Joykiller fans have been waiting for what seems like eons to hear what Jack Lloyd Jones (T.S.O.L., Tender Fury, The Joykiller) had been up to in the late '90s -- the time between the last Joykiller record, Three, and the "comeback" album from (the original) T.S.O.L., Disappear. Well now's their chance...this anthology is 32 tracks of sheer sexual bliss. It features tracks from all 3 Joykiller albums (The Joykiller -- 1995, Static -- 1996 and Three -- 1997), as well as 8 tracks that were originally going to be released under the monikers "The Go" and "Gentleman Jack".
Featuring the great musicianship of T.S.O.L. cohort Ron Emory, the first album, The Joykiller, is a blistering rant of blatant hatred and disappointment...it really feels like the album that T.S.O.L. should have put out after "Beneath The Shadows" (but with a definite '90's punk energy), but things didn't go that way...Jack having left the band, and the remaining members taking the cred that had been built up over the p...
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Joykiller fans have been waiting for what seems like eons to hear what Jack Lloyd Jones (T.S.O.L., Tender Fury, The Joykiller) had been up to in the late '90s -- the time between the last Joykiller record, Three, and the "comeback" album from (the original) T.S.O.L., Disappear. Well now's their chance...this anthology is 32 tracks of sheer sexual bliss. It features tracks from all 3 Joykiller albums (The Joykiller -- 1995, Static -- 1996 and Three -- 1997), as well as 8 tracks that were originally going to be released under the monikers "The Go" and "Gentleman Jack".
Featuring the great musicianship of T.S.O.L. cohort Ron Emory, the first album, The Joykiller, is a blistering rant of blatant hatred and disappointment...it really feels like the album that T.S.O.L. should have put out after "Beneath The Shadows" (but with a definite '90's punk energy), but things didn't go that way...Jack having left the band, and the remaining members taking the cred that had been built up over the previous 2 years, and virtually pissing it down the drain over the next 4 years, while Jack stayed busy with Tender Fury.
Static picks up where The Joykiller left off, but begins to show a new (dare I say mature?) side of Jack...Ronny King's keyboards are more prevalent, and the songwriting is becoming more refined...and on Three, the full potential of what had been developing inside the creative noggin of our protagonist comes to the fore. Damn, these songs just keep getting better and more interesting.
Finally, the material from "The Go" and "Gentleman Jack"...it really is an extension of The Joykiller. After all, it features many of the same musicians, and yet it was not intended to be released as The Joykiller, originally...I wonder why...I guess that's one question that will forever remain a mystery...unless Jack enlightens us!
Ha ha...well anyway, enjoy...
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Tracks 1 through 8 are from "The Joykiller"
Produced by Thom Wilson
Jack Grisham - vocals
Billy Persons - bass
Ronnie King - piano & fuzz box
Chris Lagerborg - drums
Additional Musicians:
Ron Emory - guitar
Background Vocals - Brett G, Sonny
Flor, Stewart Teggart, Ronny King,
Chris Lagerborg & Jack
Tracks 9 through 17 are from "Static"
Produced by Thom Wilson
Executive Producer: Keyser Soze
Jack Grisham - vocals
Billy Persons - bass
Ronnie King piano & fuzz box
Sean Greaves - guitar
Chris Lagerborg drums
Additional Musicians:
Background Vocals Frank Agnew, Robbie Allen, Rob Dukes, Sonny Flor, Bryan
Holland, Jim Lindberg, Paul McFayden & Stewart Teggart
Tracks 25 through 31 are previously unreleased.
Produced by Brett Gurewitz
Jack Grisham - vocals and piano
Danny Westman - drums
Angry John Dimambro - bass
Chris Higgins - guitar
Jay Smith - guitar
Additional Musicians:
Frank Agnew - lead guitar
Chris Sprague - background vocals
Tracks 18 through 24 are from "Three"
Produced by Thom Wilson
Jack Grisham - vocals and will
Sean Greaves - guitar
Billy Persons - bass
Billy Blaze Price - drums and congas
Ronnie King - piano, fuzz box, Mellotron, B-3 and Kurzweil 2500
Additional Musicians:
Don Grisham - harmonica
Background Vocals - Darrin Hall, Johnny Two Bags, Stewart Teggart, Ronnie
King, Sean Greaves, Rob (The Dick) Dukes
Track 32 is previously unreleased.
Produced by Sally Browder
Jack Grisham - vocals and piano
Billy Persons - bass
Brock Avery - drums
Ronnie King - piano
Chris Sprague - background vocals:
Guitar: Jay Smith, Mark Gilman, Ron Emory, Sean Greaves
executive producer Jack Loyd Jones
thanks jeff abarta, chris martin and an extra special thanks to brett for
his love and support
All songs published by: And There It Is There Music (BMI)

