Jet Black Stare – In This Life (Release Year – 2008)
When I first heard the song, “Ready to Roll” I thought I might have found a stellar new rock act to hit the scene. Canadian Rockers Jet Black Stare sure seemed to start on the right foot with this good, rocking track. This was the first song that I heard by the band. This cool new tune and the ultra cheap purchase price factored into me buying this CD.
I was hoping that more songs would follow the hard rock style of “Ready to Roll” on this disc. For this listener, In This Life starts off on a high note, and continues to taper off as the songs progress.
Jet Black Stare seemingly tried to follow the modern rock style of Nickelback, in fact, Nickelback’s drummer Daniel Adair plays on several tracks on this CD.
I totally understand a young band trying to create a sound similar to Nickelback. Whether you like them or not, Nickelback is one of the most successful rock bands in this decade, so with that in mind, it makes sense that Jack Black Stare tries to follow in their footsteps. I am not a big fan of this style of modern rock, so it has a minimal amount of appeal to me. I prefer to hear rock music, where the lead guitarists aren’t afraid to play solos. Too much of the guitar work on In This Life is drowned out by the bass and rhythm guitar.
The songs on In This Life aren’t unlistenable by means. There are a few cuts that are worth checking out on this disc including “Ready to Roll”, “I’m Breathing”, “It’s Over” and “The River”.
I believe that Jet Black Stare has a lot of potential, but they need to try to find their own sound and quit trying to be a copycat act. In This Life wont get a lot of repeat plays by me, but fans of Nickelback ought to give them a chance.
For more information on Jet Black Stare, check out their myspace page.
Track Listing:
1. Ready To Roll
2. I’m Breathing
3. In This Life
4. Every Moment
5. It’s Over
6. Rearview Mirror
7. Fly
8. I Won’t Let Go
9. Poster Princess
10. The River
11. Next To Me
Jet Black Stare is:
Rod Black – Lead Vocals
Flip – Guitar, Vocals
Dave Muselman – Guitar, Vocals
Shane Hayes – Bass, Vocals
Dan Swinimer -Drums, Vocals
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wow, get a life and stop hating…. if u dont like jet black stare then good for u.. they rnt for everyone… but still… i like them, im breathing and ready to roll and its over are phenominal.. and i agree they do need to find thier own voice.. but gove them a break they hve only been together for about a year, and just lost Shane as bass… they r nice guys, and get to d what they love.. so really, back off!!!
gotta love street teams. Leaving those “I love this band” comments. Get a grip guys. This is just another fade away, 1 year later who were these guys? cd. This album is like trying to watch paint dry. All songs bleed to one. Too bad, cause i am Canadain and from Vancouver and i like it when our bands are representative of us. These guys are not.
I stumbled across these guys whilst i was surfing myspace a while back. I was initially fairly impressed with them but i realized they were just another Nickelback influenced band. The songs on this CD are fairly solid and they are heavier than Nickelback i’d say. Modern Rock, Hard Rock, it’s all good.
i LOVE this band! The songs sounds great, lyrics are incredible, they just totally ROCK!!! saw them live too and they kicked a**
this level of ignorance is simply sad. Your musical taste obviously extends no futher then your mind does. Best of luck, you’ll need it:)
A young band who tries to sound like Nickelback wants to take your money without giving you anything for it. I don’t understand that at all. It’s on par with stealing.
I totally agree with your review. I found myself liking the first cut initially but after a couple of spins, I found the homogenized sound of Jet Black Stare very off-putting – to the point of nausea. The price point was nice but it may have been an indication of the type of formulaic sound that you will receive from this debut disc.