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The Jetlegs - Rock 'N Roll. Without embellishment. Cruising straight down the road like a juggernaut. Without the usual V8-stereotypes and flames on the wings. No skulls, no tigerstripe-guitarstraps. The Jetlegs do what the want - no compromises. Chris (Guitar/Vocals), Dominic (Drums/Backingvocals) and Martin (Bass) are absolutely aware of the fact that they won't reinvent the wheel of Rock - but they let it roll on and on. With fun and soul and sweat, raw power and euphoria.Energy that boils over. From the stage to the audience and back. Energy that used to be dangerous decades ago. When bands like the MC5 or the Stooges made the established media fear for the souls of the fans, a faint breath of revolution was in the air. MUSIC THAT MEANT SOMETHING.MUSIC THAT STILL MEANS SOMETHING. At least for the Jetlegs and their fans. Launched in the year 2005 in Nuremberg/Germany, the trio recorded their first self-produced 4-Track E.P. ("The Jetlegs") - and introduced their songs live to their devotees around their hombase. In the beginning of 2007 they betook themselves into the studio of British rock dinosaur Pete Mayhew to record some of their newest songs within a couple of days. This session generated their current 5-track E.P. "Alright! Let's Go!", which has won praise in the music press since then.With 9 out of 10 points in the Ox-Fanzine, issue 72, for example: " One, two, three, four: Let's go! With their second demo the band goes into full blast and plays their 5 Songs energetically. [...] Excellent guitar work and driving beats make the Jetlegs-mid-tempo appear absolutely fresh. -Arne Köpke". Or Trust Magazine: "great songwriting, really rocks". Or Sellfish: "If we had kind of a weekly released NME-blend here, we spontaneously would declare the Jetlegs as the hottest shit. -Sebastian Zapf".There is nothing to add, except: It goes on. The Jetlegs will record their first full-length Album and further on do the most important things: play live, shake some action, kick out the jams and give all they've got...Contact: [email protected]
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Member Since: 14/07/2006
Band Members:
Order our new Album "Boarding Now" for 10 Euros incl. shipping (for worldwide shipping please inquire for postage to your country) under [email protected] or send us a message via myspace. ******************************************************* We got Chris who strums his guitarstrings and sings, Dominic who hits his Drumset hard and sings the backing vocals as well as Martin who plays bass guitar.Myspace Contact Tables , hosting by Imgdump.net
Influences: We were surely influenced by the greatest bands ROCK ever had to offer. From 60's legends like the MC5, Roky Erickson, the Who, Neil Young, Rory Gallagher or the Sonics to 70's protopunkrockers like the Stooges, Radio Birdman, the Dictators, the New York Dolls or Blue Oyster Cult to 80's heroes like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Thin Lizzy, Lime Spiders, Hitmen, the Nomads or the Descendents to nowadays action rockers like the Hellacopters, Thunder Express, the D4, the Boss Martians, the Peepshows, Bloodlights, the Yes-Men, the Flaming Sideburns, the Sewergrooves and so on... ------------------------------------------------------------ ------- The Gear: Chris' main guitars are a '64 Epiphone Wilshire and a Fender Telecaster Custom (sometimes also a Fender Custom Shop 60's Strat, a 70's Firebird or a Greco 70's Les Paul Custom Copy) played through an Orange Or 120 Head and an old English 4x12 Cabinet with Greenbacks or a '78 Marshall JMP 2150 Combo, sometimes also a Cornell Romany Plus Combo. His favourite stompboxes are a Xotic BB Plus, a Tubescreamer, a Boss Delay and a Wah. Martin Plays a Fender Jazz Bass with Seymour Duncan Antiquity Pickups or a Tokai Thunderbird bass through an Ampeg Tubeamp and a 4x10 Cabinet. Dom plays a Gretsch "Catalina Club Mod" Drumset (22/12/16/14) and Cymbals by Paiste.
Sounds Like: PAST SHOWS:2.10.2006 Nürnberg, Club Rakete @ Matahari B-Day 9.11.2006 Erlangen, Club Bambu @ Aegee Party 17.11.2006 Schwäbisch Hall, Club Alpha w/ Leopold Kraus Wellenkapelle 20.11.2006 Klüpfel Nürnberg, 6.1.2007 Nürnberg, K4 w/ the Yoohoos & Monokini, 3.8.2007 Z-Bau-Roter Salon, Nürnberg, 16.9.2007 w/Royal Rabbit; 04.10. Pegnitzbühne, Nürnberg w/ Dead United, 06.10.2007 Z-Bau-Roter Salon, Nürnberg w/ Project Katrina, 8.11.2007 Avalons Dust Nürnberg w/Hella Donna & Beat the Waves; 22.10.2007 Kofferfabrik Fürth w/the Magic Twangers, 15.12.2007 Acoustic Show at Mata Hari Bar Nürnberg, 2.4.2008 Kunstkeller O27 Fürth w/Digger & the Pussycats, 8.4.2008 Club Stereo Nürnberg w/Common Sense; 26.4.08 Club Rakete Nürnberg @ Matahari Palooza w/Monokini & the Satelliters; 14.6.08 No Man's Land, Volmerange-les-Mines, France w/Surf me up Scotty; 12.7.08 Waldstock Festival Pegnitz w/the Satelliters, Lord Bishop, 16.9.08 K4 Nürnberg w/ GG Elvis & the TCP Band, 21.11.08 Blue Shell Köln w/Amri Pardo & Phase 4 & the Bordells, 20.12.08 Mata Hari Bar Nürnberg; 10.2.09 Kunstkeller O27 Fürth w/SSM; 14.3.09 Soundtown Festival Bayreuth; JUZ Lauf w/Cook Rays Gone & Days of Judgement; 12.4.09 LOOP NBG @ Delirious Delight; 5.6.09 Rock im Park Club Interim Alternastage; 18.7.09 Desertstone/Wüstenstein w/Project Katrina; 3.10.09 Club Rakete Nürnberg @ 15th Matahari Birthday w/Bettie Ford; 27.11.09 MUZ Club Nürnberg CD Release Party w/the Hatchets...
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My Blog

