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Get Born
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075596289221
Format: Enhanced
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
MPN: 62892
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: October 07, 2003
Studio: Elektra / Wea
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Editorial Review:
Sometimes having good, original ideas is the worst thing you can do in rock music. To paraphrase Jim Dickinson on the Beastie Boys, rock and roll is theft, and it's not so much about whether or not one steals but why, how much and how well (i.e. from whom). Riff-heavy in all the right ways, this is a very well-produced retro-rock record with handclaps, catchy choruses, and plenty of attitude. They freely cop from AC/DC, the Stones, the Verve, Oasis, Humble Pie, Aerosmith, Black Crowes, and Mooney Suzuki, and they do it very well. The only problems with the album lie in the words, and in the softer material. Most of the lyrics are so banal ("Now you don't need money with a face like that, do ya") they were seemingly written by some newfangled songwriting program set to "1973." And half the album consists of ballads that are just pretty good: the Oasis-y "Look What You've Done," the Pink Floyd -esque "Timothy" and the Small Faces-ish "Move On.". But it's the mid-to-uptempo stompers that this group excels at. --Mike McGonigal
Debut album from Melbourne Australian quartet, produced by Dave Sardy (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Marilyn Manson). Elektra. 2003.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - First three songs are awesome
Jet has a bit of a unique sound. The first three songs are awesome. I could live without the ballads.
Rating:  - Unbelieveable ripoff
What's a good way to lazily get rich off of stupid people? Rip off all the most popular bands since 1960.
Rating:  - Decent, but Not Great
Nothing too inventive here, but Jet revisit some earlier and much missed rock n' roll styles. Some say they're an AC/DC clone, but as a big Acca Dacca fan, I just don't see it. Just because they play some rock n' roll, doesn't make them an AC/DC clone.
There's some good stuff here, and some mediocre stuff as well. I like the harder rock material ("Are You Gonna Be My Girl" & "Cold Hard Bitch" for example), but it's a bit too soft, overall, for my palate.
There seems ... Read More
Rating: - A Retro Sound Thats Contemporary....
A lot of people are comparing this band to the Beatles. I enjoy this band, and I really can't stand the Beatles. So that says something. After seeing one of their videos a few years back, I finally decided to get the LP. The songs have a style that is highly influenced by Rock music from the late 60s and early 70s- yet it doesn't feel like its stuck in time. There are also elements of Folk and Alternative Country. The songs work for today. They aren't trying to hard to capture a sound from an Era. Rather ... Read More
Rating: - Jet - Get Born
I bought Get born because I knew that I liked the 4 singles that I had heard on the radio. It turns out, those were the only 4 songs I liked on the cd. It wasn't that the other songs were bad or boring, I just wasn't into them like I was the singles.
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