Editing Drive Like Jehu

{{Short description|American post-hardcore band}}
{{about|the band|their debut album|Drive Like Jehu (album)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Drive Like Jehu
| image           = Drive Like Jehu.JPG
| landscape       = yes
| caption         = Rick Froberg (left) and John Reis (right) performing with Drive Like Jehu
| origin          = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre           = {{flatlist|
*[[Post-hardcore]]
*[[emo]]<ref name="huey"/>
*{{nowrap|[[math rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/dusting-em-off-drive-like-jehu-yank-crime/ | title=Dusting 'Em Off: Drive Like Jehu – Yank Crime | work=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=August 15, 2014 | access-date=June 25, 2015 | author=Bray, Ryan}}</ref>}}
*[[noise rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/reunited-punk-band-brings-new-music-to-new-sf-venue/|title=Reunited Punk Band Brings New Music To New SF Venue|publisher=[[CBS]] San Francisco|date=May 11, 2018|access-date=November 2, 2018|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616183721/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/reunited-punk-band-brings-new-music-to-new-sf-venue/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
| years_active    = {{flatlist|
*1990–1995
*2014–2016
}}
| label           = {{flatlist|
*[[Cargo Music|Cargo]]
*[[Headhunter Records|Headhunter]]
*[[Merge Records|Merge]]
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
*[[Swami Records|Swami]]
}}
| website         = {{URL|drive-like-jehu.com}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[Pitchfork (band)|Pitchfork]]
*Night Soil Man
*[[Rocket from the Crypt]]
*[[Back Off Cupids]]
*[[Hot Snakes]]
*[[Sultans (band)|Sultans]]
*[[Obits]]
*[[The Night Marchers]]
}}
| past_members    = *[[Chris Bratton (drummer)|Chris Bratton]]
*[[Rick Froberg]]
*Mike Kennedy
*[[John Reis]]
*[[Mark Trombino]]
}}
  
'''Drive Like Jehu''' was an American [[post-hardcore]] band from [[San Diego]] active from 1990 to 1995 and later from 2014 to 2016. It was formed by [[rhythm guitar]]ist and vocalist [[Rick Froberg]] and [[lead guitar]]ist [[John Reis]], ex-members of the band [[Pitchfork (band)|Pitchfork]], along with bassist Mike Kennedy and drummer [[Mark Trombino]], both from Night Soil Man, after their two bands disbanded in 1990. Drive Like Jehu's music was characterized by passionate singing, unusual song structure, indirect melodic themes, intricate guitar playing, and calculated use of tension, resulting in a distinctive sound amongst other post-hardcore acts and helped to catalyze the evolution of [[hardcore punk]] into [[emo]].<ref name="huey">{{cite web|last = Huey|first = Steve|title = Drive Like Jehu biography|website = [[Allmusic]]|url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12820|pure_url=yes}}|access-date = 2010-01-13}}</ref>. The origin of the name “Drive Like Jehu” is likely from the Old Testament, specially 2 Kings 9:20.

After releasing their [[Drive Like Jehu (album)|eponymous debut]] in 1991 through local record labels [[Cargo Music]] and [[Headhunter Records]], Drive Like Jehu signed to major label [[Interscope Records]] along with Reis' other band [[Rocket from the Crypt]]. Their second album, 1994's ''[[Yank Crime]]'', gained a [[cult following]], but the group disbanded shortly afterward.<ref name="huey"/> Reis continued with Rocket from the Crypt and Trombino became a successful [[record producer]] and [[audio engineer]], while Froberg and Kennedy pursued careers outside of music.<ref name="huey"/> In 1999, Reis and Froberg began playing together again in [[Hot Snakes]], which was active from 1999 to 2005 and again from 2011 until Froberg's death in 2023. Reis also re-released ''Yank Crime'' through his [[Swami Records]] label.<ref name="huey"/>

