Group Sex

I can't give Mr. Musical Theater a better rating than the Circle Jerks but also I'm not particularly inspired.

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Group Sex is the debut album by American hardcore punk band Circle Jerks. The 15 minute album is considered a landmark in hardcore punk and was an instant classic at release. It performed well critically and commercially. I thought the album was too short, but the music was explosive and entertaining for how short it was. This is definitely an important punk album and any punk or rock fans should love it.

The length helped the rating because I can listen to anything for 15 minutes.

For me hardcore punk just always sounds similar

Lyhyt, ytimekäs ja genressään perus. Vartti sopiva mitta tällaselle kamalle

Dura 15 minutos.

I went to take a piss and the album was over.

Good thing it was just 15 minutes.

I just woke up and I got the ‘pleasure’ to listen to hard punk with my morning coffee. Although I listen to punkrock and occasionally also normal punk, this was a bit too much for me. Luckily, like a good punk band, they decided to put as many songs in 15 minutes as possible.

At 15 minutes long, an argument could be made that it's more of an LP than an album. I understand that punk songs should be short and sweet, but I guess I just wanted to savor the circle jerk a little longer. 2 bottles of lube out of 5 🧴🧴

look at least it was only 16 minutes long

The only thing that saved this album from one star was that it was over in 15 minutes…

This was standable, and I was generally bouncing my leg along with it, but thank God this was only fifteen minutes long, otherwise I don't think I could even manage this two. Never been so drained so quickly.

It's just run-of-the-mill punk. Why must I hear this before I die? It's definitely nothing special.

Too hardcore for me. Liked the length though.

You know, while I don't like punk albums, this does at least address one of my issues with the genre, which is that, while they're usually shorter than other albums, they're still long enough that I get bored and it loses its punch. That's not really the case with a 15 minute album. I still think every song sounds the same, but at least it's short and sweet. Still, I would never come back to this and I didn't really care about any of the songs. My favourite song was Group Sex.

Woefully irresponsible. Passing between 90 second wham bam totally unprotected. The album came 25 years early being ideal for social media where a collection of partially formed ideas are pushed out for a vote. The popular ones developed into complete songs and the rest simply shredded.

Aprecio la brevedad y también al punk, pero para ingresar a esta lista esperaba algo más inusual. No fue novedoso siquiera en su época.

fav: World Up My Ass least favs: Wasted, I Just Want Some Skank!

quick punk album

I appreciate punk, and this album encapsulates the feeling of rebellion that the genre often brings. 15 minutes though? That's not an album, that's an EP. Feels insulting to the listener.

Too punk for me. That’s probably exactly want they wanted. Oops

Trying too hard to be edgy

A vibe but not my vibe

This is a pretty good punk record, but they've never been in my punk rotation.

Punk is totally not my thing, not my genre. That said, I can see the charm in this short, obscene, bratty, adolescent album. Since I was listening to a later remastered version of the album, I found it pretty hilarious when the band members are heard arguing about what approach to a song would sound best on one of the rehearsal tracks, when anyone listening to this album would imagine that they couldn't care less about how anything sounds. But I guess even that takes work! I don't like punk, and I would never listen to this on purpose, my favorite thing about it was how short it was, but I didn't totally hate it. Buried in the crunching and screaming are some noticeably melodic tunes. 2/5

From a chronology of punk, an interesting contribution. But. Song titles like "I Just Want Some Skank" nod at the historical, rather than contemporary interest that this recording would offer most listeners in AD2023. (Having said that: in this halcyon age of polyamory and consensual non-monogamy, albums with titles like "Group Sex" might succeed in finding a natural audience. Perhaps. The edge of this tape*... ...the edge that this tape communicates might just be at odds with the everything-is-permissible-with-the right-amount-of-mutual-respect vibe of the present day. Again, perhaps. No. you shouldn't listen to it on anything other than tape. Authenticity matters, as does a natural disregard to matters like sonic fidelity. With the latter, our eardrums should be grateful...

literally 15 minutes long early punk, kinda like the Ramones 2.5

I enjoyed this, but not enough to ever want to hear it again. Still, any band with a member named Roger Rogerson fills you with confidence.

Mark Deming of AllMusic reviewed the album, stating, "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. Then again, if you were looking for nuance in a Circle Jerks album, you've obviously been misinformed as to how this punk rock stuff works" I sometimes enjoy seeing hardcore live, but do not really need to listen to the records. OK. At least it's short.

