Reviews (page 4 of 8)
Yes please
10/27 Raw essence of Punk. Standout Tracks: Deny Everything, I Just Want Some Skank, Beverly Hills, Back Against the Wall, Paid Vacation, Don't Care, Group Sex
Nice find, it's funny how it takes less than 20 minutes to play all 15 songs
4/5 classic stuff
fucking jerks! was definitely good
Fun album. I'm not a huge fan of bands that do purposely short songs, but they do it so well it is still enjoyable.
A este punto ya creo que con un disco de punk en toda la lista hubiera estado bien, lol. Pero bueno... sí me gustó, no puedo decir qué canción me gustó más, parecen todas la misma :v. En su conjunto estuvo chido, pero nada memorable como pa volver a escucharlo.
Un disco rapidito, lo cual se agradece, sobre todo también por el género. Me gusta, caótico, muy "raw", mucha energía acá, como que si provoca una acelaración. Quizá lo único que juega en contra es que la duración de las canciones y su abundancia hace que parezca que de repente es un único track largooooo con variaciones. Mis favoritas "I Just Want Some Skank", "World Up My Ass", "Live Fast Die Young" y la canción titular. 8/10
It's loud and gritty. Punk isn't my favorite genre but I can appreciate this album.
birth of hXc. can't beat it, feel 16 again listening to it. I did NOT know this was recorded in 1980!! So early
Super short album with songs that last just over a minute on average. Super political and in your face.
Now that’s punk music
That didn’t take ling
Short, didn't hate it but it did all sort of sound the same. Had some catchy songs tho.
6/10
Angry
This is another one of those late 70s early 80s punk albums that was groundbreaking in its day. I can’t imagine being a kid in 1980 and listening to this. It must have been mind blowing. Bands like this and The Germs and The Wipers are so beloved by so many from that era because they were doing things that seemed impossible and no one had ever really attempted before. That all being said, I don’t have the nostalgia factor that a lot of people have that makes this great or life-changing in any way. Listening to this in 2026 for the first time: I like it, it’s really good, but it’s nothing that knocked my socks off. I totally get how it would have in 1980, but not today for me. So without the nostalgia factor, I’m going to have to say that this was really really good, but not amazing on the level that it surely would have been when it came out.
Into it. Biggest pleasant surprise for me in a while.
They are expressing a lot of emotions here that I can relate to. They are loud. They are angry. They are unapologetic. The two letters they hate the most are B and S.
Interesting!
You’re laughing? This man has the world up his ass and you’re laughing?
Even if you hate this album, it's only 15 minutes long. The amount of shitty hour long albums on here make this a breath of fresh air. That being said, this album rips.
More of a east coast hardcore person than west coast because it's tough for me to give LA credit for anything, but this is a great, quick and dirty punk record. Also... The Decline of Western Civilization is a fantastic movie and everyone reading this should go watch it immediately.
16 minutes? Excellent, extra points for brevity. It's still punk and not really my thing, but loved the energy. 3*
Very punky, very hardcore, very short and pretty good! This might grow into a 4/5 someday, but 3/5 for now
This is basically 15 minutes of pure punk chaos, and sometimes that’s exactly what you need. Punk is one of those genres that just hits right when you’re angry, frustrated, or simply feel like thrashing around for a bit. I love the raw sound, the speed, and that feeling that the whole thing could fall apart at any second. It’s also kind of wild remembering that this album is almost 50 years old, because that kind of energy still feels pretty immediate. The lyrics can definitely get a little odd, but honestly, half the fun of punk is just having something to scream about. The bigger issue for me is that the album doesn’t give you much of a change-up from track to track. The same speed, attitude, and general approach carry through almost the entire thing, although when the whole album is only about 15 minutes long, that problem doesn’t exactly have much time to become unbearable. I do kind of wish there were one or two more substantial songs to really grab onto, but then again, writing a five-minute epic probably wouldn’t be very Circle Jerks of them. This is fast, loud, messy, and over before you really have time to process it. I’m not sure how often I’ll come back to the whole album, but when the right mood hits, I could definitely see myself throwing it on again.
Decent punk. Wish it had done more.
Yes, fifteen minutes of anger. That blew the cobwebs off
De sier det de vil og ikke noe mer. Perfekt lengde.
14 låter på 15 min gir poeng. Og bra nok, men
An album of ringtones.
You know what? I can get behind this very punk AF album especially since each track is like 70 seconds long. Get in, get out. Reminds me a lot of SLC Punk
So short, but good for what it is.
Keeping this one short like the album. Raw, fast and primitive hardcore punk that must have sounded insane the year it was released. Captured the scene/era of the early days of aggressive music. No stand out tracks as it all flows together and is over before you know what happened.
Life would be wonderful if all punk albums were 15 minutes long
Not the best punk we've had on the list
You can argue when punk started, but the real American punk community was built in part from here — taking its loud, fast, tongue in cheek fuck you spirit from this spitball launched from the back of the class.