== History ==

=== Formation and debut album ===
Prior to forming Drive Like Jehu, vocalist [[Rick Froberg]] and guitarist [[John Reis]] had played together in [[Pitchfork (band)|Pitchfork]] from 1986 to 1990,<ref name="huey"/><ref name="reid">{{cite web|last = Reid|first = Brendan|title = Album Review: Drive Like Jehu - ''Yank Crime''|publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]|date = 2003-02-14|url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2459-yank-crime/|access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref> while bassist Mike Kennedy and drummer [[Mark Trombino]] played in Night Soil Man from 1987 to 1990.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 17, 2018|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-24-ca-549-story.html|title=Wisdom of Night Soil Man's Lyrics Spin on Center Stage|publication-date=May 24, 1990|author=Thomas K. Arnold|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=24 May 1990 }}</ref> Both bands performed several times together and respected each other.{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=22:11-22:30, 28:28}} Pitchfork disbanded due to creative differences and their original bassist, Don Ankrom, relocating to San Francisco; shortly afterwards Night Soil Man broke up as well for undisclosed personal reasons.{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=20:22-21:21, 21:30-22:02, 27:45-28:18}} John Reis began hanging out with Kennedy and discovered their mutual admiration for [[Richmond, Virginia]] punk band Honor Role.{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=32:16-32:53}} Honor Role guitarist Pen Rollings influenced Reis deeply because his style was "very soulful" and had "personality" despite being a punk guitarist. Thus, he started playing guitar alone for many hours, trying to "merge himself" with the instrument.{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=30:17-30:40, 35:24-37:01}} In 1990, Reis simultaneously formed the "self-proclaimed party band" [[Rocket from the Crypt]] and, around one month later, he recruited Froberg (who was also an Honor Role fan), Kennedy and drummer [[Chris Bratton (drummer)|Chris Bratton]] to form Drive Like Jehu in August 1990. They had around five songs finished but the relationship with Bratton "didn't work out" and he was replaced by former Night Soil Man drummer Mark Trombino.<ref name="huey"/>{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=30:40-30:58 (Rocket from the Crypt), 32:52-34:11 (First members), 35:01-35:23 (Froberg on Honor Role)}} The band's name was derived from the biblical story of [[Jehu]] in the [[Books of Kings]]:<ref name="huey"/>

{{cquote|And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.|200px||2 Kings 9:20<ref name="reid"/>}}

While Froberg had sung in Pitchfork, in Drive Like Jehu he also played guitar, adding a [[rhythm guitar]] to Reis' [[lead guitar|lead]]. Most of the songs started with Reis' guitar ideas and the whole band developed them through [[jam sessions]].{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=27:27-27:44}} Drive Like Jehu's [[Drive Like Jehu (album)|eponymous debut album]] was released in 1991 through [[Cargo Music]] and [[Headhunter Records]], simultaneous with Rocket from the Crypt's debut ''[[Paint as a Fragrance]]''.<ref name="huey"/> Produced by [[Donnell Cameron]] and with artwork by Froberg, it was praised as "a quantum leap forward" from Reis and Froberg's work in Pitchfork.<ref name="raggett drive like jehu"/> In 1992 Drive Like Jehu released the [[single (music)|single]] "Hand Over Fist"/"Bullet Train to Vegas" through [[Merge Records]] and the song "Sinews" on the Cargo/Headhunter [[compilation album]] ''Head Start to Purgatory''.<ref name="huey"/><ref name="reid"/>

=== ''Yank Crime'' and breakup ===
[[Interscope Records]], interested in Drive Like Jehu, pursued the band and wound up signing both them and Rocket From the Crypt.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/exclusives/entry/the_whole_thing_just_seemed_kind_of_mystical_the_story_of_rocket_from_the_c/ | title=The Whole Thing Just Seemed Kind of Mystical: The Story of Rocket from the Crypt | work=[[Filter Magazine]] | date=May 28, 2013 | access-date=September 3, 2015 | author=Sinacola, Dom}}</ref> Drive Like Jehu released an album first, putting out ''[[Yank Crime]]'' in 1994.<ref name="huey"/> Engineered and mixed by Trombino, and again with artwork by Froberg, it had some longer, more complex songs and was described by critics as an "uncompromising maelstrom of technically intricate fury" and "as worthy and awesome as its predecessor".<ref name="huey"/><ref name="raggett yank crime"/>

