Froberg and Reis had originally played in Pitchfork, but despite musical similarities, there were some significant changes in the lineup of Drive Like Jehu. Froberg, no longer just a vocalist, picked up a guitar, while Kennedy and Trombino formed the rhythm section of the new band after having played together in Night Soil Man, a prog-influenced punk outfit.
The group released their self-titled debut album on Cargo in 1991. The following year, they released the double a-side single, Hand Over Fist/Bullet Train To Vegas on Merge Records, and released the original recorded version of Sinews on the Headstart to Purgatory compilation of San Diego bands.
Drive Like Jehu and Rocket From the Crypt (a garage-punk band fronted by Reis) were signed to Interscope Records as a pair, with the label releasing Drive Like Jehu's second album, Yank Crime, in 1994 after which the band embarked on tours of the United States and Europe.
Drive Like Jehu played their final shows in 1995 with little fanfare. While John Reis concentrated on Rocket From the Crypt full-time, Froberg and Trombino would both eventually leave San Diego. Froberg briefly played in Thingy with Rob Crow (of Pinback) before moving to New York City to work as an illustrator. Kennedy went back to school and became a chemist, while Trombino, who engineered most of the band's recordings, became a audio engineer and producer for the likes of Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World, among others.
Since the breakup, Reis continued to front Rocket From The Crypt until 2005, whilst working on other projects including Back Off Cupids, Sultans, and starting his own record label, Swami Records.
In 2000, Froberg and Reis reunited to form Hot Snakes, who released three full-lengths on Swami before retiring in the summer of 2005.
In 2007, Reis formed The Night Marchers with former Hot Snakes bandmates Gar Wood and Jason Kourkounis, releasing their debut album, See You In Magic earlier this year.
Future Home Of Stucco Monstrosity
Drive Like Jehu Lyrics
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A nail, gotta caskett, got a match, got a green card, got a hassle, took a
Beatin' got a match, hey man, gotta match? - Tell yer ma, tell yer pa, our
Loves gonna grow, it's a govt. building and the hatchet job I know, every
Single cinderblock they all gonna blow, tell your ma tell your pa our
Love's gonna grow. etc...
The lyrics of Drive Like Jehu's song Future_Home_Of_Stucco express a sense of urgency and unpredictability. The song starts listing everyday objects such as a couch, a match, and a hammer, which eventually escalates to a casket, and a green card. The repeated phrase "got a match" could symbolize the desire to start a fire or destroy something. The chorus "tell your ma, tell your pa, our love's gonna grow" adds an element of the unexpected and the chaotic. The last line "every single cinderblock they all gonna blow" adds even more intensity to the song, suggesting that something explosive is about to happen.
One way to interpret these lyrics is that the song is about the feeling of being trapped in the mundane and wanting to break free. The repeated phrase "got a match" could represent the desire to start something new and different. The line "our love's gonna grow" could also be interpreted as an expression of hope for something better, despite the chaos and destruction that surrounds it.
Line by Line Meaning
Gotta couch, got the sniffles, saw a doctor, got a match, got a hammer, got
A nail, gotta caskett, got a match, got a green card, got a hassle, took a
Beatin' got a match, hey man, gotta match?
I have a couch, I am sick, I went to the doctor and got medicine, I have a match, I have a hammer and nail, I have a coffin, I have a match again, I have a green card but had to deal with some difficulties and even got beaten up. Do you have a match?
Tell yer ma, tell yer pa, our
Loves gonna grow, it's a govt. building and the hatchet job I know, every
Single cinderblock they all gonna blow, tell your ma tell your pa our
Love's gonna grow.
Let your parents know that our love will continue to flourish. We plan to destroy a government building using a hatchet and dynamite. We will demolish each and every cinderblock in the building. Tell your parents that our love will thrive despite our illegal plans.
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Andrew Clark
This is faster than I remember it... And things were hella fast back then.