Oz rockers Jet career recovering from the turbulence
July 22nd, 2009
After selling more than three million copies worldwide of her first album, there was only one way to rock Australia Banda Jet could go.
Crash And Burn.
Not only the second album to sell 900,000 copies, but the band was beaten by the family tragedy, drugs, business disturbances, fights and the obligatory internal problem girlfriend.
"You grow up reading books (with the classic problems of rock groups), and then suddenly you find yourself in that cliché. It’s pretty surreal," drummer / singer Chris Caster said in a recent interview, accompanied by his elder brother Nic, the Banda singer / guitarist.
Now, the brothers – along with guitarist Cameron Muncey and bassist Mark Wilson – are preparing to release their third album, quite sure that all cracks have been repaired.
"Shaka Rock" comes on August 25, preceded by the single "She’s a genius," one of the new tracks the band released a short promotional tour to remind everyone that their self-combustion was of short duration . Jet also dusted such hits as "Cold Hard Bitch" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl."
While his previous albums, 2003’s "Get Born" and 2006 "Shine On", were released in the United States by Warner Music Group, "Rock Shaka" in the sale of the Banda backed label EMI Records Real charm. The band is currently managed by industry veteran Allen Kovac, who resurrected the career of hard rockers Buckcherry.
PARASITES fired GIRLFRIEND
Following the disappointing performance of "Shine On", whose sound was influenced by the dark death of siblings, father, Chris Caster said the band dumped the music industry "idiots," "parasites" and "leeches" to along the ride.
As for his long term girlfriend, whose initials tattooed on his stay ring finger, "We shot him first!"
More seriously, Nic Caster had its own problems.
"I took too many drugs and making out with the wrong people," he said.
He recounts his experience in the new song "Goodbye to Hollywood," which emphasizes that it is not a slight to his brother’s adopted hometown.
At the same time, the band mates had largely stopped talking to each other.
"There was a good eight or nine months, when I can honestly say that I do not think it was going to be another record," said Chris. "That’s the truth. I found it so difficult to talk to Nic. I found it so difficult to talk to everybody. Everybody was (screwed) so many times that it just felt like all falling apart."
Eventually, they had a summit meeting in class at the home of Nic in a small Italian village.
"We had some moments where he yelled and screamed at each other, and a few tears and some hugs," said Nic. "We get rid of the past, basically."
Ending in Austin, Texas, produced the album and finance themselves, with all four members contributing to the songwriting.
Chris describes the album as "a great rhythm of rock ’n’ roll," with a little seasoning of some electronics.
"But not all murderers go, or nothing in the record," he added hastily. "I do not like The Killers, but they are very heavy synthesizer. That’s a very fashionable thing today."
La Banda expected to "assess our tour off" for at least the next 18 months, said Chris.
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