Between 1979- 1982 The jam ruled Britain

was there ever a band like this EVER? no one even comes close.

45 years later and this song still kills it. My favorite Jam song of all time.

@HarmonyinChaos-ul3fk

7 ай бұрын

I love this damn song

‘..why the world is your oyster but the future’s a clam’ 😳 ‘They let you think you’re king but you’re really a pawn’ 😳😳! Superb 👌🏻

You really didn't see many bass players on the stage with energy like Bruce Foxton. He is one of the best modern rock bassists that I've seen.

@doom6015

10 ай бұрын

The bassist for The Blow Monkeys had that energy, too.

@anneliamohara2842

9 ай бұрын

Seen the Jam Dublin 1978 never forget it ! The pure energy ! Unreal ! In the States now .

@patcom1013

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, he got great tone from that Rickenbacker

@spookerz35

4 ай бұрын

Bruce also played a Fender P Bass and got a nice fat growling tone as well.

@mark6809mm

3 ай бұрын

I saw The Jam live many times. Bruce was unbelievable like Paul and Rick. People today have no idea how good they were!

Three geniuses at work , best three piece band.

Rick Buckler !!! What a force !!!

@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, great drummer in my opinion.

@duffbaker9554

9 ай бұрын

A shame that Weller (and later, Foxton) betrayed him. Buckler rocks!

A 21 YEAR OLD WRITING LYRICS LIKE THAT IN THATCHER'S ENGLAND 🇬🇧 I SAW THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE & IT SHAPED ME FROM 15 TO 59 .I WON'T COMPROMISE MY INTEGRITY & HAVE BEEN ANTI ESTABLISHMENT THANKS TO THE LEARNING CURVE IN PAUL'S SINCERE OBSERVATIONS & INSIGHTS .HE REALLY HAD GRITTY TOPIC'S TO WRITE & DELIVER WITH SUCH 'VERVE' .....💪 BOY ABOUT TOWN.....LITTLE BOY SOLDIERS.....WASTELAND.... BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR......IN THE CROWD.....SCRAPEAWAY.......BRICKS & MORTAR......I NEED YOU.....SLOW DOWN.....TUBE STATION....... LIZA RADLEY.......LIFE FROM A WINDOW.......ETON RIFLES ........ PRECIOUS…TO BE SOMEONE...👍 THANKS PAUL FOR THE SONGS OF MY YOUTH I AM STRONGER & WISER 👍🇬🇧💖

@paulwales2867

2 ай бұрын

Their thinking on this LP was pre Thatcher, she was barely in Government at the point of release, the full evil came later, but from their earliest songs they'd been looking for answers

@johneeeemarry34

29 күн бұрын

The song was written whilst the Labour government was still in power.. All the punk and early post punk stuff was written during Labours last socialist government..

@paulwales2867

29 күн бұрын

@@johneeeemarry34 you sure about that, I lived through this and had friends at University who knew Paul in Woking, Surrey, his 1st two albums lacked political direction but he'd found it in All Mod Cons which showed he was ahead of the curve

@SamuelFenetzky

25 күн бұрын

@@paulwales2867At the time he claimed he’d be voting Conservative.

@paulwales2867

25 күн бұрын

@@SamuelFenetzky Paul Weller, possibly but he moved on he became more aware and that issues were a lot more complex

tears of rage roll down your face but still you say it's fun. just one example of the Jam's genius.

I'm watching this in the middle of Kansas in the USA in 2024. It's crazy. I had to drive to a music store with an import section to buy this music. I lived in California at the time. Now I can watch the old LIVE TV performances that were just TV at the time. Tea's Ok, I hate the royals, but the Music; 60's - 80's and into the 90's (at least). So many great sounds.

Remember watching this ...a Friday night....and recording it onto my cassette tape.

Best British band ever!!

these were the days baby, rock and roll, !!..fucking shockin shit music today, oi oi oi..!!!!

