Playlist 28 January
How good were the Jam in 1979 ? Possibly their best year for singles, with Strange Town, When You're Young, and Eton Rifles. Of course, we knew they were alright once we heardÌý the All Mod Cons LP inÌýthe autumn of 1978. Very smart and veryÌýnimble in moving ahead of the Who copyist accusations. Don't blame them either for the Mod revival. By the time new mod bands had learned the chords to My Generation, Paul Weller was way down the road.
"Life is timeless, days are long when you're young
ÌýYou used to fall in love with everyone
ÌýAny guitar and any bass drum"
Of course, I'll play Strange Town instead.
The Boys - Kiss Like A Nun
The Jam - Strange Town
Shop Assistants - I Don't Want To Be Friends With You
Slaughter & The Dogs - Quick Joey Small
Magazine - Model Worker
Moondogs - Roddy's Gang
Heartbreakers - I Love You
Runaways - Little Sister
Cramps - I Can't Hardly Stand It
Jilted John - Goodbye Karen
Lurkers - Shadow
Rattlecats - Run My Life
Elvis Costello - Greenshirt
Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United
Radio Birdman - Non Stop Girls
Revillos - Juke Box Sound
Comment number 1.
At 1st Feb 2010, An Cruiskeen Lawnmower wrote:Boy I hated The Jam. Being a little punkeen primary schooler you couldn't admit to liking stupid mods but God they were just so good you had to listen. Oh the relief to reach 14 when those childish notions were left behind and I could finally, openly ask my fishtail wearing mates to throw mod cons on to one side of a C90. Great selection by the way.
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At 1st Feb 2010, mickeybradley wrote:There's nothing as satisfying as hating a band, though.
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At 10th Feb 2010, Nigel wrote:How true about hating a band..it quickens the pulse and drains sleep. Any chance of including some Talulah Gosh, so that I might hate upon them all over again?
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