Jackyl
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Jackyl is an American
rock band formed in 1990. Their sound has been described as hard rock
, heavy metal
and Southern metal.
The band is probably best-known for its song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw
solo by lead singer Jesse James Dupree
. On the recording, Dupree alternately revs the chainsaw's engine or uses the chain brake to slow the engine down to change the pitch. He also performs this stunt live and the number typically climaxes with Dupree slicing up a wooden stool onstage, smashing it, and throwing the sliced pieces out to the crowd. He once had been asked, "How the hell can you play a chainsaw?", to which he responded, "How the hell can you not play a chainsaw?"
and eventually went platinum. It features a song entitled "She Loves My Cock," which was omitted from edited versions, as were suggestive elements on the album's cover art. When a K-Mart in Georgia refused to sell Jackyl, the band played an impromptu concert in front of the store. Footage of the event was used for the music video
of their single "I Stand Alone."
Their second album released in 1994 is titled Push Comes to Shove
. Also that year, the band appeared at Woodstock '94
in Saugerties, New York
.
Jackyl released Cut the Crap in 1997. Its hit song "Locked and Loaded" featured guest vocals from AC/DC
's Brian Johnson
. Johnson also teamed up with the band for their 2002 album Relentless
.
The band's first greatest hits
album, Choice Cuts
, arrived in 1998. Later that year, Stayin' Alive
was released. However, while recognized as Jackyl's fourth studio album
, of the eleven tracks, the album features three cover
songs and three live versions of previously released songs.
In 2000, lead singer Jesse James Dupree
recorded a solo album
entitled Foot Fetish
.
Less than a month after the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks
, Jackyl recorded and released "Open Invitation," which received wide airplay and featured lyrics that included, "I hate you bin Laden
" and "You’ve got an open invitation to kiss our ass." The song mixed in clips from George C. Scott
's portrayal of George S. Patton
giving a speech to his soldiers in the movie Patton
and President George W. Bush
reading from the Bible
's Shepherd's Psalm Psalm 23
:4. The band has described their song and lyrics as: "This song is written in the key of 'ANGER' that such a thing can happen in this country. It's not directed toward any religious group or race of people. It is directed toward those 'assholes' responsible."
In 2002, Jackyl released Relentless
and took part in the Rock Never Stops Tour
. The following year, a second greatest hits compilation was produced entitled 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackyl.
Dupree appeared on an episode of The New Tom Green Show in which he attacked Green's desk with a chainsaw, writing the word "Tom" across the front as a joke, and even cut off a corner for the audience to have as a souvenir. Green was not amused by the joke, and sarcastically insulted Dupree continually. Later, during a musical performance in which Green backed Dupree on the drums, he abandoned the song halfway through, saying Dupree was a "dork".
Jackyl has set two Guinness world records, one for playing 100 concerts in 50 days, and one for performing 21 concerts in a 24-hour period, though the latter has since been broken.
Dupree and Jackyl can now be seen regularly on TruTV's hit show Full Throttle Saloon, a reality show which documents the happenings at the famous South Dakota saloon during the crazy days of the Sturgis bike rally. Dupree is close friends with the saloon owner, Mike Ballard, and also produces the show.
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rock band formed in 1990. Their sound has been described as hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
, heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and Southern metal.
The band is probably best-known for its song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw
Chainsaw
A chainsaw is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine...
solo by lead singer Jesse James Dupree
Jesse James Dupree
Jesse James Dupree is an American rock guitarist and singer.Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of Jackyl, in addition to playing chainsaw on the song "The Lumberjack". He also started a solo project with guitarist John Hayes and bassist Roman Glick...
. On the recording, Dupree alternately revs the chainsaw's engine or uses the chain brake to slow the engine down to change the pitch. He also performs this stunt live and the number typically climaxes with Dupree slicing up a wooden stool onstage, smashing it, and throwing the sliced pieces out to the crowd. He once had been asked, "How the hell can you play a chainsaw?", to which he responded, "How the hell can you not play a chainsaw?"
History
In 1992, Jackyl's self-titled debut album was released under Geffen RecordsGeffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
and eventually went platinum. It features a song entitled "She Loves My Cock," which was omitted from edited versions, as were suggestive elements on the album's cover art. When a K-Mart in Georgia refused to sell Jackyl, the band played an impromptu concert in front of the store. Footage of the event was used for the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of their single "I Stand Alone."
