Gig (Circle Jerks album) explained

Gig
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Circle Jerks
Cover:	Circle Jerks Gig.jpg
Released:	1992
Genre:	Hardcore punk
Length:	39:23
Label:	Relativity
Producer:	Paul du Gré^[1]
Prev Title:	VI
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities
Next Year:	1995

Gig is a live album by American hardcore punk band Circle Jerks, recorded in the late 1980s and released by Relativity Records in 1992.^[2]

Release and reception

The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Tijuana.^[3]

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."^[4]

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

1. "Beat Me Senseless" – 2:07
2. "High Price on Our Heads" – 2:19
3. "Letter Bomb" – 1:05
4. "In Your Eyes" – 0:43
5. "Making the Bombs" – 3:26
6. "All Wound Up" – 1:38
7. "Coup d'Etat" – 1:51
8. "Mrs. Jones" – 1:51
9. "Back Against the Wall" – 1:47
10. "Casualty Vampires" – 2:20
11. "I Don't" – 2:06
12. "Making Time" (Creation cover) – 2:23
13. "Junk Mail" – 1:02
14. "I, I & I" – 2:08
15. "World Up My Ass" – 1:15
16. "I Just Want Some Skank" – 1:13
17. "Beverly Hills" – 1:02
18. "The Crowd" – 1:30
19. "When the Shit Hits the Fan" – 2:33
20. "Deny Everything" – 0:36
21. "Wonderful" – 2:32
22. "Wild in the Streets" – 2:58

Personnel

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Circle Jerks. 2020-06-11. 2020-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611201752/https://trouserpress.com/reviews/circle-jerks/. live.
2. Web site: RSD '18 Special Release: Circle Jerks - Gig. recordstoreday.com. 2020-06-11. 2020-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611203008/https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10147. live.
3. Web site: SOUND BITES. Tampa Bay Times. 2020-06-11. 2020-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611202330/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/12/18/sound-bites/. live.
4. Web site: Gig - Circle Jerks. Paul. Henderson. 13 June 2019. allmusic.com. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217144445/https://www.allmusic.com/album/gig-mw0000087807. live.