This 15-minute album was made by the kids your mom tells you to ignore because they're just seeking attention. Best track: There were tracks?

wasn't as bad as I assumed it was going to be; a short listen anyways

Albums like this make me the most conscious of music as an art form. This feels like it mirrors modern art in terms of a response to what people think music should sound like. Doesn’t mean I like it. 3/10

Every song reminds me of the sweet life of Zack and Cody theme song

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Not a fan

Not for me.

Short and….anything but sweet! You’d feel ripped off if you’d paid £7.99 for a cassette tape with only 16 minutes of content.

Personally wasn’t the biggest fan, I think it was Beverly Hills that I liked part of but the rest I wasn’t the greatest fan.

Most of the songs just repeat one line over and over. I don't hate the energy, I hate the lazy writing.

High energy for sure. I appreciate the 68 second average song length. For such short songs, I’d expect then to sound more organized. I mean it’s punk so expecting organization is a bit to much. It sounds like a couple high school kids that had 14 song ideas and couldn’t fully develop any of them. Rock on, but I’ll pass.

Not great

Not a fan, the punk rock was solid but not my thing.

Who doesn’t love a punk album that’s finished in quarter of an hour so you can get back to listening to Fela, Prince, Creedence or Steely Dan?! Well, not me when it feels like 15 minutes too much shouty noise. Gains a star for brevity and I think I heard one actual guitar solo!

This got to the point where it felt like a parody of punk rock. Each song was like a minute long and each one felt like a string of transgressive and angsty lyrics set to intense guitars and drums. It was even complete with funny, raunchy song titles. Feels like the inspiration for Sex Bob-Omb from Scott Pilgrim.

While I can appreciate this albums influence and acknowledge there is some cool stuff on it, it definetly does sound like it's one of the first hardcore punk albums which is to say it doesn't sound very good.

Herrie

Short punk songs that are fine. But overall this album doesn’t work for me.

2.5. Really short. Hardly enough time to get to know it.

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un petit quart d'heure de rebellion cacophonique

One of the shortest albums on the list (maybe THE shortest?) at 15 minutes and 25 seconds, Group Sex goes by so quickly that one hardly has enough time to form an opinion on it. Lean, brutal, and full of the anger and uncertainty that many young people felt at the start of the 80s.

Well this was short. And that was a redeeming characteristic I guess.. didnt like this much whatsoever...

Just not for me personally too mumbled and all over the shop for my kinda taste in music despite loving “ the misfits “

hmm

These guys suck on an album. Behind The Door is the only song so far that has gotten my interest. The story of early punk and hardcore band beef is honestly the dumbest shit.

Ok 14 songs and a grand total of 15 minutes. I find this hard to appreciate . There are riffs.. the vocals are shouty. The lyrics are angry and rebellious. production is raw (yeah I know its supposed to be.) There is little to engage with. Don't get it....prob never will. 2.

Thought I would hate this more than I did. Not sure I could have listened to more than 15 minutes though.

For those that aren't into punk...it's a short album :) For me, I think it is pretty decent. Nothing that I am interested in listening to often, but when the mood is right, this will do the trick. A lot of the songs, kinda sound the same, but they really aren't... but they seem to be.... 2.5 / 5

not a fan, ali nije jedan (ima dobrih dijelova).

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Más punkcito que no va ni viene. Quizá podría tener una calificación más alta si lo hubiéramos oído hace un año cuando apenas llevábamos una docena de bandas de punk.

Just not my genre.

Crap Punk. I know it's the style but i hate the production of this early punk stuff.

Middle school me would probably like this a bit more. Kinda sounds like a punk rock parody that would appear on Bob’s Burgers.

It’s tight, reasonably well played and probably the shortest album I’ve ever listened to. Its unapologetically punk, and I kinda enjoyed it because of that. 2/5 - I mean, it’s not great though.

It's short!

Too ephemeral to leave much of an impression – tracks appear and exit before they are able to leave much of a melodic impression. I get that this is punk, just not seeing much to return to here.

Nope

Hardcore punk. Eh ok aber null neues, alles schon gehört.

