Golden Shower of Hits
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Golden Shower of Hits is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band Circle Jerks, released July 21, 1983, by the labels Allegiance and LAX Records. It was the band's last album to feature the band's original bassist Roger Rogerson and their only release to feature drummer John Ingram, who briefly replaced Lucky Lehrer. After the album, the band's music took a different direction on their next studio album, Wonderful (1985).
Background
The album was produced by LAX's owner,
The title track, "Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45)", also released as a single, was a riff on the popular "
") strung together to create a storyline of two people who fall in love, have an unplanned pregnancy, rush into marriage, and end up divorced.Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Critical reception for Golden Shower of Hits has been mostly positive. Greg Prato of AllMusic claimed that "everything you love about legendary Californian punkers the Circle Jerks is gloriously displayed on Golden Shower of Hits." He added that "obnoxious humor (Keith Morris' vocals, the album cover), disjointed guitars courtesy of Greg Hetson, and sloppy yet excited rhythm work (bassist Roger Rogerson and drummer John Ingram) all add up to perhaps the ultimate punk rock party", and called Golden Shower of Hits an "ultimate introduction to this one-of-a-kind band".[3]
Golden Shower of Hits received another positive review from Jeff Bale of
In popular culture
The songs "Coup d'État" and "When the Shit Hits the Fan" were featured on the soundtrack to the 1984 Alex Cox film Repo Man. "When the Shit Hits the Fan" was re-recorded for the soundtrack, with Earl Liberty and Chuck Biscuits replacing Rogerson and Lehrer.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "In Your Eyes" | " | 5:12 | |
Total length: | 27:34 |
Personnel
- Keith Morris - lead vocals
- Greg Hetson - guitar
- Roger Rogerson - bass
- John Ingram - drums
Production
- Jerry Goldstein- production
- Steve Barncard; Bobby Lewis; John Fishback - engineering
- Scott Hasson - assistant engineer
- Bill Inglot; Ken Perry - mastering
- Glen E. Friedman - photography
- Mike Dowd - design
References
- ^ The Prodigal Rogerson: The Tragic, Hilarious, and Possibly Apocryphal Story by J. Hunter Bennett
- ^ My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor by Keith Morris, Jim Ruland (pg. 133)
- ^ a b AllMusic review
- Maximum Rock 'n' Roll. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.)
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