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In The City (Import) (Vinyl)

By: The Jam (Artist)

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The Jam Artist Snapshot:

The Jam were at the forefront of two musical movements at once in late-'70s England--punk and the mod revival. While the young trio possessed just as much brashness and raw energy as the Sex Pistols or the Clash, they also had the pop smarts and soul influences of '60s mods like the Creation, the Action, and the early Who. Over a series of sterling albums, the Jam's sound and singer/guitarist Paul Weller's songwriting grew increasingly sophisticated before the band's early-'80s breakup. Subsequently, Weller moved on to the cooler, pop/soul-oriented Style Council, and eventually struck out on his own, releasing a series of well-regarded solo albums.

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for In The City (Import) (Vinyl) Album By The Jam (Artist)
1   Art School - (studio)  
2   I've Changed My Address - (studio)  
3   Slow Down - (studio)  
4   I Got By In Time - (studio)  
5   Away From The Numbers - (studio)  
6   Batman Theme - (studio)  
7   In The City - (studio)  
8   Sounds From The Street - (studio)  
9   Non-Stop Dancing - (studio)  
10   Time For Truth - (studio)  
11   Takin' My Love - (studio)  
12   Bricks And Mortar - (studio)  
 

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Review

Q (5/02 SE, p.138) - 4 stars out of 5 - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums" - "...Mod-poet Paul Weller knew how it felt to be young, brash and alive. Rarely have those emotions been better captured on record."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/03, p.76) - Ranked #37 in Mojo's "Top 50 Punk Albums" - "...The new wave never sounded fresher..."

Title Note

The Jam: Paul Weller (vocals, guitar); Bruce Foxton (vocals, bass); Rick Buckler (drums).

Mod rocker's hugely influential first LP re-released and remastered. German import.

The Jam: Paul Weller (vocals, guitar); Bruce Foxton (bass guitar); Rick Buckler (drums).

In the Year of Punk, the Jam's exploded onto the music scene with this seminal debut album. The raw, unfettered aggression of the band's approach was well in keeping with the spirit of the times, but the heart of their songs and sound lay in the mod movement of the mid-'60s (early Who, Creation, etc.). Singer/guitarist Paul Weller comes off like a cross between Joe Strummer and the young Pete Townshend, bashing unreservedly through "Slow Down," one of the R&B tunes that inspired the original mods.

Weller extols the virtues of frenzied dancing and nonconformist youth culture ("Non-Stop Dancing," "Away From the Numbers") over the raging three-chord attack of bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler. The pure punk insouciance of his words and delivery is a perfect match for the raging but hooky "arrangements," which basically consisted of the band walking into the studio and blazing through their live set. Rickenbacker guitars never sounded so thick, and skinny ties never seemed less geeky.

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