The Jam
IN THE CITY (LP)
Polydor UK polypd16110
Polydor UK
polypd16110
Format:
12INCHLP
Import: GER RELEASE
GTIN: 000302435524
Tracklist:
1
art school
2
i ve changed my address
3
slow down
4
i got by in time
5
away from the numbers
6
batman theme
7
in the city
8
sounds from the streets
9
non stop dancing
10
time for truth
11
takin my love
12
bricks and mortar
Info:
In The Year Of Punk 1977, The Jams Exploded Onto The Music Scene With This Seminal Debut Album. The Raw, Unfettered Aggression Of The Bands Approach Was Well In Keeping With The Spirit Of The Times, But The Heart Of Their Songs And Sound Lay In The Mod Movement Of The Mid 60s. Singer/guitarist Paul Weller Comes Off Like A Cross Between Joe Strummer And The Young Pete Townshend, Bashing Unreservedly Through Slow Down, One Of The R&b Tunes That Inspired The Original Mods. Weller Extols The Virtues Of Frenzied Dancing And Nonconformist Youth Culture Over The Raging Three Chord Attack Of Bassist Bruce Foxton And Drummer Rick Buckler. The Pure Punk Insouciance Of His Words And Delivery Is A Perfect Match For The Raging But Hooky Arrangements, Which Basically Consisted Of The Band Walking Into The Studio And Blazing Through Their Live Set. Rickenbacker Guitars Never Sounded So Thick, And Skinny Ties Never Seemed Less Geeky.