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Finally 1979! A blessed year for the quintessential mod band (after The Who). Formed as an idea by the genius Paul Weller during the punk era, the legendary band The Jam was born: loved and hated at the same time by contemporaries for their retro look. Inspired by The Who themselves and apparently, listening to their first albums, encouraged by the ever-growing punk movement.
It is in 1979 with this album that the band takes a significant step forward stopping the use of the usual two chords and constantly seeking more complex melodies. Somehow I can assert that they embraced the new creed of New Wave focusing everything on the accuracy of sounds and lyrics: lyrics that talk about everyday life, war, etc. A mod icon, alongside “My Generation” and the film “Quadrophenia” by The Who, that makes you dream with its perfection. Besides the hit song “Private Hell,” perhaps the worst on the album, standout tracks include the great song “Smithers-Jones” and especially the absolute masterpiece “Little Boy Soldier,” a delicate song that does nothing but change melody as if in search of spiritual perfection.
The other songs, even if less interesting, keep the album at very high levels and create a soft-rock atmosphere that characterizes the entire album. To always emphasize their mod origin, they feature on the back cover the Brighton beach where a purebred dog sits next to a chair decorated with the English flag. A cover that makes it clear that listeners of the record are left stunned (in fact, the cover features sculptures of three soldiers).
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P.S. I welcome your opinions on the record.
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