I don't mind aggressive songs in general, but this album just was a miss for me. Most of it was not very interesting to me. Some of the lyrics were decent, but a lot of the lyrics here were just lame. I think that punk is one of the worst subgenres of rock, and that's coming from someone who listens to a lot of rock. The guitarist barely plays anything besides power chords. At least some songs have interesting chord progressions, i will admit. The drums were definitely on point and constantly interesting, though; that was the main reason i didn't give a 1. I've reviewed nearly 60 albums and still haven't given a 1. I'm really not sure what it will take; most albums have at least some saving grace that prevents them from being a 1. Am I being too easy on them?

Wow quickies the whole way - 20 tracks in 20 mins. Reminds me of bands in high school that would play short hitters that sounds nearly identical and repeat. Music style and format were very consistent through. Pace varied occasionally. No real standouts but no real duds either, just pretty straightforward garage punk.

Why in this list? Because the songs are short? Feels actually like one song on repeat.

Shouty punk. Thankfully the album was short.

Not really my thing it is pretty noisy. No recognized songs

I imagine some scenario where a group of teenagers gathered and was like, "lmao let's troll everyone by creating a 15-minute long chain of screaming and speedy instrumental fiddling." And just like that, a new subgenre was born, or popularized: "hardcore punk." As if punk is not annoying enough right? I'm not really allergic to the so-called "hardcore" sounds. This one is just repetitive and bland, hardcore for the sake of being hardcore.

Niet voor in de stemming. Normaal lust ik wel een potje punk maar na 2 pogingen heb ik het toch maar uitgezet.

No comment really. Good length for a punk album that in all reality is noise. Takes intelligence to make it only 15 minutes. An extra star for that.

Very very raw and super short, the latter is the best thing about this album

Doven og sur amerikansk rock. Får lidt for meget 00'er garage vibes. Ret kedeligt. Surt. Vil gerne være cool på den ligeglade måde. Vil meget nødigt have nogen som helst form for sex til det her album

Hardcore punk, energisk, tempo, kort

forgettable

super short songs, gutter punk basically. not my thing.

Some novelty songs, about the length of a ringtone. Not much to sink your teeth into.

First track wasn’t available on Spotify. Short and sweet.

Just not a punk person. Too loud and uncoordinated for my tastes personally.

Green Day are better

רועש מילים מרגשות עד דמעות כמו ב-"the world up my ass"

Bonus Star for Speed

I think there's some decent music here, but it's ruined by terribly crude lyrics and a lack of substance. At least it's short.

Not my thing. Just loud, fast, not understandable, punk rock.

Not a massive fan of this kind of punk

Interesting but simply not my thing

Very short only 15 mins long, certainly not the best lyricism going on but very fun and high energy

Punk?

15 min of Punk, that's it.

1/5

Good rythm, with a characteristic ssound of late 70s

This is the shortest record on the list and I was still actively waiting for it to be over… yikes. I’m too lame for punk I think, but “Beverly Hills” into “Operation” were the standout tracks for me. If more of the album sounded like these two tracks, I’d probably have it a bit higher. But it doesn’t. And I’m like never coming back to this album probably. Maybe time will pass & I’ll have a punk epiphany that prompts me to retcon this review. Until then, though, it’s a personal one star with some redeeming qualities :( STAND-OUT SONG: “Beverly Hills” HONORABLE MENTION: “Operation”

Whiney, lyrics, blah blah blame society edgelord. Im angry but can't articulate why kinda music. I love oldskool punk but not this. Drummers not bad.

Yeah no

One good thing is ... the songs (and album) are short.

Really not a fan, and not sure why? It has all of the elements that I like, but when put together it just doesn’t pull it off.

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realmete una mierda con patas

Una puta mierda. A quien sugirió agregar este albúm a la lista hay que prenderle fuego su casa.

I really need to make sure I get into heaven, because I heard rumors that this and Leonard Cohen are on repeat on the loudspeakers in hell.

The drumming was ok sometimes.

The Circle Jerks debut gets on the list for starting the hardcore punk scene. Very glad this was a quick one. Thrash punk is not my thing but I did find a some amusement with the track titles and lyrics..."World Up My Ass" and "Live Fast Die Young" and title track are fitting. No need to hear more. Won't be circling back to these jerks...1.28 stasr.

