The Jam: A Beat Concerto
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.15 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0752202693 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The story of The Jam, a group which made 39 Top-30 singles and ten best-selling albums before disbanding in 1982.
Crosstie Walker said A fairly even account written by a Weller confidante.. The story of The Jam, one of the UK's all-time biggest pop groups, who never quite made an impact on the American side of the pond (this writer notwithstanding). Hewitt and Jam founder Paul Weller are close even today (their mentoring of current supergroup Oasis is well-known), and Weller's point of view is often emphasized at the expense of Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton, the other two members of the group (Buckler/Foxton penned "The Jam - Our Story" some years later). To be fair, however, Weller was the heart and soul of the operation, writing the songs and dictating the emotional and political bent of the group (his Mod fascination is we