Fun Trivia : Screaming Jets

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Screaming Jets

The Screaming Jets are from which New South Wales town?

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Newcastle. Long before the arrival of silverchair, Newcastle already had one rock band to be proud of - The Screaming Jets. The Jets music is very much Newcastle inspired, no-frills, in-your-face rock from the town of the BHP steelworks.



What was not an original name of The Screaming Jets?

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Gleeson and the Jets. Founding members Dave Gleeson and Grant Walmsley met way back in 1981 at an all-boys school. In 1985, they formed their first band, Sudden Impact, later to be known as Aspect. In 1988, their first gig in Newcastle had them under the bill of The Love Bomb, but they later adopted the name of The Screaming Jets.



On which Sydney radio station did The Jets win 'Battle of the Bands'?

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Triple J. Triple J have always been a radio station that have promoted all Australian musical acts, and in late 1989 it was The Screaming Jets who won the inaugural Battle of the Bands.



What was The Jets first national Top 10 hit?

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Better. 'C'mon' was released in December 1990 as an introduction, but it was 'Better' that first brought the Jets to the attention of the Australian public. The song has since gone on to become arguably their biggest hit, played on commercial station still 14 years after it's released and sung endlessly in karaoke bars around Australia!



After a tour of Europe and the USA at the end of 1991, the Jets returned with an EP of cover versions titled what?

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'Living in England'. Nothing too new on the EP but it did keep the Jets in the charts and prepared the band for their next album.



The Jets second album, 'Tear of Thought' featured four top 40 hits. What was not a hit from the album?

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'Shine On'. 'Think' was the first hit off the album, but it was not as popular as previous efforts. 'Shivers', which almost wasn't put on the album, was more of a success, but it was 'Helping Hand', a song released a year after 'Shivers', was their biggest hit since 'Better'. To carry on the success with the album, a fourth song 'Tunnel', was also re-released.



In November 1999 the Jets released a compilation greatest hits collection titled what?

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'Hits and Pieces'. The bands fifth album contained all their biggest hits, such as 'Better', 'Helping Hand', 'Shivers', 'Living in England', 'October Grey'.. etc. It also contained one brand new song 'I Need Your Love'.



The Jets, after 12 years and thousands of live shows, played their last show before a sabbatical in Newcastle on what date?

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June 9, 2001. Appropriately, the band signed off their first part of their careers back home in Newcastle after 2000 gigs, five hit albums and countless national and world tours. An album of the show was released later in 2001.



'Well the weeks go by and you wonder why is this really true?' is from which song?

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'Better'. 'Your heart said no but your feelings showed The whole thing you never knew You and I we knew deep down That ain't really you We always knew that it would work right And we could start anew.'



'I've been contemplating suicide, but it doesn't really suit my style' is the opening line from which song?

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'Shivers'. 'So I think I’ll just act bored instead To contain the blood I could have shed She makes me feel so weary My heart is really on its knees But I keep a poker face so well That even my mother couldn’t tell.'



'Now it seems, I need a shot, a drink to jog my thoughts' is from which song?

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'Helping Hand'. 'Why does this happen all the time Is it, is it just because Because no-one will understand Won't someone, lend me a helping hand Won't someone, take the time to think That your actions and words They don't always say what they mean.'



'Will you be the first one when things get me down Will you be the first one to bring me around Resurrect my sense of believing Cause’ I sure could use the feeling This is the chorus to which song?

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Sad Song. Opening lyrics: 'How about a sad song to help me get further down So down like I’m drowning, so down like I’m dying.'



'This petty ego is thriving on a teenage dream, it won't be long before we arrive' is from which song?

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'Shine On'. Another Jets hit.



The Screaming Jets released a two-disc album in December 2002 titled what?

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'Live Forever'. A mix of greatest hits intermixed with live music, it was released after the band 'broke up' in late 2001. Good news for all the Jets fans is that the band resumed touring in 2004.



Choose the missing words from the "Screaming Jets" song? "I hear the radio and the songs they play, makin' my stomach turn. I just want to hear some _ . _ , I watch my radio burn."

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rock n roll. "C'mon" written by Dave Gleeson(Singer) and Richard Lara (Guitar)the first song on the album released in 1991. Richard Lara left the band and was replaced by Jimi Hocking from Melbourne.



Choose the missing word from the "Screaming Jets" song? "We had a dream about that fame and fortune, said 'I'm gonna make it and be a _.'"

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star. "No Point" written by Paul Woseen (Bass) the second song from the album.



Choose the missing word from the "Screaming Jets" song? "You still didn't know what happened when you knocked upon my _."

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door. "Better" written by Grant Walmsley (Guitar) the third song on the album. LIVE this song goes OFF!



Choose the missing word from the "Screaming Jets" song? "Your eyes, your face, your _ and soul, you know they said it all. What happened on that day back then, the moment hurt us all."

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heart. From the song "Better" the most popular Screaming Jets song played regularly on Aussie radio.



Choose the missing words from the "Screaming Jets" song? "Held an old friend as he died. Oh what a wasted life. Don't you start, don't you start, said don't you start your pushin' the _."

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needle to the red. "Needle" written by Paul Woseen the fourth song from the album. A bit of a dark song with a lot of personal attachments.



Choose the missing word from the "Screaming Jets" song? "Cold steel rails in front of me, my steel city left behind. Miles and miles of _ to go it's another lonley night."

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miles. "Shine On" written by Paul Woseen this is the Newie (Newcastle) song and my favorite Screaming Jets song of all time.



Choose the missing words from the "Screaming Jets" song? "Three days, 1500 miles quickly turns into a week. Don't know my direction and I just can't get no sleep. This petty ego is thriving on a _

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teenage dream. Also from the song "Shine On" the fifth song on the album, about life in the steel town of Newcastle.



Choose the missing words from the "Screasming Jets" song? "Know our first stop Fire Base Green, got my ..-.. ready and clean. Watching the tree line, I'm waiting for a break got my finger on the trigger and I just can't wait."

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AK-47. "Blue Sashes" written by Bryce (not in the band) and Grant Walmsley is the eight song of the album. Another great live song.



Choose the missing word from the "Screaming Jets" song? "My Sarge got dusted off, I tie my .... cloth. You know it's in my head, it's in my head, it's in my head."

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blue. Also from the song "Blue Sashes", a popular song they still play live it rocks!



Choose the missing words from the "Screaming Jets" song? "You dodge your tax man, you know all the right lies, getting fat and fickle on good food and _."

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red wine. "F R C" written by Gleeson, Walmsley and Woseen the tenth song from the album a bit political and controversial not played live much anymore.