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From The Gnome: The Screaming Jets
12/07/2008 12:15:13 PM
The Screaming Jets
The Metro GnomeRevesby Workers
Friday, July 11, 2008
Quiet Crowd, Great Gig
Why don’t people get out there and see live music? Is it just Sydney with pathetically small audiences? People talk about the hey days back in the 70s and 80s when you could go see great bands every weekend. Well, you know what? THERE ARE GREAT BANDS PLAYING EVERY WEEKEND! You people are just too lazy to go home from work, eat your dinner, and then go out into the cold night to rock. You’re too old.
F*ck that. I went out.
The Screaming Jets are a great rock band. Every song starts with grunt and melody. Intros get your heart pumping. Paul and Mickl, on bass and drums respectively, are the heart of the band. Duelling guitarists, Izzy and Scotty, are the muscles, making the sound big, full, and dynamic. With two guitarists they have more sonic power; nothing in the rhythm gets lost during the solos - everything keeps pumping. And, while I’m using anatomy to describe this band, I might as well say that Dave is the skin. He holds it all together, makes you watch him, and embodies the character of the band.
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Saturday, 10 November 2007 14:00 |
p>LIVE REVIEW - CORNER HOTEL MELBUORNE
BEAT MAGAZINE - JAMES RIDLEY
"Aussie rock is built on strong foundations, we don't need little cunts like that coming along and wrecking it. Pretenders - that's all they'll ever be." Dave Gleeson has been screaming for The Jets since they began building a reputation for straight-up, no bullshit, smokin' pub rock in the 80s. Having played just about every RSL across the nation over the past two decades and even racking up a few Top 40 hits themselves, The Screaming Jets are more than entitled to comment on the current crop of Australian bands following along the gorge to rock and roll glory they helped graft. It was in this light that Gleeson happily told the packed out, predominantly over 30 crowd in jeans and AC/DC T-shirts last Friday, exactly what he thought of The Vines.
Coming off the back of a big-riffing, rip-roaring, enjoyable and energetic side-stage set from fellow Aussie rockers, Maeder, The Jets had little amping up to do, the crowd was already well lubed and in the mood to go off.
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Sunday, 27 January 2008 14:00 |
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Live @ The Bridge Hotel Adelaide
27 January 2008
FASTER LOUDER REVIEW
There have been a lot of great bands that have come out of this country’s unique pub rock scene over the years. Some of these bands have succeeded overseas and continued on, while others have faded away after failing to break out onto the international scene. I’m talking about great acts such as AC/DC, Midnight Oil, INXS, Cold Chisel and Rose Tattoo. These bands are all legendary, hard working, hard rocking, hard drinking, Aussie rock superstars.
They gave it their all because music was all they lived for (or so it would seem). Unfortunately, in this day and age, pub rock is not what it used to be. The current Aussie rock favourites (Silverchair, Thirsty Merc, Powderfinger…etc,) look more like soft, lethargic, uni students, rather than rock legends; in my opinion at least. It seems that the closest you can get to the vibe of a real pub rock show nowadays is a country music show, which is great if you can handle twangy guitars and corny songs about utes.
This brings me to my point for today- there are some rare exceptions to this modern day dilemma. With a huge sigh of relief, I can happily say, ‘Thank god for The Screaming Jets!’
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Heart Of The Matter EP Review |
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Wednesday, 30 November 2005 14:00 |
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HEART OF THE MATTER EP REVIEW
BEAT MAGAZINE - ARTHUR KARRAS
Five track EP to remind fans that The Screaming Jets had not gone away. The EP was financed by the band and it's a teaser for an album at a later stage. Having sen them lately The Jets have written heaps of new songs and the five here continue their Australian rock tradition. The EP in main is a little heavier than the mellower stuff on their last two records and whilst most of the band are married and now fathers, there's no sign of softening up. "Another Day" is a hybrid mix of ska and reggae and turns into a rifest by songs end. "Pablo" is rather educational about the Columbian drug scene and "Reputation" deals with all of life's twists and turns. "Right Place, Wrong Time" is already a live favourite, and no doubt there is plenty of fuel left in these engines.
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