In 1995 Drive Like Jehu disbanded, partly so that Reis could concentrate on Rocket from the Crypt, who put out three releases that year and continued until 2005.<ref name="huey"/> Drive Like Jehu never officially announced a breakup, but simply stopped playing together.<ref name="swami profile">{{cite web|title = Drive Like Jehu profile|publisher = [[Swami Records]]|url = http://www.swamirecords.com/jehu.html|access-date = 2010-01-18|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091226191742/http://www.swamirecords.com/jehu.html|archive-date = 2009-12-26|url-status = dead}}</ref> Trombino became a successful [[record producer]] and [[audio engineer]], working with bands such as [[Blink-182]] and [[Jimmy Eat World]], while Kennedy left music to become a [[chemist]].<ref name="huey"/> Froberg briefly played in [[Thingy (band)|Thingy]] before moving to [[New York City]] to pursue a career as a visual artist and illustrator, later reuniting with Reis in the [[Hot Snakes]] from 1999 to 2005.<ref name="huey"/> In November 2002 Reis re-released ''Yank Crime'' through his [[Swami Records]] label, including on it the tracks from "Hand Over Fist" / "Bullet Train to Vegas" and "Sinews" from ''Head Start to Purgatory''.<ref name="huey"/><ref name="reid"/> Reis currently performs in [[The Night Marchers]], Froberg in [[Obits]], and together they perform as [[Hot Snakes]].

=== Reunions ===
[[File:Drive Like Jehu 2014-08-31.JPG|thumb|Drive Like Jehu performing August 31, 2014 at [[Spreckels Organ Pavilion]], accompanied by organist [[Carol Williams (organist)|Dr. Carol Williams]].]]
On August 31, 2014, Drive Like Jehu reunited for a performance at the [[Spreckels Organ Pavilion]] in San Diego's [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]], accompanied by San Diego Civic Organist [[Carol Williams (organist)|Dr. Carol Williams]].<ref name="Varga">{{cite news|last = Varga|first = George|title = Drive Like Jehu Reunites After 19 years|newspaper = [[U-T San Diego]]|date = 2014-08-19|url = http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/19/drive-like-jehu-reuniting-after-nineteen-years/|access-date = 2014-09-02}}</ref><ref name="Sharp">{{cite magazine|last = Sharp|first = Tyler|title = Watch Footage of Drive Like Jehu's Reunion Show|magazine = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date = 2014-09-01|url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_footage_of_drive_like_jehus_reunion_show_set|access-date = 2014-09-02}}</ref> The collaboration was facilitated by Dang Nguyen, who co-owns Bar Pink in San Diego's [[North Park, San Diego|North Park]] neighborhood with Reis and sits on the Spreckels Organ Society board of directors.<ref name="Varga"/> "In February or March [2014], we discussed possibilities and the topic of Jehu came up; that's where it started," said Nguyen. "It was a project they wanted to bring back together. Because, after Hot Snakes and Rocket [from the Crypt] reunited in the last couple of years, I think John and Rick felt that to do something at the organ pavilion was worth getting back together for."<ref name="Varga"/> Reis expressed enthusiasm for the organ's sound, saying "I especially love the way the low-end sound on the organ is so massive. When I go see organ concerts in the park, I want to collaborate with that sound and with Carol. It's not necessarily a 'good idea,' but it's an idea I feel strongly about, and it's such a San Diego thing."<ref name="Varga"/> According to Williams, "the point of the concert is to open up the (musical) boundaries, not to be narrow. The organ needs a future and any opportunities like this, I really look forward to."<ref name="Varga"/>

The novelty of playing with the accompaniment of the organ was a key factor in bringing the band back together. "The weird thing is that we are playing, and that it took something this weird for us to decide to play a couple of songs again," said Reis. "Only two of us live in San Diego; [Rick] lives in New York and [Mark]'s in Los Angeles. [Mark and Mike] pretty much haven't played music since Jehu or since shortly thereafter. Mark didn't even have a drum set until earlier this year, and he bought one specifically for us to play with the organ."<ref name="Varga"/> The band played a set of five songs: "Do You Compute", "Super Unison", "Sinews", "If It Kills You", and "Luau".<ref name="Sharp"/> [[Rob Crow]], who sang backing vocals on "Luau" on ''Yank Crime'', joined them onstage during the song to sing his parts.<ref name="Sharp"/>

