Here in the USA I discovered The Jam with Sound Affects in the Summer of 1982. I met my wife a few months later and we're still happy together. I can't separate Sound Affects and my wife- both are amazing and perfect.

@alihart

Жыл бұрын

"Happy Together" 👍

@QatarVegan

9 ай бұрын

@@alihart. “Happy till the end of time”.

Broke my heart when they split, but in retrospect it was the right thing to do. Please, no reunion!

@boxingjerapah

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Jonhson You'd have booed Dylan in '66 I guess :)

As Gary Crowley said there's bands who touch people's lives The Jam was one of those The greatest band ever

'hello darlin I'm home again,covered in shit n aches and pains...' pure class,i was lucky enough to meet paul at sheffield city hall back in the day,legend.

I would love to meet paul weller some day he is my absolute legend....all the music from the jam is just as relevant today as it was back then!! just look at the lyrics to going underground....or town called malice....or private hell....or 5 o'clock hero....its all just as relevant now...

@kathysabatino

3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet him in San Francisco on June 2, 1982 after the show at the Warfield. Still my biggest concert highlight!

@jayalexander1930

2 жыл бұрын

I met him on a cnd/anti apartied march in 1985,I bombarded him with questions for 2hr,and he was absolutely lovely,very patient,I was 15,a young mod,I'll never forget that day

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

Жыл бұрын

Never meet your heroes

40 years. Saw them on this tour. Still have the tshirt. Great live show.

My family had moved from the UK to Canada in 1982. The Gift by The Jam had just been released (in Canada) and allowed me to alleviate my homesick sentiments and reminisce in my own, personal way in this weird, but lovely new country. For that, I am eternally grateful.

Paul seems to talk about The Jam easier now than he did in the 90s

'The Gift' is a brillant, pop-punk, rock album. One of the best ever; right up there with anything the Clash did. Love 'Happy Together', driving, raw, catchy all at once! Paul Weller is a tortured genius; he always seems so serious and unhappy. I wish he would smile more and enjoy the 'gifts' he has brought into the world.

Paul most certainly brought The Jam to the end at their peak - and history has shown what a wise decision that was especially in light of all the bands that have folded embarrassingly well beyond their sell by date. Although at the time though I was bloody devastated, I remember how I kept thinking "just one more album Paul... just one more!" Thanks for posting :)

@Anglovox

6 жыл бұрын

You mean like bloody U2(who've been COMPLETE SHITE for the last 30 years)?

@grantbarclay7132

6 жыл бұрын

whirlpoolzend yes me 2 remember it on swop,shop .... The jam r breaking up , sad ,,, but no big deal now just don't get him now I have changed he has ,,, he is the changing man

@Bass-ne6dl

11 ай бұрын

10 years on and I say bollocks

not just fucking good songs but fucking great tunes from In the city to the Gift.

Paul is so talented and has so much experience and quality under his belt a brilliant song writer and singer and in a league of his own when it comes to style god bless you Paul and thanks for all the brilliant songs over the years 💗

Give the man some credit ,he"s still doing it and having fun at it and doing well . Keep going Paul

Too many bands stay on too long. It sucked for us at the time, but they ended before they got stale. Not doing a reunion has also kept the music timeless. We still have a catalog of great songs and memories.

@TDSRatattat

5 жыл бұрын

What like The Who ?? never did them any harm . Still touring and still great

@duffbaker9554

5 жыл бұрын

The last few Who studio albums pretty much sucked, aside from a couple good tracks off each one of those. As for touring, only half the group exist. Just saying.

@Lorenzo-cp7qs

4 жыл бұрын

Duff Baker Don’t talk daft.

