Stale Music Review #2 - Jackyl

Jackyl by Jackyl

Cost: $0.92US

Song Count: 11

Say what you want.  Go ahead and judge.  But, Jackyl, at least on their first eponymous album, were totally legit.  Looking back, Jackyl might have been one of the cheesiest bands ever, sure.  However, at the time of the release of Jackyl, these guys were pretty friggin' popular.  

First of all, this album is actually pretty good.  For those that don't really remember what they put out, Jackyl had a string of radio hits like I Stand Alone, Down On Me, and When Will It Rain.  They put out some hard nosed, take no shit, rock and roll.  For that, I respect them.  I will still listen to When Will It Rain on my car stereo at absurd decibels.  Plain and simple, it's a good song.  The musicianship, while certainly not to the level of, say, Queen, is decent for a little redneck rock band.

Interesting note...Jackyl are in the Guiness Book of World Records for playing 100 concerts in 50 days.  That's some serious grinding on the road.

So, go ahead and judge the fellas in Jackyl for doing the lumberjack thing.  Yeah, it was a little bit corny.  But, hell, everyone has a little something in their past that's a bit embarrassing.  For me, it was the mullet.  Yeah, I had a mullet.  Fuck you.

Anyway, here's the track listing and my notes.

1.  I Stand Alone -  This is a really good track.  It just sounds like early '90's rock.

2.  Dirty Little Mind

3.  Down On Me - I feel the sun shiiiiininng...Down on Me.  Good tune.

4.  When Will It Rain - The best song on the album.  This was on the radio ALL THE DAMN TIME.

5.  Redneck Punk

6.  The Lumberjack - The lamest of lame songs.  Fucker plays a chainsaw like an instrument.  It's awful.

7.  Reach For Me

8.  Back Off Brother

9.  Brain Drain - For some reason, I kind of like this tune.

10.  Just Like A Devil

11.  She Loves My Cock - A jokey-type band?  Sadly, yes...

Overall, this is a fairly good album from back in my days of working at the zoo.  Yes, I was a bitch worker at the zoo.  Anyway, I played this album a bunch back then (actually it was a dubbed tape) in my car...in hundred degree Florida heat...in bumper to bumper traffic...with no A/C.  It was hell, but Jackyl kept me going.