saw them in 83 saw them in 05....if you do like them thats "your problem....live fast die young" are you kidding me. You kids just don't get it!

leave skating out of this...I've been skating for 11 years. if we weren't little annoying skaters as kids listening to Ramones, minor threat and bad brains, you were just some dumbass rollerblader, teeny bopper, jock, or just a misunderstood loser with no friends to share their love of common interests with. skating is an "outlet" just like punk so stick a fork in it

I couldn't agree more.

The last comment makes the most sense. I live in Philly, grew up in the eighties scene and beleive me, the fire is gone here. The new crowd has no clue. I kinda figured people like Morris knew that considering American Hardcore has yet to show here.

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The Circle Jerks were a great band. Now they are a museum piece. I see nothing wrong with them playing/touring or whatever, even for the money, because obviously the demand is there and there are a lot of kids (myself included) who didn't get to see the real thing when they were originally around.

But don't be fooled into thinking that this is a vital band or that the lyrics Keith penned when he was 17 really have any relevence to himself anymore. And DON'T hope for new material. These guys aren't Bad Religion (Greg doesn't write any of those songs, nitpickers). It is what it is.

I don't blame the kids for not going off in Phili.

i agree with jadetee, exept about the germs. i don't care to see things like that.

"See, the Circle Jerks are no longer relevent. Any band that does any touring without the intention of writing new material (or breaking up after that tour) is essentially a nostalgia act."

Once again, (and again and again) relevence isn't a reason to listen to music. As for being a nostalgia act, that's all well and good for people who are 40, but I had a hell of a time seeing them for the FIRST time 3 years ago when I was 21. I'm having a blast seeing older bands like TSOL, Circle Jerks, 3/4ths of the Germs and Adolescents because I just plain like the songs and sometimes I think theyve got more experience to know how to put on a decent show unlike the prima donnas of today.

"Now I'm as big a fan of hardcore punk as any one, but associating the Circle Jerks with the sk8ers cannot be a favorable juxtaposition. Some of you may disagree, but let me ask you: Is there anything that is more fucking obnoxious than a litttle kid who thinks that he skates and listens to the Circle Jerks with all of his annoying little skater friends?

I say that there isn't."

That's cool.

I say you're an idiot.

-Will

I just Watched "Straight to Hell" last night. Zander Schloss gets owned.

Has anyone ever noticed that when the Circle Jerks are mentioned, there is always someone who talks about how they were totally into them in Middle School, and they were skating, and the Circle Jerks got them back into skating, or some bullshit like that?

Now I'm as big a fan of hardcore punk as any one, but associating the Circle Jerks with the sk8ers cannot be a favorable juxtaposition. Some of you may disagree, but let me ask you: Is there anything that is more fucking obnoxious than a litttle kid who thinks that he skates and listens to the Circle Jerks with all of his annoying little skater friends?

I say that there isn't.

I'm disappointed that no one put the umlauts over the "a" in Larm. See, the Circle Jerks are no longer relevent. Any band that does any touring without the intention of writing new material (or breaking up after that tour) is essentially a nostalgia act. Some old bands do write new material, but because of their modern-day irrelevence, are still nostalgia acts. Look at the Rolling Stones. They made a new album, but only because they thought that people cared about their views on Bush. People don't. Just like how I don't care about the Circle Jerks' views on anything, nowadays. Their music was about being a young, bored, outisider, who couldn't get a break, or a date. Now that they're old, with a member in Bad Religion, everything they were about has been taken up by other bands.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 12:26 AM (EDT)
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"and zander or anyone else in the band who tells you they're working on new material is lying their ass off because they've been saying that for like the last 10-15 years. sorry to kill your hopes guy."

he works in fuckin guitar center in hollywood, everyone should go down there and bother him til they make some new material

I don't know about anyone else, but I think Keith needs to focus on making a new Midget Handjob album.

"i realize that you dont like bands that are popular or anything done before you were born but how can you not love an album like full circle?"

Well then you realize wrong since the Circle Jerks themselves are popular, and like most of the music I listen to, at their peak years before I was born.

