Australian group Jet lived up to their name when they sonically swooped onto the music scene with their first full-length CD - "Get Born." The lead-off single - Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - is simply one of the most compelling rock songs in recent memory. Yes, it's highly derivative of earlier rock music, but it's brilliant. How many TV shows, movies, and products immediately used the song in ads? Sure, it burned out from overexposure pretty quickly, but fortunately the CD is filled with equally gripping rock.

The band deftly combines elements of 60s and 70s rock (especially the Stones and the Who) but adds touches of more recent rock for a fresh sound. For example, "Rollover D.J." is reminiscent of Oasis. "Move On" is a mid-tempo song that incorporates an alt-country sound, a la Wilco. "Timothy" is an interesting ballad with lyrics that could have been written by David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust period. "Radio Song" has some nice prog-rock touches that wouldn't sound out of place on an early Radiohead CD. "Lazy Gun" is conceivably the pinnacle of the CD, as it changes tempo and style, weaving all over the place; it also, perhaps tellingly, sounds the least like anybody else. The lyrics, though, seem to sum up Jet's philosophy - Change nothing/ Futures in/ Close the door/ Wear a name/ Be the same/ Take some more.

Jet puts everything together so well that it's almost impossible to dislike this CD. Plus, let's face it, the artists they rip off are by and large past their prime - either disbanded or making musty music. Judged on its own merits, "Get Born" is an exceedingly strong rock record. Of course, Jet now faces the tremendous challenge of following up this CD and standing apart from the other raft of similar retro-rockers, including the Strokes, the Hives, and the Vines. Only time will tell whether the band will establish its own identity or become stale. In the meantime, this CD is highly recommended.

Just when the onslaught of rock revival bands seemed to be dying down, the Australians come marching in. Apparently, The Hives, The Strokes, The White Stripes, and The Vines aren't enough. And despite lacking "The" in the band name, Jet lands smoothly in the already overpopulated genre in nearly all other aspects.

Similar to e=mc² (minus the genius), Get Born is a formula. Take four Aussies (two of which are required to be siblings), inject some traditional rock (creating the foundation), add a little garage punk (to give the mix a bit of an edge), blend in some sloppy production (don't be stingy with the synthesized background clapping), and (of course) name one of the tracks "Take it or Leave It".

Sure, the album brings some pleasurable elements to the table. "Radio Song" is an ironic yet oddly likeable ballad, and the cynically written "Rollover D.J." is sure to turn some heads. "Get Me Outta Here" and "Get What You Need" are sure to please fans of, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", Jet's first single. "Lazy Gun" is a nice departure and "Cold Hard B****" is absolutely irresistible despite the somewhat harsh lyrics.

While Nic Cester's howling on "Look What You've Done", the flawed country ballad "Move On", and a couple short throwaway tracks might initially put off listeners, there are definitely more pros than cons within the album.

The final product? Get Born isn't so much a promising debut as it is a catchy carbon copy. Let's put it this way. If I hear Jet on the radio, I'd turn up the volume. It's not bad at all. To me, it would be senseless to actually buy Get Born because it's a lot easier just to flip through my CD collection at home and pop in Room On Fire, Veni Vidi Vicious, or Get Free. Why buy what I already have?

I'll be interested to see how the band approaches their next album. Who knows? Maybe they're just warming up. For now, however, I'll take a pass on Get Born. Naturally, this is all just my opinion. Take it or leave it.

Before I begin my review I would like to say that I am a 15 year old classic rock freak writing reviews for my day. Know this just so you can get where I'm coming from.

Normally, bands now a days disgust me. Wether it's the terrible, suicidal lyrics, under par singing of uninspired live shows, there is plenty of junk to go around. One day my friend (also a classic rock freak) gave me this album. I had heard "Are you gonna be my Girl?" from the ipod commerical, and decided to give it a chance. I was happily surprised.

No doubt these guys have indeed ripped off Humble Pie, the Stones, and even The Who guitar lines. But that is whats so great. They provide a fresh new take on great bases. All throughout the album, wether it's the Beatles like ballads, or the aforementioned rock a likes, it is all clean and impressive.

An excellent album. Makes me glad that a band finally knows what is good music.

I like Jet's style of playing for such songs as "Cold Hard B*tch" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", but I really dont care too much for some of the slow songs on this album, songs like "Timothy" that just seem to drag on forever puts the album down a bit. I really love the rockers on this album though, and I think these guys should stick with the rockers if they want to be a bit more successful. I like the way they play, influenced by favorite band of all time, AC/DC, I appreciate the way these guys can rock out. Im satisfied with it, I really could do without the boring mellow and slow tracks, but as far as everything else, its a good album and a good break from all this nu-metal and post-grunge bullsh*t that stations like Vh1 and MTV spoon-feed us. I give Jet the thunbs up.

It is about time music like this is being made again. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and most music now days just plain sucks. I love it that this album has many influences. The Beatles, Stones, AC/DC, The Ramones, maybe even a little Skynard? This isn't your pretty boy band. I enjoyed this album and so does my teenage son. Loved it. They don't sound like every other band out there.