14 songs in 15 minutes? What are we doing here? I'm sure someone can argue the merits of why Group Sex belongs on any critical list, but I'm struggling to come up with any reason. This sounded like some random high-schoolers attempt to make a punk album after only a couple months of playing their instruments. Nothing about this seemed notable other than the fact that the songs are each about a minute long. This may be somebody's cup of tea, but it's not mine. Even at 15 minutes I would have preferred less of this (or none at all). .76 stars

I know this is a classic and it was only 15 minutes long but it was not a fun 15 minutes

Best thing about this is how short it was.

The only reason I made it through this album is because it’s only 15 minutes long and even then it felt too long. Highly doubt it’s had any influence on any band and if it has I pray I never hear it.

Back in the day, I didn't like this music at all. But, I knew it had relevance to its audience. Now, it almost seems quaint. And, I'm not trying to be condescending. It was powerful and relevant at the time and still is to its fans. As it should be. I still consider it bad music.

One of the best things about this album is... It's short!

We’re all in it fer the skank. I like the colors on the cover.

Punk, 1980 -> 1

Lo único que rescato es que dure 15 minutos. El resto una poronga

Lo escuché mientras hacia diseño. Muy rodrick coded. Primer album de loded diaper

I didn't even make it all the way through this 🥀

4/6/26. I probably don't understand the genre well, but the songs are so short you barely have time to process before it's over. A couple standouts, but overall not for me. Definitely the shortest album so far on the journey.

je suis pas un ado de 15 ans donc je suis pas le public cible

It was bad. Hardcore punk is not my genre

14 songs in 16 minutes. This isn’t art - it’s just someone with angst wanting to yell about something. I listened to 5 of the songs. It sucked

chaotic... not my thing. couldn't appreciate it.

Glad it was short.

1.1/5 I'm not sure how this made the list but the 80s were a different time. At least it was only 15 mins.

Foa no, just no. Fun si tenes 15 años y sos un rompehuevos for sure, but............no fenkiu

Not for me

Irgendein ubgefuckter Hinterhof Punk, Hauptsache vulgär und krächzend.

Dije, no musica larga, pero esta es muy corta. Jajaja. Igual, no es mi estilo de canciones

Meh

When to listen: Need noise. Feels unfair to rank as this type of punk just isn't really my style and coming in 1980 I just don't quite feel it was on the cutting edge. Just not my vibes so trying to appreciate it for what it is

The positive for this album is its only 16 mins that is all.

Nope

Keech. Yanks just can't do punk.

Why can’t all terrible punk albums be only 15 minutes long, would make this list much more tolerable

What the fuck was that? I only listened all the way through because it was only 15 minutes. My ears are still ringing. One star

The only good thing about it was that it was short. To me punk needs to be intense, clever, or have a fun singalong attitude. This had none of those.

hindi ko talaga trip yung gan'tong type of music... sorry...

Hadde det vært et tromsøband, hadde jeg sikkert lata som at det ikke var drit

Iets té hardcore puck voor deze maat

i bored

Luckily it was only 15 mins long.

Not my cuppa!

Play this loud and your wife might kill/leave you. This is musical syrup of ipecac.

...

Meh

no

It’s not my type of music but I appreciate this 1-minute-songs format, even more when I just don’t like the music.

It's amazing that at 15 minutes this is still a quarter of an hour too long. It is a real stinker, some might say it's ground breaking of its' time, not me I think it's utterly shite, lots of noise and shouting, no message, no music, no chance I'll ever listen to this hateful nonsense again.

Yuck

The standout feature of the Circle Jerks' Group Sex is that its 14 tracks clock in at just over 15 minutes total. Every song is so brief that none of them overstay their welcome or risk getting boring. On the flip side, none are substantial enough to truly sink into and enjoy. I can imagine it might hit differently in a chaotic mosh pit, sweating, slamming, and losing your mind, but listening at home, I just don't get the appeal of hardcore punk. The only reason I'd spin this album again is purely to piss off the neighbors.

Wow… no thanks

More punk. Hurray. Punk isn't really my thing and this isn't particularly good punk. I like some of the guitar riffs and it's only 15 min long. Still, I would rather listen to anything else. 2/10

Thrash punk with little vibe

I don't like punk

Shite.

1.5

Didnt like this album too kuch

I am almost never in the mood for badly-sung punk.

Not my cup of tea.

Mercifully short

Такое себе. На один раз, для ознакомления пойдёт, но не более того. 2 из 10.