@THEQueeferSutherland

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, wish I could've seen them, and if they reunited now, I'd pay a fuckton of money to see it, but I don't think he should. I always think of Weller and his decision to end the band and how it has preserved the Jam. I was in a band that got pretty big for an indie band and I've been asked numerous times to participate in reunion shows and offered good money to do so, but I have that Weller thing in my head, no, can't do it. Every other band member couldn't resist trying to recreate the old times and live up the nostalgia shit and now they play every once in a while and from what I read on the band's subreddit, everyone is just talking about how much they suck now and what a disappointment it is to see them live. Someone said, "they get worse every time I see them play, they'e been on a steady downhill course." They could've left it the fuck alone and we'd always have kids saying, "I wish I could've seen them play," instead of, "I wish I hadn't have seen them play." At least my face isn't in the photos and youtube videos of their terrible performances.

@Philmod68

4 жыл бұрын

@@TDSRatattat Without Moon and Entwhistle....it's NOT the Who. It's the Pete Townshend band...featuring Roger Daltrey on vocals...playing songs BY the Who.

Spot on about the people shat on by those above (and many of us) who keep our wheels turning. Never dreamt that this will be both highlighted and ignored (by so many) during a pandemic. How we vote (or choose not to) we are truly known.

@davidwhitehead9737

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and look what the TORIES AND THE SLIMEY LEFT HAVE CAUSED TO THE COUNTRY NOW SUNAK BE VERY CAREFUL

Growing up in a 'new town'..'the planners dream' was my Go to...loved it.. Mr Weller and his fantastic, haunting but true lyrics encouraged the 13 year old me, to look deeper into society and question government decisions ...at 55 I'm no box living sheep now.. my children have grown up and I'm helping people daily.."thanks for helping me understand society Paul" keep going Man

ABSOLUTE BRILLIANT BAND THE TRUTH IN THEM SONGS THANKS FOR CHEERING THE DULL DAYS AT SCHOOL UP.AND SAYING THE THINGS PEOPLE WERE SHOUTING BUT PAUL'S WAS THE LOUDER VOICE FOR US AT THAT TIME....SCRAPE AWAY

Still a great band even in 11/4/2022 always a fun listen

Paul will never age loads of new fans.

The year i left school,i was gutted that they broke up, but hindsight proves the right decision was made.. the jam for me and anyone of my generation ment so much, and i still manage to squeeze a cover into our set at gigs :-)

They will always be special. You know why.

Just who is the 5 ‘0’ clock hero. Paul summed that up nicely 👍👍👍👍

@davidwhitehead9737

Жыл бұрын

Fuckin right

If "Town Called Malice" isn't the best British soul song ever its in the top 2

@paulfield1

Жыл бұрын

We all love TCM. But I think the two songs that prove he is the greatest English soul singer are Sure is Sure and Ends of the Earth.

Still hurts to think of that day I heard the news.

@ouFabLseK-LLangir

3 жыл бұрын

Get over it you wussy

A work mate of mine had a chat with Paul in a west London pub yrs ago.Paul was on his own drinking and my mate looked over and gave it the alright mate I've recognized you but ain't gonna take no liberties with yer privacy :0]Paul motioned him to come over,20 mins ish they chatted apparently. Weller will always be a Legend to me :0]

Brilliant band,to finish on a high.There music and songs are still to day classic’s

@TheMusicalElitist

Жыл бұрын

Their*. Classics*.

Weller would have eventually turned The Jam into the Style Council if they'd continued. You can see the direction he was going in with that last album.

I was gutted when they split up the best English band since the beatles and I do miss those Jam years so glad I've got all the singles and albums

They were the days when dad's were dad's rip dad for ever in my heart

He was spot on

If you put Sound Affects and The Gift together, what a great double album.

@duffbaker9554

5 жыл бұрын

@MrHbsauce 1965 "All Mod Cons and "Setting Sons" are both great single albums as they are. "Sound Affects and "The Gift" are close except each have a couple of throw-away numbers on them. If you took the best from those two albums to make one single album, that would've most likely been their best ever album.

@anfrankogezamartincic1161

3 жыл бұрын

SOUND AFFECTS was their masterpiece, THE GIFT is too Motowney

We miss the jam

I was and am a massive fan of The Jam and they possibly did split a bit too soon, but don’t subscribe to the school of thought that they should reform. Paul went on to write and perform some of the best music around and had to change direction to evolve. One of the top songwriters the UK has ever produced.

getting this Christmas morning i can't wait...