3.29 out of 5 stars for Circle Jerks. I appreciate the very short album length. 14 songs in 15 minutes is nice, but it's also the downfall of the score for me. The songs aren't long enough to do much more than yell at you for a minute or so or even less, and then we're done. Yes, there are some really goof riffs, but it sucks when you only hear them and nothing else for a minute and then it's done. So the shortness is actually a hinderance to a better experience for these guys. I love punk, but I like it to develop a bit more. Maybe that's what the appeal is for these guys. Still, not a terrible album by any sense, just gets a bit boring.
2.5
Fun! Quick! Over in a flash! Next!
WILD IN THE STREETS. This isn't that album but good general punk energy. I prefer weirdly the later band "OFF!"
I have to assume this is on the list because it’s 15 minutes long, This has balls, it’s got bite; its very stupid but it isn’t hardcore.
kratko, jasno, odma prešli na stvar i u gotovo 16 minuta nisu sašli. premda pjesme podosta nalikuju jedna na drugu, u biti je ovaj album stilski raznovrsniji od npr. debija ramonsa. poneke pjesmice sadrže i određenu dozu melodičnosti, sve u svemu nije loše. mislim da je trojka zaslužena, premda vjerojatno neću više nikad slušati
I like the fast pace, take no breath approach but I don’t hear anything that is jaw dropping. I get they are influential. I don’t hate this but I’m just kinda listening and not getting anything out of it.
Serviceable punk. & can't argue with short.
Short and stupid, as most good things are. WHERE'S THE GUN? HERE'S MY HEAD 🗣️
Is this a short album or is it really just a long single broken into 15 tracks? I enjoyed it from a novelty perspective.
Fun punk rock and the album wasn't long enough to become tiring or annoying
When I rolled this album quickly after waking up this morning, in a daze after a good sleep but excited to see what album was coming up next for the day, a few things happened in tandem. Not necessarily in this order, but all worth discussing. First, the most obvious thing, is that the name of the band as well as the album itself are hilarious. Delirious and barely awake, I did a triple take to make sure I was reading Group Sex by Circle Jerks correctly. I was. Assuming that could only be a Punk album, it is, in fact, very much a Punk album. The next thing I noticed was the average rating. It’s a Punk album with a provocative title and band name, that’s to be expected for anything that isn’t Green Day or The Clash. I paid the low rating no mind and moved on. After all, any of these albums can surprise me. I know that by now. Even Country, rarely. Hardly ever, but it has happened. The final thing I noticed, and this might be the most Punk thing imaginable, was the length of the album. 14 songs. 15 minutes. That’s an average of 1 minute and 4 seconds per song, if that. Ok. So it’s another weird one. Noted. But how does it sound?? That’s the most important part. I haven’t even mentioned how it sounds yet. But you know what?? I don’t mind it at all really. It’s not bad. The short, digestible songs are so short, you’re going to probably listen to the whole album 5 times just to start figuring out what’s going on. And somehow, some way, I even knew one of the songs. Probably because it’s the big hit, but “Live Fast Die Young” I instantly recognized. It’s my favorite song on the album, but I also thought “World up My Ass” was pretty funny and to the point. It’s just so funny to me how short these songs are, and yet they say everything they need to and move on to the next one. None of these songs are spectacular, but they don’t need to be. Together, this is all just one big 15 minute song. The album is shorter than many single songs on other albums, and yet packs in so much in just 15 minutes that it’s kind of charming. Like, I don’t think I would individually go back to specific songs, instead I’d opt to just listen to this whole album a few dozen times if I was in the mood to come back to this. I don’t think I will be, but this was a very unique album in a good, interesting way, and you know for damn sure that this was never boring. It’s packed from top to bottom with 15 minutes of balls to the wall Punk action. And I kind of love it for that. I love that all these silly Punk albums are so short, the genre in general has grown on me quite a bit. If there’s somehow an album shorter than this, it’s probably also going to be a Punk album. But if this isn’t legitimately the shortest album on the site, I will be blown away. Fun one here, I enjoyed it.
Pouco tenho à falar desse álbum. Um punk rock incrível mas tão curto apesar da quantidade de músicas, seria ótimo ouvir com certa frequência mas são tão curtas que eu provavelmente mal notaria elas passando.
This album is terrible but I surprisingly don't hate it. Fifteen minutes flies by in a burst of angry sonic energy. That's punk, alright. "World Up My Ass" sounded like it was being sung by Bender from Futurama. Favorite track: I don't know, probably "Deny Everything" for the novelty of being a 27-second song
Beverly Hills and Live Fast, Die Young were essential classics to young punks in the 90s.
Songs sound same ish after a while. But enjoyed the energy
Pretty good stuff, not my every day listen but I appreciate it a lot for what it is and what came after. Between a 3 and 4, since I probably won’t listen again
I’m willing to be this is the only album on this list that contains a song where the chorus is “the world is up my ass”. It’s snotty, chaotic and unapologetically in your face. It’s west coast hard core so it’s hard, fast and tight. Not a great work of art but a work of great self expression
This album being 15 minutes long couldn’t be more appropriate. Make of that what you will. 2.5/5
Yes it's loud and frantic, but I was expecting this to be way more abrasive than it was. It's still got something to it, and it naturally shot by really quickly. If this were twice as long it'd be more of a slog.
not normally one for hardcore punk….. especially the american stuff but this is probably the best one i’ve heard so far 3.5
Classic US punk album - short songs, high energy - a quick enjoyable listen
When the album started off it wasn’t bad, but I honestly was wondering how I was going to feel about a whole album, but then it ended just as quickly. Couldn’t believe when I checked it was only 15 minutes long. So a solid 3 from me.
