- Audio CD (23 Oct 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Warp
- ASIN: B00004YL1M
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,845 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Blue Jam Intro | |||
| 2. Doc Phone | |||
| 3. Lamacqsting | |||
| 4. 4FT Car | |||
| 5. Suicide Journalist | |||
| 6. Acupuncture | |||
| 7. Bad Sex 2 | |||
| 8. Mayosting | |||
| 9. Unflustered | |||
| 10. Moylessting | |||
| 11. TV Lizards | |||
| 12. Doc Cock | |||
| 13. Hobbs Sting | |||
| 14. Morton interview | |||
| 15. Fix It Girl | |||
| 16. Porn | |||
| 17. Kids Party | |||
| 18. Club News | |||
| 19. Whiley Sting | |||
| 20. Little Girl Balls | |||
See all 22 tracks on this disc
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Radio and TV Broadcaster, Chris Morris is a magus of bad taste, a true millennial terrorist who takes pot shots at the powers that be, often with hilarious consequences. Clever, funny and original, Morris has consistently flouted convention with surreal, satirical programmes like BBC 2 's The Day Today. After the cancellation of his Channel 4 show, Brass Eye in 1997, Radio 1 commissioned Blue Jam: an inspired mixture of ambient music and edgy sketches, which had the tendency to unfold slowly into nightmares. Performed with a group of British comedy actors, Blue Jam's sketches, spoofs and stings reveal Morris' unnerving ability to steer unsuspecting celebrities into unhinged interview scenarios and his irreverent approach to taboos like child abuse, suicide and AIDS. With haunting musical accompaniment from Labradford, Jimi Tenor, Aphex Twin and Funki Porcini among others, Morris sets up preposterous situations leaving you wondering if you really heard someone calling Childline to complain about a four-year-old girl with a magnum battering a cow to death ("Little Girl Balls"). This deeply disturbing compilation includes his piss-take interview with Princess Diana biographer, Andrew Morton ("Morton"), "Suicide Journalist", "Doc Cock" and a series of stings on his colleagues, Steve Lamacq, Jo Whiley and Mary Ann Hobbs. Surrealism can be an excuse for not bothering with structure or punchlines, but Morris avoids this problem because his pieces don't seem aimless. The aim of Blue Jam is to unsettle, trouble and entertain. --Maxine Kabuubi
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The thing about Chris Morris is, you either love him or you don't (the two teams were more or less decided after that fatefull Brass Eye in 2001). For those of you who avidly follow his work, this is more or less a must-have. It includes a range of sketches from the Radio 1 series, including short but sweet gems like 4ft Car, and disturbing and word-bending monologues like Suicide Journalist. Despite pre-purchasing cynisism, you will probably listen to this album a lot more than once, even though it's the same thing every time; there is a fantastic soundtrack with the likes of Brian Eno and Aphex Twin, and some of the tracks take a few listens to truly understand.
So why only 4 stars? Well, there were roughly 18 episodes of Blue Jam when originally broadcasted, each one an hour long. So basically you are missing a lot of stuff, if you are a completist. I dare say, however, you can find the remaining material floating around the net.
So why only 4 stars? Well, there were roughly 18 episodes of Blue Jam when originally broadcasted, each one an hour long. So basically you are missing a lot of stuff, if you are a completist. I dare say, however, you can find the remaining material floating around the net.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At last, Blue Jam makes it to the shelves. This caustic Chris Morris creation is a continuous mix of comedy and music to darken the soul.
The music is very laid back, impeccably chosen and overflows into the sketches themselves: quite often a comedy piece will be played to the accompaniment of a small piece of looped music that expands to a full-length song at the end of the sketch. The comedy is a mixture of sketches, monologues and is very, very dark.
Best heard late at night, it only really makes sense when you're flat on your back and in a slightly confused state. Despite the ambient tag, this is comedy that refuses to stay in the background: it deserves your undivided attention, and demands it with menaces.
Anyone with a taste for the weird and unnerving will love this as much as I do. Let's just hope that other Morris material becomes available soon, such as Brass Eye and the TV version of Blue Jam.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I remember seeing the Jam TV show when it was aired a while ago and thinking 'Yes, it's very good. Yes, it's daring. But, I'm afraid Chris Morris seems to have finally disappeared up his own arse just a little bit'.
