- Audio CD (15 Dec 2007)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Import
- Label: Wea Japan
- ASIN: B00028XCSW
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Last Chance |
| 2. Are You Gonna Be My Girl |
| 3. Rollover DJ |
| 4. Look What You've Done |
| 5. Get What You Need |
| 6. Move On |
| 7. Radio Song |
| 8. Get Me Outta Here |
| 9. Cold Hard Bitch |
| 10. Come Around Again |
| 11. Take It or Leave It |
| 12. Lazy Gun |
| 13. Timothy |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Get Born, the debut album by young Melbourne group Jet, works--and works very well--on a couple of levels. The first, and most obvious, is as a lengthy game of "Spot the Riff". Jet seem to have adopted Oscar Wilde's dictum "talent borrows, but genius steals" as their band motto, and as such are not shy about acknowledging their influences. Opening track "Last Chance" bears more than a passing resemblance to the Cult's "Li'l Devil", the baleful ballad "Move On" is a very slight rewrite of the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" helps itself to the chugging rhythm guitar part from Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life", "Cold Hard Bitch" could be any one of half a dozen AC/DC songs, and so on, for 13 hugely entertaining tracks: it could even serve as an ice-breaking party game.
The really good news, though, is that Get Born stands up perfectly respectably as a rock album on its own merits. Like their approximate contemporaries the Kings of Leon, the White Stripes and the Darkness, Jet approach their hoary influences with a fresh, invigorating enthusiasm, and recycle them with such an exuberant guilelessness that any tendency the listener might have towards cynicism is suspended. There is nothing here you haven't heard in a thousand other records, but Jet wear these threadbare clothes with such poise and conviction that it doesn't matter: Get Born rocks. --Andrew Mueller
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Customer Reviews
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Please excuse this review for not focusing alone on the quality of this album, as there is one thing I want to get off my chest.
The album itself is not an absoloute belter, but it is very good none the less. Jet convey an energy in their music which is lacking in some bands today, and most of the tunes will have you tapping your toes and whistling along. My personal favourite is 'Look What You've Done' - one of the slower songs on the album that is very reminiscent of late Beatles tunes.
What angers me about some reviews is the pretentious eagles who hover around and try to make themselves look clever by saying which band each of the songs on this album sound like and have negative things to say due to that and that alone. Yes - the riffs are occasionally very familiar, but when they are done to this standard, so what? Get off your little 'indie-kid' pedestals and just accept the album for what it is.
Rant over.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'd only heard two songs by Jet before i bought this, Are You Gonna Be My Girl? and Rollover DJ, both regular floorfillers at most of the indie and alternative club so i thought i'd buy an album that would put a smile on my face. When I first listened to it, i was blown away. There are so many different sides to Jet uncovered Look What You've Done shows that sensitive side whilst Cold Hard Bitch shows theyre bursting with attitude and theres plenty to go round! One of my favourite cds without a doubt!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Jet's album is one of the most promising albums released in quite a long time. Their music bring back the raw power of sound back into rock, with their thrashy sound and unbelieveably catchy riffs this is a must have for rock fans.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fresh and dynamic rock & roll
This is what rock & roll is all about. They have a fresh and dynamic sound, with "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" and "Rollover DJ" standing out. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by Bernard Smith
Best album i bought in years
I bought this album because one of my friends recommended it to me and he is still my friend because this is a suberb album. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2006 by S. Eagers
Jet can truly fly!
Wow, this is an album and a half from Jet. Every track is excellent and they have the amazing ability to sound like The Stones, The Beatles, U2, and Bob Dylan all rolled into one. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2004 by Mrs. S. M. Millen
Well 4 and a half! BRILLIANT!
An intoxicating mix of iggy pop and rock 'n' roll, this CD, like a good book is 'impossible to put down' so to speak. Buy. Now.
Published on 7 Jun 2004 by "mr_helpfull"
Get What You Need- This Album!
This album was the first I'd heard of Jet, but it most definitely won't be the last. Every song is like turning a new corner, it's not one of those albums where you just listen to... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2004 by "wetforjet"
Aussie Oy Oy Oy!
When I bought this CD the ignorant clerk insisted that they sounded like the Strokes. No, I replied, they sound nothing like the Strokes, but they sound like a hell of a lot of... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2004 by Lauren Reid
this album truly rocks
Coming from down under this 4 piece melbourne raised rock band really do deserve all the praise they're receiving right now in the press. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2004 by "mis-tery"
Keeps on Rocking...
Fantastic... this album is really brilliant.
It rocks and rocks and then comes back for more!
It rocks and rocks and then comes back for more!
I'm a varied tind of listener.. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2004 by Claire Battle
This Rocks. well, half of it does.
I bought this album on the strength of their performance of 'Are you gonna be my girl' and 'Cold hard Bitch' on the NME awards. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2004 by "robbancroft"
review of 'get born'!
really good album - with a a good mix of the rocking 'are you gonna be my girl' (featured in the new nokia advert) and 'roll over dj'. also includes some lovely slow songs. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2004 by milky
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