Thatcher was a total madlad

What a band the jam was

Great album. Great songs. Favourite song on the album was Precious, pity that Paul, Bruce and Rick couldn't do a groove album in the Precious vain. Precious was possibly the first time a British guitar band switched to a more grooved approach, turning the bassline right up in the mix. Still sounds fantastic.

My favorite jam album

Not one of the best albums, a few great tracks. Best albums for me, sound affects and setting sons.

Be great if he talked about Bruce and ricks performances

The Gift was a good album, but not nearly as good as their masterpiece, "Sound Affects"

@whatamalike

4 жыл бұрын

All mod cons, Setting sons and Sound affects are their holy trinity. Setting sons in particular is very underrated.

@JamboLinnman

3 жыл бұрын

@@whatamalike I agree. Three superb albums but Setting Sons is their masterpiece for me.

@colingeddes2172

3 жыл бұрын

Setting sons is their ultimate album. I liked the gift but its very evident weller was moving in a different direction musicaly by then. And like all jam fans i was distraught when they called it a day but time has proved it was probably right to do so. Weller is a genius always has been and always will be, and im not saying this thru jam tinted spectacles, but nothing will ever surpass what he did with the jam. Along with many many others, that band meant everything to me.

@wobblertv8083

2 жыл бұрын

It was a national event when ever they released a album or single .That's entertainment along with ghost town by the specials the two anthems of early 80s Britain.

@rolphy4338

Жыл бұрын

All Mod Cons Sound Affects Setting Sons The Gift In the City Modern World In that order for me

Good to see Paul wearing his fishtail parka, last saw Paul at Thetford but couldn't get close enough to make out other than the classics, amps seemed only turned up to 6. The crowd noise seemed to overcome the pa volume maybe thanks to surrounding trees absorbing sound waves.

Funny. I may not be right, but he is still the same person, just a bit older. I admire that. Keep your Center.

C'mon Paul, reform The Jam for a one off Glastonbury gig....2020? !!!!!!

@aussiej2973

3 жыл бұрын

noooooooo

@johneeeemarry34

Жыл бұрын

Baldy on drum , gray mullet on bass and Jimmy Savile on Gibson guitar and vocals.

Nice parka mate.

A town called Mallice

Ended too soon, they could have gone on and on, they could have been massive

@colingeddes2172

3 жыл бұрын

They were massive! And they definitely split too soon, but they will never ever reform now, too many years have passed. Still.left a great legacy did the holy trinity.

@johneeeemarry34

Жыл бұрын

They were massive… in Britain, but that’s ok.

Time for a 40th Anniversary re-visit?!?

For me Setting sons. However, ❤️ them all! Such an iconic band.

@gareth acland - agree but don't forget Paul was into the Beatles / Who early days... Start is pretty much a cover of Taxman by George Harrison... and the Fab Four were into Motown, Stax and Blues so that's where the groove came from in the bass most likely...,nicked from James Jamerson. Like you say though the interesting thing is the mixture of hard edged early Jam towards the more groovy side of things... Weller is an enigma... In a nice way and up there with Lennon for me. I like the Jam but I think he outgrew them sadly.

@electricleg207

6 жыл бұрын

A big influence on the early Jam was Dr Feelgood .Weller admitted he `nicked` from Wilko . He also said he sort of re-wrote Beatles/Small Faces/Who/Kinks songs.

Now it’s the 40th anniversary. Weird.

All mod cons none of the other albums got close to it,especially the gift too rounded and pop like

@derek-press

2 жыл бұрын

yep

Weller could of squeezed another album out of The Jam but to be fair brought it to its natural conclusion.

@johneeeemarry34

Жыл бұрын

The first Style Council album sounds ‘squeezed out’ and unflushed.

