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Is Jet The Best Australian Band??????? (1 Viewer)

ezzy85

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Mojoman said:
i reckon they sound more like the who than anyone else
i always thought are you gonna be my girl was just a "modernised" version of iggy pops lust for life. the rest of their songs are beatles, stones and acdc moulded into one.
 

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virgin^sexy said:
aren't crowded house from nz?
i always thought they were aussie...i'm not 100% sure
but by the sounds of it, they are NZ more likely
 

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redslert said:
i always thought they were aussie...i'm not 100% sure
but by the sounds of it, they are NZ more likely
they r NZers- formally from split endz

great band

go neil finn and tim
 

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Look What You've Done has the same progressions as the Beatles 'Sadie'.

But I mean, even if they're a rip-off band, Jet is pretty fun to listen to...Are you Gonna Be My Girl is a cool song...
 

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Crowded House are from NZ. Jet are decent, but they've obviously got a long way to go before you start using the words 'best band' when describing them.
 

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But it's not just best band but best Australian band. If you're going to be literal (as in native Australian) - might as well give it to Yothu Yindi.

But Jet being at Homebake has certainly turned me off going there - considering they are a headline act, which does not justify the fanfare. I prefer Splendour, which is absolute kickass and highly recommended for music fans.

On that note, the Finn brothers' new album ain't bad at all. I'd recommend it.
 

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yeh jet are ok but they dont have much substance... and they are very beatlesesque so i dont think they are original enough to be the best aussie band... espesh when you look at all the other good stuff out there like silverchair ;) and powderfinger and classic bands like ac/dc etc etc
 

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i went to a whitlams' gig in may - tim freedman (the lead) commented on how get was very "beatles-esque". He doesn't like them and my feeling is many other musicians don't like them for their unwarranted success. It's like dave hughes from the glasshouse (wil anderson isn't a fan either): "if you make it out of frankston [where jet come from] with a full set of teeth, you're a success"

I think that says it all, really.
 

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