Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Additional information
With their sophomore release, SHINE ON, Australian rockers Jet build on the already considerable momentum gained from their highly touted debut, GET BORN. For starters, Jet continues with the 1970s-flavored FM hard rock that fueled GET BORN, ripping through high-powered boogie-rock riffs that recall AC/DC and Lyrnyrd Skynyrd in equal measure. But SHINE ON represents a new side to Jet, with an emphasis on soaring, anthemic guitar-pop. That the band spent a good deal of time on tour with Oasis prior to recording the album is immediately apparent, and everything from the chiming "Come On Come On" to the production from Oasis producer Dave Sardy reflects the influence. Those seeking the garage-rock blast delivered on Jet's first effort might be disappointed by the change, but SHINE ON shows a band ready to reconcile gutsy guitars with arena-ready melodies.
Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Jet are at their best in the high power-riff gear of 'Stand Up' and 'Rip It Up', with singer-guitarist Nic Chester barking and bawling like an improbable trinity of Liam Gallagher, Bon Scott and Axl Rose." Entertainment Weekly (p.68) - "Jet turn on the afterburners in this bombastic follow-up to their 2003 debut, GET BORN, surging forward under heavier guitars, louder choruses, and shriekier iterations..." -- Grade: B- Q (p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The first single, 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is', ranks as one of the best old-fashioned rock 'n' roll songs in recent memory, funky like early-'70s Stones..." Q (p.122) - Ranked #29 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "SHINE ON was the year's very finest example of fist-in-the-air Everyman rock."
