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An Essential Anthology Of The Jam

Artist Song
The Jam  In The City 
  Sounds From The Street 
  Time For Truth 
  The Modern World 
  The Combine 
  I Need You 
  David Watts 
  'A' Bomb In Wardour Street 
  Down In The Tube Station At Midnight 
  And Your Bird Can Sing 
  To Be Someone 
  It's Too Bad 
  Thick As Thieves 
  Little Boy Soldiers 
  Wasteland 
  Smithers-Jones 
  Saturday's Kids 
  Going Underground 
  Start! 
  But I'm Different Now 
  That's Entertainment 
  Absolute Beginners 
  Town Called Malice 
  Ghosts 
  Running On The Spot 
  The Bitterest Pill 

Comment:

It seems kinda silly to slap together a Jam anthology, as a quick perusal of Amazon.com suggests there are now more Jam greatest hits compilations than proper albums. Still, it's worth the effort to get my own faves in one place; besides, it helps justify the $60 or so I plunked down on their box set awhile back. I may not listen to them as much as I did way back when, but they remain one of my favorite bands nonetheless.
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popkulcher (Marc Fagel)
Date: 2/7/2003
Just ran the obligatory "how does this stack up against the mix I'm certain Rob Conroy has already made" search, and discovered that, natch, Rob has already posted a superb Jam mix. Substantial overlap, though a few surprising variations. (i.e. no "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight," "Wasteland," or "Smithers-Jones," probably three of my favorite Jam tunes.)
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Rob Conroy
Date: 2/7/2003
I worship these guys, Marc. Interesting mix. As I like just about all of their stuff, there aren't many dubious tracks here, but you skipped *my* three favorite Jam songs--"Liza Radley", "The Butterfly Collector" and "Monday"--when compiling your mix. Not to mention "Carnation", which could be my fourth-favorite. :-) But hey, that's why more Jam mixes should be posted (to showcase all perspectives).
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 2/7/2003
An anthology of the Jam is essential. Boy, they were a great band and you've done them proud.
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Sean Lally
Date: 2/7/2003
'Tis true - you can't go wrong with a Jam mix, though they had their share of dubious covers - "I feel good"? Ugh. Now don't get me wrong - I love the Who and the Small Faces as much as the next former Mod. For some reason, I always thought that the Jam did it better than most of the original bands. Maybe that's weird, or maybe it's the benefit of playing Mod music with punk rock attitude. It's similar to what Los Straitjackets did for surf music. Anywho, you've hit plenty o' classics here, though I too love "Monday".
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valis
Date: 2/7/2003
I'll ditto Mr. Burns..., hail the Jam!
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p the swede
Date: 2/7/2003
just what Sean said, it's really hard to go wrong with a Jam mix.
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Mo Twang!
Date: 2/8/2003
Oh, man. Here's another group I haven't listened to in far too long. I feel the record store calling....
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laufi
Date: 2/8/2003
great tribute!