''The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets EP'' is the debut release by
Australia
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pub rock band
The Screaming Jets
The Screaming Jets are an Australian hard rock band formed in Newcastle, Australia, in 1989 by frontman Dave Gleeson (vocals), Paul Woseen (bass guitar), Grant Walmsley (guitar)Richard Lara(guitar), and Brad Heaney (drums). The band has three a ...
, released in December 1990.
The Screaming Jets won a national Battle of the Bands contest run by the
Triple J
Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broad ...
network in 1989 and won time in a recording studio to release this
EP in 1990.
The song "
C'Mon" earned the Screaming Jets a nomination for 'best new talent' at the
ARIA Music Awards of 1991
The Fifth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 25 March 1991 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney. International host Bob Geldof was as ...
. The song lost to
Archie Roach
Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Abori ...
's - "Charcoal Lane"
Track listing
References
External links
"The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets" at Discogs
The Screaming Jets albums
1990 debut EPs
EPs by Australian artists
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