I find Pennywise boring and mediocre, to answer your question. There's way worse music to listen to, yeah, but when it comes to hardcore, there's waaay better.

-Will

Will, what are your thoughts on pennywise? i'm dying to know.....i realize that you dont like bands that are popular or anything done before you were born but how can you not love an album like full circle?

", only breaking up because the label that they disagreed with a lot of what the label they signed to was doing "

Okay, I meant "only breaking up because they disagreed with a lot of what the label that they signed to was doing"

Yeah, well Larm and Circle Jerks are completely different. Larm basically continued with DIY hardcore, only breaking up because the label that they disagreed with a lot of what the label they signed to was doing (they broke up without releasing anything for Nuclear Blast, right? Or Earache? Whichever one they signed to). Circle Jerks have been off/on for years, playing whenever "punk" seems to be profitable. I still love their first three albums, but have you heard that hunk of shit they made in the 90's? Or "Wonderful?" Or "IV?" Cutesy hard rock shit.

I'm not against the idea of old guys sticking with hardcore. Seein' Red are awesome. But you have to admit that a lot of the old hardcore bands that tour around these days are out for nostalgia cash and nothing more.

-Will

"I'm wary of most old punk/hardcore bands that reunite, especially for these extended periods"

If you lived in Europe, you wouldn't be. When a band like Lärm. who broke up because they thought it was weird that they gained fame for what they were doing, reunites for a few (absolutley breathtaking) shows, do you really think they've went against their beleifs for cash?

Ignite owned this show even if circle jerks are legends.

did you see the new jerihtol commercial starring the circle jerks?

Yeah...Pannywise is absolutely unlistenable, and you would think that their fans would at least know who the Circle Jerks are. I mean, Pennywise aren't nearly as big as they were in the 90's, so one would assume their fans would be a little older now, or more discerning. Then again, they do listen to Pennywise.

pennywise is better than circle jerks? WHAT THE FUCKING SHIT COCKS??

The Adolescents only tour when Tony isn't teaching which is basically during winter break and the summer...

Circle Jerks only tour whenever Greg Hetson isn't busy with Bad Religion activities...

that said, a Adolescents/Circle Jerks tour would be amazing on so many levels.

that's sad.
they should do a tour with like the adolescents that i think is still touring right now, and some new band that actually have the same fans of them.

pennywise is the touring band, they choose who opens up for them. obviously circle jerks dont have a problem with it

The thing with the Circle Jerks is that they're too old and doing it for the wrong reasons now. I read an interview with Greg Hetson a couple of years ago where someone asked him about new punk bands and he said "I don't really listen to that stuff anymore." Which is fine, but then why is he touring with the Circle Jerks? I guess it pays.

I'm wary of most old punk/hardcore bands that reunite, especially for these extended periods. They write maybe a half-assed new album every ten years or a couple songs that sound like a ghost of their former glory and use it as a cheap excuse to tour/make money.

-Will

Posted by dev on 2006-10-27 14:09:13
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I saw this same tour roll thru Winnipeg. Circle Jerks were way betterlive than I gave them credit for. Score is for their set in the 'peg.

Posted by 88FingersOscar on 2006-10-27 13:50:11
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The portland show was awesome. Ignite was my fav of the nite personally but my friends were huge circle jerks fans, i thought all the bands that played did awesome.

"t's preposperous and sad for the (great) Circle Jerks to be opening for Pennywise, a dire bunch of drunk California jockboys who play punk "coz it's fer tuff guyz.""

theyre both from the exact same scene, just about 7 years apart.. basically fuck off, both bands rule

awesome linup of bands, but bad vibe and pennywise plays the exact same set list minus the new stuff, like i dig them, but i know all the songs they will play and why ask the crowd what cover song they want to hear, when u know its going to be minor threat, so boycott pennywise till they play a different set list, great band, bad setlist, oh and ignite and circle jerks were like jawntastic live, NOW GO BUY THE NEW STREET DOGS CD!! MUCHO RAD!!

well JohnGentile...

I highly doubt you were in the pit going nuts.

