Push Comes to Shove | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 2, 1994 [1] | |||
Recorded | The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 52:21 | |||
Label | Geffen [2] | |||
Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
Jackyl chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
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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]
All songs written by Jesse James Dupree except as noted.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [28] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |