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Compact Snap

~ The Jam
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (4 Aug 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B000001F78
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 30,749 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Most compilations portray a state of arrested development, a band or performer driving a single idea into the ground. This one, though, does the opposite. As a songwriter, Paul Weller was never content to rest on his laurels, quickly moving from youthful gestures of defiance ("In The City", "All Around The World", "The Modern World"), to cold-eyed social reportage ("The Eton Rifles", "Town Called Malice") and more personal, more confessional modes (the incomparable "That's Entertainment"). And, all the while, he was subtly shifting his allegiances, from spiky guitar-pop--derived initially from The Who, The Kinks and The Small Faces--to soul, as exemplified by the closing tracks, "The Bitterest Pill" and "Beat Surrender", each paving the way for his subsequent work with the Style Council. By any standards, this is a remarkable achievement. --Andrew McGuire

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4.0 out of 5 stars bloody brilliant, BUT ..., 26 Jun 2004
By Mr. Dr. Cullen "drcullen2" (lost) - See all my reviews
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I BOUGHT THIS ON VINYL WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED (1983?). WHEN I WAS 12. AND I THINK THE 8 SONGS NOT INCLUDED HERE MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE. GET A TURNTABLE AND BUY THE VINYL OR ELSE BUY THE ALBUMS ON CD. GOOD INTRODUCTION TO THE BAND, BUT SURELY NO ONE'S GONNA WANT AN INTRODUCTION THESE DAYS. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. SHOWS A GREAT CHRONOLOGY OF THE JAM, ALL THE SINGLES INCLUDED, BUT SOME OF THE SUBTLETIES AVOIDED. I WAS A YOUNG MOD, NOW I'M AN OLD FART. STILL MUCH BETTER POP MUSIC THAN YOU'RE EVER GOING TO HEAR AGAIN. BUY IT. BUT BUY ALL THE ALBUMS FOR BEST (SOUND) EFFECTS.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars jam jam jam, 21 Dec 2005
although the cd version is missing some tracks from the vynal release this is still a must,a great starter album for anyone getting into the band,this album was huge when it was released in 1983,this is probably one of the best"compalation"albums ever released,enjoy.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars SNAP! - The incomplete collection, 4 Feb 2006
By J. MOWLE (UK) - See all my reviews
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As a Jam fan I purchased several of their CDs in order to replace my vinyl collection. SNAP is an excellent album it is therefore unfortunate that some of my favourite tracks are absent on the CD version. Quite why this should be the case I don't know and had it not been for this the rating would be higher.
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