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Life is timeless, days are long when you're young You used to fall in love with everyone Any guitar and any bass drum Life is a drink and you get drunk when you're young Life is new and there's things to be done You can't wait to be grown up Acceptance into the capital world You pull on some weed, then you pull on someone when you're young But you find out life isn't like that It's so hard to comprehend Why you set up your dreams to have them smashed in the end But you don't mind you've got time on your side And they're never gonna make you stand in line You're just waiting for the right time Whoa-oh, whoa-oh You're fearless and brave, you can't be stopped when you're young You swear you're never-ever gonna work for someone No corporations for the new-age sons Tears of rage roll down your face But still you say it's fun And you find out life isn't like that It's so hard to understand Why the world is your oyster but your future's a clam It's got you in its grip before you're born It's done with the use of a dice and a board They let you think you're king but you're really a pawn Whoa-oh, whoa-oa Whoa-oh You're fearless and brave, you can't be stopped when you're young You used to fall in love with everyone Any guitar and any bass drum Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (going home, going home) Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (going home, going home) Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (going home, going home) Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (going home, going home) Whoa-oh, whoa-oh (going home, going home) Whoa-oh, whoa-oh...

The best band of all time, the music of my youth, such great days.

Ricks drumming at the end of the song ,brilliant

Now I don't have time on my side it makes even more sense. Amazing it was written by a nineteen year old

@iandainton2416

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't even write my own name at that age,

@Pilcha.

3 жыл бұрын

Actually he was 21!

I love the fact that Weller has that Marshall behind him but he's actually playing through the little Peavey off-stage to his right.

@filipporimondi7857

2 ай бұрын

PW in fact recorded nearly all of All Mod Cons with that Peavy amplifier (a transistor one) which eventually proved to be an integral part of the Jam's sound in the studio.

@jw_au

21 күн бұрын

Small TV studio, the Marshall would have been way too loud…

Broke my effin heart and killed my soul when they split up! 7 times in concert and tbh don't think I've ever forgiven Paul. Those lyrics he penned in jam days time after time will never be forgotten, tried so hard to dig the council thing but the jam live and it's raw energy and fans who knew every single lyric of every album track and b sides of hits would never be repeated. Paul. Bruce and Rick thanks for that magic era!

@matthewjdouglas6471

Жыл бұрын

I read a story from a young American black kid from the new Orleans area and he stumbled onto a live broadcast of the Jam when they performed in the states and he said he had never really listened to any English music but he was blown away and was up dancing and Hooked on the sound of the Jam, he's a hard-core jam fan still to this day.

@michaelbradfield3928

Жыл бұрын

Back in the eighties I worked for Philips as a field service engineer. I went to a house in Surrey to repair a dishwasher. Had a shock when Bruce Foxden opened the door. What a nice fella he even made me coffee. I told him I was mortified when the Jam broke up. I don't think he was all that impressed when it happened either.

@peterroberts1626

Жыл бұрын

yeah it is so hard to believe this is the same Paul Weller here vs the one in Style Counsil video Shout to the Top

@gaz4840

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbradfield3928 what happened to the dishwasher?

@nationaltrevor255

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbradfield3928 Foxden..?

53 years old better than ever in 2022

The Jam and Unknown Pleasures behind. Gorgeous image.

@matthewstiles3258

4 жыл бұрын

@MusicalElitist1 It's the cover of the Joy Division LP called Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division did 2 songs on the same show - Something Else on BBC2 I think. They were also awesome

@mysticpeg7567

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewstiles3258 what an absolute bonus seeing Joy Division and John Cooper Clark, on the show too

Simply the best..no comparison, nobody since. Bless The Jam, music legends

Love the energy 😍 countries lights going out millions houses and thousands of flats

As great a piece of poetry as you'll hear set to astonishing music

Wow! I'm a fifty year old fan of The Jam who has, at one time or another, owned every single seven inch (single) and twelve inch (LP) the band ever produced, but I have to say that THIS is the best live performance of one of my favourite songs of theirs that I have ever seen!

@oldmanc2

6 жыл бұрын

Dathon Eladrel Top man! Respect

@arshk3612

4 жыл бұрын

@@oldmanc2 you are a v lucky man .. ditto Mancs respect !

@Robcatist

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m with ya on this performance very tight 👍

@mark6809mm

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@mark6809mm

4 жыл бұрын

Just listen to that Rickenbacker!

The soundtrack of my teenage years, and my favourite Jam track. Happy days!

The tightest 3 piece band of all time!

@JRain234

6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps, but these guys would be in on the conversation, whatever you think of their lead singer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eK2hycZyZs_Ucto.html

@Kelly14UK

6 жыл бұрын

Three. Power Trio

@iltonwhite

6 жыл бұрын

I love The Jam meself, (saw them in '79) but I'm guessing by your comment you've never heard Rush?

@philruane5575

5 жыл бұрын

Postry

@johnnythunders7963

5 жыл бұрын

Nigel McDonald Motörhead And Nirvana, Were 3 Piece.

