Jet

Australia, 2001–2012

Melbourne rock band of the Cester brothers (2001–2012), reviving raw '60s–'70s rock & roll. Get Born ('Are You Gonna Be My Girl', 'Cold Hard Bitch') drew on the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Motown for its swaggering, back-to-basics sound.

MusicRoots documents 6 artists who influenced Jet and 0 artists Jet influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Jet?

• The Rolling Stones — The Rolling Stones sit at the centre of Jet's back-to-basics rock & roll, one of the classic acts the Cester brothers grew up on.
• AC/DC — Fellow Australians AC/DC gave Jet their hard-rock crunch and no-frills riffing.
• The Supremes — Jet credited the Motown beat of the Supremes' 'You Can't Hurry Love' (with Martha and the Vandellas) — not Iggy Pop — as the real template for 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl'.
• The Beatles — Part of the 1960s and 70s rock collection the Cesters grew up on.
• The Who — Part of the same collection, alongside the Rolling Stones and AC/DC.
• Martha and the Vandellas — The band named 'I'm Ready for Love' as a source of 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl' — Motown, not Iggy Pop, as often assumed.