Short and not so sweet. Favorite track: Back Against The Wall 3.5/5
Good album. Fast, very punk, very raw guitars.
Comme un ouragan
Un album punk normal la verdad, es muy corto, 15 minutos apenas, no debería ser un ep?
Decent enough punk but like 15 minutes? That's it?
Well, that went by quickly! Fairly standard punk. Not sure what qualifies it for the list. 3
For what it was, it was okay. And in general, I like punk. To listen to a full album in 15 minutes was wild, but expected. I liked the energy, but I just didn't vibe with this album as much as other albums. Maybe that's just me, but it felt like 15 minutes of being yelled at, rather than getting something out of it.
It was so short I'm not even bothered it wasn't that good
Did you know that a young Tony Hawk was actually there to witness and be a part of the picture for Circle Jerk's debut studio album Group Sex? You can't see him within the frame but from his own first hand account he is just outside of frame in the album cover. I don't know how to segwey from that fun fact into my review so I guess I'll just dive into it all. As with a lot of Hardcore Punk, but especially Cali Punk as a whole, this album is chaotic as all hell. With only 15 minutes of runtime, Circle Jerks surprisingly get a lot out in that time and make quite a statement for themselves as a force to be reconned with in the Cali Punk scene. Some of my favorite tracks here include the group's cover of Black Flag's Wasted, Live Fast Die Young, and Paid Vacation. One thing is made certain on this album, this group is quippy as hell and has some fighting words to be spoken unalike some of the more moody and emotional music with surface level lyrics in the Punk scene at the time. This project flies by and there is a lot that can be missed if you don't pay attention, so throw this album on if you want a speedy and heavy 15 minutes or if you want some surprisingly relevant commentary hidden between some killer guitar riffs.
3.5
I respect the vision.
3 stars
It’s crazy how I enjoy several songs longer than this whole album.
Ehhh punk
This is going onto the soundtrack to a character I need to play from time to time who is an ex car bomber. This is the peak of angry young man music.
High 3 - punk basics
Short and sweet
It's interesting to hear some early hardcore punk. Lots of posturing, noise and bluster is a welcome thing - it reminds me of being at fantastic (if sparsely attended) gigs in small venues. Too many albums are overlong for no reason, so it's nice to be reminded how far you can push the other way.
Low 3 from me today, I respect the quickfire hardcore punk thing but my hardcore is hardcore emo which carries a lot more emotion in it. Like most punk music I just don’t dig what this is going for attitude and vocal-wise, but as usual I enjoy the guitar playing.
It’s 15 minutes long and some of the lyrics are incredible. I wanted to skip it as soon as the first song started but I’m glad I gave this a listen. Punk’s fun.
A 15 minute album is hilarious
Slightly better than your average 80s hardcore. Has just enough fun to keep 15 minutes from feeling like 30.
This was alright
Lol, because it is only 15 minutes album, I will give 3
Short, aggressive, loud, and angry are traits I dislike in fellow beings but it works here. How did I not know about this growing up? I wonder how long their concerts were. 20 minutes? 3.9
lol cute glad i listened but punk isn't for me
So I don't typically like punk albums but this one was relatively short and semi-sweet. I can see the value in what it is and was - particularly the song about Santa Monica about 2 tracks in. Not my favorite genre but among one of the better examples of doing the genre right. 3/5
You know what fine for 16 minutes this got me through a boring opening shift and that’s all I need - what a wild name for an album from an even wilder name for a band.
The best punk album so far, definitely influenced by the fact it's 15 minutes long
Group sex? Sounds like a bunch of kids in a garage.
Great, energetic little piece of punk. It's just so short that I barely register it. It's no Minor Threat when it comes to brilliant short albums, but still a good time. Favourite track: Back Against the Wall
Quick punk album, nothing stood out personally to me.
14 songs in 15 minutes! I remember these guys from my skateboarding days. Definitely heard this album back then but it didn't really stick with me. Sounds just like early Black Flag for reasons that are obvious now but weren't so obvious as a teenager without access to the internet.
I like this. Short, angry, and sweet.
Enjoyed a little punk on another day this would likely be a 3.5 😂
90's punk version of the Ramones. Fun.
Their debut album. Punk. Ha ! What a fun fifteen minutes. I liked Beverly Hills Best. What else can I say !? Short, sharp, angst and some humour. Nice !
Here we have an essential hardcore album I’ve read about in passing but just never got around to. Revolutionary for its time, these are Wire’s short songs taken to their logical extreme; this 15-minute format would end up enduring in hardcore, especially in its more extreme offshoots (grindcore, anyone?). Fun, breezy, rebellious. Perfectly cromulent punk.