Their second album released in 1994 is titled Push Comes to Shove
Push Comes to Shove (Jackyl album)
-Track listing:All songs written by Jesse James Dupree except as noted.#"Push Comes To Shove" - 3:05#"Headed For Destruction" - 5:14#"My Life"#"I Could Never Touch You Like You Do"#"Dixieland" - 6:01#"I Want It" - 5:04#"Private Hell"#"I Am The I Am"...
. Also that year, the band appeared at Woodstock '94
Woodstock '94
Woodstock '94, often called the "commercial Woodstock" or "Mudstock", was a music festival organized to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival of 1969...
in Saugerties, New York
Saugerties (village), New York
Saugerties is a village in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 4,955 at the 2000 census.The Village of Saugerties is a Town in the eastern part of the Town of Saugerties. U.S. Route 9W passes through the village...
.
Jackyl released Cut the Crap in 1997. Its hit song "Locked and Loaded" featured guest vocals from AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
's Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson is an English singer and lyricist who has been the lead singer for the rock band AC/DC since 1980. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 along with the other members of the band....
. Johnson also teamed up with the band for their 2002 album Relentless
Relentless (Jackyl album)
Relentless is the fifth studio album from Jackyl. It is the first album to feature the new personnel line-up.-Track listing:Songs written by Jesse James Dupree unless noted.#If You Want It Heavy - 2:22#I'm On Fire - 3:10...
.
The band's first greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album, Choice Cuts
Choice Cuts (Jackyl album)
-Track listing:#"We're an American Band" #"Down on Me" #"When Will It Rain" #"Locked and Loaded" #"I Stand Alone" #"I Am the Walrus"...
, arrived in 1998. Later that year, Stayin' Alive
Stayin' Alive (Jackyl album)
- Track listing :#"Problem"#"Crush"#"Can't Beat It With A Stick"#"Open For Business"#"Street Went Legit"#"Live Wire" #"Gimme Back My Bullets" #"Nobody's Fault" #"Dumbass Country Boy"...
was released. However, while recognized as Jackyl's fourth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, of the eleven tracks, the album features three cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
songs and three live versions of previously released songs.
In 2000, lead singer Jesse James Dupree
Jesse James Dupree
Jesse James Dupree is an American rock guitarist and singer.Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of Jackyl, in addition to playing chainsaw on the song "The Lumberjack". He also started a solo project with guitarist John Hayes and bassist Roman Glick...
recorded a solo album
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
entitled Foot Fetish
Foot Fetish
Foot Fetish is the first solo studio album by the Jackyl's lead singer, Jesse James Dupree.- Track listing :All songs written by Jesse James Dupree except where noted.# "Mainline" – 3:25 # "First Taste of Freedom" – 3:53...
.
Less than a month after the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
, Jackyl recorded and released "Open Invitation," which received wide airplay and featured lyrics that included, "I hate you bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
" and "You’ve got an open invitation to kiss our ass." The song mixed in clips from George C. Scott
George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr...
's portrayal of George S. Patton
George S. Patton
George Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness.Patton was commissioned in the U.S. Army after his graduation from...
giving a speech to his soldiers in the movie Patton
Patton (film)
Patton is a 1970 American biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H...
and President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
reading from the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
's Shepherd's Psalm Psalm 23
Psalm 23
In the 23rd Psalm in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the writer describes God as his Shepherd. The text, beloved by Jews and Christians alike, is often alluded to in popular media and has been set to music....
:4. The band has described their song and lyrics as: "This song is written in the key of 'ANGER' that such a thing can happen in this country. It's not directed toward any religious group or race of people. It is directed toward those 'assholes' responsible."
In 2002, Jackyl released Relentless
Relentless (Jackyl album)
Relentless is the fifth studio album from Jackyl. It is the first album to feature the new personnel line-up.-Track listing:Songs written by Jesse James Dupree unless noted.#If You Want It Heavy - 2:22#I'm On Fire - 3:10...
and took part in the Rock Never Stops Tour
Rock Never Stops Tour
Rock Never Stops is a U.S. rock tour that features various rock groups of the 1980s and 1990s. The tour started in 1998 with L.A. Guns, FireHouse, Slaughter, Warrant and Quiet Riot. However, the line-up has changed through the years adding various bands of the genre.-Tour lineup:The tour's lineup...
. The following year, a second greatest hits compilation was produced entitled 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackyl.
Dupree appeared on an episode of The New Tom Green Show in which he attacked Green's desk with a chainsaw, writing the word "Tom" across the front as a joke, and even cut off a corner for the audience to have as a souvenir. Green was not amused by the joke, and sarcastically insulted Dupree continually. Later, during a musical performance in which Green backed Dupree on the drums, he abandoned the song halfway through, saying Dupree was a "dork".
