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Push Comes to Shove is the second album by the American hard rock band Jackyl, released in 1994.[2][3] It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.[4] The title track peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart.[5][6] The band supported the album by playing Woodstock '94 and touring with ZZ Top and Aerosmith.[7][8]

Push Comes to Shove
Studio album by Jackyl
Released	1994
Recorded	The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre	Hard rock
Length	52:21
Label	Geffen[1]
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Jackyl chronology
Jackyl (1992) Push Comes to Shove (1994) Night of the Living Dead (1996)

Mike Fraser was nominated for a Juno Award, in the "Recording Engineer of the Year" category.[9]

Production

Recorded in Vancouver, the album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.[10][11] The band once again used a chainsaw as a musical instrument.[12] Frontman Jesse James Dupree made an attempt to modify the screechiness of his vocals.[13] Photos of Dupree's handlebar mustache were initially altered by the record company.[14]

"Secret of the Bottle" is the band's version of a country ballad.[15][16] "Rock-A-Ho" employs Native American stereotypes and clichés in its lyrics.[17] "My Life" laments that classic rock radio stations don't play the music of new bands.[18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[19]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	[18]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[20]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram	[17]
The Indianapolis Star	[21]
Knoxville News Sentinel	[22]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	[12]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the band members "lack the chops to even hint at Lynyrd Skynyrd-level Dixie-boogie greatness."[23] The Dayton Daily News noted that Dupree's "grating, one-note range limits him to shrieking in tune."[24] 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."[25]

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."[22] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "Push Comes to Shove becomes one of those guilty pleasures that sometimes must be indulged."[21] 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."[26]

Track listing

All songs written by Jesse James Dupree except as noted.

1. "Push Comes to Shove" - 3:05
2. "Headed for Destruction" - 5:14
3. "My Life" - 4:06
4. "I Could Never Touch You Like You Do" - 3:50
5. "Dixieland" - 6:01
6. "I Want It" - 5:04
7. "Private Hell" - 4:38
8. "I Am the I Am" - 3:42
9. "Secret of the Bottle" (J. J. Dupree, James Allen Dupree) - 5:27
10. "Rock-A-Ho" (J. J. Dupree, Jeff Worley, Chris Worley) - 3:50
11. "Back Down in the Dirt" - 4:02
12. "Chinatown" - 3:24
13. "Redneck Punk (live version) - 4:00 (Japanese bonus track)

Credits

Band members

• Jesse James Dupree - vocals, chainsaw
• Jimmy Stiff - guitars
• Jeff Worley - guitars
• Tom Bettini - bass guitar
• 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

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