Listened to the new one today.

 

I'll just say:

 

Jet are to AC/DC and The Beatles

 

as Radiohead is to Muse.

 

I can enjoy the music but never at a high level because the comparrisons to other bands are way too large.

actually, Jet have lack of originality, me thinks. i didn't like the album i listened to, full of rip-offs if you ask me...5-6 songs were enough for me and i deleted Jet forever from my PC.

 

though, it probably still didn't deserve a "monkey piss" :lol:

 

by the way, here's Pitchfork's review on Jet's 1st album, this one is more hilarious, imo. good read! :lol:

 

 

"Jet! You're finally here! Nice to meet you; I'm Vali, I run the venue. Jesus, guys, I wasn't sure you were gonna show up tonight."

 

"Sorry, man. You know, bitches."

 

"Nice. But listen: You guys got a job to do now. We got a packed house, like, 50,000 shitfaced Americans out there and upwards of five Belgian exchange students, all of them dying for a fresh take on the old-school rock 'n' roll. You Aussie sons of bitches think you can handle that? I mean not that I'm worried, I have complete faith in you guys. Just go out there and give them what they want."

 

"Wait, man, are you telling us what to do? Fuck you, we're Jet! Wherever we play people sleep with us."

 

"That's great, but the crowd's getting anxious. You gotta get out there and play 'Last Chance'. People will love the shit out of that one."

 

"Hey, all you American motherfuckers, we're Jet! Here's a song that sounds like AC/DC, a band you love."

 

"What the? They're booing?! Guys, quick, get back over here. We gotta rethink our strategy."

 

"Man, American crowds are fucked up. Everybody loves AC/DC. That song is practically an AC/DC song."

 

"Guys, guys, don't worry about it, the crowd just needs to get warmed up. Go out there and do your big hit, 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl'. Seriously, the crowd is gonna eat this shit up. We got all the AV effects you wanted: Right now we got event security bringing out thirty fuckin' angry alligators with top hats on, Iggy Pop's gonna shoot out of that cannon, and midway through we're gonna send in the kid from the iPod commercial. Still working on the Oxycontin, though, sorry."

 

"Man, that's bullshit!"

 

"Listen, Vali, those alligators better be angry."

 

"Yeah, and no beret shit, either. The alligators want top hats."

 

"Fine, okay, done. Look, the crowd wants you back, just get back out there. Everything's all set. This time, the shit's gonna rock."

 

"Hey assholes, it's us again, Jet! Here's the song you came to hear, a shameless rip-off of 'Lust for Life' by Iggy Pop, who is here with us tonight in this cannon."

 

"'Fuck Jet!'"? Is that what the kids are screaming? Woof! Guys, get back here!"

 

"I cannot fucking believe this! Don't these people know who Iggy Pop is?!"

 

"Guys, I don't know what to tell you. I think you need to do some ballads. The crowd wants to hear some ballads. You got anything that sounds like Oasis, The Wallflowers, Bon Jovi?"

 

"Fuck you, man, we have songs that sound exactly like those guys. These kids won't know the difference. Awright, motherfuckers, let's get out there and melt some hearts. Hello again, Americans! Do you like insipid love songs that sound like wedding band covers? Get ready for five of them!"

 

"Jet! You guys are covered in shit! What's going on out there?"

 

"They threw their shit at us!"

 

"Wow, I have never seen that happen before. I'm sorry about this, but you guys are gonna need to come up huge. Do you have anything you can do?"

 

"We have a couple songs that sound like the Stones."

 

"Perfect! Everybody loves the Stones. Just get out there and do them. Maybe throw in a song called 'Get What You Need', which theoretically would sport a pilfered Kinks' guitar riff from 'All Day and All of the Night' and a bassline kidnapped from The Temptations' 'Get Ready'. If there's one thing Americans love, it is Rock-Motown. Just go give them some Stones, which they love, then a little honky-tonk piano because that's awesome, then close with some Rock-Motown."

 

"Oh my god, this is terrible. Jet! Come here. Stop playing. Listen, you guys are not going over at all. I can count the people out there on one fist. You better bail out quick."

 

"Dude, I don't understand. We sound like everyone's favorite old rock bands, we have insipid lyrics, we say 'Come On!' and 'Oh Yeah!' every five seconds, we have no discernable identity, and we're from Australia. What could people possibly dislike about us?"

 

"No idea, brah. Listen, why don't you do one more song, like about how DJs aren't actually musicians and you don't get how they pull tail."

 

"Oh, you mean 'Rollover DJ'? The one that goes, 'You've been playing other people's songs all night,' right?"

 

"Yes, that is exactly the song I'm talking about."

 

-Nick Sylvester, October 31, 2003

"orginal" sounding bands are mainly rubbish.

 

So what if they sound like a band from the 1960's/1970's, that's better than then trying to sound like the arctic monkeys.

Pitchfork are idiots. I don't think I've ever read a decent review on there, they're so arrogant.

nah, they can be idiots, but their reviews are really helpful, mostly...at least i think so

 

Pitchfork are still 1st on my priority list when it comes to music reviews

"orginal" sounding bands are mainly rubbish.

 

So what if they sound like a band from the 1960's/1970's, that's better than then trying to sound like the arctic monkeys.

 

:laugh4:

This made me laugh!!

Although I like the Monkeys!

:uhoh2:

"orginal" sounding bands are mainly rubbish.

 

So what if they sound like a band from the 1960's/1970's, that's better than then trying to sound like the arctic monkeys.

 

Yeah, but at least they could sorta change the music, at least just a bit.