The Jam

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The Jam
The Jam in Newcastle 1982 (Paul Weller, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton; from left to right)
The Jam in Newcastle 1982
(Paul Weller, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton; from left to right)
General information
origin Woking , Surrey , England
Genre (s) Punk rock , Mod Revival , New Wave
founding 1972
resolution 1982
Founding members
Paul Weller
Bass , vocals
Bruce Foxton
Rick Buckler (born December 6, 1955 in Woking , Surrey )
guitar
Steve Brookes (until 1975)
Last occupation
Paul Weller
Bass , vocals
Bruce Foxton
Rick Buckler
US single Strange Town / The Butterfly Collector on yellow vinyl, 1979

The Jam was an English band . It existed from 1972 to 1982 and consisted of Paul Weller , Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. Steve Brookes was also a founding member, but left before the first record. The group's music combined influences from early punk , the mods of the 1960s (such as The Who or The Kinks , which were also repeatedly covered by The Jam) and R&B in Motown sound. The musical head of the group was Paul Weller, who with a few exceptions composed the group's songs.

history

In 1977 the group signed their first recording deal with Polydor and released their first single In the City . The debut album of the same title followed.

Within a few years, The Jam became one of the most successful music groups in Great Britain and quickly developed from a rebellious punk or power pop format into a musically and lyrically inventive band. At the end of the 1970s, the formation practically stood as the epitome of the first major critical generation upheaval in British rock music and pop culture in general: The big stars (and role models) of the 1960s (The Who, The Rolling Stones and others) were in the years that came, were more and more part of the establishment and in the process increasingly involuntarily imitated themselves without being able to do justice to the revolutionary and fresh aspirations of their early years. Paul Weller (as well as many other contemporaries of the punk era) recognized this and made it a subject of his own artistic intention.

Each single reached a top spot in the charts shortly after its release. The best known internationally are the hits Going Underground and Town Called Malice . The albums, among which All Mod Cons is often considered the decisive record, were also very successful. However, the great success in the USA did not materialize. At the height of its success, Paul Weller broke up the group because he felt too musically restricted in the band.

The group gave their final concert on December 11, 1982 at the Conference Center in Brighton .

In later years, the now also aging "Modfather" Weller put his criticism of the previous generation of rock musicians into perspective. Buckler then played for Time UK and now works as a furniture restorer.

Follow-up projects

Paul Weller was also successful after the breakup of The Jam with other projects - first with The Style Council , then as a solo artist.

After a brief solo career with the album Touch Sensitive , bassist Bruce Foxton joined the punk band Stiff Little Fingers for 15 years and recorded five albums with them, on which Foxton also appeared as a songwriter. For Paul Weller's solo album Wake Up the Nation (2010) he collaborated with his former bandmate for the first time.

Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler have been touring since 2007, supported by Russell Hastings (vocals and guitar) and David Moore (guitar and keyboard), also under the name From the Jam. The group plays well-known pieces from their former band at their concerts. In November 2008 the group released a double DVD of a concert at "The Forum" in London. Paul Weller is not involved in the project. So far he has always expressed himself negatively on the subject of "Reunification of the Jam". In a 2006 interview he said: Let me just nip that in the bud right now. That will never, ever happen. In September 2009 Rick Buckler left the band and was replaced by Mark Brzezicki .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US
1977 In the city UK20th
silver
silver

(19 weeks)UK
-
This Is the Modern World UK22 (5 weeks)
UK
-
1978 All mod cons UK6th
gold
gold

(18 weeks)UK
-
1979 Setting Sons UK4th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)UK
US137 (8 weeks)
US
1980 Sound affects UK2
gold
gold

(20 weeks)UK
US72 (11 weeks)
US
Entry into the US chart in 1981
1982 The Gift UK1
gold
gold

