Push Comes to Shove (album)

Recorded in Vancouver, the album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Peter |title=Jackyl tuning up its chainsaw |work=Toronto Star |date=8 Dec 1994 |page=J16}}{{cite magazine |title=Album reviews — Push Comes to Shove by Jackyl |magazine=Billboard |date=Aug 13, 1994 |volume=106 |issue=33 |page=60}} The band once again used a chainsaw as a musical instrument. Frontman Jesse James Dupree made an attempt to modify the screechiness of his vocals.{{cite news |last1=Nichols |first1=Natalie |title=In the Racks |work=Tulsa World |date=August 6, 1994 |page=E5}} Photos of Dupree's handlebar mustache were initially altered by the record company.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Betsy |title=AROUND AND ABOUT |work=The Buffalo News |date=August 26, 1994 |page=G30}}

"Secret of the Bottle" is the band's version of a country ballad.{{cite news |last1=Warminsky III |first1=Joe |title=AT STARZ, JACKYL STILL PUSHING THE ENVELOPE |work=The Morning Call |date=3 Dec 1994 |page=A69}}{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Robert |title=Jackyl's edge dulled on 'Push Comes to Shove' |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=August 5, 1994 |page=25E}} "Rock-A-Ho" employs Native American stereotypes and clichés in its lyrics. "My Life" laments that classic rock radio stations don't play the music of new bands.

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/push-comes-to-shove-mw0000625888 | title = Jackyl Push Comes to Shove review | accessdate = 2012-11-29 | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas | author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

|rev2 = The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |last1=DeVault |first1=Russ |title=Push Comes to Shove Jackyl |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=August 13, 1994 |page=L16}}

|rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=4 |page=544}}

|rev4 = Fort Worth Star-Telegram

|rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite news |last1=Ferman |first1=Dave |title=BAD BAD-BOY BOOGIE |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=August 5, 1994 |department=A&E |page=2}}

|rev5 = The Indianapolis Star

|rev5score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Dave |title=Jackyl can't hide superiority to Crue |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=19 Aug 1994 |page=C10}}

|rev6 = Knoxville News Sentinel

|rev6score = {{rating|1|5}}{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Chuck |title=Jackyl's 'Push' should be shoved off the shelves |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=12 Aug 1994 |page=3}}

|rev7 = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

|rev7score = {{rating|1|4}}{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Tracy |title=Rock |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=16 Oct 1994 |page=J3}}

}}

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the band members "lack the chops to even hint at Lynyrd Skynyrd-level Dixie-boogie greatness."{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/09/09/push-comes-shove/|title=Push Comes to Shove|website=EW.com}} The Dayton Daily News noted that Dupree's "grating, one-note range limits him to shrieking in tune."{{cite news |last1=Larsen |first1=Dave |title=Jackyl PUSH COMES TO SHOVE |work=Dayton Daily News |date=12 Aug 1994 |department=Go! |page=18}} 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."{{cite news |last1=Iwasaki |first1=Scott |title=HARD ROCK CONTINUES ITS ENERGETIC EVOLUTION |work=Deseret News |date=September 5, 1994 |page=C4}}

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." The Indianapolis Star concluded that "Push Comes to Shove becomes one of those guilty pleasures that sometimes must be indulged." 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."{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Mike |title=Metal bits |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=20 Aug 1994 |page=F3}}

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)

;Band members

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

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