Brothers Nic (guitar, vocals) and Chris (drums) Cester, guitarist Cam Muncey and bassist Mark Wilson wear their influences on their sleeves. The Beatles, early Stones and Who, Kinks, T. Rex, Badfinger, ELO, AC/DC and even BTO run freely through the simple yet effective rockers "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," "Get Me Outta Here" and "Cold Hard Bitch" to the more spacey, soft ballads such as "Look What You've Done" and "Timothy." Guest keyboard spots by fifth Beatle Billy Preston and ex-Jellyfish leader Roger Manning also add a few nice touches.
Jet's lyrics are both simplistic and repetitive -- there's far too much material about needing to go and moving on, and elsewhere they repeat the title of one song about two dozen times. And yet the fire and energy of the band make up for it. Unlike the Darkness, who wants to fuck you, Jet just wants to rock you. "You gotta roll with whatever you know," Nic sings on the surf-tinged rave-up "Take It or Leave It," and that's exactly what Jet does: It takes off where other bands left off.