Jackyl
This Atlanta, Georgia-based band were formed in 1990 by larger-than-life frontman Jesse James Dupree, guitarists Jeff Worley and Jimmy Stiff, bassist Tom Bettini and drummer Chris Worley. The band created an enormous buzz with a basic AC/DC-ish style which transferred well to the live setting on a heavy touring schedule, and were quickly signed by John Kalodner to Geffen Records. JACKYL courted controversy from the start, enraging feminists with the ludicrously-titled She Loves My Cock, while Dupree's onstage antics kept the music press busy. During The Lumberjack, Dupree soloed on a chainsaw—his father had been so impressed by a club performance with a hired chainsaw that he bought his son a new one—and also regularly indulged his penchant for performing the latter part of the set naked, which resulted in an early departure from a Lynyrd Skynyrd support slot. However, tours with Damn Yankees and in particular Aerosmith proved more successful, and JACKYL achieved platinum status against the grunge-loaded odds. PUSH COMES TO SHOVE continued in the vein of the debut, and added to the controversy when an advertising hoarding in Nashville had to be censored (Dupree was displaying his bare buttocks in the band photograph).