Jet sounds like a group that was signed by a major label (Elektra) during 2001-02, the time Rolling Stone dubbed “the return of rock.”
The first three tracks (including the superb single, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?”) sound like the Stones with a little Black Crowes mixed in. Then they follow with “Look What You’ve Done,” a ballad a la “Let It Be” era Beatles. As the album progresses, new influnces and styles are explored.
A few songs contain party-punk riffs, but with the same Jagger-wannabe vocals. This release is intruguing the whole way through and through and would be a good pick-up for old-school rock fans and rock-revivalists alike.
Grade: AB
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~Simon Penchansky