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ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE Circle Jerks’ latest tour begins new era under major label ■ LEGEND: Or. 4 sound seis them apart and sends fcxJay's youth a me*,'.age By Anne Moser-Kornfcld f t>f t (&(!* Rack in 1QB0. when ibtt < 1 r< I«• |erks siiirted making a name (nr themselves In tin. I ns Angelos punk w wu’ lend vtxal isi Keith Morris said the hand played most I v io their peers, who were just looking for a good lime Now- after 11 years of breaking tip .md getting li.uk together, the I wind rerently weni into the studio to put together their Idlest release. Oddities. Abnormalities and Curiosities VVh.it sets ilus i.ollei • (ion iipnrt from other albums they've prndm ed is tliai tins one murks their first major.label offering In a rer unt phone interview. Morris spoke about the upi timing tour, which brings the band to La Lima in Portland on Aug t, and the musical decisions that went into putting Oddities. Abnormalities and Curiosities together The opening trar k Teenage Kiel tru , " starts off by desi ribing liovs tb>' times are getting more and more diffii 11 it for kids Itei aus. the nudiiim for t art le jerks concerts seem younger each year and more bauds are fori mg older groups to compete for audiences' attentions, the ( m le jerks incorporate elements into llieir songs that show (low they ve r time into illeir own. alter years of simply playing hard and wild "The song 'Teenage lilts.trit is a call to arms, telling teenagers how they ve been manipulated by the media, and leaves a little bit to the listener.' Morris said Leaving a little bit for the listener comes from tin* (iirt le |erks' desire to avoid lining so dear t ut that audium es don’t have to think for themselves Morris said that the (an le |erks broke up (localise tliey "weren’t really bebav ing like a band Hut we got bar k together (localise we realized what yye bad Indore < OUKTt $v PHOIO he Circle Jerks, Greg Hetson, Keith Morris, Zander Schloss and Keith Clark, began a :ross-country tour In July They play In Portland at La Luna on Aug 4 uni 11,111 j«-iim\y. To prove this was true, the hand worded Oddities. Abnormalities anti Airiositifts lm< in a single room with irnduction handled l>v Mercury rvtn tmi* "Most of the songs wore first takes with had notes Iters’ and there," Morris said When co-founder and guitarist l.rog Hot son brought a t op\ of "Teenage Klee tric." t<> Morns and asked him. What tines this sung iiu'iiii ' , Morris responded with his poignant intolerance (nr things that make little or no sense to him. A later song, "Shining Through the Door, Morris railed .1 punk-rock gospel for its hopeful tone We fr\ to balance even thing with our anger and our sari asm.’’ he said The anger that made the C.iri.le jerks famous 1 mi t fr,«im i: it 1 ert.iin t hemistr\ the band members share, although eat h member has ventured into various inde pendent projects besides playiog with the ( art le jerks, whit h include originat ing other hands like Morris' Hugiamp. Zander Schloss is a multi instrumental ist who has scored a number of film soundtracks. (;r»*g Hetson is a member of H.ui Religion ana Keith Clark began an at t minting firm in l‘t<> t. Morris said their music emphasizes the absurd side of life He freely admits that ' whan you're voung it's a lot easier to get awa.s with things, but when you reac h a certain age, you reach a wall of responsibility that comes right up in your fat In preparation for the tour. Morris worries about logistics like the sound chet ks. works in the studio some days until r> a in . and then jumps around onstage, si reaming in the baritone voice that still ranks him as one of the most respot ted punk vocalists of all time I'hore is an intensity to Morris' and the Circle Jerks' st\le that few other groups are able to match. f or the (wind, it's been different going from on independent label and moving up into a position where they're chauf fmired everywhere Not only have audi ences for the Circle Jerks changed, but so has the hand But Morris hopes audiences come to the shows to "party down, twist and shout and fget) friendly with everybody else '' He wants to remind audiences to "be aware that the world starts at your feet and moves " NUCK FtWT , . , (*,! po. • .... S3 S A • , PO Stitt. 1.* Portion) Or 9758? 083? At 344-0759. 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