Jackyl has set two Guinness world records, one for playing 100 concerts in 50 days, and one for performing 21 concerts in a 24-hour period, though the latter has since been broken.
Dupree and Jackyl can now be seen regularly on TruTV's hit show Full Throttle Saloon, a reality show which documents the happenings at the famous South Dakota saloon during the crazy days of the Sturgis bike rally. Dupree is close friends with the saloon owner, Mike Ballard, and also produces the show.
Current band members
- Jesse James DupreeJesse James DupreeJesse James Dupree is an American rock guitarist and singer.Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of Jackyl, in addition to playing chainsaw on the song "The Lumberjack". He also started a solo project with guitarist John Hayes and bassist Roman Glick...
- Lead vocals / Guitar / Chainsaw - Jeff Worley - Guitar
- Roman GlickRoman GlickRoman Glick is an American bassist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane, Jesse James Dupree, and, Jackyl.-Brother Cane:Brother Cane formed in Birmingham, Alabama in the early 90's with singer/guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Glenn Maxey. Damon and Maxey were later joined by drummer Scott...
- Bass - Chris Worley - Drums
Albums
| Year | Album | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat. | US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
Certification | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jackyl Jackyl (album) Jackyl is the 1992 debut album by the band of the same name.The clean version omitted "She Loves My Cock." Likewise, on the cover art of edited versions, the "Parental Advisory" logo in the background is altered to say "Meaty bones beware of Jackyl."... |
76 | 1 | - | Platinum | Geffen |
| 1994 | Push Comes to Shove Push Comes to Shove (Jackyl album) -Track listing:All songs written by Jesse James Dupree except as noted.#"Push Comes To Shove" - 3:05#"Headed For Destruction" - 5:14#"My Life"#"I Could Never Touch You Like You Do"#"Dixieland" - 6:01#"I Want It" - 5:04#"Private Hell"#"I Am The I Am"... |
46 | - | - | Gold | Geffen |
| 1996 | Night of the Living Dead Night of the Living Dead (album) "Night of the Living Dead" is the fourth single by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released on October 31, 1979 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records. 2,000 copies of the single were pressed on black 7" vinyl... [live] |
- | - | - | - | Mayhem |
| 1997 | Cut the Crap | 133 | - | - | - | Epic |
| 1998 | Choice Cuts Choice Cuts (Jackyl album) -Track listing:#"We're an American Band" #"Down on Me" #"When Will It Rain" #"Locked and Loaded" #"I Stand Alone" #"I Am the Walrus"... [best-of] |
- | - | - | - | Geffen |
| 1998 | Stayin' Alive Stayin' Alive (Jackyl album) - Track listing :#"Problem"#"Crush"#"Can't Beat It With A Stick"#"Open For Business"#"Street Went Legit"#"Live Wire" #"Gimme Back My Bullets" #"Nobody's Fault" #"Dumbass Country Boy"... |
- | - | - | - | Shimmer Tone |
| 2002 | Relentless Relentless (Jackyl album) Relentless is the fifth studio album from Jackyl. It is the first album to feature the new personnel line-up.-Track listing:Songs written by Jesse James Dupree unless noted.#If You Want It Heavy - 2:22#I'm On Fire - 3:10... |
- | - | 41 | - | Humidity |
| 2003 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackyl | - | - | - | - | Geffen |
| 2004 | Live at the Full Throttle Saloon | - | - | - | - | Sactuary |
| 2010 | When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide is the 6th studio album from Jackyl and is Jackyl's first Studio album in 8 years since "Relentless" from 2002.... |
192 | - | 31 | - | Mighty Loud |
Singles
| Year | Title | Mainstream Rock Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Lumberjack | 24 | Jackyl |
| I Stand Alone | 32 | ||
| Down on Me | 10 | ||
| Dirty Little Mind | 35 | ||
| 1993 | When Will it Rain | 11 | |
| 1994 | Push Comes to Shove | 7 | Push Comes to Shove |
| Headed for Destruction | 35 | ||
| 1997 | Locked and Loaded | 11 | Cut the Crap |
| 1998 | We're an American Band We're an American Band (song) "We're an American Band" is a 1973 song by the band Grand Funk Railroad. It was the group's first number one single. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren, the huge chart success of this single broadened Grand Funk's appeal to a much wider audience... |
31 | Choice Cuts |