40 years ago today (7/21/83), The Circle Jerks released their third album Golden Shower of Hits. 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 original drummer Lucky Lehrer. Meanwhile, Keith Morris and Greg Hetson were in typical crude yet fiery form on such songs as “When the Shit Hits the Fan” and “Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45)” which was a cynical medley on old folks’ music. While The Circle Jerks are old folks now, they still got it – yet Golden Shower of Hits sounds poignant today. Check it out
