Rock and Roll Tuesdays (guest edit)
George is in China Strong arming factories, spreading his American Dream, and preaching the holy word of the Pittsburgh Steelers to any one that’ll listen over there….Really I’m not making this up he’s in China getting shit done…apparently China doesn’t like freedom, and they really don’t like Google, youtube, blogging and probably anything to do with the band we will be discussing today. For these reasons George is unable to come to you this week with his usual one two punch of live music, (He did try….from China which is awesome in it’s own right) so he’s enlisted me to help tide you over until he returns safe and sound from the land of far away.
Today’s band is the Circle Jerks…….The Circle Jerks are a band that every fan of music should hold in the highest regard. Not to sound cliche, but today’s music sucks, it’s so safe, it’s so planned out….it’s a well rehearsed formula to gain the band the ultimate sense of accomplishment….and no I’m not talking the top of the charts I’m talking the credits song of the Hills or the OC or some shit like that. Founded by the original lead singer of Black Flag, the Circle Jerks were dangerous, out of control, and just the sort of thing the punk rock world needed to spawn a revolution and a thousand more bands that grabbed their instruments and thrashed the shit out of whatever they could find. They played with a fevered ferocity that has since seldom been matched. They represented rebellion, teen age angst, and a Fuck authority mentality that made them legends. Viva Punk Rock and Viva The Circle Jerks!
“Wild In the Streets”
“Live Fast Die Young”
Man I wish I was at this show…look how awesome this shit is. This show looks like it was in someone’s garage and it looks dangerous as hell. People grabbing the mic, slamming each other, slamming beers, Good times, God Damn it why can’t there be bands like this anymore…
I hope you enjoyed, George should be back next week, or if he isn’t hopefully I’ll be allowed to throw another one up in his absence……CAVAN
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