Short and sweet. "World up my Ass" spoke to me in particular. While this kind of punk gets a bad rap for being music that people not good enough at their instruments for anything else gravitate towards, I don't think that applies here. Probably won't listen again, but fun nonetheless.
This was fine. I like the idea of a 15 minute album as an introduction to a band or genre. I haven’t listened to much punk before, but I love the energy. I saw some other reviews take issues with the content but I don’t really focus on lyrics unless they’re really the only thing there, like in skits or more stripped down songs. I felt the volume and emotion more than I heard the words. I don’t think this will make my heavy rotation but I’m excited to see what else punk has in store for me! 3/5.
punk
Honestly I think this is the perfect length for a punk album.
14 songs in 15 minutes is actually crazy. There is no reasonable way to rank this album since it's so short. I feel like I'm stuck giving it a 3 since I liked it but didn't have the time to enjoy it.
Despite liking punk rock, especially the southern California scene the Circle Jerks come from, I never really got into this band. They just have never grabbed me the way their poppier contemporaries did. That being said, Keith Morris is an iconic front man, and the band is definitely important to the history of the punk scene. Also the fact that this album is 15 minutes long has always been lost on me. I mean, I'm all for short punk rock songs, but at least double the number of tracks or something to make it worth the purchase. In the end, I liked it, but because the run time is so short it’s impossible to give this any ranking other than a three.
I guess I liked it. It's short enough that it didn't have much time to annoy me, and there's actually some musicality to it from time to time rather than just pure noise. It's hard to give a 15 minute album 4+ stars, though. Like, "Fleabag" is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, but the entire series is the length of a couple movies so it's hard to call it the best TV show of all time. It executes really well, but the degree of difficulty is much lower with a shorter runtime. Similar thing here (except "Fleabag" is nearly flawless, and this is merely good (if you like punk)). 3.4
OK, this was actually a lot better than I expected. It's not really my kind of thing, but it was more musical than I was anticipating. High energy, direct, angry - punk music, really. Not bad at all.
You wanna know what’s punk? 14 tracks on an album that totals 15 minutes.
15 minutes! fascinating! that's about all I could take. But if you need 15 minutes of adrenaline and premium punk, this is it.
A quick but loud listen, great way to furiously fold laundry in 15 mins.
Pretty fun listen, so short and snappy
A fun listen for 15 minutes. Some of the songs I liked, others I didn’t care for, the lyrics were for the most part a bit too irreverent for how I tend to like my hardcore punk. 3/5
Lyrics were a miss.
A little hard to rank this one, as it was over so quickly. It was fine, I just didn't really get anything out of it.
I enjoyed reading the Wikipedia page and seeing how many bands I love are max 2 degrees of separation from Circle Jerks (Bad Religion and Rocket From The Crypt being two notable examples). While loving punk, I've never been the biggest hardcore fan. I prefer my music, and specifically the vocals, a bit more melodic. As a result this has ended up fairly middling for me. Instrumentally, I would be around a 4. Vocally we're at a 2. So overall, we're on a 3. 3/5
Ganske standard hardcore/punk. Har hørt bedre i blant annet Descendants og Black Flag, men var helt kurant.
Short. Very good
Raw, oldschool, great but too simple and basic.
Interesting unique album, thx
Nothing groundbreaking in the world of punk, but they still showed more personality in 15 minutes than most albums on here do in an hour
Didn’t love, but also didn’t hate. Good angry music. 15 minutes was the perfect length, wish more artists knew how to not wear out their welcome.
Eh
I've come to learn that I don't particularly care for punk.
This was so dumb that it kinda started to be good. It was pretty fun and it has an appropriate time length as well for a hc punk record. Also the name for the album and the band go hand in hand if you know what I mean..
enjoyable, super fast, extremely stupid, would be super fun to see live. someone else commented it would be ideal music to speed clean your apartment to. haven't listened to any hardcore since college probably and it was kind of fun to come back to.
Good ol fast punk.
catchy ale ttch chaos
Loud, fast, fun. More 15 minute albums please. 3.5⭐️
Skateboarding soundtrack that I'd managed to generate, locate and listen to in its entirely by the end of my morning cuppa. Points for fun, brevity and doing exactly what it sets out to do. No further notes.
The older I get the more I seem to like this type of music. Enjoyable listen while cruising down the highway into the city this afternoon. Mayhem, Chaotic, Raw - just like the drive.
Sick
Not my favorite 80s punk record
Short. Sweet. High energy. Solid punk. Loved it.
Fast hardcore. Short, just enough to not get tired of
3 stars for being 14 songs in 16 minutes. Takes me back to my skater days.
An extra point for being 16 minutes long
There’s something to be said for making an album statement in 15 minutes. These dudes were concise and got what they wanted across, no matter the time. Hard to wrap my head around this style and that length, but not bad.