The Jam always got such a massive sound for a 3 piece band. Great stuff

@cliffbennett4595

11 ай бұрын

Saw them in Bournemouth brilliant group great music , and a so alive.magic!

@user-zb9lv3gh8s

9 ай бұрын

They broke up when I was 12, just before I discovered them. PW cames around every couple years and I've seen him 4 times, but his shows now just don't have the energy they had back then. I'll go again in a heartbeat, but he really seems to just be phoning in his shows anymore. 😔

The sheer energy from 3 instruments Weller buckler Foxton... Untouchable

Great band live I miss the jam the real deal live

Seen the last concert in Scotland back in April 1982 🤩 Edinburgh Playhouse

No matter how many years have passed there is still no band to beat the Jam.....and no.. definitely not Oasis

@boxingjerapah

3 жыл бұрын

Oasis were the only band to really catch my attention post-The Jam, but you're right, they were still some way behind.

@Purewalite

Жыл бұрын

Only the Stone Roses ever got close but maybe the drugs were just much better by then.

Still sounds amazing nearly forty years later. Best three piece ever.

The Jam were never bettered. Songs, attitude, look AND finished at the right time.

great song great days

I still remember watching this on ''Something Else''15 years old, fresh then as of just now, the energy, is still right in your face, the music amongst bands like Blondie, all the 2-Tone bands, even Disco music, Boney M,The Pretenders,, UB40, Reggae a melting pot of just living for the moment, pure fun, I still remember, dumping Linda Carter for Debbie Harry and Madness, lmao!!! Tearing down my ''Wonder Woman'' poster, and putting Debbie Harry's poster in Linda's place, yep ''teenage dreams are hard to beat.....'' still inspiring today, loved getting called ''a bus stop Mod'' soon as some random passer by shouted that to me, I would start singing The Hollies ''Bus Stop'' at them, that shut them up,no case to answer lol!!!!!!!

And they're still playing those two chords to this day.

I remember listening to the gift album and snap in 83 while I was in children's home this band helped get me through some mad times and as for people comparing the jam to Jimmy Hendrix there 2 different sounds but to me the jam will always be the best band ever

Brings tears of joy and sadness to my eyes.

@markvaught672

2 жыл бұрын

I was 15 when they broke up. They played in Los Angeles that year but I missed it. I've seen Paul Weller since but he sucked solo. Not the Jam at all. The Jam, The Clash. The Replacements. My top 3 back then.

So good ❤

39 years ago but the years just melted away. I loved him then I love him now ....so ahead of his time. When you listen to the lyrics of the songs on Setting Sons now they are so much more relevant with life experiences!!!!

@underock4

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%...my favourite Jam album and captures a whole load of life experiences, then an now. Genius !

Remember watching this at the time on a Saturday Afternoon . A band that meant everything to me !

@underock4

2 жыл бұрын

The intro always makes my laugh...bless her.

This still sounds as good as it did back in '79, one of my all time favourite bands. Tightest 3 piece ever, Weller is a genius.

@user-zb9lv3gh8s

9 ай бұрын

I get why he broke up with the band, but it sucks he won't entertain the thought of playing a couple shows with Rick and Bruce.

The world is your oyster but your futures a clam.

Been a fan since the early 80s - but I'd never seen this performance, absolutely brilliant.

F,king superb, the energy , power, amazing still to this day. Just maybe... one day Paul will agree to a tour with bruce /Rick. From the jam are superb, so just pray one day, Paul will do a brief reformation ....

This is brilliant. They were brilliant.

61 years young, Blessed to have seen play 20+ times. Paul was the best Songwriter to come out of late 70's Britain. Every song we could relate to - he seemed so 'tuned in'. Ably backed by Bruce and Rick we use to how 'any guitar and any bass drum' could make so much noise and instilled so much life into us. The tunes remain timeless classics. Great to grow up with 🥁🎸👏🏻

@mark6809mm

8 ай бұрын

Same as me mate!

Every time I go a beach holiday I take my jam cds

Luv!!

That middle eighth riff at 2:14 its just so British kids of the 70's.

Great sound and energetic performance. I remember something else from late 70s. It was a youth programme.

Remember watching this aged 13 at my uncle's house. They also played Eton Rifles. Fantastic band. Managed to catch them for their farewell tour. No band will ever have the same emotional resonance to me as The Jam.

@chrisst8922

4 жыл бұрын

I saw the show too. If I remember correctly it was at about 18.30 till 19.00 on a Friday night on BBC2. I think too that the performance of The Eton Rifles might have been the first public airing of the song.

