Jam, The

Jam, The

Genres: punk, new wave, mod, british, rock

About Jam, The

The Jam were a punk/mod revival group formed in Woking, England in 1972 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums). Weller left the band in 1982 effectively ending The Jam. The Jam released six albums and had 18 consecutive Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982, including four #1 singles (Going Underground, Start!, Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender). Their singles "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero" are the best selling import singles in UK history. The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam’s original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band’s songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice". For artists called "Jam", please see http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Jam.

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Jam, The — Top 14 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Jam, The Trans-Global Express - Direction Reaction Creation
Jam, The The Eton Rifles
Jam, The Town Called Malice
Jam, The Smithers-Jones (1979)
Jam, The Start!
Jam, The Going Underground
Jam, The Beat Surrender
Jam, The All Around The World
Jam, The Absolute Beginners {1981}
Jam, The Burning Sky {1979}
Jam, The Carnation {1982}
Jam, The Girl On The Phone {1979}
Jam, The It's Too Bad {1978}
Jam, The We've Only Started {1980}
Trans-Global Express - Direction Reaction Creation
The Eton Rifles
Town Called Malice
Smithers-Jones (1979)
Start!
Going Underground
Beat Surrender
All Around The World
Absolute Beginners {1981}
Burning Sky {1979}
Carnation {1982}
Girl On The Phone {1979}
It's Too Bad {1978}
We've Only Started {1980}