Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy
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Artist: Joe JacksonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: American Beat
Soundtracks:
- Beat Crazy
- One to One
- In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)
- The Evil Eye
- Mad at You
- Crime Don't Pay
- Someone Up There
- Battleground
- Biology
- Pretty Boys
- Fit
Music reviews of Beat Crazy
Music Review: Joe Jackson - A Slight Step Down From HIs First Two
Rating: 4 Stars
By 1980 Jackson had released two albums of straightforward new wave / punk / pop and had achieved a high rate of success with both albums. His 3rd album "Beat Crazy" would be the first to see Jackson start to move in different directions which would be a foreshadowing of what he would do for the rest of his career. Along with his patented new wave / punk style, on "Beat Crazy" Joe would introduce elements of reggae, beat music, jazz and some swing to the mix. Joe would move completely into swing territory with his next release "Jumping Jive", but keeps things fairly close to the vest on this one. In fact some of the reggae experimentation was not that far removed from what bands like The Police were doing at the same time. Commercially "Beat Crazy" was a bit of a let down for Jackson. The title track was released as a single, but did not get a lot of airplay and the album would be his lowest charting up to this point in his career. This would also be the last album from the original Joe Jackson band until "Volume 4" which would come out over two decades later. I don't think that this album has aged as well as some of Joe's other ones. Songs like "Beat Crazy", "Battleground", "Pretty Boys", and "Fit" all sound very dated. Still there are some really good songs on the album with some great Jackson lyrics. "One To One", "In Every Home (A Nightmare)", "Mad At You", "Someone Up There", and "Biology" are all solid tunes. Despite the upbeat nature of much of the music, the lyrics are some of Jackson's most dark and cynical. I don't think this album is as good as his first two, but it is still a decent release.
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