Totally stunning

That guitar sound could kill

One of their best.

Bought in Nottingham’s broad marsh centre in 79 on way to the Wirral,to see West Ham at wrexham

timeless rebellious attitude

brilliant, I used to love them when I was young and I am still amazed by how good they were.

The best 3 piece band ever. Nirvana and Green Day a go at it but nope sorry, The Jam are still number 1.

@chrisst8922

4 жыл бұрын

They're also greater than The Big Three, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, The Pirates, The Stray Cats, Supergrass and The Manic Street Preachers.

@samepstein6163

4 жыл бұрын

sorry buddy, cream & the jimi experience had them beat, but they were up there

@Jiv_Ing57819

4 жыл бұрын

You know what we r saying is crazy as f but we all know who the jam is n what they represent. ; )

@Jiv_Ing57819

4 жыл бұрын

We have three people who worked as one unit, we have team, so therefore is best am I right? : -)

@Jiv_Ing57819

4 жыл бұрын

Jimi Hendrix Experience can F off they wer nothing without the jam. |: ( we see we have discommunicator. |: 0

The Jam are the best 3 piece band ever and it'll stay that way till someone writes some bloody decent music

@nickprica3127

4 жыл бұрын

no one comes close these days think we will have a long wait

Watched this at 15 years old totally into the jam, done this and Eton rifles. Then had the added bonus of hearing joy division for the first momentous day.

@DarkEliteEric

5 жыл бұрын

:3

@billyseymour8218

4 жыл бұрын

Joy division weren’t a patch on The Jam

@Elias-no9fy

4 жыл бұрын

billy seymour, maybe not when it comes to playing music, but Joy Division’s legacy surpasses The Jam by a mile

Now that's entertainment!

Beauty sound.

Great bass

Magical. Could listen to it all night.

Magic man ! Cheers.

"... time on your side, they'll never make you stand in line"

Been there,read the book,got the medal and all that...Never will be match in my lifetime...Best 3 piece...Sorry best band ever!!!!!.

That's a good track

if cyril smith was in the studio he must have loved this song

The best English band ever

@jameswhite7567

5 жыл бұрын

No mate, Weller is the real deal. McCartney ain’t got a patch on my man.

@izzytaylor5653

5 жыл бұрын

Best band ever

@michaelcartwright4012

4 жыл бұрын

If Led Zeppelin and the Beatles didn't exist, this would be true.

@donbuck8110

4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the Kinks

@thomashumphreys4680

2 жыл бұрын

And The Who....monsters.

GREAT!

Best band ever!!

Awesome.

Glad I had this brilliance about when I was a kid, looking back its hard to believe fantastic stuff like this was on every radio blasting out, glad I was part of it, fantastic time to be turning into an adult

Fucking awesome....best band Weller's been in for sure...shame after that fantastic legacy they left that Paul chose to distance himself from Rick and Bruce and they didn't remain good friends ! I never understood that, but I guess we're all put together differently ! To some people friendships are everything, to others they're just a hindrance that hold them back from moving on.

@antster1983

5 жыл бұрын

He's reconciled with Bruce Foxton since the split.

@ECCENTRICERIC69

3 жыл бұрын

rael1999 That is rubbish ... Bowie did the same thing over and over again for artistic integrity!

@rael1999

3 жыл бұрын

@@ECCENTRICERIC69 ...Lol what, just because Bowie did it everything's okay. How Bowie treated Ronson, giving him no credit for all the contributions he made to those classic early albums was nothing short of a disgrace. And announcing on stage it was going to be the Spiders last gig without telling them....real classy ! Bowie undoubtedly was brilliantly talented and invented himself many times, but how he treated the band that he rose to fame with was at the least pretty shabby !

@ECCENTRICERIC69

3 жыл бұрын

@@rael1999 I loved the Spiders and particularly Ronno but Bowie like Weller needed chaos and reinvention to keep himself interested and moving forward. Bowie introduced Ronno to Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and many other influential figures including Mott the Hoople so ask yourself ... What did Ronno, Woody and Trevor Bolder achieve without Bowies genius? I could argue that Bowie took 3 dour northern rockers from Hull and gave them an experience of a life time touring America staying in luxury hotels with champagne, drugs and beautiful willing groupies.Most people don't get to experience that!! Similarly, what did the admittedly brilliant Bruce and Rick do without the genius Weller? Restoring antiques, playing in various Jam cover groups and taking over bass duties for The Vapours and SLF isn't the greatest of CV's for both of them but once again they had experiences of a lifetime riding the coat tails of one of the UK's greatest song writers!