Drive Like Jehu scheduled a series of performances for 2015, including April 7 and 14 at The Casbah in San Diego, California, April 8 in [[Pomona, California]]; April 11 and 18 in [[Indio, California]] at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]; and July 3 in [[Keflavík]], Iceland at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival.<ref>{{cite news|last = Woods|first = Wes|title = Where to See Coachella Bands at Local Los Angeles Area Venues|newspaper = [[Los Angeles Daily News]]|date = 2015-01-28|url = http://www.dailynews.com/events/20150128/where-to-see-coachella-bands-at-local-los-angeles-area-venues|access-date = 2015-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last = Gordon|first = George|title = Coachella 2015 Lineup Announced|publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]|date = 2015-01-06|url = http://pitchfork.com/news/57966-coachella-2015-lineup-announced/|access-date = 2015-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last = Gordon|first = Jeremy|title = Iggy Pop, Belle and Sebastian, Run the Jewels, Drive Like Jehu, Godspeed, More to Play ATP Iceland|publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]|date = 2015-01-15|url = http://pitchfork.com/news/58080-iggy-pop-belle-and-sebastian-run-the-jewels-drive-like-jehu-godspeed-more-to-play-atp-iceland/|access-date = 2015-01-15}}</ref> On October 18, 2015, Drive Like Jehu performed on the Tunnel Stage at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco. The band continued to tour in 2016, concluding their reunion tour and effectively ending the reunion in August 2016.

Rick Froberg died of natural causes on June 30, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Rick Froberg, Frontman of Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, Dead at 55 |url=https://consequence.net/2023/07/rick-froberg-frontman-of-hot-snakes-and-drive-like-jehu-dead-at-55/ |website=Consequence |access-date=2 July 2023 |date=2 July 2023}}</ref>

== Musical style, influences and legacy ==
Drive Like Jehu's music is often classified as  [[punk rock|punk]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.self-titledmag.com/2008/05/11/qa-with-john-reis-of-the-night-marchers-interview-by-matt-siblo/ |title=THE S/T INTERVIEW: John Reis of The Night Marchers/Hot Snakes/Drive Like Jehu - self-titled |website=Self-titledmag.com |date=2012-05-13 |access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]], and [[emo]].<ref name="huey"/><ref name="reid"/><ref name="raggett drive like jehu"/><ref name="raggett yank crime"/> Their initial biggest influence was punk band Honor Role, particularly its guitarist Pen Rollings.{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=32:16-32:53 and 35:00-36:27}} Other influences included [[Mission of Burma]], [[the Gories]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Will |date=March 1, 2016 |title=John Reis on curating ATP with Drive Like Jehu |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/john-reis-on-curating-atp-with-drive-like-jehu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315214712/http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/john-reis-on-curating-atp-with-drive-like-jehu |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=The Skinny}}</ref> [[Bastro]], [[Slint]], [[Sonic Youth]], the [[Wipers (band)|Wipers]], and [[krautrock]] bands such as [[Neu!]]{{sfn|Khanna|2015|loc=34:19-34:35 (Trombino on Bastro and Slint), 34:52-35:00 (Wipers), 1:13:55-1:14:52 (Trombino on ''[[Spiderland]]''), 1:17:45-1:18:23 (Reis's influences) and 1:19:46-1:19:58 (Trombino on the band's influences)}} Steve Huey of [[Allmusic]] calls them "arguably the most progressive of the leading post-hardcore bands: their lengthy, multisectioned compositions were filled with odd time signatures, orchestrated builds and releases, elliptical melodies, and other twists and turns that built on the innovations of the [[Dischord Records|Dischord]] label. The result was one of the most distinctive and ferocious sounds in the loosely defined post-hardcore movement."<ref name="huey"/>

Next to contemporaries such as [[Fugazi]] and [[Quicksand (band)|Quicksand]], Drive Like Jehu was sometimes overlooked and their music was sometimes difficult for critics to place in a broader context.<ref name="huey"/> According to Huey, the band was influential to the development of emo even though the style's later sound was quite different from Drive Like Jehu's: "The term 'emo' hadn't yet come into wider use, and while Drive Like Jehu didn't much resemble the sound that word would later come to signify, they exerted a powerful pull on its development. Moreover, they did fit the earlier definition of emo: challenging, intricate guitar rock rooted in hardcore and performed with blistering intensity, especially the frenzied vocals."<ref name="huey"/> Allmusic's Ned Raggett also commented on the emo connection in his review of ''Yank Crime'': "Perhaps even more than the debut, ''Yank Crime'' solidified Drive Like Jehu's reputation as kings of emo. While use of that term rapidly degenerated to apply to sappy miserableness by the decade's end, here the quartet capture its original sense: wired, frenetic, screaming passion, as first semi-created by the likes of [[Rites of Spring]]."<ref name="raggett yank crime"/> Brendan Reid of [[Pitchfork Media]] also notes that "It's often easy to forget that DLJ were considered emo in their day; Froberg's howls of 'Ready, ready to let you in!' on 'Super Unison' seem like a sick parody of stylish vulnerability. Then the song mutates into a gorgeous, snare-drum rolling open sea, and everything you've ever liked (and still like) about this genre in its purest form comes flooding back."<ref name="reid"/>

