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Originally Posted by bob.
Parade of the Horribles = best track ever
So Wonderful then huh?  |
I was thinking of throwing up that track, it's wonderful!
Wonderful 1985
By 1985 punk rock had taken a back seat to heavy metal which was dominating MTV with the likes of Twisted Sister and Motley Crue, as well as surpassing hardcore in regards to heaviness with the advent of American thrash metal.(at least in the US)
As consequence, many punk bands found themselves either leaning to a more commercially viable hard rock sound (Circle Jerks/D.O.A) or a harder faster thrash metal sound (Suicidal Tendencies/DRI) The Circle Jerks chose the former, which has often led purist fans to be critical of this album, a big mistake considering it is musically tighter and more sophisticated than any of their previous releases. The rhythm section here is notably tight and rather creative on songs like Dude and 15 Minutes, and the guitar playing is back to being a step up as it was in Wild of the Streets. Keith Morris is also on his game both lyrically with songs like Killing for Jesus & vocally by opting to actually sing as opposed to the shouting which largely dominated the last album
I must confess I do have a sentimental attachment to this album for out of all the Circle Jerks releases that my skateboarding crew got their hands on, this was our favourite, we played the absolute **** out of it, so don't let some musically illiterate goof of an album critic dictate their taste for you.
**** stars