Dec. 1979 & Oct. 1980
• first set: Portsmouth, UK, Dec. 14, 1979
• second set: Hammersmith Palais, London, Oct. 27, 1980
BBC broadcasts (sound quality Ex--) The first set kinda spoils you for the second. Tracks 1-8 have the better sound, but both performances are great.
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| The Joe Jackson Band formed in the late 1970s, recorded 3 albums, toured a lot, and broke up. In 2002, they reunited and recorded a new album, released in 2003. Not bad! |
ROB SEZ: If you poke around the blog a bit, you'll see I have a fondness for alt-pop from the UK (classic & classy stuff only, of course!). So here's another one I like a lot, at least Joe's early days.
01 Look Sharp
02 Friday
03 Geraldine and John
04 Kinda Kute
05 The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff cover)
06 Pretty Boys
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| Joe Jackson: reading it in the Sunday Papers... |
08 I'm the Man
09 Intro
10 I'm the Man
11 Biology
12 Beat Crazy
13 Look Sharp
14 Crime Don't Pay
15 Pretty Boys
16 On Your Radio
17 Friday
18 Is She Really Going Out With Him?
19 Don't Wanna Be Like That
20 Got the Time
#1-8 = Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK Dec. 14, 1979
#9-20 = Hammersmith Palais, London, Oct. 27, 1980
TT: 1 hour, 21 mins.
#9-20 = Hammersmith Palais, London, Oct. 27, 1980
TT: 1 hour, 21 mins.
Joe Jackson Band:
Joe Jackson – vocals, keyboard
Graham Maby – bass, vocals
Gary Sanford – guitar, vocals
Dave Houghton – drums, vocals
Want more shows like this? Have a look here, here, here and here.
Learn more about the music of Joe Jackson at his official site or this great fan site
Learn more about the music of Joe Jackson at his official site or this great fan site
The first set (tracks 01 - 08 is recorded live at
ReplyDeleteGuildhall, Portsmouth, 1979-12-14
Joe Jackson says at the beginning of track 02 "Friday": "This one's for people, that work ... or Portsmouth dockyards."
http://www.jj-archive.net/setlists/setl_imt.html#1979-12-14
Thanks for the help, Klaus; I just updted the post.
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