[[At the Drive-In]] frontman [[Cedric Bixler-Zavala]] stated that "there would be no ''[[Relationship of Command]]'' without Drive Like Jehu."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 14, 2017|title=Cedric Bixler-Zavala's Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/cedricbixler_/status/591386381626146816|publication-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130121347/https://twitter.com/cedricbixler_/status/591386381626146816|archive-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref> He declared: "I remember doing a lot of English press and people being like, 'We think you guys are exotic, the names of the songs and flannel and look is exotic.' I definitely knew what school we came from, and that people like Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu were our strongest influences, but they weren’t exactly huge in Europe."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 14, 2017|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/04/cedric-bixler-zavala-at-the-drive-in-reissue-reunion-mars-volta-interview/|title= Cedric Bixler-Zavala Talks At the Drive-In Reissues, His Real Mars Volta Role|publication-date=April 24, 2013 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Bryan|last=Hood|date=24 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627094929/https://www.spin.com/2013/04/cedric-bixler-zavala-at-the-drive-in-reissue-reunion-mars-volta-interview/|archive-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]] of the indie rock band [[Modest Mouse]] said in 2007: "I love [Drive Like] Jehu. Jehu is one of my favorite all-time bands actually."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 14, 2017|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-drive-like-jehu-reuniting-after-nineteen-years-2014aug19-story.html|title=Drive Like Jehu reunites after 19 years|first=George|last=Varga|publication-date=August 19, 2014|website=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=20 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171115005641/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-drive-like-jehu-reuniting-after-nineteen-years-2014aug19-story.html|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Deftones]] covered their song "Caress" on their [[Covers (Deftones album)|2011 cover album]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 15, 2017|url=http://noisecreep.com/deftones-chino-moreno-excited-for-tour-covers-album-new-side-pro/|title=Deftones Frontman Excited For Tour, 'Covers' Album, New Side Project|first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |publication-date=March 30, 2011|website=[[Noisecreep]]|date=30 March 2011 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204024059/http://noisecreep.com/deftones-chino-moreno-excited-for-tour-covers-album-new-side-pro/|archive-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref> [[Brian Cook (musician)|Brian Cook]], bassist for the metalcore band [[Botch (band)|Botch]], stated that “Drive Like Jehu was a huge influence on Botch; their writing approach definitely mirrored what we did in terms of banging things out till we had a song."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 14, 2017|url=https://www.avclub.com/with-we-are-the-romans-botch-helped-redefine-hardcore-1798253844|title=With We Are The Romans, Botch helped redefine hardcore|first=Kevin |last=Warwick|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=November 2016 |publication-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> British hardcore punk group [[Gallows (band)|Gallows]] were also inspired by them and Laurent Barnard singled out John Reis as one of his five favorite guitarists.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 15, 2017|location=London, United Kingdom|title=Gallows Interview|publication-date=April 29, 2009|url=http://clashmusic.com/features/gallows-interview|website=[[ClashMusic.com]]|date=29 April 2009 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171115013544/http://clashmusic.com/features/gallows-interview|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 14, 2017|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-28/the-top-5-punk-guitarists-bad-brains-gallows-black-flag-dead-kennedys-rocket-from-the-crypt-sex-pistols|website=[[TeamRock.com]]|title=My Top 5 Punk Guitarists by Gallows' Laurent Barnard|publication-date=August 28, 2016 |first=Laurent |last=Barnard |date=28 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829121206/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-08-28/the-top-5-punk-guitarists-bad-brains-gallows-black-flag-dead-kennedys-rocket-from-the-crypt-sex-pistols|archive-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> [[The Blood Brothers (band)|The Blood Brothers]] vocalist [[Jordan Blilie]] described Rick Froberg's lyrics in the band as "equal parts perplexing and relatable" and called his voice "one of my all-time favorites". He added that the early guitar playing of his own group can be mostly traced back to Jehu.