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Track Listings
| 1. Nocturne |
| 2. Is She Really Going Out With Him? |
| 3. Happy Loving Couples |
| 4. Fools In Love |
| 5. Friday |
| 6. It's Different For Girls |
| 7. Mad At You |
| 8. Kinda Kute |
| 9. Tuxedo Junction |
| 10. Another World |
| 11. Target |
| 12. Steppin' Out |
| 13. Breaking Us In Two |
| 14. Be My Number Two |
| 15. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) |
| 16. Soul Kiss |
| 17. Tonight And Forever |
| 18. Me And You (Against The World) |
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's hard to believe, but for a while Joe Jackson was a pop star, he was on Top of the Pops and everything. But then the world came to it's corporate driven commercially acute senses and he disappeared off the radar, only returning as the occasional blink or you'll miss it blip from time to time. Nowadays of course he'd never have become a star or dented the charts at all, he's just too weird looking, and his songs are not bland soporific ballads or weedy hyperactive fluffy pop.
Emerging around the arse end of the punk scene his early material has a spiky sardonic energy and also like some of the punk champions showcases a love of dub and reggae. "Fools in Love" is good example of this. As indeed is "Mad at You" which is almost P.I.L. like with a fractured lyrical narrative over galloping deep bottomed bass. "Tuxedo Junction" sees him embrace swing and jive, which frankly isn't to my taste but is impeccably performed. The material from "Night and Day", released after Jackson had moved to New York sees him through some from of musical osmosis absorb the city's vibrancy and energy along with it's multicultural influences. He then flips from the jazz influenced "You can't get what you Want" to the virtually classical instrumental "Nocturne" via the power pop of "Tonight and Forever" and finally the terrific multi vocal harmonies and blazing horns of "Me and You (Against the World)". The guy is versatile and shows up many of today's singer/songwriters for the hollow charlatans they undoubtedly are.
And gee, all the hits are too. The incredibly prescient "Is she really going out with Him?" lets be honest chaps, who hasn't seen some sylph like beauty on the arm of a knuckle scrapping troglodyte and thought exactly what that song so eloquently describes? The superb "It's different for Girls" which brilliantly turns sexual politics on they're head and best of all "Steppin Out" which is just magical in it's ability to conjure up the tingling anticipation of heading off somewhere new after a period of torporous domesticity. This is one of the most evocative pop songs ever written and reasons enough on it,s own to own this album. But add to that two wonderful piano led ballads "Breaking us in Two" and "Be My number Two" and there is no excuse for not investigating further one of the most under rated artists ever to plonk his posterior on a stool in front of a piano.
Emerging around the arse end of the punk scene his early material has a spiky sardonic energy and also like some of the punk champions showcases a love of dub and reggae. "Fools in Love" is good example of this. As indeed is "Mad at You" which is almost P.I.L. like with a fractured lyrical narrative over galloping deep bottomed bass. "Tuxedo Junction" sees him embrace swing and jive, which frankly isn't to my taste but is impeccably performed. The material from "Night and Day", released after Jackson had moved to New York sees him through some from of musical osmosis absorb the city's vibrancy and energy along with it's multicultural influences. He then flips from the jazz influenced "You can't get what you Want" to the virtually classical instrumental "Nocturne" via the power pop of "Tonight and Forever" and finally the terrific multi vocal harmonies and blazing horns of "Me and You (Against the World)". The guy is versatile and shows up many of today's singer/songwriters for the hollow charlatans they undoubtedly are.
And gee, all the hits are too. The incredibly prescient "Is she really going out with Him?" lets be honest chaps, who hasn't seen some sylph like beauty on the arm of a knuckle scrapping troglodyte and thought exactly what that song so eloquently describes? The superb "It's different for Girls" which brilliantly turns sexual politics on they're head and best of all "Steppin Out" which is just magical in it's ability to conjure up the tingling anticipation of heading off somewhere new after a period of torporous domesticity. This is one of the most evocative pop songs ever written and reasons enough on it,s own to own this album. But add to that two wonderful piano led ballads "Breaking us in Two" and "Be My number Two" and there is no excuse for not investigating further one of the most under rated artists ever to plonk his posterior on a stool in front of a piano.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This 18-track compilation of Joe Jackson takes in a well chosen selection of his oeuvre from 1978's Look Sharp! to 1989's Laughter & Lust. Much more than a poor man's version of Elvis Costello, this selection demonstrates the multiple sides of Jackson- whether cool new wave synth pop, classical instrumental or jazz-fusion that made Sting's Dream of the Blue Turtles look very, very silly (indeed).
Nice to see the album opening with 1987's Nocturne, prior to the likes of Is She Really Going Out With Him?, It's Different for Girls & Steppin' Out (the latter as cool and perfect pop as Hall & Oates Out of Touch, Carly Simon/Chic's Why? & Talk Talk's It's My Life- though not unlike Genesis' Turn it On Again. Apologies...). Songs like Mad at You and Friday are somewhere between cool new wave of The Knack & Costello's Armed Forces (with a hint of prime Squeeze).
The rest is as wonderful, from the sublime ballad Be My Number Two (one to put on those Nick Hornby tapes between Fall on Me & Cuddle Up), the knowing Happy Loving Couples (hate 'em!) and the zen pop of You Can't Get What You Want (till you know what you want).
This is a great selection of Jackson's works, my only doubt would be regarding the mastering which is a little poor in terms of sound quality. Apart from that, this is the Joe Jackson album for every home!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you like Pop Music but want to find an artist who you can move forward with look no further than Joe Jackson. This Album is a light introduction to the myriad styles and genres that Joe has encompassed in a career spanning 25 years. The Album is mainly made up of old favourites "Its different for Girls" and "Is she really going out with him", along with the sublime "Stepping Out". If you don't know Joe Jacksons music this is a good place to start.
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Forgotten star.
Saw Joe play alongside my hero Todd Rundgren a few years ago with a string quartet.
Forgotten how beautiful Joe's songs were. Thank you Todd for reminding me. Read more
Forgotten how beautiful Joe's songs were. Thank you Todd for reminding me. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. T. C. Smith
Masterful pop
This is an inventive, catchy and rewarding collection- listen to it and you'll want more of Jackson.
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by Philip D. Ryan
definately definative
Over 20 years of material here. If you didn't know much about Joes Jackson, you certainly will after this. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Red Rose
a great album at an incredible price!
highly recommended to everyone who knows Joe Jackson by name but who has never really approached his music. That was my case. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2005 by rob
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