So bad What even is this

15 minute album? 1 minute songs? I love the concept alone. No fillers just aggressive, hostile, loud, stupid, punch you in the face adrenaline fuelled punk. Back Against the Wall is my favourite, scrappy and fast but with a groove that stands out from the rest. I respect the energy and attitude but it’s not fully my thing overall, not a favourite.

Yea...not for me. At least it was only 15 minutes lol, although I did like "Beverly Hills". It would probably be fun to experience at a live show and have the energy of watching with a crowd.

Hueta

I would give a regular length album with these songs a single solitary star. However, my quality of life is meaningful improved by only having to listen to this for 15 minutes. I'm still giving it only one star.

A very miserable 16 minutes.

No standouts, I really don't like punk

Wasn't in a great mood when I started listening to this. This didn't help. The fact this is 80s suggests they were more bandwagon than pioneers. I turned it off and put the soft boys on, because they're better, same era but more innovative.

1/5, not good punk.

bleeding ears😔

I respect it for what it is but it is not for me and I will note my appreciation that it was over quickly.

I listened to this album twice without realising it. Says a lot about it. Would have been fun to watch these guys live. Not so much on studio album.

Fortunately a short album. Unfortunately you can’t score Zero so I justified to give it one for some interesting song titles.

it’s a hard no for me.

I'd love to be young again and be able to last 15 minutes.

Not my cup of tea.

Not my taste💔

Nope

14 “songs” in 16 minutes. It’s a blitzkrieg of suck. HOT garbage

1,... por que no se puede poner 0

Just the worst

Blessedly short. This kind of music holds very little appeal for me

What a racket! Not in a good way. This really hurts your head at 8am if you've had 3 glasses of wine the tonight before 👀

Not exactly the sex pistols and also not the next pistols.

an album of songs that I used to skip on tony hawks pro skater 4

I had misgivings from the title and group name. The music sounded exactly like I expected, so sometimes judging a book by the cover is ok. Best part of the album was the 15 min run time, which might bump the rating from a 1 to a 2 star.

Well, I gave this album a go. I was even entertained for occasional, brief moments. But let's be honest, it's really not My Sort Of Thing. Mainly, just exhausting to listen to, and I don't think they really had anything to say that couldn't be said better in a nice, strongly-worded letter to The Guardian 😉

Not for me.

Nul

En yhtään tykkää punkista. Ei tunnu luontevalta kuunnella ja sanotuksetki oli aivan hirveitä. En osaa sanoa oliko punkiksi hyvää kun en oo kauheesti sitä kuunnellu, mutta ei varmaan pahimmasta päästä. Onneksi kärsimystä kesti vain 15 minuuttia.

It is so bad and they really cannot sing. Weird songs as well

No

The only good thing I can say about this album is that I’m glad it wasn’t longer. Favorite Track: World Up My Ass

Little bit to hard for my liking

Noise

14 songs in 16 minutes… and I want my 16 minutes back. Don’t waste my time.

No me interesa el punk mal tocado y mal cantado y mal grabado.

Absolutely woeful, made tolerable by being very very short.

Waste of my time

So pulling your plonker in a circle with others I suppose is (weird) group sex but does leave a very unsavoury image in your mind. Unsavoury just like this record. 1/5 30/6/25

Wtf is this

This wasn't good.

Absolutely pointless and dreadful. I won't dignify any more space than this.

I've listened to single jazz songs (performed by actual musicians) that were longer than this album. It's only 15 minutes long but I still couldn't listen to all of it. I don't think I've ever felt so angry and disaffected that this type of music would ever appeal to me.

Hell no to even more hardcore punk rock.

… hated it. i don’t like punk and i didn’t like that album! noisy and annoying. very thankful it only lasted 15 minutes

Punk/rock, not sure what this is. Not good music.

It's 15 minutes, 25 seconds, and it's still too long. It's utter garbage, and is now the worst album I've ever heard under the Rock 'N Roll genre. It's essentially one long song of teenagers yelling, and tossing out edgy terms as an attempt to offend their parents. As of now, this is the worst album I've encountered in this generator so far. Most tolerable track: "Group Sex"(I can sure use some).

Mercifully short

Hardcore Punk which strained my ears for being very screamy.

The only good thing is it has a funny name...mercifully it's a punk album so it super short because they literally cannot write anything longer.