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 14, 2017|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_blood_brothers_jordan_blilie_and_johnny_whitney_on_the_records_that_sha|title=The Blood Brothers' Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney on the records that shaped them|publication-date=July 2, 2014|first=Jason |last=Pettigrew |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=2 July 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704182227/https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_blood_brothers_jordan_blilie_and_johnny_whitney_on_the_records_that_sha|archive-date=July 4, 2014}}</ref> Other artists who have cited them as an influence or expressed admiration for their work are [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 22, 2017|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/a_light_that_never_goes_out_geoff_rickly_on_thursdays_summer_reunion|quote= ''[[Geoff Rickly]]'': Drive Like Jehu and Fugazi were the two bands we all agreed on when we started Thursday. |title=A light that never goes out: Geoff Rickly on Thursday's summer reunion|publication-date=April 20, 2016|first=Jason |last=Pettigrew|website=Alternative Press|date=20 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421141308/https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/a_light_that_never_goes_out_geoff_rickly_on_thursdays_summer_reunion|archive-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> [[Jim Adkins]] of [[Jimmy Eat World]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/best-guitarists-jimmy-eat-world-jim-adkins-def-leppard-poison-fugazi-vai-satriani-rocket-from-the-crypt|title=The 13 best guitarists according to Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins|first=Matt |last=Stocks |publication-date=September 8, 2016|website=Loudersound.com|date=8 September 2016|quote=Number one would be Drive Like Jehu. It’s John Reis again! And it’s no holds barred. It’s kind of like Fugazi in the sense that it challenges you with dissonance and forces you to really reckon with what’s being presenting. When you feature guitar in your music you’re playing on a pedestal and giving it a spotlight; that’s the way it’s always been done from blues through to rock and metal. But with Drive Like Jehu, he and Froberg are also showcasing confrontation, and from an art appreciation standpoint it’s really engaging. The energy behind it is so punk rock and it’s very cerebral the way the two things mix together. They’re my all-time favourite guitar band.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429200325/https://www.loudersound.com/features/best-guitarists-jimmy-eat-world-jim-adkins-def-leppard-poison-fugazi-vai-satriani-rocket-from-the-crypt|archive-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref> [[Justin Pearson (musician)|Justin Pearson]] of [[The Locust]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 16, 2017|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2012/08/albums-that-changed-my-life-justin.html|website=www.alterthepress.com|title= Albums That Changed My Life: Justin Pearson (The Locust) |publication-date=August 21, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825072234/http://www.alterthepress.com/2012/08/albums-that-changed-my-life-justin.html|archive-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 16, 2017|url=https://myglobalmind.com/2017/10/14/interview-justin-pearson-bass-dead-cross/|title=Interview with Justin Pearson, (Bass) from Dead Cross|publication-date=October 14, 2017|first=John|last=Wisniewski|website=myglobalmind.com|date=14 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171116081143/https://myglobalmind.com/2017/10/14/interview-justin-pearson-bass-dead-cross/|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> [[Ben Weinman]] of [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]],<ref>{{cite AV media|access-date=January 14, 2018|type=radio broadcast|first=Diane |last=Farris|title= Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine from 12/22/2011 |url=https://wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show=43191&archive=74419|date=December 22, 2011|publisher=[[WFMU]]|time=1:27:00-1:27:13, 1:28:28}}</ref> [[Matt Pryor (musician)|Matt Pryor]] of [[The Get Up Kids]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2011 |title=Track By Track: The Get Up Kids |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track_by_track_the_get_up_kids |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128074729/https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track_by_track_the_get_up_kids |archive-date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Alternative Press |quote=The front half has an almost Latin feel, then it gets so quiet until the chaotic and tense outro. My guitar is attempting to channel Drive Like Jehu.}}</ref> [[J. Clark]] of [[Pretty Girls Make Graves]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Kathleen |date=November 28, 2002 |title=Reissuing That Mid-'90s Sound: Drive Like Jehu's Enduring Influence |url=https://www.thestranger.com/music/2002/11/28/12708/reissuing-that-mid-90s-sound |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409001110/https://www.thestranger.com/music/2002/11/28/12708/reissuing-that-mid-90s-sound |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=The Stranger |quote=Jay Clark, former guitar player for [[Kill Sadie]] and current guitarist for Pretty Girls Make Graves, explains his obsession with Drive Like Jehu. 'The first time I realized how great they were was when I was in high school, in study hall, and I was listening to ''Yank Crime'' while I was napping. I was kind of in and out of consciousness but the sound was really amazing, I'd never heard anything like it before. For three years I listened to that record every day. They were a big deal to me and a huge influence on the way I play guitar.'