Push Comes to Shove (album)
| Push Comes to Shove | ||||
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| Released | Aug. 2, 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 52:21 | |||
| Label | Geffen[2] | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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Push Comes to Shove is the second album by the American hard rock band Jackyl, released in 1994.[3][4] It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.[5] The title track peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart.[6][7] The band supported the album by playing Woodstock '94 and touring with ZZ Top and Aerosmith.[8][9]
Mike Fraser was nominated for a Juno Award, in the "Recording Engineer of the Year" category.[10]
Production
Recorded in Vancouver, the album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.[11][12] The band once again used a chainsaw as a musical instrument.[13] Frontman Jesse James Dupree made an attempt to modify the screechiness of his vocals.[14] Photos of Dupree's handlebar mustache were initially altered by the record company.[15]
"Secret of the Bottle" is the band's version of a country ballad.[16][17] "Rock-A-Ho" employs Native American stereotypes and clichés in its lyrics.[18] "My Life" laments that classic rock radio stations don't play the music of new bands.[19]
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the band members "lack the chops to even hint at Lynyrd Skynyrd-level Dixie-boogie greatness."[24] The Dayton Daily News noted that Dupree's "grating, one-note range limits him to shrieking in tune."[25] The Deseret News opined that "Dupree has perfected his mix of former AC/DC frontman Bon Scott's growling throat with the likes of Yosemite Sam."[26]
The Knoxville News Sentinel determined that "these dumb-as-can-be songs feature easy to remember shout-along choruses, much like nursery rhymes have simple refrains so infant minds can connect."[23] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "Push Comes to Shove becomes one of those guilty pleasures that sometimes must be indulged."[22] The Ottawa Citizen deemed the album "a collection of gimmicky, foot-stomping AC/DC and Guns N' Roses riffs that are tailor-made for summertime hard-rock radio."[27]
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" - 4:06
- "I Could Never Touch You Like You Do" - 3:50
- "Dixieland" - 6:01
- "I Want It" - 5:04
- "Private Hell" - 4:38
- "I Am the I Am" - 3:42
- "Secret of the Bottle" (J. J. Dupree, James Allen Dupree) - 5:27
- "Rock-A-Ho" (J. J. Dupree, Jeff Worley, Chris Worley) - 3:50
- "Back Down in the Dirt" - 4:02
- "Chinatown" - 3:24
- "Redneck Punk (live version) - 4:00 (Japanese bonus track)
Credits
- Band members
- Jesse James Dupree - vocals, chainsaw
- Jeff Worley - lead guitar
- Jimmy Stiff - rhythm guitar
- Tom Bettini - bass
- Chris Worley - drums
- Guest musicians
- Randy Raine-Reusch - percussion on "Chinatown"
- Production
- Produced by Bruce Fairbairn
- Engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser
- Assistant engineer: Mike Plotnikoff
- Recorded at the Warehouse Studio
- Mixed at Plant Recording Studios
References
- ^ "Grant, Prince, Barney Set To Heat Up August". Billboard. 106 (32): 9. Aug 6, 1994.
- ^ Schulman, Sandra (23 Sep 1994). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARD ROCK". Showtime. Sun-Sentinel. p. 38.
- ^ "Jackyl Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Phillips, William; Cogan, Brian (March 20, 2009). "Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums. Record Research Inc. p. 385.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (August 9, 2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "JACKYL". Official Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Woodstock '94: Day of the Jackyl". EW.com.
- ^ Catlin, Roger (24 Nov 1994). "OUTRAGE ON STAGE? NAH, IT'S JUST JACKYL HAVING SOME FUN". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 3.
- ^ "List of 1995 Juno Award nominations". The Gazette. Montreal. 9 Feb 1995. p. B5.
- ^ Howell, Peter (8 Dec 1994). "Jackyl tuning up its chainsaw". Toronto Star. p. J16.
- ^ "Album reviews — Push Comes to Shove by Jackyl". Billboard. 106 (33): 60. Aug 13, 1994.
- ^ a b Collins, Tracy (16 Oct 1994). "Rock". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. J3.
- ^ Nichols, Natalie (August 6, 1994). "In the Racks". Tulsa World. p. E5.
- ^ Taylor, Betsy (August 26, 1994). "AROUND AND ABOUT". The Buffalo News. p. G30.
- ^ Warminsky III, Joe (3 Dec 1994). "AT STARZ, JACKYL STILL PUSHING THE ENVELOPE". The Morning Call. p. A69.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (August 5, 1994). "Jackyl's edge dulled on 'Push Comes to Shove'". San Antonio Express-News. p. 25E.
- ^ a b Ferman, Dave (August 5, 1994). "BAD BAD-BOY BOOGIE". A&E. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 2.
- ^ a b DeVault, Russ (August 13, 1994). "Push Comes to Shove Jackyl". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L16.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jackyl Push Comes to Shove review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 544.
- ^ a b Hill, Dave (19 Aug 1994). "Jackyl can't hide superiority to Crue". The Indianapolis Star. p. C10.
- ^ a b Campbell, Chuck (12 Aug 1994). "Jackyl's 'Push' should be shoved off the shelves". Knoxville News Sentinel. p. 3.
- ^ "Push Comes to Shove". EW.com.
- ^ Larsen, Dave (12 Aug 1994). "Jackyl PUSH COMES TO SHOVE". Go!. Dayton Daily News. p. 18.
- ^ Iwasaki, Scott (September 5, 1994). "HARD ROCK CONTINUES ITS ENERGETIC EVOLUTION". Deseret News. p. C4.
- ^ Abrams, Mike (20 Aug 1994). "Metal bits". Ottawa Citizen. p. F3.
