Other Mixes By Pop Kulcher
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One More Time: A Joe Jackson Collection
| Artist | Song | |
| Joe Jackson | One More Time | |
| Joe Jackson | Sunday Papers | |
| Joe Jackson | Is She Really Going Out With Him? | |
| Joe Jackson | Happy Loving Couples | |
| Joe Jackson | Throw It Away | |
| Joe Jackson | Baby Stick Around | |
| Joe Jackson | On Your Radio | |
| Joe Jackson | It's Different For Girls | |
| Joe Jackson | I'm The Man | |
| Joe Jackson | Don't Wanna Be Like That | |
| Joe Jackson | Get That Girl | |
| Joe Jackson | Beat Crazy | |
| Joe Jackson | Be My Number Two | |
| Joe Jackson | Steppin' Out | |
| Joe Jackson | Breaking Us In Two | |
| Joe Jackson | Cosmopolitan | |
| Joe Jackson | Memphis | |
| Joe Jackson | Wild West | |
| Joe Jackson | Tonight And Forever | |
| Joe Jackson | The Jet Set | |
| Joe Jackson | Home Town | |
Comment:
I can't claim to be much of a Joe Jackson fan, and this is hardly an example of a well-balanced set. That said, his first album -- 1979's Look Sharp -- still holds up today as one of the great examples of late 70's pop/punk/new wave crossovers. And its follow-up from later the same year, I'm The Man, while (like most sophomore albums) is slightly repetitive, is nearly as strong. (Which is why the first half of this mix comes from those two albums alone.) Call me crazy, but I personally think these albums hold up quite well alongside the early albums of Elvis Costello, who came from a similar place (angry young man merging pub rock with punk) and followed a similar career trajectory (abandoning the early style for a more mature, jazz-infused adult contemprary sound). Sure, Elvis's growth and stylistic development has been far more successful, and I'm not much of a fan of Jackson's work after the first two albums. Still, there were a couple decent albums in there, and a few great songs (particularly "Breaking Us In Two" and "Home Town"). I don't know his later work very well, so I'm probably missing out on some things, but I think he does deserve a little credit for his strong early work.
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yeah, i was never a big fan after the first two either. in fact i only own 2 - look sharp and the live one that came out a couple of years ago with the reformed band. good stuff here...
I think Joe is pretty overlooked, I miss "real men" but most of this is great. You know took their album title from the first Joe Jackson album
I like "Home Town" as a closer, this is one of my JJ favorites too, along with "It's Different For Girls". Regarding the Jackson-Costello career trajectories, sort of like Salieri-Mozart maybe? In lyrics for example, Elvis from the start often surreal, oblique, metaphorical ... interesting; Joe more foursquare, studious, literal-minded ... less interesting. That said, of the collections of cover versions each put out in 1981, I prefer Joe's jive one ("Jumpin' Jive") to Elvis's country one ("Almost Blue").
And fan of Joe's is a friend of mine. I am, in fact, a big fan, I do own most of the albums, and have seen the man live. There was a grey area in his career towards the late 1980s, but albums like 'Laughter and Lust' 'Volume IV' and 'Night and Day II' are still pretty good! I think he is underrated, although overall, Costello is my hero. Fantastic mix, though!!
Joe is great - easy to overlook, as he changed styles pretty drastically (and started making money, I reckon). Many great songs here.
I only own Look Sharp and Jumpin Jive but they both get regular play.