Green Jellÿ

Green Jellÿ(/ɡriːnˈdʒɛloʊ/,green Jell-O) is an Americancomedy rockband formed in 1981. Originally namedGreen Jellö, the band changed its name due to legal pressure fromKraft Foods Inc., the owners of theJell-Obrand, who claimed that it was an infringement of their trademark.
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.Notable past members includeDanny CareyandMaynard James Keenan, who were both in Green Jellÿ during the early 1990s and went on to formTool.
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), andGarbage Band Kids(2021). They are best known for their 1992 hit "Three Little Pigs",which was adapted from the fairy tale.
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 releasedLet It Be, an eight-songEP, on their own label, American Jello Parti Productions, Inc. The cover artwork (designed by Manspeaker) was a parody ofThe Beatles'Let It Bealbum 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 producerSylvia Massy.
In 1991, Green Jellö approached BMG subsidiary labelZoo Entertainmentwith 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 EPGreen Jellö SUXX, consisting of four songs fromCereal Killer, including "Three Little Pigs". The band then issued the full-length studio albumCereal Killer Soundtrackin 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 aclaymationrendition of the classicfairy talewith modern twists, such aspot-smoking pigs, an appearance byRambo, and aHarley Davidson-riding wolf. The video was No. 17 for most of the summer of 1993 in the USand received both an MTV music award and Billboard music award nomination.The song entered theUK Singles Chartat a peak position of No. 5.Cereal Killer Soundtrackattained 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 featuringGene SimmonsandPaul StanleyfromKISS. Later the same year, the band released a single that was never included on any of their full-length albums: a collaboration withHulk Hogan, performingGary Glitter's "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", which became a Top-40 hit in the UK.
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, fromthrash metaltogrunge rockto dance music. It failed to chart, although the single "The Bear Song" appeared in theFarrelly BrothersfilmDumb and Dumber. The related video album received a 1995Grammynomination for best long-form video.
Also in 1994, Green Jellÿ wrote and produced the soundtrack for theAcclaim Entertainmentvideo gameSpider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage.The soundtrack is acomputerized rendition of original songs.
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 theCereal Killerand333video 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.
Green Jellÿ released a DVD on December 1, 2016, titledGREEN JELLO Suxx Live: An Experience in Ridiculousness(later retitledGreen 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 Livewas 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 toSpongeBob SquarePants.
Green Jellÿ's fifth studio album, titledGarbage Band Kids, was released on June 11, 2021, on Cleopatra Records.
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