I think I just don’t like punk rock. At least this was a short album.

Thank god its short. Would be fine as thps background or something but honestly it's worse than anything on there

Hard to have an opinion on something with absolutely zero substance

Not for me. 1/5

This album's biggest redeeming factor is that it's only 15 minutes

Wenigstens ist es kurz!

Not great

Hated it

A 15 minute album is crazy, too bad I'm only going to remember this album for its runtime.

Basically noise.

Not for me

Nope

Terrible

Not my jam. I prefer singing over screaming

Another album that’s nothing but a lot of horrible noise.

It has the decency to only be 15 minutes, so I will give it one whole star. Honestly, if the vocals weren't dog shit, the rest of it may have been fine.

I don't like it. The songs sound the same as each other and I guess it kind of sounds like background music in a movie that sounds better when I kind of ignore it and focus on something else.

Not for me

edgy vignettes of incomprehensible garbage

Es un álbum malísimo, pero dejado de lado eso, la explosividad y energía de las canciones... es peor todavía.

Didn’t even finish. It sounds like something from some high school garage band, TERRIBLE.

It sounds promising, even fun, but it's nothing more than punk rock trash. This "group sex" is more like edging. It seems to go somewhere but ends up going nowhere.

Doesn't really merit a dignified response. Especially since they are still touring.

American Punk Rock from 1980. Shortest album to date, still harsh and not my thing.

Messy, annoying and thankfully only 15 minutes long.

I honestly don’t want this on my music history, so I’m not going to listen to it. If you have a problem with me giving it 1 star, take it up with the Circle Jerks.

ну какая то херня панковская

On the plus side, it's 15 minutes.

Punk rock is awful

Nein. Nicht meine Musik.

Dit album heeft een uitstekende lengte: een kwartier! Even hoopte ik daarom dat dit nog aan te horen zou zijn. Maar hoewel de korte speelduur in het voordeel van de plaat spreekt, doet de zang, tekst en begeleiding dat niet.

Dit album én de nummers zijn mij gewoon veel en veel te lang. Als je twee keer in één minuut roept dat je behoefte hebt aan wat gewillige dames lijkt mij dat ruim voldoende. Komen ze niet, dan ligt dat ergens anders aan en helpt meer herhaling echt niet.

Sounds like cheap Sex Pistols. Just another imitator.

Degenerate rock. Live Fast Die Young just sucks so much I hate it. The moral of ‘Back against the wall’ is literally: protest all you like but you’ll just get arrested. I don’t know if this was meant to be a Fight The Power type song but it comes off as the opposite. 14 songs in 15 mins is pretty hilarious though. Slightly less impressive when they all sound the same… I didn’t even realise it had gotten back to the start.

Well at least it was only 15 minutes

I'm mad that I had to wait this long to leave a review and move on with my life. Nobody needs to hear this.

Songs are really short and yelly. Some sounded like they had some potential. Will not listen to this one again.

This is an easy 1*. A very challenging listen. The only good bit was the 10 second guitar solo in \"World up My Ass\".

Is this a joke. 15 min album, lanmark album? Nah.

The only good thing about the album is the length and even then it felt longer than 15 minutes

Ef maður er vel í glasi eða uppspíttaður þá má möglega hafa einhvers konar ánægju af þessu á dansgólfinu. Og svo er hún bara korter að lengd. Þar með eru kostir þessarar plötur upptaldir.

Couldn’t get into it, I like their sound but the lyrics … maybe I didn’t get the culture

god no. 1

Com'è possibile che un album duri 15 minuti e sembri comunque troppo lungo?

The one notable thing about this album is its length; 14 songs in just under 16 minutes. Hard core punk; loud, angry and fast. Disinfected, against everything. Not my thing. I bet there is more in albums yet to be revealed in between obscure brit-pop albums...

01) Deny Everything - 4,0 02) I Just Want Some Skank - 5,0 03) Beverly Hills - 5,0 04) Operation - 4,5 05) Back Against the Wall - 4,5 06) Wasted - 4,0 07) Behind the Door - 4,5 08) World Up My Ass - 4,0 09) Paid Vacation - 4,0 10) Don't Care - 3,5 11) Live Fast Die Young - 3,5 12) What's Your Problem - 4,0 13) Group Sex - 5,0 14) Red Tape - 4,0 TOTAL: 4,25 (43/100) Current ranking: 241/248 And while I'm so glad this album is only 15 minutes long, what the hell can a 26 second song say? Basically, the album sounds like 14 demo snippets that should be developed into songs. But that didn't happen.

