Jihad Jerry and the Evil Doers have been bouncing around in my head ever
since I had a listen of their EP a number of months ago. Not only did I
think the name was hilarious but the songs had a familiar craziness about
them. Then, of all things, I find out today that Jihad Jerry is Gerald V.
Casale from Devo! Casale played keyboards and wrote a lot of songs for Devo
so that would explain why Jihad Jerry is so awesome. Apparently the band has
a full length, "Mine Is Not A Holy War," coming out on September 12 so you
might be seeing this band everywhere pretty soon. If you like having fun and
you want to end the week on a positive note then I highly recommend checking
out the songs below!
:Jihad Jerry And The Evil Doers - Army Girls Gone
Wild: This song cracks me up in all of the wrong ways. I am not sure
if it is the Evil Doers wailing out "Army Girls Gone Wild' in the background
or the funky music that accompanies everything but this song is awesome.
Casale's voice is also pretty interesting because it sounds a little lazy
but it fits the music so I guess that it all that matters. Plus, you can't
go wrong with a song that contains lyrics like "You have the right to remain
naked." Give this a listen and you will see why Devo was awesome and why
Jihad Jerry is about to be one of your favorite bands.
:Jihad Jerry And The Evil Doers - Beehive:
This song actually manages to be a little funnier then the one mentioned
above. "Beehive" is very blues oriented in music and the Evil Doers once
again provide some amazing soulful backing vocals on the track. Casale
sounds a bit more inspired in this song but I think he just naturally has a
lazy vocal style, on the other hand it seems like it works no matter what
style of music that are using. In a lot of ways Jihad Jerry reminds me of
Electric Six, not that they play the same style of music but that they both
create songs that are all about having fun.
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