After 'The Day Today' and 'Brass Eye', (Blue) Jam was the inevitable conclusion to the ever-darkening of the blackly-comic sketch. It seems that this is as dark as humour can get before being simply gratuitous - on occasion, the sketches simply weren't funny enough to support the blackness and just fell completely flat.
I'm glad I got this CD, as I never heard it on the radio. It includes some genuinely funny sketches from the TV show and apparently the best of the radio ones, too. The sketches are extremely tasteless and very funny, and the music complements them perfectly (especially if, like me, you are a fan of these artists already).
The sketches are funny mainly because they are depicted in such a surreal manner. Each show (and this CD) starts and ends with a couple of minutes of total gibberish, filled with stupid words that make you laugh inexplicably at complete nonsense. Most of the CD is funny BECAUSE it's so horrible and bizarre (ie phoning the cable repair man because lizards are coming out of the TV or the suicide journalist).
I'm sure I read an article somewhere in which Peter Baynham (co-writer and author of the some of the more controversial sketches) said that although Jam was funny, it would be really terrible if all comedy was like this. And it appeared to me that Morris himself was hinting that he's going to have to change direction a bit following Blue Jam.
If you liked Brass Eye etc, you aren't necessarily going to like this unless you appreciate very strange and very dark comedy. If you do, then this CD is an absolute must.
After 'The Day Today' and 'Brass Eye', (Blue) Jam was the inevitable conclusion to the ever-darkening of the blackly-comic sketch. It seems that this is as dark as humour can get before being simply gratuitous - on occasion, the sketches simply weren't funny enough to support the blackness and just fell completely flat.
I'm glad I got this CD, as I never heard it on the radio. It includes some genuinely funny sketches from the TV show and apparently the best of the radio ones, too. The sketches are extremely tasteless and very funny, and the music complements them perfectly (especially if, like me, you are a fan of these artists already).
The sketches are funny mainly because they are depicted in such a surreal manner. Each show (and this CD) starts and ends with a couple of minutes of total gibberish, filled with stupid words that make you laugh inexplicably at complete nonsense. Most of the CD is funny BECAUSE it's so horrible and bizarre (ie phoning the cable repair man because lizards are coming out of the TV or the suicide journalist).
I'm sure I read an article somewhere in which Peter Baynham (co-writer and author of the some of the more controversial sketches) said that although Jam was funny, it would be really terrible if all comedy was like this. And it appeared to me that Morris himself was hinting that he's going to have to change direction a bit following Blue Jam.
If you liked Brass Eye etc, you aren't necessarily going to like this unless you appreciate very strange and very dark comedy. If you do, then this CD is an absolute must.
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Chris Morris Blue Jam
This is one of the funniest CDs I have heard for a very long time.
I was totally unaware of Mr Morris et Al, so missed out on his previous shows. Read more
I was totally unaware of Mr Morris et Al, so missed out on his previous shows. Read more
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Biting satires of middling class soundbite lifestyles pulled, culled and then beaten with caustic acid whilst finally soused with bitter sweet vinegar. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
Good but could be better
I remember listening to Blue Jam on Radio 1 when it ran so discovering this CD I bought it without question
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I did not realise it contained stuff from the TV series... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by Juan McGuinness
Refreshing
I got into Morris' work quite late on, and watching stuff from the early 90's seems to make modern attempts at comedy to shame. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by S. Chapman
The stuff that dreams are made of
Once again Chris Morris has produced a collection of material out there on the edge of reality, decency and coherence. Read more
Published on 28 April 2005
Jaaaaaaaaaaaam
Chris Morris' career trajectory is often unfavourably compared to that of his one time collaborator (in 'Why Bother?'), Mr Peter Cook. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2005 by "milesihamer"
Sums up someone's credos!
Blue Jam, and the subsequent Jam TV series were an attempt by Morris to take his ideas in a new direction. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2005 by "mastermiller"
Really very very funny and inspired.
On the surface some of the topics might appear offensive. However, the humour doesn't come from the subjects, it comes from the absurdity of the characters' behaviour in the... Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2004 by T. J. Stickland
...what exactly were you expecting...?
This is quality. Forget the "ohmigod Chris Morris is evil/sick/twisted" crowd. Do you let them tell you what to think? Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2004
No visual effects needed
Blue Jam is fantastic, just use your mind and let it take you back 20 years, and use that imagination to fully appreaciate the genius that is Chris Morris. Read more
Published on 6 May 2003 by "archie_gonzalez"
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