Primarily influenced by:
Catholicism
Excess
The seven deadly sins, or was that dwarves?(Shit I don't know, it was a long night, events are hazy)
Gordon Lightfoot

5 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Punk, LATIN: Tango



Details:
The concept of Jehovahs Shitlist was initially created in the church basement of Our Lady of Perpetual Suffering, where Rev. Phil was an altar boy and Rush was employed as a janitor. The two were drawn together by a deep love of smoking and sacramental wine. They initially started a two man religious folk band but quickly discovered that Phil, only having a half-octave vocal range was going to be a strong deterrant. A fact made even more clear after a show in New York where Bob Dylan was heard to comment "Without a doubt that kid is the worst fucking singer I've ever heard." Considering the source, they quickly agreed there was only one thing to do. They turned to rock and roll.

Some years later the two were attending a Christian singles event when they encountered Pete Rex who was busy trying to convince several young blind ladies that he was not, in fact, an albino. A conversation started between the three. Pete, being one of two drummers in the greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, and thus well connected in the ways of local entertainment, suggested that they check out a local swingers club he knew of down near the stockyards in South St. Paul. The three piled into an old pickup and went forth in search of...well..."adventure".

En route to their swinging destination, the boys spotted a freakishly tall red-headed woman whom they thought was hitch-hiking, but turned out to be trying to "raise funds" for new bass strings. Phil, who suffers from a learning disability whereby he is unable to distinguish tall women from the transgendered, assumed she was, in fact, pre-operative and immediately tried to pick her up. Sadly for the good Reverend, it was to no avail. However she did agree to join the boys in their journey to the swing club, and as the bass-player in their musical endeavors. Thus was the adition of Sister Leeanne MacDougall to the lineup.

In the late morning of the following day, our intrepid foursome came to the conclusion that they were much better musicians than they were in bed, and hence the band began. Initially called "Three fags and a hooker" the fledgeling group encountered difficulty getting gigs so they settled on the more commercially accessible name, "Jehovahs' Shitlist". With this new moniker, they were off and running.