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Sound Affects (Import) (CD)

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 Sound Affects (Import) (CD) Album By The Jam (Artist)
1   Pretty Green - (studio)  
2   Monday - (studio)  
3   But I'm Different Now - (studio)  
4   Set The House Ablaze - (studio)  
5   Start - (studio)  
6   That's Entertainment - (studio)  
7   Dream Time - (studio)  
8   Man In The Corner Shop - (studio)  
9   Music For The Last Couple - (studio)  
10   Boy About Town - (studio)  
11   Scrape Away - (studio)  
 

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Review

CMJ (1/5/04, p.8) - Ranked #18 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1981"
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #79 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #7 in NME's list of the `50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s' - "...[SOUND AFFECTS] contains three of [Paul Weller's] greatest songs--`That's Entertainment,' `Start' and `Man In The Corner.' A bold, brilliant album..."

Title Note

The Jam: Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler.

Remastered German version.

While other first-generation British punk bands embraced art and nihilism, the Jam offered working-class soul--solid, honest rhythms that were a ray of hope to the country's recession-racked youth. SOUND AFFECTS was released at the height of the Jam's popularity, and found frontman Paul Weller at his songwriting peak. Equally as influenced by Motown as by punk, Weller's songs defy categorization. While "Start!" (a No. 1 hit in England) is as upbeat as the best James Brown, the driving instrumentation of "Set The House Ablaze," "Monday" and "Boy About Town" bears comparison to the the early Who. There are even ska echoes on "Music For The Last Couple."

But the most enduring quality of these songs is their humanism. Even through Weller's early flirtation with Toryism, his deep concern for Britain's dispossessed was evident. "That's Entertainment" and "Man In The Corner Shop" speak of an England that everyone, from scooter-gangs to businessmen, can relate to. It was this everyman appeal, this boy-next-door earnestness, that a generation of British youth rallied around.

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