Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!
MP3, Lp rip, 320 kbps CBR. | 87.31 Mb | 38:37 minutes | Full Covers.
pop, rock, new wave | A&M Records, Recorded in London in 1979
MP3, Lp rip, 320 kbps CBR. | 87.31 Mb | 38:37 minutes | Full Covers.
pop, rock, new wave | A&M Records, Recorded in London in 1979
He burst onto the scene a couple of years later than Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, but Joe Jackson completed British rock's Angry Young Man trinity. As evidenced by his '79 debut, Jackson was a bit more eclectic than Parker or (early) Costello, and a touch ahead of both in terms of harmonic sophistication (though he downplayed his compositional chops at the beginning). The straight-ahead guitar-bass-drums trio that backed him on his first three albums was inspired by punk, but clearly more a part of the burgeoning new wave scene, marrying punk's aggression with smart, hooky pop song structures. True to the spirit of the times, Jackson's irritated by just about everything; tabloids ("Sunday Papers"), his libido ("Pretty Girls"), muzak ("Instant Mash"), you name it. Fortunately, his pop craftsmanship is unerring, so no matter how irate he gets, his anger is backed up with infectious melodies and rhythms. Jackson moves deftly from the punk raving of "Got the Time" to the reggaefied "Fools in Love" and the '60s-ish pop of his first monster hit "Is She Really Going Out With Him" without missing a step. The cover is number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest album covers of all time. This was the first time that, reading the press reviews of the album, I saw for the first time the term "instant classic" to define an album. Never more adequate than for this record: listening to it you could feel, with just one go, that there was something definitevely made to last. True enough, this collection of songs sounds still great thirty years after it was published. Don't miss it!
Joe Jackson: lead vocals, piano & harmonica
Gary Sandford: guitars
Graham Maby: bass
Dave Houghton: drums
01. One More Time (3:17)
02. Sunday Papers (4:16)
03. Is She Really Going Out With Him (3:33)
04. Happy Loving Couples (3:06)
05. Throw It Away (2:47)
06. Baby Stick Around (2:36)
07. Look Sharp (3:23)
08. Fools In Love (4:24)
09. (Do The) Instant Mash (3:12)
10. Pretty Girls (3:07)
11. Got The Time (2:56)
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