The Jam - The Sound of the Jam
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Artist: The JamEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-02-25
Music Label: Interscope Records
Soundtracks:
- In The City
- Away From The Numbers
- The Modern World
- David Watts
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)
- Mr. Clean
- English Rose
- The Butterfly Collector
- The Eton Rifles
- Thick As Thieves
- Going Underground
- Start!
- Liza Radley
- Pretty Green
- That's Entertainment
- Tales From The Riverbank (Fan Club Version)
- Town Called Malice
- Ghosts
- Beat Surrender
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Music Review: Absolute Beginners
Rating: 4 Stars
There are a number of compilations available - including boxed sets, nearly 20 - for The Jam and this 20-track edition is a nice overview on what was a brilliant recording career from 1977-1982.
Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler had 18 Top 40 singles in the UK and though lumped into the punk rock explosion, were much more from the R&B and beat sounds from the 1960s. Never presented well in the United States - an early tour found them in arenas, opening for Blue Oyster Cult - the band remains one of the most influential in rock-n-roll that still has an expanding fan base.
While the set does not deliver any surprise gems from the vault, it is a great way for new or casual fans to get a better understanding on what made The Jam the best group to emerge out of the punk rock era.
Description of The Sound of the Jam
Unless you choose to invest in the five-disc Direction Reaction Creation box set, this 25th anniversary collection is the best Jam available. The 20-track retrospective heads chronologically from the debut "In the City" single to the farewell one-off "Beat Surrender" by way of the most notable chart hits and a sprinkling of classic album tracks. Although fans may quibble with the exclusion of peak-period singles "All Around the World," "Strange Town," and "When You're Young" (as well as the presence of the misanthropic "Mr Clean"), what strikes anew is the taut energy of the trio's playing, the bitter bile of Paul Weller's lyrics, and the sophisticated, hook-packed update of Britbeat from one so young (Weller was still only 24 in 1982 when he broke up the biggest band in Britain). --Garry MulhollandGeneral CDs
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