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Before Jackson decided he was an artiste and began experimenting with big-band swing and classical music, he was a snotty punk who looked at other people's relationships with a jaundiced eye. His 1979 debut contains several of his best-known hits--"Sunday Papers", "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" and "Fools in Love", plus under-recognised classics like "Baby Stick Around". The simple four-man rock & roll sound suits Jackson's young voice perfectly and the songs have a pop snap that Jackson unfortunately abandoned as his career progressed. --Steve Knopper
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This album sits comfortably with the best New Wave music of the late ‘70s. It features the classic line-up of Joe Jackson, Gary Sanford, Graham Maby and Dave Houghton (who reunited in 2003 to record the superb “Volume 4”) and offers melodic pop, quirky lyrics, and catchy choruses. The pick of the tracks are the superb single ‘Is She Really Going Out With Him?’, ‘Happy Loving Couples’ (which sounds like Elvis Costello circa “My Aim Is True”), ‘Throw It Away’ (which evokes memories of early XTC, not least Jackson’s vocal similarity to Andy Partridge), ‘Pretty Girls’ (which utilises the bassline from ‘In The Midnight Hour’ to good effect) and the punky closer ‘Got The Time’. The package itself is a bit basic with no sleevenotes or bonus tracks. But the album still sounds fresh and exciting, and is a better introduction to Joe Jackson’s early work than any of the compilations on the market.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I was born the year before this album was released and yet I find myself listening to it with alarming regularity. Whether you are just chilling out listening to the album, washing up or preparing to go out it offers an array of tunes that get you singing along. There are some pretty prophetic lyrics especially "Is she really going out with him" that any man who has seen the beau of his life run off with some ogre of a man who just has a car will find poignant! An album for a person of any age I can't recommend it any more highly - buy it.
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Well they say some good must come from everything. Sitting at home with no work due to the credit crunch, I came across a great review of another Joe Jackson Album "Body and Soul" and thought "don't I have something by him".
Looked through the CD collection: Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Joss Stone, Oops she should be down with the Style Council, but no Joe Jackson. Better try the vinyl... ahh there he is.
I think I must have bought this in a period when I had little time but plenty of money and bought several albums at once which I didn't listen to properly, can't see why else this hasn't been a long time favourite.
Only two tracks are less than excellent, Track 2 "Sunday Papers" struck me as a little monotonous, and the more distinctly New Wave "Got the Time" didn't quite seem to reach the standard of the rest of the album, but then I was never a fan of the Punk/New Wave thing.
On the whole it would be deceptive to describe this album as `Punk' as it is full of delightful melody and has many shades of pace. You are most likely to remember the excellent "Is She Really Going Out With Him" which I recall being a successful single. This is followed by "Happy Loving Couples" which is reminiscent of the Sixties and has a great bass line and percussion.
My Favourite tracks are "Look Sharp" the title track, which has a surprise around every corner and "Fools in Love" a ballad with a distinctly reggae feel yet containing a beautiful piano solo. However, great as these tracks are they struggle to stand out on a second side (vinyl remember) which manages five top tracks on the trot.
I can't comment on the audio quality of the CD version of this album but the performance is outstanding and my vinyl copy sounds fantastic.
Looked through the CD collection: Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Joss Stone, Oops she should be down with the Style Council, but no Joe Jackson. Better try the vinyl... ahh there he is.
I think I must have bought this in a period when I had little time but plenty of money and bought several albums at once which I didn't listen to properly, can't see why else this hasn't been a long time favourite.
Only two tracks are less than excellent, Track 2 "Sunday Papers" struck me as a little monotonous, and the more distinctly New Wave "Got the Time" didn't quite seem to reach the standard of the rest of the album, but then I was never a fan of the Punk/New Wave thing.
On the whole it would be deceptive to describe this album as `Punk' as it is full of delightful melody and has many shades of pace. You are most likely to remember the excellent "Is She Really Going Out With Him" which I recall being a successful single. This is followed by "Happy Loving Couples" which is reminiscent of the Sixties and has a great bass line and percussion.
My Favourite tracks are "Look Sharp" the title track, which has a surprise around every corner and "Fools in Love" a ballad with a distinctly reggae feel yet containing a beautiful piano solo. However, great as these tracks are they struggle to stand out on a second side (vinyl remember) which manages five top tracks on the trot.
I can't comment on the audio quality of the CD version of this album but the performance is outstanding and my vinyl copy sounds fantastic.
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Excellent 'punk' album
This is a fantastic rocky 'punk' album produced during the mid to late seventies. The lyrics are up there with the likes of Paul Weller but the sound quality of this CD is pretty... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2008 by S. Haselden
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What an album.... stands up strongly to comparisons with others at that time. More New Wave than punk: think Razorlight... they wish!
.Brilliant stuff,
Published on 8 Feb 2005 by Mr. Stephen R. Winfield
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