15-11-2011, 07:04
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JET "shaka rock" cd, 2009
the third and worst installment from these guys from Australia.
their first album "get born" is/was a rock classic IMO, their second so-so, this one simply aweful.
Jet were never an 'original' ideas band, prefering to live off the successful sound of what has come before, namely AC/DC,Easybeats,Lennon etc...but their music was still entertaining and not bad in paying homeage to the above mentioned artist who they emulated.
with this one they have still held onto the simplistic riffs of their last two efforts,however, the lyrics ars too simplistic for anyone to take this album serious at all.
vocally though, Chris Hester is still soundng good for the most part, and im sure this album, well most of its songs would stand up well in a live setting of a sweaty bar on a friday night. but as for listening to studio versions on a disc at home this leaves a lot to be desired IMO
of the six tracks that rate in the "like" for me, only a couple are truly "liked", the other three or four barely scrape in past the 1.6 mark...
"k.I.A" is the best one, closely followed by the disco-esque "beat on repeat" and the final track "she holds a grudge" which has a Stones ballad type quality to it.
"allmusic" rates this one a terrible 2/5, 1.2 on the MHRS, i guess i am a bit more generous with a 1.5???
avoid this one, and stick to their debut set only!
I DISLIKE THIS ALBUM!
worst track: seventeen
best track: K.I.A
tracks:
1. K.I.A **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a4Napdpy2g video
2. beat on repeat **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZc-ja8mZU audio
3. she's a genius **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FWGfK30_Rk live
4. black hearts *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuEEoDPDLmM video
5. seventeen *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DCKbYOL1Ik live
6. la di da *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjiIQlOh8RE audio
7. goodbye hollywood **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDo0UutaPLc audio
8. walk *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE3iCi7LcV0 audio
9. times like this *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w_HjNfkr40 audio
10.let me out *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZAv-3FknRI audio
11.start the show **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgw5mOtWd1k audio
12.she holds a grudge **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9vtR2k5_fY audio
3s=0
2s=6
1s=6
rating: 1.5
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.