Members of 'Jackyl':
'Jackyl' History:
HistoryJackyl is a no-frills rock'n'roll that managed to take their backyard metal into the mainstream in the early 90s. They are a band whose sheer power doesn't always come across on their albums, but their live shows (featuring a chainsaw solo) never disappoint. Snubbing their noses at media and fads, it has become Jackyl's way or the highway. Jesse Dupree (vocals), Jimmy Stiff (guitar), Jeff Worley (guitar), Thomas Bettini (bass) and Chris Worley (drums) formed Jackyl in Georgia in 1991. The debut went platinum on the strength of constant touring, the video for "I Stand Alone" (in which the band played live in a K-Mart parking lot to protest censorship) and the MTV hit "The Lumberjack", in which Dupree uses a chainsaw as a musical instrument. Jesse James Dupree managed to stay in the spotlight in 1993 when he posed completely naked in Playgirl magazine, but he also wasn't afraid to show off onstage either. 1994's follow-up Push Comes To Shove managed to go gold and became the group's highest charting Billboard album at #46 despite minimal promotion in the heart of the grunge era, although an appearance at Woodstock '94 garnered them some exposure. With a new label, Jackyl recruited AC/DC's Brian Johnson to do a duet with the band called "Locked & Loaded" from the abrasive Cut The Crap release. Johnson (a big fan of the group) even joined them onstage on a couple of occasions, but the days of Jackyl being a commercial force were all but over. In an attempt to take their unrelenting stage show to everyone the band entered the Guinness Book Of World Records by setting the benchmark for most shows in fifty days (100), and most shows within 24 hours (21!). Jackyl took a hiatus in early 2000 to allow for Dupree to work on his solo Foot Fetish album. During this time the Worley brothers toured as Captain Virgil while Stiff and Bettini found religion (and thus ended their relationship with the band). When Jackyl reunited Dupree took over the second guitar slot and Roman Glick played bass. This line-up recorded the well received Relentless album. If the people don't come to Jackyl, they will go to the people - as they proclaim "Rock Me, Roll Me, Jackyl Me Off". A must see live act, Jackyl shows no signs of slowing down, and if they do fade away they will be kicking and screaming the entire way. |
Jackyl Discography:
| relentless | |
| stayin' alive | |
| the best of jackyl - the millenium collection | |
| the lumberjack | |
| when will it rain? (cd-maxi single) |
