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Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. Official videos, audio, info.

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Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. Official videos, audio, info.

Track Listings

1. Push Come To Shove

2. Headed For Destruction
3. My Life
4. I Could Never Touch You Like You Do
5. Dixieland
6. I Want It
7. Private Hell
8. I Am The I Am
9. Secret Of The Bottle
10. Rock A Ho
11. Back Down In The Dirt
12. Chinatown

“”The Lumberjack””, from Jackyl self-titled debut, made chainsaws a respectable rock’n’roll instrument, and the band a near household name in hard rock. Now, PUSH COMES TO SHOVE continues the ball rolling. Front man Jesse Dupree style and swagger dip deep into the legacy of Black Oak Arkansas’ Jim “”Dandy”” Mangrum, from ribald lyrics through to a heavy dose of Southern pride.
Jackyl goes through a much more complicated row of emotions this time around, whether finding solace in drink (“”Secret Of The Bottle””), or clinging to the last vestiges of pride when nothing else goes right (“”PrivateHell””). “”Dixieland”” and “”Back Down In The Dirt”” are proud declarations of Jackyl origins, with mentions of both Fulton County, Georgia, and trailer parks. But Dupree does avoid making PUSH COMES TO SHOVE into a disc of gloom and “”Dixie rebel”” cliches by having the chainsaw make an encore in “”Headed For Destruction””, a song about conquests in the bedroom.

If you liked their first album your gonna love this one too. The band continue to strengthen their songs with all powerful story telling and an ability to sing about adult topics without being labelled as containing requiring a “”Parental Advisory”” sticker.
They move well from song to song, with fun sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll songs like ‘Chinatown’ to heart rending tear jerkers like ecret Of The Bottle’. They also fit in political anthems like ‘My Life’ all set to an excellent musical melody, that just makes you want to get up on the dance floor and practice your air guitar chords.

With lyrics like

“”Fellin’ kinda cocky
Feel I’m on the rise
Feel myself a coming between your thighs””

You cannot go wrong with an album like “”Push Comes To Shove”” that wrenches you back to the highs of 80 and 90 big hair rock. And there is even a brief return of the infamous chainsaw.
Buy this album and “”keep on rockin’ dudes””

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Boogie rockers Jackyl were instantly lumped into the hair metal category upon their debut in 1992, but their sound was only vaguely reminiscent of the genre.
Still, this label stuck with them after the sound became un-hip and their loud rock & roll was largely ignored by the mainstream. But due to the well-rounded Southern rock they were releasing throughout the ’90s, they maintained a dedicated following that few other bands from the era could claim.

The band started in 1990, forming in Georgia out of vocalist Jesse James Dupree, guitarist Jeff Worley, drummer Chris Worley, bassist Tom Bettini, and guitarist Jimmy Stiff. The fivesome shared an enthusiasm for AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and other like-minded artists, and were soon crafting their own blend of hard rock and Southern boogie around their native state. Record executives got hip to their live show, which included chain saws, among other things, and soon the band signed to Geffen.

A self-titled debut enjoyed several hit rock singles, including “”When Will It Rain,”” “”I Stand Alone,”” and “”Down on Me.”” But the most attention was drawn by “”The Lumberjack,”” an ode to burly chainsaw wielders that witnessed a power tool solo by Dupree. His chainsaw abilities became their recognized gimmick, and equally gimmick-crazy guitarist Ted Nugent took the band on the road for a tour that included his own archery display as well.

This was good for their career in the short term, but their reputation as a hair metal band was cemented by the appearances with Damn Yankees and Slaughter on the road. By the time 1994 Push Comes to Shove was released, Geffen was firmly against promoting a group with that reputation and allowed the record to sink to the bottom of the charts. “