Bored Californians make too much noise. American punk scene is and always was trash. Noise.

Really bad, though mercifully short.

Ohrbeleidung.

Gen Z attention span adapted album. Ridiculous structure. EMR: 4/5

Blind album and artist. Sometimes its just too much punk and maybe I wasnt in the mood or it didn't strike the right cord? Idk.

The music itself has energy and I quite liked the whole vibe. However by 1980 this had already been done to death so in no way was this original.

Not sure I would ever take this album seriously, even if I were 15 and misunderstood.

Bunch of skater punks slashing around yelling instead of singing. Hated it.

Awful

nope, can't listen to that sober...

I prefer singing 🎶 to screaming 😱 so Just No on this album…

Made me laugh here and there but not something I would ever listen to again

Fast and furious

a bit toooo punk

Yeah.

Deny Everything Okay first song time. Is this a fucking joke, immediate transition to song? Singing is so off tune and beat. Really there the whole song? 0/10 I just want some skank Jesus Christ, is this man drunk, he is so off beat and tune. How short are these songs. Only 2 songs in and I already wonder how this got into the 1001 albums you need to listen to. Is this a troll? Everything from the album cover to the music to the album title to the band name is shit. 0/10 Beverly Hills Still sounds drunk, sounds like he just found some samples online when he was drunk and decided to sing. Why is he yelling so much? He sounds like a drunk teller 0/10 Operation Shit intro, immediately into action. Same criticism, sounds like shit. Why are these songs tiktok and YouTube short length? I feel like the music video will have satisfying content/family guy clips/mobile games/subway surfers/reddit stories underneath the recording. 0/10 Back against the wall Okay, finally a non-aggressive start. I don’t hear the drunkie from the start. Nvm, the drunkie is back and worse than ever. Longest song so far at one minute and thirty five seconds. A song from another album I listened to today is almost as long as this album. Why does the drum kit sound like some random who hasn’t touched drums goes like “yeah I can play”, then just hits everything. 0/10 Wasteland Same here, sounds like a guy just auditioned saying he could do drums and just whacked everything, somehow he got the role, he can’t read sheet music or even read. Only like 3 minutes into the album and I already want it to stop. Why did the song end so abruptly. 0/10 World Up My Ass I feel like I can do so much better than these songs. Abrupt start, mid beat from every instrument, sounds like every instrument is clashing to be the main focus and no one is giving up and no one is good at their respective instrument. 0/10 Paid Vacation Stop yelling Jesus Christ. How are these people liked, I haven’t listened to punk rock but I feel like there are tons better, once again this song ended abruptly. 0/10 Don’t Cafe Mid, please stop shouting, he sounds like an angry drunk. All of these songs sound the same and are about as interesting as the flavor of water. Yet another abrupt ending. 0/10 Live Fast Die Young Shit drum and guitar start. The singer made it infinitely worse a few seconds later. Why am I wasting my time reviewing this album. 0/10 Okay, alright drum intro, so far best song. Still shit drunkie singing. This album would be so much better with an actual singer rather than a drunkie they found outside the sporting globe, hell I think a drunkie outside the sporting globe would be better. 1/10 What’s your problem Jesus, shit drums, guitar and vocals already. Okay, alright later half. Nvm, it went back to shit. 0/10 Group sex I thought group sex would be at least better because it is the name of the album. It is as bad as the rest0/10 Red Tape Worst ending song to an album I’ve ever heard. 0/10 Best song - live fast die young Worst song - every song (including live fast die young) -2/10 Would rather be dry iced for 15 mins than listen to this.

