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.
When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide features a cover of Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz", and a lyrically reworked cover of "Just Like A Negro", originally by the funk rock band Mother's Finest. The album also contains a studio version of "Deeper in Darkness" which first appeared in a live version on their live album Night of the Living Dead from 1996.
Due to Jackyl's southern-redneck reputation, the band has come under fire on blogs and message boards all over the internet for their cover of "Just Like a Negro", calling the band racist. The song was originally released by the funk rock band Mother's Finest, with whom the members of Jackyl are good friends. The vocals on the cover version have been reworked into a song about unity and the black roots in rock’n’roll music.
During an interview with Kansas City's the Johnny Dare Morning Show on July 19, 2010, Jesse James Dupree released that Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels (of Run-D.M.C. fame) had contacted the band about teaming together to re-work "Just Like a Negro" on which he would contribute vocals. Being a close personal friend of radio host and shock jock Johnny Dare, Dupree allowed 98.9 The Rock to debut the re-worked version of the song, which feature both newly recorded vocals by Dupree and McDaniels. McDaniels, who is not a stranger to teaming with rock groups, even makes reference to 20 years ago singing with Jay and Joe (Jason Mizell & Joe Perry). This is referring to Run-D.M.C.'s collaboration with rock legends Aerosmith on the rap rock classic" Walk This Way". Dupree also stated that this version of "Just Like a Negro" was released to iTunes on August 24, 2010.
Cosmic Slop is the fifth studio album by Funkadelic, released in May 1973 on Westbound Records. While it has been favorably reevaluated by critics long after its original release, the album was a commercial failure, producing no charting singles, and reaching only #112 on the Billboard pop chart and #21 on the R&B chart.
Streets: A Rock Opera is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage and is a rock opera dealing with the rise and fall of the fictional musician DT Jesus. It was originally released in October 1991 on Atlantic Records. The album took almost a year to record, with pre-production beginning in October 1990. It was also Jon Oliva's last album as lead vocalist until 1995's Dead Winter Dead and 1997's The Wake of Magellan, where he shared lead vocal duties with Zak Stevens. He resumed lead vocal duties exclusively on 2001's Poets and Madmen.
Mother's Finest is an American rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia, by the vocal duo of Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy and Glenn "Doc" Murdock in 1970 when the pair met up with guitarist Gary "Moses Mo" Moore and bassist Jerry "Wyzard" Seay. Their music is a blend of funky rhythms, heavy rock guitars and expressive soul/R&B-style vocals.
Jackyl is an American rock band formed in 1991. Their sound has also been described as heavy metal and Southern metal. Their self titled debut album has sold more than a million copies in the United States with hit singles like "Down on Me" and "When Will it Rain". The band is best known for the song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo by lead singer Jesse James Dupree.
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections.
Jackyl is the debut album by the band Jackyl. It was released on August 11, 1992, on Geffen.
"Mercedes Benz" is an a cappella song written by the American singer Janis Joplin with Bob Neuwirth, and the poet Michael McClure. The song was originally recorded by Joplin. A straightforward reading of the song lyrics indicate that the song is about the desire for possessions and pleasure; but at least one writer considers it to be a rejection of consumerism.
Soledad Brothers were an American garage rock trio from Maumee, Ohio. Taking strong influence from blues rock, the band consisted of Ben Swank on drums, Johnny Walker on guitar and vocals, and Oliver Henry on sax and guitar. The band produced four albums: Soledad Brothers (2000), Steal Your Soul and Dare Your Spirit to Move (2002), Voice of Treason (2003), and The Hardest Walk (2006).
Cut the Crap is a rock album released in 1997 by Southern Rock band Jackyl and is their 3rd studio album.
"We're an American Band" is a song by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released in 1973 from the band's seventh album of the same name, which became the band's first number one single, released July 2, 1973. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren, its huge chart success broadened Grand Funk's appeal. It was sung by drummer Don Brewer who began doing more lead vocals for the band and helped with their transition to making top 40 hits.
Push Comes to Shove is the second album by the American hard rock band Jackyl, released in 1994. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200. The title track peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart. The band supported the album by playing Woodstock '94 and touring with ZZ Top and Aerosmith.
Foot Fetish is the first solo studio album by the Jackyl singer Jesse James Dupree, released in 2000.
Night of the Living Dead is a live album by the American hard rock band Jackyl. The band's first live album, it was recorded on New Year's Eve 1995 at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas. The album was released on 13 February 1996 by Mayhem Records.
F-Punk is a studio album by Mick Jones' post-Clash band Big Audio Dynamite, released in 1995. It was the first album to be released under the name of Big Audio Dynamite since 1989's Megatop Phoenix. The title is a pun on the funk group P-Funk, and is supposed to imply "Fuck punk." The album cover lettering takes influence from London Calling, one of Mick Jones' albums with The Clash, which in turn was a copy of Elvis Presley's debut album.
"Overpowered by Funk" is a song by the Clash from their fifth album Combat Rock.
Jesse James Dupree is an American musician, television personality, and businessman. He is the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band Jackyl, founded in 1991. As a solo performer, he released albums in 2000 and 2008 under the names of "Jesse James Dupree" and "Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.", respectively.
Roman Glick is an American bassist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane, Slave to the System, Jesse James Dupree, and Jackyl.
Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay is a two-CD 1996 compilation album by the alternative/funk/rock band Fishbone. The first disc contains album tracks from the Fishbone albums up to 1993. The second disc contains B-sides, alternate versions, EP tracks, demos, and other non-album items from the same time period. "The Goose" is a previously unreleased cover of the song by the funk band Parliament. The previously unreleased demo track "Alcoholic" was later rerecorded for the 1996 studio album Chim Chim's Badass Revenge. The previously unreleased demo track "Pink Vapor Stew" was later reworked as "Party at Ground Zero" on the debut Fishbone and another demo recording "Game of Destruction" was also reworked as "Pressure" on their third LP The Reality of My Surroundings.
Best in Show is the seventh studio album from the southern rock band Jackyl.
"Travelin' Light" is a song written and recorded by the Tulsa musician J.J. Cale. It was released in September 1976 on Cale's fourth studio album Troubadour under Shelter Records. It was also released as a single the same year. It was later covered by the British guitarist Eric Clapton for his 2001 studio album Reptile and helped to promote both the song and studio album on which "Travelin' Light" was first released. Athens, Georgia band Widespread Panic also covered it on their debut album.
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