It's like Sabrina Carpenter in a way. Short n Sweet
Niet echt mijn ding, maar je kan eigenlijk enkel maar respect hebben voor een groep dat ervoor kiest om zijn album maar 15 minuten lang te maken. Kort maar krachtig. 3 (maar als we eerlijk zijn maar een 2)
Best Song: Live Fast Die Young. It lyrically mirrors the ethos of the whole album. Worst Song: I Just Want Some Skank. Far too slow for an album of this sort. Overall: I kind of respect that they have 14 songs in 16 minutes. This isn't a band or a sound built for longevity, so why artificially inflate the runtime? That said, it's also not particularly interesting. I will very quickly forget this 16 minutes.
my brain didn’t even register any of that. punk-colored white noise to me. i’m not mad at it but there’s nothing to connect to, for me.
It was short, it was pretentious, it was ok
fun punk record. 3.5.
15 minutes! Though the lyrics were quite basic the production values on this were better than other albums of this genre.
15 minuter 14 låter, det är väl ungefär vad man klarar av och det har dom fattat. Hårt, snabbt, effektivt utan att bli onödigt aggressivt eller effektsökande, inga krussiduller. Bra jävla blandning mellan old school punk och HC punk det här.
Så ska det jävla låta när det spelas punk. Fullt ös! Inte en låt över 2 minuter och det sparkas uppåt, nedåt och i sidled. De må ha sin kvalitetsbrister, men så ska det ju vara. Hade man talat om för bandet att man gillar det de gör, hade man antagligen ombetts dra åt helvete. Attityd, men också glimten i ögat. Klart godkänt.
They were important in the hardcore/ thrash scene and in the skateboarding scene. I recognize their place, but I’m just not 16 anymore. Incredible how someone like the Ramones hold up for me but not this. Love their intensity and punk has a special place in my heart, but this is a relic of the past for me and not something I would put on regularly.
15 minute albums are probably the optimal length for hardcore punk. (Shortest album we've had?) I enjoyed for what it was.
6/10… hardcore punk / short tracks / *1980
Angry punks yells at sky.
Sex, drugs, and...annoyance with bureaucracies? 14 songs in about as many minutes, and they're all short, fast, and angry. The songs are either about shocking subject matter or displeasure with the world, but despite that there's a surprising amount of ground covered for such a short album. I bet you didn't expect to hear a song about the benefits of vasectomies on a punk album! Still, musically the songs all just run chords into the ground, and it's genuinely shocking when a song like "I Just Want Some Skank" switches up the progression halfway through. This lack of development hurts the album a bit because some surprises would make the album even more impactful. As it is it's a quick easy listen that leaves me wanting for more creative hardcore punk.
Fast and loose. There’s just not enough for me. I always appreciate this type of abrasiveness without feeling exaggeratedly edgy. I wouldn’t say that it’s apathy, it’s being carefree. This is the freedom to create even when it puts you directly against the majority. Some ideas here don’t feel fully fleshed out or complete, but I think the spirit behind the album carries itself through each song. There’s an undeniable energy that provides considerable momentum. It’s punk. Faves: Operation, Back Against The Wall, World up My Ass
Wow, I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it as in it brought me joy and made me happy, but I was engaged the entire way. Make 15 minute punk albums more of a thing please.
Pretty solid punk album and I enjoyed this although I don't listen to punk very often.
Me gustó, no me pareció increíble. Entiendo que es un disco referente para muchas bandas posteriores.
75
De er sure og de har travlt!
You know, I took a peek at what punk hardcore albums were included on the list, I was curious, because I thought to myself; there probably isn't that many albums like that on a list like this! Nor should there be. This goes without saying but maybe an early Misfits record would have been good instead of this? Songs to Scream at the Sun? Diaspora Problems? Unsilent Death (not exactly punk hardcore but that would be awesome)? Never really listened to Circle Jerk before, I heard of them I think, I just don't know if this was an influential, important album or not, because this is definitly a hardcore album! And it's hard to really weight in such a short work of music, it was alright for what it was! Back against the wall was my favourite!
Debauched and fun. Probably more remarkable for its release date than anything inherent in the music.
A simple and earnest offering of hardcore punk. The lyrics are straightforward and go super hard against the grain. I can’t say it’s an outstanding piece of work in hardcore but the energy and attitude are certainly there. What I can say is, much like I would bump metalcore before a water polo match, I’ll be bumpin the shit out of Operation to hype me up for my vasectomy.
Album about as long as the name suggests - 15mins. Epitome of punk I guess :D
Straight jorkin it and by it i mean my peantis. 5/10
I appreciate that they don’t waste any time. Punk just really isn’t my thing so this three is less a marker of quality and mostly just personal enjoyment. I had more fun with this one than the Sex Pistols or the Ramones. Is that just cause it’s shorter? Maybe. But I think it’s got a bit more oomph to it as well.
2.57
These songs are short!
Synes ikke dette var så verst! Passa greit til å bære uendelig med materialer på jobb. Mistenker også at jeg var litt utsulta på bråkegitar.
Sikkert sjokkerende i sin tid. Hørtes ut som all punk som er laget.
Kult- men kanskje litt kulere live og litt mindre kult på Spotify.
3.5
Hard to fully get anything out of it when it’s just 15 minutes but it was ok I guess, decent punk. 3 stars
Fast, Loud, Short.....as punk should be
Their “here’s an idea, the end” style of songwriting was a nice change of pace! Fourteen songs in fifteen minutes. That’s efficiency right there.
