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One more time for those at the back – it’s Not.
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But there’s more chance of The Beatles reforming than The Jam.
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That, even now, Weller gigs are populated by a small portion of balding feather-cutted gents bussed in from the hamlet of Modley Mod and underestimating the slimming powers of their Fred Perry tops, patiently letting Paul ‘get this weird experimental stuff out of his system’ while hoping for a run through of Jam toe-taps, shows the level of passion there still is out there.
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If there’d been helplines for such a thing, there’d no doubt have been tales of weeping mods and soul boys dialling in to express their distress. A band so significant that their entire catalogue re-charted after their demise, and one of the few to juggle imported releases clogging up the chart between the release of official numbers. The Jam clocked up a staggering array of hits, including four number ones – three of which entered that position on their first week – something The Beatlesonly managed once. That’s facts.ĭispensing of a band that meant so much at the height of their fame was a gamble, but also utterly punk.
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That might have pleased the faithful, but you know that Paul Wellerwouldn’t have the status or respect he has now if he’d milked it. Well maybe they could have, but the wheels would have long come off by the middle of the decade, the number ones would have dropped off, and a lowering of standards would’ve been par for the course as the audience and venues got more selective. Perhaps it is unfair to say, but I would rather be listening to the Jam.In praise of The Style Council: Ian Wade reviews the new compilationįirst up, let’s enjoy some context: The simple fact of the matter is that The Jam couldn’t last. It should be noted it failed to make the UK charts. For the sake of issuing a counterpoint, a lot of mid/late 80’s music was heading in this direction so the band was not alone.įor a sample, I went with “Heaven’s Above”, one of the tracks released as a single. I mean, I know this is not the Jam and all musicians grow but compared to the earlier Style Council album, this is a bit bland for my tastes. It is too polished in areas and again, too much adult contemporary. That being said, this album is really not my cup of tea. As a result, perhaps, this album marked a turning point for the band according to Wikipedia and perhaps the beginning of their decline. Coming off the heels of their biggest commercial success, Our Favorite Shop , the album marked a move from New Wave to a more adult contemporary style. This album, released in 1987, was the band’s third studio album. Most of their success was in England and the group disbanded in 1989. Also in the band was Weller’s wife at the time, Dee C. Playing music that incorporated many styles, in a way, they were an extension of where Weller was going with the later Jam albums. The Style Council was an English band founded by Weller and Mick Talbot in 1983. I thought about contacting them about the reward for return written on the back cover but then I found other ways to occupy my time. As the student radio for Texas A&M, the station now broadcasts strictly on the Internet and on Campus Cable. KANM 99.9 is the college station of “College Station”. Also, to give a bit of perspective, I went there back on June 16. Despite my griping about Cactus Records lack of cheap vinyl, this is the fourth record in a row I have posted from the store. Besides being Paul Weller’s post-Jam band, I was amused with the KANM 99.9 FM writing on the record.