William_the_Bloody

Golden Shower of Hits 1983

Golden Shower of Hits is the Circle Jerks most famous album largely because the songs Coup D' etah & an altered version of When the **** Hits the Fan were featured on the popular Repo Man Soundtrack, an American cult hit film, which would be released shortly thereafter in 84.

Unlike Wild in the Streets, there are some standout tracks here, while at the same time, there does seem to be less effort put into many of the songs than the previous release. So overall, your often left wondering if some of the songs were leftover cuts from Wild in the Streets, still it is historically considered the quintessential Circle Jerks album.


*** to ***1/2 stars

bob.

Parade of the Horribles = best track ever

So Wonderful then huh?

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William_the_Bloody

I was thinking of throwing up that track, it's wonderful!

Wonderful 1985

By 1985 punk rock had taken a back seat to heavy metal which was dominating MTV with the likes of Twisted Sister and Motley Crue, as well as surpassing hardcore in regards to heaviness with the advent of American thrash metal.(at least in the US)

As consequence, many punk bands found themselves either leaning to a more commercially viable hard rock sound (Circle Jerks/D.O.A) or a harder faster thrash metal sound (Suicidal Tendencies/DRI) The Circle Jerks chose the former, which has often led purist fans to be critical of this album, a big mistake considering it is musically tighter and more sophisticated than any of their previous releases. The rhythm section here is notably tight and rather creative on songs like Dude and 15 Minutes, and the guitar playing is back to being a step up as it was in Wild of the Streets. Keith Morris is also on his game both lyrically with songs like Killing for Jesus & vocally by opting to actually sing as opposed to the shouting which largely dominated the last album

I must confess I do have a sentimental attachment to this album for out of all the Circle Jerks releases that my skateboarding crew got their hands on, this was our favourite, we played the absolute **** out of it, so don't let some musically illiterate goof of an album critic dictate their taste for you.

**** stars

William_the_Bloody

VII - 1987

The last major release by the Circle Jerks before the band would dissolve in 1990. For or all intents and purposes this is not a bad album, just a very tame one in comparison to their previous releases, almost as if they were deliberately turning it down a notch to become prospective for the majors, which in my opinion just didn't work with this band.

Anyhow this is where I hop of the Circle Jerks train, although they would release one more notable album in 95, (Signed to a major label largely as a result of the explosion of popularity of bands like Green Day & the Offspring) they would implode on tour and disband shortly thereafter.

**1/2 stars

Can't seem to find many single tracks so...



Pg 1 Sisters of Mercy (Goth rock)
Pg 2 Blood for Blood (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Gallows (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Smiths (Alternative Rock)
Pg 5 Ceremony (Hardcore)
Pg 5 Violent Femmes (Alternative folk/folk punk)
Pg 6 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Indie Rock)
Pg 7 Metric (Indie Rock)
Pg 8 Suicidal Tendencies (Crossover Thrash)
Pg 8 Trash talk (Thrashcore)
Pg 8 Discharge (Hardcore/crust)
Pg 9 Circle Jerks (Hardcore)

William_the_Bloody

I can't be bothered with f)ckin politics right now, so I'll rate some music albums, cheers.

LKJ - Forces of Victory, 1979 (songs out of 4)

1. Want Fi Goh Rave, 3 (allright)
2. It Noh Funny 3 (allright)
3. Sonny's Lettah 4 (still F'n classic)
4. Independant Intavenshan 3 ( allright I guess)
5. Fite Dem Back 3.5 (still good)
6. Reality Poem 3 (allright)
7. Forces Of Victory 2 (weak)
8. Time Come 4 (Wicked mon)

I give the album a solid A

William_the_Bloody

Gravediggaz - 6ft Deep 1994 (sogs rated 1 to 4)

Let's see how this album holds up over oh...22 years later, ouch!

1. Constant Elevation 1 weak
2. Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide 3 pretty solid
3. Defective Trip 2.5 Allright I guess, a bit weak
4. 2 cups of blood 2 fair/weak
5. Blood Brothers 3.5 solid
6. 360 Questions interlude
7. 1-800 Suicide 4 F'n incredible
8. pass the shovel 2.5 fair/good
9. Diary Of A Madman 3 still solid..not my style but I dig it.
10.mommy, what's a gravedigga another interlude
11. bang your head 2.5 fair/allright
12. Here Comes The Gravediggaz 3.5 funky
13. Graveyard Chamber 2 fair/weak
14. death trap 3.5 still solid
15. 6 feet deep 2 fair
16. rest in peace 1 weak

William_the_Bloody

Spice 1 - 187 He Wrote 1993

1. I'm the ****in' Murderer - 4 F'n fantastically amazing!!!
2. Dumpin' Em in Ditches - 2 This should never have been a single
3. Gas Chamber - 3 allright i guess
4. 187 He Wrote - 3 allright
5. Don't Ring the Alarm - 2.5 allright
6. Smoke 'em Like a Blunt - 3.5 produced by Too Short
7. The Murda Show - 3 solid g funk
8. 380 on That Ass - 2 okay a little weak
9. Mo' Mail - 2 gettin weak
10. Runnin' Out da Crackhouse - 4 - This story is worth a 4
11. Trigga Gots No Heart - 2.5 allright i guess
12. Trigga Happy - 1.5 should have been axed
13. RIP - 1.5 should have been axed
14. All He Wrote - 1.5

Still a good album, but it goes on to long, they should have axed a few bad tracks.

William_the_Bloody

Morcheeba - Who Can you Trust 1996

Moog Island - 2.5 All right for an intro I guess, a bit sleepy
Trigger Hippie - 3 Fan favourite, Still solid, but a bit dated on the backbeat
Post Houmous - 3.5 Simple but still funky
Tape Loop - 3 Still good
Never an Easy Way - 4 Still Fantastic!
Howling - 2 - Just doesn't really fit the whole mood of the album
Small Town - 3.5 - Great little reggae beat
Enjoy the Wait - Filler
Col - 1 Pretentious
Who Can You Trust? 3.5 Simple but trippy
Almost Done - 4 F'n Fantastic
End Theme - Filler

William_the_Bloody

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil 1983


1. In the beginning = intro filler
2. Shout at the Devil = 3.5 to 4 (heard it so many times its hard to gauge)
3. Looks to Kill = 3 (all right I guess, a bit over rated)
4. Bastard = 3 rockin
5. God Bless Children of the Beast = filler
6. Helter Skelter = 2.5 alright I guess
7. Red Hot 3.5 = Solid
8. Too Young to fall in Love = 3 Allright I guess
9. Knock em Dead Kid = 4 I'm going to give this song a solid 4! solid power chording here.
10. Ten Seconds to Love = 3.5 solid
11. Danger= 3

William_the_Bloody

Danzig _ How the Gods Kill 1992

1. Godless = 3 Allright
2. Anything = 3 Allright
3. Bodies = 3.5 Still solid
4. How the Gods Kill 3.5 Aged better with time
5. Dirty Black Summer 2.5 I could never understand why this was a single
6. Left Hand Black 3.5 Still rockin
7. Heart of the Devil 2.5 Allright i guess
8. Sistinas 1.5 A boring wank
9. Do You Wear the Mark 3 Allright
10. When the Dying Calls 2.5/3 Oh allright I guess

So even thought the album doesn't contain a knock out song llke Mother, it's solid through and through.