Jet (band)

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Jet in a promotional photo for Shine On.
Background information
Origin	Geelong, Australia
Genre(s)	Hard rock Garage rock Pub rock
Years active	2001 – Present
Label(s)	Atlantic, Elektra, EMI, Rubber
Website	jettheband.com
Members
Nic Cester Chris Cester Cameron Muncey Mark Wilson

Jet is a rock band from Geelong, Australia, whose début album Get Born, released in 2003, has so far sold over 3.5 million copies throughout the world. The band is influenced by groups such as Queen, The Beatles, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Easybeats, AC/DC, The Faces, and The Kinks

1 History
2 Members
- 2.1 Current Members:
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Formation and Dirty Sweet

Brothers Nic and Chris Cester grew up in Geelong listening to classic rock from the 1960s and 1970s such as The Who, AC/DC, The Easybeats, The Faces, The Loved Ones and particularly The Rolling Stones and The Beatles; these were their father's records.

"It's always interpreted that our father had a great record collection, but that's not true. It was actually a really shit collection that Nic managed to find the gems in", Chris said in an interview for the documentary "Take It Or Leave It" that was also recorded on the band's Right! Right! Right! live DVD.

They decided to form a band with Cameron Muncey, Nic's mate from school. The band met Mark Wilson one night at a gig and asked him to play bass for them, and he declined. A few days later Wilson called the band up and said he would do it. The band took their name from the song "Jet" on Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. They started to play gigs around Geelong. "Radio Song", from their album Get Born, was written about the troubles that the band had getting recognition during this time period.

In 2002, the band released the Dirty Sweet EP, which drew its name from the T. Rex song "Get It On". While the band only pressed 1,000 copies, there was such a demand that they pressed 1,000 more. The timing of this record coincided with the breakthrough of The Vines, meaning that international interest in Australian rock bands was high. NME obtained a copy of the single from Dirty Sweet, "Take It or Leave It", and praised it. Elektra Records offered the band a contract and re-released Dirty Sweet in 2003.

[edit] Get Born

Jet entered the Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles with Dave Sardy to produce their debut album Get Born. Sardy had previously produced records for Marilyn Manson and The Dandy Warhols. They also enlisted the services of famed keyboard maestro Billy Preston for two of the songs. The album derived its name from a line in the Bob Dylan song "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from Bringing It All Back Home. Halfway through recording, the band received a call from The Rolling Stones offering them a support slot on the Australian leg of their 2003 tour.

Their singles "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" and "Rollover DJ" were voted number one and number nineteen respectively on the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100. It was on the soundtrack to the game Madden NFL 2004. It was also part of two major worldwide advertising campaigns for Apple's iPod and Vodafone. "Look What You've Done" Get Born also includes the song "Timothy", dedicated to vocalist/guitarist Cameron Muncey's brother, who died when he was a baby.

In early 2004, Jet teamed up with The Vines and The Living End on "the Aussie invasion" tour of US cities. A new Jet song not on Get Born, called "Hold On", was featured on the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack that year. TV/film producer J.J. Abrams - whose credits include Lost and Felicity - contacted Jet to record a song for the Season 4 premiere to his show Alias. Thus, "Cold Hard Bitch", became the soundtrack to a frenetic scene of two CIA agents sprinting down a Hong Kong street, giving Jet further US exposure.

Later the same year, they were nominated in seven categories at the ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) music awards. These included single and album of the year. At the awards ceremony on the 17 October 2004 Jet received 6 awards out of the 7 nominations. Nic Cester also performed there as part of supergroup The Wrights, featuring members of other Australian rock bands Spiderbait (Kram, drums), The Living End (Chris Cheney, guitar), Dallas Crane (Pat Bourke, bass) and You Am I/The Pictures (Davey Lane, guitar).

Jet was a supporting act for Oasis during the latter's 2005 tour for Don't Believe the Truth, about which they commented: "Fuck... We still can't believe we're here with Oasis".

[edit] Shine On

The debut single from the band's second album Shine On, titled "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is", was released to radio on August 7, 2006. Shine On was released on October 1, 2006 (October 3 in the US) with a final track listing of 15 songs. Jet played at the MTV Europe Awards in Copenhagen. It was their first live performance since Nic Cester's laryngitis halted their World Tour. In November 2006 they flew back to Australia to perform at the Make Poverty History Concert in Melbourne at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, upon their return they also held a secret show on a barge floating on the Yarra River. The second singles from the album Bring It On Back (UK) and Rip It Up (AUS) were released in November 2006. An EP was created for the album. The Shine On EP was released December 2006 in the USA only. Shine On was released on various dates in March 2007 around the world as the third single (second single in some countries). Stand Up is rumoured to be the fourth single from the album but it has yet to be announced.

The song 'Shine On', which eventually became the title for the album, is a tribute to Nic and Chris' father, who passed away from cancer during recording on the album.^{[citation needed]}

The band played a series of shows during the Big Day Out festival in Australia and New Zealand, alongside rock bands Tool, Muse, The Killers, and My Chemical Romance. Jet are set to begin their Rip It Up Oz tour which is supported by Channel V. Tickets went on sale on March 23.

According to various sources, the Spiderman 3 Soundtrack will feature a new song from Jet titled "Falling Star".

[edit] Members

[edit] Current Members:

Nic Cester – guitar (rhythm and lead) and lead vocals
Chris Cester – drums and vocals
Cameron Muncey – guitar (rhythm and lead) and vocals
Mark Wilson – bass and piano

Backup in studio and live:

Stevie Hesketh - piano and keys

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums & EPs

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	ARIA Chart Peak
	May 6, 2003	Dirty Sweet EP	Elektra Records
	October 7, 2003	Get Born	Elektra Records	#1 (8xPlatinum)
	March 9, 2004	Rare Tracks	Elektra Records
	October 1, 2006	Shine On	Elektra Records	#3(Platinum)
	December 12, 2006	Shine On EP	Elektra Records	#54 (on the ARIA Singles Chart)

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions					Album
Year	Title	ARIA Singles Chart	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Modern Rock	U.S. Mainstream Rock	UK Singles Chart	Album
2003	"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"	#20	#29	#3	#7	#16	Get Born
2003	"Rollover DJ"	#31	#51	#14	#14	#34	Get Born
2004	"Look What You've Done"	#14	#37	#3	#33	#28	Get Born
2004	"Cold Hard Bitch"	#33	#55	#1	#1	#34	Get Born
2004	"Get Me Outta Here" (UK single)	-	-	-	-	#37	Get Born
2006	"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"	#14	#61	#7	#15	#23	Shine On
2006	"Bring It on Back" (UK single)	-	-	-	-	#51	Shine On
2006	"Rip It Up" (Australia single)	#49	-	-	-	-	Shine On
2007	"Shine On"	#54	-	#30	-	#114	Shine On
2007	"Stand Up"	-	-	-	#22	-	Shine On

[edit] DVDs

DVD Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	US Billboard Peak
	November 01, 2004	Right! Right! Right!	Elektra Records
	November 23, 2004	Family Style	Elektra Records

[edit] Music videos

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (2003) from Get Born | watch
"Rollover DJ" (2003) from Get Born | watch
"Look What You've Done" (2003) from Get Born | watch
"Cold Hard Bitch" (2004) from Get Born | watch
"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" (2006) from Shine On | watch
"Bring It On Back" (2006) from Shine On | watch
"Rip It Up" (2006) from Shine On | watch
"Shine On" (2007) from Shine On | watch

[edit] External links

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