- Group Sex
Infobox Album | Name = Group Sex
Type =Album
Artist =Circle Jerks
Released = 1980
Recorded = 1980
Byrdcliffe Studios,Culver City ,California , USA
Genre =Hardcore punk
Length = 15:40
Label = Frontier
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3z6qoa9abijr link]
Last album =
This album = "Group Sex"
(1980)
Next album = "Wild in the Streets"
(1982)"Group Sex" is the debut album by the band
Circle Jerks , fronted by former Black Flag singerKeith Morris . The album contains 14 songs in about as many minutes and is considered to be a landmark inhardcore punk as well as the band's best album.Two songs on the album, "Wasted" and "Don't Care", were originally songs Morris had co-written and performed with Black Flag. The former song appears on the "
Nervous Breakdown " EP, while the latter was recorded during an early recording session for what was supposed to be Black Flag's first full length album. After Morris quit Black Flag, the tapes were shelved. Morris also performed "Red Tape" with Black Flag [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/blackflag/int_flip16.html [1] ] , although a studio version was never recorded. When Morris recorded and released "Don't Care" with the Circle Jerks (without crediting Greg Ginn, who composed the music), Black Flag responded by rewriting the lyrics, and recording and releasing the song as "You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You" for the "Jealous Again "12" EP. "Live Fast, Die Young" is a reworking of "Cover Band" originally by guitaristGreg Hetson 's previous band,Redd Kross , with different lyrics."Track listing
# "Deny Everything" (
Keith Morris , Roger Rogerson) – 0:28
# "I Just Want Some Skank" (Circle Jerks ) – 1:10
# "Beverly Hills" (Morris, Rogerson) – 1:06
# "Operation" (Lucky Lehrer, Rogerson) – 1:30
# "Back Against the Wall" (Circle Jerks) – 1:35
# "Wasted" (Morris,Greg Hetson ) – 0:43
# "Behind the Door" (Circle Jerks) – 1:26
# "World Up My Ass" (Rogerson, Morris) – 1:17
# "Paid Vacation" (Circle Jerks) – 1:29
# "Don't Care" (Morris,Brian Migdol ,Greg Ginn ) – 0:36
# "Live Fast, Die Young" (Morris, Hetson) – 1:33
# "What's Your Problem" (Morris, Rogerson) – 0:57
# "Group Sex" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce , Circle Jerks) – 1:04
# "Red Tape" (Morris, Hetson) – 0:57(All tracks were recorded twice on the CD version.)Personnel
*
Keith Morris - vocals
*Greg Hetson - guitar
* Roger Rogerson - bass
*Lucky Lehrer - drums* Recorded in 1980 at
Byrdcliffe Studios ,Culver City ,California , USAExternal links
* [http://www.twowaymonologues.com/review.php?reviewId=97 Group Sex review]
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