YOU'D BETTER LISTEN, MAN
BECAUSE THE KIDS
KNOW WHERE IT'S AT...
were an
English
rock band
formed in 1972
in Woking, Surrey
They released 18
consecutive
top 40 singles
in
the United Kingdom,
from their debut
in 1977
to their break-up
in December 1982,
including four
number one hits.
As of 2007,
"That's Entertainment"
and
"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"
remain the
best-selling
import singles
of all time
in the UK.
They released
one live album
and six
studio albums,
the last of which,
The Gift,
reached number one
on the
UK Albums Chart.
When the
group disbanded
in 1982,
their first 15 singles
were re-released
and all placed
within the top 100.
The band drew
upon a variety of
stylistic influences
over the course
of their career,
including 1970s
punk
and
new wave
and
1960s
beat music,
soul
and
rhythm and blues.
The trio
were known for
their melodic
pop songs,
their distinctly
English flavor
and their
mod image.
The band launched
the career of
Paul Weller,
who went on
to form
the Style Council
and later started
a solo career.
Weller wrote
and sang
most of
the Jam's
original compositions
and played
lead guitar,
using a
Rickenbacker 330.
Bruce Foxton
provided
backing vocals
and prominent
bass lines,
which were
the foundation
of many of
the band's songs,
including the hits
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight",
"The Eton Rifles",
"Going Underground"
and
"Town Called Malice."
TRACK LIST
All Around The World
Slow Down
In The City
Talkin' My Love
Don't Tell Them You're Sane
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