Pussy.

People like you are the reason there was no energy.

Also, I'd imagine lots of people are probably turned off by the whole "nostalgia act" thing. I mean, it's like seeing Ginn's "Black Flag" or "The Misfits". It's a celebrity cover band, not really The Germs.

It's still fucking insane anything with Greg Ginn in can play below Pennywise though. 'Bro Hymn' yo...

no one could ever understand my circle jerks shirts i wore when i was a child. one got me sent to the head office in 5th grade, the only other time that happened was a dk in god shirt , that was the next day . this seems to be 20 years ago. it cant be?!?!?!

fuck pennywise. sorry. the jerks need to create own tour w/ some real inspirational punk bands.

fuck the weirdos , for sure fuck the flag, and forget about bad religion.......but the circle jerks, thanks guys for all the support when i was a small child. thats why when i started skating again....your sticker was proudly presented, to remind me of the freedom you gave me.

my goodness. group sex > bro hymn.

i'd like to see pennywise open for deviates.

I'm pretty surprised by this. Vegas crowds are usually pretty lackluster, and all the hotel/casino related venues have a very generic vibe, but the Circle Jerks have gotten pretty good receptions here.

Ignite has always been one of those bands that everyone loves (and I should based on what I like) that I can't get into.

U did a good job writing this, I was at this show also, I was going to write something but I didn't know how to put all my words together. You seemed to sum it up well..

It's preposperous and sad for the (great) Circle Jerks to be opening for Pennywise, a dire bunch of drunk California jockboys who play punk "coz it's fer tuff guyz."

im with godfather on this one, PW and ignite are so much better.. while CJ did influence PW, PW is still better. im sorry but i dont base a record on "influence" i base it on the actual music

i am crazy but you're wrong.

pennywise > circle jerks

You're crazy, Circle Jerks are legendary because Group Sex, Wild In The Streets, and Golden Show Of Hits are all classic albums.

I like Pennywise but there's no way in hell they should be headlining over the Circle Jerks.

Posted by Godfather on 2006-10-27 00:49:13
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my score is for the baltimore show....the crowd was moshing all through the circle jerks set....but to be honest, i was there to see ignite and pennywise....the circle jerks have some awesome songs and it's cool to see them still slaying away, but i'm not a very big fan.....i think they are more legendary because they've been around so fucking long

most veteran bands play the small places when they come here for a reason that is because they know they will have a better show if only the true fans show up.

On the Pennywise live album before they cover Minor Threat they run through a short list of their influences, with the Circle Jerks being one of them. What a fucking shitty way to be treated by fans of a band who wouldn't exist without you.

Anyone else think Pennywise should have opened for the Circle Jerks?

the Jersey crowd at the stone pony was equally as bad but I think this is a trend at pennywise shows, uneducated fans at least as far as punk rock history goes. However Ignite had a much more enthusiastic response from the crowd, tons of people sang along. Humorously the best reaction to the Circle Jerks was when they played the Black Flag songs in their set. I have been a fan of the circle jerks since for around 15 years since i was 13 and the only negative thing i can say from this performance aside from the crowd was that their set list could have used some better flow, just as the crowd started moving they would play something that would slow them down. It's a shame the reaction was so piss poor though I thouroghly enjoyed the set.

I heard the same type of thing happened in Portland but not to the same extent. The show in Portland was sold out and I heard that Pennywise had the crowd going nuts. People still danced for the Circle Jerks though.

that'd be pretty sad if this was the reaction they got on most of this tour. i actually thought pennywise/ignite fans would be psyched to see the circle jerks on the bill. shows you what i know. even more sad is this is probably the way they go out as i'm hearing this is their last go around.

and zander or anyone else in the band who tells you they're working on new material is lying their ass off because they've been saying that for like the last 10-15 years. sorry to kill your hopes guy.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 12:25 AM (EDT)
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Anybody who dislikes the Circle Jerks but likes some half-assed shit like Pennywise should hang their head in shame.

Maybe Philly crowds just suck ass...

I'd kill to see a Circle Jerks show in Chicago.