}}</ref> [[Violent Soho]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Sutter |first=Chris |access-date=January 14, 2018|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/meat-wave-interviews-violent-soho/|title= Meat Wave Interviews Violent Soho Ahead of North American Tour|publication-date=August 23, 2016 |website=newnoisemagazine.com|date=23 August 2016 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171118052408/http://newnoisemagazine.com/meat-wave-interviews-violent-soho/|archive-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 14, 2018|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/violent-soho-hungry-ghost-album-premiere/|title=Hell Fuck Yeah: Violent Soho Return to America to Party Harder Than Ever|first=Dan |last=Ozzi|publication-date=September 23, 2014|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=23 September 2014 }}</ref> [[Unbroken (band)|Unbroken]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|title=Steven Andrew Miller (Unbroken, Julia, Kill Holiday, Crushed on You, Distant Beds)|first=Carlos |last=Ramirez | publication-date=July 24, 2017|url=http://www.noecho.net/interviews/steven-andrew-miller-unbroken-kill-holiday-crushed-on-you-distant-beds|website=Noecho.net|date=24 July 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729225044/http://www.noecho.net/interviews/steven-andrew-miller-unbroken-kill-holiday-crushed-on-you-distant-beds|archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> [[Akimbo (band)|Akimbo]] and [[Sandrider (band)|Sandrider]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|publication-date=March 21, 2010|website=Livetocrush.blogspot.com|title=Visions Magazine METAL Interview |date=21 March 2010|url=http://livetocrush.blogspot.com/2010/03/visions-magazine-metal-interview.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820045516/http://livetocrush.blogspot.com/2010/03/visions-magazine-metal-interview.html|archive-date=August 20, 2011}}<!-- Proof of its reliability:  --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|url=https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/interviews/akimbo/|title=Interviews: Akimbo|publication-date=October 16, 2010|first=Jonathan |last=Pfeffer|website=Scenepointblack.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816110456/https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/interviews/akimbo/|archive-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Thepartae.com|title=SANDRIDER|date=6 June 2017 |publication-date=June 6, 2017|url=https://thepartae.com/sandrider/|access-date=April 29, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429221411/https://thepartae.com/sandrider/|archive-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref> [[KEN Mode]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Morgan Ywain Evans |title=Interview: KEN Mode – Entrenched in Noise |url=http://metalriot.com/news/interview-ken-mode-entrenched-in-noise/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614193048/http://metalriot.com/news/interview-ken-mode-entrenched-in-noise/ |archive-date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=November 15, 2017 |website=metalriot.com |publication-date=May 15, 2013 |location=Brooklyn, New York}}</ref> [[METZ]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|url=https://tonedeaf.com.au/the-6-records-that-changed-metzs-lives/|title=The 6 Records That Changed METZ's Lives|publication-date=April 30, 2015|website=Tonedeaf.com.au|date=30 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180429210846/https://tonedeaf.com.au/the-6-records-that-changed-metzs-lives/|archive-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|title=Foundations: METZ|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/foundations-metz|first=Robin |last=Murray|publication-date=June 3, 2015 |website=[[ClashMusic.com]]|date=3 June 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045252/http://www.clashmusic.com/features/foundations-metz|archive-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> Matthew Bajda of [[Funeral Diner]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2018|title= Funeral Diner: Farewell Interview|publication-date=April 20, 2007|url=https://diyconspiracy.net/funeral-diner/|website=Diyconspiracy.net|date= 20 April 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511144858/https://diyconspiracy.net/funeral-diner/|archive-date=May 11, 2014 }}</ref> Bryan Giles of [[Red Fang]],<ref>{{cite podcast|first=Conan |last=Neutron|access-date=April 29, 2018|time=1:30:49-1:31:28, 1:31:56-1:32:43|url=http://www.radionope.com/podcasts/protonicreversal/?name=2015-06-29_ep006__bryan_giles_red_fang_melissa_dale_neal_dark_beach.mp3|title=Ep006: Bryan Giles (Red Fang)/Melissa Dale Neal (Dark Beach)|website=Radionope.com|publisher=Radio Valencia|publication-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> Steven Roche of [[Off Minor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/roche-interview/|title=STEVE ROCHE Interview|website=Zegemabeachrecords.com|access-date=April 29, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908090224/http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/roche-interview/|archive-date=September 8, 2014}}</ref> and [[Genghis Tron]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rzk-voyager.com/show_interview.php?nLang=1&interview_id=76|access-date=November 15, 2017|title=Crazy, Innovative Music|website=www.rzk-voyager.com|author=Blanca|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115051429/http://www.rzk-voyager.com/show_interview.php?nLang=1&interview_id=76|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> Bay Area hardcore band [[Super Unison]] named itself after the Drive Like Jehu song.

