Do Jet shine with their follow on? (Shine On - Jet)

Member Name: iamasadlittleboy

Product:	Shine On - Jet
Date:	21/06/07 (80 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good songs, catchy in places

Disadvantages: Lacks originality

The other day I was out with £10 and say this on offer in Music zone for £3. At the time i didn't realise it was the limited edition version (can't see any difference except for the product Id code that ciao gives for the two products).
The disk comes in a cardboard "book" style case with a picture of the 4 band members on the front and track listing on the back. Inside theres there credits.
Inside the casing is also a booklet (this maybe the limited edition section?) which just contains pictures of the band no lyrics or anything. Is it just me that feels the need to read the lyrics whilst listening to the music?

The track list is absent from ciao for the "limited edition" but sadly theres no extra tracks...however...Opening the disk with windows media player gives you the details (track listing of the US version with "Hey kids" listed as track 6 and "All you have to do" being absent).

Ok first before the real body of the review...Who are jet?
Well Jet are an Australian Punk/grunge/hard/pub rock band, with hits from their first album such as "Will you be my girl" and "Rollover DJ", this is a follow up to that album (Get Born-2003). They took the name from the Wings song.

The album opens with the very short track "L'espirit D'escalier" which is basically a sample of the final track more than anything and lasts for about 23 seconds. Perhaps unfair to class it as a trackl as such, but if you do you cant really rate it at all. 1/10 (or N/A tbh)

Holiday opens the album properly with a steady and strong musical interlude before Nic Chester (the lead singer) vocal's kick in with a disturbingly indie feel which suits the rough sound of the song. A catchy chorus helps you tap your feet as does the strong and steady beat. Brilliant track, maybe lacking a bit of creativity in the lyrics, but otherwise fantastic. 9/10.

Put your money where your mouth is, follows this was the first single from the album to be released in the uk and reached #23 last year. The song starts guitar and drum orientated, before Nic sounds like he's singing in a falsetto, the song has more creative lyrics than the previous track and has more of the energy that made "Get born" so good" 9/10

Bring it on back, a softer sounding track that made me think of "Timothy" from Get born, before it picks up a little bit. Lots of guitar and lots of catchy repeptitive vocals, very Oasis sounding, which can only be a good thing right? Another good song, possibly not as good as the previous two but not far off. 8/10

That's all lies, this is last song before the track listing gets confusing. Sounding very indie again, kinda like it's a bedroom recording, or low grade recording equipment. Nic's voice starts sounding strained, before the song takes a kinda Velvet revolver feel of harder faster rock, like it wants to bite your head off. The slows down for the verse before speeding up over the chorus a good mix of sounds and a very good song. 8/10

Kings horses (not "Hey kids" as WMP tells me), another softer song, apparently the "nursery rhyme of the album" with the soft relaxed feeling acting as a bit of a break in the album allowing for a softer sounding rock on the following track than on "Thats all lies". A good idea and a pleasant enough song. 7/10

Shine on, A song about Nic and Chris Chester's (the bands drummer) father who passed away just before the album was starting to be recorded. Also the second single from the album to have been released in the UK. Again sounds softer and some what like the earlier album with a particularly reminiscent sound to "Timothy" and "Look what you've done". The soft reminiscent feeling of the song reflects Mr Chester Sr views appparently "It was written though our fathers eyes", and the soft feeling of it all gives it a peaceful and fitting good bye. This was also the third single to be released in the uk from the album. 10/10

Come on come on, Another really Oasis feel to it, even the vocals sound like Liam Gallaghers and you'd be hard pressed to pick much difference in the actual music. To me this is quite a good thing, as I dont mind Oasis. One of the difference's though is the slightly quicker tempo of the chorus rather than the elongated feel that Liam gives songs. If you like Oasis you'll like this song. 9/10

Stand up, A tighter feeling guitar opens this track, with a more "classic" rock feel (read AC-DC/ G'N'R/Def Leppard) with sharp vocals intersecting the longer clearer parts. The almost like falsetto (Axl?) a heavy guitar feeling and a "fuck the world" overall sound. A nice contrast with the previous track and it fits overall well into the album. 9/10

Rip it up, This starts more like punk rock meets a lil bit of screaming (like soft screaming). I feel it's been influenced by bands like the Ramones maybe. High paced, energetic rock with high angry vocals, simple lyrics but a choppy pace. The songs livelier than most of the album, with a catchy as hell chorus and beat. 9/10

Skin and bones, A song thats taken something from RHCP, their simple sounding soft guitar and drums with vocals in the forefront are apparent from the start. Simple chord structures allow the song to grab you with one of the best hooks on the album. One of the more sing-a-long tracks, and should be released as a single in due time. 9/10

Shiny Magazine, A softer feeling song with a bit more of a fresh feel to it than the previous songs on the albums. It's not original so I wont say that, but it's fresher than some of the others. The lyrics are actually some of the best on the disk, the soft slower tempo helps to calm you down after some of the past few songs. The vocals have taken on an easier more relaxed style, and it refreshes the album. 8/10

Eleanor, The final track on the american version of the CD and penultimate track for the UK release. The song again takes a softer approach with some lyrics that are perhaps trying to be too smart and vague for their own good at times, but a chorus that sticks in your head like a nail in the foot...just with out the pain. A song that will probably be the hidden gem of the album to be honest. A wonderful down winding track, to help ease the Americans away (Sorry for the americans that I haven't done "Hey kids" I don't have the track to review). 9/10

All you have to do, The band wanted to open and close the album with the same track, and well...you've heard the first 25 secodns almost of this, before the song really starts. Sounds like the dark indie sounds that perhaps could been seen as being 90's brit music (Radioheadish slightly). A depressing lyrical set before the catchy but still depressing slow tempoed chorus. A song that sounds like it could have been a masterpeice...if they had worked that bit harder, but they left it too soon. 7/10

Overall a fantastic follow up of their previous album and I would advise it, however I do have some reservations. The songs aren't really that original (as you may have gathered) and this may ruin the album slightly for some. The lack of a lyrical booklet is another let down, however the CD can be found cheaply (£3 in Music Zone when I got it).

Summary: A solid well composed album