(25 weeks)UK
US82 (16 weeks)
US

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US
1982 Dig the new breed UK2
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK
US131 (9 weeks)
US
1993 Live jam UK28 (4 weeks)
UK
-
2002 At the BBC UK33 (3 weeks)
UK
-
2015 Fire and Skill - The Jam Live UK84 (1 week)
UK
-

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US
1983 Snap! UK2
platinum
platinum

(38 weeks)UK
-
1991 Greatest hits UK2
gold
gold

(26 weeks)UK
-
1992 Extras UK15th
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK
-
1996 Collection UK58 (2 weeks)
UK
-
1997 Direction reaction creation UK8th
platinum
platinum

(5 weeks)UK
-
The very best of UK9 (16 weeks)
UK
-
2002 The Sound of the Jam UK3
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
-
2005 Compact Snap! UK39
gold
gold

(4 weeks)UK
-
2015 About the Young Idea UK36
gold
gold

(1 week)UK
-
Double album
2017 1977 UK49 (1 week)
UK
-
5-CD box for the band's 40th anniversary (including remasters of the first two albums from 1977)

More compilations

  • 1984: Compact Snap!
  • 1992: Wasteland
  • 1992: Jam Covers
  • 1993: Beat Surrender (UK:platinumplatinum)
  • 1997: The Jam
  • 2000: Millennium Edition
  • 2001: The Singles 1977-79
  • 2001: The Singles 1980-82
  • 2001: Town Called Malice
  • 2005: gold
  • 2006: Classic - The Jam
  • 2006: The Jam Story (2 CDs)
  • 2007: 30 Years of Fire and Skill
  • 2008: The Collection
  • 2012: That's Entertainment: The Collection (UK:silversilver)
  • 2012: Classic Album Selection (Six Albums 1977–1982) (box with 6 CDs)
  • 2013: The Studio Recordings (box with 8 LPs)

EPs

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US
1982 The Jam - US176 (7 weeks)
US
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
Snap!
UK2
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK
US135 (14 weeks)
US
1983 Beat Surrender
Snap!
UK1
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
US171 (4 weeks)
US

More EPs

  • 1983: Live! EP

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
1977 In the City
In the City
UK36 (16 weeks)
UK
All Around the World
Snap!
UK13 (15 weeks)
UK
The Modern World
This Is the Modern World
UK36 (11 weeks)
UK
1978 News of the World
Snap!
UK27 (12 weeks)
UK
David Watts / "A" Bomb on Wardour Street
All Mod Cons
UK25 (15 weeks)
UK
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
All Mod Cons
UK15 (13 weeks)
UK
1979 Strange Town
Snap!
UK15th
silver
silver

(18 weeks)UK
When You're Young
Snap!
UK17 (11 weeks)
UK
The Eton Rifles
Setting Sons
UK3
silver
silver

(16 weeks)UK
1980 Going Underground / Dreams of Children
Snap!
UK1
gold
gold

(21 weeks)UK
Begin!
Sound affects
UK1
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK
1981 That's Entertainment
Sound Affects
UK21st
silver
silver

(13 weeks)UK
Funeral Pyre
Snap!
UK4th
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
Absolute Beginners
Snap!
UK4 (9 weeks)
UK
1982 Town Called Malice / Precious
The Gift
UK1
platinum
platinum

(13 weeks)UK
Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero
The Gift
UK8 (5 weeks)
UK

More singles

  • 1980: Pop Art Poem
  • 1982: Tales from the Riverbank
  • 1983: Move On Up

Video albums

  • 1982: Trans Global Unity Express
  • 1983: Video Snap!
  • 1991: Greatest Hits
  • 2002: 1977–1982 - The Complete Jam on Film (UK:goldgold)
  • 2006: Punk Icons - The Ultimate Review

swell

  1. ^ Weller rules out The Jam reunion ; Retrieved November 19, 2008 .
  2. a b c d e Chart sources: UK US
  3. a b c d e UK gold / platinum database
  4. a b c d The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

Web links

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