Jet To Issue Final Parting Shot?
News posted Sunday, April 1 2012 at 09:00 AM.
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The ink may still be drying on their break-up announcement, but do Jet have one parting shot left?
In the vein of R.E.M., who released a career-spanning retrospective just days after calling it quits, the cover art and a tracklisting for a mysterious album called Monkey Off Our Back has turned up on Amazon.
While the link has since been removed, we’ve managed to save a copy of the cover, which appears to take the piss out of Pitchfork’s infamous “review” of second album Shine On, which received a 0.0 rating and featured a clip of a monkey urinating in its own mouth.
According to the Amazon listing, the two-disc retrospective will include Jet hits such as ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, ‘Rollover DJ’, ‘Cold Hard Bitch’, ‘Look What You’ve Done’ and ‘Get Me Outta Here’ from their multi-platinum debut, as well as a sprinkling of songs from Shine On and final album Shaka Rock. The second disc will feature rarities and “lost A-sides”, taken from the Get Born sessions in Los Angeles.
While the album has yet to be officially endorsed by Jet or their in-house label Real Horrorshow Records, a source close to the band has confirmed its legitimacy. They said the cover of the monkey pissing was a bit of fun, but was also about “reclaiming” the image from their antagonists.
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Is it midday yet?
I think i've seen that filter in photoshop.
yes its called 'Graphic Pen' - if you go to filters and go to 'Sketch' its in there.
What are some other good photoshop filters? I like Mosaic.
Genius.
Absolute genius.
Next: Get Bored retrospective double CD set.
I think they're serious.
Best review ever. Who's ready to review the best of?
Damn- they got me! ''While the link has since been removed, we’ve managed to save a copy of the cover,''... yeah, right.
story updated
SUFFER.
I've decided this is Darren's favorite day of the year. The man's on fire!
you fooled nobody.
It was a pretty low shot to feature a monkey pissing in its mouth, any kind of intense negativity like that is bad for peoples morale across the board both the band and the people doing the insulting.
The monkey seemed fine with it
The monkey was foolishness personified yes, it reminds me of how they used to make gollywogs, the same kind of dehumanising element.
Not very humanitarian, kind of against the most fundamental human rights of human beings to liken them to a monkey.
disappointing.
You were hoping there was a compilation?
We fooled Music Feeds who ran a story
quality journalism
''Exclusive'' says FL Well I suppose it did go up on their site much earlier than on M+N
Haha, music feeds.
Where is the Twitter response from industry figures?
shit gets real
That syn ''review'' is gold.
The animal in the illustration is clearly a member of the chimpanzee family.
Chimpanzees are apes.
'Ape' is not synonymous with 'monkey'.
Fix this shit.
yes, you are correct. i'd like to extend our apologies to all marsupials for any offence caused.