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Finally, a rock band that knows how to rock.
Like their bizarre name Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band is an incredible blend of The Zombies, The Doors, King Missile and Booker T. and the MG’s. Heavy on the organ and guitars, Snake & Jet is a throwback to 60’s style rock and roll. The group sounds like they haven’t been listening to pop music for the past thirty years and are making up their own rules of what pop music should sound like on their album X-Ray Spirit. It’s freakishly effective and reminds the listener that rock music is not Nickelback and Daughtry.
The opener “Ten Cities Beyond” starts things off to a high powered organ and drum riff. It’s serious fun with a mix of cowbell, guitar, organ and god knows what else. It sets expectations for the rest of the CD, which do not disappoint. “Favourite” sounds a lot like a King Missile song. Snake & Jet’s aren’t so much about clever lyrics as instantly accessible songs. “Favourite’s” lyrics are basically the same things over and over again but the song is well put together, you hardly notice. Each song on X-Ray Spirit weaves a hypnotic blend of strong guitar work with trippy organs. “Catwalk” shows this off to stunning effect. Things shift to a very blues mode mixed with funk in “Wicky”. It’s a two minute instrumental jam piece that isn’t insufferably long.
This maybe the first CD where I can’t any tracks I didn’t enjoy. X-Ray Spirit is one of the best rock albums of the past ten years. I haven’t hear as strong a debut album since Nirvana changed the face of music in the early 90’s. I’m not saying that Snake & Jet will have a much of a cultural impact but in today’s pseudo rock landscape, it’s great to hear a band that knows how to bring it on every track.
Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band will make you wonder why you even listen to other bands. If every band was half as talented as this group, rock music would once again flourish. As it stands, most bands want to be the next generic mainstream pop rock band that are easily disposed of. Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band are throwing down the gauntlet by showing that you can create amazing rock music that will get people on their feet and jamming out once again.
