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The Jam - Town Called Malice
1 posted on 02/18/2025 1:19:04 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Great band. RIP

Although Start is a direct rip-off of Taxman by the Beatles.

2 posted on 02/18/2025 1:25:46 PM PST by frogjerk
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I had something typed out but erased it.

RIP Rick Buckler

3 posted on 02/18/2025 1:32:38 PM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: nickcarraway

The Beat Surrender. Sad to hear of his passing at only 69– the beat behind one of my three favorite bands of all time.


4 posted on 02/18/2025 1:36:21 PM PST by philled
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To: nickcarraway
Great band, though their focus on lyrics dealing mostly with the UK is likely what kept them from popularity in the US. RIP.
5 posted on 02/18/2025 1:42:36 PM PST by Major Matt Mason (Everyone that voted Trump/R in '24 needs to show up in '26.)
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To: nickcarraway

Very sad news . I was a big Jam fan back in the day and had all their albums plus many of the imported picture sleeve 45s all of which I bought at a great record store in Lake Ronkonkoma , Long Island called Record Stop . Still have some with me here in Japan . R.I.P.


6 posted on 02/18/2025 1:43:43 PM PST by sushiman
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The Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

This one always just absolutely floored me. How they could get so much sound out of trio, just...

8 posted on 02/18/2025 2:01:28 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It LEFT me, and keeps going further left. )
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Memory eternal.


9 posted on 02/18/2025 2:02:28 PM PST by stylecouncilor (β€œIt is later than you think! Hasten, therefore, to do the work of God.” - Fr. Seraphim Rose)
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To: nickcarraway

RIP.

Fantastic band.


10 posted on 02/18/2025 2:12:16 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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A very underrated band here in the US. Were it not for WFNX, I don't think I would have found them. They, The Clash, Ramones, et al saved me from disco insanity.

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, Going Underground, and Bitterest Pill are my top three.

11 posted on 02/18/2025 2:22:28 PM PST by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness (Jesus rides beside me, He never buys any smokes)
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Lead man of the Band Paul Weller is a big “The Who” guy. I loved their cover of “So Sad About Us” B. Side of Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (with B. Side Keith Moon Picture Sleeve). I have their Dig the New Breed” LP. Always loved the live version of “It’s Too Bad”

They are not to everyone’s taste, they were what I called controlled Punk. Same mold to an extent as the Clash which were more popular in the USA, while the Jam were huge in the UK. They often dressed in suits on stage due to the UK Mod revival revival going on at the time which was a Who influence from the 60’s. (see Quadrophenia)

RIP Rick.


14 posted on 02/18/2025 2:51:38 PM PST by DAC21
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RIP. One of my favorite bands — amazing sound for a three-man lineup.


17 posted on 02/18/2025 3:59:55 PM PST by AnglePark (My opinion is the most worthless thing I own.)
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