== Members ==
; Final lineup
*[[Rick Froberg]] – rhythm guitar, lead vocals (died 2023)
*[[John Reis]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
*Mike Kennedy – bass guitar
*[[Mark Trombino]] – drums

; Former members
*[[Chris Bratton (drummer)|Chris Bratton]] – drums (1990)

== Discography ==
{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist      = Drive Like Jehu
| Image       =
| Caption     = 
| Studio      = 2
| Singles     = 1
| Option      = 1
| Option name = Other appearances 
}}

The [[discography]] of Drive Like Jehu consists of two [[studio album]]s and one [[single (music)|single]].

=== Studio albums ===
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Album details
|-
|1991
|'''''[[Drive Like Jehu (album)|Drive Like Jehu]]'''''<ref name="raggett drive like jehu">{{cite web|last = Raggett|first = Ned|title = ''Drive Like Jehu''|website = [[Allmusic]]|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r6340|pure_url=yes}}|access-date = 2010-01-13}}</ref>
*Released: 1991
*Label: [[Cargo Music|Cargo]]/[[Headhunter Records|Headhunter]]
*Format: [[LP album|LP]], [[Compact Disc|CD]]
|-
|1994
|'''''[[Yank Crime]]'''''<ref name="raggett yank crime">{{cite web|last = Raggett|first = Ned|title = ''Yank Crime''|website = [[Allmusic]]|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r199822|pure_url=yes}}|access-date = 2010-01-13}}</ref>
*Released: 1994
*Label: [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]/Headhunter
*Format: LP, CD
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Single details
|-
|1992
|'''"Hand Over Fist" / "Bullet Train to Vegas"'''<ref>{{cite web|last = Ankeny|first = Jason|title = Hand Over Fist/Bullet Train to Vegas|website = [[Allmusic]]|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r369313|pure_url=yes}}|access-date = 2010-01-13}}</ref>
*Released: 1992
*Label: [[Merge Records|Merge]]
*Format: [[Gramophone record#Formats|7"]]
|}

=== Other appearances ===
The following Drive Like Jehu songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums are not included.

{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! style="width:300px;"|Release details
!Track
|-
|1992
|'''''Head Start to Purgatory'''''<ref>{{cite web|title = Headstart to Purgatory''|website = [[Allmusic]]|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r54983|pure_url=yes}}|access-date = 2010-01-13}}</ref>
*Released: 1992
*Label: [[Cargo Music|Cargo]]/[[Headhunter Records|Headhunter]]
*Format: [[Compact disc|CD]]
|
*"Sinews" (later appeared on [[Yank Crime]])
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

=== Works cited ===
*{{cite podcast
| last = Khanna
| first = Vish
| url = http://vishkhanna.com/2015/10/08/ep-217-do-you-compute-the-story-of-drive-like-jehu/
| title = Ep. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like Jehu
| publication-date = October 8, 2015
| number = 217
| website = Vishkhanna.com
| access-date = February 16, 2018
}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*{{URL|drive-like-jehu.com}}
{{Drive Like Jehu}}
{{Authority control}}

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