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Rating: Garage rock band from Australia, Jet is composed of:
Nic Cester - vocals, guitar
Chris Cester - drums, vocals
Cam Muncey - guitar, vocals
Mark Wilson - bass, piano, harmonica
A revival group, Jet have their musical roots at the end of the '60s. Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Who are their eternal loves. They debuted in 2003 with the rapid 'Get Born'. In the same year, 'Rare Tracks' was released, containing demos, live tracks, and some unreleased material.
It starts with two live versions (not even the slightest rustle from the audience). The first offers a very dull "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" which inexplicably lacks its catchy guitar in the final solo, and this is quite upsetting. The second is a more fluid "Cold Hard Bitch", with its wonderful instrumental intro that does not exist in the studio version. "Sgt. Major" can be defined as a non-unreleased track, being the bonus track of the debut album. The song starts with an acoustic guitar shamelessly stolen (maybe as a tribute?) from Oasis' "Go Let It Out" and transforms into a wonderful piece, worthy of the best British pop. The parade of demos begins. "You Don't Look The Same", "Bruises" (written and sung by Chris), and "You Were Right" have truly touching melodies. So beautiful that I thought they would be included in their next album, but in Shine On there's just a solo guitar piece from "You Were Right" reprised in "All You Have To Do", that's all.
The album closes with two rockabilly covers. In "Back Door Santa" there's all the essence of Jet: scratching guitars, Nic Cester, and excitement at the highest levels. "That's All Right (Mama)", performed live, revisits the Elvis Presley classic bringing it into the new millennium, with an added adrenaline-fueled finale.
Simply Rock'n'Roll.
Tracklist and Lyrics
07 Back Door Santa (02:16)
they call me the back door santa
i make my runs about the break of day
they call me the back door santa
i make my runs about the break of day
i make all the little girls happy, while the boys are out to play
i ain't like the old saint nick, he don't come but once a year
i ain't like the old saint nick, he don't come but once a year
i come runnin with my presents, every time they call me dear
i keep some change in my pocket
i chase the children home
i give them a few pennies so we could be alone
ileave the back door open so if anybody smells the mouse
and wouldn't old santa be in troupbe
if there ain't n chimney in the house
they call me the back door santa
i make my runs about the break of day
i make all the little girls happy, while all the boys are out to play
they call me back door santa
yeah that's what they call me
they call me the back door santa
yeah that's what they call me
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