Green Jellÿ

Green Jellÿ (, ''green Jell-O'') is an American comedy rock band formed in 1981. Originally named Green Jellö, the band changed its name due to legal pressure from Kraft Foods Inc., the owners of the Jell-O brand, who claimed that it was an infringement of their trademark.Green Jelly Biography
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Known for sophomoric humor, theatrical performances, and intentionally crude musicianship, Green Jellÿ has had hundreds of members during its existence, with vocalist Bill Manspeaker the only consistent member throughout.Green Jelly Currently Has 781 Active Members. Let Us Explain
Brett Callwood, Retrieved from LAWeekly.com, December 30, 2017 Notable past members include Danny Carey and Maynard James Keenan, who were both in Green Jellÿ during the early 1990s and went on to form Tool.

To date, the band has released five studio albums: ''Triple Live Möther Gööse at Budokan'' (1989), '' Cereal Killer Soundtrack'' (1993), '' 333'' (1994), '' Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By'' (2009), and ''Garbage Band Kids'' (2021). They are best known for their 1992 hit " Three Little Pigs",Green Jelly Billboard Chart History
Retrieved from Billboard.com, September 25, 2017 which was adapted from the fairy tale.

History

Early years (1981–1990)

Bill Manspeaker formed Green Jellö, a four-piece comedy-punk band, in 1981. As most of the band's members were poor musicians at the time, they billed themselves as "The World's Worst Band".

In 1984, Green Jellö released ''Let It Be'', an eight-song EP, on their own label, American Jello Parti Productions, Inc. The cover artwork (designed by Manspeaker) was a parody of The Beatles' ''Let It Be'' album cover. Recorded in Manspeaker's bedroom and at a local band rehearsal hall, the album featured the "Green Jellö Theme Song" as well as early songs such as "I've Got Poo-Poo on My Shoe" (later called "Shitman"), "Whip Me Teenage Babe" (later renamed "House Me Teenage Rave"), "Hill, Hill", "Do the Howie", the one-second "Icrog", "The Ice Cream Song", and "I'll Buy You Any Major Appliance You Want Baby, Ooo Ooo".

In 1989, Green Jellö released their second album, ''Triple Live Möther Gööse at Budokan'', on February 29 Records, which was recorded in a garage with producer Sylvia Massy.

''Cereal Killer'' (1991–1993)

In 1991, Green Jellö approached BMG subsidiary label Zoo Entertainment with a video-only album concept. In the fall of 1992, they delivered their third album, '' Cereal Killer'', again produced by Massy. The album is a long-form video consisting of music videos for each song, as well as a behind-the-scenes feature. Zoo eventually issued the EP ''Green Jellö SUXX'', consisting of four songs from ''Cereal Killer'', including "Three Little Pigs". The band then issued the full-length studio album '' Cereal Killer Soundtrack'' in March 1993. This was their first release under the revised name Green Jellÿ.

The video for "Three Little Pigs" was directed by Fred Stuhr (who also directed Tool's " Sober" video), and it featured a claymation rendition of the classic fairy tale with modern twists, such as pot-smoking pigs, an appearance by Rambo, and a Harley Davidson-riding wolf. The video was No. 17 for most of the summer of 1993 in the US and received both an MTV music award and Billboard music award nomination. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at a peak position of No. 5. ''Cereal Killer Soundtrack'' attained gold status in the US, New Zealand, and Canada, as well as platinum in Australia. In 1993, they released the single " Electric Harley House (of Love)", with the video featuring Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS. Later the same year, the band released a single that was never included on any of their full-length albums: a collaboration with Hulk Hogan, performing Gary Glitter's "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", which became a Top-40 hit in the UK.

''333'' (1994–1995)

In 1994, Green Jellÿ opened Green Jellÿ Studios, an audiovisual production house to create music videos for other artists, as well as pieces for television and film. The same year, the band recorded and filmed their fourth album, '' 333''. The record featured differing styles, from thrash metal to grunge rock to dance music. It failed to chart, although the single "The Bear Song" appeared in the Farrelly Brothers film ''Dumb and Dumber''. The related video album received a 1995 Grammy nomination for best long-form video.

Also in 1994, Green Jellÿ wrote and produced the soundtrack for the Acclaim Entertainment video game '' Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage''. The soundtrack is a computerized rendition of original songs.

Reunion and ''Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By'' (2008–2009)

On February 19, 2008, music news website Blabbermouth.net announced that Green Jellÿ was reuniting and that a possible US tour was in the works. The band also re-released the ''Cereal Killer'' and ''333'' video albums on a self-produced DVD with Originology Records, which were only sold at concerts. They released a new record, '' Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By'', on October 13, 2009.

Touring and new releases (2010–present)

Green Jellÿ released a DVD on December 1, 2016, titled ''GREEN JELLO Suxx Live: An Experience in Ridiculousness'' (later retitled ''Green Jellÿ Suxx Live: An Experience in Ridiculousness''). They toured throughout 2017 in support of the film and its soundtrack. In 2018, ''The Official Soundtrack of the Documentary Green Jellÿ Suxx Live'' was released via Enjoy the Ride Records.

In 2017, Green Jellÿ released a new music video and single, "Fr3tö F33t". In 2018, they issued their first Christmas song, "Green Jellÿ Xmas". In 2019, they released another single, titled "Silence of the Sponge", a macabre parody of the theme to ''SpongeBob SquarePants''.

Green Jellÿ's fifth studio album, titled ''Garbage Band Kids'', was released on June 11, 2021, on Cleopatra Records.

Band members

Current
* Bill Manspeaker – vocals (1981–1995, 2008–present)

Notable former members
* Maynard James Keenan – backing vocals (1990–1993)
* Danny Carey – drums (1989–1994)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Triple Live Möther Gööse at Budokan'' (1989)
* '' Cereal Killer Soundtrack'' (1993)
* '' 333'' (1994)
* '' Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By'' (2009)
* ''Garbage Band Kids'' (2021)

Live albums

* ''The Official Soundtrack of the Documentary Green Jellÿ Suxx Live'' (2018)

EPs

* ''Let It Be'' (1984)
* ''Green Jellö SUXX'' (1992)
* '' Three Little Pigs – The Remixes'' (1993)
* ''Freetoe Feet Presents: A Green Jellÿ Xmas Soundtrack'' (2023)

Singles

* " Three Little Pigs" (1992)
* "Anarchy in the U.K." (1993)
* " Electric Harley House (of Love)" (1993)
* "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" (1993)
* "House Me Teenage Rave" (1993)
* " Three Little Pigs" (1993 re-release)
* " The Bear Song" (1994)
* "Slave Boy" (1994)
* "Fr3tö F33t" (2017)
* "Khaos: Destroyer of the Universe" (2017)
* "Trumpty Dumpty" (2017)
* "Carnage Rules" (2018)
* "Green Jellÿ Xmas" (2018)
* "Silence of the Sponge" (2019)
* "Seeing Snakes/Green Jellÿ" split (2019)
* "Eat Santa's Ham" (2023)
* "Murder Train" (2024)

Video albums

* '' Cereal Killer'' (1992)
* '' 333'' (1994)
* ''Green Jellÿ Suxx Live: An Experience in Ridiculousness'' (2016)

References

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American comedy rock musical groups
Heavy metal musical groups from New York (state)
Punk rock groups from New York (state)
American alternative metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1981
Musical groups from Buffalo, New York
People from Kenmore, New York
1981 establishments in New York (state)