Jet

Just wondering, do any of you out there know of Jet? And if so, what do you think? Theyre huge here, and theyre one of my favourite punk bands.

I've heard the one song, though I don't remember the name of it (something about 'being my girl'?).

Sound very much like the Hives to me...

The name of the song is "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"... thats their most popular one. It got voted #1 for 2003 in the JJJ hottest 100, if youre interested.

I heard one song, probably the same as everyone else. Thought it was a bit boring tbh. I wish the press wouldn't hype things out of proportion when they sound like everyone else...at least, that was my impression. I mean, Franz Ferdinand? One good song doesn't make a successful career I'm afraid.

Kage_Prototype said:
I heard one song, probably the same as everyone else. Thought it was a bit boring tbh. I wish the press wouldn't hype things out of proportion when they sound like everyone else...at least, that was my impression. I mean, Franz Ferdinand? One good song doesn't make a successful career I'm afraid.

coughs Tenacious D?

You seem to not know the true meaning of the D.

I appreciate Jet at this current moment. They're the only rock act that SNL, which I watch religiously, has booked this season. I don't know why they're trying to ruin the whole musical guest aspect of the show but it's sure working.

I heard one song, probably the same as everyone else. Thought it was a bit boring tbh. I wish the press wouldn't hype things out of proportion when they sound like everyone else...at least, that was my impression. I mean, Franz Ferdinand? One good song doesn't make a successful career I'm afraid.

I agree, the scatman had two songs before he died! :biggrin:

Scatman John or Scatman Crothers?

I think Scatman John is still going...probably still very popular in Germany or something :wink:

Scatman John is dead :/

Jet are something that's been done a thousand times before, just as badly. IMO.

Cash Car Star said:
You seem to not know the true meaning of the D.

Yeah, ok they have got some good songs, but alot of their stuff isn't actually "music" if you see my point.

coughs Tenacious D?

You haven't listened to the album or watched the HBO specials, have you? :smile: Franz Ferdinand, however, I saw live (supporting Funeral For A Friend, of all people). Take Me Out is their only good song.

I've listened to a few other Jet songs, and they seem very bland.

matt said:

Cash Car Star said:
You seem to not know the true meaning of the D.

Yeah, ok they have got some good songs, but alot of their stuff isn't actually "music" if you see my point.

Exactly! They're more a comedy duo than a serious musical act. They are to rock what Penn and Teller are to crazy circus sideshows.

wil5on said:
Just wondering, do any of you out there know of Jet? And if so, what do you think? Theyre huge here, and theyre one of my favourite punk bands.

Never heard of em :razz:

Scatman John is dead :/

Jet are something that's been done a thousand times before, just as badly. IMO.

Way to break it to him gently you insensitive prick! :biggrin:

I downloaded a Jet song and I didn't like it. That's what I get for trying to broaden my horizons. f**k sake.

Jet's kinda generic. Not great, but not bad. They get a lot of radio play in Indianapolis so their singles got old fast, but they're still better than Creed/Nickelback/Staind/et al

Sorry, never heard of them. Punk never was my bag, baby.

I don't know why you guys are calling Jet punk, they're nothing like what I think of when I hear punk (Bad Religion, Rancid, old Green Day, Sex Pistols, etc). They're more of a garage band sound than punk. Retro and stuff.

Oh, another Australian band that I'm somewhat a fan of that could be called punk is The Living End. That's some good stuff, too bad they're just a one-hit wonder round here.

Ooo, The Living End is good. Dunno how they could be called a one hit wonder when I know of at least two songs that were played on the radio (Roll On and Prisoner of Society)

wil5on said:
The name of the song is "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"... thats their most popular one. It got voted #1 for 2003 in the JJJ hottest 100, if youre interested.

I think Elvis raped Warrant and that song was their retarded bastard spawn.

The fact that it's popular should be a warning not an enticement.

I must listen to some industrial to feel clean again.

