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Saturday, October 14, 2006

Jet "Shine On" review

All you have to do is shine on.

Fans will be itching to find out if the Australian band, best known for that iPod commercial hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", has changed their music direction over the past three years since their 2003 debut "Get Born". One thing stays the same: their old school influences ranging from the Beatles to AC/DC to Queen. First single "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" is a toe-tapping catchy delight. Even with Nic's slightly grating falsetto, nothing in the rest of the album can quite match its calibre. "Bring It All Back" takes a nice slow turn, especially the chorus - beautiful. The edgy rock number "Hey Kids" pumps up the rock energy, together with "Stand Up" and "Come On Come On", calling all kids to take charge of their lives - 'cause you don't need anyone to tell you what to believe. Damn straight.

While "Kings Horses" - one of my favourites- relives our fond memories of the nursery rhyme, Jet makes it more meaningful than we ever realised ['All that you built will come tumbling down/Don't try to hold it/You know you can always start over again']. Title track "Shine On" reminded me of one of those inspirational songs by Oasis ['When the days all feel the same/Don't feel the cold or wind or rain/Everything will be okay/We will meet again one day'] - compelling and sad at the same time. "Rip It Up" and "Skin and Bones" are some great tracks to raise your fists and shout along while you're with a bunch of drunk friends on a road trip. And who's "Eleanor"? Have they become The Beatles? Uncanny...

With "All You Have To Do" picking up where "L'esprit D'escalier" left off, the album ends with the all-important message: 'All you have to do is shine on'. Indeed. I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Sure it takes more than one spin to soak up the essence of the songs, but trust me, this album is definitely a huge leap from the last one. Highly recommended.

(4 out of 5 stars)

Posted by Jingying @ 11:56 PM

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