Artist Biography
by Steve Huey
One of the hardest-touring bands of the '90s,
Jackopierce
slipped under the mainstream's radar to earn a widespread following on
college campuses with their pleasant acoustic folk-pop.
Guitarists/singers
Jack O'Neill and
Cary Pierce
founded the duo in 1988, while both were attending Southern Methodist
University in Dallas as theater majors. Honing a charmingly simple,
low-key sound centered around vocal harmonies and acoustic guitars, the
two developed a strong local following around the Dallas area. In 1991,
they self-released an eponymous first album on their own Rhythmic
Records, and embarked on a grueling touring schedule that helped
cultivate a national collegiate following. Two more self-released albums
-- the 1992 fan favorite
Woman as Salvation and 1993's partly new
Live From the Americas
-- helped expand that following, as did an extensive nationwide mailing
list that kept their fan base well-informed (in the days just prior to
the explosion of the Internet).
Jackopierce's DIY spirit was rewarded with a major-label contract from A&M in 1994. Their debut album,
Bringing on the Weather, was produced by
T-Bone Burnett,
who added extra instruments to flesh out their sound. Virtually ignored
by the mainstream media, the album nonetheless sold over 100,000
copies. In its wake,
O'Neill and
Pierce added a full-time rhythm section in bassist
Clay Pendergrass and drummer
Earl Darling. Their next effort, 1996's
Finest Hour,
was a fully electrified break from their long-established acoustic
sound. However, it failed to break the band into the mainstream. In late
1997, they decided to break up and move on, and embarked on a national
farewell tour. They also issued the double-disc retrospective
Decade, which featured a smattering of live performances and unreleased tracks. Both
O'Neill and
Pierce continued to write and record on their own;
O'Neill also moved to New York and joined the Bat Theater Company. In late 2002,
Jackopierce decided to reunite and hit the road once again, to the delight of their still-active fan base.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Late Shift |
3:39
|
| 2 |
Forces |
4:00
|
| 3 |
Weather |
4:08
|
| 4 |
Along For The Ride |
3:06
|
| 5 |
Iron John |
4:20
|
| 6 |
Jacob |
3:53
|
| 7 |
Anderson's Luck |
4:06
|
| 8 |
Free |
4:11
|
| 9 |
Capable Girl |
3:30
|
| 10 |
Witch In The Old Man |
2:26
|
| 11 |
Be Your Man |
4:35
|
| 12 |
Get To Know Me Better |
3:15 |
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