Clocking in at 15 minutes, I had barely started to drink my coffee before it was done. Solid no frills punk.
Weird to think about young Keith Morris without that giant dreadlock...
A 15 min album rules.
in a world with 1000 boring albums with hour long guitar solos and nasally british voices, be the circle jerks
Extremely punk. I'm sure this was an important album, based on release year but it's not an easy listen. The fact that it is only 15 minutes actually turns it around, i was looking at a 2, but the duration and rawness combined i think brings this to a 3 for me.
3.4 3x high power album and fun... shortest that i recall
Yeah it was fine, I was expecting less tbh from the short track lengths. I thought nothing was going to be “fleshed out” enough but all of the songs get right into it and don’t waste a single beat Some entertaining stuff but not a lot that was particularly memorable 3
Favorite Tracks: Dunno these all sounded pretty much the same and it was over before I realized it Rating: 3.0 I like a little more pop/musicality in my punk than this. But, it's fine, I get it as an early example of the genre. I read the Wiki and this quote from Mark Deming pretty much sums it up for me: "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.:
Short but interesting.
A little before my time but I can see their influence in bands I group up on.
I was genuinely surprised when I looked at my watch after listening to this album. 14 songs in just over 15 minutes has to be some sort of record, but at no point do you feel short changed. Apparently some versions of the CD repeated the whole track list just to fill up the disc a bit. These are all proper songs, not just identical blasts of thrash music. It’s properly tight punk rock, played as fast as it’s possible to get while still being able to hear what’s going on. Lyrically, things are pretty much as you might expect from a LA hardcore punk band - skateboards, general nihilism and wanking are the main themes. You really can’t go wrong with songs like World Up My Ass, Live Fast Die Young and Deny Everything. The weirdest song by far is the title track which sounds like they are reading out an advert for a swingers club including the phone number! I wonder if any confused and horny punks called this back in the day? Short-song-tastic!
white boy angst
This album was her for a good time, not a long time. It was fun but certainly lacked the depth needed for me to consider this a must listen.
Pushing the limit of Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Correcto
Short, consistent, and to the point. Not my taste but I can't argue with it.
3.5
Actually pretty fun. Turns out I like hardcore punk better than just plain ol' punk. It's not making it to my regular rotation, but it was kinda fun to put on.
Sometimes a song only needs to be 30 seconds. Especially when the lyrics are "I've got the world up my ass." 2.6.
This is absolutely not my kind of music, yet it's pleasant enough that it doesn't outstay its welcome. "Red Tape" has amazing drumming though ...
14 songs, 15 minutes, love it
The song-a-minute approach works! Get in, scream, get out. Circle Jerks were one of the best LA punk bands. They were pissed off but they were never annoying - just funny, aggressive and concise.
6/10
Misfits of they were not very good. Some songs grew on me, but not soon enough. Liked the album enough, but probably won't revisit it.
Extttra point for influencing the Beastie Boys
14 songs in 15 minutes! That’s punk rock.
Merry Christmas.
Rounding up for album being 16 minutes long. Well done.
Cool. Was a lil unimpressed in the first half but it picked up. I like the energy.
It sounds like garbage and we need more albums like it.
This was fun and short. A little more musicality than I expected. There was even a bit of a guitar solo surprisingly.
This was a really interesting listen. I truly didn't know this punk sound existed in 1980. Many bands I listened to in the 90s were obviously heavily influenced by albums like this.
I’m thoroughly impressed that a band can make a 14 song album that’s hardly 15 minutes long.
not for me, but I respect the 15 minute album so much that I'm giving them an extra point, so punk
Delicious oink sampling delivered in 15 minutes or less
Didn't think it'd be possible to fit 14 songs into 15 total minutes, but here we are. Definitely a mixed bag - some fun punchy punk songs, some that were just 30 seconds of noise. I'll always be an advocate for fleshing out songs more, but not the worst punk album I've heard. Top tracks: I Just Want Some Skank, Beverly Hills, Live Fast Die Young
I’ve never cared about yank hardcore that much. I’ll take my punk Finnish or Japanese instead.
It sure sounds like a punk album
Short but sweet, one of fastest albums ever
I really liked that it was 15 minutes because I could just listen to this album several times. I like punk music and although I did find some of the lyrics to be edgy, I did like the beats. If they change the lyrics, I would have given this album a 4.
Short but powerfull in a strange way. It wasnt really for me but daring to say the least. Felt a little like they cut the second half of every song and made that an album. Wasnt my taste but i can respect what they tried to do.
FUCK THE GOVERNMENT! 7/10
“I don’t want to live to be 34. I don’t want to die in a nuclear war” Surprisingly witty and musically grew on me massively over the course of its short 15 minute runtime. Has a clear and unabashed mantra of anti-establishment anger which it expresses relentlessly both lyrically and through the instrumentation. An intense, angry, and funny quick listen which showcases some of the best of the at the time fledgling American Punk scene.
Short and not sweet, as the authors intended.
Alarm bells ring when you see 14 tracks in 15 minutes. Turns out this is eminently listenable and a stupid good time. Didn't expect that. It's hardcore punk, at least a progenitor of the genre proper, but it's not just a mess. There's musicality here and some solid tunes.
