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| From | Richard Brown <rbrown1985@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Jet |
| Date | Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:09:40 -0800 (PST) |
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Clips of Jet live (3 full songs) can be found at the
NME website...i thought they sounded pretty good.
http://www.nme.com/features/106489.htm
Rich B.
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> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:25:26 EST
> From: MCGaudio@aol.com
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Jet
> Message-ID: <1c4.110d902c.2cd58cd6@aol.com>
>
> Love the record, but was disappointed by their live
> show. They just didn't
> have the rock and roll energy or performance I
> expected. I was looking for early
> AC/DC- Angels-Cold Chisel style Aussie road-hardened
> tightness, but they had
> a whiff of the old "we haven't really played a
> thousand shows in gritty pubs,
> we're sort of riding the hype" about them.
> Enjoyable, just not barnstorming.
> They played with the Kings of Leon, who were even
> less impressive. Sort of
> like a bad CCR/Black Oak Arkansas cross, but without
> the ability. (Say what you
> will about BOA, they knew how to put on a show, and
> had a great drummer!) One
> of those bands where I just don't get it, I guess.
>
> Regarding Stewart's comments on the White Stripes
> being vilified once they
> signed to a major label, I have to point out that
> it's hard to vilify someone
> until you've heard them, which is often when they
> release something on a major
> label and start getting airplay. That said, while I
> find most of their stuff a
> little boring (although they do usually come up with
> a good song or two every
> record), I'd rather they get some record company
> push rather than the latest
> tv-manufactured act or something similar.
>
> Mark
>
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