Love the 5 o'clock hero

beaux souvenirs !

first time hearing paul honest

Sound Effects and Setting Sons

Imagine if R.E.M. had called it quits after Document. Less is more.

Paul pulls out the Parka from the Moth Balls. Good On Him. Why does he have a woman's barnet?(tee hee) The Gift is great. Saw that Tour. The Last Tour. Only seen The Jam once. Will Never forget it.

You sure were, mate 👌

Cool parka

LOL, good songs so then I said fuck it and broke us up. Just noticed the US military Air Force rank on his jacket, I watched an episode of SCTV last night with Al Jarreau and Eugene Levy playing a Jewish jazz artist Sid Dithers with dreadlocks and he had a Navy rank on his sleeve so Paul is reminding me of Sid Dithers here, lol. The SCTV skit is called the Jazz Singer part of the CCCP 1 episode it's posted on YT. Speaking as someone who has served, it's very disrespectful, I'm sure he's clueless on that though. Kind of like him wearing a reverend's collar.

I think he did the right thing, he was reason for moving on so why not, they finished on a high, you can't tell me the stones are anywhere as good now as they were in their heyday.Re-union., no thanks.

now dont get me wrong, i wasent a fan of the jam, i liked some of the stuff they did, i was more into nwobhm as it was called, on to the point, weller was right to pack it in when he did, bit like the police did, he may have gone on a little longer but not much, not wanting to reform he is also correct, he hasent stopped the other two performing for a few quid so thats fair enough, ive seen loads of bands carry on or reform, one or two with the original line up, some of those that have carried on, not all, have dwindled over the years, some have reformed and its not the same thing is it, so those seeing their favorite band from 1980 reforming and hearing them or seeing them expecting 1980 again will in most cases be dissapointed, what weller has done is that he has left a healthy lagacy for the jam and people can see them the way they were and thats the best way.

A mod should always move forward, hence the term. If you call "Wild Wood" , The Councils first 10 or so singles and "22 Dreams" crap then you are deluded.

@MackDonald

5 жыл бұрын

You may have misread his comment. I think the two of you agree.

@TheMusicalElitist

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

For Me That's entertainment and Going underground were their best songs. I think if Paul had another song writer in the band to compete with , (Like The Beatles) they'd of gone on a few years longer. He was bored with the same genre of music. .

Look, he's not gonna do it- however a farewell reunion tour in the UK and the states would be TOP DRAW

Because after the Korean War there were so many m51 jackets in the market that's why Mods wearing them.

@MrSpartanm33

8 жыл бұрын

+Ruiyang Xiao - that and because it was bloody cold up North on a scooter! Fur lined parka with fish tale just about covered you up and was loose enough to go over a suit.

@XIAOsanke

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSpartanm33 I also heard that it's good to protect the suit from dirt or something when riding scooters right?

@MrSpartanm33

8 жыл бұрын

+Ruiyang Xiao - yes sure. The North South ( England) thing is also interesting... Mod seems to have started in the South but it is very strong ( still ) in my neck of the woods - Leeds. My best friend has been a Mod for 30 years (artist / designer) and has a lot if original cloths - my sister was a regular at Wigan Casino - that became Northern Soul although there is a strong Mod influence in its roots and we still like to wear the flight bags, parkas, Adidas Sambas etc. Now my son 15 is getting into it ( Fred Perry and Levi's tonight) although he prefers The Beatles, Arctic Monkeys and The Who over Mr Weller .... He will come around.:)

Did he call terry Jerry?

@davecostello560

5 жыл бұрын

He meant Jerry Dammers not Terry Hall

@sarahscrimshaw3041

5 жыл бұрын

Trash city . No. He called Jerry, Jerry.

That's a bit strong johnny

Prince Philip says that we've got to work harder... hated the pos ever since. Rot in peace.

The Jam Was a Brilliant band unfortunately Paul Weller can't see his way to put the ego away and get the band back together. Seriously its time for more Jam....