Snotty, urgent - rages then departs swiftly
Great that it was only 15 minutes long. The music is alright, basic punk music but it got to the point and didn't waste my time. I bet you most albums on this list could be only 15 minutes long and it'll be a vast improvement.
Alguien podría creer que un disco de 15 minutos con 14 temas es una broma. No sé si broma, pero se agradece. Creo que es la única manera en que soportaría un álbum de hardcore punk. De todos modos tiene mérito saber condensar en un minuto todo lo que quieren contar y cómo. Sinceramente, no hace falta más.
Without knowing this band's reputation, I'd classify it as an alternative punk band. I have to say, I find it rather charming. Shout it out and go.
Punk from the first second. Short bursts of energy, like rapid fire that lands a punchline. GO!
By 1980 this kind of punk music must have been a bit passe. Nonetheless, this 15 minute album (is it the shortest album in this list?) was pretty rousing and good fun, but not I think a great album. It's not one I'll likely return to.
There's better punk
Very similar to a lot of the 90s skater punk. Surprised nothing from this album is on a Tony Hawk soundtrack
Shortest album in history?
Not the worst, pretty punchy punk
This is an insane album of course, but it honestly executes what it sets out to do very well. There’s some interesting drumming here especially, even if they sound a bit muted in the recording. Even at 15 minutes it’s not super inviting to revisit unless this is your sort of thing, but it’s a solid and unique punk album that is still like more than Sex Pistols
I think the best thing i can say - is the songs are short.
Was the short duration a metaphor? The music was pretty bad, but it made me laugh.
This was cool. Never heard of them before, 14 songs in 15 minutes is CRAAAZY work. 3.5/5
I think it deserves its place on the list, but I’m not a ‘fan’ as such 3/5
Jeg skriver det samme som jeg gjorde med Black Flag jeg. Overraskende kult for å være punk!
Fun thought it was ass at first
Ok punk
Some of these were pretty good but I'm confused why they're so short. Anyhow, Beverly Hills and Live fast die young are fucking jams
Couldn’t get through
Loud and Angry, all punk, not very musical
College sounds call me back.
A good hardcore punk album. Wasn't expecting this. I like punk, but typically listen to random songs as they pop up on random. Not sure I'd listen to the whole album again, but I'm good with the songs popping up now and again.
Was a fun listen not gonna lie -- an exhilarating 15 min sprint through rough and rowdy terrains
I liked this better than the Germs record, which is another 'landmark' hardcore punk album predating this one by a year or so. To me, this collection has more of a POV, has some humor and better playing. 14 songs scorching through 15 minutes - pretty classic stuff!
It only being 15 minutes really helps. But yeah, standard hardcore punk. Not a ton to say other than to me, it's fine.
So much yelling about everything. They were all short and moved into one another very well, sometimes I didn't even realize it was a different song because they transitioned so well. But that was also kind of an issue for me because it just felt like someone was on meth and just ranting and raving, skipping from topic to topic so quickly it was hard to keep up with them. In terms of the guitar and drums, they were great (really liked guitar in red tape) and fit hardcore edgy punk. For me it was the lyrics that really fell apart, it was very young adolescent and not super deep (and the erractiness). I didn't hate the short album concept, they said what they needed and wanted to say in 15 minutes so why drag on.
This wasn’t terrible. Bonus points for it being incredibly short. And who doesn’t need a good 15 minute angst session every now and again? But also, it wasn’t great, so I’m confused about what to rate this. It was catchy enough in parts I guess, and interesting enough too. Ok fine, a 3.
Pure dogshit in the best way possible.
Kind of fun but also bonkers.
Primal proto punk, pretty intense, actually enjoyed it
I liked it, comically short though
One can handle anything for 15 minutes. Not a Punk fan but this was tolerable.
Good, but not excellent.
High energy that won me over by the end. Just barely didn't overstay it's welcome. Hit the Over on .5 songs about vasectomies.
So brief it’s hard to come up with something to say about it. It was good, but I can’t imagine myself putting this on again. Favorites: Beverly Hills, Back Against the Wall, Group Sex
3/5
Classic California hardcore punk. No pretense, no bullshit, 15 minutes of loud, fast punk rock.
14 songs and 15 minutes long.. fuck yeah
This is a fun mini album. It’s so short it was my entire playlist for a 2km run. Nihilist punk rock is paradoxically a fun time. I really like Greg Hetson as a guitar player. I miss him in Bad Religion.
Boys, boys, slow down. Take a breath. Now tell papa what's wrong.
Fourteen songs that blow their load in fifteen minutes—impressive stamina this is not, but at least they were enthusiastic about it.
UK punk wins against USA punk all day every day.
Love punk music, but like a lot of earlier hardcore stuff this just sorta washed over me. I do love an economical punk album (Bad Religion's "No Control" being the epitome of the form). No song over 2 minutes, the whole album is only like 15 minutes. Vocals are fine, musicianship is good, but they lack the something extra that some of the other hardcore greats (Minor Threat, Husker Du, Black Flag) have. Not sure what this is, but it's not there. Album leads to a great shuffle afterwards, FWIW.
