JACK 'O' FIRE

JACK O'FIRE
It was with Jack O’Fire that the first references to The Young Lions Conspiracy emerged (although Tim’s contact with it dated from his days with the Big Boys). Philosophy? Attitude? A way of life? This is something that Tim tried hard to emphasize in all of his projects. It’s important to mention Jack O’Fire’s role in the recovery of Mike Carroll (Poison 13) as a singer, after an extensive period of inactivity. He sings on the "Punkin’" single. He also sometimes appeared on stage with them in the band’s last year or so. Later on, he would form the Lord High Fixers with Tim.
Jack O’Fire’s line up was Tim (guitar), Walter Daniels (vocals and harmonica, he was in Austin’s Blood Sucking Go-Devils), Dean Gunderson (bass, he was in Seattle’s Cat Butt, and Josh LaRue (drums, he was in Rain Like the Sound of Trains, Sevens, The Sorts, and now plays in HiM).
In a more sporadic way, other musicians also played with the band: Dave Crider (Estrus, from Mono Men, Watts, The Dt’s), Pepper Wilson (from Austin’s Death Valley), and Pat Barker-Benfield (from Austin’s McLemore Avenue), who would later be the Hammond organ player in Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee.
With Jack O’Fire, Tim and his partners committed themselves to the fine art of covering their favorite artists. A real cover band, who enhanced raw originals with their own arsenal of harsh and infectious blues, who played with an abandoned release of frantic activity, like they were performing some kind of obscure voodoo ritual or black magic from the Louisiana swamps. Invocating the spirits of the masters of blues, (Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Hound Dog Taylor, Sonny Boy Williamson), the masters of rock'n'roll (Chuck Berry, Link Wray), the masters of Rhythm&Blues and Soul (Blind Willie McTell, Booker T & the MGs), they shouted their prayers wrapped in fire with honesty, sincerity, and fully believing in what they were doing. Not only did they bite from these genres, they would not refuse to play any music they thought good to share. They managed to amaze and confound audiences with covers from Joy Division (“No Love Lost”), Negative Approach (“Can't Tell No One”), Frank Zappa (“Trouble Everyday”), Wire (“12XU”), and The Fall (“A Year And A Day”). They also changed songs of many other bands to the Jack O’Fire sound: Sonics, The Beguiled, The Fall Outs, Billy Childish, Small Faces, Pretty Things, Lyrics, and a long list of etc.s that would take from here till next year to list, pointing out that their prolific discography is a puzzle for the collectors.
(Although, as it seems to happen with most of Tim’s bands, most of this stuff is compiled on CD to avoid possible dramas and spending your life savings, unless, of course, you’re one those vinyl junkies.)
Jack O’Fire CD compilations are: “The Destruction Of Squaresville” (Estrus, 1994) which compiles their first records (two 7” and two 10”); “Forever: The Final Chapter” (SFTRI, 1996) which collects the four chapters of the “Soul Music 101” series (three 7” and one 10”), and several singles released on In The Red, Vendetta, Static and Dishy; and “Beware The Souless Cool” (1+2 Records, 1996) which compiles tracks from records released on 7” on Estrus, on In the Red, and on No Lie Music.
If impossible to buy the originals on wax the owner of these CD’s will have at least a large percentage of the material released by Jack O’Fire - truly indispensable and revealing experience.


1. Asked For Water
2. Meet Your Death
3. No Love Lost
4. Moanin' At Midnight
5. Hate To See Ya Go
6. Can't Tell No One
7. Own-Up Time
8. Judgement Day
9. Let's Get Funky
10. So What
11. 7th Son
12. Stand By
13. Boss Hoss
14. Jackie O
15. Slow Down Little Jaguar

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