by Jonathan Lewis It's no coincidence that the Screaming Jets chose to self-title their third album. For Screaming Jets, the band changed their approach somewhat, introducing more thoughtful lyrics and toning down the metal aspect of their music. The change is a good one, and this is a much more mature effort from the band. As a group they are tighter than ever and the quality of their songwriting has improved noticeably from their two previous outings. But changing a successful formula, regardless of how good a change it is, is always going to alienate fans (just ask Metallica), and Screaming Jets failed to live up to the success of its predecessor, managing only gold sales in Australia. Tear of Thought may have been the band's most successful release, but Screaming Jets is their best.