JetKing: They came, they saw, they rocked

At the height of the "Myspace band hacks" back in 2007, I have to confess to being somewhat underwhelmed by reaction to the problems facing the bands on that social networking site. It seemed most bands were puzzled at best and disinterested at worst by the mass hack attempts on their pages.

However - one band actually took an interest in it, and had been fighting the good fight for some time while I was only just starting to dig into the problem. That band would be JetKing, and they really flew the flag for bands that were getting it in the neck from all the phishing & malware spewing that was going on at the time.

We've kept in touch to this day, and I was flattered when they sent me a copy of their debut album a week or so ago. I'm happy to report that the album is bloody good and well worth investigating (I've had "Smoke and Mirrors" lodged in my brain for a few days now). It's an interesting mix of guitars and electronica, but what caught my eye (ear?) was that neither element was overloaded or overdone - there's a nice bit of breathing space to the tracks and that appeals to me as a one time orchestral bod. And hey, you can rock out to it so +1 for that.

You can check out a few of the songs on their Myspace page and there's a review here that pretty much says what I was thinking about the album myself. Cheers for that, album reviewer guy.

JetKing: flying the flag for music and security.

That's always a good thing, isn't it? Good luck with the album Vaughn, and thanks for being interested in the whole security thing at a time when so many others affected by the same problem weren't. It made a difference :)