Yak_Fighter said:
Ooo, The Living End is good. Dunno how they could be called a one hit wonder when I know of at least two songs that were played on the radio (Roll On and Prisoner of Society)

Huh. I didn't get no Roll On. And New England radio was much the worse for not having it.

I must listen to some industrial to feel clean again.

Hm...listen to industrial, to feel clean....

.....nope, you've lost me completely. :razz:

well, maybe not so much "clean" as "pleasantly hot and sweaty" :biggrin:

...pleasantly?

hehe, I'll stop now :biggrin:

wil5on said:
Just wondering, do any of you out there know of Jet? And if so, what do you think? Theyre huge here, and theyre one of my favourite punk bands.

1. Jet are ok, just sounds like 70's rock to me, gone modern.
2. They are NOT punk. :razz:

The best modern Aussie band is The Living End. IMO

Kage_Prototype said:
...pleasantly?

hehe, I'll stop now :biggrin:

I can't NOT dance when I go out, it just takes you over, it has so much energy. you have a few drinks... get out there on the dance floor with all these people dressed cool as hell... the lights flashing, the music pounding... it's just sex. everyone I've ever taken out- geeky people who've never been out to a club like that before- has had a total blast.

I can put together a good list of songs to download if you are interested in the genre. if you like NIN, you should give some of this stuff a try, as it's mostly electronic as well.

right now anything that is popular, screams a little bit..mass media identifies as punk pretty much...its really pissing me off nowadays with music...since i hope to get a career in music (i play bass with a few friends) i sorta follow music..alot. Arg, ya know what i really wont go into my rant..ill stop right here.

Anyways ive heard Jet and their "Are you gonna be my girl" i personally like that style, i like sloan, the hives and such. They have potential if they cna keep the energy going, i havent heard any of ther other songs and since i refuse to dl mp3's ill just wait for the radio to play a new one.

dammit, why can't I be a nice person like you, Green? why must I be a bastard? WHY?!

I think someone must have drugged me tonight, I'm so on crack.

since i refuse to dl mp3's ill just wait for the radio to play a new one.

Eh?

yeah, radio is great. they'll play the 2 good songs that are on an album to trick you into wasting $20 on it. radio is basically just one big advertisement for crappy music, since they only play the bands & singles selected by the music industry. I mean, the radio is "free music", too, just like mp3's- the only difference is that the music industry controls it and can use it to steer everyone into buying the same garbage.

I haven't bought a cd in the last 4 years from a band that I haven't heard first on mp3. None of it is stuff that is played on the radio, I don't even listen to the radio anymore.

downloading mp3s is a right, not a wrong. If CDs where actually priced resonably, then we wouldn't have to use kazaa and the like.

That's what second hand music stores are awesome for, for many reasons. First- the CD's are like 5-10 bucks, which is really a great price in my mind. Second, the people who work in the store generally breate, eat, live, and s**t music- so they can usually help introduce you to new bands that fit your tastes.

And as for the radio, I haven't turned the thing on in years. There is one really awesome station here now, but I can't ever remember it's freq. when I get in the car.

I don't live near any major record stores, and the nearest decent one is 20 minutes by public transport away. If there was such a thing as a decent second hand music store in my area, then I'de use it. But I live in a town where people come to die, so you can imagine what kind things there is to do here at the weekend/holiday.

now that is just plain damn spooky matt.... :eek:

***me tries to find imagry of "night of the living dead"

Doc B.... :dodgy:

I think its just the young people though. My parents and other adults don't mind living here. Weirdly enough my house is next to a graveward. Not a modern one though, one from like the nopleonic wars or something.

well, as they say in Japan, "horry s**to, gotta getta flock outta heah!!!" bansai!!.... :heee:

Doc B... :dodgy:

EDIT>>> ya know, im really disappointed at the state of music these days....im starting to sound more like my dad every day, but its all really starting to sound pretty much the same to me anymore....i cant figure it out...is there no real musicianship, artistry, or imagination anymore?