I liked Weller before all the leftist, socialist preaching. Great tunes and the "slice of life" lyrics was why The Jam were so special.

Why did Paul fall out with Rick? Real shame really.

@EM-yk1dw

3 жыл бұрын

@Henry Noseberg Yes and now Paul and Bruce are on good terms, but apparently Bruce and Rick do not talk anymore.

@davidwhitehead9737

Жыл бұрын

Christ its got like fuckin nieghbous

So its his fault. hang the Dj lol

INSTEAD- he made 30 years of shite music with the Shite Council and solo!

@leeboyall9009

7 жыл бұрын

First half Council years excellent, but the second half.... Solo stuff is the same tiresome tuneless guitar noise album after album. His best years 1978-1986 really as a lot of brilliant music made by The Jam and The Style Council. Been buying the music since 1981 and still love him and Rick and Bruce. Just wish he'd make up with Rick. The Jam still my favourite band! I was gutted like all Jam fans when they split, but we have to accept that Paul was not happy at that time and needed a change and we have to accept that. Thanks for the brilliant music Paul, Rick and Bruce!

@EM-yk1dw

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it was a great shame that they all could not make the effort for the exhibition and reunite just for the opening ceremony.

@revol148

7 жыл бұрын

true but at least the Jam were never boring having split up when they did.

@jimmy2minutes

3 жыл бұрын

Can't get over that song with Lenny Henry. He really didn't know what to do with himself. For me Live wood is my favourite. What a brilliant album.

And then he turned his sights to writing pablum and cream puff music with the Style Council/

@chastitywhore6141

8 жыл бұрын

katoness I can deny them because they sucked. The Style Council were garbage. If Weller wanted to write and play Disco music he should never have gotten into Punk and only listened to the Bee Gees in the late 70s.

@chastitywhore6141

8 жыл бұрын

katoness What do you think Disco was? It was 1970s soul and funk.

@chastitywhore6141

8 жыл бұрын

katoness Who do you think the Bee Gees were influenced by?

@katoness

8 жыл бұрын

Chastity Whore Songs like Ever changing moods and solid bond are more influenced by Curtis may field/ Northern Soul than the Bee Gees. Provide me with any song from the style council that sounds like new york Disco. Whats the bee gees got to do with anything? Your obsessed with thinking the style council sound like disco, when they don't. You have zero argument and nothing to back it up with.

@paulfield1

7 жыл бұрын

PW did go through a Chicago house music phase - and the result was brilliant. Modernism: A New Decade is a gem. And in my opinion Sure is Sure is one of his greatest vocal performances.

Specials better than Jam!!!??? 6 years later not sure why I wrote this. Probably replying to someone who mentioned the Specials. Goes without saying no one could touch The Jam

@theburstedhemorriods

9 жыл бұрын

get a grip son

@ZeldaFitz

9 жыл бұрын

They were both great bands.

@leeboyall9009

7 жыл бұрын

Haha.... No. Although Specials made some cracking tunes!

@JamboLinnman

3 жыл бұрын

Not even in the same league!

@jonathanhadley2555

3 жыл бұрын

Both The Jam & The Specials were at the time telling it how it was under Thatcher's Neoliberal politics!

Never liked it at all

@granto6738

4 жыл бұрын

@MusicalElitist1 fool

@granto6738

3 жыл бұрын

@MusicalElitist1 never did like it at all

@granto6738

3 жыл бұрын

@MusicalElitist1 just my opinion

@granto6738

3 жыл бұрын

@MusicalElitist1 I'm not one of them people who thinks everthin he does is fantastic

Paul Weller spent his career ripping off Steve Marriott, Townshend,and Ray Davies. He ruined the Jam by trying to turn them into a wanky soul band. That should have ended it after the epic Funeral Pyre.

@lostboy8814

4 жыл бұрын

Guessyou just didn't get it then...never mind,eh

@davidallen3315

4 жыл бұрын

Arse hole

@TheMusicalElitist

3 жыл бұрын

Oh do shut up, you illiterate troll.