VI (Circle Jerks album)

VI
Studio album by Circle Jerks
Released	1987
Genre	Hardcore punk, heavy metal
Length	26:81
Label	Combat
Producer	Circle Jerks, Karat Faye
Circle Jerks chronology
Group Sex/Wild in the Streets (1986) VI (1987) Gig (1992)

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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, however in Feb 2016 the album has been re-released and remastered on CD.

Track listing

1. "Beat Me Senseless" (Greg Hetson, Keith Clark, Keith Morris) – 1:57
2. "Patty's Killing Mel" (Zander Schloss) – 2:05
3. "Casualty Vampire" (Hetson, Clark, Morris, Schloss) – 2:36
4. "Tell Me Why" (Hetson, Morris, Schloss) – 3:18
5. "Protection" (Clark, Morris, Schloss) – 1:45
6. "I'm Alive" (Clark, Morris, Schloss) – 2:37
7. "Status Clinger" (Clark, Schloss) – 2:43
8. "Living" (Darren Lipscomb, Clark, Schloss) – 2:29
9. "American Way" (Clark, Schloss) – 1:44
10. "Fortunate Son" (John Fogerty) – 2:02
11. "Love Kills" (Clark, Morris, Schloss) – 2:33
12. "All Wound Up" (Hetson, Morris, Schloss) – 1:32
13. "I Don't" (Hetson, Schloss) – 2:00

Personnel

• Keith Morris - vocals
• Greg Hetson - guitar
• Zander Schloss - bass
• Keith Clark - drums
• Karat Faye - producer, engineer
• Eddy Schreyer - mastering
• Edward J. Repka - design
• Mark Weinberg - art direction
• Gary Leonard - photography

Miscellanea

• Track 9, "Fortunate Son", is a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover.
• The lineup that recorded this album would reunite to record their next and last studio album to-date, Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, in 1995.

References

1. Cleary, David. VI (Circle Jerks album) at AllMusic