Joe Jackson - Night and Day
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Artist: Joe JacksonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1989-10-20
Music Label: A&M
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Music Review: Joe Jackson - Schizophrenic Album Wsa Joe's Highest Charting Disc
Rating: 3 Stars
After the "Beat Crazy" album in 1980 Joe broke up his original band and recorded an album of swing music called "Jumping Jive" which was completely different from anything he had done up to this time. Jackson then did another 360 with "Night And Day" in 1980 when the one time punk turned himself into a songwriter not unlike his older heroes like Cole Porter or George Gershwin. Most of the punk, new wave is gone on this one in favor of a jazzy sometimes salsa lounge act feel. The album does still rock in places, but this is a very different Joe Jackson album from anything that came before it. Ironically "Night And Day" would prove to be a huge success with the album climbing to #4 in the U.S. charts and the single "Stepping Out" becoming Joe's biggest hit. "Breaking Us In Two" and "Real Men" would also get significant airplay and all three songs continue to be staples of Joe's live shows to this day. The album is represents a portrait of life in 1980's New York City with the disc broken up into "day" and "night" making it somewhat of a concept piece. I find this album to be rather schizophrenic in nature. It has several of Joe's all time best songs on it, but the rest of the album has never done a lot for me. First the good, "Breaking Us In Two", "Real Men", and "A Slow Song" rank up with the very best material Jackson has ever written. The rest of the album is rather pedestrian by Jackson standards with songs like "Cancer", "T.V. Age", and "Target" taking on rather mundane issues of the day in a rather average manner. The rest of the songs on the disc have never done a lot for me. "Night And Day" was Joe's biggest seller and there are some very very high points on it, but overall I like some of his other discs a lot better.
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Having already come close to beating Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, and Louis Jordan at their own games, Joe Jackson made a play for becoming the Cole Porter of his generation with this 1982 collection. Actually that's a bit of a cheap shot, especially considering what a refreshingly innovative album this was. Jackson truly hit his stride with a memorable set that combines new technology and classic songwriting. From the infectious "Chinatown" to the hits "Stepping Out" and "Breaking Us in Two," the album is a showcase for killer hooks wrapped up in shiny keyboards and Latin-tinged percussion. Small wonder that Jackson waited two decades to attempt a sequel. --Bill FormanGeneral CDs
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