Gig (Circle Jerks album)
| Gig | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | Relativity | |||
| Producer | Paul du Gré[1] | |||
| Circle Jerks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Gig is a live album by American hardcore punk band Circle Jerks, recorded in the late 1980s and released by Relativity Records in 1992.[4]
Release and reception
[edit]The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Tijuana.[5]
In an AllMusic review, Paul Henderson wrote: "Gig proves yet again that punk rock is meant to be experienced live, and if you missed the Jerks in their heyday, this is the next best thing."[6]
Trouser Press wrote: "Sure it’s fifteen years too late, but the quartet plays ’em like it means ’em, and the hot sound (courtesy producer Paul du Gré) does justice to the spirited performances."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Beat Me Senseless" – 2:07
- "High Price on Our Heads" – 2:19
- "Letter Bomb" – 1:05
- "In Your Eyes" – 0:43
- "Making the Bombs" – 3:26
- "All Wound Up" – 1:38
- "Coup d'Etat" – 1:51
- "Mrs. Jones" – 1:51
- "Back Against the Wall" – 1:47
- "Casualty Vampires" – 2:20
- "I Don't" – 2:06
- "Making Time" (Creation cover) – 2:23
- "Junk Mail" – 1:02
- "I, I & I" – 2:08
- "World Up My Ass" – 1:15
- "I Just Want Some Skank" – 1:13
- "Beverly Hills" – 1:02
- "The Crowd" – 1:30
- "When the Shit Hits the Fan" – 2:33
- "Deny Everything" – 0:36
- "Wonderful" – 2:32
- "Wild in the Streets" – 2:58
Personnel
[edit]- Keith Morris – lead vocals
- Greg Hetson – guitar
- Zander Schloss – bass
- Keith Clark – drums
- Paul du Gré – producer, mixing
- Carlo Nuccio – mixing
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Michael Webster – digital editing
- David Bett – art direction
- Brian Freeman – design
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Circle Jerks". Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Gig - Circle Jerks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2019-06-13 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (June 11, 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
- ^ "RSD '18 Special Release: Circle Jerks - Gig". Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11 – via recordstoreday.com.
- ^ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Henderson, Paul. "Gig - Circle Jerks". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
