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The Next Track X Track Episode Comes Next Week With Jesse James Dupree From Jackyl

Author Meltdown
Jesse James Dupree of Jackyl doing what he does best....messing up the Machine Shop stage. Photo: Jeff Mintline

Recently, Jesse James Dupree from Jackyl, was nice enough to spend some time talking about every track on their debut record. From “I Stand Alone” to “When Will It Rain” and of course, “”The Lumberjack”. He talks about a song he wrote for the band Kansas, but used himself and why. He told a crazy story of a time they played in Seattle and a legendary grunge group was kicked out of the venue. We talk about a political song on the record, working with famed producer, Brendan O’Brien and LOTS more.

It drops on March 9th. You can watch the promo below…..don’t miss it!

-Meltdown-

Watch the first track X Track episode with Brent Smith of Shinedown below.

Track X Track - Brent Smith From Shinedown Goes Track By Track Through Every Song From Leave A Whisper

Here it is…the first installment of Track X Track. From time to time, I’m going to get an artist to go over a monumental album in their catalog.

I’ll be honest: It might be hard to top this guest. This turned out way better than I could’ve hoped. Brent remembered details from every song.

I’ve known Brent since the very early days of the band. When I asked him if he would do this with me, he did not hesitate at all.

What you’re about to watch is one take, no edits. He goes over every song and gives a backstory to each and every one. Since I can’t recall what I did last weekend, the fact that Brent could tell me so much about every track is that much more impressive to me.

He recalls how the band was formed, the “Shit Brown Buick” tour to promote the album and themselves. He tells me about working with famed music theorist, Rick Beato. How and why did they cover “Simple Man”? What song did he write after his grandmother’s untimely death? He talks about what Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd and Barry Kerch all they brought to the album. That’s just for starters. This is so good!

I included every song on the album below, in case you wanted to pause the interview at any point to hear any of them.

Enjoy!

  • Track #1 - Fly From The Inside

    Brent said he spent an entire day on the yell at the beginning of the song. “Fly From The Inside was the first vocal song that we did”

  • Track #2 - Left Out

    “Left Out was something we were just kicking around”. Brent continued “This song is going to lift the momentum of the live show”
     

  • Track #3 - Lost In The Crowd

    Brent talked about how Rick Beato was intrical in writing this song.
     

  • Track #4 - No More Love

    It was one of the first things Jasin and Brent ever wrote together. He also talks about the use of a certain guitar on this song. “There’s like three versions of me on this song”
     

  • Track #5 - Better Version

    “It totally was” autobiographical. “That was a difficult song to do”
     

  • Track #6 - Burning Bright

    “Man, this was really an emotional one” Personally, the story he told about this song had the hair on my arms stand up. So good!
     

  • Track #7 - In Memory

    “Was one of the last song written and recorded for the record.”
     

  • Track #8 - All I Ever Wanted

    “We had a lot of fun recording that one.” “I think this song will really button the record up” Rick Beato
     

  • Track #9 - Stranger Inside

    While listening to the album start to finish on a recent flight, Brent said this song took him right back to the recording of the album. Let’s just say this was a “hot” song to record.
     

  • Track #10 - Lacerated

    “There’s a lot of things I can say about this track”….I’ll leave it at that and let Brent tell you about the song….and the GONG!
     

  • Track #11 - Crying Out

    “It was talked about being a single, early on in the vocals” Brent said it was an incredible live song.
     

  • Track #12 - 45

    “We’d be here an hour” if we were to talk about this song. It was the first song Brent wrote with Tony Battaglia. “We wrote 45 in literally, I’m not even kidding, in thirty minutes”
     

  • Track #13 - Simple Man

    “It wasn’t planned what happened” with this song becoming so huge. And that’s just for starters on this Lynyrd Skynyrd cover.
     

Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history. Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.

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