All for One (The Screaming Jets album) explained

All for One
Type:studio
Artist:The Screaming Jets
Cover:AllForOneScreamingJets.jpg
Released:19 April 1991
Recorded:1990
Genre:Rock, pub rock
Length:47:42
Label:rooArt
Producer:Steve James
Prev Title:The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Living in England
Next Year:1992

All for One is the debut album by Australian hard rock band The Screaming Jets which was released in April 1991. It peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Charts.

The album was re-recorded in 2021 and released in October 2021 as All for One (30 Year Anniversary Edition), which debuted at number 4 on the ARIA Charts.

Background

The Screaming Jets are a hard rock group that formed in January 1989 in Newcastle with singer Dave Gleeson, drummer Brad Heaney, guitarist Richard Lara, guitarist Grant Walmsley and bass guitarist Paul Woseen. Their first performance was at a Newcastle pub in March. The band won the inaugural National Band Competition run by youth radio broadcaster Triple J in November. They relocated to Sydney by early 1990 and supported The Angels on a national tour. In May, they signed with independent label, rooArt. Their debut extended play (EP), The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets, was issued in December.

In April 1991, The Screaming Jets released their debut studio album All for One which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart. It was produced by Steve James and released by rooArt in Australia, Germany and United States as a CD, cassette and LP album. The US release has an alternative cover. It reached the Top 50 on the ARIA End of Year Albums Chart for 1991.

The album's lead single, "Better", peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Two top 40 singles, "Stop the World" and "Shine On" followed. The controversial track "F.R.C." ("Fat Rich Cunts") was a crowd favourite and released in USA and Canada. Gleeson would dedicate the song to Michael Gudinski or Russ Hinze at concerts. At times, "F.R.C." was performed by guest vocalists from Mortal Sin, The Choirboys or The Angels.

Following the album's release, the group relocated to the United Kingdom where they based themselves for over two years. They toured there, the rest of Europe and the US as they supported varied hard rock and heavy metal bands.

Reception

According to Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, All for One "was a cogent and energetic release, one of the strongest debuts from an Australian hard rock band. Reference points for the album's gritty rock'n'roll included the flash of early Van Halen mixed with the traditional thunder of AC/DC and The Angels".

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 48
Australian Artist Albums Chart15

Certifications

Release details

FormatCountryLabelCatalogue No.Year
LPAustraliarooArt848441-119 April 1991
CassetteEuroperooArt848441-41991
CDAustraliarooArt90317765221991
CDGermany, UK, USrooArt848441-21991

Personnel

The Screaming Jets members

Recording details

References

General
Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 November 2021. 29 October 2021.
  2. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums 1991. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 September 2014.