@rael1999

3 жыл бұрын

@@ECCENTRICERIC69 ....Perhaps you need to read up a bit more on Ronson and what the people thought of him and his contribution to the Bowie period in the recording studio, especially people like Tony Visconti....Lol ...'3 dour northern rockers'....a classy comment from no doubt a sanctimonious southerner. Ask yourself what period 3 year period was Bowie's most successful , creative and productive ? As for Weller I'd like to bet you that Jam records are played more often these days than any other work he created. No doubt he was more prolific and consistently wrote great songs and his best body of work during that period Yeah he got to punting down an Oxford canal looking like a New Romantic, a far cry from his best years. As for you slagging peoples CV's off. I'm sure they more than stand up to your musical achievements lol ! Johnny Marr hasn't exactly set the world on fire since he left The Smiths but it doesn't make him any lest of a legendary guitarist whose held in high esteem by many of his fellow musicians.

Boom 💥

Notice that the little transistorized Peavey Bandit is the only amp of Weller's that seems to be on and mic'd.

@modgogogirl1871

Жыл бұрын

It's a Peavey Decade. It's secret amp of QOTSA Songs For The Deaf too. It's a Backstage model here but has same circuit as Bandit. He used it to record Setting Sons and Sound Affects. I think the heavier tone he got with it was his best sound in The Jam. Good video about it here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ2m1JqEY8S8oaw.html

needs more views!

So much from that era just hasn't stood the test of time and this stunning performance shows why. 99% of punk and related styles lacked the Jam's commitment, song writing verve, musical textures and powerhouse live presentation. To coin a well-worn cliche, "they meant it, maaaaaaaaaaaan"

@rael1999

8 жыл бұрын

+JohnnyFriendly....they weren't punks and Weller didn't see them as such. They were heavily influenced by Dr.Feelgood early on and I think you can see that in their stage presence. Certainly one of the best live bands ever! What a fucking waste binning it all completely !

@Anglovox

7 жыл бұрын

Of the true "punk" lot, it would be fair to say that ONLY The Clash were truly on par w/ the quality of The Jam....Both bands played punk early on, and were part of that 1976-77 West End & 100 Club scene, but NEITHER band was limited by it, or could be defined as ONLY a "punk band", thereby ended up using "punk" as a springboard to larger ideas(examining socio-political critique, socio-economic conditions and class, instead of simply professing empty, raw nihilism) and musical sophistication(greater songwriting craftsmanship, increased technical abilities, as well incorporating other musical and production styles).

@c.s.4428

6 жыл бұрын

The Jam can't be called a punk rock band no, so I completely agree with you. However they were very much in tune with the ideas of the original punk explosion: they were just better songwriters and musicians and lyricists than a lot of their contemporaries.

@cycologist7069

5 жыл бұрын

@@rael1999 They didn't identify as punks but Weller WAS very much influenced by punk as you will see in this vid: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3Wfo5ebqrOopNY.html And you can certainly hear, feel and see the influence from their first two albums and live clips of them from that period. After that they moved father and farther away from punk as they evolved.

@cycologist7069

5 жыл бұрын

@@c.s.4428 I agree.

One of my favourites

brilliant.thanks!

September 15, 1979 !!!

Brilliant.

Notice the Lichtenstein Whamm stickers on Paul's jetglow 330. After the neck was broken and reset he said it didn't play well. So the Lichtenstein artwork was painted on and the instrument reserved for TV work.

@JoeyArmstrong2800

Жыл бұрын

Sounds alright to me.

They were excellent 👌

The lads were the bollocks

@williamdonnelly895

3 жыл бұрын

The mutts nut's 👌

Brilliant

Fucking awesome

CLASS

Such a amazing group, 80s memories, shite goverment and ideas for the young ,but such good times for us music wise ,and the kids were together and not trying to stab each other in there crews .fight the system not each other

Ridiculously good, shame someone had nailed the crowd to the floor...

Love this song remember when I first heard it ...the audience could have been a bit more enthusiastic..if I'd have been there I'd jumping around all over the place...what a band broke my hart when they split up ...

Geoffy Layton (studio sound) did a proper good job, no doubt about it!

One of their best tracks.

Best band ever

tight!

I saw them that year in Glasgow. BEST.BAND.EVER.

Brilliant well done Paul Rick Bruce