VI (album)

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VI
VI cover
Studio album by Circle Jerks
Released 1987
Recorded ???
Genre Hardcore punk
Length ??:??
Label Combat
Producer Circle Jerks
Professional reviews
Circle Jerks chronology
Group Sex/Wild in the Streets
(1986)		 VI
(1987)		 Gig
(1992)

VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks (although a popular misconception is that this is their sixth record), which was released in 1987. It was the band's last album before their 5 year hiatus from 1989 to 1994.

The music on the record is a sort of missing link between hardcore and grunge - on this record the band has moved further into the slower / metal-ish territory of its predecessor, Wonderful, with nods to classic rock (the band covers Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son"). The lyrics also continue in a similar vein as the previous album, leaning more toward positive messages than the band's early work, while still retaining a strong sarcastic bite and penchant for social commentary.

Originally released on the Combat Records label, VI is currently out of print.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Beat Me Senseless"
  2. "Patty's Killing Mel"
  3. "Casualty Vampire"
  4. "Tell Me Why"
  5. "Protection"
  6. "I'm Alive"
  7. "Status Clinger"
  8. "Living"
  9. "American Way"
  10. "Fortunate Son"
  11. "Love Kills"
  12. "All Wound Up"
  13. "I Don't"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Miscellanea

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Circle Jerks
Keith Morris · Greg Hetson · Zander Schloss · Kevin Fitzgerald
Roger Rogerson · Earl Liberty · Lucky Lehrer · Chuck Biscuits · Keith Clark
Albums
Group Sex (1980) · Wild in the Streets (1982) · Golden Shower of Hits (1983) · Wonderful (1985) · VI (1987) · Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities (1995)
Other releases
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