Dr Brasso said:
well, as they say in Japan, "horry s**to, gotta getta flock outta heah!!!" bansai!!.... :heee:

Doc B... :dodgy:

Whatever dr B!

+

in second hand movie stores, if you're lucky, you can find some good vinyls too.

Dr Brasso said:
well, as they say in Japan, "horry s**to, gotta getta flock outta heah!!!" bansai!!.... :heee:

Doc B... :dodgy:

EDIT>>> ya know, im really disappointed at the state of music these days....im starting to sound more like my dad every day, but its all really starting to sound pretty much the same to me anymore....i cant figure it out...is there no real musicianship, artistry, or imagination anymore?

Music is good nowadays, you just need to look in the right places :wink: what was mainstream AND good in the past is now underground and better...

If Lamborghinis were priced reasonably, I wouldn't have to go around carjacking all the time.

Screw the 'ghini, gimme a good 'ole Yugo any day of the week. (And yeah, I saw the metaphore in there. I just chose to dance around it)

Here are a bunch of industrial songs to try; bandname on the left, 1 or 2 song titles on the right. These are good songs download to see if you like the genre. Remember to turn them up loud as hell and pretend you are in some dark club when you listen to them

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Decoded Feedback - Phoenix; Heaven
Assemblage 23 - Surface; Anthem
Wumpscut - Embryodead; Wreath of Barbs
VNV Nation - Dark Angel; Rubicon
Covenant - Bullet (video); Theremin
Funker Vogt - Gunman; Maschine Zeit
Icon of Coil - Floorkiller
And One - Panzermensch; Deutschmachine
Stromkern - Night Riders (download on their website)
Das Ich - Destillat
E Nomine - Vater Unser
Front 242 - Headhunter
Hocico - Untold Blasphemis
Informatik - Built for Pleasure
KMFDM - Megalomaniac
Neuroticfish - Prostitute
Project Pitchfork - Timekiller
Skinny Puppy - Assimilate
Aiboforcen - Twilight World
Feindflug - Leitbild

[/quote]
weeeeee, now people get to turn around and make fun of MY taste in music! :biggrin:

lets add a few more :biggrin:

Ministry - The Missing
VNV Nation - Epicenter; Structure
Apoptygma Berzerk - Nothing Else Matters; Love Never Dies; Non-Stop Violence
KMFDM - Anarchy; Juke Joint Jezebel; Stray Bullet; Save Me; Ultra, A Drug Against War
Einsterzende Neubauten - Sabrina

Monqui said:
Screw the 'ghini, gimme a good 'ole Yugo any day of the week. (And yeah, I saw the metaphore in there. I just chose to dance around it)

I will be the dancing monkey around here, thankyouverymuch

Sounds like a challenge to me... BRING IT ON, HO-BAG.

Heh, i've only heard of 3 of those bands Jinx (KMFDM, Skinny Puppy & Front 242). Not a massive fan of industrial stuff, though my dad has Rammstein and Laibach's most recent albums :eek: Can't (don't want to) imagine him going out and dancing to it though!

My uhhh...rather small album collection :wink:

http://rain.frontline2.com/music.txt (they're all originals btw, not a big fan of d/ling music unless its just to check a band out)

And Doc B, if you're looking for some really good music, check out 'Oceansize' if you can :smile:

YES! OCEANSIZE! WOO!! GO MANCHESTER!! Wow, another Oceansize fan. I never thought I'd see the day. :biggrin:

Hehe. Oceansize are the single best thing to emerge from my hometown since....um, something. They're a strange, almost transcendal prog-rock acid trip of a mind f**k. It also happens to be very uplifting musically (though lyrically, not so), especially the opening instrumental "I Am The Morning". Get "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" or "One Day All This Could Be Yours". The rest really don't work on their own, the album works best when you listen to the whole thing back to front.

Oh, the album's called "Effloresce" by the way.

It has to be one of the most beautiful and complete albums i've ever listened to. I tend to play it a lot when i'm driving to/from work - it really calms the storm :wink:

I figured this could be a new Fad