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Jet - Shine On
Jet - Shine On
02 October 2006
Melbourne-based Jet return to the fray with Shine On, the follow-up album to their 2003 best-selling debut Get Born, which stormed to the top of the charts all over the world on the back of the hit single Are You Gonna Be My Girl.
If the second album proves anything, it's that the Cester brothers' outfit are not afraid to wear their musical influences heavily on their sleeves. The thumping opening riff of Holiday comes across as an outtake from Jimi Hendrix session, while the title track Shine On - a touching homily to the brothers' late father - sees vocalist Nic Chester doing his best Liam Gallagher impression. Elsewhere, strains of Captain Beefheart, Deep Purple and even AC/DC come to the fore.
Indeed, this could be Jet's biggest problem, and their detractors may well point out that they sound like a mélange of too many other bands. If their career does stall, then they could easily become an extremely proficient Stones tribute band. Although it has to be said that if they had been around ten years ago, they would probably have even more success as their sound is hugely reminiscent of the Kula Shaker-style that was at the forefront of Britpop.
Nevertheless, in the hands of uber-producer Dave Sardy, whose credits have included work with Primal Scream and Oasis, they've managed to produce a fairly serviceable rocker of an album, which certainly doesn't lack energy, and with the first single Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, they still display a knack for a good riff. Whether it's enough to expand upon their initial success, however, remains to be seen.
