Jetboy – Damned Nation (Release Year – 1990)
Occasionally, I will listen to a CD and get completely frustrated. In the case of Jetboy’s “Damned Nation”, my frustration is with the record label (MCA) not Jetboy, or this CD.
“Damned Nation” is the CD that should have taken Jetboy’s career to the next level. While “Damned Nation” may not be as classic as say, Guns N’ Roses “Appetite for Destruction”, it is easily Jetboy’s best offering. If more fans would have heard this disc back when it was released in the day, Jetboy would have been more of a household name than a mere footnote in the world of hard rock.
I have been a fan of Jetboy since their debut CD from the 80’s, but “Damned Nation” is the disc I still play the most. With awesome cuts like Stomp It (Down To the Bricks), Moonlight and Heavy Chevy, this CD will likely appeal to fans of bands 
coming out of the Sunset Strip in the mid eighties such as L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat. There is also a really cool guest appears by Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) who plays saxophone on the tune “Rock N’ Roller”
Jetboy’s mixture of glam and punk was very well done, and they should have hit a homerun with “Damned Nation”. Jetboy never got the proper support from their label and instead of “Damned Nation” propelling the band to superstar status, the lack of label support for this disc eventually led to their demise. Thank the rock gods that the band has gotten back together again once more!
This CD has been out of print for years, but you find used copies of it at this link. Grab this CD while you can!
You can check out Jetboy on myspace here.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. Stomp It (Down To The Bricks) 
2. Moonlight
3. Groove Tube
4. Heavy Chevy
5. Too Late
6. Evil
7. Trouble Comes
8. Bullfrog Pond
9. Ready To Rumble
10. Rock N’ Roller
11. Jam
12. Suicidal Shakedown
Jetboy is:
Mickey Finn – vocals
Fernie Rod – guitar
Billy Rowe – guitar
Ron Tostenson – drums
Sami Yaffa – bass
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I have said this time and time again but here is yet another example of MCA Records killing a bands career. If you were in a rock band in the 80’s/90’s and you signed with MCA that was the biggest mistake you could ever make. They simply sucked at pushing and promoting hard rock bands.
Never forget the first time that we heard of Jetboy.
We’re moving a buddy to Atlanta back in 2000 and on the way through DC101’s broadcast area, we heard “Feel The Shake”
Oh Man! Talk about hooked. How did we never hear of this band before? Oh wait, that’s right….radio sucks in central PA.
So, after many a night on Ebay and other places, we picked up all available Jetboy cd’s and love every one of them.
And don’t forget about “The Glam Years”
http://hardrockhideout.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jetboy-the-glam-years-release-year-2007/
Gotta say though that Damned Nation is absolutely the best of the bunch, but Jetboy is now and will forever be one of our favorite bands.
Just gotta see them live sometime soon to complete the cycle….