Yes Yes Yes it's done! Mission NEW ALBUM accomplished - "BOARDING NOW" out 27.Nov.2009!!!

We, the Jetlegs are very proud to announce that we've finished the work on our first full length Album "Boarding Now"! We are really happy with the result, the whole thing has turned great. We recorde...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:19:00 GMT

What's going on with the bloody Jetlegs at the moment???

Dear friends,It's been a little quiet round us for the last couple of months. Just a few fun shows that we played around here...thanks for all the invitations! The reason behind this is not that we've...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 05:18:00 GMT

5 records to die for...

As I'm feeling bored at the moment I will give you guys an idea of what records have kicked my ass through the last coupe of months... Here we go:The Hitmen S/T Lp - Radio Birdman's guitar player...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Newspaper article about us!

THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN RELEASED IN NÜRNBERGER ZEITUNG (NZ) ON 15.9.08: Schweinerock ganz ohne Schnauzbart Dreister Diebstahl: Es passiert ja oft, dass ein Lied geklaut wird  aber ein Bandname? Eher selt...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:47:00 GMT

New Album soon!

Yes it's true - the Jetlegs are currently recording their first full-length Album! We finally found time to record all those songs we've been playing live for quite a while plus a couple of brand new ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:53:00 GMT

News, news and some more news!

Hey all you fellows out there! First of all the Jetlegs send out a big CHEERS to all the 10000 people that have had a look on our page! I know, I haven’t updated this homepage&nbs...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:40:00 GMT

BAND DES MONATS NOVEMBER IM GITARRE UND BASS MAGAZIN!!!

In der Novemberausgabe von Gitarre und Bass sind wir unter den Bands des Monats! Auch online sind wir gelistet: http://www1.gitarrebass.de/magazine/2007/11/yoursite.html
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:29:00 GMT

Presseinfo

T h e  J e t l e g s     Rock'n'Roll. Schnörkellos. Geradeaus mit Vollgas über die Piste bügeln. Ohne die üblichen V8-Klischees und Flammen auf der Wagenseite. Keine Totenköpfe und ke...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:46:00 GMT

Chris top 40 Songs ever...

1. Radio Birdman - Aloha Steve & Danno 2. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Refugee 3. Sonic’s Rendevous Band - City Slang 4. MC5 - Looking at You 5. The Chantays - Pipeline 6. Roky E...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:25:00 GMT

9 out of 10 stars review in Ox Fanzine!!!

Our new E.P. has been reviewed in the Ox Fanzine, click here to check it out:   http://www.ox-fanzine.de/reviews/rid/56320/jetlegs-alright_l ets_go_cd-r.23.html      
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:19:00 GMT