Short and sweet.
Not my favorite but sure it sounds like it was influential
80/1001 Circle Jerks - Group Sex Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ Normalise 15 minute albums!
Not as good overall as the Minor Threat I heard the other day, but still fun, and very true to that period's punk style.
I appreciate it for what it is, but I'm not a big fan of punk.
Can you give zero stars ?!?
3/5
15 minutes is optimal for punk records.
Fast and furious debut hardcore punk album. Even with 14 tracks, runtime can't get any shorter (15 min) but it's fun while it lasts. Standout is "Live Fast Die Young".
The raw energy in this album is truly great, conveying a youthful sound that perfectly captures what they wanted to express in the time they allotted for the song. No song dragged, and the album perfectly suited the rally stage I was driving on when listening to it. Nothing groundbreaking, but it was refreshing.
14 songs in 16 minutes! It’s a quick, hardcore pink rip through LA.
Quintessential punk rock. There was a time in my life where I would have insisted that this was brilliant. I have less angst now, probably important. Still, a walk down memory lane. I still dig it, but these days I insist that the energy comes with something a little more interesting, except the Ramones, they get a hall pass.
Enjoyable punk with average 90s goregrind song lenghts. Good for sitting on a toilet for 15 minutes.
Pretty much what you'd expect from classic punk music. Short, sharp, and to the point. It's not my scene but I respect it.
Como experimento, está interesante: 14 tracks en un álbum de 15 minutos de duración. Como disco... pues no siendo tan fanático del punk, no conecté con varias de las canciones. Tres sí me gustaron, pero empiezan y justo cuando uno les va agarrando el gusto, ya pasaron 3 canciones. Cosa rara, pero de esas que vale la pena conocer. Total, son 15 minutitos.
Je suis vraiment plus post-toute.
Not my thing but it gets an extra star for being 15 minutes long
loud, fast, brash. and 14 songs in just over 15 minutes. everything you could want in a hardcore album.
This album instantly takes me back to a friend group I had in high school. I’d just come back from a year in Canada and didn’t really belong anywhere until I met them. They were (in Serbia we call them) the “metalci”—the punk/metal crowd—and I couldn’t have looked more out of place, a total Barbie among them. But they turned out to be the most interesting, soft-spoken, and non-judgmental people I’ve ever met. My first drunk nights were with them, first time witnessing a mosh pit too, and they always made sure us girls felt safe. My listening journey went like this: First listen: wtf, why are you yelling, man? Second listen: okay, this actually isn’t that bad. Third listen: perfect music for a drive to work. Now I can’t help but admire how much energy is packed into these 15 minutes of pure yelling.
Možda zvuči glupo što hvalim da album nije ni sekunde duži nego što jest, a sve su mu pjesme minuta ili jedva preko, ali sa ovakvom muzikom je efekt puno jači kad se ograniči trajanje tako da im svaka čast na prisebnosti valjda
being 34 really isn't that bad
Ah reminds me of the days when I used to go to live shows
Regular punk
Not typically a punk fan, but this was fast and to the point. The bigots on this list will be the people who praise this album in one breath, and say Heaux Tales isn't an album because it's "only 32 minutes" in the other. Anyway, pretty good punk. 3/5
Punk does a lot that a lot of other genres don’t. And that’s put across your message in less than 2 mins. It’s the helicopter view of music. Appreciate the history of it, but it’s never been the kind of album I just put on unless I’m in the gym
Album 868 of 1089 Circle Jerks - Group Sex (1980) Rating : 2.75 / 5 17 tracks of hardcore punk crammed into 15 minutes. If you’re not expecting it, it might be over before you’ve figured out what just happened. Not exactly an exercise in musical precision, but it’s pure punk fun from start to finish. Loud, fast, and unapologetic, with gems like “I Just Want Some Skank” and “World Up My Ass” leading the charge. It’s the kind of record that blows in like a fistfight and leaves you grinning when the dust settles. Punk fans—whether casual or hardcore—will find something to love here. Nice hit of energy for the day. Let's make 15 minute albums a thing.
No real talent, but also not trying to be anything other than what it is. There’s something to be said about a punk album being only 15 minutes long.
Enjoyed listening to this but there better hardcore records out there
Off the cuff remark: nothing subtle here, sometimes that is just what's needed. An enjoyable blast of 80s US punk. Standout track: Wasted and World Up My Ass Revisit?: quite possibly when those cobwebs need blowing away.
I just wish it was longer
It's the short one I thought it was fun, though it's been washed away a little in a sea of similar-sounding bands
3.5
7.7 ★★★½
I'm not a huge fan of this style of hardcore punk, but it's kind of a fun album. 3 stars.
big bangers
It was fine enough, I don't really have any strong opinions on it
Went to see these guys play this album in full ata show but missed the whole thing queueing at the bar
Influential for sure, but I always found the Circle Jerks to be a bit boring compared to their peers. All the ingredients are there, but it suffers a bit from being the first of its kind. MDC and a league of other bands do 15 minute straight to the point hardcore albums better.
This album is just like group sex: not as long as you wish it would be