything, and Wasted are the best songs but all are great.
Submitted by Luke (Oregon, U.S.)
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5 stars classic hardcore
'group sex' will go down in history with minor threats 'discography' and bad brains 'rock for light' for it is one of the definitive american hardcore albums of the 80's. it is only 16 minutes long but it is worth the 9 dollars
Submitted by matt the rat (femer)
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5 stars Original hardcore!!
This is probably the first hardcore (as opposed to regular Punk) album released. Don't mind the songs being on here twice; That's how it was originally released. The cassette even had a blank second side as well as the album repeating on the first side! What a "15 MINUTES!!!!!"(Listen to their 'Wonderful' album for THAT reference!!!) of real punk!
Submitted by Bangsmith (Wherever George W Bush is NOT!!!)
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4 stars back to front, front to back
the circle jerks are really good aggresive hardcore punk. however, for some reason this cd has each song twice. i suppose this is an advantage as u don't have to press the repeat button on your cd player once the whole cd is thru, but it is strange none the less. it should be packaged as an EP as its only about 15 minutes of music
Submitted by the_zeus (Toronto, Canada)
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5 stars great album
..but one thing. the album repeats after the fourteenth track. no alterations, the same thing. still, one of the best hardcore albums.
Submitted by jim69 (walnut creek, CA)
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