Deny Everything - the vocals. not a good start 1/5 I Just Want Some Skates - sure this is a bit better 2/5 Beverly Hills - All over the place on this man wtf. I fucking hate these lyrics. 2/5 Operation - He does not want his reproductive organ to work I think. 5000/5 Back Against The Wall - Fuck the vocals are so grating this album fucking sucks fuck you fuck these guys I hate this. Only saving grace is there is a bit of fun on this 1.5/5 Wasted - Actual troglodyte delivery on "I was a surfer" 1/5 Behind The Door - This is actually maybe a bit better. Nvm what was with that droning noise. 1/5 World Up My Ass - womp womp move on. 1.5/5 Paid Vacation - I can really appreciate this one. Definitely my favourite song so far. Still these vocals fuck you you jerks. 2.5/5 Don't Care - I care about this song in a bad way. He sounds a bit like Trump in this. 1.5/5 Live Fast Die Young - Yeah sure whatever you say 2/5 What's Your Problem - The start of this I actually enjoy the vocals. Holy the switch is appreciable as well. Some freaky ass lyrics tho. 3/5 Group Sex - What the flip. Yeah this is a song. 1.5/5 Red Tape - Rah let's revolt raaaah. Fuck democracy raaaah. 2/5 They have a style that I'm not really a fan of. I feel like it was maybe growing on me at the end. Reminds me of Jeff Rosenstock only 50 trillion times worse. Glad it's short because anything more than 20 minutes and I would probably never be seen again. I don't even know anymore. I've listened through again and I hate it even more what the fuck. 1/5 fuck you fuck you fuck you

deny everything- just annoying tbh 1/10 I just want some skank - guitars sound OK but the vocal delivery is not it 2/10 Beverly Hills - honestly this style of music may just genuinely not be for me I can't stand the edge, life is so much more beautiful than he says. 0/10 operation - I like the guitars here kinda the lyrics are boring and corny 3/10 back against the wall - vocals ruin everything else like the prior songs. the broken glass sounds terrible -1/10 God there's still 10 minutes left wasted - mid asfff -2/10 behind the door - I don't think this album has enough variety, and it isn't good enough at what it does to warrant it 0/10 world up my ass - lyrics kinds on beat here , man listening to this album is worse than subjugation myself to cbt paid vacation - the lyrics are miserable, guitar is same, drums are the same too. shocked this is so loved. don't care - this song is just like the name, and I also don't care about it 1/10 live fast die young - ... 0/10 what's your problem -... 0/10 group sex - surprisingly the only somewhat erotic song of the album and it even fails at that 0/10 red tape - the drums at the start are actually OK 2/10 favourite - operation least favourite- all 0/10

At least it was short

At least the songs are short. My view of this album is summed up perfectly by Track 10 - Don't Care.

Couldn’t be more happy that The album was only 15 minutes long unfortunately, that’s 15 minutes. I will not get back.

Nö, das ist nur Krach! 1/5

Wish I could give this a 0/5

I don't get it.

Somehow fifteen minutes is way too long. This is really a rapid-fire barrage of rants yelled over loud music. Seriously, I MUST hear this before I die?

Funny that this made the list. Like the Butthole Surfer's albums of the time, this feels dated and kind of stupid to me now, when it used to feel edgy and dangerous.

One star, this shit is ass

Fast and frenetic. While I do enjoy punk music, I just don't get this... I listened to 16 songs in 15 minutes. Now what do I do?

Fourteen songs in fifteen minutes. Someone should tell the Circle Jerks that most things in life tend to be more enjoyable when you take your time and savour them instead of rushing for instant gratification. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: Live Fast Doe Young Date listened:03/03/24

A cheap version of the Sex Pistols. They only ask for 15 minutes of your time, and that seems like too many.

Nope

Thank fuck this is only 15 minutes. Fucking terrible 15 minutes

Day 7 - Group Sex (1980) Excuse me, what? 🙂 Should I be more concerned by the album's title, "Group Sex", or the fact that a band called "Circle Jerks" was able to land a record deal? I also remarked that the album has a 2.70 star rating, placing it among the lowest ranked albums... I'll brace myself. ── ࣪˖ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ── Obnoxious, directionless, and ludicrous lyrics (listen to "I Just Want Some Skank"), most probably created by a group of desperate virgins. I'd like to delve deeper into the album and give it a thorough review, but there's no actual substance. Terrible record, 1/5. Save yourself.

- a 15 minute album .. a blessing thank you - i hate the album though

There are way better examples of this type of music.

Unfortunate name! Kind of sucky.

You can simply skip this punk album, it sounds like this: Someone is screaming into the microphone accompanied by poorly played electric guitar and the lyrics are completely irrelevant because you can't understand them anyway.

Abhorrent excuse for music which doesn’t deserve to appear on such a list